Jeremias 35

1 The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying, 2 "Go to the house of the Rechabites, and speak to them, and bring them into Yahweh’s house, into one of the rooms, and give them wine to drink."

3 Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, with his brothers, all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites; 4 and I brought them into Yahweh’s house, into the room of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the man of God, which was by the room of the princes, which was above the room of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the threshold. 5 I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said to them, "Drink wine!"

6 But they said, "We will drink no wine; for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, ‘You shall drink no wine, neither you nor your children, forever. 7 You shall not build a house, sow seed, plant a vineyard, or have any; but all your days you shall dwell in tents, that you may live many days in the land in which you live as nomads.’ 8 We have obeyed 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, or our daughters; 9 and not to build houses for ourselves to dwell in. We have no vineyard, field, or seed; 10 but we have lived in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us. 11 But when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, we said, ‘Come! Let’s go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians; so we will dwell at Jerusalem.’"

12 Then Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah, saying, 13 "Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, "Will you not receive instruction to listen to my words?" says Yahweh. 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 drink none, for they obey their father’s commandment; but I have spoken to you, rising up early and speaking, and you have not listened to me. 15 I have sent also to you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, ‘Every one of you must return now from his evil way, amend your doings, and don’t go after other gods to serve them. Then you will dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers;’ but you have not inclined your ear, nor listened to me. 16 The sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father which he commanded them, but this people has not listened to me."’

17 "Therefore Yahweh, the God of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will bring on Judah and on all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them, because I have spoken to them, but they have not heard; and I have called to them, but they have not answered.’"

18 Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites, "Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Because you have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according to all that he commanded you,’ 19 therefore Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Jonadab the son of Rechab will not lack a man to stand before me forever.’"

Ka Whakamihia ngā Rekapi

1 Ko te kupu i puta mai ki a Heremaia nā Ihowā, i ngā rā o Iehoiakimi tama a Hōhia kīngi o Hūrā, i mea ia: 2 Haere ki te whare o ngā Rekapi, kōrero atu ki a rātou, ka kawe i a rātou ki te whare o Ihowā, ki tētahi o ngā rūma, ka whakainu i a rātou ki te wāina.

3 Nā, ka tīkina e ahau a Iaatania tama a Heremaia, tama a Hapatinia, rātou ko ōna tēina, ko āna tama katoa, ko te whare katoa hoki o ngā Rekapi; 4 ā, kawea ana rātou e ahau ki te whare o Ihowā, ki te rūma o ngā tama a Hanana tama a Ikiraria, he tāngata nā te Atua, ki tērā i te taha o te rūma o ngā rangatira, i runga ake i te rūma o te kaitiaki tatau, o Maaheia tama a Harumu. 5 Ā, whakatūria ana e ahau ētahi oko, kī tonu i te wāina, me ētahi kapu ki te aroaro o ngā tama o te whare o ngā Rekapi. Nā, ka mea atu ahau ki a rātou, "Inumia e koutou he wāina."

6 Anō rā ko rātou, "E kore mātou e inu wāina; i ako hoki tō mātou pāpā, a Ionārapa, tama a Rekapa, ki a mātou, i mea: ‘Kei inu wāina koutou ko ā koutou tamariki ā ake ake. 7 Kaua hoki koutou e hanga whare, e whakatō purapura, e whakatō māra wāina rānei, kaua hoki he pēnā mā koutou. Engari, i ō koutou rā katoa, me noho tēneti. Kia maha ai ngā rā e ora ai koutou ki te mata o te oneone e noho manene nei koutou.’ 8 Nā, rongo tonu mātou ki te reo o tō mātou pāpā, o Ionārapa tama a Rekapa, ki ngā mea katoa i whakahau ai ia ki a mātou, kia kaua e inu wāina i ō mātou rā katoa, mātou, ā mātou wāhine, ā mātou tama, ā mātou tamāhine; 9 kia kaua anō e hanga whare hei nohoanga mō mātou. Kāhore hoki ā mātou māra wāina, māra kē rānei, purapura rānei. 10 Engari, ko ō mātou nohoanga he tēneti, rongo tonu mātou, mahi tonu i ngā mea katoa i whakahaua e tō mātou pāpā, e Ionārapa, ki a mātou. 11 Otiia, i te whakaekenga a Nepukareha kīngi o Papurōna i te whenua, ka mea mātou, ‘Haere mai, haere tātou ki Hiruhārama, kei mate i te ope a ngā Karari, i te ope hoki a ngā Hīriani.’ Nā, noho ana mātou i Hiruhārama."

12 Kātahi ka puta mai te kupu a Ihowā ki a Heremaia, ka mea ia: 13 "Ko te kupu tēnei a Ihowā o ngā mano, a te Atua o Īharaira: Haere, mea atu ki ngā tāngata o Hūrā, ki te hunga hoki e noho ana i Hiruhārama: ‘E kore ianei koutou e manako ki te ako, e rongo ki āku kupu?’ e ai tā Ihowā. 14 ‘Kua tutuki ngā kupu a Ionārapa tama a Rekapa i whakahau ai ia ki āna tamariki kia kaua e inu wāina; kīhai hoki rātou i inu ā taea noatia tēnei rā, nō te mea e whakarongo ana rātou ki te ako a tō rātou pāpā. Ko ahau ia, i kōrero ahau ki a koutou, moata ai i te ata ka kōrero; heoi kīhai koutou i rongo ki ahau. 15 I ungā atu anō e ahau āku pononga katoa, ngā poropiti, maranga wawe ana ahau, unga ana i a rātou, ki a koutou, me te kī atu, "Tahuri mai koutou, e tērā, e tērā o koutou i ō koutou ara kino, ka whakapai i ā koutou mahi, kaua hoki e whai ki ngā atua kē, kaua e mahi ki a rātou, ā, ka noho koutou ki te whenua i hoatu e ahau ki a koutou ko ō koutou mātua." Heoi, kīhai i anga mai ō koutou taringa, kīhai hoki i rongo ki ahau. 16 Nā, kua whakamanā nei e ngā tama a Ionārapa tama a Rekapa te ako a tō rātou pāpā i ako ai ia ki a rātou, engari ko tēnei iwi, kīhai i rongo ki ahau.’

17 "Mō reira ko te kupu tēnei a Ihowā, a te Atua o ngā mano, a te Atua o Īharaira: ‘Nanā, ka kawea mai e ahau ki a Hūrā, ki ngā tāngata katoa hoki o Hiruhārama, ngā kino katoa i kōrerotia e ahau mō rātou. Nō te mea i kōrero ahau ki a rātou, ā, kīhai i rongo; i karanga ahau ki a rātou, ā, kīhai rātou i whakahoki kupu mai.’ "

18 Nā, ka mea a Heremaia ki te whare o ngā Rekapi, "Ko te kupu tēnei a Ihowā o ngā mano, a te Atua o Īharaira: ‘I te mea i rongo koutou ki te ako a tō koutou pāpā, a Ionārapa, i pupuri hoki i āna ako katoa, i mahi i ngā mea katoa i ākona e ia ki a koutou. 19 Mō reira ko te kupu tēnei a Ihowā o ngā mano, a te Atua o Īharaira: E kore e kore he tangata mā Ionārapa tama a Rekapa, hei tū ki tōku aroaro i ngā rā katoa.’ "