Jeremiah 31
1 “At that time,” a declaration of YHWH, “I am the God of all families of Israel, And they are My people.”
“Saa ɛberɛ no,” Awurade na ɔseɛ, “Mɛyɛ Israel mmusuakuo no nyinaa Onyankopɔn, na wɔbɛyɛ me nkurɔfoɔ.”
2 Thus said YHWH: “A people remaining from the sword Have found grace in the wilderness When Israel went to find rest.”
Deɛ Awurade seɛ nie: “Nnipa a wɔntotɔ wɔ akofena ano no bɛnya adom wɔ anweatam so; mede ahomegyeɛ bɛbrɛ Israel.”
3 YHWH has appeared to me from afar, “I have loved you with perpetual love, Therefore I have drawn you [with] kindness.
Awurade daa ne ho adi kyerɛɛ yɛn kane no na ɔkaa sɛ, “Mede ɔdɔ a ɛnsa da adɔ mo mede adɔeɛ atwe mo.
4 I build you again, And you have been built, O virgin of Israel, You put on your tambourines again, And have gone out in the chorus of the playful.
Mede wo bɛsi hɔ bio na wɔbɛsane de wo asi hɔ, Ao Israel babunu. Wobɛfa wʼakasaeɛ bio na wafiri adi ne anigyefoɔ akɔsa.
5 You plant vineyards in mountains of Samaria again, Planters have planted, and made common.
Bio, mobɛyɛ bobe nturo wɔ Samaria nkokoɔ so; akuafoɔ no bɛdua na wɔadi so aba.
6 For there is a day, Watchmen have cried on Mount Ephraim, Rise, and we go up to Zion, to our God YHWH”;
Ɛda bi bɛba a, awɛmfoɔ bɛteam wɔ Efraim nkokoɔ so sɛ, ‘Mommra momma yɛnforo nkɔ Sion nkɔ Awurade yɛn Onyankopɔn nkyɛn.’”
7 For thus said YHWH: “Sing [with] joy for Jacob, And cry aloud at the head of the nations, Sound, praise, and say, Save, O YHWH, Your people, the remnant of Israel.
Deɛ Awurade seɛ nie: “Momfa ahosɛpɛ nto nnwom mma Yakob; Monteam mma amanaman mu dikanfoɔ. Momma wɔnte mo ayɛyie na monka sɛ, ‘Ao Awurade gye wo nkurɔfoɔ, Israel nkaeɛfoɔ no.’
8 Behold, I am bringing them in from the north country, And have gathered them from the sides of the earth, Blind and lame [are] among them, Conceiving and travailing one—together, A great assembly—they return here.
Hwɛ, mede wɔn bɛfiri atifi fam asase so aba na maboa wɔn ano afiri nsase ano. Wɔn mu bi bɛyɛ anifirafoɔ, mpakye, apemfoɔ ne mmaa a wɔwɔ awokoɔ mu. Ɛdɔm kɛseɛ bɛsane aba.
9 They come in with weeping, And I bring them with supplications, I cause them to go to streams of waters, In a right way—they do not stumble in it, For I have been a Father to Israel, And Ephraim—he [is] My firstborn.”
Wɔde esu na ɛbɛba; wɔbɛbɔ mpaeɛ ɛberɛ a mede wɔn resane aba. Mede wɔn bɛfa nsuwa ho, ɛkwan tamaa a wɔrensunti wɔ so, ɛfiri sɛ mɛyɛ Israel agya, na Efraim yɛ me babarima piesie.
10 Hear a word of YHWH, O nations, And declare among the far off in the islands, and say: He who is scattering Israel gathers him, And has kept His flock as a shepherd,
“Montie Awurade asɛm, Ao amanaman; mommɔ no dawuro wɔ mpoano nsase a ɛwɔ akyirikyiri so sɛ, ‘Deɛ ɔbɔɔ Israel peteeɛ no bɛboaboa wɔn ano na wahwɛ ne nnwankuo so sɛ odwanhwɛfoɔ.’
