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 that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh in the days of Jehoiakim 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 family of the Rekabites and speak with them. Then bring them to my house, into one of the rooms there, 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,
So I took Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah son of Habazziniah and his brothers, all his sons, and all the family of the Rekabites.
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.
I took them to the house of Yahweh, into the rooms of the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, the man of God. These rooms were beside the room of the leaders, which was above the room of Maaseiah son of Shallum, the gatekeeper.
5 Epi mwen te plase devan mesye lakay Rekabit yo, krich plen ak diven ak tas, epi mwen te di yo: “Bwè diven!”
Then I placed bowls and cups full of wine in front of the Rekabites and said to them, “Drink some 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 not drink any wine, for our ancestor, Jonadab son of Rekab, commanded us, 'Do not drink any wine, neither you nor your descendants, 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.’
Also, do not build any houses, sow any seeds, or plant any vineyards; this is not for you. For you must live in tents all your days, so that you might live many days in the land where you are staying as foreigners.'
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 son of Rekab, our ancestor, in all that he commanded us, to never drink wine all of our days, we, our wives, our sons, and 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,
We will never build houses to live in, and there will be no vineyard, field, or seed in our possession.
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.
We have lived in tents and we have obeyed and done all that Jonadab our ancestor 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 when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked the land, we said, 'Come, we must go to Jerusalem to escape from the Chaldean and Aramean armies.' So we are living in Jerusalem.”
12 Epi pawòl SENYÈ a te vini a Jérémie. Li te di:
Then the word of Yahweh came 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.
“Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this, 'Go and say to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, “Will you not receive correction and listen to my words? —this is Yahweh's declaration.
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 son of Rekab that he gave to his sons as a command, not to drink any wine, have been observed to this very day. They have obeyed their ancestor's command. But as for me, I myself have been making persistent proclamations to you, but you do not listen 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 sent out to you all my servants, the prophets. I was persistent in sending them to say, 'Let each person turn from his wicked way and do good deeds; let no one walk any longer after other gods and worship them. Instead, come back to the land that I gave to you and your ancestors.' Yet you will not listen to me or pay attention 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.”’
For the descendants of Jonadab son of Rekab have observed the commands of their ancestor that he gave them, but this people refuses to listen 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.’”
So Yahweh, God of hosts and God of Israel, says this, 'Look, I am bringing upon Judah and on everyone living in Jerusalem, all the disasters I pronounced against them because I spoke to them, but they did not listen; I called to them, but they did not answer.'”
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 family of the Rekabites, “Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this: You have listened to the commands of Jonadab your ancestor and have kept them all—you have obeyed all that he commanded you to do—
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.’”
so Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this, 'There will always be someone descended from Jonadab son of Rekab to serve me.'”
