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Isaiah 55
English Standard Version
Isaiah 55
English Standard Version
The Compassion of the Lord
55 (A)“Come, everyone who thirsts,
come to the waters;
and he who has no money,
(B)come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
without money and without price.
2 (C)Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread,
and your labor for that which does not satisfy?
Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good,
and delight yourselves in rich food.
3 Incline your ear, and come to me;
(D)hear, that your soul may live;
(E)and I will make with you an everlasting covenant,
(F)my steadfast, sure love for (G)David.
4 (H)Behold, I made him a witness to the peoples,
(I)a leader and commander for the peoples.
5 (J)Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know,
and (K)a nation that did not know you shall run to you,
because of the Lord your God, and of the Holy One of Israel,
(L)for he has glorified you.
6 (M)“Seek the Lord while he may be found;
call upon him while he is near;
7 let the wicked forsake his way,
and the unrighteous man his thoughts;
let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him,
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
9 (N)For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
10 (O)“For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven
and do not return there but water the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout,
(P)giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
11 so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;
it shall not return to me empty,
but (Q)it shall accomplish that which I purpose,
and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
12 (R)“For you shall go out in joy
and be led forth in peace;
(S)the mountains and the hills before you
shall break forth into singing,
and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
13 (T)Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress;
instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle;
and it shall make a name for the Lord,
an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”
Jesaja 55
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Jesaja 55
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Herrens förbund består
55 Alla ni som är törstiga,
kom och drick vatten,
även om ni är utan pengar!
Kom och ät!
Kom och ta emot både mjölk och vin
utan pengar, utan att betala!
2 Varför lägger ni ut pengar på det som inte är bröd
och er lön på det som inte mättar?
Lyssna nu på mig, så får ni äta av det goda
och njuta av de rikaste rätter.
3 Kom till mig och lyssna!
Hör på mig, så ska ni få liv!
Jag upprättar ett evigt förbund med er
och ger er den trofasta nåd som jag gav David.
4 Jag gjorde honom till vittne för folken,
till furste och härskare över dem.
5 Du ska kalla på folkslag som du inte känner,
folk som inte känner dig ska skynda till dig
för Herren, din Guds skull,
Israels Helige, som förhärligar dig.”
6 Sök Herren, medan han låter sig finnas,
be till honom, när han är nära.
7 Må den gudlöse överge sin väg
och den som gör orätt ändra sina planer.
Må han vända om till Herren,
så förbarmar han sig över honom
Må han vända sig till vår Gud, för han vill förlåta allt.
8 ”Mina tankar är inte era tankar
och era vägar är inte mina vägar, säger Herren.
9 Liksom himlen är högre än jorden,
är mina vägar högre än era vägar
och mina tankar högre än era tankar.
10 Liksom regn och snö faller ner från himlen
och inte återvänder utan vattnar jorden,
gör den bördig och grönskande
och ger säd att så och bröd att äta,
11 så är det också med ordet jag uttalar:
Det vänder inte tillbaka tomt
utan uträttar allt jag vill,
och det har framgång vart jag än sänder det.
12 Ni ska tåga ut med glädje
och ledas framåt i frid.
Bergen och höjderna ska brista ut i glädje inför er,
träden ute på fälten klappa i händerna.
13 I stället för törnsnår ska det växa cypresser,
och myrten i stället för nässlor.
Detta ska ske till Herrens ära
och vara ett evigt, oförgängligt tecken.”
Isaiah 55
New International Version
Isaiah 55
New International Version
Invitation to the Thirsty
55 “Come, all you who are thirsty,(A)
come to the waters;(B)
and you who have no money,
come, buy(C) and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk(D)
without money and without cost.(E)
2 Why spend money on what is not bread,
and your labor on what does not satisfy?(F)
Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good,(G)
and you will delight in the richest(H) of fare.
3 Give ear and come to me;
listen,(I) that you may live.(J)
I will make an everlasting covenant(K) with you,
my faithful love(L) promised to David.(M)
4 See, I have made him a witness(N) to the peoples,
a ruler and commander(O) of the peoples.
5 Surely you will summon nations(P) you know not,
and nations you do not know will come running to you,(Q)
because of the Lord your God,
the Holy One(R) of Israel,
for he has endowed you with splendor.”(S)
6 Seek(T) the Lord while he may be found;(U)
call(V) on him while he is near.
7 Let the wicked forsake(W) their ways
and the unrighteous their thoughts.(X)
Let them turn(Y) to the Lord, and he will have mercy(Z) on them,
and to our God, for he will freely pardon.(AA)
8 “For my thoughts(AB) are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,”(AC)
declares the Lord.
9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth,(AD)
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.(AE)
10 As the rain(AF) and the snow
come down from heaven,
and do not return to it
without watering the earth
and making it bud and flourish,(AG)
so that it yields seed(AH) for the sower and bread for the eater,(AI)
11 so is my word(AJ) that goes out from my mouth:
It will not return to me empty,(AK)
but will accomplish what I desire
and achieve the purpose(AL) for which I sent it.
12 You will go out in joy(AM)
and be led forth in peace;(AN)
the mountains and hills
will burst into song(AO) before you,
and all the trees(AP) of the field
will clap their hands.(AQ)
13 Instead of the thornbush will grow the juniper,
and instead of briers(AR) the myrtle(AS) will grow.
This will be for the Lord’s renown,(AT)
for an everlasting sign,
that will endure forever.”
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