< Jeremiah 35 >

1 The word that has been to Jeremiah from YHWH, in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,
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:
2 “Go to the house of the Rechabites, and you have spoken with them, and brought them into the house of YHWH, to one of the chambers, and caused them to drink wine.”
「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」。
3 And I take Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah, son of Habazziniah, and his brothers, and all his sons, and all the house of the Rechabites,
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,
4 and bring them into the house of YHWH, to the chamber of the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God, that [is] near to the chamber of the princes, that [is] above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum, keeper of the threshold;
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,
5 and I put before the sons of the house of the Rechabites goblets full of wine, and cups, and I say to them, “Drink wine.”
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! 」
6 And they say, “We do not drink wine: for Jonadab son of Rechab, our father, charged us, saying, You do not drink wine, you and your sons—for all time;
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;
7 and you do not build a house, and you do not sow seed, and you do not plant a vineyard, nor have of [these]; for you dwell in tents all your days, that you may live many days on the face of the ground to where you are sojourning.
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。
8 And we listen to the voice of Jonadab son of Rechab, our father, to all that he commanded us, not to drink wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, and our daughters;
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,
9 nor to build houses to dwell in; and we have no vineyard, and field, and seed;
也不建造房屋居住,也沒有葡萄或田地和播種的事,
10 and we dwell in tents, and we listen, and we do according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us;
只住在帳幕裏,全聽從並履行我們的祖先約納達w的事。
11 and it comes to pass, in the coming up of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to the land, that we say, Come, and we enter Jerusalem, because of the force of the Chaldeans, and because of the force of Aram—and we dwell in Jerusalem.”
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」。
12 And there is a word of YHWH to Jeremiah, saying, “Thus said YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel:
於是有上主的話傳給耶肋米亞說:
13 Go, and you have said to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem: Do you not receive instruction to listen to My words? A declaration of YHWH.
「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──
14 The words of Jonadab son of Rechab, when he commanded his sons not to drink wine, have stood, and they have not drunk to this day, for they have obeyed the command of their father; and I have spoken to you, rising early and speaking, and you have not listened to Me.
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;
15 And I send all My servants the prophets to you, rising early and sending, saying, Please turn back, each from his evil way, and amend your doings, indeed, you do not walk after other gods, to serve them; and dwell on the ground that I have given to you and to your fathers; and you have not inclined your ear, nor listened to Me.
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。
16 Because the sons of Jonadab son of Rechab have stood by the command of their father that he commanded them, and this people have not listened to Me,
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。
17 therefore, thus said YHWH, God of Hosts, God of Israel: Behold, I am bringing to Judah, and to all inhabitants of Jerusalem, all the calamity that I have spoken against them, because I have spoken to them, and they have not listened, indeed, I call to them, and they have not answered.”
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」。
18 And Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites: “Thus said YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel: Because that you have listened to the command of your father Jonadab, and you observe all his commands, and do according to all that he commanded you;
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;
19 therefore, thus said YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel: A man of Jonadab son of Rechab is not cut off [from] standing before Me all the days.”
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」。

< Jeremiah 35 >