Jeremi 35
1 Tala liloba oyo Yawe alobaki na nzela ya Jeremi wana Yeoyakimi, mwana mobali ya Joziasi, mokonzi ya Yuda, azalaki mokonzi:
This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:
2 « Kende epai ya bato ya libota ya Rekabi mpe bengisa bango ete baya kokota kati na moko ya bashambre ya Tempelo ya Yawe. Mpe pesa bango masanga ya vino ya komela kuna. »
“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 Boye, nakendeki kokutana na Yazania, mwana mobali ya Jeremi, mwana mobali ya Abatsinia, mpe bandeko na ye ya mibali elongo na bana na bango nyonso ya mibali: libota mobimba ya bato ya libota ya Rekabi.
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 Namemaki bango na Tempelo ya Yawe, kati na shambre ya bana mibali ya Anani, mwana mobali ya Yigidalia, moto na Nzambe, pene ya shambre ya bakambi. Shambre yango ezalaki na sima ya shambre ya Maaseya, mwana mobali ya Shalumi, mokengeli ekuke.
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 Natiaki biloko etonda na vino mpe ndambo ya bakopo liboso ya bato ya libota ya Rekabi; mpe nalobaki na bango: — Bomela masanga ya vino.
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 Kasi bazongisaki: — Tomelaka masanga ya vino te, mpo ete koko na biso, Yonadabi, mwana mobali ya Rekabi, apesaki biso mobeko oyo: « Bokoki komela masanga ya vino te, ezala bino to bakitani na bino,
“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 mpe bokoki kotonga bandako te, kosala bilanga te, kolona banzete ya vino te mpe bokoki kozala na biloko wana te; kasi bosengeli kaka kovanda tango nyonso na bandako ya kapo, mpo ete bozala na bomoi molayi kati na mokili oyo bozali baleki nzela. »
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 Totosaka makambo nyonso oyo koko na biso Yonadabi, mwana mobali ya Rekabi, ayebisa biso: Ezala biso, basi na biso, bana na biso ya mibali mpe ya basi, tomelaka masanga ya vino te,
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 totongaka bandako te mpo na kovanda kuna, tozalaka na bilanga ya vino te, bilanga te mpe milona te;
Nor have we built houses in which to live, and we have not owned any vineyards or fields or crops.
10 tovandaka kaka na bandako ya kapo mpe totosaka makambo nyonso oyo koko na biso, Yonadabi, ayebisa biso.
But we have lived in tents and have obeyed and done exactly as our forefather Jonadab commanded us.
11 Kasi tango Nabukodonozori, mokonzi ya Babiloni, abotolaki mokili oyo, tolobaki: « Boya, tokende na Yelusalemi mpo ete tobikisa bomoi na biso liboso ya basoda ya Babiloni mpe ya Siri. » Yango wana, toyaki kovanda na Yelusalemi.
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 Bongo tala liloba oyo Yawe alobaki na nzela ya Jeremi:
Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:
13 — Tala liloba oyo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, Nzambe ya Isalaele, alobi: Kende koyebisa bato ya Yuda mpe ya Yelusalemi: « Bokoki solo kozwa liteya te mpe kotosa maloba na Ngai te, » elobi Yawe?
“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 « Yonadabi, mwana mobali ya Rekabi, apesaki mobeko epai ya bana na ye ete bamela masanga ya vino te, mpe babatelaka mobeko yango. Kino na mokolo ya lelo, bamelaka masanga ya vino te mpo na kotosa mobeko oyo koko na bango apesaki bango. Nzokande, tango na tango, Ngai nazalaki koloba na bino, kasi bozalaki koyoka Ngai te.
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 Nazalaki tango na tango kotindela bino basali na Ngai nyonso, basakoli, mpo na koloba na bino: ‹ Tika ete moko na moko kati na bino atika nzela na ye ya mabe mpe abongola bizaleli na ye; bosalela banzambe mosusu te mpo ete bokoka kovanda kati na mokili oyo napesaki bino mpe batata na bino. › Kasi boyokaki Ngai te mpe botosaki Ngai te.
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 Bakitani ya Yonadabi, mwana mobali ya Rekabi, babatelaki mobeko oyo koko na bango apesa bango, kasi bato oyo baboyi kotosa Ngai. »
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 Yango wana, tala liloba oyo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga mpe Nzambe ya Isalaele, alobi: « Boyoka! Nakoyeisa na mokili ya Yuda mpe epai ya bavandi nyonso ya Yelusalemi pasi oyo nakataki; pamba te nalobaki na bango kasi bayokaki Ngai te, nabengaki bango kasi bayanolaki Ngai te. »
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 Boye, Jeremi alobaki na bato ya libota ya Rekabi: — Tala liloba oyo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, Nzambe ya Isalaele, alobi: « Lokola botosaka mobeko ya koko na bino Yonadabi, bolandaka malako nyonso oyo ayebisa bino mpe bosalelaka makambo nyonso oyo atinda bino,
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 tala liloba oyo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, Nzambe ya Isalaele, alobi: ‹ Yonadabi, mwana mobali ya Rekabi, akotikala kozanga te moto oyo akosalela Ngai. › »
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.’”
