耶利米書 35
1 猶大王約史雅的兒子約雅金為王時，上主有話傳給耶肋米亞說：
The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,
2 「你到勒加布人家裏去，與他們會談，引他們走進上主殿宇的一間房裏，給他們酒喝」。
“Go to the house of the Rechabites, and speak to them, and bring them into the LORD’s house, into one of the rooms, and give them wine to drink.”
3 於是我帶了哈巴漆尼的孫子，依爾米雅的兒子雅匝尼雅，和他的兄弟與他所有的兒子，以及勒加布全家，
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;
4 到了上主的殿宇，進了天主的人依革達里雅的兒子南的兒子們的房間集合集合這間房靠近長官室，正是在看守殿門的沙隆的兒子瑪阿色雅的住房上面，
and I brought them into the LORD’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.
5 將滿杯滿爵的酒，擺在勒加布的子孫面前，向他們請說：「請喝酒吧! 」
I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said to them, “Drink wine!”
6 他們答說：「我們不喝，因為我們的祖先勒加布的兒子約納達有布曾吩咐我們說：你們和你們的兒子永不可喝酒；
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.
7 也不可建造房屋，不可播種，不可栽植或佔有葡萄園，卻要終身住在帳幕裏，好使你們能長久在你們作客的地方。
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.’
8 在我們的祖先勒加布的兒子約納遠吩咐我們的一切事上，我們全聽從了他的話，我們、妻子和兒女，終身不喝酒，
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;
9 也不建造房屋居住，也沒有葡萄或田地和播種的事，
and not to build houses for ourselves to dwell in. We have no vineyard, field, or seed;
10 只住在帳幕裏，全聽從並履行我們的祖先約納達w的事。
but we have lived in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
11 只在巴比倫王拿步高上來進攻這城時，我們才說：走吧! 到耶路撒冷去，躲避加色弓人和阿蘭軍隊；從此我們才住在耶路撒冷」。
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 Kasdim, and for fear of the army of the Syrians; so we will dwell at Jerusalem.’”
12 於是有上主的話傳給耶肋米亞說：
Then the LORD’s word came to Jeremiah, saying,
13 「萬軍的上主，以色列的天主這樣說：你去對猶大人和耶路撒冷的居民說：你們不接受教訓，聽從我的話嗎﹖──上主的斷語──
“The LORD of Hosts, 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 the LORD.
14 勒加布的兒子約納達布的話居然有人遵守：他命子孫們不喝酒，他們直到今日就不喝酒，全聽從了他們祖先的命令；我不斷懇切教訓你們，你們卻沒有聽從；
“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.
15 我給你們派遺──且不斷派遺，我所有的僕人們，來勸你們各自離開自己的邪道，改自己的行為，不再追隨外方的神祗，好能住在我賜給你們和你們祖先的地方；你們仍不側耳聽從我。
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.
16 實在，加勒布的兒子約納達達布的子孫，遵守了他們祖先吩咐的命令；至於這民族，卻不聽從我。
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.”’
17 為此，上主萬軍的天主，以色列的天主這樣說：看，我必給猶大和耶路撒冷 a的居民，招來我對他們所預告的一切災禍，因為我訓諭他們，他們不答應」。
“Therefore the LORD, the God of Hosts, 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.’”
18 於是耶肋米亞對勒加布人家族說：「萬軍的上主，以色列的天主這樣說：因為你們聽從了祖先約納布的命令，遵守了他的一切規律，完全依照他所吩咐的做了；
Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites, “The LORD of Hosts, 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,’
19 為此，萬軍的上主，以色列的天主這樣說：勒加布的兒子約納達布從此永不會缺乏侍立在我面前的人」。
therefore the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Jonadab the son of Rechab will not lack a man to stand before me forever.’”
