Esaias 55
1 Nu vel, alle I som tørster, kom til vannene, og I som ingen penger har! Kom, kjøp og et, ja kom, kjøp uten penger og uten betaling vin og melk!
“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!
2 Hvorfor veier I ut penger for det som ikke er brød, og eders fortjeneste for det som ikke kan mette? Hør på mig! Så skal I ete det gode, og eders sjel glede sig ved de fete retter.
[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].
3 Bøi eders øre hit og kom til mig! Hør! Så skal eders sjel leve; og jeg vil oprette en evig pakt med eder, gi eder Davids rike nåde, den visse.
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.
4 Se, til et vidne for folkeslag har jeg satt ham, til en fyrste og en hersker over folkeslag.
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].
5 Se, folk du ikke kjenner, skal du kalle, og hedningefolk som ikke kjenner dig, skal løpe til dig, for Herrens, din Guds skyld og for Israels Helliges skyld; for han herliggjør dig.
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.
6 Søk Herren mens han finnes, kall på ham den stund han er nær!
Seek [to know] me while it is still possible for you to do that; call to me while I am near!
7 Den ugudelige forlate sin vei og den urettferdige sine tanker og omvende sig til Herren, så skal han forbarme sig over ham, og til vår Gud, for han skal mangfoldig forlate.
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].
8 For mine tanker er ikke eders tanker, og eders veier er ikke mine veier, sier Herren;
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.
9 som himmelen er høiere enn jorden, således er mine veier høiere enn eders veier, og mine tanker høiere enn eders tanker.
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.
10 For likesom regnet og sneen faller ned fra himmelen og ikke vender tilbake dit, men vanner jorden og får den til å bære og gro og gir såmannen sæd og den etende brød,
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.
11 således skal mitt ord være, som går ut av min munn; det skal ikke vende tomt tilbake til mig, men det skal gjøre det jeg vil, og lykkelig utføre det som jeg sender det til.
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].
12 For med glede skal I dra ut, og i fred skal I føres frem; fjellene og haugene skal bryte ut i fryderop for eders åsyn, og alle markens trær skal klappe i hendene.
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.
13 I stedet for tornebusker skal det vokse op cypresser, i stedet for tistler skal det vokse op myrter, og det skal være til et navn for Herren, til et evig tegn, som ikke skal bli utslettet.
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].”