11 For YHWH has ransomed Jacob, And redeemed him from a hand stronger than he.
Na Awurade bɛgyina mu ama Yakob na wagye wɔn afiri wɔn a wɔwɔ ahoɔden sene wɔn no nsam.
12 And they have come in, And have sung in the high place of Zion, And flowed to the goodness of YHWH, For wheat, and for new wine, and for oil, And for the young of the flock and herd, And their soul has been as a watered garden, And they do not add to grieve anymore.
Wɔbɛba na wɔde ahurisie ateam wɔ Sion sorɔnsorɔmmea; wɔbɛsɛpɛ wɔn ho wɔ akyɛdeɛ bebrebe a ɛfiri Awurade hɔ mu, atokoɔ, nsã foforɔ ne ngo, nnwammaa ne anantwie. Wɔbɛyɛ sɛ turo a wɔagugu so nsuo yie, na wɔrenni awerɛhoɔ bio.
13 “Then a virgin rejoices in a chorus, Both young men and old men—together, And I have turned their mourning to joy, And have comforted them, And gladdened them above their sorrow,
Afei, mmabaawa bɛsa na wɔn ani agye, mmeranteɛ ne nkɔkoraa nso. Mɛma wɔn awerɛhoɔ adane anigyeɛ; mɛma wɔn ahotɔ ne ahosɛpɛ asi awerɛhoɔ anan mu.
14 And satisfied the soul of the priests [with] fatness, And My people are satisfied with My goodness,” A declaration of YHWH.
Mɛma asɔfoɔ no deɛ ɛhia wɔn ama abu so, na mama mʼakyɛdeɛ bebrebe amee me nkurɔfoɔ,” Awurade, na ɔseɛ.
15 Thus said YHWH: “A voice is heard in Ramah, Wailing [and] the weeping of bitterness, Rachel is weeping for her sons, She has refused to be comforted for her sons, because they are not.”
Yei ne deɛ Awurade seɛ: “Wɔte nne bi wɔ Rama, awerɛhoɔ ne agyaadwotwa bebree, Rahel resu ne mma na ɔmpɛ sɛ wɔkyekyere ne werɛ, ɛfiri sɛ, ne mma nni hɔ bio.”
16 Thus said YHWH: “Withhold your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears, For there is a reward for your work,” A declaration of YHWH, “And they have turned back from the land of the enemy.
Yei ne deɛ Awurade seɛ: “Hyɛ wo ho so na woansu mia wʼani na woante nisuo, ɛfiri sɛ wɔbɛtua wʼadwumayɛ so ka,” Awurade na ɔseɛ. “Wɔbɛsane afiri atamfoɔ no asase so aba.
17 And there is hope for your latter end,” A declaration of YHWH, “And the sons have turned back [to] their border.
Enti anidasoɔ wɔ hɔ ma wo daakye.” Awurade na ɔseɛ. Wo mma bɛsane aba wɔn ankasa asase so.
18 I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself, You have disciplined me, And I am disciplined, as a heifer [that is] not taught, Turn me back, and I turn back, For You [are] my God YHWH.
“Ampa ara mate sɛ Efraim resu sɛ, ‘Wotenetenee me so sɛ nantwie ba a nʼani yɛ den, na woatwe me mʼaso. Gye me bio, na mɛsane aba, ɛfiri sɛ wo ne Awurade, me Onyankopɔn.
19 For after my turning back I regretted, And after my being instructed I struck on the thigh, I have been ashamed, I have also blushed, For I have borne the reproach of my youth.
Memaneeɛ akyi no, menyaa adwensakyera; na akyire a menyaa nteaseɛ no, mede awerɛhoɔ boroo me koko so. Mʼanim guu ase na mefɛreeɛ ɛfiri sɛ me mmabunu mu animguaseɛ da so so me.’
20 Is Ephraim a precious son to Me? A child of delights? For since My speaking against him, I still thoroughly remember him, Therefore My bowels have been moved for him, I love him greatly,” A declaration of YHWH.
