1 Yahweh says:

"Maintain justice

and do what is right,

for my salvation is near

and my righteousness will soon be revealed.

2 Blessed is the man who does this,

and the son of man who holds it fast;

who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it

and keeps his hand from doing any evil."

3 Let no foreigner who has joined himself to Yahweh speak, saying,

"Yahweh will surely separate me from his people."

Do not let the eunuch say, "Behold, I am a dry tree."

4 For Yahweh says, "To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths,

choose the things that please me,

and hold fast to my covenant,

5 I will give them 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 will not be cut off.

6 Also the foreigners who join themselves to Yahweh

to serve him,

and to love Yahweh’s name,

to be his servants,

everyone who keeps the Sabbath from profaning it,

and holds fast my covenant,

7 I will bring these to my holy mountain,

and make them joyful in my house of prayer.

Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar;

for my house will be called a house of prayer for all peoples."

8 The Lord Yahweh, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, says,

"I will yet gather others to him,

in addition to his own who are gathered."

9 All you animals of the field,

come to devour,

all you animals in the forest.

10 His watchmen are blind.

They are all without knowledge.

They are all mute dogs.

They can’t bark—

dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.

11 Yes, the dogs are greedy.

They can never have enough.

They are shepherds who can’t understand.

They have all turned to their own way,

each one to his gain, from every quarter.

12 "Come," they say, "I will get wine,

and we will fill ourselves with strong drink;

and tomorrow will be as today,

great beyond measure."

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!