Isaias 56
1 Ito ang sinasabi ni Yahweh. “Sundin kung ano ang tama, gawin kung ano ang makatarungan; dahil malapit na ang aking pagliligtas, at ang aking katuwiran ay ibubunyag na.
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 sa sinumang mahigpit na humahawak dito. Sumusunod siya sa Araw ng Pamamahinga, hindi niya ito dinudungisan, at iniingatan ang kanyang kamay mula sa paggawa ng anumang 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 Huwag ninyong hayaan ang sinumang dayuhan na naging tagasunod ni Yahweh ang magsabi na, “Tiyak na ihihiwalay ako ni Yahweh mula sa kanyang bayan. “Huwag sasabihin ng isang eunuko na, “Tingnan mo, ako ay isang tuyot na puno.”
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 Dahil ito ang sinasabi ni Yahweh, “Sa mga eunuko na sumusunod sa aking mga Araw ng Pamamahinga at pumipili kung ano ang nakalulugod sa akin at mahigpit na pinanghahawakan ang 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 Itatatag ko sa kanila sa loob aking tahanan at sa loob ng aking mga pader ang isang bantayog na mas mabuti kaysa pagkakaroon ng mga anak na lalaki at mga babae; bibigyan ko sila ng walang hanggang bantayog na hindi mapuputol.
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 dayuhan na umanib kay Yahweh, para maglingkod sa kanya, at nagmamahal sa pangalan ni Yahweh, para sambahin siya, lahat na tumutupad sa Araw ng Pamamahinga at mga nag-iingat na dungisan ito, at mahigpit na pinanghahawakan ang 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 dadalhin ko ang mga ito sa aking banal na bundok at gagawin ko silang maligaya sa aking bahay-dalanginan; ang kanilang mga handog na susunugin at kanilang mga alay ay tatanggapin sa aking altar. Dahil ang aking tahanan ay tatawagin na bahay dalanginan para sa lahat ng mga bansa,
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 ito ang pahayag ng Panginoon na si Yahweh, na siyang nagtitipon sa mga taong pinabayaan sa Israel— titipunin ko pa rin ang iba para idagdag sa kanila.”
[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 Lahat kayong mga ligaw na hayop sa parang, magsiparito kayo at lumamon, lahat kayong mga hayop sa kagubatan!
“You [surrounding nations have armies that are like] [MET] animals in the forest; come and attack/destroy [Israel]!
10 Lahat ng kanilang mga bantay ay mga bulag; hindi sila nakakaunawa; silang lahat ay mga asong pipi; sila ay hindi makatahol; nananaginip, nakahiga at mahilig matulog.
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 Ang mga aso ay matatakaw; hindi kailanman sila mabubusog; sila ay mga pastol na walang mabuting pasya; silang lahat ay bumaling sa kanilang sariling pamamaraan, bawat isa ay mapag-imbot sa hindi makatarungang 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 Halikayo, “sabi nila, uminom tayo ng alak at matapang na alak; bukas ay magiging tulad ng araw na ito, isang dakilang araw na hindi kayang sukatin.”
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!’”
