Jeremia 31
1 “Ihinda-inĩ rĩu ngaakorwo ndĩ Ngai wa mbarĩ ciothe cia Isiraeli, nao nĩmagatuĩka andũ akwa,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
At that time, Declareth Yahweh, I will become a God, to all the families of Israel; And, they, shall become my people.
2 Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: “Andũ arĩa makaahonoka kũũragwo na rũhiũ rwa njora-rĩ, nĩmagetĩkĩrĩka kũu werũ-inĩ; nĩngooka kũhuurũkia andũ a Isiraeli.”
Thus, saith Yahweh, —There hath found favour in the desert people escaped from the sword, —I must go to cause him, even Israel, to rest.
3 Jehova nĩatuumĩrĩire matukũ-inĩ ma tene, agĩtwĩra atĩrĩ: “Niĩ ngwendete na wendo wa tene na tene; nĩngũguucĩrĩirie na ũtugi.
From afar, Yahweh hath appeared unto me, Yea with an age-abiding love, have I loved thee, For this cause, have I prolonged to thee lovingkindness.
4 Nĩngagwaka rĩngĩ nawe nĩũgaakĩka, wee Isiraeli mũirĩtu ũyũ gathirange. Nĩũkooya tũhembe twaku rĩngĩ, uume ũthiĩ mũkaine hamwe na arĩa marakena.
Again, will I build thee and thou shalt be built, thou virgin, Israel, —Again, shalt thou deck thyself with thy timbrels, And go forth in the dance of them that make merry:
5 Ningĩ nĩũkahaanda mĩgũnda ya mĩthabibũ kũu irĩma-inĩ cia Samaria; arĩmi nĩmakamĩhaanda, na makenere maciaro mayo.
Again, shalt thou plant vineyards in the mountains of Samaria, The planters have planted, and have laid open the vineyards,
6 Nĩgũkaagĩa mũthenya ũmwe ũrĩa arangĩri makaanĩrĩra marĩ tũrĩma-inĩ twa Efiraimu, moige atĩrĩ, ‘Ũkĩrai twambate tũkinye Zayuni, harĩ Jehova Ngai witũ.’”
For it is a day the watchmen have proclaimed throughout the hill country of Ephraim, —Arise ye and let us go up to Zion, unto Yahweh our God.
7 Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: “Inĩrai Jakubu mũkenete, mũkũngũĩre rũrĩrĩ rũrĩa rũnene mũno. Tũmai kũgooca kwanyu kũiguuo, mũkiugaga atĩrĩ, ‘Wee Jehova, honokia andũ aku, o acio matigari ma Isiraeli.’
For, thus, saith Yahweh—Shout ye for Jacob with gladness, Make shrill thy voice, as the head of the nations, —Publish ye praise ye and say, Save thou O Yahweh thy people, the remnant of Israel.
8 Atĩrĩrĩ, ngaamarehe, ndĩmarute bũrũri wa gathigathini, ndĩmacookererie kuuma ituri ciothe cia thĩ. Na magooka marĩ na atumumu ao, na ithua, o na atumia arĩa marĩ na nda, o na arĩa mararũmwo; magaacooka marĩ kĩrĩndĩ kĩnene mũno.
Behold me bringing them in out of the land of the North, And I will gather them out of the remote parts of the earth, Among them, the blind and the lame The woman with child and she that giveth birth, together, —A great convocation, shall return hither:
9 Nao magooka makĩrĩraga; nĩmakahooyaga ngĩmacookia kwao. Nĩngamagereria ndwere-inĩ cia tũrũũĩ twa maaĩ, njĩra-inĩ ĩrĩa njaraganu kũndũ matangĩhĩngwo, nĩgũkorwo niĩ nĩ niĩ ithe wa Isiraeli, nake Efiraimu nĩwe mũrũ wakwa wa irigithathi.
With weeping, shall they come in, And with supplications, will I lead them, I will bring them unto rivers of waters By a smooth way, wherein they shall not stumble, —For I have become, to Israel, a father, And as for Ephraim, my firstborn, is he!
10 “Thikĩrĩriai ndũmĩrĩri ya Jehova, inyuĩ ndũrĩrĩ; hunjanĩriai ũhoro wayo ndwere-inĩ cia iria kũndũ kũraya, atĩrĩ: ‘We ũrĩa wahurunjire andũ a Isiraeli nĩakamacookereria, na amamenyerere o ta ũrĩa mũrĩithi arĩithagia mbũri cia rũũru rwake.’
