إِرْمِيَا 35

١ 1 ٱلْكَلِمَةُ ٱلَّتِي صَارَتْ إِلَى إِرْمِيَا مِنْ قِبَلِ ٱلرَّبِّ فِي أَيَّامِ يَهُويَاقِيمَ بْنِ يُوشِيَّا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا قَائِلَةً:

The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,

٢ 2 «اِذْهَبْ إِلَى بَيْتِ ٱلرَّكَابِيِّينَ وَكَلِّمْهُمْ، وَٱدْخُلْ بِهِمْ إِلَى بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى أَحَدِ ٱلْمَخَادِعِ وَٱسْقِهِمْ خَمْرًا».

“Go to the house of the Rechabites, and speak to them, and bring them into Yahweh’s house, into one of the rooms, and give them wine to drink.”

٣ 3 فَأَخَذْتُ يَازَنْيَا بْنَ إِرْمِيَا بْنِ حَبْصِينِيَا وَإِخْوَتَهُ وَكُلَّ بَنِيهِ وَكُلَّ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّكَابِيِّينَ،

Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, with his brothers, all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites;

٤ 4 وَدَخَلْتُ بِهِمْ إِلَى بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى مِخْدَعِ بَنِي حَانَانَ بْنِ يَجَدْلِيَا رَجُلِ ٱللهِ، ٱلَّذِي بِجَانِبِ مِخْدَعِ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ، ٱلَّذِي فَوْقَ مِخْدَعِ مَعْسِيَّا بْنِ شَلُّومَ حَارِسِ ٱلْبَابِ.

and I brought them into Yahweh’s house, into the room of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the man of God, which was by the room of the princes, which was above the room of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the threshold.

٥ 5 وَجَعَلْتُ أَمَامَ بَنِي بَيْتِ ٱلرَّكَابِيِّينَ طَاسَاتٍ مَلآنَةً خَمْرًا وَأَقْدَاحًا، وَقُلْتُ لَهُمُ: «ٱشْرَبُوا خَمْرًا».

I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said to them, “Drink wine!”

٦ 6 فَقَالُوا: «لَا نَشْرَبُ خَمْرًا، لِأَنَّ يُونَادَابَ بْنَ رَكَابَ أَبَانَا أَوْصَانَا قَائِلًا: لَا تَشْرَبُوا خَمْرًا أَنْتُمْ وَلَا بَنُوكُمْ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ.

But they said, “We will drink no wine; for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, ‘You shall drink no wine, neither you nor your children, forever.

٧ 7 وَلَا تَبْنُوا بَيْتًا، وَلَا تَزْرَعُوا زَرْعًا، وَلَا تَغْرِسُوا كَرْمًا، وَلَا تَكُنْ لَكُمْ، بَلِ ٱسْكُنُوا فِي ٱلْخِيَامِ كُلَّ أَيَّامِكُمْ، لِكَيْ تَحْيَوْا أَيَّامًا كَثِيرَةً عَلَى وَجْهِ ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّتِي أَنْتُمْ مُتَغَرِّبُونَ فِيهَا.

You shall not build a house, sow seed, plant a vineyard, or have any; but all your days you shall dwell in tents, that you may live many days in the land in which you live as nomads.’

٨ 8 فَسَمِعْنَا لِصَوْتِ يُونَادَابَ بْنِ رَكَابَ أَبِينَا فِي كُلِّ مَا أَوْصَانَا بِهِ، أَنْ لَا نَشْرَبَ خَمْرًا كُلَّ أَيَّامِنَا، نَحْنُ وَنِسَاؤُنَا وَبَنُونَا وَبَنَاتُنَا،

We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he commanded us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, or our daughters;

٩ 9 وَأَنْ لَا نَبْنِيَ بُيُوتًا لِسُكْنَانَا، وَأَنْ لَا يَكُونَ لَنَا كَرْمٌ وَلَا حَقْلٌ وَلَا زَرْعٌ.

and not to build houses for ourselves to dwell in. We have no vineyard, field, or seed;

١٠ 10 فَسَكَنَّا فِي ٱلْخِيَامِ، وَسَمِعْنَا وَعَمِلْنَا حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا أَوْصَانَا بِهِ يُونَادَابُ أَبُونَا.

but we have lived in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.

١١ 11 وَلَكِنْ كَانَ لَمَّا صَعِدَ نَبُوخَذْرَاصَّرُ مَلِكُ بَابِلَ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ، أَنَّنَا قُلْنَا: هَلُمَّ فَنَدْخُلُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ مِنْ وَجْهِ جَيْشِ ٱلْكَلْدَانِيِّينَ وَمِنْ وَجْهِ جَيْشِ ٱلْأَرَامِيِّينَ. فَسَكَنَّا فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ».

