Isaiah 55 | English Standard Version

English Standard Version

The Compassion of the Lord

1 “Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. (Pr 9:5; Isa 44:3; Mt 5:6; Joh 7:37)

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2 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. (Joh 6:27) 3 Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David. (Ps 89:33; Pr 4:4; Isa 54:8; Isa 59:21; Isa 61:8; Jer 30:9; Jer 32:40; Eze 37:26; Ac 13:34)

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4 Behold, I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander for the peoples. (Ps 18:43; Isa 9:6; Da 9:25; Mic 5:2; Ac 5:31; Re 17:14; Re 19:16)

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5 Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know, and a nation that did not know you shall run to you, because of the Lord your God, and of the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you. (Isa 44:23; Isa 55:4; Zec 8:22; Ac 3:13)

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6 “Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near; (Ps 32:6; Am 5:4) 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 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. (Ps 103:11) 10 “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, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, (Ps 148:8; 2Co 9:10) 11 so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it. (Isa 40:8) 12 “For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. (Ps 98:8; Isa 35:10; Isa 44:23; Isa 48:20; Isa 52:12)

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13 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.” (Isa 35:1; Isa 41:19)

New International Version

from Biblica

Invitation to the thirsty

1 ‘Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. 2 Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labour on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare. 3 Give ear and come to me; listen, that you may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David. 4 See, I have made him a witness to the peoples, a ruler and commander of the peoples. 5 Surely you will summon nations you know not, and nations you do not know will come running to you, because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendour.’ 6 Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. 8 ‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,’ declares the Lord. 9 ‘As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. 10 As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, 11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth: it will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. 12 You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. 13 Instead of the thorn-bush will grow the juniper, and instead of briers the myrtle will grow. This will be for the Lord’s renown, for an everlasting sign, that will endure for ever.’

New International Reader’s Version

from Biblica

The Lord invites thirsty people to come to him

1 ‘Come, all you who are thirsty. Come and drink the water I offer to you. You who do not have any money, come. Buy and eat the corn I give you. Come and buy wine and milk. You will not have to pay anything for it. 2 Why spend money on what is not food? Why work for what does not satisfy you? Listen carefully to me. Then you will eat what is good. You will enjoy the richest food there is. 3 Listen and come to me. Pay attention to me. Then you will live. I will make a covenant with you that will last for ever. I will give you my faithful love. I promised it to David. 4 I made him a witness to the nations. He became a ruler and commander over them. 5 You too will send for nations you do not know. Even though you do not know them, they will come running to you. That is what I will do. I am the LORD your God. I am the Holy One of Israel. I have honoured you.’ 6 Turn to the LORD before it’s too late. Call out to him while he’s still ready to help you. 7 Let those who are evil stop doing evil things. And let them quit thinking evil thoughts. Let them turn to the LORD. The LORD will show them his tender love. Let them turn to our God. He is always ready to forgive. 8 ‘My thoughts are not like your thoughts. And your ways are not like my ways,’ announces the LORD. 9 ‘The heavens are higher than the earth. And my ways are higher than your ways. My thoughts are higher than your thoughts. 10 The rain and the snow come down from the sky. They do not return to it without watering the earth. They make plants come up and grow. The plants produce seeds for farmers. They also produce food for people to eat. 11 The words I speak are like that. They will not return to me without producing results. They will accomplish what I want them to. They will do exactly what I sent them to do. 12 ‘My people, you will go out of Babylon with joy. You will be led out of it in peace. The mountains and hills will burst into song as you go. And all the trees in the fields will clap their hands. 13 Juniper trees will grow where there used to be bushes that had thorns on them. And myrtle trees will grow where there used to be thorns. That will bring me great fame. It will be a lasting reminder of what I can do. It will stand for ever.’

King James Version

1 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.

Einheitsübersetzung 2016

from Katholisches Bibelwerk

Die Knechte Gottes als Empfänger der Hulderweise Gottes für David

1 Auf, alle Durstigen, kommt zum Wasser! / Die ihr kein Geld habt, kommt, kauft Getreide und esst, kommt und kauft ohne Geld / und ohne Bezahlung Wein und Milch! (Joh 7:37; Re 22:17) 2 Warum bezahlt ihr mit Geld, was euch nicht nährt, / und mit dem Lohn eurer Mühen, / was euch nicht satt macht? Hört auf mich, dann bekommt ihr das Beste zu essen / und könnt euch laben an fetten Speisen! 3 Neigt euer Ohr und kommt zu mir, / hört und ihr werdet aufleben! Ich schließe mit euch einen ewigen Bund: / Die Erweise der Huld für David sind beständig. (2Ch 6:42; Isa 61:8; Ac 13:34) 4 Siehe, ich habe ihn zum Zeugen für die Völker gemacht, / zum Fürsten und Gebieter der Nationen. 5 Siehe, eine Nation, die du nicht kennst, wirst du rufen / und eine Nation, die dich nicht kannte, eilt zu dir, um des HERRN, deines Gottes, des Heiligen Israels willen, / weil er dich herrlich gemacht hat.

Mahnung zur Gottsuche

6 Sucht den HERRN, er lässt sich finden, / ruft ihn an, er ist nah! 7 Der Frevler soll seinen Weg verlassen, / der Übeltäter seine Pläne. Er kehre um zum HERRN, / damit er Erbarmen hat mit ihm, und zu unserem Gott; / denn er ist groß im Verzeihen.

Vertrauen auf die Wirksamkeit des göttlichen Wortes

8 Meine Gedanken sind nicht eure Gedanken / und eure Wege sind nicht meine Wege - / Spruch des HERRN. 9 So hoch der Himmel über der Erde ist, / so hoch erhaben sind meine Wege über eure Wege / und meine Gedanken über eure Gedanken. 10 Denn wie der Regen und der Schnee vom Himmel fällt / und nicht dorthin zurückkehrt, ohne die Erde zu tränken und sie zum Keimen und Sprossen zu bringen, / dass sie dem Sämann Samen gibt und Brot zum Essen, (2Co 9:10) 11 so ist es auch mit dem Wort, / das meinen Mund verlässt: Es kehrt nicht leer zu mir zurück, / ohne zu bewirken, was ich will, / und das zu erreichen, wozu ich es ausgesandt habe.

Der freudige Auszug aus Babel

12 In Freude werdet ihr ausziehen / und in Frieden heimgebracht werden. Berge und Hügel brechen vor euch in Jubel aus / und alle Bäume auf dem Feld klatschen in die Hände. (Isa 44:23) 13 Statt Dornen wachsen Zypressen, / statt Brennnesseln Myrten. Das geschieht zum Ruhm des HERRN / zum ewigen Zeichen, das niemals getilgt wird. (Isa 56:5)