1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, saying,
2 Go to the house of the Rechabites, and speak with them, and bring them into the house of Jehovah, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.
3 And 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 wine.
6 And they said, We will drink no wine; for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, ye nor your sons for ever;
7 neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor shall ye have {any}; but all your days ye shall dwell in tents, that ye may live many days in the land where ye sojourn.
8 And we have hearkened unto the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he commanded us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, and our daughters,
9 and not 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 And it came to pass when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come and let us go into Jerusalem because of the army of the Chaldeans, and because of the army of Syria; and we dwell at Jerusalem.
12 And the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah, saying,
13 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Go and say to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken unto 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 to this day they have drunk none, for they have obeyed their father's commandment. But I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking, and ye have not hearkened unto me.
15 And I have sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending, 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 that I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear nor hearkened unto me.
16 Yea, 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 hearkened, 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 injunctions, and have done according unto all that he hath commanded you;
19 therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, There shall not fail to Jonadab the son of Rechab a man to stand before me, for ever.
1 在犹大王约西亚的儿子约雅敬作王的日子， 耶和华有话临到耶利米， 说：
2 "你去见利甲族的人， 和他们交谈， 领他们进入耶和华殿里的一个房间， 给他们酒喝。"
3 于是我把哈巴洗尼雅的孙子、雅利米雅的儿子雅撒尼亚， 以及他的兄弟、他的众子和利甲全族的人，
4 都领进耶和华的殿里， 进了神人伊基大利的儿子哈难众子的房间； 这房间是在众领袖的房间旁边， 在沙龙的儿子守卫殿门的玛西雅的房间上面。
5 然后我把盛满酒的酒壶和酒杯， 摆放在利甲族人的面前， 对他们说： "请喝酒！ "
6 但他们说： "我们不喝酒， 因为我们的祖先利甲的儿子约拿达曾吩咐我们说： ‘你们和你们的子孙永远都不可喝酒。
7 你们也不可建造房屋， 不可撒种， 不可栽种或拥有葡萄园； 你们一生的日子只可住帐棚， 使你们在寄居的地上活得长久。’
8 我们的祖先利甲的儿子约拿达吩咐我们的一切话， 我们都听从了； 我们和我们的妻子儿女， 终生都不喝酒，
9 不建造房屋居住， 也没有葡萄园、田地和种子。
10 我们只住帐棚； 我们听从祖先约拿达吩咐我们的一切话， 并且照着去行。
11 但是， 巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒上来攻打这地的时候， 我们就说： ‘来吧！ 为了迦勒底和亚兰人的军队的缘故， 我们到耶路撒冷去。’这样， 我们才住在耶路撒冷。"
12 耶和华的话临到耶利米， 说：
13 "万军之耶和华以色列的 神这样说： 你去对犹大人和耶路撒冷的居民说： ‘你们不接受管教， 不听我的话吗？’这是耶和华的宣告。
14 ‘利甲的儿子约拿达吩咐他的子孙不可喝酒的话， 他们已经实行了， 他们直到今日都不喝酒， 因为他们听从了他们祖先的吩咐。至于我， 我不断告诫你们， 你们却不听从我。
15 我不断差遣我的仆人众先知到你们那里去， 对你们说： 你们各人要悔改， 离开自己的恶道， 改正你们的行为， 不可随从事奉别神； 这样， 你们就可以住在我赐给你们和你们列祖的土地上。只是你们毫不在意， 也没有听从我。
16 利甲的儿子约拿达的子孙实行了他们祖先吩咐他们的命令， 但这人民没有听从我。’
17 因此， 耶和华万军的 神、以色列的 神这样说： ‘看哪！ 我必使我对他们预告过的一切灾祸， 临到犹大人和耶路撒冷所有的居民， 因为我对他们说话， 他们却不听从； 我呼唤他们， 他们却不回应。’"
18 耶利米对利甲族人说： "万军之耶和华以色列的 神这样说： ‘因为你们听从了你们祖先约拿达的吩咐， 谨守他的一切命令， 又照着他吩咐你们的一切去行。’
19 所以， 万军之耶和华以色列的 神这样说： ‘利甲的儿子约拿达必永远不断有人在我面前侍立。’"