إِشَعْيَاءَ 55

١ 1 «أَيُّهَا ٱلْعِطَاشُ جَمِيعًا هَلُمُّوا إِلَى ٱلْمِيَاهِ، وَٱلَّذِي لَيْسَ لَهُ فِضَّةٌ تَعَالَوْا ٱشْتَرُوا وَكُلُوا. هَلُمُّوا ٱشْتَرُوا بِلَا فِضَّةٍ وَبِلَا ثَمَنٍ خَمْرًا وَلَبَنًا.

Come, everyone of you who's thirsty, come and drink the water! You who don't have money, come—you can buy and eat! Come and buy wine and milk—you don't need money; there's no cost!

٢ 2 لِمَاذَا تَزِنُونَ فِضَّةً لِغَيْرِ خُبْزٍ، وَتَعَبَكُمْ لِغَيْرِ شَبَعٍ؟ ٱسْتَمِعُوا لِي ٱسْتِمَاعًا وَكُلُوا ٱلطَّيِّبَ، وَلْتَتَلَذَّذْ بِٱلدَّسَمِ أَنْفُسُكُمْ.

Why are you spending money on what isn't food, and why work for something that doesn't satisfy you? Listen carefully to me: eat what is good, and you'll enjoy the very best food.

٣ 3 أَمِيلُوا آذَانَكُمْ وَهَلُمُّوا إِلَيَّ. ٱسْمَعُوا فَتَحْيَا أَنْفُسُكُمْ. وَأَقْطَعَ لَكُمْ عَهْدًا أَبَدِيًّا، مَرَاحِمَ دَاوُدَ ٱلصَّادِقَةَ.

Come here, and pay attention, so you can truly live. I'm going to make an agreement with you that will last forever, based on the trustworthy love I showed to David.

٤ 4 هُوَذَا قَدْ جَعَلْتُهُ شَارِعًا لِلشُّعُوبِ، رَئِيسًا وَمُوصِيًا لِلشُّعُوبِ.

See how I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander for them.

٥ 5 هَا أُمَّةٌ لَا تَعْرِفُهَا تَدْعُوهَا، وَأُمَّةٌ لَمْ تَعْرِفْكَ تَرْكُضُ إِلَيْكَ، مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِكَ وَقُدُّوسِ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ مَجَّدَكَ».

You will call nations you don't even know, and nations who don't know you will come running to you. For the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, I made you glorious.

٦ 6 اُطْلُبُوا ٱلرَّبَّ مَا دَامَ يُوجَدُ. ٱدْعُوهُ وَهُوَ قَرِيبٌ.

Look for the Lord while you can still find him; call out to him while he's nearby.

٧ 7 لِيَتْرُكِ ٱلشِّرِّيرُ طَرِيقَهُ، وَرَجُلُ ٱلْإِثْمِ أَفْكَارَهُ، وَلْيَتُبْ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ فَيَرْحَمَهُ، وَإِلَى إِلَهِنَا لِأَنَّهُ يُكْثِرُ ٱلْغُفْرَانَ.

Wicked people should change their ways and get rid of even the thought of doing something wrong. They should turn to the Lord so he can be merciful to them. Come back to our God, because he's generous with his forgiveness.

٨ 8 «لِأَنَّ أَفْكَارِي لَيْسَتْ أَفْكَارَكُمْ، وَلَا طُرُقُكُمْ طُرُقِي، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ.

For your thoughts are not my thoughts; and your ways are not my ways, declares the Lord.

٩ 9 لِأَنَّهُ كَمَا عَلَتِ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتُ عَنِ ٱلْأَرْضِ، هَكَذَا عَلَتْ طُرُقِي عَنْ طُرُقِكُمْ وَأَفْكَارِي عَنْ أَفْكَارِكُمْ.

In the same way the heavens are higher than the earth, my ways are higher than your ways, and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.

١٠ 10 لِأَنَّهُ كَمَا يَنْزِلُ ٱلْمَطَرُ وَٱلثَّلْجُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ وَلَا يَرْجِعَانِ إِلَى هُنَاكَ، بَلْ يُرْوِيَانِ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَيَجْعَلَانِهَا تَلِدُ وَتُنْبِتُ وَتُعْطِي زَرْعًا لِلزَّارِعِ وَخُبْزًا لِلْآكِلِ،

It's like the rain and snow that fall from heaven. They don't go back there until they've watered the earth, making plants grow and flower, providing seeds for the sower and food to eat.

١١ 11 هَكَذَا تَكُونُ كَلِمَتِي ٱلَّتِي تَخْرُجُ مِنْ فَمِي. لَا تَرْجِعُ إِلَيَّ فَارِغَةً، بَلْ تَعْمَلُ مَا سُرِرْتُ بِهِ وَتَنْجَحُ فِي مَا أَرْسَلْتُهَا لَهُ.

In the same way the words I say don't come back to me unfulfilled, they accomplish what I want—they successfully achieve my purpose.

١٢ 12 لِأَنَّكُمْ بِفَرَحٍ تَخْرُجُونَ وَبِسَلَامٍ تُحْضَرُونَ. ٱلْجِبَالُ وَٱلْآكَامُ تُشِيدُ أَمَامَكُمْ تَرَنُّمًا، وَكُلُّ شَجَرِ ٱلْحَقْلِ تُصَفِّقُ بِٱلْأَيَادِي.

You will live happily, taught the ways of peace. Mountains and hills will celebrate, singing beside you; and all the trees will clap their hands!

١٣ 13 عِوَضًا عَنِ ٱلشَّوْكِ يَنْبُتُ سَرْوٌ، وَعِوَضًا عَنِ ٱلْقَرِيسِ يَطْلَعُ آسٌ. وَيَكُونُ لِلرَّبِّ ٱسْمًا، عَلَامَةً أَبَدِيَّةً لَا تَنْقَطِعُ».

Cypress trees will grow instead of thorn bushes; myrtle trees will grow instead of brambles. This is to confirm the Lord's reputation—an everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.