1 Assim diz o Senhor: Mantende o juízo e fazei justiça, porque a minha salvação está prestes a vir, e a minha justiça, prestes a manifestar-se. 2 Bem-aventurado o homem que faz isto, e o filho do homem que nisto se firma, que se guarda de profanar o sábado e guarda a sua mão de cometer algum mal. 3 Não fale o estrangeiro que se houver chegado ao Senhor, dizendo: O Senhor, com efeito, me separará do seu povo; nem tampouco diga o eunuco: Eis que eu sou uma árvore seca. 4 Porque assim diz o Senhor: Aos eunucos que guardam os meus sábados, escolhem aquilo que me agrada e abraçam a minha aliança, 5 darei na minha casa e dentro dos meus muros, um memorial e um nome melhor do que filhos e filhas; um nome eterno darei a cada um deles, que nunca se apagará. 6 Aos estrangeiros que se chegam ao Senhor, para o servirem e para amarem o nome do Senhor, sendo deste modo servos seus, sim, todos os que guardam o sábado, não o profanando, e abraçam a minha aliança, 7 também os levarei ao meu santo monte e os alegrarei na minha Casa de Oração; os seus holocaustos e os seus sacrifícios serão aceitos no meu altar, porque a minha casa será chamada Casa de Oração para todos os povos. 8 Assim diz o Senhor Deus, que congrega os dispersos de Israel: Ainda congregarei outros aos que já se acham reunidos.

9 Vós, todos os animais do campo, todas as feras dos bosques, vinde comer. 10 Os seus atalaias são cegos, nada sabem; todos são cães mudos, não podem ladrar; sonhadores preguiçosos, gostam de dormir. 11 Tais cães são gulosos, nunca se fartam; são pastores que nada compreendem, e todos se tornam para o seu caminho, cada um para a sua ganância, todos sem exceção. 12 Vinde, dizem eles, trarei vinho, e nos encharcaremos de bebida forte; o dia de amanhã será como este e ainda maior e mais famoso.

1 Thus saith Jehovah, Keep ye justice, and do righteousness; for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. 2 Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that holdeth it fast; that keepeth the sabbath from profaning it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil. 3 Neither let the foreigner, that hath joined himself to Jehovah, speak, saying, Jehovah will surely separate me from his people; neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree. 4 For thus saith Jehovah of the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and hold fast my covenant: 5 Unto them will I give in my house and within my walls a memorial and a name better than of sons and of daughters; I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.

6 Also the foreigners that join themselves to Jehovah, to minister unto him, and to love the name of Jehovah, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from profaning it, and holdeth fast my covenant; 7 even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt-offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples. 8 The Lord Jehovah, who gathereth the outcasts of Israel, saith, Yet will I gather others to him, besides his own that are gathered.

9 All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest. 10 His watchmen are blind, they are all without knowledge; they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber. 11 Yea, the dogs are greedy, they can never have enough; and these are shepherds that cannot understand: they have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter. 12 Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to-morrow shall be as this day, a day great beyond measure.

1 This is what the LORD says: "Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is close at hand and my righteousness will soon be revealed.

2 Blessed is the one who does this — the person who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without desecrating it, and keeps their hands from doing any evil."

3 Let no foreigner who is bound to the LORD say, "The LORD will surely exclude me from his people." And let no eunuch complain, "I am only a dry tree."

4 For this is what the LORD says: "To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, who choose what pleases me and hold fast to my covenant —

5 to them I will give within my temple and its walls a memorial and a name better than sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that will endure forever.

6 And foreigners who bind themselves to the LORD to minister to him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be his servants, all who keep the Sabbath without desecrating it and who hold fast to my covenant —

7 these I will bring to my holy mountain and give them joy in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations."

8 The Sovereign LORD declares — he who gathers the exiles of Israel: "I will gather still others to them besides those already gathered."

9 Come, all you beasts of the field, come and devour, all you beasts of the forest!

10 Israel's watchmen are blind, they all lack knowledge; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they lie around and dream, they love to sleep.

11 They are dogs with mighty appetites; they never have enough. They are shepherds who lack understanding; they all turn to their own way, they seek their own gain.

12 "Come," each one cries, "let me get wine! Let us drink our fill of beer! And tomorrow will be like today, or even far better."