Jeremi 35

1 Pawòl ki te rive a Jérémie soti nan SENYÈ a nan jou a Jojakim yo, fis a Josias la, wa Juda a, te di:

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

2 “Ale lakay Rekabit yo. Pale avèk yo e mennen yo antre lakay SENYÈ a, nan youn nan chanm yo, e bay yo diven pou yo bwè.”

"Go to the house of the Rechabites, and speak to them, and bring them into the house of the LORD, into one of the rooms, and give them wine to drink."

3 Konsa, mwen te pran Jaazania, fis a Jérémie an, fis a Habazinia a, frè li yo, tout fis li yo ak tout kay Rekabit yo,

Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, and his brothers, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites.

4 epi mwen te mennen yo lakay SENYÈ la, nan chanm a fis a Hanan yo, fis a Jigdalia a, nonm Bondye ki te toupre chanm ofisye yo, ki te anwo chanm Maaséja a, fis a Schallum nan, gadyen pòt la.

And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the room of the sons of Hananiah son of Gedaliah, the man of God, which was by the room of the officials, which was above the room of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the threshold.

5 Epi mwen te plase devan mesye lakay Rekabit yo, krich plen ak diven ak tas, epi mwen te di yo: “Bwè diven!”

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 yo te di: “Nou p ap bwè diven, paske Jonadab, fis a Récab la, papa nou, te bannou lòd e te di: ‘Nou p ap bwè diven, ni nou menm, ni fis nou yo jis pou tout tan.

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 sons, forever:

7 Nou pa pou bati kay e nou pa pou simen semans, ni plante chan rezen, ni achte youn; men se nan tant nou dwe viv pandan tout jou nou yo, pou nou kapab viv anpil jou nan peyi kote nou demere a.’

neither shall you build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any; but all your days you shall dwell in tents; that you may live many days in the land in which you live.'

8 Nou te obeyi a vwa Jonadab, fis a Récab la, papa nou, nan tout sa li te kòmande nou, pou pa bwè diven pandan tout jou nou yo, nou menm, madanm nou, fis nou yo ak fi nou yo,

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 ni bati pou nou menm kay pou nou ta viv ladann. Nou pa genyen chan rezen yo, ni chan kiltive, ni semans,

nor to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:

10 “Men se sèlman nan tant nou te rete yo. Nou te obeyi e te fè selon tout sa ke Jonadab, papa nou, te kòmande nou yo.

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

11 Men lè Nebucadnetsar, wa Babylone nan, te monte kont peyi a, nou te di: ‘Vini! Annou ale Jérusalem akoz lakrent lame Kaldeyen yo ak lakrent lame Siryen yo. Konsa, nou va rete Jérusalem.’”

But it happened, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, 'Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Arameans'; so we dwell at Jerusalem."

12 Epi pawòl SENYÈ a te vini a Jérémie. Li te di:

Then came the word of the LORD to Jeremiah, saying,

13 “Konsa pale SENYÈ a, Bondye Israël la: ‘Ale di a mesye Juda yo, e a sila k ap viv Jérusalem yo: “Èske nou p ap resevwa lenstriksyon pou koute pawòl Mwen yo?” deklare SENYÈ a.

"Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: '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 “Pawòl a Jonadab, fis a Récab la, ke li te kòmande fis li yo pou pa bwè diven yo, byen obsève. Pou sa, yo pa bwè diven jis rive jou sa a, paske yo te obeyi lòd papa yo. Men Mwen te pale ak nou ankò e ankò, e nou pa t koute Mwen.

"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 Anplis, Mwen te voye a nou menm tout sèvitè Mwen yo, pwofèt yo. Mwen te voye yo ankò e ankò e yo te di: ‘Vire koulye a chak moun kite move chemen li, korije zèv mechan nou yo, e pa kouri dèyè lòt dye yo pou adore yo. Konsa, nou va demere nan peyi ke M te ba a nou menm e a papa zansèt nou yo;’ men nou pa t enkline zòrèy nou, ni nou pa t koute Mwen.

I have sent also to you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, 'Return now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and do not go after other gods to serve them, and you shall 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 Anverite, fis a Jonadab yo, fis a Récab la te swiv lòd a papa yo ak sila li te kòmande yo, men pèp sa a pa t koute Mwen.”’

Because 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 “Akoz sa, pale SENYÈ a, Bondye dèzame yo, Bondye Israël la: ‘Gade byen, Mwen ap mennen sou Juda ak sou tout sila ki rete Jérusalem yo, tout dezas ke M te pwononse kont yo, akoz Mwen te pale ak yo, men yo pa t koute, e Mwen te rele yo, men yo pa t reponn.’”

therefore thus says the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: 'Look, I will bring on Judah and on all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the disaster that I have pronounced against them; because I have spoken to them, but they have not listened; and I have called to them, but they have not answered.'"'"

18 Epi Jérémie te di a lakay Rekabit yo: “Konsa pale SENYÈ dèzame yo, Bondye Israël la: ‘Akoz nou te obeyi lòd a Jonadab, papa nou an, nou te swiv tout lòd li yo, e te fè tout sa ke li te kòmande nou;’

Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites, "Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: '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 Pou sa, konsa pale SENYÈ dèzame yo, Bondye Israël la: ‘Jonadab, fis a Récab la, p ap manke yon nonm ki pou toujou kanpe devan M.’”

therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: 'Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me forever.'"