Jeremiah 35

haddavar asher-hayah el-yirmeyahu me'et Adonai bime yehoyaqim ben-yoshiyyahu melekh yehudah lemor

The word that came to Jeremiah from GOD in the days of King Jehoiakim son of Josiah of Judah:

halokh el-bet harekhavim vedibbarta otam vahavi'otam bet Adonai el-akhat halleshakhot vehishqita otam yayin

Go to the house of the Rechabites and speak to them, and bring them to the House of GOD, to one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.

va'eqqakh et-ya'azanyah ven-yirmeyahu ben-khavatsinyah ve'et-ekhayw ve'et-kol-banayw ve'et kol-bet harekhavim

So I took Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah son of Habazziniah, and his brothers, all his sons, and all the men in the household of the Rechabites;

va'avi otam bet Adonai el-lishkat bene khanan ben-yigdalyahu ish ha'elohim asher-etsel lishkat hassarim asher mimma'al lelishkat ma'aseyahu ven-shallum shomer hassaf

and I brought them to the House of GOD, to the chamber of the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, the agent of God, which is next to the chamber of the officials and above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum, the guardian of the threshold.

va'etten lifne bene vet-harekhavim gevi'im mele'im yayin vekhosot va'omar alehem shetu-yayin

I set bowls full of wine and cups before the Rechabites, and said to them, “Have some wine.”

vayyomeru lo nishteh-yyayin ki yonadav ben-rekhav avinu tsivvah alenu lemor lo tishtu-yayin attem uvenekhem ad-olam

They replied, “We will not drink wine, for our ancestor, Jonadab son of Rechab, commanded us: ‘You shall never drink wine, either you or your children.

uvayit lo-tivnu vezera lo-tizra'u vekherem lo-titta'u velo yihyeh lakhem ki bo'ohalim teshevu kol-yemekhem lema'an tikhyu yamim rabbim al-pene ha'adamah asher attem garim sham

Nor shall you build houses or sow fields or plant vineyards, nor shall you own such things; but you shall live in tents all your days, so that you may live long upon the land where you sojourn.’

vannishma beqol yehonadav ben-rekhav avinu lekhol asher tsivvanu levilti shetot-yayin kol-yamenu anakhnu nashenu banenu uvenotenu

And we have obeyed our ancestor Jonadab son of Rechab in all that he commanded us: we never drink wine, neither we nor our wives nor our sons and daughters.

ulevilti benot battim leshivtenu vekherem vesadeh vazera lo yihyeh-llanu

Nor do we build houses to live in, and we do not own vineyards or fields for sowing;

vanneshev bo'ohalim vannishma vanna'as kekhol asher-tsivvanu yonadav avinu

but we live in tents. We have obeyed and done all that our ancestor Jonadab commanded us.

vayehi ba'alot nevukhadretsar melekh-bavel el-ha'arets vannomer bo'u venavo yerushalai͏m mippene khel hakkasdim umippene khel aram vanneshev birushalai͏m

But when King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon invaded the country, we said, ‘Come, let us go into Jerusalem because of the army of the Chaldeans and the army of Aram.’ And so we are living in Jerusalem.”

vayehi devar-Adonai el-yirmeyahu lemor

Then the word of GOD came to Jeremiah:

koh-amar Adonai tseva'ot elohe yisra'el halokh ve'amarta le'ish yehudah uleyosheve yerushalai͏m halo tiqkhu musar lishmoa el-devaray ne'um-Adonai

Thus said GOD of Hosts, the God of Israel: Go say to the citizenry of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: “You can learn a lesson [here] about obeying My commands—declares GOD.

huqam et-divre yehonadav ben-rekhav asher-tsivvah et-banayw levilti shetot-yayin velo shatu ad-hayyom hazzeh ki shame'u et mitsvat avihem ve'anokhi dibbarti alekhem hashkem vedabber velo shematem elay

The commands of Jonadab son of Rechab have been fulfilled: he charged his children not to drink wine, and to this day they have not drunk, in obedience to the charge of their ancestor. But I spoke to you persistently, and you did not listen to Me.

va'eshlakh alekhem et-kol-avaday hannevi'im hashkem veshaloakh lemor shuvu-na ish middarko hara'ah vehetivu ma'allekhem ve'al-telekhu akhare elohim akherim le'ovdam ushevu el-ha'adamah asher-natatti lakhem vela'avotekhem velo hittitem et-oznekhem velo shematem elay

I persistently sent you all My servants, the prophets, to say: ‘Turn back, every one of you, from your wicked ways and mend your deeds; do not follow other gods or serve them. Then you may remain on the land that I gave to you and your ancestors.’ But you did not give ear or listen to Me.

ki heqimu bene yehonadav ben-rekhav et-mitsvat avihem asher tsivvam veha'am hazzeh lo shame'u elay

The family of Jonadab son of Rechab have indeed fulfilled the charge that their ancestor gave them; but this people has not listened to Me.

lakhen koh-amar Adonai elohe tseva'ot elohe yisra'el hinni mevi el-yehudah ve'el kol-yosheve yerushalai͏m et kol-hara'ah asher dibbarti alehem ya'an dibbarti alehem velo shame'u va'eqra lahem velo anu

Assuredly, thus said the ETERNAL, the God of Hosts, the God of Israel: I am going to bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the disaster with which I have threatened them; for I spoke to them, but they would not listen; I called to them, but they would not respond.”

ulevet harekhavim amar yirmeyahu koh-amar Adonai tseva'ot elohe yisra'el ya'an asher shematem al-mitsvat yehonadav avikhem vattishmeru et-kol-mitsvotayw vatta'asu kekhol asher-tsivvah etkhem

And to the family of the Rechabites Jeremiah said: “Thus said GOD of Hosts, the God of Israel: Because you have obeyed the charge of your ancestor Jonadab and kept all his commandments, and done all that he enjoined upon you,

lakhen koh amar Adonai tseva'ot elohe yisra'el lo-yikkaret ish leyonadav ben-rekhav omed lefanay kol-hayyamim

assuredly, thus said GOD of Hosts, the God of Israel: There shall never cease to be someone from the line of Jonadab son of Rechab standing before Me.”