Isaias 56
1 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, Kayo'y mangagingat ng kahatulan, at magsigawa ng katuwiran; sapagka't ang aking pagliligtas ay malapit nang darating, at ang aking katuwiran ay mahahayag.
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 Mapalad ang taong gumagawa nito, at ang anak ng tao na nanghahawak dito; na nangingilin ng sabbath upang huwag lapastanganin, at nagiingat ng kaniyang kamay sa paggawa ng anomang kasamaan.
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 At huwag ding magsalita ang taga ibang lupa, na nalakip sa Panginoon, na magsasabi, Tunay na ihihiwalay ako ng Panginoon sa kaniyang bayan; at huwag ding magsabi ang bating, Narito, ako'y punong kahoy na tuyo.
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 Sapagka't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon tungkol sa mga bating na nangingilin ng aking mga sabbath, at pumipili ng mga bagay na nakalulugod sa akin, at nagiingat ng aking tipan:
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 Sila'y bibigyan ko sa aking bahay at sa loob ng aking mga kuta, ng alaala at pangalan na maigi kay sa mga anak na lalake at babae; aking bibigyan sila ng walang hanggang pangalan, na hindi mapaparam.
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 Gayon din ang mga taga ibang lupa, na nakikilakip sa Panginoon, upang magsipangasiwa sa kaniya, at magsiibig sa pangalan ng Panginoon, upang magsipangasiwa sa kaniya, at magsiibig sa pangalan ng Panginoon, upang maging kaniyang mga lingkod, bawa't nangingilin ng sabbath upang huwag lapastangin, at nagiingat ng aking tipan;
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 Sila ay dadalhin ko sa aking banal na bundok, at papagkakatuwain ko sila sa aking bahay na dalanginan: ang kanilang mga handog na susunugin at ang kanilang mga hain ay tatanggapin sa aking dambana; sapagka't ang aking bahay ay tatawaging bahay na panalanginan para sa lahat ng mga bayan.
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 Ang Panginoong Dios na pumipisan ng mga itinapon sa Israel ay nagsasabi, Magpipisan pa ako ng mga iba sa kaniya, bukod sa kaniyang sarili na nangapisan.
[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 Kayong lahat na mga hayop sa parang, kayo'y magsiparitong lumamon, oo, kayong lahat na mga hayop sa gubat.
“You [surrounding nations have armies that are like] [MET] animals in the forest; come and attack/destroy [Israel]!
10 Ang kaniyang mga bantay ay mga bulag, silang lahat ay walang kaalaman; silang lahat ay mga piping aso, sila'y hindi makatahol; mapanaginipin, mapaghiga, maibigin sa pagidlip.
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 Oo, ang mga aso ay matatakaw, sila'y kailan man ay walang kabusugan; at ang mga ito ay mga pastor na hindi nangakakaunawa: sila'y nagsilikong lahat sa kanilang sariling daan na mula sa lahat ng dako, bawa't isa'y sa kaniyang pakinabang.
[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 Kayo'y magsiparito, sabi nila, ako'y magdadala ng alak, at magpatid-uhaw tayo sa matapang na inumin; at bukas ay magiging gaya ng araw na ito, dakilang araw, na walang kapantay.
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!’”
