ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָה“Keepשִׁמְרוּjusticeמִשְׁפָּטand doוַעֲשׂוּrighteousness,צְדָקָהforכִּיmy salvationיְשׁוּעָתִיis nearקְרוֹבָהto come,לָבוֹאand my righteousnessוְצִדְקָתִיto be revealed.לְהִגָּלוֹת
Happy isאַשְׁרֵיthe mortalאֱנוֹשׁwho doesיַעֲשֶׂהthis,זֹּאתand the sonוּבֶןof manאָדָםwho holds fastיַחֲזִיקto it,בָּהּwho keepsשֹׁמֵרthe Sabbathשַׁבָּתso as not to profane it,מֵחַלְּלוֹand keepsוְשֹׁמֵרhis handיָדוֹfrom doingמֵעֲשׂוֹתanyכָּלevil.”רָע
And let notוְאַלthe sonבֶּןof the foreignerהַנֵּכָרwho has joined himselfהַנִּלְוָהto YHWHאֶל יְהוָהsay,יֹאמַר“YHWHיְהוָהwill surelyהַבְדֵּלseparate meיַבְדִּילַנִיfrom his people”;מֵעַל עַמּוֹand let notוְאַלthe eunuchהַסָּרִיסsay,יֹאמַר“Look,הֵןI amאֲנִיa dryיָבֵשׁtree.”עֵץ
ForכִּיthusכֹהsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהto the eunuchsלַסָּרִיסִיםwhoאֲשֶׁרkeepיִשְׁמְרוּmy Sabbaths,אֶת שַׁבְּתוֹתַיand chooseוּבָחֲרוּwhatבַּאֲשֶׁרpleases me,חָפָצְתִּיand hold fastוּמַחֲזִיקִיםto my covenant:בִּבְרִיתִי
“I will give themוְנָתַתִּי לָהֶםin my houseבְּבֵיתִיand within my wallsוּבְחוֹמֹתַיa memorialיָדand a nameוָשֵׁםbetterטוֹבthan that ofמִsonsבָּנִיםand daughters;וּמִבָּנוֹתan eternalעוֹלָםnameשֵׁםI will give himאֶתֶּן לוֹthatאֲשֶׁרwill notלֹאbe cut off.יִכָּרֵת
And the sonsוּבְנֵיof the foreignerהַנֵּכָרwho join themselvesהַנִּלְוִיםto YHWH,עַל יְהוָהto serve him,לְשָׁרְתוֹand to loveוּלְאַהֲבָהthe nameאֶת שֵׁםof YHWH,יְהוָהto beלִהְיוֹתhis servants,לוֹ לַעֲבָדִיםeveryoneכָּלwho keepsשֹׁמֵרthe Sabbathשַׁבָּתso as not to profane it,מֵחַלְּלוֹand who hold fastוּמַחֲזִיקִיםto my covenant:בִּבְרִיתִי
I will bring themוַהֲבִיאוֹתִיםto my holy mountain,אֶל הַר קָדְשִׁיand make them rejoiceוְשִׂמַּחְתִּיםin my houseבְּבֵיתof prayer;תְּפִלָּתִיtheir burnt offeringsעוֹלֹתֵיהֶםand their sacrificesוְזִבְחֵיהֶםwill be for favorלְרָצוֹןon my altar;עַל מִזְבְּחִיforכִּיmy houseבֵיתִיa houseבֵּיתof prayerתְּפִלָּהwill be calledיִקָּרֵאfor allלְכָלthe peoples.”הָעַמִּים
DeclaresנְאֻםAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH,יְהוִהwho gathersמְקַבֵּץthe dispersedנִדְחֵיof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵל“I will stillעוֹדgatherאֲקַבֵּץothers to him,עָלָיוbesidesלְhis gathered ones.”נִקְבָּצָיו
Allכֹּלthe animalsחַיְתוֹof the field,שָׂדָיcomeאֵתָיוּto eat,לֶאֱכֹלallכָּלthe animalsחַיְתוֹin the forest.בַּיָּעַר
His watchmenצֹפָיוare blind,עִוְרִיםall of them;כֻּלָּםthey do notלֹאknow;יָדָעוּall of themכֻּלָּםare muteאִלְּמִיםdogs,כְּלָבִיםthey cannotלֹא יוּכְלוּbark;לִנְבֹּחַdreaming,הֹזִיםlying down,שֹׁכְבִיםloversאֹהֲבֵיof slumber.לָנוּם
And the dogsוְהַכְּלָבִיםare strongעַזֵּיof appetite,נֶפֶשׁthey do notלֹאknowיָדְעוּsatisfaction;שָׂבְעָהand theyוְהֵמָּהare shepherdsרֹעִיםwho do notלֹאknow howיָדְעוּto understand;הָבִיןall of themכֻּלָּםhave turnedפָּנוּto their own way,לְדַרְכָּםeachאִישׁto his gain,לְבִצְעוֹwithout exception.מִקָּצֵהוּ
“Come,אֵתָיוּI will getאֶקְחָהwine,יַיִןand we will drink ourselves drunk onוְנִסְבְּאָהintoxicating drink;שֵׁכָרandוְtomorrowיוֹם מָחָרwill beהָיָהlike this,כָזֶהgreat,גָּדוֹלbeyond measure.”יֶתֶר מְאֹד