Jeremias 31
1 På den tid, sier Herren, vil jeg være alle Israels ætters Gud, og de skal være mitt folk.
Yahweh says that at that time, he will be the God [who is worshiped by] all the clans in Israel, and they will be his people.
2 Så sier Herren: Det folk som er undkommet fra sverdet, har funnet nåde i ørkenen; jeg vil gå og føre Israel til ro.
This is what Yahweh says: “Those [people] who remained alive and were not killed by [their enemies’] swords were blessed [by me even] in the desert; I enabled them to have peace.
3 Fra det fjerne har Herren åpenbaret sig for mig: Ja, med evig kjærlighet har jeg elsket dig; derfor har jeg latt min miskunnhet mot dig vare ved.
Long ago [I, ] Yahweh, said to [your ancestors, ] the Israeli people, ‘I have loved you and I will continue to love you forever. By faithfully loving you, I have brought you close to myself.’
4 Ennu en gang vil jeg bygge dig, og du skal bli bygget, du jomfru, Israel! Ennu en gang skal du pryde dig med dine trommer og gå ut i dansen med de glade.
And [now I tell you], my Israeli people whom I love [MET], that I will cause you to be a nation again. You will [joyfully] dance as you play your tambourines.
5 Ennu en gang skal du plante vingårder på Samarias fjell; de som planter dem, skal også ta dem i bruk.
Again you will plant your vineyards on the hills of Samaria, and you will eat the grapes [that grow there].
6 For det kommer en dag da vektere skal rope på Efra'ims fjell: stå op og la oss dra op til Sion, til Herren vår Gud!
There will be a time when watchmen will call out from the hills of Samaria [MTY], ‘Come, let’s go up to Jerusalem to [worship] Yahweh, our God!'”
7 For så sier Herren: Juble over Jakob med glede og rop med fryd over det ypperste blandt folkene! La lovsang lyde og si: Herre, frels ditt folk, dem som er igjen av Israel!
And now Yahweh also says this: “Sing joyfully about [what I have done for] the people of Israel! Shout about [your nation, ] the greatest nation! Shout joyfully, praising me and saying, ‘Yahweh, rescue your people, the ones who are still alive!’
8 Se, jeg fører dem fra landet i nord og samler dem fra jordens ytterste ende; blandt dem er det både blinde og halte, både fruktsommelige og fødende; som en stor skare skal de komme hit tilbake.
Do that [because] I will bring them back from the northeast, from the most distant places on the earth. Among them will be blind people and lame people, women who are pregnant and women who are (having labor pains/about to give birth to babies). They will be a huge group of people!
9 Med gråt skal de komme og med ydmyke bønner, og jeg vil lede dem; jeg vil føre dem til rinnende bekker på en jevn vei, hvor de ikke skal snuble; for jeg er blitt en far for Israel, og Efra'im er min førstefødte.
They will be crying as they return, and they will be praying [to me]. I will guide them along streams of water, on level paths where they will not stumble. [I will do this] because I am [like] a father to the Israeli people; [it is as though] Israel is my oldest son.”
10 Hør Herrens ord, I folk, og forkynn det på øene langt borte og si: Han som adspredte Israel, skal samle det og vokte det, som en hyrde vokter sin hjord.
Yahweh says, “[You people in the] nations of the world, listen to this message from me. Then proclaim it to [people who live along] the coasts far away. I scattered my people, but I will gather them [again] and will take care of them like [SIM] a shepherd takes care of his sheep.
11 For Herren har fridd Jakob ut og løst ham av dens hånd som var sterkere enn han.
I will buy [my] Israeli people back from those who [conquered them because] they were more powerful [than my people].
12 Og de skal komme og synge med fryd på Sions berg, og de skal strømme til Herrens gode ting, til korn og til most og til olje og til unge får og okser, og deres sjel skal være som en vannrik have, og de skal ikke vansmekte mere.
My people will return [to Jerusalem] and shout joyfully on the slopes of Zion Hill. They will rejoice about the things that I have abundantly given to them— grain and new wine and [olive] oil and young sheep and cattle. They themselves will be like a well-watered garden, and they will no longer be sad.
13 Da skal jomfruer glede sig i dans, og unge og gamle skal glede sig sammen, og jeg vil vende deres klage til fryd og trøste dem og glede dem efter deres sorg.
The young women will dance joyfully, and [all] the men, young ones and old ones, will join with them. I will cause them to rejoice instead of mourning; I will comfort them and cause them to be happy instead of being sad.