Efraim nyɛ me babarima dɔfoɔ anaa? Efraim nyɛ ɔba a ɔsɔ mʼani anaa? Ɛwom sɛ metaa kasa tia no deɛ, nanso meda so kae no. Enti mʼakoma pere hwehwɛ no; mewɔ ayamhyehyeɛ ma no,” sei na Awurade seɛ.
21 “Set up signs for yourself, Make heaps for yourself, Set your heart to the highway, the way you went, Turn back, O virgin of Israel, Turn back to these cities of yours.
“Momfa ahyɛnsodeɛ nsisi ɛkwan ho; monsisi akwankyerɛ afadum. Monhyɛ ɛkwantempɔn no nso ɛkwan a monam so ba. Sane wakyi, Ao ɔbabunu Israel, sane bra wo nkuro so.
22 Until when do you withdraw yourself, O backsliding daughter? For YHWH has prepared a new thing in the land, Woman surrounds man.”
Wobɛkyinkyini akɔsi da bɛn, Ao, ɔbabaa ɔsesafoɔ? Awurade bɛyɛ ade foforɔ wɔ asase so, ɔbaa bɛbɔ ɔbarima ho ban.”
23 Thus said YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel: “Still they say this word in the land of Judah, And in its cities, In My turning back [to] their captivity, YHWH blesses you, habitation of righteousness, Mountain of holiness.
Yei ne deɛ Asafo Awurade, Israel Onyankopɔn no seɛ: “Sɛ mesane de wɔn firi nnommumfa mu ba a, nnipa a wɔwɔ Yuda asase ne nkuro so bɛsane aka saa nsɛm yi bio sɛ, ‘Awurade nhyira wo, Ao, tenenee atenaeɛ, Ao, bepɔ kronkron.’
24 And farmers have dwelt in Judah, And in all its cities together, And they have journeyed in order.
Nnipa bɛbom atena ase wɔ Yuda ne ne nkuro nyinaa so, akuafoɔ ne wɔn a wɔde wɔn nnwankuo nenam.
25 For I have satiated the weary soul, And I have filled every grieved soul.”
Mɛma deɛ wabrɛ no anya ahoɔden foforɔ, na deɛ watɔ baha no nso mɛma no amee.”
26 On this I have awoken, and I behold, and my sleep has been sweet to me.
Ɛha na menyaneeɛ, na mehwɛɛ me ho hyiaeɛ. Me nna no kɔɔ me yie.
27 “Behold, days are coming,” A declaration of YHWH, “And I have sown the house of Israel, And the house of Judah, With seed of man and seed of beast.
“Nna bi reba,” Awurade na ɔseɛ, “a mede nnipa mma ne mmoa mma bɛdua Israel ne Yuda efie.
28 And it has been, as I watched over them to pluck up, And to break down, and to throw down, And to destroy, and to afflict; So I watch over them to build, and to plant,” A declaration of YHWH.
Sɛdeɛ mehwɛ ma wɔtutuiɛ, wɔdwiriiɛ, wɔbubuiɛ, wɔsɛeɛ na wɔde amanehunu baeɛ no, saa ara na mɛhwɛ ama wɔasi na wɔadua,” sɛdeɛ Awurade seɛ nie.
29 “In those days they no longer say: Fathers have eaten unripe fruit, And the sons’ teeth are blunted.
Saa nna no mu, nnipa renka bio sɛ, “‘Agyanom adi bobe a ɛkeka, na mma se afem.’
30 But—each dies for his own iniquity, Every man who is eating the unripe fruit, His teeth are blunted.
Ɛno enti, obiara bɛwu wɔ ɔno ara bɔne ho; deɛ ɔbɛdi bobe a ɛkeka no, ɔno na ne se bɛfem.
31 Behold, days are coming,” A declaration of YHWH, “And I have made a new covenant With the house of Israel And with the house of Judah,
“Ɛberɛ no reba,” Awurade na ɔseɛ, “a me ne Israel efie ne Yuda efie bɛyɛ apam foforɔ.
32 Not like the covenant that I made with their fathers, In the day of My laying hold on their hand, To bring them out of the land of Egypt, In that they made My covenant void, And I ruled over them,” A declaration of YHWH.
