Isaías 55
1 Ó todos vós que tendes sede, vinde às águas; e vós que não tendes dinheiro, vinde, comprai, e comei; vinde, comprai, sem dinheiro e sem preço, vinho e leite.
“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 Por que gastais dinheiro naquilo que não é pão, e vosso trabalho naquilo que não pode trazer satisfação? Ouvi-me com atenção, e comei o que é bom, e vossa alma se deleite com a gordura.
[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 Inclinai vossos ouvidos, e vinde a mim; ouvi, e vossa alma viverá; porque convosco farei um pacto eterno, [tal como] as firmes bondades prometidas a Davi.
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 Eis que eu o dei [para ser] testemunha aos povos, [como] príncipe e governante dos povos.
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 Eis que chamarás a uma nação que não conheceste, e uma nação que nunca te conheceu correrá para ti, por causa do SENHOR teu Deus, o Santo de Israel; porque ele te glorificou.
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 Buscai ao SENHOR enquanto se pode achar; invocai-o enquanto ele está perto.
Seek [to know] me while it is still possible for you to do that; call to me while I am near!
7 Que o perverso deixe seu caminho, e o homem maligno [deixe] seus pensamentos, e converta ao SENHOR; então dele terá compaixão; [converta] ao nosso Deus, porque ele grandemente perdoa.
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 Pois meus pensamentos não são vossos pensamentos, nem vossos caminhos são meus caminhos, diz o SENHOR.
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 Porque [tal como] os céus são mais altos que a terra, assim também meus caminhos são mais altos que vossos caminhos, e meus pensamentos [mais altos] que vossos pensamentos.
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 Porque tal como a chuva e a neve desce dos céus, e para lá não volta, mas rega a terra, e a faz produzir, brotar, e dar semente ao semeador, e pão ao que come;
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 Assim também será minha palavra, que não voltará a mim vazia; ao contrário, ela fará o que me agrada, e cumprirá aquilo para que a enviei.
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 Porque com alegria saireis, e em paz sereis guiados; os montes e os morros cantarão de alegria perante vossa presença, e todas as árvores do campo baterão palmas.
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 Em lugar do espinheiro crescerá o cipreste, e em lugar da urtiga crescerá a murta; e isso será para o SENHOR como um nome, como um sinal eterno, que nunca se apagará.
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].”
