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ٱلْكَلِمَةُ ٱلَّتِي صَارَتْ إِلَى إِرْمِيَا مِنْ قِبَلِ ٱلرَّبِّ فِي أَيَّامِ يَهُويَاقِيمَ بْنِ يُوشِيَّا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا قَائِلَةً: ١ 1
[Several years earlier, ] when Jehoiakim was the King of Judah, Yahweh gave me this message:
«اِذْهَبْ إِلَى بَيْتِ ٱلرَّكَابِيِّينَ وَكَلِّمْهُمْ، وَٱدْخُلْ بِهِمْ إِلَى بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى أَحَدِ ٱلْمَخَادِعِ وَٱسْقِهِمْ خَمْرًا». ٢ 2
“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.”
فَأَخَذْتُ يَازَنْيَا بْنَ إِرْمِيَا بْنِ حَبْصِينِيَا وَإِخْوَتَهُ وَكُلَّ بَنِيهِ وَكُلَّ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّكَابِيِّينَ، ٣ 3
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.
وَدَخَلْتُ بِهِمْ إِلَى بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى مِخْدَعِ بَنِي حَانَانَ بْنِ يَجَدْلِيَا رَجُلِ ٱللهِ، ٱلَّذِي بِجَانِبِ مِخْدَعِ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ، ٱلَّذِي فَوْقَ مِخْدَعِ مَعْسِيَّا بْنِ شَلُّومَ حَارِسِ ٱلْبَابِ. ٤ 4
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.
وَجَعَلْتُ أَمَامَ بَنِي بَيْتِ ٱلرَّكَابِيِّينَ طَاسَاتٍ مَلآنَةً خَمْرًا وَأَقْدَاحًا، وَقُلْتُ لَهُمُ: «ٱشْرَبُوا خَمْرًا». ٥ 5
I set jugs of wine in front of them and urged them to drink some,
فَقَالُوا: «لَا نَشْرَبُ خَمْرًا، لِأَنَّ يُونَادَابَ بْنَ رَكَابَ أَبَانَا أَوْصَانَا قَائِلًا: لَا تَشْرَبُوا خَمْرًا أَنْتُمْ وَلَا بَنُوكُمْ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ. ٦ 6
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.
وَلَا تَبْنُوا بَيْتًا، وَلَا تَزْرَعُوا زَرْعًا، وَلَا تَغْرِسُوا كَرْمًا، وَلَا تَكُنْ لَكُمْ، بَلِ ٱسْكُنُوا فِي ٱلْخِيَامِ كُلَّ أَيَّامِكُمْ، لِكَيْ تَحْيَوْا أَيَّامًا كَثِيرَةً عَلَى وَجْهِ ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّتِي أَنْتُمْ مُتَغَرِّبُونَ فِيهَا. ٧ 7
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.’
فَسَمِعْنَا لِصَوْتِ يُونَادَابَ بْنِ رَكَابَ أَبِينَا فِي كُلِّ مَا أَوْصَانَا بِهِ، أَنْ لَا نَشْرَبَ خَمْرًا كُلَّ أَيَّامِنَا، نَحْنُ وَنِسَاؤُنَا وَبَنُونَا وَبَنَاتُنَا، ٨ 8
[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].
وَأَنْ لَا نَبْنِيَ بُيُوتًا لِسُكْنَانَا، وَأَنْ لَا يَكُونَ لَنَا كَرْمٌ وَلَا حَقْلٌ وَلَا زَرْعٌ. ٩ 9
We have not built houses or planted vineyards or [other] crops or [worked in] fields.
فَسَكَنَّا فِي ٱلْخِيَامِ، وَسَمِعْنَا وَعَمِلْنَا حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا أَوْصَانَا بِهِ يُونَادَابُ أَبُونَا. ١٠ 10
We have lived in tents. We have obeyed all the commands that Jehonadab, our ancestor, gave us.