Hear ye the word of Yahweh, O ye nations, And declare ye in the Coastlands, afar off, —And say—He that scattereth Israel, will gather him, And watch over him as a shepherd his flock;
11 Nĩ ũndũ Jehova nĩagakũũra Jakubu, na amahonokie kuuma kũrĩ arĩa marĩ hinya kũmakĩra.
For Yahweh hath ransomed Jacob, —And redeemed him from the hand of one stronger than he.
12 Nĩmagooka maanĩrĩre nĩ gũkena marĩ kũu irĩma-inĩ cia Zayuni; nĩmagakenagĩra ũtaana wa Jehova: wa ngano, na wa ndibei ya mũhihano, na wa maguta, na wa tũgondu tuumĩte ndũũru-inĩ cia mbũri, na wa tũcaũ tuumĩte ndũũru-inĩ cia ngʼombe. Magaatuĩka ta mũgũnda unithĩirio maaĩ, na matigacooka kũnyiitwo nĩ ihooru rĩngĩ.
Then shall they come in and shall shout in triumph on the height of Zion, And shall stream unto the goodness of Yahweh To the wheat, and to the new wine, and to the oil, and to the young of the flocks and of the herds, —So shall their soul become like a garden well watered, And they shall not again languish any more.
13 Hĩndĩ ĩyo airĩtu nĩmakaina na makene, o na aanake na athuuri o ũndũ ũmwe. Nĩngagarũra gũcakaya kwao gũtuĩke gĩkeno; nĩngamahooreria, na ndĩmahe gĩkeno handũ ha kĩeha.
Then shall the virgin rejoice, in the dance, And young men and elders [rejoice] together, And I will turn their mourning into gladness and will comfort them, And will make them rejoice from their sorrow;
14 Nĩngahũũnia athĩnjĩri-Ngai na bũthi, nao andũ akwa nĩmakaiganwo nĩ ũtugi wakwa,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
Then will I satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, And my people with my goodness, shall be satisfied, Declareth Yahweh.
15 Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: “Mũgambo nĩũiguĩtwo kũu Rama, gũcakaya kũnene na kĩrĩro, Rakeli akĩrĩrĩra ciana ciake, na akarega kũhoorerio, nĩgũkorwo ciana ciake itirĩ ho.”
Thus, saith Yahweh—A voice, in Ramah, is heard, Wailing, bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children, —She refuseth to be comforted for her children, For they are not!
16 Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: “Wĩgirĩrĩrie mũgambo waku ũtige kũiguuo ũkĩrĩra, na ũgirĩrĩrie maitho maku gũita maithori, nĩ ũndũ nĩũkarĩhwo wĩra waku,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga. “Ciana icio ciaku nĩigacooka kuuma bũrũri wa thũ.
Thus, saith Yahweh—Restrain thy voice from weeping, And thine eyes from tears, —For there is a reward for thy labour, Declareth Yahweh, So they shall return from the land of the enemy:
17 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, nĩ harĩ kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro matukũ-inĩ maku ma thuutha,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga. “Ciana ciaku nĩigacooka gũkũ bũrũri wacio kĩũmbe.
Yea there is hope for thy future Declareth Yahweh, —And thy sons shall return to their own boundary.
18 “Ti-itherũ nĩnjiguĩte mũcaayo wa Efiraimu akiuga atĩrĩ: ‘Wee nĩũũherithĩtie o ta gacaũ gatamenyerete gwĩkĩrwo icooki, na niĩ nĩnjathĩkĩte. Njokereria, na niĩ nĩngũcooka, tondũ wee nĩwe Jehova Ngai wakwa.
I have, heard, Ephraim bemoaning himself, Thou hast chastised me and I have been chastised, Like a bullock, not broken in, Suffer me to return that I may return, For thou, art Yahweh my God.
19 Thuutha wa gũturuura, nĩndacookire ngĩĩrira; thuutha wa gũtaũkĩrwo, nĩndehũũrire gĩthũri. Nĩndaconokire na ngĩĩnyarara, nĩ ũndũ nĩndakuuĩte thoni cia wĩthĩ wakwa.’
Surely after my return, I was filled with regret, And after I came to know myself, I smote upon the thigh, —I turned pale and was even confounded For I had borne the reproach of my youthful days.
20 Githĩ Efiraimu tiwe mũrũ wakwa ũrĩa nyendete, mwana ũrĩa niĩ ngenagĩra? O na gũtuĩka ndanamũũkĩrĩra kaingĩ-rĩ, no ndirikanaga ũrĩa ndĩmwendete. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngoro yakwa nĩĩmũnyootagĩra; nĩndĩmũiguagĩra tha mũno,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
Was Ephraim, a very precious son to me? Was he a most delightful child? For as often as I have spoken against him, I have, remembered, him again! For this cause, have my affections been deeply moved for him, I must have, compassion, upon him, Declareth Yahweh.
