1 הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר הָיָה אֶל־יִרְמְיָהוּ מֵאֵת יְהוָה לֵאמֹר | 1 The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, as follows, |
2 כֹּה־אָמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר כְּתָב־לְךָ אֵת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר־דִּבַּרְתִּי אֵלֶיךָ אֶל־סֵפֶר | 2 'Yahweh, God of Israel, says this, "Write for yourself in a book al the words I have spoken to you. |
3 כִּי הִנֵּה יָמִים בָּאִים נְאֻם־יְהוָה וְשַׁבְתִּי אֶת־שְׁבוּת עַמִּי יִשְׂרָאֵל וִיהוּדָה אָמַר יְהוָה וַהֲשִׁבֹתִים אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־נָתַתִּי לַאֲבֹותָם וִירֵשׁוּהָ׃ פ | 3 For look, the days are coming, Yahweh declares, when I shal bring back the captives of my peopleIsrael (and Judah), Yahweh says. I shall make them come back and take possession of the country I gave totheir ancestors." ' |
4 וְאֵלֶּה הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהוָה אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאֶל־יְהוּדָה | 4 These are the words Yahweh spoke about Israel (and Judah): |
5 כִּי־כֹה אָמַר יְהוָה קֹול חֲרָדָה שָׁמָעְנוּ פַּחַד וְאֵין שָׁלֹום | 5 Yahweh says this: We have heard a cry of panic, of terror, not of peace. |
6 שַׁאֲלוּ־נָא וּרְאוּ אִם־יֹלֵד זָכָר מַדּוּעַ רָאִיתִי כָל־גֶּבֶר יָדָיו עַל־חֲלָצָיו כַּיֹּולֵדָה וְנֶהֶפְכוּ כָל־פָּנִים לְיֵרָקֹון | 6 Now ask and see: can a man bear children? Then why do I see each man with his hands on his loinslike a woman in labour? Why has every face grown pale? |
7 הֹוי כִּי גָדֹול הַיֹּום הַהוּא מֵאַיִן כָּמֹהוּ וְעֵת־צָרָה הִיא לְיַעֲקֹב וּמִמֶּנָּה יִוָּשֵׁעַ | 7 Disaster! This is the great day, no other like it: a time of distress for Jacob, though he will be savedfrom it. |
8 וְהָיָה בַיֹּום הַהוּא נְאֻם ׀ יְהוָה צְבָאֹות אֶשְׁבֹּר עֻלֹּו מֵעַל צַוָּארֶךָ וּמֹוסְרֹותֶיךָ אֲנַתֵּק וְלֹא־יַעַבְדוּ־בֹו עֹוד זָרִים | 8 (That day, Yahweh Sabaoth declares, I shal break the yoke now on your neck and snap your chains;and foreigners wil enslave you no more, |
9 וְעָבְדוּ אֵת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם וְאֵת דָּוִד מַלְכָּם אֲשֶׁר אָקִים לָהֶם׃ ס | 9 but Israel and Judah wil serve Yahweh their God, and David their king whom I shal raise up for them.) |
10 וְאַתָּה אַל־תִּירָא עַבְדִּי יַעֲקֹב נְאֻם־יְהֹוָה וְאַל־תֵּחַת יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי הִנְנִי מֹושִׁיעֲךָ מֵרָחֹוק וְאֶת־זַרְעֲךָ מֵאֶרֶץ שִׁבְיָם וְשָׁב יַעֲקֹב וְשָׁקַט וְשַׁאֲנַן וְאֵין מַחֲרִיד | 10 So do not be afraid, my servant Jacob, Yahweh declares, Israel, do not be alarmed: for look, I shalrescue you from distant countries and your descendants from the country where they are captive. Jacob wilreturn and be at peace, secure, with no one to trouble him. |
11 כִּי־אִתְּךָ אֲנִי נְאֻם־יְהוָה לְהֹושִׁיעֶךָ כִּי אֶעֱשֶׂה כָלָה בְּכָל־הַגֹּויִם ׀ אֲשֶׁר הֲפִצֹותִיךָ שָּׁם אַךְ אֹתְךָ לֹא־אֶעֱשֶׂה כָלָה וְיִסַּרְתִּיךָ לַמִּשְׁפָּט וְנַקֵּה לֹא אֲנַקֶּךָּ׃ פ | 11 For I am with you to save you, Yahweh declares, I shal make an end of all the nations where I havedriven you, but I shall not make an end of you, only discipline you in moderation, not to let you go quiteunpunished. |
