Jeremia 35
1 Detta är det ord, som af Herranom skedde till Jeremia, i Jojakims, Josia sons, Juda Konungs, tid, och sade:
[Several years earlier, ] when Jehoiakim was the King of Judah, Yahweh gave me this message:
2 Gack bort uti de Rechabiters hus, och tala med dem, och haf dem in uti Herrans hus uti en kammar, och skänk dem vin.
“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 Då tog jag Jaasanja, Jeremia son, Habazinia sons, samt med hans bröder, och alla hans söner, och hela de Rechabiters hus;
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 Och hade dem in uti Herrans hus, uti Hanans barnas, Jigdalja sons, den Guds mansens, kammar, hvilken vid Förstarnas kammar är, ofvanför Maaseja, Sallums sons, dörravaktarens kammar.
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 Och jag satte de Rechabiters hus barnom kannor före, fulla med vin, och skålar, och sade till dem: Dricker vin.
I set jugs of wine in front of them and urged them to drink some,
6 Men de svarade: Vi dricke intet vin; ty vår fader Jonadab, Rechabs son, hafver budit oss, och sagt: I och edor barn skolen aldrig något vin dricka;
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 Och intet hus bygga, ingen säd så, ingen vingård plantera, eller hafva; utan skolen bo i tjäll i alla edra lifsdagar; på det I mågen länge lefva i landena, der I uti vandren.
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 Alltså lydom vi vår faders röst, Jonadabs, Rechabs sons, i allt det han oss budit hafver, så att vi intet vin dricke i våra lifsdagar, hvarken vi eller våra hustrur, eller söner, eller döttrar;
[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 Och byggom ej heller någor hus, der vi uti bo, och hafvom hvarken vingårdar, eller åkrar, eller säd;
We have not built houses or planted vineyards or [other] crops or [worked in] fields.
10 Utan bom uti tjäll, och lydom, och görom all ting, såsom vår fader Jonadab oss budit hafver.
We have lived in tents. We have obeyed all the commands that Jehonadab, our ancestor, gave us.
11 Men då NebuchadNezar, Konungen i Babel, drog hitupp i landet, sade vi: Kommer, låter oss draga till Jerusalem, för de Chaldeers och Syrers här; och så hafve vi sedan blifvit här i Jerusalem.
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 Då skedde Herrans ord till Jeremia, och sade:
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 Detta säger Herren Zebaoth, Israels Gud: Gack bort, och säg till dem i Juda, och till de inbyggare i Jerusalem: Viljen I då icke bättra eder, så att I lyden min ord? säger Herren.
'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 Jonadabs ord, Rechabs sons, som han sinom barnom budit hafver, att de intet vin dricka skulle, de varda hållen, så att de dricka intet vin intill denna dag, derföre att de lyda deras faders bud; men jag hafver tidigt låtit predika eder, likväl hören I mig intet.
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 Så hafver jag ock tidigt sändt till eder alla mina tjenare Propheterna, och låtit säga: Vänder eder om, hvar och en ifrå sitt onda väsende, och bättrer edart lefverne, och efterföljer icke andra gudar, till att tjena dem, så skolen I blifva i landena, som jag eder och edra fäder gifvit hafver; men I villen icke böja edor öron dertill, eller höra mig;
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 Ändock Jonadabs barn, Rechabs sons, sins faders bud hållit hafva, som han dem budit hafver; men detta, folket hörer mig Intet.
The descendants of Jehonadab have obeyed their ancestor, but you have refused to pay attention to what I told you.
17 Derföre så säger Herren Gud Zebaoth, och Israels Gud: Si, jag skall låta komma öfver Juda, och alla Jerusalems inbyggare, all den olycko, som jag emot dem talat hafver; derföre, att jag hafver talat till dem, och de ville intet höra; jag hafver ropat, men de ville intet svara mig.
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 Och till de Rechabiters hus sade Jeremia: Detta säger Herren Zebaoth, Israels Gud; derföre att I edars faders Jonadabs bud lydt hafven, och hållit all hans bud, och allt det gjort, som han eder budit hafver;
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 Derföre säger Herren Zebaoth, Israels Gud, alltså: Det skall aldrig fela Jonadab, Rechabs sone, att ju någor af hans säd alltid för mig stå skall.
Therefore, this is what I say: “There will always be descendants of Jehonadab who will do work for me.”’”