21 “Ĩkĩrai marũũri ma barabara, na mũhaande itugĩ cia kuonania njĩra. Ta rorai barabara ĩyo nene, o barabara ĩyo mwagereire mũgĩthiĩ. Njookerera, wee Isiraeli mũirĩtu gathirange, cooka matũũra-inĩ maku.
Erect thee waymarks Set thee up finger-posts, Apply thy heart to The highway—The road by which thou didst depart, —Return O virgin of Israel, Return unto these thy cities.
22 Ũgũtũũra ũrũũraga nginya-rĩ, wee mwarĩ ũyũ ũtarĩ mwĩhokeku? Jehova nĩegũthondeka ũndũ mwerũ gũkũ thĩ: mũndũ-wa-nja nĩakagitĩra mũndũ mũrũme.”
How long wilt thou turn hither and thither, O apostate daughter? For Yahweh hath created a new thing in the earth, A female defendeth, a strong man!
23 Ũũ nĩguo Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe, Ngai wa Isiraeli, ekuuga: “Rĩrĩa ngaamacookia moime kũrĩa maatwarirwo maatahwo-rĩ, andũ arĩa marĩ bũrũri-inĩ wa Juda o na matũũra-inĩ makuo nĩmagacooka kwaria ciugo ici rĩngĩ, moige atĩrĩ: ‘Jehova arokũrathima, wee gĩikaro gĩkĩ kĩa ũthingu, wee kĩrĩma gĩkĩ gĩtheru.’
Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, Again, shall they say this word, in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I cause their captivity to return, Yahweh, bless thee, Thou home of righteousness! Thou mountain of holiness!
24 Andũ nĩmagatũũrania hamwe kũu Juda o na matũũra-inĩ makuo mothe, arĩmi o na andũ arĩa Morũũraga na ndũũru ciao cia mbũri.
Then shall there dwell throughout Judah itself and all the cities thereof, together, —Husbandmen, who shall move about with a flock;
25 Nĩnganogora arĩa anogu, nake ũrĩa ũũrĩtwo nĩ hinya nĩngamũhũũnia.”
For I have satiated the weary soul, —And every languishing soul, have I filled.
26 Ndaigua ũguo ngĩũkĩra, ngĩĩhũgũra mĩena yothe. Ngĩigua toro ũcio warĩ mwega mũno harĩ niĩ.
Upon this, I awoke and considered, —And, my sleep, had been sweet to me!
27 Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: “Matukũ nĩmarooka, rĩrĩa ngaiyũria nyũmba ya Isiraeli na nyũmba ya Juda na njiaro cia andũ na cia nyamũ.
Lo! days are coming, Declareth Yahweh—That I will sow, The house of Israel, and The house of Judah, With the seed of men, and With the seed of beasts;
28 O ta ũrĩa ndaarũgamĩrĩire makĩmunywo na magĩtharũrio, na makĩngʼaũranio, na makĩniinwo, o na ngĩmarehera mwanangĩko-rĩ, ũguo noguo ngarũgamĩrĩra nĩguo makwo na mahaandwo wega,” nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
And it shall come to pass, that—Just as I watched over them, to root up and to break down and to tear out and to destroy, and to break in pieces, So, will I watch over them, to build and to plant, Declareth Yahweh.
29 “Matukũ-inĩ macio andũ matigacooka kuuga atĩrĩ, “‘Maithe ma ciana nĩmarĩĩte thabibũ irĩ rwagatha, namo magego ma ciana nĩmo maiguĩte thiithi.’
In those days, shall they say no more, Fathers, did eat sour grapes, —And, children’s teeth, are blunted!
30 No rĩrĩ, mũndũ o wothe agaakua nĩ ũndũ wa mehia make we mwene; ũrĩa wothe ũkaarĩa thabibũ irĩ rwagatha, nĩ magego make mwene makaigua thithi.”
But, every one, for his own iniquity, shall die, —Any human being who eateth the sour grapes, his own teeth, shall be blunted.
31 Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: “Matukũ nĩmarooka, rĩrĩa ngarĩkanĩra kĩrĩkanĩro kĩerũ na nyũmba ya Isiraeli, o na nyũmba ya Juda.
