Salvation for All Who Obey

• 56 Thus says Yahweh:“Observe justice
  • and do righteousness,
• for my salvation is close to coming,
  • and my justice to being revealed.
  • 2 is the man who does this, and the son of humankind who keeps hold of it,
• who keeps the Sabbath[fn] it,
  • and who keeps his hand from doing any[fn] evil.”
  • 3 [fn] who joins himself to Yahweh say, “Surely Yahweh will separate me from his people.” And do not let the eunuch say, “Look! I am a dry tree!”
  • 4  and choose that in which I delight,
  • and who keep hold of my covenant.
  • 5  better than sons and daughters;
• I will give him an everlasting name
  • that shall not be cut off.
  • 6 [fn] who join themselves to Yahweh to serve him and to love the name of Yahweh, to become his servants,
• every one who keeps the Sabbath,[fn] it,
  • and those who keep hold of my covenant,
  • 7 [fn] I will make them merry in my house of prayer.
• their burnt offerings and their sacrifices[fn] on my altar,
  • for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples,”

8 declares[fn] the Lord Yahweh, who gathers[fn] the scattered ones of Israel (still I will gather to[fn] him, to his gathered ones).