1 So sê die HERE: Bewaar die reg en doen geregtigheid; want my heil is naby om te kom en my geregtigheid om geopenbaar te word.
2 Welgeluksalig is die mens wat dit doen en die mensekind wat daaraan vashou; wat die sabbat hou, sodat hy dit nie ontheilig nie, en sy hand terughou, dat dit geen kwaad doen nie.
3 En laat die uitlander wat hom by die HERE aangesluit het, nie spreek en sê: Die HERE sal my gewis afskei van sy volk nie; en laat die ontmande nie sê: Kyk, ek is 'n droë boom nie.
4 Want so sê die HERE aan die ontmandes wat my sabbatte hou en verkies wat My behaag en vashou aan my verbond:
5 Ek sal aan hulle in my huis en binnekant my mure 'n gedenkteken en 'n naam gee wat beter is as seuns en dogters; 'n ewige naam gee Ek aan hulle, wat nie uitgeroei sal word nie.
6 En die uitlanders wat hulle by die HERE aangesluit het, om Hom te dien en om die Naam van die HERE lief te hê deur sy knegte te wees -- elkeen wat die sabbat hou, sodat hy dit nie ontheilig nie, en hulle wat vashou aan my verbond,
7 hulle sal Ek bring na my heilige berg, en Ek sal hulle vreugde laat smaak in my huis van gebed; hulle brandoffers en hulle slagoffers sal welgevallig wees op my altaar; want my huis sal 'n huis van gebed genoem word vir al die volke.
8 Die Here HERE wat versamel diegene wat van Israel verdryf is, spreek: Ek sal by hom nog meer versamel, by sy versameldes.
9 Al julle wilde diere van die veld, kom eet! Al julle wilde diere in die bos!
10 Hulle wagte is almal blind, hulle merk niks nie; hulle is almal stom honde wat nie kan blaf nie; wat dromerig lê, lief is om te sluimer.
11 En die honde is gulsig, hulle ken geen versadiging nie; en herders is hulle wat nie weet om op te merk nie; almal loop hulle eie pad, elkeen na sy onregverdige wins, almal saam.
12 Kom, sê hulle, laat ek wyn gaan haal, en laat ons sterk drank drink, en die dag van môre sal wees soos vandag, buitengewoon groot!
1 The Lord says, Let your way of life be upright, and let your behaviour be rightly ordered: for my salvation is near, and my righteousness will quickly be seen.
2 Happy is the man who does this, and the son of man whose behaviour is so ordered; who keeps the Sabbath holy, and his hand from doing any evil.
3 And let not the man from a strange country, who has been joined to the Lord, say, The Lord will certainly put a division between me and his people: and let not the unsexed man say, See, I am a dry tree.
4 For the Lord says, As for the unsexed who keep my Sabbaths, and give their hearts to pleasing me, and keep their agreement with me:
5 I will give to them in my house, and inside my walls, a place and a name better than that of sons and daughters; I will give them an eternal name which will not be cut off.
6 And as for those from a strange country, who are joined to the Lord, to give worship to him and honour to his name, to be his servants, even everyone who keeps the Sabbath holy, and keeps his agreement with me:
7 I will make them come to my holy mountain, and will give them joy in my house of prayer; I will take pleasure in the burned offerings which they make on my altar: for my house will be named a house of prayer for all peoples.
8 The Lord God, who gets together the wandering ones of Israel, says, I will get together others in addition to those of Israel who have come back.
9 All you beasts of the field, come together for your meat, even all you beasts of the wood.
10 His watchmen are blind, they are all without knowledge; they are all dogs without tongues, unable to make a sound; stretched out dreaming, loving sleep.
11 Yes, the dogs are for ever looking for food; while these, the keepers of the sheep, are without wisdom: they have all gone after their pleasure, every one looking for profit; they are all the same.
12 Come, they say, I will get wine, and we will take strong drink in full measure; and tomorrow will be like today, full of pleasure.