But when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, we said, ‘Come! Let’s go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians; so we will dwell at Jerusalem.’”

١٢ 12 ثُمَّ صَارَتْ كَلِمَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى إِرْمِيَا قَائِلَةً:

Then Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah, saying,

١٣ 13 «هَكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: ٱذْهَبْ وَقُلْ لِرِجَالِ يَهُوذَا وَسُكَّانِ أُورُشَلِيمَ: أَمَا تَقْبَلُونَ تَأْدِيبًا لِتَسْمَعُوا كَلَامِي، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ؟

“Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, “Will you not receive instruction to listen to my words?” says Yahweh.

١٤ 14 قَدْ أُقِيمَ كَلَامُ يُونَادَابَ بْنِ رَكَابَ ٱلَّذِي أَوْصَى بِهِ بَنِيهِ أَنْ لَا يَشْرَبُوا خَمْرًا، فَلَمْ يَشْرَبُوا إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ لِأَنَّهُمْ سَمِعُوا وَصِيَّةَ أَبِيهِمْ. وَأَنَا قَدْ كَلَّمْتُكُمْ مُبَكِّرًا وَمُكَلِّمًا وَلَمْ تَسْمَعُوا لِي.

“The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab that he commanded his sons, not to drink wine, are performed; and to this day they drink none, for they obey their father’s commandment; but I have spoken to you, rising up early and speaking, and you have not listened to me.

١٥ 15 وَقَدْ أَرْسَلْتُ إِلَيْكُمْ كُلَّ عَبِيدِي ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ مُبَكِّرًا وَمُرْسِلًا قَائِلًا: ٱرْجِعُوا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ عَنْ طَرِيقِهِ ٱلرَّدِيئَةِ، وَأَصْلِحُوا أَعْمَالَكُمْ، وَلَا تَذْهَبُوا وَرَاءَ آلِهَةٍ أُخْرَى لِتَعْبُدُوهَا، فَتَسْكُنُوا فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّتِي أَعْطَيْتُكُمْ وَآبَاءَكُمْ. فَلَمْ تُمِيلُوا أُذُنَكُمْ، وَلَا سَمِعْتُمْ لِي.

I have sent also to you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, ‘Every one of you must return now from his evil way, amend your doings, and don’t go after other gods to serve them. Then you will dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers;’ but you have not inclined your ear, nor listened to me.

١٦ 16 لِأَنَّ بَنِي يُونَادَابَ بْنِ رَكَابَ قَدْ أَقَامُوا وَصِيَّةَ أَبِيهِمِ ٱلَّتِي أَوْصَاهُمْ بِهَا. أَمَّا هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبُ فَلَمْ يَسْمَعْ لِي.

The sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father which he commanded them, but this people has not listened to me.”’

١٧ 17 لِذَلِكَ هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُ ٱلْجُنُودِ، إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: هَأَنَذَا أَجْلِبُ عَلَى يَهُوذَا وَعَلَى كُلِّ سُكَّانِ أُورُشَلِيمَ كُلَّ ٱلشَّرِّ ٱلَّذِي تَكَلَّمْتُ بِهِ عَلَيْهِمْ، لِأَنِّي كَلَّمْتُهُمْ فَلَمْ يَسْمَعُوا، وَدَعَوْتُهُمْ فَلَمْ يُجِيبُوا».

“Therefore Yahweh, the God of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will bring on Judah and on all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them, because I have spoken to them, but they have not heard; and I have called to them, but they have not answered.’”

١٨ 18 وَقَالَ إِرْمِيَا لِبَيْتِ ٱلرَّكَابِيِّينَ: «هَكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّكُمْ سَمِعْتُمْ لِوَصِيَّةِ يُونَادَابَ أَبِيكُمْ، وَحَفِظْتُمْ كُلَّ وَصَايَاهُ وَعَمِلْتُمْ حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا أَوْصَاكُمْ بِهِ،

Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites, “Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Because you have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according to all that he commanded you,’

١٩ 19 لِذَلِكَ هَكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: لَا يَنْقَطِعُ لِيُونَادَابَ بْنِ رَكَابَ إِنْسَانٌ يَقِفُ أَمَامِي كُلَّ ٱلْأَيَّامِ».

therefore Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Jonadab the son of Rechab will not lack a man to stand before me forever.’”