Jeremiæ 35

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

The worde which came vnto Ieremiah from the Lord, in the dayes of Iehoiakim the sonne of Iosiah King of Iudah, saying,

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

Go vnto the house of the Rechabites, and speake vnto them, and bring them into the house of the Lord into one of the chambers, and giue them wine to drinke.

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

Then tooke I Iaazaniah, the sonne of Ieremiah the sonne of Habazziniah, and his brethren, and all his sonnes, and the whole 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, into the chamber of the sonnes of Hanan, the sonne of Igdaliah a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was aboue the chamber of Maaseiah the sonne of Shallum, the keeper of the treasure.

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

And I set before the sonnes of the house of the Rechabites, pots full of wine, and cuppes, and said vnto them, Drinke 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:

But they said, We will drinke no wine: for Ionadab the sonne of Rechab our father commanded vs, saying, Ye shall drinke no wine, neither you nor your sonnes for euer.

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.

Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seede, nor plant vineyarde, nor haue any, but all your dayes ye shall dwell in tentes, that ye may liue a long time in the land where ye be strangers.

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:

Thus haue wee obeyed the voyce of Ionadab the sonne of Rechab our father, in all that he hath charged vs, and wee drinke no wine all our dayes, neither wee, our wiues, our sonnes, nor our daughters.

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

Neither builde wee houses for vs to dwell in, neither haue we vineyard, nor fielde, nor seede,

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

But we haue remained in tentes, and haue obeyed, and done according to all that Ionadab our father commanded vs.

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.

But when Nebuchad-nezzar King of Babel came vp into the land, we said, Come, and let vs go to Ierusalem, from the hoste of the Caldeans, and from the host of Aram: so we dwel at Ierusalem.

12 Et factum est verbum Domini ad Ieremiam, dicens:

Then came the word of the Lord vnto Ieremiah, saying,

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?

Thus saith the Lord of hostes, the God of Israel, Goe, and tell the men of Iudah, and the inhabitants of Ierusalem, Will ye not receiue doctrine to obey my wordes, saith 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 commandement of Ionadab the sonne of Rechab that hee commanded his sonnes, that they should drinke no wine, is surely kept: for vnto this day they drinke none, but obey their fathers commandement: notwithstanding I haue spoken vnto you, rising earely, and speaking, but ye would not obey 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.

I haue sent also vnto you all my seruants the Prophetes, rising vp earely, and sending, them, saying, Returne nowe euery man from his euill way, and amende your workes, and goe not after other gods to serue them, and ye shall dwel in the lande which I haue giuen vnto you, and to your fathers, but ye would not encline your eare, nor obey mee.

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

Surely the sonnes of Ionadab the sonne of Rechab, haue kept the commandement of their father, which he gaue them, but this people hath not obeyed 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 thus saith the Lord of hostes, the God of Israel, Beholde, I will bring vpon Iudah, and vpon all the inhabitants of Ierusalem, all the euill that I haue pronounced against them, because I haue spoke vnto them, but they would not heare, and I haue called vnto them, but they would not answere.

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:

And Ieremiah said to the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the Lord of hostes the God of Israel, Because ye haue obeyed the commandement of Ionadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according vnto all that hee hath commanded you,

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

Therefore thus saith the Lord of hostes, the God of Israel, Ionadab the sonne of Rechab shall not want a man, to stand before me for euer.