新共同 イザ 56:1-12

56:1 主はこう言われる。正義を守り、恵みの業を行え。わたしの救いが実現し／わたしの恵みの業が現れるのは間近い。

56:2 いかに幸いなことか、このように行う人／それを固く守る人の子は。安息日を守り、それを汚すことのない人／悪事に手をつけないように自戒する人は。

56:3 主のもとに集って来た異邦人は言うな／主は御自分の民とわたしを区別される、と。宦官も、言うな／見よ、わたしは枯れ木にすぎない、と。

56:4 なぜなら、主はこう言われる／宦官が、わたしの安息日を常に守り／わたしの望むことを選び／わたしの契約を固く守るなら

56:5 わたしは彼らのために、とこしえの名を与え／息子、娘を持つにまさる記念の名を／わたしの家、わたしの城壁に刻む。その名は決して消し去られることがない。

56:6 また、主のもとに集って来た異邦人が／主に仕え、主の名を愛し、その僕となり／安息日を守り、それを汚すことなく／わたしの契約を固く守るなら

56:7 わたしは彼らを聖なるわたしの山に導き／わたしの祈りの家の喜びの祝いに／連なることを許す。彼らが焼き尽くす献げ物といけにえをささげるなら／わたしの祭壇で、わたしはそれを受け入れる。わたしの家は、すべての民の祈りの家と呼ばれる。

56:8 追い散らされたイスラエルを集める方／主なる神は言われる／既に集められた者に、更に加えて集めよう、と。

◆神を畏れぬ者

56:9 野のすべての獣よ、森のすべての獣よ／食べに来るがよい。

56:10 見張りはだれも、見る力がなく、何も知らない。口を閉ざされた犬で、ほえることができない。伏してうたたねし、眠ることを愛する。

56:11 この犬どもは強欲で飽くことを知らない。彼らは羊飼いでありながらそれを自覚せず／それぞれ自分の好む道に向かい／自分の利益を追い求める者ばかりだ。

56:12 「さあ、酒を手に入れよう。強い酒を浴びるように飲もう。明日も今日と同じこと。いや、もっとすばらしいにちがいない。」

ＴＥＶ イザ 56:1-12

56:1 The Lord says to his people, "Do what is just and right, for soon I will save you.

56:2 I will bless those who always observe the Sabbath and do not misuse it. I will bless those who do nothing evil."

56:3 A foreigner who has joined the Lord's people should not say, "The Lord will not let me worship with his people." /A man who has been castrated should never think that because he cannot have children, he can never be part of God's people.

56:4 The Lord says to such a man, "If you honor me by observing the Sabbath and if you do what pleases me and faithfully keep my covenant,

56:5 then your name will be remembered in my Temple and among my people longer than if you had sons and daughters. You will never be forgotten."

56:6 And the Lord says to those foreigners who become part of his people, who love him and serve him, who observe the Sabbath and faithfully keep his covenant:

56:7 "I will bring you to Zion, my sacred hill, give you joy in my house of prayer, and accept the sacrifices you offer on my altar. My Temple will be called a house of prayer for the people of all nations."

56:8 The Sovereign Lord, who has brought his people Israel home from exile, has promised that he will bring still other people to join them.

56:9 The Lord has told the foreign nations to come like wild animals and devour his people.

56:10 He says, "All the leaders, who are supposed to warn my people, are blind! They know nothing. They are like watch dogs that don't bark-they only lie around and dream. How they love to sleep!

56:11 They are like greedy dogs that never get enough. These leaders have no understanding. They each do as they please and seek their own advantage.

56:12 "Let's get some wine,' these drunkards say, "and drink all we can hold! Tomorrow will be even better than today!"'