56:2 The people who do this will be blessed, 1
the people who commit themselves to obedience, 2
who observe the Sabbath and do not defile it,
who refrain from doing anything that is wrong. 3
56:4 For this is what the Lord says:
“For the eunuchs who observe my Sabbaths
and choose what pleases me
and are faithful to 4 my covenant,
56:6 As for foreigners who become followers of 5 the Lord and serve him,
who love the name of the Lord and want to be his servants –
all who observe the Sabbath and do not defile it,
and who are faithful to 6 my covenant –
56:7 I will bring them to my holy mountain;
I will make them happy in the temple where people pray to me. 7
Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on my altar,
for my temple will be known as a temple where all nations may pray.” 8
1 tn Heb “blessed is the man who does this.”
2 tn Heb “the son of mankind who takes hold of it.”
3 tn Heb and who keeps his hand from doing any evil.”
4 tn Heb “and take hold of” (so KJV); NASB “hold fast.”
5 tn Heb “who attach themselves to.”
6 tn Heb “and take hold of”; NAB “hold to”; NIV, NRSV “hold fast.”
7 tn Heb “in the house of my prayer.”
8 tn Heb “for my house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”