Jeremi 35
1 Tala liloba oyo Yawe alobaki na nzela ya Jeremi wana Yeoyakimi, mwana mobali ya Joziasi, mokonzi ya Yuda, azalaki mokonzi:
[Several years earlier, ] when Jehoiakim was the King of Judah, Yahweh gave me this message:
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 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 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 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 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.
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 Natiaki biloko etonda na vino mpe ndambo ya bakopo liboso ya bato ya libota ya Rekabi; mpe nalobaki na bango: — Bomela masanga ya vino.
I set jugs of wine in front of them and urged them to drink some,
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,
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 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. »
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 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,
[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 totongaka bandako te mpo na kovanda kuna, tozalaka na bilanga ya vino te, bilanga te mpe milona te;
We have not built houses or planted vineyards or [other] crops or [worked in] fields.
10 tovandaka kaka na bandako ya kapo mpe totosaka makambo nyonso oyo koko na biso, Yonadabi, ayebisa biso.
We have lived in tents. We have obeyed all the commands that Jehonadab, our ancestor, gave 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.
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 Bongo tala liloba oyo Yawe alobaki na nzela ya Jeremi:
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 — 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?
'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 « 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 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 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.
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 Bakitani ya Yonadabi, mwana mobali ya Rekabi, babatelaki mobeko oyo koko na bango apesa bango, kasi bato oyo baboyi kotosa Ngai. »
The descendants of Jehonadab have obeyed their ancestor, but you have refused to pay attention to what I told you.
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 [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 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 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 tala liloba oyo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, Nzambe ya Isalaele, alobi: ‹ Yonadabi, mwana mobali ya Rekabi, akotikala kozanga te moto oyo akosalela Ngai. › »
Therefore, this is what I say: “There will always be descendants of Jehonadab who will do work for me.”’”
