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1Yawmsaub has tas, “Lub swjhawm hov kuv yuav ua txhua xeem Yixayee tug Vaajtswv, hab puab yuav ua kuv haiv tuabneeg.”
2Yawmsaub has le nuav tas,
“Cov tuabneeg kws dim nav ntaaj
tau txais txujkev hlub huv tebchaws moj saab qhua.
Thaus cov Yixayee nrhav chaw su,
3Yawmsaub lug tshwm rua puab pum deb deb.⚓
Kuv hlub mej huv txujkev hlub kws muaj moog ib txhws,
vem le nuav kuv hlub mej ruaj khov moog le.
4Yixayee kws yog tug nkauj dawb huv 'e,
kuv yuav muab koj tswm dua,
koj yuav raug muab tswm dua tshab.
Koj yuav coj nruag npuaj ua zaam dua
hab tawm moog seev cev nrug cov kws ua lomzem ua ke.
5Koj yuav rov cog vaaj txwv maab rua sau Xamali tej roob,
cov kws cog kuj yuav cog hab tau tej txwv ntawd noj.
6Tseed yuav muaj ib nub kws tug faaj xwm yuav qw
peg toj sab Efa‑i tebchaws tas,
‘Ca le sawv tseeg, ca peb moog rua huv Xi‑oo lauj,
moog cuag Yawmsaub kws yog peb tug Vaajtswv.’ ”
7Yawmsaub has le nuav tas,
“Ca le hu nkauj zoo sab xyiv faab vem yog Yakhauj,
hab tsaa suab qw vem yog ib tsoom tebchaws tug thawj.
Ca le qhuas tshaaj tawm has tas,
‘Yawmsaub cawm nwg haiv tuabneeg dim,⚓
yog cov Yixayee kws tseed tshuav nyob.’
8Saib maj, kuv yuav coj puab tawm tebchaws saab peg lug,
hab qaws puab huv qhov kws deb kawg huv qaab ntuj.
Muaj cov tuabneeg dig muag ceg tawv,
hab cov quaspuj kws suab mivnyuas
hab cov kws ua mob teb nrug puab lug ua ke,
puab yuav lug ua ib paab coob coob rua ntawm nuav.
9Puab yuav quaj quas lawg lug,
hab kuv yuav nplig puab lub sab coj puab rov lug,⚓
kuv yuav coj puab taug haav dej,
yog txujkev taj kws puab yuav tsw dawm,
vem kuv ua Yixayee txwv
hab Efa‑i yog kuv tug tub hlub.
10“Ib tsoom tebchaws 'e, ca le noog Yawmsaub tej lug,
hab tshaaj tawm rua huv tej tebchaws
ntawm ntug havtxwv kws deb deb has tas,
‘Tug kws lawv cov Yixayee tswv rw quas sua
yuav qaws puab rov lug, hab yuav tsom kwm puab
yaam le tug yug yaaj tsom kwm nwg paab yaaj.’
11Tsua qhov Yawmsaub tub txhwv Yakhauj ca lawm,
hab tso nwg dim huv tug kws muaj zug dua nwg txhais teg.
12Puab yuav lug qw zoo sab rua sau lub roob Xi‑oo,
hab puab yuav zoo sab xyiv faab
vem Yawmsaub tej moov zoo,
yog tej qoob loos, tej cawv txwv maab, tej roj,
hab tej yaaj tej tshws tej nyuj cov mivnyuas.
Puab lub neej yuav zoo le lub vaaj kws muaj dej ywg,
puab yuav tsw tsaug leeg dua le lawm.
13Cov ntxhais hluas yuav zoo sab hab yuav seev cev,
cov tub hluas hab cov laug yuav xyiv faab.
Kuv yuav muab puab txujkev quaj ntsuag
ntxeev ua kev xyiv faab,
kuv yuav nplig puab hab muab txujkev zoo sab
hloov txujkev nyuaj sab chaw.
14Kuv yuav muab tej qoob loos ntau nplua mag
yug cov pov thawj tsau npo,
kuv haiv tuabneeg yuav txaus sab
rua kuv tej hov txhua chaw zoo.”
Yawmsaub has le nuav ntaag.
