Isaiah 55
1 “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!
Nu vel! hver den, som tørster, komme hid til Vandene, og I, som ikke have Penge, komme hid, køber og æder; kommer, køber uden Penge og uden Betaling Vin og Mælk!
2 [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].
Hvi veje I Penge ud, for hvad der ikke er Brød, og eders Dagløn, for hvad der ikke kan mætte? hører dog paa mig og æder det gode, saa skal eders Sjæl kvæge sig med det fede.
3 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.
Bøjer eders Øre og kommer hid til mig, hører, saa skal eders Sjæl leve; thi jeg vil gøre en evig Pagt med eder, paa de trofaste Forjættelser til David.
4 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].
Se, jeg har sat ham til et Vidne for Folk, til en Fyrste og til en Hersker over Folkeslag.
5 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.
Se, du skal kalde ad et Folk, som du ikke kender, og et Folk, som ikke kender dig, skal ile til dig, for Herren din Guds Skyld og for Israels Helliges Skyld; thi han har herliggjort dig.
6 Seek [to know] me while it is still possible for you to do that; call to me while I am near!
Søger Herren, medens han findes, kalder paa ham, medens han er nær.
7 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].
Den ugudelige forlade sin Vej og den uretfærdige sine Tanker og omvende sig til Herren, saa skal han forbarme sig over ham, og til vor Gud; thi han er meget rund til at forlade.
8 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.
Thi mine Tanker ere ikke eders Tanker, og eders Veje ere ikke mine Veje, siger Herren.
9 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.
Thi som Himmelen er højere end Jorden, saa ere mine Veje højere end eders Veje og mine Tanker højere end eders Tanker.
10 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.
Thi ligesom Regnen og Sneen nedfalder fra Himmelen og vender ikke tilbage derhen, men vander Jorden og gør den frugtbar og kommer den til at give Grøde og frembringer Sæd til at saa og Brød til at æde:
11 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].
Saa skal mit Ord være, som udgaar af min Mund, idet skal ikke komme tomt tilbage til mig; men det skal gøre, hvad mig behager, og det skal have Lykke i, hvad jeg sender det til.
12 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.
Thi I skulle drage ud med Glæde og føres frem i Fred; Bjergene og Højene skulle raabe for eders Ansigt med Frydesang, og alle Træer paa Marken skulle klappe i Haand.
13 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].”
I Stedet for Tornebuske skal der opvokse Fyrretræer, i Stedet for Tidsler skal der opvokse Myrtetræer; og det skal være Herren til et Navn, til et evigt Tegn, som ikke skal forgaa.
