Jeremiah 31

1 At the same time, says the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.

TUHAN berkata, "Akan tiba waktunya Aku menjadi Allah semua suku Israel, dan mereka menjadi umat-Ku.

2 Thus says the LORD, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.

Di padang gurun Aku menunjukkan belas kasihan-Ku kepada mereka yang telah luput dari maut. Ketika umat Israel mencari ketenangan,

3 The LORD has appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved you with an everlasting love: therefore with loving kindness have I drawn you.

dari jauh Aku menampakkan diri-Ku kepada mereka. Hai umat Israel, sejak dulu Aku selalu mengasihi kamu, dan untuk seterusnya Aku akan tetap menunjukkan bahwa Aku selalu mengasihi kamu.

4 Again I will build you, and you shall be built, O virgin of Israel: you shall again be adorned with your timbrels, and shall go forth in the dances of them that make merry.

Bangsamu akan Kujadikan jaya seperti dahulu. Sekali lagi kamu akan mengambil rebana, dan menari dengan gembira.

5 You shall yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria: the planters shall plant, and shall eat them as common things.

Kamu akan membuka kebun anggur di pegunungan Samaria, dan yang menanam akan memetik buahnya pula.

6 For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise all of you, and let us go up to Zion unto the LORD our God.

Sungguh, akan tiba waktunya para pengawal kota berseru di pegunungan Efraim, 'Mari kita naik ke Sion, kepada TUHAN Allah kita.'"

7 For thus says the LORD; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish all of you, praise all of you, and say, O LORD, save your people, the remnant of Israel.

TUHAN berkata, "Bernyanyilah gembira bagi Israel, umat-Ku--bangsa yang terutama dari segala bangsa. Nyanyikanlah kidung pujian, dan beritakanlah: 'TUHAN telah menyelamatkan yang tersisa dari umat-Nya.'

8 Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that labors with child together: a great company shall return thither.

Dari utara Kubawa mereka kembali; Kukumpulkan mereka dari ujung-ujung bumi. Orang buta dan orang lumpuh akan ikut dengan mereka, juga wanita yang baru melahirkan dan yang hamil tua. Mereka semua akan datang kembali dalam jumlah yang besar ke negeri ini.

9 They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.

Mereka berjalan dengan bercucuran air mata, Kuhibur dan Kubimbing mereka. Kubawa mereka melalui tempat-tempat yang banyak airnya, melalui jalan rata di tempat mereka tak akan tersandung. Bagi Israel, aku bagaikan ayah; Efraim adalah putra-Ku yang sulung."

10 Hear the word of the LORD, O all of you nations, and declare it in the isles far off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd does his flock.

TUHAN berkata, "Dengarlah hai bangsa-bangsa! Sampaikanlah pesan-Ku ke seberang lautan: Umat-Ku yang telah Kuceraiberaikan akan Kukumpulkan dan Kupelihara seperti gembala menjaga dombanya.

11 For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.

Umat Israel telah Kuselamatkan, dan Kubebaskan dari bangsa yang kuat.

12 Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.

Ke Bukit Sion mereka akan datang dengan muka yang berseri-seri, sambil menyanyi dengan riang karena semua pemberian-Ku kepada mereka, yaitu gandum, minyak, anggur, sapi dan domba. Mereka akan seperti taman yang cukup airnya, dan tidak kekurangan apa-apa.

13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.

Pada waktu itu gadis-gadis akan menari dengan bersuka hati. Orang tua dan orang muda sama-sama berbahagia, sebab Aku akan menghibur mereka. Duka mereka Kuubah menjadi kesukaan, kesedihan Kuubah menjadi kebahagiaan.

14 And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, says the LORD.

Para imam akan Kupuaskan dengan makanan berkelimpahan; dan semua yang umat-Ku perlukan akan Kuberikan. Aku, TUHAN, yang mengatakan."

15 Thus says the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.

TUHAN berkata, "Di Rama terdengar suara ratapan, dan keluh kesah yang diliputi kepedihan. Rahel meratapi anak-anaknya, ia tak mau dihibur sebab mereka sudah tiada.

16 Thus says the LORD; Refrain your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears: for your work shall be rewarded, says the LORD; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.

Hentikan tangismu dan keringkan air matamu! Takkan sia-sia jerih payahmu untuk anak-anakmu. Bagimu akan ada ganjaran, anak-anakmu pulang dari negeri lawan.

17 And there is hope in your end, says the LORD, that your children shall come again to their own border.

Ada harapan bagimu di masa depan; anak-anakmu akan kembali ke kampung halaman.

18 I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; You have chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock is not accustomed to the yoke: turn you me, and I shall be turned; for you are the LORD my God.

Kudengar umat Israel berkata penuh kesedihan, 'Ya TUHAN, kami seperti hewan yang belum dijinakkan tapi Kaulatih kami untuk patuh, dan sekarang kami siap untuk balik kepada-Mu. Jadi, bawalah kami kembali, ya TUHAN, Allah kami.

19 Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I stroke upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.

Engkau telah kami belakangi, tapi perbuatan itu kami sesali. Setelah Engkau menghukum kami, kepala kami tertunduk karena sedih. Kami malu dan menjadi hina karena telah berdosa pada masa muda.'

