< Jeremiah 35 >

1 The word that came to Jeremias from the Lord in the days of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, saying:
Seyè a pale ak Jeremi ankò, lè sa a se Jojakim, pitit Jozyas, ki te wa peyi Jida. Li di l' konsa:
2 Go to the house of the Rechabites: and speak to them, and bring them into the house of the Lord, into one of the chambers of the treasures, and thou shalt give them wine to drink.
-Al jwenn moun branch fanmi Rekab yo. Pale ak yo. Fè yo vini ak ou nan yonn nan pyès chanm Tanp lan. Lè y'a rive la, w'a ba yo diven bwè.
3 And I took Jezonias the son of Jeremias the son of Habsanias, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites.
Se konsa Jeremi al chache tout branch fanmi Rekab yo, depi Jazanya, pitit gason Imeja, ki te pitit Abasinya, ansanm ak tout frè l' yo ak tout pitit gason yo.
4 And I brought them into the house of the Lord, to the treasure house of the sons of Hanan, the son of Jegedelias the man of God, which was by the treasure house of the princes, above the treasure of Maasias the son of Sellum, who was keeper of the entry.
Li mennen yo nan tanp lan. Li fè yo antre nan pyès chanm yo te bay patizan pwofèt Anan, pitit Igdalya a. Pyès chanm sa a te kole kole ak chanm chèf tanp yo, li te anwo pyès chanm ki pou Maseya, pitit gason Chaloum lan, prèt ki te reskonsab veye pòtay tanp lan.
5 And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups: and I said to them: Drink ye wine.
Apre sa, Jeremi mete gwo ja plen diven ak gode devan moun Rekab yo. Li di yo: -Bwè diven non!
6 And they answered: We will not drink wine: because Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying: You shall drink no wine, neither you, nor your children, for ever:
Men yo reponn li: -Nou pa bwè diven non. Paske zansèt nou, Jonadab, pitit Rekab la, te ban nou lòd sa yo: Pa janm bwè diven, ni nou, ni pitit nou yo.
7 Neither shall ye build houses, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyards, nor have any: but you shall dwell in tents all your days, that you may live many days upon the face of the earth, in which you are strangers.
Pa janm bati kay, pa janm travay latè, pa janm plante rezen, pa janm achte bagay konsa non plis. N'a pase tout lavi nou anba tant. Konsa, n'a rete lontan nan peyi ki pa pou nou an.
8 Therefore we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all things that he commanded us: so as to drink no wine all our days: neither we, nor our wives, nor our sons, nor our daughters:
Nou toujou obeyi lòd zansèt nou, Jonadab, pitit Rekab, te ban nou. Nou pa janm bwè diven nan vi nou, ni nou menm, ni madanm nou, ni pitit gason ak pitit fi nou yo.
9 Nor to build houses to dwell in, nor to have vineyard, or field, or seed:
Nou pa bati kay pou nou rete. Nou pa gen pye rezen. Nou pa gen jaden pou n' plante.
10 But we have dwelt in tents, and have been obedient according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
Se anba tant nou rete. Konsa, nou toujou fè tou sa Jonadab, zansèt nou, te ban nou lòd fè a.
11 But when Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon came up to our land, we said: Come, let us go into Jerusalem from the face of the army of the Chaldeans, and from the face of the army of Syria: and we have remained in Jerusalem.
Men, lè Nèbikadneza, wa peyi Babilòn lan, anvayi peyi a, nou yonn di lòt: Ann antre lavil Jerizalèm pou nou chape anba lame moun Babilòn yo ak lame moun peyi Siri yo. Se konsa nou vin rete lavil Jerizalèm.
12 And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias, saying:
Lè sa a Seyè a pale ak Jeremi.
13 Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Go, and say to the men of Juda, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem: Will you not receive instruction, to obey my words, saith the Lord?
Men sa Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, di l': -Ale jwenn moun peyi Jida yo ansanm ak moun ki rete lavil Jerizalèm yo, w'a di yo: Poukisa yo pa pran leson sou moun Rekab yo, pou yo fè sa mwen di yo fè. Se mwen menm Seyè a k'ap mande yo sa.
14 The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, by which he commanded his sons not to drink wine, have prevailed: and they have drunk none to this day, because they have obeyed the commandment of their father: but I have spoken to you, rising early and speaking, and you have not obeyed me.
Jonadab, pitit Rekab la, te bay lòd pou pitit li yo pa janm bwè diven. Jouk jounen jòdi a yo pa janm bwè diven. Yo swiv lòd zansèt yo te ba yo a. Men nou menm, mwen pa janm sispann avèti nou. Nou pa janm koute m'.
15 And I have sent to you all my servants the prophets, rising early, and sending and saying: Return ye every man from his wicked way, and make your ways good: and follow not strange gods, nor worship them, and you shall dwell in the land, which I gave you and your fathers: and you have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened to me.
Mwen pa janm sispann voye sèvitè m' yo, pwofèt yo, vin di nou: Manyè kite move pant n'ap swiv yo. Manyè fè sa ki dwat! Pa kouri dèyè lòt bondye pou nou sèvi yo. Konsa, n'a rete nan peyi mwen te bay pou zansèt nou yo ansanm ak nou an. Men, nou pa koute m'.
16 So the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have constantly kept the commandment of their father, which he commanded them: but this people hath not obeyed me.
Pitit Jonadab yo te fè tou sa zansèt yo te mande yo fè, men nou menm moun Jida yo, nou pa vle koute m'.
17 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Behold I will bring upon Juda, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them, because I have spoken to them, and they have not heard: I have called to them, and they have not answered me.
Se poutèt sa, men sa mwen menm, Seyè a, Bondye ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, mwen di nou: Mwen pral voye sou moun peyi Jida ak moun lavil Jerizalèm yo malè mwen te di m'ap voye a. Paske mwen te pale nou, nou pa koute m'. Mwen rele nou, nou pa reponn mwen.
18 And Jeremias said to the house of the Rechabites: Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Because you have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and have kept all his precepts, and have done all that he commanded you:
Apre sa, Jeremi di moun Rekab yo: -Men sa Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, voye di nou: Nou te swiv lòd zansèt nou, Jonadab, te ban nou an. Nou te fè tou sa li te mande nou fè, tout lòd li te ban nou yo.
19 Therefore thus saith the Lord of host the God of Israel: There shall not be wanting a man of the race of Jonadab the son of Rechab, standing before me for ever.
Se poutèt sa, men sa mwen menm Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, mwen di: Va toujou gen yon gason nan fanmi Jonadab, pitit Rekab la, pou sèvi mwen.

< Jeremiah 35 >