Isaiah 55
1 Ho, every one that thirsts, come all of you to the waters, and he that has no money; come all of you, 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 Wherefore do all of you spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfies not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat all of you 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, så får I, hvad godt er, at spise, eders Sjæl skal svælge i Fedt;
3 Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
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.
4 Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.
Se, jeg gjorde ham til Vidne for Folkeslag, til Folkefærds Fyrste og Hersker.
5 Behold, you shall call a nation that you know not, and nations that knew not you shall run unto you because of the LORD your God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he has glorified you.
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.
6 Seek all of you the LORD while he may be found, call all of you upon him while he is near:
Søg HERREN, medens han findes, kald på ham, den Stund han er nær!
7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, 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 må forbarme sig, til vor Gud, thi han er rund til at forlade.
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, says the LORD.
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 thither, but waters the earth, and makes it bring forth and bud, that it may give 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 så og Brød til at spise,
11 So shall my word be that goes forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
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.
12 For all of you 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.
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;
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 the LORD 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.
