Jeremiæ 31
1 In tempore illo, dicit Dominus: Ero Deus universis cognationibus Israel, et ipsi erunt mihi in populum.
At that time, saith Jehovah, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
2 Haec dicit Dominus: Invenit gratiam in deserto populus, qui remanserat a gladio: vadet ad requiem suam Israel.
Thus saith Jehovah: The people [that were] left of the sword have found grace in the wilderness, [even] Israel, when I go to give him rest.
3 Longe Dominus apparuit mihi. Et in charitate perpetua dilexi te, ideo attraxi te, miserans tui.
Jehovah hath appeared from afar unto me, [saying, ] Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love; therefore with loving-kindness have I drawn thee.
4 Rursumque aedificabo te, et aedificaberis virgo Israel: adhuc ornaberis tympanis tuis, et egredieris in choro ludentium.
I will build thee again, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel! Thou shalt again be adorned with thy tambours, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.
5 Adhuc plantabis vineas in montibus Samariae: plantabunt plantantes, et donec tempus veniat, non vindemiabunt:
Thou shalt again plant vineyards upon the mountains of Samaria; the planters shall plant, and shall eat the fruit.
6 quia erit dies, in qua clamabunt custodes in monte Samariae et in monte Ephraim: Surgite, et ascendamus in Sion ad Dominum Deum nostrum.
For there shall be a day, when the watchmen upon mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise, and let us go up to Zion, unto Jehovah our God.
7 Quia haec dicit Dominus: Exultate in laetitia Iacob, et hinnite contra caput Gentium: personate, et canite, et dicite: Salva Domine populum tuum reliquias Israel.
For thus saith Jehovah: Sing aloud [with] gladness for Jacob, and shout at the head of the nations; publish ye, praise ye, and say, Jehovah, save thy people, the remnant of Israel.
8 Ecce ego adducam eos de terra Aquilonis, et congregabo eos ab extremis terrae: inter quos erunt caecus et claudus, praegnans et pariens simul, coetus magnus revertentium huc.
Behold, I bring them from the north country, and gather them from the uttermost parts of the earth; [and] among them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great assemblage shall they return hither.
9 In fletu venient: et in misericordia reducam eos: et adducam eos per torrentes aquarum in via recta, et non impingent in ea: quia factus sum Israeli pater, et Ephraim primogenitus meus est.
They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them; I will cause them to walk by water-brooks, in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble; for I will be a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
10 Audite verbum Domini Gentes, et annunciate in insulis, quae procul sunt, et dicite. Qui dispersit Israel, congregabit eum: et custodiet eum sicut pastor gregem suum.
Hear the word of Jehovah, ye nations, and declare [it] to the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd his flock.
11 Redemit enim Dominus Iacob, et liberabit eum de manu potentioris.
For Jehovah hath ransomed Jacob, and redeemed him from the hand of one stronger than he.
12 Et venient, et laudabunt in monte Sion: et confluent ad bona Domini super frumento, et vino, et oleo, et foetu pecorum et armentorum: eritque anima eorum quasi hortus irriguus, et ultra non esurient.
And they shall come and sing aloud upon the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of Jehovah, for corn, and for new 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 languish any more at all.
13 Tunc laetabitur virgo in choro, iuvenes et senes simul: et convertam luctum eorum in gaudium, et consolabor eos, et laetificabo a dolore suo.
Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, and the young men and old together; for I will turn their mourning into gladness, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice after their sorrow.
14 Et inebriabo animam sacerdotum pinguedine: et populus meus bonis meis adimplebitur, ait Dominus.
And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith Jehovah.
15 Haec dicit Dominus: Vox in excelso audita est lamentationis, luctus, et fletus Rachel plorantis filios suos, et nolentis consolari super eis, quia non sunt.
Thus saith Jehovah: A voice hath been heard in Ramah, the wail of very bitter weeping, — Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted for her children, because they are not.
16 Haec dicit Dominus: Quiescat vox tua a ploratu, et oculi tui a lacrymis: quia est merces operi tuo, ait Dominus: et revertentur de terra inimici.
Thus saith Jehovah: Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears; for there is a reward for thy work, saith Jehovah; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.
17 Et est spes novissimis tuis, ait Dominus: et revertentur filii tui ad terminos suos.
And there is hope for thy latter end, saith Jehovah, and thy children shall come again to their own border.
18 Audiens audivi Ephraim transmigrantem: Castigasti me Domine, et eruditus sum, quasi iuvenculus indomitus: converte me, et convertar: quia tu Dominus Deus meus.
I have indeed heard Ephraim bemoaning himself [thus]: Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised as a bullock not trained: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art Jehovah my God.
19 Postquam enim convertisti me, egi poenitentiam: et postquam ostendisti mihi, percussi femur meum. Confusus sum, et erubui, quoniam sustinui opprobrium adolescentiae meae.
Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after I knew myself, I smote upon [my] thigh. I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, for I bear the reproach of my youth.
20 Si filius honorabilis mihi Ephraim, si puer delicatus: quia ex quo locutus sum de eo, adhuc recordabor eius. Idcirco conturbata sunt viscera mea super eum: miserans miserebor eius, ait Dominus.
