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!
O wszyscy spragnieni, przyjdźcie do wód, i wy, którzy nie macie pieniędzy, przyjdźcie, kupujcie i jedzcie; tak, przyjdźcie, kupujcie bez pieniędzy i bez zapłaty wino i mleko.
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].
Czemu wydajecie pieniądze nie na chleb, swoją pracę na to, co nie nasyci? Słuchajcie mnie uważnie, a jedzcie to, co jest dobre, i niech wasza dusza rozkoszuje się tłuszczem.
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.
Nakłońcie swego ucha i przyjdźcie do mnie, słuchajcie, a wasza dusza będzie żyć. I zawrę z wami wieczne przymierze, pewne miłosierdzia Dawida.
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].
Oto ustanowiłem go świadkiem dla narodów, wodzem i dowódcą dla narodów.
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.
Oto przywołasz naród, którego nie znałeś, a narody, które cię nie znały, zbiegną się do ciebie ze względu na PANA, twego Boga, i Świętego Izraela, bo [on] cię uwielbił.
6 Seek [to know] me while it is still possible for you to do that; call to me while I am near!
Szukajcie PANA, póki może być znaleziony; wzywajcie go, póki jest blisko.
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].
Niech bezbożny opuści swoją drogę, a człowiek nieprawy swoje myśli i niech wróci do PANA, a on się zlituje; [niech wróci] do naszego Boga, gdyż jest on hojny w przebaczeniu.
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.
Moje myśli bowiem nie są waszymi myślami ani wasze drogi nie są moimi drogami, mówi PAN;
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.
Ale jak niebiosa są wyższe niż ziemia, tak moje drogi przewyższają wasze drogi, a moje myśli – wasze myśli.
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.
Bo jak spada deszcz i śnieg z nieba i już tam nie wraca, ale nawadnia ziemię i czyni ją płodną, czyni ją też urodzajną, tak że wydaje siewcy nasienie, a chleb jedzącym;
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].
Tak będzie z moim słowem, które wyjdzie z moich ust: nie wróci do mnie na próżno, ale uczyni to, co mi się podoba, i poszczęści mu się w tym, do czego je poślę.
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.
Dlatego wyjdziecie z radością i w pokoju poprowadzą was. Góry i pagórki będą śpiewać głośno przed wami i wszystkie drzewa polne będą klaskać w dłonie.
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].”
Zamiast cierni wyrośnie cyprys, zamiast pokrzywy wyrośnie mirt. I będzie to dla PANA na chwałę, na wieczny znak, który nigdy nie będzie wymazany.
