Esajas 55
1 Hid, alle, som tørster, her er Vand, kom, I, som ikke har Penge! Køb Korn og spis uden Penge, uden Vederlag Vin og Mælk.
“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!
2 Hvi giver I Sølv for, hvad ikke er Brød, eders Dagløn for, hvad ej mætter? Hør mig, saa faar I, hvad godt er, at spise, eders Sjæl skal svælge i Fedt;
Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.
3 bøj eders Øre, kom til mig, hør, og eders Sjæl skal leve! Saa slutter jeg med jer en evig Pagt: de trofaste Naadeløfter til David.
Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant— My loving devotion promised to David.
4 Se, jeg gjorde ham til Vidne for Folkeslag, til Folkefærds Fyrste og Hersker.
Behold, I have made him a witness to the nations, a leader and commander of the peoples.
5 Se, paa Folk, du ej kender, skal du kalde, til dig skal Folk, som ej kender dig, ile for HERREN din Guds Skyld, Israels Hellige, han gør dig herlig.
Surely you will summon a nation you do not know, and nations who do not know you will run to you. For the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, has bestowed glory on you.”
6 Søg HERREN, medens han findes, kald paa ham, den Stund han er nær!
Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
7 Den gudløse forlade sin Vej, Urettens Mand sine Tanker og vende sig til HERREN, at han maa forbarme sig, til vor Gud, thi han er rund til at forlade.
Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.
8 Thi mine Tanker er ej eders, og eders Veje ej mine, lyder det fra HERREN;
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,”
9 nej, som Himlen er højere end Jorden, er mine Veje højere end eders og mine Tanker højere end eders.
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.
10 Thi som Regnen og Sneen falder fra Himlen og ikke vender tilbage, før den har kvæget Jorden, gjort den frugtbar og fyldt den med Spirer, givet Sæd til at saa og Brød til at spise,
For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,
11 saa skal det gaa med mit Ord, det, som gaar ud af min Mund: det skal ej vende tomt tilbage, men udføre, hvad mig behager, og fuldbyrde Hvervet, jeg gav det.
so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.
12 Ja, med Glæde skal I drage ud; og i Fred skal I ledes frem; foran jer raaber Bjerge og Høje med Fryd, alle Markens Træer skal klappe i Haand;
You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
13 i Stedet for Tjørnekrat vokser Cypresser, i Stedet for Tidsler Myrter — et Æresminde for HERREN, et evigt, uudsletteligt Tegn.
Instead of the thornbush, a cypress will grow, and instead of the brier, a myrtle will spring up; they will make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.”