Is Ephraim a dear son unto me? is he a child of delights? For whilst I have been speaking against him, I do constantly remember him still. Therefore my bowels are troubled for him: I will certainly have mercy upon him, saith Jehovah.
21 Statue tibi speculam, pone tibi amaritudines: dirige cor tuum in viam rectam, in qua ambulasti: revertere virgo Israel, revertere ad civitates tuas istas.
Set up waymarks, make for thyself signposts; set thy heart toward the highway, the way by which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities.
22 Usquequo deliciis dissolveris filia vaga? quia creavit Dominus novum super terram: FEMINA CIRCUMDABIT VIRUM.
How long wilt thou wander about, thou backsliding daughter? For Jehovah hath created a new thing on the earth, a woman shall encompass a man.
23 Haec dicit Dominus exercituum Deus Israel: Adhuc dicent verbum istud in terra Iuda, et in urbibus eius, cum convertero captivitatem eorum: Benedicat tibi Dominus pulchritudo iustitiae, mons sanctus:
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: They shall again use this speech, in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall turn their captivity: Jehovah bless thee, O habitation of righteousness, mountain of holiness!
24 et habitabunt in eo Iuda, et omnes civitates eius simul: agricolae et minantes greges.
And therein shall dwell Judah, and all the cities thereof together, the husbandmen, and they that go about with flocks.
25 Quia inebriavi animam lassam, et omnem animam esurientem saturavi.
For I have satiated the weary soul, and every languishing soul have I replenished.
26 Ideo quasi de somno suscitatus sum: et vidi, et somnus meus dulcis mihi.
— Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.
27 Ecce dies veniunt, dicit Dominus: et seminabo domum Israel et domum Iuda semine hominum, et semine iumentorum.
Behold, days come, saith Jehovah, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah [with] the seed of man and the seed of beast.
28 Et sicut vigilavi super eos ut evellerem, et demolirer, et dissiparem, et disperderem, et affligerem: sic vigilabo super eos ut aedificem, et plantem, ait Dominus.
And it shall come to pass, as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to overthrow, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them to build, and to plant, saith Jehovah.
29 In diebus illis non dicent ultra: Patres comederunt uvam acerbam, et dentes filiorum obstupuerunt.
In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge:
30 Sed unusquisque in iniquitate sua morietur: omnis homo, qui comederit uvam acerbam, obstupescent dentes eius.
for every one shall die for his own iniquity; every man that eateth the sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge.
31 Ecce dies venient, dicit Dominus: et feriam domui Israel et domui Iuda foedus novum:
Behold, days come, saith Jehovah, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:
32 non secundum pactum, quod pepigi cum patribus eorum in die, qua apprehendi manum eorum, ut educerem eos de Terra Aegypti: pactum, quod irritum fecerunt, et ego dominatus sum eorum, dicit Dominus.
not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers, in the day of my taking them by the hand, to lead them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they broke, although I was a husband unto them, saith Jehovah.
33 Sed hoc erit pactum, quod feriam cum domo Israel: post dies illos dicit Dominus: Dabo legem meam in visceribus eorum, et in corde eorum scribam eam: et ero eis in Deum, et ipsi erunt mihi in populum.
For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel, after those days, saith Jehovah: I will put my law in their inward parts, and will write it in their heart; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
34 Et non docebit ultra vir proximum suum, et vir fratrem suum, dicens: Cognosce Dominum: omnes enim cognoscent me a minimo eorum usque ad maximum, ait Dominus: quia propitiabor iniquitati eorum, et peccati eorum non memorabor amplius.
And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know Jehovah; for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith Jehovah: for I will pardon their iniquity, and their sin will I remember no more.
35 Haec dicit Dominus, qui dat solem in lumine diei, ordinem lunae et stellarum in lumine noctis: qui turbat mare, et sonant fluctus eius, Dominus exercituum nomen illi.
Thus saith Jehovah, who giveth the sun for light by day, the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for light by night, who stirreth up the sea so that the waves thereof roar, — Jehovah of hosts is his name:
36 Si defecerint leges istae coram me, dicit Dominus: tunc et semen Israel deficiet, ut non sit gens coram me cunctis diebus.
If those ordinances depart from before me, saith Jehovah, the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.
37 Haec dicit Dominus: Si mensurari potuerint caeli sursum, et investigari fundamenta terrae deorsum: et ego abiiciam universum semen Israel propter omnia, quae fecerunt, dicit Dominus.
Thus saith Jehovah: If the heavens above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off the whole seed of Israel, for all that they have done, saith Jehovah.
38 Ecce dies veniunt, dicit Dominus: et aedificabitur civitas Domino a turre Hananeel usque ad portam anguli.
Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that the city shall be built to Jehovah, from the tower of Hananeel unto the corner-gate.
39 Et exibit ultra norma mensurae in conspectu eius super collem Gareb: et circuibit Goatha,
And the measuring line shall yet go forth before it unto the hill Gareb, and shall turn toward Goath.
40 et omnem vallem cadaverum, et cineris, et universam regionem mortis, usque ad angulum portae equorum Orientalis, et usque ad torrentem Cedron, Sanctum Domini: non evelletur, et non destruetur ultra in perpetuum.
And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the torrent Kidron, unto the corner of the horse-gate toward the east, shall be holy unto Jehovah: it shall not be plucked up, nor overthrown any more for ever.
