Isaiah 55
1 Ho, everyone who thirsts, come ye to the waters. And he who has no money, come ye, buy, and eat. Yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Hid, alle, som tørster, her er Vand, kom, I, som ikke har Penge! Køb Korn og spis uden Penge, uden Vederlag Vin og Mælk.
2 Why do ye spend money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Hearken diligently to me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
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;
3 Incline your ear, and come to me. Hear, and your soul shall live. And I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the faithful holy things of David.
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.
4 Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander to the peoples.
Se, jeg gjorde ham til Vidne for Folkeslag, til Folkefærds Fyrste og Hersker.
5 Behold, thou shall call a nation that thou do not know. And a nation that does not know thee shall run to thee because of Jehovah thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified thee.
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.
6 Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found. Call ye upon him while he is near.
Søg HERREN, medens han findes, kald paa ham, den Stund han er nær!
7 Let the wicked man forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. And let him return to Jehovah, and he will have mercy upon him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
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.
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says Jehovah.
Thi mine Tanker er ej eders, og eders Veje ej mine, lyder det fra HERREN;
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
nej, som Himlen er højere end Jorden, er mine Veje højere end eders og mine Tanker højere end eders.
10 For as the rain comes down and the snow from heaven, and returns not there, but waters the earth, and makes it bring forth and bud, and gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
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,
11 so shall my word be that goes forth out of my mouth. It shall not return to me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please. And it shall prosper in the thing to which I sent it.
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.
12 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 fields shall clap their hands.
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;
13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree. And it shall be to Jehovah for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
i Stedet for Tjørnekrat vokser Cypresser, i Stedet for Tidsler Myrter — et Æresminde for HERREN, et evigt, uudsletteligt Tegn.