15Yawmsaub has le nuav tas,
“Tau nov suab nrov huv Lama,
yog suab quaj ntsuag suab quaj lwj sab.
Lachee quaj nwg tej mivnyuas,
nwg tsw yuav tej lug nplig sab
tsua qhov nwg tej mivnyuas tsw nyob lawm.”
16Yawmsaub has le nuav tas,
“Ca le tswj lub suab quaj tseg los maj,
hab tauv lub kua muag ntawm koj qhov muag,
tsua qhov koj teg num yuav tau nqe zug,
hab puab yuav rov huv yeeb ncuab lub tebchaws lug.”
Yawmsaub has le nuav ntaag.
17“Koj lub neej tom hauv ntej tseed muaj vaam,
hab koj tej mivnyuas yuav rov lug rua huv puab lub tebchaws.”
Yawmsaub has le nuav ntaag.
18“Kuv tau nov Efa‑i quaj has tas,
‘Koj nplawm qhuab qha kuv hab kuv raug nplawm
yaam le tug mivnyuas nyuj kws tsw tau seej.
Thov koj coj kuv rov qaab mas kuv yuav tig rov lug cuag koj,
tsua qhov koj yog kuv tug Vaajtswv Yawmsaub.
19Thaus kuv tig xubndag moog lawd,
kuv ntxeev dua sab.
Thaus kuv raug qhuab qha lawd,
kuv ntaus kuv hauv sab.
Kuv raug txaaj muag hab poob ntsej muag,
tsua qhov kuv rws txujkev txaaj muag
kws kuv ua thaus kuv tseed hluas.’
20Efa‑i tsw yog tug tub kws kuv hlub lov?
Nwg tsw yog tug mivnyuas kws kuv nyam lov?
Kuv ywg nwg thaus twg,
kuv kuj ncu txug nwg thaus hov.
Vem le nuav kuv lub sab tseed tshua txug nwg,
kuv yeej yuav khuvleej nwg.”
Yawmsaub has le nuav ntaag.
21“Koj ca le rhais phua qha kev rua koj,
ca le ua daim phaj qha kev rua koj,
ca le ua tuab zoo saib txuj nam kev
yog txuj kev kws mej tawm moog hov.
Yixayee kws yog tug nkauj dawb huv 'e,
ca le rov qaab lug, ca le rov qaab lug
rua huv koj tej moos nuav.
22Tug ntxhais kws tso kuv tseg 'e,
koj yuav ywj faab ywj fwj ntev le caag?
Yawmsaub tswm ib yaam tshab rua huv lub nplajteb,
yog ib tug quaspuj yuav tsom kwm⚓ tug quasyawg.”
23Cov Yixayee tug Vaajtswv Yawmsaub kws muaj fwjchim luj kawg nkaus has le nuav tas, “Thaus kuv pub puab rov vaam meej le qub, puab yuav swv tej lug nuav huv Yuta tebchaws hab huv puab tej moos dua ib zag, yog has tas,
“ ‘Lub chaw kws txujkev ncaaj nceeg nyob 'e,
lub roob dawb huv 'e,
thov Yawmsaub foom koob moov rua koj.’
24“Yuta hab Yuta tej moos huvsw hab cov kws ua laj ua teb hab cov kws yug yaaj kws moog moog lug lug yuav nyob ua ke hov ntawd.
25Kuv yuav ua kuas lub sab kws qaug zug tsau npo,hab txhua lub sab kws tsaug leeg kuv yuav pub kuas muaj zug puv npo tuaj.”
26Taamswm hov kuv tswm dheev lug hab tsaa muag saib, mas qhov kws kuv pw tsaug zug hov kuj ua rua kuv zoo sab.
Tej lug cog tseg tshab
27Yawmsaub has tas, “Saib nawj, lub caij lub nyoog saamswm lug yuav txug mas kuv yuav tseb noob tuabneeg hab noob tsaj txhu rua huv cov Yixayee hab cov Yuta.
28Kuv saib ntsoov puab hab muab puab dob hab muab ua pob taag hab ua kuas puam tsuaj hab coj xwm txheej phem lug raug puab le caag, kuv yuav saib ntsoov puab hab muab puab tswm dua tshab hab muab cog dua ib yaam le ntawd.” Yawmsaub has le nuav ntaag.
