Isaías 55
1 A todos los sedientos: Venid a las aguas. Y los que no tienen dinero, venid, comprad, y comed. Venid, comprad, sin dinero y sin precio, vino y leche.
“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 gastáis el dinero en lo que no es pan, y vuestro trabajo en lo que no sacia? Oídme atentamente, y comed del bien; y se deleitará vuestra alma con grosura.
[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 Inclinad vuestros oídos, y venid a mí; oíd, y vivirá vuestra alma. Y haré con vosotros pacto eterno, las misericordias firmes 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 He aquí, que yo lo di por testigo a los pueblos, por capitán y por maestro a 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 gente que no conociste; y gentiles que no te conocieron correrán a ti, por causa del SEÑOR tu Dios, y del Santo de Israel que te ha honrado.
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 Buscad al SEÑOR, mientras se halla; llamadle en tanto que está cercano.
Seek [to know] me while it is still possible for you to do that; call to me while I am near!
7 Deje el impío su camino; y el varón inicuo, sus pensamientos; y vuélvase al SEÑOR, el cual tendrá de él misericordia; y al Dios nuestro, el cual será grande en perdonar.
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 como vuestros pensamientos; ni vuestros caminos, como mis caminos, dijo 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 Como son más altos los cielos que la tierra, así son más altos mis caminos que vuestros caminos, y mis pensamientos más que vuestros 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 desciende de los cielos la lluvia, y la nieve, y no vuelve allá, sino que riega la tierra, y la hace engendrar, y producir, y da simiente 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 será mi Palabra que sale de mi boca: no volverá a mí vacía, mas hará lo que yo quiero, y será prosperada en aquello para que la envié.
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 con alegría saldréis, y con paz seréis vueltos; los montes y los collados levantarán canción delante de vosotros, y todos los árboles del campo os aplaudirán con las manos.
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 zarza crecerá haya; y en lugar de la ortiga crecerá arrayán; y será al SEÑOR por nombre, por señal eterna que nunca será raída.
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].”
