Jeremias 35

1 Det Ord, som kom til Jeremias fra Herren, i Judas Konge, Jojakims, Josias's Søns, Dage, saa lydende:

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

2 Gak til Rekabiternes Hus og tal med dem, og før dem til Herrens Hus til et af Kamrene, og giv dem Vin at drikke!

“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 Da tog jeg Jaasanja, en Søn af Jeremias, der var en Søn af Habazinia, tillige med hans Brødre og alle hans Sønner og Rekabiternes hele Hus,

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 og jeg førte dem til Herrens Hus, til den Guds Mand Hanans, Jigdaljas Søns, Børns Kammer, som var ved Siden af Fyrsternes Kammer, oven over Dørvogteren Maasejas, Sallums Søns, Kammer.

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 Og jeg satte for Rekabiternes Huses Børn Skaaler, fulde af Vin, tillige med Bægere, og jeg sagde til dem: Drikker Vin!

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 Men de sagde: Vi ville ikke drikke Vin; thi vor Fader Jonadab, Rekabs Søn, har befalet os og sagt: I skulle ikke drikke Vin, hverken I eller eders Børn evindelig,

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 og I skulle ikke bygge Hus og ikke saa Sæd og ikke plante Vingaard og ikke have saadant; men I skulle bo i Telte alle eders Dage, paa det I maa leve mange Dage i det Land, hvor I ere som fremmede.

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 Og vi adløde vor Fader, Jonadabs, Rekabs Søns, Røst, i alt det, som han havde budt os, saa at vi aldrig i vore Dage drikke Yin, hverken vi, vore Hustruer, eller vore Sønner og vore Døtre,

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 og heller ikke bygge os Huse at bo udi, eller have Vingaard eller Mark eller Sæd.

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

10 Men vi boede i Telte og vare lydige og gjorde efter alt det, som vor Fader Jonadab havde budt os.

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

11 Og det skete, der Nebukadnezar, Kongen af Babel, drog op i Landet, da sagde vi: Kommer og lader os gaa ind i Jerusalem for Kaldæernes Hær og for Syrernes Hær; og vi bleve i Jerusalem.

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.’”

12 Da kom Herrens Ord til Jeremias, saaledes:

Then the LORD’s word came to Jeremiah, saying,

13 Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth, Israels Gud: Gak, og sig til Judas Mænd og til Jerusalems Indbyggere: Ville I ikke annamme Tugt, saa at I adlyde mine Ord? siger Herren.

“The LORD 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 the LORD.

14 De Ord ere holdte ved Magt, som Jonadab, Rekabs Søn, havde budt sine Børn, om ikke at drikke Vin, og de have ikke drukket Vin indtil denne Dag, fordi de adløde deres Faders Bud; men jeg, jeg har talt til eder tidligt og ideligt, og I have ikke adlydt mig.

“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 Og jeg sendte til eder alle mine Tjenere, Profeterne, tidligt og ideligt, at sige: Omvender eder dog, hver fra sin onde Vej, og bedrer eders Idrætter, og vandrer ikke efter andre Guder til at tjene dem, og bor i Landet, hvilket jeg har givet eder og eders Fædre; men I bøjede ikke eders Øre og adløde mig ikke.

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 Efterdi Jonadabs, Rekabs Søns, Børn have holdt deres Faders Bud, som han havde budt dem, men dette Folk ikke har adlydt mig,

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 derfor, saa siger Herren Zebaoths Gud, Israels Gud: Se, jeg lader komme over Juda og over alle Indbyggere i Jerusalem al den Ulykke, som jeg har talt imod dem, fordi jeg talte til dem, og de hørte ikke, og fordi jeg kaldte ad dem, og de svarede ikke.

“Therefore the LORD, 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.’”

18 Men til Rekabiternes Hus sagde Jeremias: Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth, Israels Gud: Fordi I adløde Jonadabs, eders Faders, Bud, og holdt alle hans Bud og gjorde efter alt det, som han havde budt eder,

Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites, “The LORD 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,’

19 derfor, saa siger den Herre Zebaoth, Israels Gud: Der skal ikke fattes for Jonadab, Rekabs Søn, en Mand, som skal staa for mit Ansigt alle Dage.

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