وَلَكِنْ كَانَ لَمَّا صَعِدَ نَبُوخَذْرَاصَّرُ مَلِكُ بَابِلَ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ، أَنَّنَا قُلْنَا: هَلُمَّ فَنَدْخُلُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ مِنْ وَجْهِ جَيْشِ ٱلْكَلْدَانِيِّينَ وَمِنْ وَجْهِ جَيْشِ ٱلْأَرَامِيِّينَ. فَسَكَنَّا فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ». ١١ 11
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].”
ثُمَّ صَارَتْ كَلِمَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى إِرْمِيَا قَائِلَةً: ١٢ 12
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:
«هَكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: ٱذْهَبْ وَقُلْ لِرِجَالِ يَهُوذَا وَسُكَّانِ أُورُشَلِيمَ: أَمَا تَقْبَلُونَ تَأْدِيبًا لِتَسْمَعُوا كَلَامِي، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ؟ ١٣ 13
'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?
قَدْ أُقِيمَ كَلَامُ يُونَادَابَ بْنِ رَكَابَ ٱلَّذِي أَوْصَى بِهِ بَنِيهِ أَنْ لَا يَشْرَبُوا خَمْرًا، فَلَمْ يَشْرَبُوا إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ لِأَنَّهُمْ سَمِعُوا وَصِيَّةَ أَبِيهِمْ. وَأَنَا قَدْ كَلَّمْتُكُمْ مُبَكِّرًا وَمُكَلِّمًا وَلَمْ تَسْمَعُوا لِي. ١٤ 14
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.
وَقَدْ أَرْسَلْتُ إِلَيْكُمْ كُلَّ عَبِيدِي ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ مُبَكِّرًا وَمُرْسِلًا قَائِلًا: ٱرْجِعُوا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ عَنْ طَرِيقِهِ ٱلرَّدِيئَةِ، وَأَصْلِحُوا أَعْمَالَكُمْ، وَلَا تَذْهَبُوا وَرَاءَ آلِهَةٍ أُخْرَى لِتَعْبُدُوهَا، فَتَسْكُنُوا فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّتِي أَعْطَيْتُكُمْ وَآبَاءَكُمْ. فَلَمْ تُمِيلُوا أُذُنَكُمْ، وَلَا سَمِعْتُمْ لِي. ١٥ 15
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.
لِأَنَّ بَنِي يُونَادَابَ بْنِ رَكَابَ قَدْ أَقَامُوا وَصِيَّةَ أَبِيهِمِ ٱلَّتِي أَوْصَاهُمْ بِهَا. أَمَّا هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبُ فَلَمْ يَسْمَعْ لِي. ١٦ 16
The descendants of Jehonadab have obeyed their ancestor, but you have refused to pay attention to what I told you.
لِذَلِكَ هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُ ٱلْجُنُودِ، إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: هَأَنَذَا أَجْلِبُ عَلَى يَهُوذَا وَعَلَى كُلِّ سُكَّانِ أُورُشَلِيمَ كُلَّ ٱلشَّرِّ ٱلَّذِي تَكَلَّمْتُ بِهِ عَلَيْهِمْ، لِأَنِّي كَلَّمْتُهُمْ فَلَمْ يَسْمَعُوا، وَدَعَوْتُهُمْ فَلَمْ يُجِيبُوا». ١٧ 17
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.'” '”
وَقَالَ إِرْمِيَا لِبَيْتِ ٱلرَّكَابِيِّينَ: «هَكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّكُمْ سَمِعْتُمْ لِوَصِيَّةِ يُونَادَابَ أَبِيكُمْ، وَحَفِظْتُمْ كُلَّ وَصَايَاهُ وَعَمِلْتُمْ حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا أَوْصَاكُمْ بِهِ، ١٨ 18
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.
لِذَلِكَ هَكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: لَا يَنْقَطِعُ لِيُونَادَابَ بْنِ رَكَابَ إِنْسَانٌ يَقِفُ أَمَامِي كُلَّ ٱلْأَيَّامِ». ١٩ 19
Therefore, this is what I say: “There will always be descendants of Jehonadab who will do work for me.”’”

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