Isaías 55
1 Vengan todos los que tienen sed, vengan a beber el agua. Los que no tienen dinero, vengan, pueden comprar y comer. Vengan y compren vino y leche; no necesitan dinero; no cuesta nada.
“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 qué gastas dinero en lo que no es comida, y por qué trabajas por algo que no te satisface? Escúchame bien: come lo que es bueno, y disfrutarás de la mejor comida.
[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 Ven aquí y presta atención, para que puedas vivir de verdad. Voy a hacer un acuerdo contigo que durará para siempre, basado en el amor confiable que le mostré a David.
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 Mira cómo lo hice testigo de los pueblos, líder y comandante para ellos.
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 Llamará a naciones que ni siquiera conoce, y las naciones que no lo conocen vendrán corriendo hacia él. Porque al Señor tu Dios, el Santo de Israel, lo hice glorioso.
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 Busca al Señor mientras puedas encontrarlo; llámalo mientras esté cerca.
Seek [to know] me while it is still possible for you to do that; call to me while I am near!
7 Los malvados deben cambiar sus costumbres y dejar de pensar en hacer algo malo. Deben volverse al Señor para que él tenga misericordia de ellos. Vuelvan a nuestro Dios, porque él es generoso con su perdón.
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 Porque sus pensamientos no son mis pensamientos, y sus caminos no son mis caminos, declara el Señor.
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 Así como los cielos son más altos que la tierra, mis caminos son más altos que los suyos, y mis pensamientos más altos.
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 Es como la lluvia y la nieve que caen del cielo. No vuelven allí hasta que han regado la tierra, haciendo que las plantas crezcan y florezcan, proporcionando semillas para el sembrador y alimentos para comer.
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 De la misma manera, las palabras que digo no vuelven a mí sin cumplirse, sino que logran lo que yo quiero: alcanzan con éxito mi propósito.
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 Vivirás feliz, enseñado los caminos de la paz. Las montañas y las colinas celebrarán, cantando a tu lado; y todos los árboles aplaudirán.
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 Los cipreses crecerán en lugar de los arbustos de espinas; los mirtos crecerán en lugar de las zarzas. Esto es para confirmar la reputación del Señor: una señal eterna, que nunca será destruida.
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].”
