< Irmiya 35 >
1 Ga maganar da ta zo wa Irmiya daga wurin Ubangiji a lokacin mulkin Yehohiyakim ɗan Yosiya sarkin Yahuda.
[Several years earlier, ] when Jehoiakim was the King of Judah, Yahweh gave me this message:
2 “Ka tafi wurin iyalin Rekabawa ka gayyace su su zo a ɗaya daga cikin ɗakunan da suke gefe a gidan Ubangiji ka kuma ba su ruwan inabi su sha.”
“Go to the place where families of the Rechab clan live. Invite them to my temple. [When they arrive, ] take them into one of the inside rooms and offer them [some] wine.”
3 Sai na tafi don in kawo Ya’azaniya ɗan Irmiya, ɗan Habazziniya, da’yan’uwansa da kuma dukan’ya’yansa maza, dukan iyalin Rekabawa.
So I went to see Jaazaniah and all his brothers and sons who represented the Rechab clan. Jaazaniah was the son of [another man named] Jeremiah and grandson of Habazziniah.
4 Na kawo su cikin gidan Ubangiji, a cikin ɗakin’ya’yan Hanan ɗan Igdaliya maza mutumin Allah. Ɗakin ne kusa da ɗakin fadawa, wanda yake bisa na Ma’asehiya ɗan Shallum mai tsaron ƙofa.
I took them to the temple, [and we went] into the room where the sons of Igdaliah’s son Hanan, who was a prophet, stayed. That room was next to the room that was used by the men who were in charge of the entrances to the temple. It was above the room that belonged to Maaseiah, who was the temple gatekeeper and the son of Shallum.
5 Sai na ajiye ƙwarya cike da ruwan inabi da waɗansu kwaf a gaban iyalin Rekabawan na kuma ce musu, “Ku sha ruwan inabin.”
I set jugs of wine in front of them and urged them to drink some,
6 Amma sai suka amsa suka ce, “Ba ma shan ruwan inabi, domin kakanmu Yehonadab ɗan Rekab ya umarce mu cewa, ‘Ko ku, ko zuriyarku kada ku sha ruwan inabi.
but they refused. They said, “We do not drink wine, because our ancestor Jehonadab, the son of Rechab, commanded us, saying ‘You and your descendants must never drink wine.
7 Haka kuma ba za ku gina gidaje, ku dasa iri ko ku nome gonakin inabi ba; kada ku kasance da wani daga cikin waɗannan abubuwa, amma dole kullum ku zauna a tentuna. Ta haka za ku yi dogon rai a cikin ƙasar baƙuncinku.’
And you must not build houses or plant vineyards or [other] crops. Instead, you must always live in tents. If you obey those commands, you all will live for many years in this land.’
8 Mun yi biyayya da kome da kakanmu Yehonadab ɗan Rekab ya umarce mu. Mu ko matanmu ko’ya’yanmu maza da mata ba mu taɓa shan ruwan inabi ba
[So] we have obeyed him in all those matters. We have never drunk wine. Our wives and our sons and our daughters [have also never drunk wine].
9 ba mu kuma gina gidaje mu zauna a ciki ba ko mu yi gonakin inabi, gonaki ko hatsi ba.
We have not built houses or planted vineyards or [other] crops or [worked in] fields.
10 Mun yi rayuwarmu a cikin tentuna mun kuma yi biyayya ƙwarai da kowane abin da kakanmu Yehonadab ya umarce mu.
We have lived in tents. We have obeyed all the commands that Jehonadab, our ancestor, gave us.
11 Amma da Nebukadnezzar sarkin Babilon ya kawo wa ƙasan nan hari, sai muka ce, ‘Ku zo, dole mu tafi Urushalima don mu tsira daga Babiloniyawa da kuma sojojin Arameyawa.’ Saboda haka ne muke a Urushalima.”
But when [the army of] King Nebuchadnezzar attacked this country, we said, ‘We must go to Jerusalem to escape from the armies of Babylonia and Syria.’ So, [we came] to Jerusalem and we are living [here].”
12 Sai maganar Ubangiji ta zo wa Irmiya cewa,
Then Yahweh gave this message to me: “This is what [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom the Israeli [people say that they belong to], say:
13 “Ga abin da Ubangiji, Maɗaukaki, Allah na Isra’ila, yana cewa ka tafi ka faɗa wa mutanen Yahuda da kuma mutanen Urushalima cewa, ‘Ba za ku koyi darasi ku kuma yi biyayya da maganata ba?’ In ji Ubangiji.
'Go and tell this to the people in Jerusalem and in [other places in] Judah: “Why do you not [RHQ] listen to me or learn something about how to obey me?
14 ‘Yehonadab ɗan Rekab ya umarci’ya’yansa maza kada su sha ruwan inabi sun kuma kiyaye wannan umarni. Har yă zuwa yau ba sa shan ruwan inabi, domin sun yi biyayya da umarnin kakansu. Amma na yi muku magana sau da sau, duk da haka ba ku yi biyayya ba.
The Rechab clan still do not drink wine, because their ancestor Jehonadab told them to not do that. [In contrast], I have spoken to you many times, but you refuse to obey me.
15 Sau da sau na aika dukan bayina annabawa gare ku. Suka ce, “Kowannenku ya juyo daga mugayen hanyoyinsa ya sabunta ayyukansa; kada yă bi waɗansu alloli don yă bauta musu. Ta haka za ku zauna a cikin ƙasar da na ba ku da kuma kakanninku.” Amma ba ku saurara ba, ba ku kuwa ji ni ba.
Many times I sent prophets to you. They told you, 'Turn away from your wicked behavior, and do things that you should do. Stop worshiping other gods, in order that you will be able to live [peacefully] in this land that I gave to you and your ancestors.' But you would not pay attention to what I said or obey me.
16 Zuriyar Yehonadab ɗan Rekab sun yi biyayya da umarnin da kakansu ya ba su, amma waɗannan mutane ba su yi mini biyayya ba.’
The descendants of Jehonadab have obeyed their ancestor, but you have refused to pay attention to what I told you.
17 “Saboda haka, ga abin da Ubangiji Allah Maɗaukaki, Allah na Isra’ila, yana cewa, ‘Ku saurara! Zan kawo wa Yahuda da kuma kowane mutumin da yake zama a Urushalima kowace masifar da na ambata a kansu. Na yi musu magana, amma ba su saurara ba; na kira su, amma ba su amsa ba.’”
Therefore, this is what [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom you Israeli people [say you belong to], say: 'You have refused to listen to me and you did not answer when I called you. Therefore, I will cause the people in Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah to experience all the disasters that I said that I would cause to happen.'” '”
18 Sai Irmiya ya ce wa iyalin Rekabawa, “Ga abin da Ubangiji Maɗaukaki, Allah na Isra’ila, yana cewa, ‘Kun yi biyayya da umarnin kakanku Yehonadab kuka kuma kiyaye dukan umarnansa kuka yi kome bisa ga tsari.’
Then I turned to the Rechab clan and said, “This is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [we] Israelis [say we belong to], says: ‘You have obeyed what your ancestor Jehonadab told you. You have obeyed all his instructions.
19 Saboda haka, ga abin da Ubangiji Maɗaukaki, Allah na Isra’ila, yana cewa, ‘Yehonadab ɗan Rekab ba zai taɓa rasa mutumin da zai yi mini hidima ba.’”
Therefore, this is what I say: “There will always be descendants of Jehonadab who will do work for me.”’”