Jeremiæ 35

1 Verbum, quod factum est ad Ieremiam a Domino in diebus Ioakim filii Iosiae regis Iuda, dicens:

This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:

2 Vade ad domum Rechabitarum: et loquere eis, et introduces eos in domum Domini in unam exedram thesaurorum, et dabis eis bibere vinum.

“Go to the house of the Rechabites, speak to them, and bring them to one of the chambers of the house of the LORD to offer them a drink of wine.”

3 Et assumpsi Iezoniam filium Ieremiae filii Habsaniae, et fratres eius, et omnes filios eius, et universam domum Rechabitarum:

So I took Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, and his brothers and all his sons—the entire house of the Rechabites—

4 Et introduxi eos in domum Domini ad gazophylacium filiorum Hanan, filii Iegedeliae hominis Dei, quod erat iuxta gazophylacium principum, super thesaurum Maasiae filii Sellum, qui erat custos vestibuli.

and I brought them into the house of the LORD, to a chamber occupied by the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God. This room was near the chamber of the officials, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum the doorkeeper.

5 Et posui coram filiis domus Rechabitarum scyphos plenos vino, et calices: et dixi ad eos: Bibite vinum.

Then I set pitchers full of wine and some cups before the men of the house of the Rechabites, and I said to them, “Drink some wine.”

6 Qui responderunt: Non bibemus vinum: quia Ionadab filius Rechab, pater noster, praecepit nobis, dicens: Non bibetis vinum, vos et filii vestri usque in sempiternum:

“We do not drink wine,” they replied, “for our forefather Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us, ‘Neither you nor your descendants are ever to drink wine.

7 Et domum non aedificabitis, et sementem non seretis, et vineas non plantabitis, nec habebitis: sed in tabernaculis habitabitis cunctis diebus vestris, ut vivatis diebus multis super faciem terrae, in qua vos peregrinamini.

Nor are you ever to build a house or sow seed or plant a vineyard. Those things are not for you. Instead, you must live in tents all your lives, so that you may live a long time in the land where you wander.’

8 Obedivimus ergo voci Ionadab filii Rechab, patris nostri, in omnibus, quae praecepit nobis, ita ut non biberemus vinum cunctis diebus nostris nos, et mulieres nostrae, filii, et filiae nostrae:

And we have obeyed the voice of our forefather Jonadab son of Rechab in all he commanded us. So we have not drunk wine all our lives—neither we nor our wives nor our sons and daughters.

9 et non aedificaremus domos ad habitandum: et vineam, et agrum, et sementem non habuimus:

Nor have we built houses in which to live, and we have not owned any vineyards or fields or crops.

10 sed habitavimus in tabernaculis, et obedientes fuimus iuxta omnia, quae praecepit nobis Ionadab pater noster.

But we have lived in tents and have obeyed and done exactly as our forefather Jonadab commanded us.

11 Cum autem ascendisset Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis ad terram nostram, diximus: Venite, et ingrediamur Ierusalem a facie exercitus Chaldaeorum, et a facie exercitus Syriae: et mansimus in Ierusalem.

So when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched into the land, we said: ‘Come, let us go into Jerusalem to escape the armies of the Chaldeans and the Arameans.’ So we have remained in Jerusalem.”

12 Et factum est verbum Domini ad Ieremiam, dicens:

Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:

13 Haec dicit Dominus exercituum Deus Israel: Vade, et dic viris Iuda, et habitatoribus Ierusalem: Numquid non recipietis disciplinam ut obediatis verbis meis, dicit Dominus?

“This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Go and tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem: ‘Will you not accept discipline and obey My words?’ declares the LORD.

14 Praevaluerunt sermones Ionadab filii Rechab, quos praecepit filiis suis ut non biberent vinum: et non biberunt usque ad diem hanc, quia obedierunt praecepto patris sui: ego autem locutus sum ad vos, de mane consurgens et loquens, et non obedistis mihi.

The words of Jonadab son of Rechab have been carried out. He commanded his sons not to drink wine, and they have not drunk it to this very day because they have obeyed the command of their forefather. But I have spoken to you again and again, and you have not obeyed Me!

15 Misique ad vos omnes servos meos prophetas, consurgens diluculo, mittensque et dicens: Convertimini unusquisque a via sua pessima, et bona facite studia vestra: et nolite sequi deos alienos, neque colatis eos: et habitabitis in terra, quam dedi vobis et patribus vestris: et non inclinastis aurem vestram, neque audistis me.

Again and again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: ‘Turn now, each of you, from your wicked ways, and correct your actions. Do not go after other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I have given to you and your fathers.’ But you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me.

16 Firmaverunt igitur filii Ionadab filii Rechab praeceptum patris sui, quod praeceperat eis: populus autem iste non obedivit mihi.

Yes, the sons of Jonadab son of Rechab carried out the command their forefather gave them, but these people have not listened to Me.

17 Idcirco haec dicit Dominus exercituum, Deus Israel: Ecce ego adducam super Iuda, et super omnes habitatores Ierusalem universam afflictionem, quam locutus sum adversum illos, eo quod locutus sum ad illos, et non audierunt: vocavi illos, et non responderunt mihi.

Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will bring to Judah and to all the residents of Jerusalem all the disaster I have pronounced against them, because I have spoken to them but they have not obeyed, and I have called to them but they have not answered.’”

18 Domui autem Rechabitarum dixit Ieremias: Haec dicit Dominus exercituum Deus Israel: Pro eo quod obedistis praecepto Ionadab patris vestri, et custodistis omnia mandata eius, et fecistis universa, quae praecepit vobis:

Then Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites: “This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Because you have obeyed the command of your forefather Jonadab and have kept all his commandments and have done all that he charged you to do,

19 Propterea haec dicit Dominus exercituum Deus Israel: Non deficiet vir de stirpe Ionadab filii Rechab, stans in conspectu meo cunctis diebus.

this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Jonadab son of Rechab will never fail to have a man to stand before Me.’”