Jeremija 35
1 Rijeè koja doðe Jeremiji od Gospoda u vrijeme Joakima sina Josijina cara Judina, govoreæi:
[Several years earlier, ] when Jehoiakim was the King of Judah, Yahweh gave me this message:
2 Idi k domu sinova Rihavovijeh i govori s njima, te ih dovedi u dom Gospodnji, u koju klijet, i podaj im vina neka piju.
“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 Tada uzeh Jazaniju sina Jeremije sina Hovasijina i braæu njegovu i sve sinove i sav dom sinova Rihavovijeh.
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 I dovedoh ih u dom Gospodnji, u klijet sinova Anana sina Igdalijina èovjeka Božijega, koja je do klijeti knezovske, nad klijeæu Masije sina Salumova, vratara.
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 I metnuh pred sinove doma Rihavova krèage pune vina, i èaše, pa im rekoh: pijte vino.
I set jugs of wine in front of them and urged them to drink some,
6 A oni rekoše: neæemo piti vina, jer Jonadav, sin Rihavov, otac naš zabranio nam je rekavši: ne pijte vina, ni vi ni sinovi vaši dovijeka;
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 I kuæe ne gradite, ni sjemena sijte, ni vinograda sadite niti ga držite, nego u šatorima živite svega vijeka svojega, da biste dugo živjeli na zemlji, gdje ste došljaci.
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 I poslušasmo glas Jonadava sina Rihavova oca svojega u svemu što nam zapovjedi da ne pijemo vina svega vijeka svojega, ni mi ni naše žene, ni sinovi naši ni kæeri naše,
[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 Ni da gradimo kuæa da u njima živimo, ni da imamo vinograda ni njive ni usjeva.
We have not built houses or planted vineyards or [other] crops or [worked in] fields.
10 Nego živimo u šatorima, i slušamo i èinimo sve kako nam je zapovjedio Jonadav otac naš.
We have lived in tents. We have obeyed all the commands that Jehonadab, our ancestor, gave us.
11 A kad doðe Navuhodonosor car Vavilonski u ovu zemlju, rekosmo: hajde da otidemo u Jerusalim ispred vojske Haldejske i vojske Sirske; i tako ostasmo u Jerusalimu.
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 Tada doðe rijeè Gospodnja Jeremiji govoreæi:
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 Ovako veli Gospod nad vojskama Bog Izrailjev: idi reci Judejcima i Jerusalimljanima: zar neæete da primite nauke da slušate rijeèi moje? govori Gospod.
'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 Izvršuju se rijeèi Jonadava sina Rihavova, koji zabrani sinovima svojim da ne piju vina, i ne piju vina do danas, nego slušaju zapovijest oca svojega; a ja vam govorih zarana jednako, a vi me ne poslušaste.
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 I slah k vama sve sluge svoje proroke zarana jednako govoreæi: vratite se svaki sa svoga puta zloga, i popravite djela svoja i ne idite za drugim bogovima služeæi im, pak æete ostati u zemlji koju sam dao vama i ocima vašim, ali ne prignuste uha svojega niti me poslušaste.
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 Da, sinovi Jonadava sina Rihavova izvršuju zapovijest oca svojega što im je zapovjedio, a taj narod ne sluša mene.
The descendants of Jehonadab have obeyed their ancestor, but you have refused to pay attention to what I told you.
17 Zato ovako veli Gospod Bog nad vojskama, Bog Izrailjev: evo, ja æu pustiti na Judu i na sve stanovnike Jerusalimske sve zlo što izrekoh za njih; jer im govorih a oni ne poslušaše, i zvah ih a oni se ne odazvaše.
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 A porodici Rihavovoj reèe Jeremija: ovako veli Gospod nad vojskama Bog Izrailjev: što slušate zapovijest Jonadava oca svojega i držite sve zapovijesti njegove i èinite sve kako vam je zapovjedio,
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 Zato ovako veli Gospod nad vojskama Bog Izrailjev: neæe nestati Jonadavu sinu Rihavovu èovjeka koji bi stajao preda mnom dovijeka.
Therefore, this is what I say: “There will always be descendants of Jehonadab who will do work for me.”’”