29“Thaus ntawd puab yuav tsw has dua tas,
“ ‘Leejtxwv noj txwv maab qaub,
tug mivnyuas rhab nav.’
30Tassws txhua tug yuav tuag rua nwg lub txem. Txhua tug kws noj txwv maab qaub kuj yuav rhab nav.”
31Yawmsaub has tas, “Saib nawj,
lub caij lub nyoog saamswm lug yuav txug
mas kuv yuav cog dua lug tshab
rua cov Yixayee hab cov Yuta,
32tsw thooj le kws kuv cog rua puab tej laug
rua thaus kuv caab puab teg
coj puab tawm huv Iyi tebchaws lug.
Kuv tub yog puab tug quasyawg
los puab muab kuv tej lug cog tseg rhuav lawm.”
Yawmsaub has le nuav ntaag.
33“Nuav yog tej lug cog tseg kws kuv yuav cog
rua cov Yixayee ua qaab ncua swjhawm ntawd.”
Yawmsaub has le nuav ntaag.
“Kuv yuav muab kuv txuj kevcai
tso rua huv puab, hab sau ca rua huv puab lub sab.
Kuv yuav ua puab tug Vaajtswv
hab puab yuav ua kuv haiv tuabneeg.
34Txhua tug yuav tsw qha nwg kwvtij zej zog
hab nwg tej kwvtij txheeb kuas paub Yawmsaub dua le lawm,
tsua qhov puab txhua tug yeej yuav paub kuv
txwj tug yau kawg moog txug tug luj kawg.
Kuv yuav zaam puab tej kev txhum
hab tsw cim ntsoov puab lub txem dua le lawm.”
Yawmsaub has le nuav ntaag.
35Yawmsaub kws ua lub nub ci pum kev nruab nub,
hab teem caij nyoog rua lub hli hab tej nub qub ci rua mo ntuj,
hab yog tug kws du havtxwv ndaas tej nam nthwv nrov vig voog,
nwg lub npe yog Yawmsaub kws muaj fwjchim luj kawg nkaus,
nwg has le nuav tas,
36“Yog tej kevcai ruaj khov nuav pluj ntawm kuv xubndag lawm,
mas Yixayee caaj ceg yuav pluj plag tsw ua ib haiv tuabneeg
rua ntawm kuv xubndag moog ib txhws.”
Yawmsaub has le nuav ntaag.
37Yawmsaub has le nuav tas,
“Yog ntsuag tau sau nruab ntug,
hab tshuaj tau tej taw kws tag huv qaab lub nplajteb,
tes kuv le muab Yixayee caaj ceg laim pov tseg
vem txhua yaam kws puab tau ua hov.”
Yawmsaub has le nuav ntaag.
38Yawmsaub has tas, “Lub caij lub nyoog saamswm lug yuav txug mas yuav muab lub nroog nuav tswm dua tshab rua Yawmsaub, txwj ntawm lub chaw tsom faaj Hananee moog txug lub rooj loog ntawm lub kaum loog.
39Hab txuj hlua ntsuag yuav dhau plhawv ncaaj nraim moog txug lub pov roob Kale le tig moog txug Kau‑a.
40Taag nrho lub haav kws pov tuabneeg tuag hab tej tshauv, hab tej teb taag nrho moog txug ncua lub haav Khiloo, moog txug lub Rooj Loog Neeg ntawm kaum loog moog rua saab nub tuaj, mas puavleej yog tej chaw kws dawb huv rua Yawmsaub. Lub nroog yuav tsw raug muab dob hlo caag lossws muab laim pov tseg dua moog ib txhws le.”
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1“At that time,” declares the Lord, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.”
2This is what the Lord says:
“The people who survive the sword
will find favor in the wilderness;
I will come to give rest to Israel.”
3The Lord appeared to us in the past,⚓ saying:
“I have loved you with an everlasting love;
I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.
4I will build you up again,
and you, Virgin Israel, will be rebuilt.
Again you will take up your timbrels
and go out to dance with the joyful.
5Again you will plant vineyards
on the hills of Samaria;
the farmers will plant them
and enjoy their fruit.
6There will be a day when watchmen cry out
on the hills of Ephraim,
‘Come, let us go up to Zion,
to the Lord our God.’ ”
7This is what the Lord says:
“Sing with joy for Jacob;
shout for the foremost of the nations.