Ɛrenyɛ sɛ apam a me ne wɔn agyanom yɛeɛ no ɛberɛ a mesɔɔ wɔn nsa, dii wɔn anim firii Misraim no. Saa ɛberɛ no deɛ, wɔbuu mʼapam so, wɔ ɛberɛ a na meyɛ okunu ma wɔn,” Awurade na ɔseɛ.
33 “For this [is] the covenant that I make, With the house of Israel, after those days,” A declaration of YHWH, “I have given My law in their inward part, And I write it on their heart, And I have been their God, And they are My people.
“Nanso yei ne apam a me ne Israel efie bɛyɛ saa ɛberɛ no akyi,” Awurade na ɔseɛ. “Mede me mmara bɛhyɛ wɔn adwene mu, na matwerɛ wɔ wɔn akoma so. Mɛyɛ wɔn Onyankopɔn, na wɔbɛyɛ me nkurɔfoɔ.
34 And they do not teach anymore Each his neighbor, and each his brother, Saying, Know YHWH, For they all know Me, from their least to their greatest,” A declaration of YHWH; “For I pardon their iniquity, And I make no more mention of their sin.”
Na obiara renkyerɛkyerɛ ne yɔnko bio, anaa ne nua sɛ, ‘Hunu Awurade,’ Ɛfiri sɛ, wɔn nyinaa bɛhunu me, ɛfiri wɔn mu akumaa so, kɔsi ɔkɛseɛ so,” Sɛdeɛ Awurade seɛ nie. “Na mede wɔn amumuyɛ bɛkyɛ wɔn, na merenkae wɔn bɔne bio.”
35 Thus said YHWH, Who is giving the sun for a light by day, The statutes of moon and stars for a light by night, Quieting the sea when its billows roar, YHWH of Hosts [is] His Name:
Yei ne deɛ Awurade seɛ, deɛ ɔma owia hyerɛn adekyeeɛ, na ɔhyɛ ɔsrane ne nsoromma sɛ wɔnhyerɛn anadwo; deɛ ɔkanyane ɛpo ma ɛbɔ asorɔkye, Asafo Awurade ne ne din.
36 “If these statutes depart from before Me,” A declaration of YHWH, “Even the seed of Israel ceases From being a nation before Me [for] all the days.”
“Saa ahyɛdeɛ yi twam mpo a,” Awurade na ɔseɛ, “merennyaa Israel da.”
37 Thus said YHWH: “If the heavens above can be measured, And the foundations of earth searched below, Even I kick against all the seed of Israel, For all that they have done,” A declaration of YHWH.
Yei ne deɛ Awurade seɛ: “Sɛ wɔbɛtumi asusu ewiem ntrɛmu na wɔatumi ahwehwɛ asase ase fapem mpo a, ɛwom sɛ Israel ayɛ bɔne deɛ, nanso merempa Israel asefoɔ nyinaa da,” Awurade na ɔseɛ.
38 “Behold, days [are coming],” A declaration of YHWH, “And the city has been built for YHWH, From the Tower of Hananeel to the Corner Gate.
“Nna no reba,” Awurade na ɔseɛ, “a wɔbɛkyekyere kuropɔn yi bio ama me, firi Hananel abantenten kɔsi Twɛtwɛwaso Ɛpono.
39 And the measuring line has gone out again before it, over the height of Gareb, And it has gone around to Goah.
Wɔbɛtwe susuhoma no mu, afiri hɔ de akɔsi Gareb kokoɔ so, na akontono akɔ Goa.
40 And all the valley of the carcasses and of the ashes, And all the fields to the Brook of Kidron, To the corner of the Horse Gate eastward, [Are] holy to YHWH, It is not plucked up, Nor is it thrown down anymore for all time!”
Bɔnhwa a wɔto afunu ne nsõ gu mu no nyinaa ne asase a ɛkɔ Kidron bɔnhwa wɔ apueeɛ fam, kɔsi apɔnkɔ ɛpono no twɛtwɛwaso bɛyɛ kronkron ama Awurade. Wɔrentutu na wɔrensɛe kuropɔn no da.”
