Esaias 55
1 Å, alle de tyrste, kom til vatnet! Og de som ikkje hev pengar, kom, kjøp korn og et! Ja, kom og kjøp korn utan pengar, og utan betaling vin og mjølk!
“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 Kvi gjev de pengar ut for det som ikkje er brød? Og dykkar vinning for det som ikkje kann metta? Å, høyr på meg og et det som godt er, og dykkar sjæl skal njota feitemat!
[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 Vend øyra hit og kom til meg! Høyr, so skal dykkar sjæl få liva! So gjer eg med dykk ei æveleg pakt, og gjev dykk Davids usviklege nåde.
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 Sjå, eg hev sett han til vitne for folki, til hovding og styrar for folkeslagi.
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 Ja, du skal kalla på eit folk som du ikkje kjenner, og folk som ikkje kjenner deg, skal skunda seg til deg, for Herrens skuld, din Gud, for Israels Heilage skuld, for han hev herleggjort deg.
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 medan han er å finna, kalla på honom 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 gudlause vende seg frå sin veg, og den urettferdige frå sine tankar, og vende seg um til Herren, so skal han miskunna honom, og til vår Gud, for han skal rikleg forlata.
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 tankar er ikkje dykkar tankar, og dykkar vegar er ikkje mine vegar, segjer 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 Nei, so høg som himmelen er yver jordi, so er mine vegar høgre enn dykkar vegar og mine tankar høgre enn dykkar tankar.
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 liksom regnet og snøen fell ifrå himmelen og ikkje fer upp att dit fyrr det hev vatna jordi og gjeve henne grokraft og grøda, ja, gjeve såkorn og brødkorn,
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 so skal det vera med ordet mitt som gjeng ut or munnen min, det skal ikkje koma att til meg tomt, men verka det som eg vil, og fullføra det som eg sende 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 Ja, med gleda skal de draga ut og verta førde i fred. Fjell og haugar skal setja i med fagnadrop fyre dykk, og alle tre på marki skal klappa i hender.
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 staden for tornar skal det veksa cypressor, i staden for tistlar veksa myrt. Dermed fær Herren eit ærenamn, eit ævemerke, som aldri vert øydt.
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].”
