Isaiah 55
New King James Version
An Invitation to Abundant Life
55 “Ho! (A)Everyone who thirsts,
Come to the waters;
And you who have no money,
(B)Come, buy and eat.
Yes, come, buy wine and milk
Without money and without price.
2 Why do you [a]spend money for what is not bread,
And your wages for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,
And let your soul delight itself in abundance.
3 Incline your ear, and (C)come to Me.
Hear, and your soul shall live;
(D)And I will make an everlasting covenant with you—
The (E)sure mercies of David.
4 Indeed I have given him as (F)a witness to the people,
(G)A leader and commander for the people.
5 (H)Surely you shall call a nation you do not know,
(I)And nations who do not know you shall run to you,
Because of the Lord your God,
And the Holy One of Israel;
(J)For He has glorified you.”
6 (K)Seek the Lord while He may be (L)found,
Call upon Him while He is near.
7 (M)Let the [b]wicked forsake his way,
And the unrighteous man (N)his thoughts;
Let him return to the Lord,
(O)And He will have mercy on him;
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.
8 “For(P) My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.
9 “For(Q) as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways,
And My thoughts than your thoughts.
10 “For (R)as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven,
And do not return there,
But water the earth,
And make it bring forth and bud,
That it may give seed to the sower
And bread to the eater,
11 (S)So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;
It shall not return to Me [c]void,
But it shall accomplish what I please,
And it shall (T)prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
12 “For(U) you shall go out with joy,
And be led out with peace;
The mountains and the hills
Shall (V)break forth into singing before you,
And (W)all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
13 (X)Instead of (Y)the thorn shall come up the cypress tree,
And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree;
And it shall be to the Lord (Z)for a name,
For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 55:2 Lit. weigh out silver
- Isaiah 55:7 Lit. man of iniquity
- Isaiah 55:11 empty, without fruit
Jesaja 55
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
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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
King James Version
55 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
2 Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
3 Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
4 Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.
5 Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.
6 Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
12 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
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