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 grain I give you.
Come and buy wine and milk.
You will not have to pay anything for it.
2Why 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.
3Listen and come to me.
Pay attention to me.
Then you will live.
I will make a covenant with you that will last forever.
I will give you my faithful love.
I promised it to David.
4I made him a witness to the nations.
He became a ruler and commander over them.
5You 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 honored you.”
6Turn to the Lord before it’s too late.
Call out to him while he’s still ready to help you.
7Let 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.
10The 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.
11The 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.
13Juniper 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 forever.”
上帝施恩典
1耶和华说：“口渴的人啊，来喝水吧！
没有钱的人啊，
来买东西吃吧！
买酒买奶都不用付钱。
2你们为什么花钱买不能充饥的食物？
为什么拿辛苦赚来的钱买不能令人饱足的东西？
要留心听我的话，
就可以吃美物，
享受丰盛的佳肴。
3你们要到我这里来，
侧耳听我的话，就必得到生命。
我要跟你们立永久的约，
将应许给大卫的可靠恩福赐给你们。
4我使他统管万民，
向万民做见证。
5看啊，你必召集不认识的国民，
不认识你的国民必来投奔你，
因为以色列的圣者——你的上帝耶和华赐给你荣耀。”
6要趁着还可以找到耶和华的时候寻找祂，
趁祂还在附近的时候求告祂。
7愿邪恶的人停止作恶，
不义的人除掉恶念。
愿他们归向耶和华，
祂必怜悯他们；
愿他们归向我们的上帝，
祂必仁慈地赦免他们。
8耶和华说：“我的意念并非你们的意念，
我的道路并非你们的道路。
9正如天高过地，
我的道路也高过你们的道路，
我的意念也高过你们的意念。
10雨雪从天降下，并不返回，
而是要滋润大地，
使地上的植物发芽生长，
叫播种的有种子，
吃饭的有食粮。
11同样，我口中所出的话也不会徒然返回，
而是要成就我的旨意，
实现我的计划。
12你们必欢欢喜喜地出来，
平平安安地蒙引导，
大山小山都要在你们面前歌唱，
田野的树木也都拍掌。
13曾经的荆棘之地必长出松树，
曾经的蒺藜之地必长出番石榴。
这便是永远长存的记号，
以宣扬耶和华的名。”