12 כִּי כֹה אָמַר יְהוָה אָנוּשׁ לְשִׁבְרֵךְ נַחְלָה מַכָּתֵךְ | 12 Yes, Yahweh says this: Your wound is incurable, your injury past healing. |
13 אֵין־דָּן דִּינֵךְ לְמָזֹור רְפֻאֹות תְּעָלָה אֵין לָךְ | 13 There is no one to plead your cause; for an ulcer there are remedies, but for you no cure at al . |
14 כָּל־מְאַהֲבַיִךְ שְׁכֵחוּךְ אֹותָךְ לֹא יִדְרֹשׁוּ כִּי מַכַּת אֹויֵב הִכִּיתִיךְ מוּסַר אַכְזָרִי עַל רֹב עֲוֹנֵךְ עָצְמוּ חַטֹּאתָיִךְ | 14 Al your lovers have forgotten you, they look for you no more. Yes, I have struck you as an enemystrikes, with cruel punishment (because of your great guilt and countless sins). |
15 מַה־תִּזְעַק עַל־שִׁבְרֵךְ אָנוּשׁ מַכְאֹבֵךְ עַל ׀ רֹב עֲוֹנֵךְ עָצְמוּ חַטֹּאתַיִךְ עָשִׂיתִי אֵלֶּה לָךְ | 15 Why cry out because of your wound? Your pain is incurable! Because of your great guilt andcountless sins, I have treated you like this. |
16 לָכֵן כָּל־אֹכְלַיִךְ יֵאָכֵלוּ וְכָל־צָרַיִךְ כֻּלָּם בַּשְּׁבִי יֵלֵכוּ וְהָיוּ שֹׁאסַיִךְ לִמְשִׁסָּה וְכָל־בֹּזְזַיִךְ אֶתֵּן לָבַז | 16 But al those who devoured you wil be devoured, al your enemies, al , go into captivity, those whodespoiled you will be despoiled, and al who pillaged you be pil aged. |
17 כִּי אַעֲלֶה אֲרֻכָה לָךְ וּמִמַּכֹּותַיִךְ אֶרְפָּאֵךְ נְאֻם־יְהוָה כִּי נִדָּחָה קָרְאוּ לָךְ צִיֹּון הִיא דֹּרֵשׁ אֵין לָהּ׃ ס | 17 For I shal restore you to health and heal your wounds, Yahweh declares, you who used to be called'Outcast', 'Zion for whom no one cares'. |
18 כֹּה ׀ אָמַר יְהוָה הִנְנִי־שָׁב שְׁבוּת אָהֳלֵי יַעֲקֹוב וּמִשְׁכְּנֹתָיו אֲרַחֵם וְנִבְנְתָה עִיר עַל־תִּלָּהּ וְאַרְמֹון עַל־מִשְׁפָּטֹו יֵשֵׁב | 18 Yahweh says this: Look, I shal restore the tents of Jacob and take pity on his dwel ings: the town wilbe rebuilt on its mound, the stronghold where it ought to stand. |
19 וְיָצָא מֵהֶם תֹּודָה וְקֹול מְשַׂחֲקִים וְהִרְבִּתִים וְלֹא יִמְעָטוּ וְהִכְבַּדְתִּים וְלֹא יִצְעָרוּ | 19 From them wil come thanksgiving and shouts of joy. I shal make them increase, they wil notdecrease; I shal make them honoured, no more to be humbled. |
20 וְהָיוּ בָנָיו כְּקֶדֶם וַעֲדָתֹו לְפָנַי תִּכֹּון וּפָקַדְתִּי עַל כָּל־לֹחֲצָיו | 20 Their sons wil be as once they were, their community fixed firmly before me, and I shal punish alltheir oppressors. |
21 וְהָיָה אַדִּירֹו מִמֶּנּוּ וּמֹשְׁלֹו מִקִּרְבֹּו יֵצֵא וְהִקְרַבְתִּיו וְנִגַּשׁ אֵלָי כִּי מִי הוּא־זֶה עָרַב אֶת־לִבֹּו לָגֶשֶׁת אֵלַי נְאֻם־יְהוָה | 21 Their prince wil be one of their own, their ruler come from their own people, and I shal permit him toapproach me freely; for who, otherwise, would be so bold as to approach me, Yahweh demands? |
22 וִהְיִיתֶם לִי לְעָם וְאָנֹכִי אֶהְיֶה לָכֶם לֵאלֹהִים׃ ס | 22 You wil be my people and I shal be your God. |
23 הִנֵּה ׀ סַעֲרַת יְהוָה חֵמָה יָצְאָה סַעַר מִתְגֹּורֵר עַל רֹאשׁ רְשָׁעִים יָחוּל | 23 Look, Yahweh's hurricane, his wrath, bursts out, a roaring hurricane, to burst on the heads of thewicked; |
24 לֹא יָשׁוּב חֲרֹון אַף־יְהוָה עַד־עֲשֹׂתֹו וְעַד־הֲקִימֹו מְזִמֹּות לִבֹּו בְּאַחֲרִית הַיָּמִים תִּתְבֹּונְנוּ בָהּ | 24 Yahweh's burning anger wil not turn aside until he has performed, has carried out, what he has inmind. In the final days, you wil understand this. |