14 Og jeg vil vederkvege prestene med det fete, og mitt folk skal mettes med mine gode ting, sier Herren.
The priests will have plenty of things to eat and drink, and [all] my people will be filled with the good things that I give them. [That will certainly happen because I], Yahweh, have said it!”
15 Så sier Herren: En røst høres i Rama, veklage, bitter gråt; Rakel gråter over sine barn; hun vil ikke la sig trøste over sine barn, for de er ikke mere til.
Yahweh [also] says this: “Women were weeping in Ramah [town on the border between Israel and Judah]; they were mourning and crying very loudly. [The women who were the descendants of Ephraim and Manasseh, the two grandsons of] Rachel [the wife of Jacob], were weeping about their children, and no one could comfort them because their children were [all] dead.
16 Så sier Herren: Hold op med din gråt, og la ikke dine øine felle tårer mere! Du skal få lønn for ditt arbeid, sier Herren, og de skal vende tilbake fra fiendens land.
[But now] this is what [I], Yahweh, say: ‘Do not cry [any more], because I will reward you [for the good things you have done for your children]. Your children will return from the land where their enemies [have taken them].
17 Og det er håp for din fremtid, sier Herren, og barna skal vende tilbake til sitt land.
[I], Yahweh, am telling you that there are things that you can confidently expect [me to do for you] in the future. Your children will return to their own land.’
18 Jeg har hørt Efra'im klage: Du har tuktet mig, ja, jeg blev tuktet som en utemmet kalv; omvend mig du, så blir jeg omvendt, du er jo Herren min Gud.
I have heard [the people of] Israel grieving very much [and saying to me], ‘You punished us severely, like [SIM] calves are beaten [by their owners to train them for pulling a plow]. [So] bring us back [to obey/worship you again], because we are ready to return to you, because you [alone] are Yahweh, our God.
19 For efterat jeg har vendt mig bort fra dig, angrer jeg, og efterat jeg har fått forstand, slår jeg mig på lenden; jeg blues, ja, jeg skammer mig, for jeg bærer min ungdoms skam.
We turned away [from you], but we repented; [after you] caused us to realize [that we were guilty]. We beat our chests to show that we were very ashamed [DOU] of the sins that we committed when we were young.’
20 Er da Efra'im en så dyrebar sønn for mig eller mitt kjæreste barn, siden jeg ennu må komme ham i hu, enda jeg så ofte har talt mot ham? Derfor røres mitt hjerte av medynk med ham, jeg må forbarme mig over ham, sier Herren.
But [I], Yahweh, say this: The Israeli people certainly are [RHQ] still my dear children [DOU]. It is often necessary for me to threaten [to punish] them, but I still love them. That is why I have not forgotten them, and I will certainly act mercifully toward them.
21 Reis dig merkestener, sett dig veivisere, gi akt på den banede vei, den vei du gikk! Vend tilbake, du jomfru, Israel, vend tilbake til dine byer her!
[You Israeli people, ] set up road signs; put up posts [along the roads] to mark the road on which you walked [when you were taken from Jerusalem]. My precious/beloved Israeli people, come back to your towns here.
22 Hvor lenge vil du vanke omkring, du frafalne datter? For Herren skaper noget nytt i landet: Kvinnen skal stadig være om mannen.
You people who have been like [MET] daughters who have forsaken their parents, how long will you continue to wander [away from me] [RHQ]? I, Yahweh, will cause something to happen on the earth that (is new/has not happened before): The women of Israel will be protecting their husbands as they travel [back here]!”
23 Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud, Israels Gud: Ennu en gang skal de si så i Juda land og i dets byer, når jeg gjør ende på deres fangenskap: Herren velsigne dig, du rettferdighets bolig, du hellige berg!
This is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [we] Israeli people [worship], says: “When I bring them back from the countries to which they have been exiled, all the people from the towns in Judah will again say, [‘I hope that] Yahweh will bless this my home, the holy place where righteous [people will live]!’
24 Og Juda med alle sine byer skal bo der sammen som jordbrukere og omvandrende hyrder.
[The people of] Judah [who live in] the towns, including the farmers and the shepherds, will all live together [peacefully].
25 For jeg vil kvege den trette sjel, og hver vansmektende sjel vil jeg mette.
I will enable weary people to rest, and enable people who are very exhausted to become strong again.”
26 Ved dette våknet jeg og så mig om, og jeg fant at min søvn hadde vært herlig.
I, [Jeremiah], woke up [after dreaming all those things], and I looked [around]. I had slept [very] delightfully!
