56:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֔ה שִׁמְר֥וּ מִשְׁפָּ֖ט וַעֲשׂ֣וּ צְדָקָ֑ה כִּֽי ־קְרוֹבָ֤ה יְשׁוּעָתִי֙ לָב֔וֹא וְצִדְקָתִ֖י לְהִגָּלֽוֹת ׃
τάδε λέγει κύριος φυλάσσεσθε κρίσιν ποιήσατε δικαιοσύνην ἤγγισεν γὰρ τὸ σωτήριόν μου παραγίνεσθαι καὶ τὸ ἔλεός μου ἀποκαλυφθῆναι
Haec dicit Dominus : Custodite judicium , et facite justitiam , quia juxta est salus mea ut veniat , et justitia mea ut reveletur .
ከመዝ ፡ ይቤ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ዕቀቡ ፡ ጽድቅ ፡ ወርትዐ ፡ እስመ ፡ አልጸቀት ፡ ሕይወትየ ፡ ወበጽሐት ፡ ወተከሥተት ፡ ምሕረትየ ።
Yahweh says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is near and my righteousness will soon be revealed.
56:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ אַשְׁרֵ֤י אֱנוֹשׁ֙ יַֽעֲשֶׂה ־זֹּ֔את וּבֶן ־אָדָ֖ם יַחֲזִ֣יק בָּ֑הּ שֹׁמֵ֤ר שַׁבָּת֙ מֵֽחַלְּל֔וֹ וְשֹׁמֵ֥ר יָד֖וֹ מֵעֲשׂ֥וֹת כׇּל ־רָֽע ׃ {ס}
μακάριος ἀνὴρ ὁ ποιῶν ταῦτα καὶ ἄνθρωπος ὁ ἀντεχόμενος αὐτῶν καὶ φυλάσσων τὰ σάββατα μὴ βεβηλοῦν καὶ διατηρῶν τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ μὴ ποιεῖν ἀδίκημα
Beatus vir qui facit hoc , et filius hominis qui apprehendet istud , custodiens sabbatum ne polluat illud , custodiens manus suas ne faciat omne malum .
ብፁዕ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ዘይገብሮ ፡ ለዝንቱ ፡ ወዘይትዔገሥ ፡ ቦቱ ፣፡ ወየዐቅብ ፡ ሰንበታተ ፡ ወኢያረኵስ ፡ ወኢይገብር ፡ ዓመፃ ።
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.”
56:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְאַל ־יֹאמַ֣ר בֶּן ־הַנֵּכָ֗ר הַנִּלְוָ֤ה אֶל ־יְהֹוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הַבְדֵּ֧ל יַבְדִּילַ֛נִי יְהֹוָ֖ה מֵעַ֣ל עַמּ֑וֹ וְאַל ־יֹאמַר֙ הַסָּרִ֔יס הֵ֥ן אֲנִ֖י עֵ֥ץ יָבֵֽשׁ ׃ {פ}
μὴ λεγέτω ὁ ἀλλογενὴς ὁ προσκείμενος πρὸς κύριον ἀφοριεῖ με ἄρα κύριος ἀπὸ τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτοῦ καὶ μὴ λεγέτω ὁ εὐνοῦχος ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι ξύλον ξηρόν
Et non dicat filius advenae qui adhaeret Domino , dicens : Separatione dividet me Dominus a populo suo ; et non dicat eunuchus : Ecce ego lignum aridum .
ኢይበል ፡ ፈላሲ ፡ ዘገብእ ፡ ኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፤ ይፈልጠኒኑ ፡ እንጋ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ እምሕዝቡ ፤ ወኢይበል ፡ ሕፅው ፤ አንሰ ፡ ከመ ፡ ዕፅ ፡ ይቡስ ።
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.”
56:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּי ־כֹ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֗ה לַסָּֽרִיסִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִשְׁמְרוּ֙ אֶת ־שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֔י וּבָחֲר֖וּ בַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר חָפָ֑צְתִּי וּמַחֲזִיקִ֖ים בִּבְרִיתִֽי ׃
τάδε λέγει κύριος τοῖς εὐνούχοις ὅσοι ἂν φυλάξωνται τὰ σάββατά μου καὶ ἐκλέξωνται ἃ ἐγὼ θέλω καὶ ἀντέχωνται τῆς διαθήκης μου
Quia haec dicit Dominus eunuchis : Qui custodierint sabbata mea , et elegerint quae ego volui , et tenuerint foedus meum ,
ከመዝ ፡ ይቤሎሙ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ለሕፅዋን ፤ እመ ፡ ዐቀቡ ፡ ሰንበታትየ ፡ ወአብደሩ ፡ ዘአነ ፡ እፈቅድ ፡ ወተዐገሡ ፡ በሥርዓትየ ።
For Yahweh says, “To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, choose the things that please me, and hold fast to my covenant,
56:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְנָתַתִּ֨י לָהֶ֜ם בְּבֵיתִ֤י וּבְחֽוֹמֹתַי֙ יָ֣ד וָשֵׁ֔ם ט֖וֹב מִבָּנִ֣ים וּמִבָּנ֑וֹת שֵׁ֤ם עוֹלָם֙ אֶתֶּן ־ל֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֖ר לֹ֥א יִכָּרֵֽת ׃ {ס}
δώσω αὐτοῖς ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ μου καὶ ἐν τῷ τείχει μου τόπον ὀνομαστὸν κρείττω υἱῶν καὶ θυγατέρων ὄνομα αἰώνιον δώσω αὐτοῖς καὶ οὐκ ἐκλείψει
dabo eis in domo mea et in muris meis locum , et nomen melius a filiis et filiabus : nomen sempiternum dabo eis , quod non peribit .
እሁቦሙ ፡ በቤትየ ፡ ወበአረፍትየ ፡ መካነ ፡ ዘያሰሚ ፡ ወዘይኄይስ ፡ እምደቂቅ ፡ ወእምአዋልድ ፤ ወእሁቦሙ ፡ ስመ ፡ ዘለዓለም ፡ ዘኢኀልቅ ።
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.
56:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ וּבְנֵ֣י הַנֵּכָ֗ר הַנִּלְוִ֤ים עַל ־יְהֹוָה֙ לְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹ וּֽלְאַהֲבָה֙ אֶת ־שֵׁ֣ם יְהֹוָ֔ה לִֽהְי֥וֹת ל֖וֹ לַעֲבָדִ֑ים כׇּל ־שֹׁמֵ֤ר שַׁבָּת֙ מֵֽחַלְּל֔וֹ וּמַחֲזִיקִ֖ים בִּבְרִיתִֽי ׃
καὶ τοῖς ἀλλογενέσι τοῖς προσκειμένοις κυρίῳ δουλεύειν αὐτῷ καὶ ἀγαπᾶν τὸ ὄνομα κυρίου τοῦ εἶναι αὐτῷ εἰς δούλους καὶ δούλας καὶ πάντας τοὺς φυλασσομένους τὰ σάββατά μου μὴ βεβηλοῦν καὶ ἀντεχομένους τῆς διαθήκης μου
Et filios advenae , qui adhaerent Domino , ut colant eum , et diligant nomen ejus , ut sint ei in servos ; omnem custodientem sabbatum ne polluat illud , et tenentem foedus meum ;
ወለእለ ፡ ገብኡ ፡ ኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ እምካልእ ፡ ሕዝብ ፡ ወተቀንዩ ፡ ሎቱ ፡ ወአፍቀሩ ፡ ስመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፤ ወለእለ ፡ ኮንዎ ፡ አግብርቲሁ ፡ ወአእማቲሁ ፤ ወለኵሎሙ ፡ እለ ፡ የዐቅቡ ፡ ሰንበታትየ ፡ ወኢያረኵሱ ፡ ወይትዔገሡ ፡ በሥርዓትየ ።
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,
56:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַהֲבִיאוֹתִ֞ים אֶל ־הַ֣ר קׇדְשִׁ֗י וְשִׂמַּחְתִּים֙ בְּבֵ֣ית תְּפִלָּתִ֔י עוֹלֹתֵיהֶ֧ם וְזִבְחֵיהֶ֛ם לְרָצ֖וֹן עַֽל ־מִזְבְּחִ֑י כִּ֣י בֵיתִ֔י בֵּית ־תְּפִלָּ֥ה יִקָּרֵ֖א לְכׇל ־הָעַמִּֽים ׃
εἰσάξω αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸ ὄρος τὸ ἅγιόν μου καὶ εὐφρανῶ αὐτοὺς ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τῆς προσευχῆς μου τὰ ὁλοκαυτώματα αὐτῶν καὶ αἱ θυσίαι αὐτῶν ἔσονται δεκταὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου μου ὁ γὰρ οἶκός μου οἶκος προσευχῆς κληθήσεται πᾶσιν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν
adducam eos in montem sanctum meum , et laetificabo eos in domo orationis meae ; holocausta eorum et victimae eorum placebunt mihi super altari meo , quia domus mea domus orationis vocabitur cunctis populis .
አበውኦሙ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ደብረ ፡ መቅደስየ ፡ ወአስተፌስሖሙ ፡ በቤተ ፡ ጸሎትየ ።
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.”
56:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יֱהֹוִ֔ה מְקַבֵּ֖ץ נִדְחֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל ע֛וֹד אֲקַבֵּ֥ץ עָלָ֖יו לְנִקְבָּצָֽיו ׃
εἶπεν κύριος ὁ συνάγων τοὺς διεσπαρμένους Ισραηλ ὅτι συνάξω ἐπ’ αὐτὸν συναγωγήν
Ait Dominus Deus , qui congregat dispersos Israël : Adhuc congregabo ad eum congregatos ejus .
ወውእቱ ፡ ዘያስተጋብኦሙ ፡ ለእለ ፡ ተዘርዉ ፡ እስራኤል ።
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.”
56:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ כֹּ֖ל חַיְת֣וֹ שָׂדָ֑י אֵתָ֕יוּ לֶאֱכֹ֥ל כׇּל ־חַיְת֖וֹ בַּיָּֽעַר ׃ {פ}
πάντα τὰ θηρία τὰ ἄγρια δεῦτε φάγετε πάντα τὰ θηρία τοῦ δρυμοῦ
Omnes bestiae agri , venite ad devorandum , universae bestiae saltus .
ንዑ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ አራዊተ ፡ ገዳም ፤ ብልዑ ፡ ኵልክሙ ፡ አራዊተ ፡ ገዳም ።
All you animals of the field, come to devour, all you animals in the forest.
56:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ צֹפָ֞ו עִוְרִ֤ים כֻּלָּם֙ לֹ֣א יָדָ֔עוּ כֻּלָּם֙ כְּלָבִ֣ים אִלְּמִ֔ים לֹ֥א יוּכְל֖וּ לִנְבֹּ֑חַ הֹזִים֙ שֹֽׁכְבִ֔ים אֹהֲבֵ֖י לָנֽוּם ׃
ἴδετε ὅτι πάντες ἐκτετύφλωνται οὐκ ἔγνωσαν φρονῆσαι πάντες κύνες ἐνεοί οὐ δυνήσονται ὑλακτεῖν ἐνυπνιαζόμενοι κοίτην φιλοῦντες νυστάξαι
Speculatores ejus caeci omnes ; nescierunt universi : canes muti non valentes latrare , videntes vana , dormientes , et amantes somnia .
ንዑ ፡ ወትርአዩ ፡ ከመ ፡ ዖሩ ፡ ኵሎሙ ፡ ወኢሐለዩ ፡ ዘይመክሩ ፤ አክልብት ፡ በሀማን ፡ እለ ፡ ኢይክሉ ፡ ነቅዎ ፤ እለ ፡ የሐልሙ ፡ በምስካቦሙ ፡ ወይፈትዉ ፡ ነዊመ ።
His watchmen are blind. They are all without knowledge. They are all mute dogs. They can’t bark— dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
56:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְהַכְּלָבִ֣ים עַזֵּי ־נֶ֗פֶשׁ לֹ֤א יָֽדְעוּ֙ שׇׂבְעָ֔ה וְהֵ֣מָּה רֹעִ֔ים לֹ֥א יָדְע֖וּ הָבִ֑ין כֻּלָּם֙ לְדַרְכָּ֣ם פָּנ֔וּ אִ֥ישׁ לְבִצְע֖וֹ מִקָּצֵֽהוּ ׃
καὶ οἱ κύνες ἀναιδεῖς τῇ ψυχῇ οὐκ εἰδότες πλησμονήν καί εἰσιν πονηροὶ οὐκ εἰδότες σύνεσιν πάντες ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτῶν ἐξηκολούθησαν ἕκαστος κατὰ τὸ ἑαυτοῦ
Et canes imprudentissimi nescierunt saturitatem ; ipsi pastores ignoraverunt intelligentiam : omnes in viam suam declinaverunt ; unusquisque ad avaritiam suam , a summo usque ad novissimum .
ኵሎሙ ፡ ከለባት ፡ ርኩሳን ፡ እሙንቱ ፡ እለ ፡ ኢይጸግቡ ።
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.
56:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֵתָ֥יוּ אֶקְחָה ־יַ֖יִן וְנִסְבְּאָ֣ה שֵׁכָ֑ר וְהָיָ֤ה כָזֶה֙ י֣וֹם מָחָ֔ר גָּד֖וֹל יֶ֥תֶר מְאֹֽד ׃
— Venite , sumamus vinum , et impleamur ebrietate ; et erit sicut hodie , sic et cras , et multo amplius .
— “Come,” they say, “I will get wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow will be as today, great beyond measure.”