Make your praises heard, and say,
‘Lord, save your people,
the remnant of Israel.’
8See, I will bring them from the land of the north
and gather them from the ends of the earth.
Among them will be the blind and the lame,
expectant mothers and women in labor;
a great throng will return.
9They will come with weeping;
they will pray as I bring them back.
I will lead them beside streams of water
on a level path where they will not stumble,
because I am Israel’s father,
and Ephraim is my firstborn son.
10“Hear the word of the Lord, you nations;
proclaim it in distant coastlands:
‘He who scattered Israel will gather them
and will watch over his flock like a shepherd.’
11For the Lord will deliver Jacob
and redeem them from the hand of those stronger than they.
12They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion;
they will rejoice in the bounty of the Lord—
the grain, the new wine and the olive oil,
the young of the flocks and herds.
They will be like a well-watered garden,
and they will sorrow no more.
13Then young women will dance and be glad,
young men and old as well.
I will turn their mourning into gladness;
I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow.
14I will satisfy the priests with abundance,
and my people will be filled with my bounty,”
15This is what the Lord says:
“A voice is heard in Ramah,
mourning and great weeping,
Rachel weeping for her children
and refusing to be comforted,
because they are no more.”
16This is what the Lord says:
“Restrain your voice from weeping
and your eyes from tears,
for your work will be rewarded,”
“They will return from the land of the enemy.
17So there is hope for your descendants,”
“Your children will return to their own land.
18“I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning:
‘You disciplined me like an unruly calf,
and I have been disciplined.
Restore me, and I will return,
because you are the Lord my God.
19After I strayed,
I repented;
after I came to understand,
I beat my breast.
I was ashamed and humiliated
because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’
20Is not Ephraim my dear son,
the child in whom I delight?
Though I often speak against him,
I still remember him.
Therefore my heart yearns for him;
I have great compassion for him,”
21“Set up road signs;
put up guideposts.
Take note of the highway,
the road that you take.
Return, Virgin Israel,
return to your towns.
22How long will you wander,
unfaithful Daughter Israel?
The Lord will create a new thing on earth—
the woman will return to⚓ the man.”
23This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “When I bring them back from captivity,⚓ the people in the land of Judah and in its towns will once again use these words: ‘The Lord bless you, you prosperous city, you sacred mountain.’
24People will live together in Judah and all its towns—farmers and those who move about with their flocks.
25I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.”
26At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been pleasant to me.
27“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will plant the kingdoms of Israel and Judah with the offspring of people and of animals.
28Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, and to overthrow, destroy and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the Lord.
29“In those days people will no longer say,
‘The parents have eaten sour grapes,
and the children’s teeth are set on edge.’
30Instead, everyone will die for their own sin; whoever eats sour grapes—their own teeth will be set on edge.
31“The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
“when I will make a new covenant
with the people of Israel
and with the people of Judah.
32It will not be like the covenant
I made with their ancestors
when I took them by the hand
to lead them out of Egypt,
because they broke my covenant,
though I was a husband to⚓ them,⚓ ”
33“This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel
after that time,” declares the Lord.
“I will put my law in their minds
and write it on their hearts.
I will be their God,
and they will be my people.
34No longer will they teach their neighbor,
or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’
because they will all know me,
from the least of them to the greatest,”
“For I will forgive their wickedness
and will remember their sins no more.”
35This is what the Lord says,
he who appoints the sun
to shine by day,
who decrees the moon and stars
to shine by night,
who stirs up the sea
so that its waves roar—
the Lord Almighty is his name:
36“Only if these decrees vanish from my sight,”
declares the Lord,
“will Israel ever cease
being a nation before me.”
37This is what the Lord says:
“Only if the heavens above can be measured
and the foundations of the earth below be searched out
will I reject all the descendants of Israel
because of all they have done,”
38“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when this city will be rebuilt for me from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.
39The measuring line will stretch from there straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn to Goah.
40The whole valley where dead bodies and ashes are thrown, and all the terraces out to the Kidron Valley on the east as far as the corner of the Horse Gate, will be holy to the Lord. The city will never again be uprooted or demolished.”