Jeremiæ 35

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

[Several years earlier, ] when Jehoiakim was the King of Judah, Yahweh gave me this message:

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

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 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.

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

I set jugs of wine in front of them and urged them to drink some,

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 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 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.

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 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:

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

We have not built houses or planted vineyards or [other] crops or [worked in] fields.

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

We have lived in tents. We have obeyed all the commands that Jehonadab, our ancestor, gave 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.

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 Et factum est verbum Domini ad Ieremiam, dicens:

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

'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 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 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 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.

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

The descendants of Jehonadab have obeyed their ancestor, but you have refused to pay attention to what I told you.

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

Therefore, this is what I say: “There will always be descendants of Jehonadab who will do work for me.”’”