Izaija 55
1 “O svi vi koji ste žedni, dođite na vodu; ako novaca i nemate, dođite. Bez novaca i bez naplate kupite vina i mlijeka!
“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 Zašto da trošite novac na ono što kruh nije i nadnicu svoju na ono što ne siti? Mene poslušajte, i dobro ćete jesti i sočna ćete uživati jela.
[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 Priklonite uho i k meni dođite, poslušajte, i duša će vam živjeti. Sklopit ću s vama Savez vječan, Savez milosti Davidu obećanih.”
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 Evo, učinih te svjedokom pucima, knezom i zapovjednikom narodima.
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 Evo, pozvat ćeš narod koji ne poznaješ, i narod koji te ne zna dohrlit će k tebi radi Jahve, Boga tvojega, i Sveca Izraelova, jer on te proslavio.
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 Tražite Jahvu dok se može naći, zovite ga dok je blizu!
Seek [to know] me while it is still possible for you to do that; call to me while I am near!
7 Nek' bezbožnik put svoj ostavi, a zlikovac naume svoje. Nek' se vrati Gospodu, koji će mu se smilovati, k Bogu našem jer je velikodušan u praštanju.
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 “Jer misli vaše nisu moje misli i puti moji nisu vaši puti,” riječ je Jahvina.
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 “Visoko je iznad zemlje nebo, tako su puti moji iznad vaših putova, i misli moje iznad vaših misli.”
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 “Kao što daždi i sniježi s neba bez prestanka dok se zemlja ne natopi, oplodi i ozeleni da bi dala sjeme sijaču i kruha za jelo,
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 tako se riječ koja iz mojih usta izlazi ne vraća k meni bez ploda, nego čini ono što sam htio i obistinjuje ono zbog čega je poslah.”
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 Da, s radošću ćete otići i u miru ćete biti vođeni. Gore će i brda klicati od radosti pred vama i sva će stabla u polju pljeskati.
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 Umjesto trnja rast će čempresi, umjesto koprive mirta će nicati. I bit će to Jahvi na slavu, kao znak vječan, neprolazan.
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].”
