New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 56

Rewards for Obedience to God

1Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “Preserveשִׁמְר֥וּshim.RuH8104justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941and doוַעֲשׂ֣וּva.'a.SuH6213righteousnessצְדָקָ֑הtze.da.KahH6666, For Mysalvationיְשֽׁוּעָתִי֙ye.shu.'a.TiH3444is aboutקְרוֹבָ֤הke.ro.VahH7138to comeלָב֔וֹאla.Vo'H935And My righteousnessוְצִדְקָתִ֖יve.tzid.ka.TiH6666to be revealedלְהִגָּלֽוֹת׃le.hi.ga.LotH1540.

2Howblessedאַשְׁרֵ֤י'ash.ReiH835is the manאֱנוֹשׁ֙'e.no.VoshH582who doesיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213thisH2088,And the sonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121of manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120whotakesH2388holdיַחֲזִ֣יקya.cha.ZikH2388of it; Whokeepsשֹׁמֵ֤רsho.MerH8104from profaningמֵֽחַלְּל֔וֹme.cha.le.LoH2490the sabbathשַׁבָּת֙sha.BatH7676,And keepsוְשֹׁמֵ֥רve.sho.MerH8104his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027from doingמֵעֲשׂ֥וֹתme.'a.SotH6213anyכָּל־kol-H3605evilרָֽע׃ סRa'H7451.”

3Let not theforeignerבֶּן־ הַנֵּכָ֗רben- ha.ne.KharH1121 H5236who has joinedהַנִּלְוָ֤הha.nil.VahH3867himself to the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sayH559, “The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will surelyהַבְדֵּ֧לhav.DelH914separateיַבְדִּילַ֛נִיyav.di.La.niH914me from His peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971.”NorH408let theeunuchהַסָּרִ֔יסha.sa.RisH5631sayH559, “Beholdהֵ֥ןhenH2005,I am a dryיָבֵֽשׁ׃ סya.VeshH3002treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086.”

4For thusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “To the eunuchsלַסָּֽרִיסִים֙la.sa.ri.SimH5631whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834keepיִשְׁמְרוּ֙yish.me.RuH8104My sabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֔יsha.be.to.TaiH7676,And chooseוּבָֽחֲר֖וּu.va.cha.RuH977whatבַּאֲשֶׁ֣רba.'a.SherH834pleasesחָפָ֑צְתִּיcha.Fa.tze.tiH2654Me, Andholdוּמַחֲזִיקִ֖יםu.ma.cha.zi.KimH2388fastH2388My covenantבִּבְרִיתִֽי׃biv.ri.TiH1285,

5To them I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414in Myhouseבְּבֵיתִ֤יbe.vei.TiH1004and within Mywallsוּבְחֽוֹמֹתַי֙u.ve.cho.mo.TaiH2346a memorialיָ֣דyadH3027,And a nameוָשֵׁ֔םva.ShemH8034betterט֖וֹבTovH2896thanH4480that of sonsמִבָּנִ֣יםmi.ba.NimH1121and daughtersוּמִבָּנ֑וֹתu.mi.ba.NotH1323;I will giveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414them an everlastingעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834will not be cutיִכָּרֵֽת׃ סyi.ka.RetH3772offH3772.

6“Also theforeignersוּבְנֵ֣י הַנֵּכָ֗רu.ve.Nei ha.ne.KharH1121 H5236who joinהַנִּלְוִ֤יםha.nil.VimH3867themselves to the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,To ministerלְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹle.Sha.re.ToH8334to Him, and to loveוּֽלְאַהֲבָה֙u.le.'a.ha.VahH157the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,To be His servantsלַעֲבָדִ֑יםla.'a.va.DimH5650,everyH3605oneH3605whokeepsשֹׁמֵ֤רsho.MerH8104from profaningמֵֽחַלְּל֔וֹme.cha.le.LoH2490the sabbathשַׁבָּת֙sha.BatH7676And holdsוּמַחֲזִיקִ֖יםu.ma.cha.zi.KimH2388fastH2388My covenantבִּבְרִיתִֽי׃biv.ri.TiH1285;