27 Se, dager kommer, sier Herren, da jeg vil tilså Israels land og Judas land med menneskers sæd og med dyrs sæd.
[Then] Yahweh said [to me], “There will be a time when I will greatly increase [MET] the number of people and the number of livestock here in Israel and Judah.
28 Og likesom jeg har våket over dem for å rykke op og for å rive og bryte ned og ødelegge og plage dem, således vil jeg også våke over dem for å bygge og plante, sier Herren.
[Previously], I caused [their enemies to] remove the people from their land and to destroy their land and to cause them to experience many disasters [DOU]. But in the future, I will enable them to build houses and to plant crops [here in Israel again]. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.
29 I de dager skal de ikke mere si: Fedrene åt sure druer, og barnas tenner blev såre.
[Previously the people often said, ] ‘The parents have eaten sour grapes, but it is the children’s teeth that ache.’ [They meant that it was not fair for them to be punished for their ancestors’ sins]. But [when I bring them back to their land], they will no longer say that.
30 Men enhver skal dø for sin egen misgjernings skyld; hvert menneske som eter sure druer, han skal selv få såre tenner.
But now all people will die because of the sins that they themselves have committed.
31 Se, dager kommer, sier Herren, da jeg vil oprette en ny pakt med Israels hus og med Judas hus,
[I], Yahweh, say this: ‘There will be a time when I will make a new agreement with the people of Israel and Judah.
32 ikke som den pakt jeg oprettet med deres fedre på den dag da jeg tok dem ved hånden for å føre dem ut av Egyptens land, den pakt med mig som de brøt, enda jeg var deres ektemann, sier Herren;
[This new agreement will] not be like the agreement that I made with their ancestors when I took them by their hands and led them out of Egypt. They broke that agreement, even though I [loved them like] [MET] husbands love their wives.’
33 men dette er den pakt jeg vil oprette med Israels hus efter de dager, sier Herren: Jeg vil gi min lov i deres sinn og skrive den i deres hjerte, og jeg vil være deres Gud, og de skal være mitt folk;
This is what I, Yahweh, say: ‘This is the new agreement that I will make with the people of Israel some day: I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their inner beings. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
34 og de skal ikke mere lære hver sin næste og hver sin bror og si: Kjenn Herren! For de skal alle kjenne mig, både små og store, sier Herren; for jeg vil forlate deres misgjerning og ikke mere komme deres synd i hu.
And it will not be [necessary] for them to teach their neighbors or their relatives and say, “[You need to] know Yahweh,” because everyone, including unimportant people and very important people, will [already] know me. And I will forgive them for having been very wicked, and I will never think again about the sins that they have committed.’”
35 Så sier Herren, som satte solen til lys om dagen og lover for månen og stjernene, så de lyser om natten, han som oprører havet så dets bølger bruser - Herren, hærskarenes Gud, er hans navn:
Yahweh is the one who causes the sun to give light during the day, and who causes the moon and the stars to give light during the night. He stirs up the seas, with the result that waves roar. His name is the Commander of the armies of angels, and this is what he says:
36 Dersom disse lover ikke lenger står ved makt for mitt åsyn, sier Herren, da skal også Israels ætt ophøre å være et folk for mitt åsyn alle dager.
“I will not reject my Israeli people any more than I will get rid of the laws [that control the universe].
37 Så sier Herren: Dersom himmelen kan måles der oppe, og jordens grunnvoller utforskes der nede, da vil også jeg forkaste all Israels ætt for alt det de har gjort, sier Herren.
And this is what I say: ‘No one can measure the sky, and no one can find out what is supporting the earth. Similarly, I cannot reject forever the descendants of Jacob because of all the [evil] things that they have done.’ [That is certain, because] I, Yahweh, have said it!
38 Se, dager kommer, sier Herren, da byen skal bygges for Herren, fra Hananels tårn like til Hjørneporten,
[I], Yahweh, also say that there will be a time when [everything in] Jerusalem will be rebuilt for me, from the tower of Hananel [at the northeast corner, west] to [the gate named] the Corner Gate.
39 og målesnoren skal gå videre rett frem over Gareb-haugen, og så skal den vende sig til Goa,
[Workers] will stretch a measuring line/string over Gareb Hill all the way [southwest] to Goah.
40 og hele dalen med de døde kropper og asken, og alle markene like til Kedrons bekk, til Hesteportens hjørne mot øst, skal være hellige for Herren. Der skal aldri mere rykkes noget op eller brytes noget ned.
And the whole area, including the place where corpses and ashes are thrown in the [Kidron] Valley, and all the fields to the east as far as the Horse Gate, will become set apart for me. And the city [of Jerusalem] will never again be captured or destroyed.”
