Isaías 55
1 “¡Oye! ¡Venid todos los que tengáis sed a las aguas! Ven, el que no tiene dinero, compra y come. Sí, ven, compra vino y leche sin dinero y sin precio.
“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 pan? y tu trabajo por lo que no satisface? Escúchame con atención y come lo que es bueno, y deja que tu alma se deleite en la riqueza.
[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 Vuelve tu oído y ven a mí. Escucha, y tu alma vivirá. Haré con vosotros un pacto eterno, las misericordias seguras de 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 He aquí que lo he dado por testigo a los pueblos, un líder y comandante de los pueblos.
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 He aquí que llamarás a una nación que no conoces; y una nación que no te conocía correrá hacia ti, a causa de Yahvé, tu Dios, y para el Santo de Israel; porque te ha glorificado”.
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 a Yahvé mientras pueda ser encontrado. Invócalo 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 Que el malvado abandone su camino, y el hombre injusto sus pensamientos. Que vuelva a Yahvé, y él se apiadará de él, a nuestro Dios, porque él perdonará libremente.
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 mis pensamientos no son vuestros pensamientos, y tus caminos no son mis caminos”, dice Yahvé.
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 como los cielos son más altos que la tierra, así que mis caminos son más altos que los tuyos, y mis pensamientos que tus pensamientos.
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 como la lluvia baja y la nieve del cielo, y no vuelve allí, sino que riega la tierra, y lo hace crecer y brotar, y da semilla al que siembra y pan al 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 así es mi palabra que sale de mi boca: no volverá a mi vacío, pero logrará lo que yo quiera, y prosperará en lo que le he mandado hacer.
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 saldrás con alegría, y ser conducido con paz. Los montes y las colinas romperán a cantar ante ti; y todos los árboles de los campos 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 En lugar de la espina surgirá el ciprés; y en lugar de la zarza surgirá el mirto. Hará un nombre para Yahvé, para una señal eterna que no será cortada”.
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].”
