Isaiah, Chapter 55
Introduction
This entry meets the strict three-criteria standard of the Theosis Library, with the manuscript text drawn directly from the same source as the scan:
- Manuscript scan: The actual folio of Codex Sinaiticus containing this passage, from the Codex Sinaiticus Project (codexsinaiticus.org). Library folio reference: 63.
- Original text: The verbatim transcription of the Sinaiticus manuscript from the Codex Sinaiticus Project, preserving uncial forms, lunate sigma, nomina sacra (e.g. ⟨θϲ⟩ = θεός), and scribal marks. Nomina sacra are shown in angle brackets to indicate the manuscript's sacred-name abbreviations.
- English translation: The King James Version (1611), retrieved verbatim from the public-domain bible-api.com endpoint.
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1οι διψωτεϲ πορευεϲθαι εφ ϋδωρ · και οϲοι μη εχετε αργυριον · βαϲδιϲατεϲ · αγοραϲατε και πιετε ανευ αργυριου και τιμηϲ · οινου και ϲτεαρ · 2ϊνα τι τιμαϲθε αργυριω · και τον μοχθον ϋμων . ουκ ειϲ πληϲμονην · ακουϲαϲθε μου · και φαγεϲθε αγαθα · και εντρυφηϲι εν αγαθοιϲ η ψυχη ϋμων · 3προϲεχετε τοιϲ ωϲιν ϋμων · και επακολουθηϲατε ταιϲ οδοιϲ μου · ειϲακουϲατε μου · και ζηϲετε εν αγαθοιϲ η ψυχη ϋμων · κ(αι) διαθηϲομε ϋμι διαθηκην αιωνιον · τα οϲια δαδ τα πιϲτα : 4ειδου μαρτυριον αυτον εν εθνεϲιν δεδωκαʼ αρχοντα και προϲταϲϲοντα εθνεϲιν · 5εθνη · α ουκ οιδαϲιν ϲε · επικαιλεϲοντε ϲε · και λαοι · οι ουκ επιϲταντε ϲε · επι ϲε καταφευξοτε ενεκεν κυ του θυ ϲου του αγιου ιηλ · οτι εδοξαϲεν ϲε :
1Ho, 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. 2Wherefore 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. 3Incline 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. 4Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people. 5Behold, 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.
6ζητηϲατε τον κν · και εν τω ευριϲκει αυτον επικαλεϲαϲθε ηνικα δ αν εγγιζη ϋμιν 7απολιπετω ο αϲεβηϲ ταϲ οδουϲ αυτου · και ανηρ ανομοϲ · ταϲ βουλαϲ αυτου · και επιϲτραφητω επι κν · και ελεηθηϲεται ˙ οτι επι πολυ αφηϲει ταϲ αμαρτιαϲ ϋμω · 8ου γαρ ειϲιν αι βουλε μου · ωϲπερ αι βουλαι ϋμων ˙ ουδε ωϲπερʼ ε οδοι ϋμων · αι οδοι μου λεγει κϲ · 9αλλ ωϲ απεχι ο ουρανοϲ απο τηϲ γηϲ · ουτωϲ απεχι η οδοϲ μου απο τη οδων ϋμων · κ(αι) τα διανοηματα ϋμων · απο τηϲ διανοιαϲ μου . 10φηϲεται . εωϲ αν μεθυϲη την γην · και εκτεκη και εκβλαϲτηϲη · και δω ϲπερμα τω ϲπιροτι · και αρτον ειϲ βρωϲιν ·
6Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: 7Let 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. 8For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. 9For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. 10For 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:
11ουτωϲ εϲτε το ρημα μου · ο εαν εξελθη εκ του ϲτοματοϲ μου · ου μη αποϲτραφη · εωϲ αν ϲυντελεϲθη · οϲα ηθεληϲα · και ευοδωϲω ταϲ οδουϲ · και τα ενταλματα μου · 12εν γαρ ευφροϲυνη εξελευϲεϲθαι · και εν χαρα διδαχθηϲεϲθε · τα γαρ ορη και οι βουνοι εξαλουνται · προϲδεχομενοι ϋμαϲ εν χαρα ˙ και παντα τα ξυλα του αγρου · επικροτηϲι τοιϲ κλαδοιϲ · 13και αντι τηϲ ϲτοιβηϲ αναβηϲεται κυπαριϲϲοϲ · αντι δε τηϲ κονυζηϲ · αναβηϲεται μυρϲινη · και εϲτε κϲ ειϲ ονομα ˙ και ειϲ ϲημιο αιωνιον · και ουκ εκλιψει ·
11So 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. 12For 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. 13Instead 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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Source & Cross-References
- Source text: Codex Sinaiticus folio + transcription (codexsinaiticus.org) + KJV (bible-api.com) — view original
- Critical edition: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869) / Codex Sinaiticus transcription
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