Lo! days are coming, Declareth Yahweh, —When I will solemnize—With the house of Israel and With the house of Judah, A new covenant:
32 Nakĩo kĩrĩkanĩro kĩu gĩtihaana ta kĩrĩkanĩro kĩrĩa ndaarĩkanĩire na maithe mao ma tene rĩrĩa ndaamanyiitire na guoko, ngĩmatongoria ngĩmaruta bũrũri wa Misiri, tondũ nĩmagararire kĩrĩkanĩro gĩakwa, o na harĩa ndaarĩ ta ndĩ mũthuuri wao,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
Not like the covenant which I solemnised with their fathers, In the day when I grasped their hand, to bring them forth out of the land of Egypt, —In that, they, brake my covenant Though, I, had become a husband unto them, Declareth Yahweh.
33 “Gĩkĩ nĩkĩo kĩrĩkanĩro kĩrĩa ngaarĩkanĩra na nyũmba ya Isiraeli ihinda rĩu rĩathira,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga. “Nĩngekĩra watho wakwa meciiria-inĩ mao, na ndĩwandĩke ngoro-inĩ ciao. Ngaatuĩka Ngai wao, nao matuĩke andũ akwa.
For, this, is the covenant which I will solemnize with the house of Israel after those days Declareth Yahweh, I will put my law within them, Yea, on their heart, will I write it, —So will I become their God, And they shall become my people.
34 Gũtigacooka gũkorwo na mũndũ ũkũruta ũrĩa ũngĩ, kana mũndũ arute mũrũ wa ithe, amwĩre atĩrĩ, ‘Menyana na Jehova,’ tondũ andũ othe nĩmagakorwo maamenyete, kuuma ũrĩa mũnini mũno wao nginya ũrĩa mũnene,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga. “Nĩgũkorwo nĩngamarekera waganu wao, na ndigacooka kũririkana mehia mao.”
Then shall they no longer teach Every man his neighbour, and Every man his brother, saying, Know ye Yahweh, —For, they all, shall know me, From the least of them Even unto the greatest of them, Declareth Yahweh, For I will forgive their iniquity, And their sin, will I remember, no more.
35 Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ, o we ũcio ũtũmaga riũa rĩare mũthenya, narĩo itua rĩake rĩgatũma mweri na njata ciare ũtukũ, o we unjugaga iria namo makũmbĩ marĩo makaruruma, Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe nĩrĩo rĩĩtwa rĩake:
Thus, saith Yahweh—Who hath given the sun for a light by day, The ordinances of the moon and the stars for a light by night, —Who excited the sea, and the waves thereof roared Yahweh of hosts, is his name: —
36 “Mawatho ma kũrũmĩrĩrwo mangĩkeherio maitho-inĩ makwa-rĩ, norĩo njiaro cia Isiraeli ingĩtiga gũtuĩka rũrĩrĩ maitho-inĩ makwa,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
If these ordinances depart from before me, Declareth Yahweh, —the seed of Israel also, may cease from being a nation before me, all the days,
37 Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: “Angĩkorwo igũrũ matu-inĩ no gũthimĩke, nayo mĩthingi ya thĩ ĩtuĩrio na kũu rungu-rĩ, niĩ na niĩ no rĩo ingĩingata njiaro ciothe cia Isiraeli nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa wothe mekĩte,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
Thus, saith Yahweh—If the heavens above can be measured, Or the foundations of the earth beneath, be searched out I also, may reject all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, Declareth Yahweh.
38 Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ, “Matukũ nĩmarooka rĩrĩa itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene rĩgaakwo rĩngĩ nĩ ũndũ wakwa, kuuma Mũthiringo ũrĩa Mũraihu na igũrũ wa Hananeli nginya Kĩhingo-inĩ gĩa Koine.
Lo days, are coming, Declareth Yahweh, That the city shall be built for Yahweh, From the tower of Hananeel, [As far as] the gate of the corner;
39 Naruo rũrigi rwa gũthima rũgaatambũrũka kuuma hau rũringĩrĩire nginya karĩma-inĩ ka Garebi, rũcooke rwĩhiũrie rwerekere Goa.
Then shall go forth again the measuring-line straight forward, Over the hill Gareb, And it shall go round to Goah;
40 Gĩtuamba-inĩ gĩothe kũrĩa ciimba iteagwo na gũgaitwo mũhu, na mbenji-inĩ ciothe gũthiĩ nginya Karũũĩ ga Kidironi mwena wa irathĩro o nginya koine-inĩ ya Kĩhingo kĩa Mbarathi, kũu guothe gũgaatuĩka kũndũ kwamũrĩirwo Jehova. Itũũra rĩu inene gũtirĩ hĩndĩ ĩngĩ rĩkamunywo kana rĩmomorwo.”
And, all the vale of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron torrent-bed, as far as the horse-gate corner on the east, Shall be holy unto Yahweh, —It shall not be rooted up, nor thrown down, any more, unto times age-abiding.