20 Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spoke against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, says the LORD.

Israel, engkau anak kesayangan-Ku, anak tercinta, buah hati-Ku. Setiap kali Aku mengancammu Aku selalu ingat padamu dengan rindu. Engkau akan Kuperlakukan dengan penuh belas kasihan.

21 Set you up guideposts, make you high heaps: set your heart toward the highway, even the way which you went: return, O virgin of Israel, return to these your cities.

Tandailah jalan-jalan, pasanglah rambu-rambu carilah jalan yang kautempuh dahulu. Hai, Israel, pulanglah! Kembalilah ke kota-kotamu yang semula.

22 How long will you go about, O you backsliding daughter? for the LORD has created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man.

Sampai kapan kau terus ragu-ragu, hai bangsa yang tak setia kepada-Ku? Aku telah menciptakan sesuatu yang baru di dunia, sesuatu yang ganjil--seganjil wanita melindungi pria."

23 Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The LORD bless you, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.

TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa, Allah Israel berkata, "Apabila umat-Ku sudah Kujadikan jaya seperti dahulu, maka di negeri Yehuda dan di desa-desanya akan terdengar lagi orang berkata, 'Semoga TUHAN memberkati bukit suci di Yerusalem tempat kediaman yang khusus bagi-Nya.'

24 And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof together, husbandmen, and they that go forth with flocks.

Orang akan tinggal di Yehuda dan di desa-desanya. Di sana akan ada petani dan peternak dengan sapi dan dombanya.

25 For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.

Mereka yang lelah akan Kusegarkan, dan yang lesu karena kelaparan akan Kukenyangkan.

26 Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.

Pada waktu itu orang akan berkata, 'Setelah tidur nyenyak, aku merasa segar.'

27 Behold, the days come, says the LORD, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast.

Aku, TUHAN, berkata bahwa akan tiba masanya negeri Israel dan Yehuda Kupenuhi dengan manusia dan hewan.

28 And it shall come to pass, that like I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, says the LORD.

Sebagaimana dahulu Aku telah menjaga mereka supaya kemudian Aku mencabut, meruntuhkan dan menghancurkan mereka, begitu pula Aku akan menjaga mereka supaya Aku meneguhkan dan bangun mereka kembali.

29 In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge.

Pada waktu itu orang tidak akan berkata lagi, 'Orang tua makan buah yang asam, gigi anaknya yang merasa ngilu,'

30 But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eats the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.

melainkan siapa makan buah yang asam, dia sendirilah yang akan ngilu giginya. Setiap orang akan mati karena dosanya sendiri."

31 Behold, the days come, says the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:

TUHAN berkata, "Akan tiba masanya Aku membuat perjanjian yang baru dengan umat Israel dan Yehuda.

32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, says the LORD:

Tapi perjanjian itu bukan seperti perjanjian yang Kubuat dengan leluhur mereka ketika Kutuntun mereka keluar dari Mesir. Sekalipun Aku seperti seorang suami bagi mereka, namun mereka mengingkari perjanjian-Ku dengan mereka.

33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, says the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Inilah perjanjian baru yang akan Kubuat dengan umat Israel: Hukum-hukum-Ku akan Kutaruh di dalam batin mereka, dan Kutulis pada hati mereka. Aku akan menjadi Allah mereka, dan mereka akan menjadi umat-Ku.

34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, says the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

Tak perlu lagi seorang pun dari mereka mengajar sesamanya untuk mengenal TUHAN. Sebab mereka semua, besar kecil, akan mengenal Aku. Kesalahan-kesalahan mereka akan Kulupakan, dosa-dosa mereka akan Kuampuni. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara."

35 Thus says the LORD, which gives the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divides the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:

Matahari disediakan TUHAN untuk menerangi siang; bulan dan bintang-bintang untuk menerangi malam. Laut diaduknya sehingga gelombang bergelora, TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa, itulah namanya.

36 If those ordinances depart from before me, says the LORD, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.

TUHAN berjanji, "Selama hukum alam tak berubah Israel pun akan tetap ada sebagai bangsa.

37 Thus says the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, says the LORD.

Sekiranya suatu waktu langit dapat diukur, dan dasar bumi dapat diselidiki, pada waktu itulah Israel akan Kutolak karena segala perbuatan mereka yang jahat. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara."

38 Behold, the days come, says the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.

TUHAN berkata, "Akan tiba masanya seluruh Yerusalem dibangun kembali sebagai kota-Ku, dari Menara Hananeel sampai ke Pintu Gerbang Sudut.

39 And the measuring line shall yet go forth opposite to it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath.

Dari situ garis batasnya menuju ke Bukit Gareb, lalu membelok ke Goa.

40 And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook of Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto the LORD; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.

Seluruh lembah itu, yang dipakai sebagai kuburan dan tempat pembuangan sampah, dan semua ladang di tepi Sungai Kidron sampai ke Pintu Gerbang Kuda ke arah timur, akan dikhususkan untuk Aku. Kota Yerusalem tidak akan diruntuhkan lagi atau dihancurkan."