Jeremiah 31

1 “At that time—this is Yahweh's declaration—I will be the God of all the clans of Israel, and they will be my people.”

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

2 Yahweh says this, “The people who have survived the sword have found favor in the wilderness; I will go out to give rest to Israel.”

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

3 Yahweh appeared to me in the past and said, “I have loved you, Israel, with everlasting love. So I have drawn you toward myself with covenant faithfulness.

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 I will build you up again so you will be built, virgin Israel. You will again pick up your tambourines and go out with happy dances.

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

5 You will plant vineyards again on the mountains of Samaria; the farmers will plant and put the fruit to good use.

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

6 For a day will come when the watchmen in the mountains of Ephraim will proclaim, 'Arise, let us go up to Zion to Yahweh our God.'

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

7 For Yahweh says this, “Shout for joy over Jacob! Shout in gladness for the chief people of the nations! Let praise be heard. Say, 'Yahweh has rescued his 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 See, I am about to bring them from the northern lands. I will gather them from the farthest parts of the earth. The blind and lame will be among them; pregnant women and those who are about to give birth will be with them. A great assembly will return here.

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 will come weeping; I will lead them as they make their pleas. I will have them journey to streams of water on a straight road. They will not stumble on it, for I will be a father to Israel, and Ephraim will be 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 Yahweh, nations. Report along the coasts in the distance. You nations must say, 'The one who scattered Israel is gathering her up and keeping her as a shepherd keeps his sheep.'

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 Yahweh has ransomed Jacob and has redeemed him from the hand that was too strong for him.

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

12 Then they will come and rejoice on the heights of Zion. Their faces will shine because of Yahweh's goodness, over the corn and the new wine, over the oil and the offspring of the flocks and herds. For their lives will become like a watered garden, and they will never again feel any more sorrow.

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 virgins will rejoice with dancing, and young and old men will be together. For I will change their mourning into celebration. I will have compassion on them and cause them to rejoice instead of sorrowing.

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 Then I will saturate the lives of the priests in abundance. My people will fill themselves with my goodness—this is Yahweh's declaration.”

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

15 Yahweh says this: “A voice is heard in Ramah, wailing and bitter weeping. It is Rachel weeping for her children. She refuses to be comforted over them, for they live no longer.”

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 Yahweh says this, “Hold your voice back from weeping and your eyes from tears; there is a reward for your work—this is Yahweh's declaration—your children will return 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 There is hope for your future—this is Yahweh's declaration—your descendants will return inside their borders.”

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

18 “I have certainly heard Ephraim sorrowing, 'You punished me, and I have been punished like an untrained calf. Bring me back and I will be brought back, for you are Yahweh 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 For after I turned back to you, I was sorry; after I was trained, I slapped my thigh. I was ashamed and humiliated, for I have borne the guilt 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 not Ephraim my precious child? Is he not my dear, delightful son? For whenever I speak against him, I certainly still call him to my loving mind. In this way my heart longs for him. I will certainly have compassion on him—this is Yahweh's declaration.”

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 Place road signs for yourself. Set up guideposts for yourself. Set your mind on the right path, the way you should take. Come back, virgin Israel! Come back to these cities of yours.

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 waver, faithless daughter? For Yahweh has created something new on earth—a woman surrounds a strong 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 Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, says this, “When I bring back the people to their land, they will say this in the land of Judah and its cities, 'May Yahweh bless you, you righteous place where he lives, you holy mountain.'

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 For Judah and all its cities will live together there, as will farmers and those who set out 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 will cause those who are weary to drink, and I fill up those who are faint.”

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

26 After this I awoke, and I realized that my sleep had been refreshing.

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

27 “Look, the days are coming—this is Yahweh's declaration—when I will sow the houses of Israel and Judah with the descendants of man and beast.

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

28 In the past, I kept them under surveillance in order to uproot them and to tear them down, to overthrow, destroy, and bring them harm. But in the coming days, I will watch over them, in order to build them up and to plant them—this is Yahweh's declaration.

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 no one will say any longer, 'Fathers have eaten sour grapes, but the children's teeth are dulled.'

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

30 For each man will die in his own iniquity; everyone who eats sour grapes, his teeth will be dulled.

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

31 Look, the days are coming —this is Yahweh's declaration— when I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah.

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

32 It will not be like the covenant that I established with their fathers in the days when I took them by their hand to bring them out from the land of Egypt, because they broke my covenant, although I was a husband for them. —this is Yahweh's declaration.

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 This is the covenant that I will establish with the house of Israel after these days —this is Yahweh's declaration. I will place my law within them and will write it on their heart, for I will be their God, and they will 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 Then each man will no longer teach his neighbor, or a man teach his brother and say, 'Know Yahweh!' For all of them will know me, from the smallest of them to the greatest —this is Yahweh's declaration— for I will forgive their iniquity and will no longer call their sins to mind.”

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 Yahweh says this, it is he who makes the sun to shine by day and fixes the moon and stars to shine by night. He is the one who sets the sea in motion so that its waves roar— Yahweh 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 “Only if these permanent things vanish from my sight—this is Yahweh's declaration— will Israel's descendants ever stop from forever being a nation before me.”

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

37 Yahweh says this, “Only if the highest heavens can be measured, and only if the earth's foundation below can be discovered, will I reject all of Israel's descendants because of all that they have done—this is Yahweh's declaration.”

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 “Look, the days are coming—this is Yahweh's declaration—when the city will be rebuilt for me, from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.

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

39 Then the measuring line will go out again farther, to the hill of Gareb and around Goah.

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

40 The whole valley of the dead bodies and the ashes, and all the terraced fields going out to the Kidron Valley as far as the corner of the Horse Gate on the east, will be set apart for Yahweh. The city will not be pulled up or overthrown again, forever.”

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."