Isaiah 55

1 woe! all thirsty to go: come to/for water and which nothing to/for him silver: money to go: come to buy grain and to eat and to go: come to buy grain in/on/with not silver: money and in/on/with not price wine and milk

Come, everyone of you who's thirsty, come and drink the water! You who don't have money, come—you can buy and eat! Come and buy wine and milk—you don't need money; there's no cost!

2 to/for what? to weigh silver: money in/on/with not food: bread and toil your in/on/with not to/for satiety to hear: hear to hear: hear to(wards) me and to eat good and to delight in/on/with ashes soul: appetite your

Why are you spending money on what isn't food, and why work for something that doesn't satisfy you? Listen carefully to me: eat what is good, and you'll enjoy the very best food.

3 to stretch ear your and to go: come to(wards) me to hear: hear and to live soul your and to cut: make(covenant) to/for you covenant forever: enduring kindness David [the] be faithful

Come here, and pay attention, so you can truly live. I'm going to make an agreement with you that will last forever, based on the trustworthy love I showed to David.

4 look! witness people to give: make him leader and to command people

See how I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander for them.

5 look! nation not to know to call: call to and nation not to know you to(wards) you to run: run because LORD God your and to/for holy Israel for to beautify you

You will call nations you don't even know, and nations who don't know you will come running to you. For the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, I made you glorious.

6 to seek LORD in/on/with to find he to call: call to him in/on/with to be he near

Look for the Lord while you can still find him; call out to him while he's nearby.

7 to leave: forsake wicked way: conduct his and man evil: wickedness plot his and to return: repent to(wards) LORD and to have compassion him and to(wards) God our for to multiply to/for to forgive

Wicked people should change their ways and get rid of even the thought of doing something wrong. They should turn to the Lord so he can be merciful to them. Come back to our God, because he's generous with his forgiveness.

8 for not plot my plot your and not way: conduct your way: conduct my utterance LORD

For your thoughts are not my thoughts; and your ways are not my ways, declares the Lord.

9 for to exult heaven from land: country/planet so to exult way: conduct my from way: conduct your and plot my from plot your

In the same way the heavens are higher than the earth, my ways are higher than your ways, and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.

10 for like/as as which to go down [the] rain and [the] snow from [the] heaven and there [to] not to return: return that if: except if: except to quench [obj] [the] land: country/planet and to beget her and to spring her and to give: give seed to/for to sow and food: bread to/for to eat

It's like the rain and snow that fall from heaven. They don't go back there until they've watered the earth, making plants grow and flower, providing seeds for the sower and food to eat.

11 so to be word my which to come out: come from lip my not to return: return to(wards) me emptily that if: except if: except to make: do [obj] which to delight in and to prosper which to send: depart him

In the same way the words I say don't come back to me unfulfilled, they accomplish what I want—they successfully achieve my purpose.

12 for in/on/with joy to come out: come and in/on/with peace to conduct [emph?] [the] mountain: mount and [the] hill to break out to/for face: before your cry and all tree [the] land: country to clap palm

You will live happily, taught the ways of peace. Mountains and hills will celebrate, singing beside you; and all the trees will clap their hands!

13 underneath: instead [the] thorn bush to ascend: rise cypress (and underneath: instead *QK) [the] nettle to ascend: rise myrtle and to be to/for LORD to/for name to/for sign: indicator forever: enduring not to cut: eliminate

Cypress trees will grow instead of thorn bushes; myrtle trees will grow instead of brambles. This is to confirm the Lord's reputation—an everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.