Isaias 55
1 “Duol, kamong tanan nga giuhaw, duol kamo sa tubig, ug kamo nga walay mga salapi, duol, palit ug kaon! Duol, palit kamo ug bino ug gatas nga walay salapi ug walay kantidad.
“All you [people who are in exile], listen to me! [It is as though] [MET] you are thirsty, so come and get water from me! [It is as though] you have no money, but you can come and get things from me [that are like] wine and milk! You can get [what you need from me], [and] you will not need to give me any money for them!
2 Nganong gastohon man ninyo ang plata sa dili tinapay, ug nganong maghago man kamo sa dili makatagbaw? Paminaw gayod kanako ug kaona kung unsa ang maayo, ug kalipay sa inyong kaugalingong katambok.
[What you really need is to have a close relationship with me], so (why do you spend money to buy things that do not supply what you really need?/you should not spend money to buy things that do not supply what you really need.) [RHQ] (Why do you work hard to get money to buy things that do not (satisfy your [inner beings]/cause you to be happy)?) [RHQ] Pay attention to what I say and acquire what is really good [MET]! If you do that, then you will truly be happy [MET].
3 Paminaw ug duol kanako! Paminaw, aron mabuhi kamo! Maghimo ako ug walay kataposang kasabotan tali kaninyo: ang akong kasaligan, ang matinud-anon nga gugmang gisaad kang David.
Listen to me and come to me; pay attention to me, and if you do that, you will have new life in your souls. I will make an agreement with you that will last forever to faithfully love you like I loved [King] David.
4 Tan-awa, gibutang ko siya ingon nga saksi sa kanasoran, ingon nga pangulo ug komandante sa katawhan.
By what he did, I showed [my power to many] people-groups; I caused him to be a leader and commander [DOU] over [the people of many nations].
5 Tan-awa, tawgon ninyo ang kanasoran nga wala ninyo mailhi; ug modangop kaninyo ang kanasoran nga wala makaila kaninyo tungod kang Yahweh nga inyong Dios, ang Balaan sa Israel, nga maoy nahimaya kaninyo.”
And similarly, you will summon people of other nations to come to you, nations that previously you have not heard about, and they had not heard about you; and they will come to you quickly because [they will have heard that I], Yahweh, your God, the Holy One of Israel, have honored you.
6 Pangitaa si Yahweh samtang mahikaplagan pa siya; sangpita siya samtang anaa pa siya sa duol.
Seek [to know] me while it is still possible for you to do that; call to me while I am near!
7 Pabiyaa ang daotan sa iyang agianan, ug ang tawo nga makasasala sa iyang hunahuna. Pabalika siya kang Yahweh, ug maluoy siya kaniya, ug sa atong Dios, nga madagayaong mopasaylo kaniya.
Wicked [people] should abandon their wicked behavior, and evil people should stop thinking what is evil. They should turn to me, and if they do that, I will act mercifully toward them; they should turn to me, their God, because I will fully pardon them [for all the wicked things that they have done].
8 “Kay ang akong hunahuna dili inyong hunahuna, ni ang inyong pamaagi sa akong pamaagi —mao kini ang gipahayag ni Yahweh—
I, Yahweh, declare that what I think is not the same as what you think, and what I do is very different from what you do.
9 kay ingon nga ang kalangitan habog kay sa kalibotan, busa ang akong pamaagi mas labaw sa inyong mga pamaagi, ug ang akong hunahuna kay sa inyong hunahuna.
Just as the sky is far above the earth, what I do is far greater than what you do, and what I think is much greater than what you think.
10 Kay ingon nga ang ulan ug niyebe mangahulog gikan sa langit ug dili na kini mobalik hinuon mopatubig kini sa yuta ug makapatubo ug makapaturok ug makahatag kini ug binhi ngadto sa mag-uuma nga maoy nagpugas ug makahatag sa tinapay ngadto sa mga mokaon,
Rain and snow come down from the sky, and they cause the ground to be moist before the moisture returns [to the sky and produces more clouds]. When the ground becomes moist, it causes plants to sprout and grow, with the result that the soil produces seed for the farmer [to plant] and [grain to produce flour to make] bread for people to eat.
11 busa sama usab sa akong pulong nga migula sa akong baba: dili kini mobalik kanako nga walay kapuslanan, apan matuman ang akong gitinguha, ug magmalamposon kini diin ko kini gipadala.
And similarly the things that I promise to do, I will [always] cause to happen; my promises will [always] be fulfilled [LIT]. They will accomplish the things that I gave them to accomplish [DOU].
12 Kay mogula kamong malipayon ug giyahan nga malinawon; mosinggit sa tumang kalipay ang kabukiran ug ang kabungtoran sa inyong atubangan, ug ang tanang kakahoyan sa kaumahan mopakpak sa ilang mga kamot.
You will leave [Babylon] joyfully, you will have peace as I lead you out. [It will be as though] the hills and mountains will sing joyfully, and the trees in the fields will clap their hands.
13 Imbis ang mga sampinit, motubo ang sipres; ug imbis nga briyer, motubo ang kahoy nga mirto, ug alang kini kang Yahweh, kay ang iyang ngalan, ingon nga timaan sa walay kataposan nga dili gayod mawagtang.”
Instead of thornbushes and briers, pine/cypress [trees] and myrtle [trees] will grow [in your land]. As a result of that, people will honor me much more; and what I do will remind everyone that [I do what I have promised].”
