Yeremia 35
1 Esia nye nya si va na Yeremia tso Yehowa gbɔ esi Yehoyakim, Yosia ƒe vi le fia ɖum le Yuda.
The word that came to Jeremias from the Lord in the days of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, saying:
2 “Yi ɖe Rekabi ƒomea gbɔ, eye nàkpe wo ayi ɖe Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ ƒe xɔŋuxɔewo dometɔ ɖeka me eye nàku wain na wo woano.”
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.
3 Ale meyi be mayɔ Yazania, Yeremia ƒe vi, Habazinia ƒe vi, nɔvia ŋutsuwo kple via ŋutsuwo kple Rekabi ƒomea katã.
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.
4 Mekplɔ wo va Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ mee eye míege ɖe Mawu ƒe ame, Igdalia ƒe vi, Hanan ƒe viŋutsuwo ƒe xɔ me enye xɔ si te ɖe dɔdzikpɔlawo ƒe xɔ ŋu eye wòle agbonudzɔla, Salum ƒe vi Maaseya ƒe xɔ tame.
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.
5 Tete metsɔ goe siwo wain yɔ banaa la kple kpluwo ɖo Rekabi ƒomea ƒe ŋutsuwo kɔme hegblɔ na wo be, “Mino wain.”
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.
6 Gake woɖo eŋu nam be, “Míenoa wain o, elabena mía tɔgbuigã, Yonadab, Rekab ƒe vi de se sia na mí be, ‘Miawo ŋutɔwo loo, alo miaƒe dzidzimeviwo mekpɔ mɔ ano wain gbeɖe o.
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:
7 Gawu la, miatu xɔwo, aƒã nuku alo ade waingble gbeɖe o; nu siawo ƒe ɖeke mekpɔ mɔ anɔ mia si o, ke boŋ mianɔ avɔgbadɔwo me ɣe sia ɣi. Ekema mianɔ agbe didi le anyigba la dzi, afi si mienye tsatsalawo le.’
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.
8 Míewɔ ɖe nu sia nu si ƒe se mía tɔgbuigã, Yehonadab, Rekab ƒe vi la de na mí la dzi. Míawo ŋutɔ loo alo mía srɔ̃nyɔnuwo, alo mia viŋutsuwo kple vinyɔnuwo meɖɔ wain kpɔ,
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:
9 alo tu xɔwo be mianɔ wo me, alo de waingble, agblewo, alo xa nukuwo kpɔ o.
Nor to build houses to dwell in, nor to have vineyard, or field, or seed:
10 Agbadɔxɔwo me koe míenɔna eye míewɔ ɖe se siwo katã mía tɔgbuigã, Yonadab de na mí la dzi.
But we have dwelt in tents, and have been obedient according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
11 Gake esi Babilonia fia, Nebukadnezar va dze anyigba sia dzi la, míegblɔ be, ‘Miva míayi ɖe Yerusalem, ne míasi le Babilonia kple Aramea ƒe aʋakɔwo nu.’ Ale míetsi Yerusalem.”
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.
12 Tete Yehowa ƒe nya va na Yeremia be,
And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias, saying:
13 “Ale Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ, Israel ƒe Mawu la gblɔe nye esi: Yi nàgblɔ na Yuda ŋutsuwo kple Yerusalem nɔlawo be, ‘Miele nu srɔ̃ ge awɔ ɖe nye nyawo dzi oa?’ Yehowae gblɔe.
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?
14 ‘Yehonadab, Rekab ƒe vi de se na via ŋutsuwo be womegano wain o, eye wolé eƒe sea me ɖe asi. Va se ɖe egbeŋkekea dzi womenoa wain o, elabena wolé wo tɔgbui ƒe sea me ɖe asi. Gake nye ya meƒo nu na mi edziedzi, ke miegbe toɖoɖom.
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.
15 Meɖo nye dɔla nyagblɔɖilawo ɖe mi enuenu, wogblɔ na mi be. “Mia dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe netrɔ tso eƒe mɔ vɔ̃wo dzi ne wòaɖɔ eƒe agbenɔnɔ ɖo eye migadze mawu tutɔwo yome be miasubɔ wo o. Ekema mianɔ anyigba si metsɔ na mi kple mia fofowo la dzi.” Gake mietsɔ ɖeke le eme alo ɖo tom o.
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.
16 Rekab ƒe vi, Yehonadab, ƒe dzidzimeviwo wɔ ɖe se si wo tɔgbui de na wo la dzi, ke dukɔ sia ya meɖo tom o.’
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.
17 “Eya ta ale Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Mawu, Israel ƒe Mawu la gblɔe nye esi: ‘Miɖo to! Mahe gbegblẽ si meɖe gbeƒãe la ava Yuda kple ame sia ame si le Yerusalem la dzi. Meƒo nu na wo, gake womeɖo tom o meyɔ wo gake wometɔ o.’”
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.
18 Ale Yeremia gblɔ na Rekabi ƒomea be, “Ale Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la, Israel ƒe Mawu la gblɔe nye si, ‘Miewɔ ɖe mia tɔgbui Yehonadab ƒe sedede dzi eye miewɔ ɖe eƒe ɖoɖowo kple nu siwo katã wòɖo anyi na mi la dzi.’
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:
19 Eya ta ale Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ, Israel ƒe Mawu la gblɔe nye esi: ‘Yonadab, Rekab ƒe vi magbe ame si asubɔe la kpɔkpɔ gbeɖe o.’”
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.