7Eventhose I will bringוַהֲבִיאוֹתִ֞יםva.ha.vi.'o.TimH935to Myholyקָדְשִׁ֗יkod.shiH6944mountainהַ֣רharH2022Andmakeוְשִׂמַּחְתִּים֙ve.si.mach.TimH8055them joyfulH8055in My houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of prayerתְּפִלָּתִ֔יte.fi.la.TiH8605.Their burntעוֹלֹתֵיהֶ֧םo.lo.tei.HemH5930offeringsH5930and their sacrificesוְזִבְחֵיהֶ֛םve.ziv.chei.HemH2077will be acceptableלְרָצ֖וֹןle.ra.TzonH7522onMy altarמִזְבְּחִ֑יmiz.be.ChiH4196; ForMy houseבֵיתִ֔יvei.TiH1004will be calledיִקָּרֵ֖אyi.ka.Re'H7121a houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of prayerתְּפִלָּ֥הte.fi.LahH8605for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peoplesהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971.”

8The Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068, whogathersמְקַבֵּ֖ץme.ka.BetzH6908the dispersedנִדְחֵ֣יnid.CheiH5080of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002, “Yetע֛וֹדodH5750othersI will gatherאֲקַבֵּ֥ץ'a.ka.BetzH6908to them, to those alreadygatheredלְנִקְבָּצָֽיו׃le.nik.ba.TzavH6908.”

9Allכֹּ֖לkolH3605youbeastsH2421of the fieldH7706,Allכָּל־kol-H3605you beastsH2421in the forestבַּיָּֽעַר׃ סbai.Ya.'arH3293,Comeאֵתָ֕יוּ'e.Ta.yuH857to eatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398.

10Hiswatchmenצֹפָ֞יוtza.fiuH6822areblindעִוְרִ֤ים'iv.RimH5787,Allכֻּלָּם֙ku.LamH3605of them knowיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045nothingלֹ֣אlo'H3808.Allכֻּלָּם֙ku.LamH3605of them are muteאִלְּמִ֔ים'i.le.MimH483dogsכְּלָבִ֣יםke.la.VimH3611unableלֹ֥א יוּכְל֖וּlo' yu.khe.LuH3808 H3201to barkלִנְבֹּ֑חַlin.Bo.achH5024,Dreamersהֹזִים֙ho.ZimH1957lyingשֹֽׁכְבִ֔יםsho.khe.VimH7901downH7901,who loveאֹהֲבֵ֖י'o.ha.VeiH157to slumberלָנֽוּם׃la.NumH5123;

11And the dogsוְהַכְּלָבִ֣יםve.ha.ke.la.VimH3611aregreedyעַזֵּי־ נֶ֗פֶשׁ'a.zei- Ne.feshH5315 H5794, theyare not satisfiedיָֽדְעוּ֙ שָׂבְעָ֔הya.de.'U sa.ve.'AhH3045 H7654.And they are shepherdsרֹעִ֔יםro.'ImH7462who haveיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045noH3808understandingהָבִ֑יןha.VinH995;They have allכֻּלָּם֙ku.LamH3605turnedפָּנ֔וּpa.NuH6437to their own wayלְדַרְכָּ֣םle.dar.KamH1870,EachH376oneH376to his unjustלְבִצְע֖וֹle.vitz.'OH1215gainH1215,to the lastH7097oneH7097.

12“Comeאֵתָ֥יוּ'e.Ta.yuH857,” they say, “letus getאֶקְחָה־'ek.chah-H3947wineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196,and let us drinkשֵׁכָ֑רshe.KharH7941heavilyH5433of strongH7941drinkH5433; Andtomorrowמָחָ֔רma.CharH4279will be like todayכָזֶה֙ י֣וֹםkha.Zeh YomH2088 H3117,only moreגָּד֖וֹל יֶ֥תֶר מְאֹֽד׃ga.Dol Ye.ter me.'OdH1419 H3499 H3966so.”

Rewards for Obedience to God

Commentaries on Isaiah 56