Selemaia 35

1 Ko e folofola naʻe hoko meia Sihova kia Selemaia ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Sihoiakimi ko e foha ʻo Siosaia ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta, ʻo pehē,

The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,

2 “ʻAlu ki he fale ʻoe fānau ʻa Lekapi, pea lea kiate kinautolu, pea ʻomi ʻakinautolu ki he fale ʻo Sihova, ki he potu ʻe taha ʻi ʻolunga, pea foaki kiate kinautolu ʻae uaine ke nau inu.”

“Go to the house of the Rechabites, and speak to them, and bring them into the LORD’s house, into one of the rooms, and give them wine to drink.”

3 Pea naʻaku toki ʻave ʻa Seasania ko e foha ʻo Selemaia, ko e foha ʻo Hapasinia, mo hono kāinga pea mo hono ngaahi foha kotoa pē, pea mo e fale kotoa pē ʻoe fānau ʻa Lekapi;

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 Pea ne u ʻomi ʻakinautolu ki he fale ʻo Sihova, ki he potu fale ʻoe ngaahi foha ʻo Hanani, ko e foha ʻo ʻIkitalia, ko e tangata ʻoe ʻOtua, ʻaia ʻoku hoko mo e ngaahi potu fale ʻoe houʻeiki, ʻaia naʻe ʻi ʻolunga ʻi he potu ʻo Māseia ko e foha ʻo Salumi, ko e tauhi ʻoe matapā.

and I brought them into the LORD’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 Pea u tuku ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ngaahi foha ʻoe fale ʻoe kau Lekapi ʻae ngaahi ipu kuo pito ʻi he uaine, pea mo e ngaahi ipu, pea naʻaku pehē kiate kinautolu, “Mou inu uaine.”

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 Ka naʻa nau pehē mai, “ʻE ʻikai te mau inu uaine: he kuo fekau kiate kimautolu ʻe Sonatapi ko e foha ʻo Lekapi ko ʻemau tamai, ʻo pehē, ‘ʻOua naʻa mou inu uaine, ʻakimoutolu, pe ko homou ngaahi foha ʻo taʻengata.

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 Pea ʻoua naʻa mou langa fale, pe tūtuuʻi ʻae tenga, pe tō ha ngoue vaine, pe maʻu ia: ka te mou nofo ʻi he ngaahi fale fehikitaki ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho kotoa pē ʻo hoʻomou moʻui; koeʻuhi ke mou nofo ʻi he ʻaho lahi ʻi he fonua ʻoku mou ʻāunofo ai.’

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 Ko ia ʻoku pehē ʻemau talangofua ki he leʻo ʻo Sonatapi ko e foha ʻo Lekapi ko ʻemau tamai ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē naʻa ne fekau ai ʻakimautolu, ke ʻoua naʻa inu uaine ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē ʻo ʻemau moʻui, ʻakimautolu, pe ko homau ngaahi uaifi, pe ko homau ngaahi foha, pe ko homau ngaahi ʻofefine;

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 Pea ke ʻoua naʻa mau langa ʻae ngaahi fale ke nofo ai: pea ʻoua naʻa mau maʻu ʻae ngaahi ngoue vaine, pe ha ngoue, pe ha tenga ke tō:

and not to build houses for ourselves to dwell in. We have no vineyard, field, or seed;

10 Ka kuo mau nofo ʻi he ngaahi fale fehikitaki, pea talangofua, pea fai ki he ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē kuo fekau kiate kimautolu ʻe Sonatapi ko ʻemau tamai.

but we have lived in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.

11 Ka naʻe hoko ia ʻo pehē, ʻi he haʻu ʻa Nepukanesa ko e tuʻi ʻo Papilone ki he fonua, naʻa mau pehē, ‘Haʻu ke tau ʻo ki Selūsalema koeʻuhi ko e manavahē ki he kau tau ʻoe kau Kalitia, pea ko e manavahē ki he kau tau ʻoe kakai Silia: pea ko ia ʻoku mau nofo ai ni ʻi Selūsalema.’”

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 Kasdim, and for fear of the army of the Syrians; so we will dwell at Jerusalem.’”

12 Pea naʻe toki hoko ʻae folofola ʻa Sihova kia Selemaia, ʻo pehē,

Then the LORD’s word came to Jeremiah, saying,

13 ‌ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova ʻoe ngaahi kautau, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli; ‘ʻAlu ʻo tala ki he kau tangata ʻo Siuta mo e kakai ʻo Selūsalema, “ʻE ʻikai te mou maʻu ʻae akonaki ke fanongo ki heʻeku ngaahi lea?” ʻoku pehē mai ʻa Sihova.

“The LORD of Hosts, 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 the LORD.

14 “Ko e ngaahi lea ʻa Sonatapi ko e foha ʻo Lekapi, ʻaia naʻa ne fekau ki hono ngaahi foha ke ʻoua naʻa nau inu uaine, kuo fakamoʻoni: ʻoku teʻeki te nau inu ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho ni, ka ʻoku nau talangofua ki he fekau ʻa ʻenau tamai: ka kuo u folofola kiate kimoutolu, ʻo tuʻu hengihengi hake pe ʻo lea; ka naʻe ʻikai te mou tokanga kiate au.

“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 Pea kuo u fekau foki kiate kimoutolu, ʻa ʻeku kau tamaioʻeiki ko e kau palōfita kotoa pē ʻo tuʻu hengihengi hake pe ʻo fekauʻi ʻakinautolu, ʻo pehē, ‘Mou tafoki ʻae tangata taki taha mei hono hala kovi, pea fakalelei hoʻomou ngaahi faianga, pea ʻoua naʻa mou muimui ki he ngaahi ʻotua kehe ke tauhi ʻakinautolu, pea te mou nofo ʻi he fonua ʻaia kuo u foaki kiate kimoutolu pea mo hoʻomou ngaahi tamai; ka naʻe ʻikai te mou fakafanongo homou telinga, pe tokanga kiate au,

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 Koeʻuhi kuo fai ʻe he ngaahi foha ʻo Sonatapi ko e foha ʻo Lekapi ʻae fekau ʻa ʻenau tamai, ʻaia naʻa ne fekau kiate kinautolu; ka ʻoku ʻikai fanongo ʻae kakai ni kiate au:’”

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 “Ko ia ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻoe ngaahi kautau, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli; Vakai, te u ʻomi ki Siuta mo e kakai kotoa pē ʻo Selūsalema ʻae kovi kotoa pē kuo u lea ʻaki kiate kinautolu: koeʻuhi naʻaku lea kiate kinautolu, ka naʻe ʻikai te nau fanongo; pea kuo u ui kiate kinautolu, ka naʻe ʻikai te nau tali.”

“Therefore the LORD, the God of Hosts, 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 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Selemaia ki he fale ʻoe kau Lekapi, “ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova ʻoe ngaahi kautau, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli; ‘Koeʻuhi kuo mou talangofua ki he fekau ʻa Sonatapi ko hoʻomou tamai, pea tauhi ki heʻene tala kotoa pē, pea fai ʻo hangē ko ʻene fekau kotoa pē kiate kimoutolu:’

Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites, “The LORD of Hosts, 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 Ko ia ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova ʻoe ngaahi kautau, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli; ‘ʻE ʻikai masiva ʻa Sonatapi ko e foha ʻo Lekapi ʻi ha tangata ke tuʻu ʻi hoku ʻao, ʻo taʻengata.’”

therefore the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Jonadab the son of Rechab will not lack a man to stand before me forever.’”