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.
Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters! Even ye that have no money, come ye, buy and eat! Yea, come, buy wine and milk, Without money and without price.
2 Hvi giver I Sølv for, hvad ikke er Brød, eders Dagløn for, hvad ej mætter? Hør mig, så får I, hvad godt er, at spise, eders Sjæl skal svælge i Fedt;
Wherefore do ye spend your money for that which is not bread, And your substance for that which doth not satisfy? Listen attentively to me; so shall ye eat that which is good, And your soul shall delight itself with delicacies.
3 bøj eders Øre, kom til mig, hør, og eders Sjæl skal leve! Så slutter jeg med jer en evig Pagt: de trofaste Nådeløfter til David.
Incline your ear, and come to me; Hear, and your soul shall live! And I will make with you an everlasting covenant; I will give you the sure mercies of David.
4 Se, jeg gjorde ham til Vidne for Folkeslag, til Folkefærds Fyrste og Hersker.
Behold, I gave him for a commander to the nations; For a prince, and a lawgiver to the nations.
5 Se, på 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.
Behold, the nation which thou knowest not thou shalt call; And the nation which knew not thee shall run to thee, For the sake of Jehovah, thy God, And of the Holy One of Israel, for he hath glorified thee.
6 Søg HERREN, medens han findes, kald på ham, den Stund han er nær!
Seek ye Jehovah, while he may be found; Call upon him while he is near;
7 Den gudløse forlade sin Vej, Urettens Mand sine Tanker og vende sig til HERREN, at han må forbarme sig, til vor Gud, thi han er rund til at forlade.
Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to Jehovah, and he will have mercy upon him, And to our God, for he will abundantly 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, saith Jehovah.
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 are my ways 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 så og Brød til at spise,
For as the rain and the snow descend from heaven, And return not thither, But water the earth, and make it bear and put forth its increase, That it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater;
11 så skal det gå med mit Ord, det, som går ud af min Mund: det skal ej vende tomt tilbage, men udføre, hvad mig behager, og fuldbyrde Hvervet, jeg gav det.
So shall my word be, that goeth forth from my mouth; It shall not return to me void; But it shall bring to pass that which is my pleasure, And it shall accomplish that for which I send it.
12 Ja, med Glæde skal I drage ud; og i Fred skal I ledes frem; foran jer råber Bjerge og Høje med Fryd, alle Markens Træer skal klappe i Hånd;
For ye shall go out with joy And be led forth with peace; The mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, And all the trees of the field shall 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 thorn shall grow up the cypress-tree, And instead of the bramble shall grow up the myrtle-tree, And it shall be to Jehovah for a name; For an everlasting memorial, that shall not pass away.
