1 Palavra que do Senhor veio a Jeremias, nos dias de Jeoaquim, filho de Josias, rei de Judá, dizendo: 2 Vai à casa dos recabitas, fala com eles, leva-os à Casa do Senhor, a uma das câmaras, e dá-lhes vinho a beber. 3 Então, tomei a Jazanias, filho de Jeremias, filho de Habazinias, aos irmãos, e a todos os filhos dele, e a toda a casa dos recabitas; 4 e os levei à Casa do Senhor, à câmara dos filhos de Hanã, filho de Jigdalias, homem de Deus, que está junto à câmara dos príncipes e sobre a de Maaseias, filho de Salum, guarda do vestíbulo; 5 e pus diante dos filhos da casa dos recabitas taças cheias de vinho e copos e lhes disse: Bebei vinho. 6 Mas eles disseram: Não beberemos vinho, porque Jonadabe, filho de Recabe, nosso pai, nos ordenou: Nunca jamais bebereis vinho, nem vós nem vossos filhos; 7 não edificareis casa, não fareis sementeiras, não plantareis, nem possuireis vinha alguma; mas habitareis em tendas todos os vossos dias, para que vivais muitos dias sobre a terra em que viveis peregrinando. 8 Obedecemos, pois, à voz de Jonadabe, filho de Recabe, nosso pai, em tudo quanto nos ordenou; de maneira que não bebemos vinho em todos os nossos dias, nem nós, nem nossas mulheres, nem nossos filhos, nem nossas filhas; 9 nem edificamos casas para nossa habitação; não temos vinha, nem campo, nem semente. 10 Mas habitamos em tendas, e, assim, obedecemos, e tudo fizemos segundo nos ordenou Jonadabe, nosso pai. 11 Quando, porém, Nabucodonosor, rei da Babilônia, subia a esta terra, dissemos: Vinde, e refugiemo-nos em Jerusalém, por causa do exército dos caldeus e dos siros; e assim ficamos em Jerusalém.

12 Então, veio a palavra do Senhor a Jeremias, dizendo: 13 Assim diz o Senhor dos Exércitos, o Deus de Israel: Vai e dize aos homens de Judá e aos moradores de Jerusalém: Acaso, nunca aceitareis a minha advertência para obedecerdes às minhas palavras? — diz o Senhor. 14 As palavras de Jonadabe, filho de Recabe, que ordenou a seus filhos não bebessem vinho, foram guardadas; pois, até ao dia de hoje, não beberam; antes, obedecem às ordens de seu pai; a mim, porém, que, começando de madrugada, vos tenho falado, não me obedecestes. 15 Começando de madrugada, vos tenho enviado todos os meus servos, dizendo: Convertei-vos agora, cada um do seu mau caminho, fazei boas as vossas ações e não sigais a outros deuses para servi-los; assim ficareis na terra que vos dei a vós outros e a vossos pais; mas não me inclinastes os ouvidos, nem me obedecestes a mim. 16 Visto que os filhos de Jonadabe, filho de Recabe, guardaram o mandamento de seu pai, que ele lhes ordenara, mas este povo não me obedeceu, 17 por isso, assim diz o Senhor, o Deus dos Exércitos, o Deus de Israel: Eis que trarei sobre Judá e sobre todos os moradores de Jerusalém todo o mal que falei contra eles; pois lhes tenho falado, e não me obedeceram, clamei a eles, e não responderam.

18 À casa dos recabitas disse Jeremias: Assim diz o Senhor dos Exércitos, o Deus de Israel: Pois que obedecestes ao mandamento de Jonadabe, vosso pai, e guardastes todos os seus preceitos, e tudo fizestes segundo vos ordenou, 19 por isso, assim diz o Senhor dos Exércitos, o Deus de Israel: Nunca faltará homem a Jonadabe, filho de Recabe, que esteja na minha presença.

1 The word which came unto Jeremiah from Jehovah in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying, 2 Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of Jehovah, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink. 3 Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites; 4 and I brought them into the house of Jehovah, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the threshold. 5 And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said unto them, Drink ye wine. 6 But they said, We will drink no wine; for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons, for ever: 7 neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any; but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land wherein ye sojourn. 8 And we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, or our daughters; 9 nor to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed: 10 but we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us. 11 But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians; so we dwell at Jerusalem.

12 Then came the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah, saying, 13 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Go, and say to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith Jehovah. 14 The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons, not to drink wine, are performed; and unto this day they drink none, for they obey their father’s commandment. But I have spoken unto you, rising up early and speaking; and ye have not hearkened unto me. 15 I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me. 16 Forasmuch as the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father which he commanded them, but this people hath not hearkened unto me; 17 therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them; because I have spoken unto them, but they have not heard; and I have called unto them, but they have not answered.

18 And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all that he commanded you; 19 therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.

1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD during the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:

2 "Go to the Rekabite family and invite them to come to one of the side rooms of the house of the LORD and give them wine to drink."

3 So I went to get Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, and his brothers and all his sons —the whole family of the Rekabites.

4 I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the room of the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah the man of God. It was next to the room of the officials, which was over that of Maaseiah son of Shallum the doorkeeper.

5 Then I set bowls full of wine and some cups before the Rekabites and said to them, "Drink some wine."

6 But they replied, "We do not drink wine, because our forefather Jehonadab "son of Rekab gave us this command: 'Neither you nor your descendants must ever drink wine.

7 Also you must never build houses, sow seed or plant vineyards; you must never have any of these things, but must always live in tents. Then you will live a long time in the land where you are nomads.'

8 We have obeyed everything our forefather Jehonadab son of Rekab commanded us. Neither we nor our wives nor our sons and daughters have ever drunk wine

9 or built houses to live in or had vineyards, fields or crops.

10 We have lived in tents and have fully obeyed everything our forefather Jehonadab commanded us.

11 But when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded this land, we said, 'Come, we must go to Jerusalem to escape the Babylonian "and Aramean armies.' So we have remained in Jerusalem."

12 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying:

13 "This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Go and tell the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem, 'Will you not learn a lesson and obey my words?' declares the LORD.

14 'Jehonadab son of Rekab ordered his descendants not to drink wine and this command has been kept. To this day they do not drink wine, because they obey their forefather's command. But I have spoken to you again and again, yet you have not obeyed me.

15 Again and again I sent all my servants the prophets to you. They said, "Each of you must turn from your wicked ways and reform your actions; do not follow other gods to serve them. Then you will live in the land I have given to you and your ancestors." But you have not paid attention or listened to me.

16 The descendants of Jehonadab son of Rekab have carried out the command their forefather gave them, but these people have not obeyed me.'

17 "Therefore this is what the LORD God Almighty, the God of Israel, says: 'Listen! I am going to bring on Judah and on everyone living in Jerusalem every disaster I pronounced against them. I spoke to them, but they did not listen; I called to them, but they did not answer.'"

18 Then Jeremiah said to the family of the Rekabites, "This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: 'You have obeyed the command of your forefather Jehonadab and have followed all his instructions and have done everything he ordered.'

19 Therefore this is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: 'Jehonadab son of Rekab will never fail to have a descendant to serve me.'"