Isaías 56

1 Yahvé dice: “Mantener la justicia y hacer lo que es correcto, porque mi salvación está cerca y mi justicia se revelará pronto.

Yahweh says [to all the people of Judah], “Do the things that are fair and just, because I will soon come to rescue [DOU] you.

2 Dichoso el hombre que hace esto, y el hijo del hombre que la sostiene; que guarda el sábado sin profanarlo y evita que su mano haga algún mal”.

I will bless those who faithfully obey my laws about the Sabbath/rest days. I will bless those who (keep sacred/honor) my Sabbath/rest days, and who do not do any work on those days, and who refrain from [MTY] doing anything that is evil.

3 Que ningún extranjero que se haya unido a Yahvé hable diciendo, “Yahvé seguramente me separará de su pueblo”. Que el eunuco no diga: “He aquí que soy un árbol seco”.

And foreigners who have believed in me should not say, ‘Yahweh will surely not allow me to belong to his people.’ And eunuchs should not say, ‘[Because I am unable to have children, I cannot belong to Yahweh]; I am like [MET] a tree that has completely withered.’

4 Porque Yahvé dice: “A los eunucos que guardan mis sábados, elegir las cosas que me gustan, y mantén mi pacto,

They should not say that, because [I], Yahweh, say this to the eunuchs who obey my laws about the Sabbath, and who choose to do the things that please me, and who obey all [the other laws of] the agreement that I [made with the Israeli people]:

5 Les daré en mi casa y dentro de mis muros un recuerdo y un nombre mejor que el de los hijos y las hijas. Les daré un nombre eterno que no será cortado.

I will cause to be put inside the walls of my temple a monument [DOU] to them; because of that monument, they will be honored more than they would have if they had children; they will be honored forever.

6 También los extranjeros que se unen a Yahvé para servirle, y amar el nombre de Yahvé, para ser sus sirvientes, todos los que guardan el sábado para no profanarlo, y mantiene firme mi pacto,

I will also bless those who are not Israelis, who (join themselves to/believe in) me, and who serve me and worship and love me, and who obey my laws about the Sabbath, and who faithfully obey [all the other laws of] the agreement that I [made with the Israeli people].

7 Los llevaré a mi santo monte, y haz que se alegren en mi casa de oración. Sus holocaustos y sus sacrificios serán aceptados en mi altar; porque mi casa será llamada casa de oración para todos los pueblos”.

I will bring them to my sacred hill [in Jerusalem], I will cause them to be [very] joyful in my temple where people pray to me, and I will accept the sacrifices that they completely burn [on my altar] and other sacrifices that they offer. I will do those things for them because I want my temple to be a building where people of all nations pray to me.

8 El Señor Yahvé, que reúne a los desterrados de Israel, dice, “Todavía reuniré a otros con él, además de los suyos que están reunidos”.

[I], Yahweh, the Lord, the one who will bring back the people of Israel who have been (forced to go/exiled) to other countries, say this: 'I will bring [from other countries] many more people to join those Israelis whom I have brought back.'”

9 Todos ustedes, animales del campo, vienen a devorar, todos los animales del bosque.

“You [surrounding nations have armies that are like] [MET] animals in the forest; come and attack/destroy [Israel]!

10 Sus vigilantes son ciegos. Todos ellos carecen de conocimiento. Todos son perros mudos. No pueden ladrar... soñando, acostado, amando el sueño.

The Israeli leaders [should be like] watchdogs to protect the people, but [it is as though] they are blind. They are stupid. They are all [like] [MET] dogs that cannot bark. [Good watchdogs bark when strangers approach], [but the Israeli leaders do not warn the people that their enemies are coming]. Instead, they just want to lie down and sleep and dream.

11 Sí, los perros son codiciosos. Nunca tienen suficiente. Son pastores que no pueden entender. Todos se han vuelto a su manera, cada uno en su beneficio, desde todos los ámbitos.

[And they are like] greedy dogs; they never get all that they want. They are [supposed to lead the people, like good] shepherds [lead their flocks], but they are ignorant, and they each do whatever they want to do.

12 “Ven, dicen, voy a buscar vino, y nos llenaremos de bebida fuerte; y mañana será como hoy, grande más allá de la medida”.

They say to each other, ‘Come, let’s go and get some wine and [other] alcoholic/strong drinks, and let’s become drunk! And tomorrow we will enjoy drinking even more!’”