Selected Poems (Engelse vertaling)

JEHUDAH HALEVI 171

These that have come to Thee
Under Thy seal to be,
They from the birth are Thine,
Bound by a holy sign.
Then a new song
Sang Thy redeemed throng.

Their token show to all
Whose eyes upon them fall:
Lo, on their garment's hem
The fringe ordained for them!
Then a new song
Sang Thy redeemed throng.

For whom then are they sealed ?
Let truth now be revealed:
Whose is the seal, and who
Shall claim the thread of blue?
Then a new song
Sang Thy redeemèd throng.

Ah, take her as of yore,
And cast her forth no more;
Let sunlight crown her day
And shadows flee away.
Then a new song
Sang Thy redeemed throng.

For Thy belovèd throng
Still come to Thee with song,
Singing with one accord:
Now who is like Thee 'mid the gods, O Lord!
Still Thy redeemèd throng
Sing a new song.