1 The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD 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 the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink. 3 Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites; 4 And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a 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 door: 5 And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots 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 where ye be strangers. 8 Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor 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 the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying, 13 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith the LORD. 14 The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed; for unto this day they drink none, but obey their father’s commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye hearkened not 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 Because 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 the LORD 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 the LORD 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 hath commanded you: 19 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.
Rēhābiešu piemērs
1 Vārdi, kas Jeremijam nāca no Kunga Jūdas ķēniņa Jehojākīma, Jošijāhu dēla, dienās: 2 “Ej pie rēhābiešu nama, runā ar tiem un atved tos uz Kunga namu, uz vienu no istabām, un dod tiem dzert vīnu!” 3 Un es ņēmu Jaazanju, Jeremijas dēlu, Habacinjas dēlu, un viņa brāļus, visus viņa dēlus, un visu rēhābiešu namu. 4 Es atvedu viņus uz Kunga namu, uz Dieva vīra Hānāna, Jigdaljāhu dēla, istabu, kas atrodas virs durvju sarga Maasejāhu, Šallūma dēla, istabas. 5 Un es devu rēhābiešu nama dēliem vīna pilnas krūkas un kausus un teicu viņiem: “Dzeriet vīnu!” 6 Bet viņi teica: “Mēs nedzersim vīnu, jo mūsu tēvs Jehonādābs, Rēhāba dēls, mums ir pavēlējis, sacīdams: nedzeriet vīnu – nedz jūs, nedz jūsu dēli – nemūžam! 7 Un mājas neceliet, un sēklu nesējiet, un vīnadārzus nestādiet, lai jums to nav, dzīvojiet teltīs visas savas dienas, tad jūs dzīvosiet daudzas dienas tajā zemē, kur mītat! – 8 Un mēs esam klausījuši mūsu tēvu Jehonādābu, Rēhāba dēlu, it visā, ko viņš mums ir pavēlējis, – neesam dzēruši vīnu visas savas dienas – ne mēs, ne mūsu sievas, ne mūsu dēli un meitas. 9 Un mēs neesam cēluši mājas, lai tajās dzīvotu, un mums nav ne vīnadārzu, ne lauku, ne sēklu. 10 Un mēs esam dzīvojuši teltīs – klausījuši un darījuši visu, ko mūsu tēvs Jehonādābs mums pavēlējis! 11 Un, kad pret šo zemi nāca Bābeles ķēniņš Nebūkadnecars, mēs teicām: iesim projām kaldiešu karaspēka un Arāma karaspēka dēļ uz Jeruzālemi, – un tā nu mēs mītam Jeruzālemē.”
12 Un Kunga vārds nāca pār Jeremiju: 13 “Tā saka Pulku Kungs, Israēla Dievs: ej un saki Jūdas vīriem un Jeruzālemes iemītniekiem: vai jūs nedabūjāt mācību, lai klausītu maniem vārdiem!? – saka Kungs. 14 Ir taču ticis turēts Jehonādāba, Rēhāba dēla, vārds, ko viņš pavēlējis saviem dēliem, sacīdams: nedzeriet vīnu! – Un tie nedzēra līdz pat šai dienai, jo viņi klausīja sava tēva pavēles! Bet es runāju uz jums, bez mitas runāju, bet jūs mani neklausāt! 15 Es sūtīju pie jums visus savus kalpus praviešus, bez mitas sūtīju, sacīdams: atgriezieties katrs no sava ļaunā ceļa un dariet, ka top labi jūsu darbi, un nesekojiet citiem dieviem, lai tiem vergotu, un dzīvojiet uz zemes, ko es devu jums un jūsu tēviem, – bet jūs pat ausi nepastiepāt un mani neklausījāt! 16 Jā, Jehonādābs, Rēhāba dēls, pildīja sava tēva pavēli, ko tas bija pavēlējis, bet šī tauta mani neklausīja!
17 Tādēļ tā saka Kungs, Pulku Dievs, Israēla Dievs: redzi, es nesu Jūdai un visiem Jeruzālemes iemītniekiem to ļaunumu, ko esmu tiem apsolījis, jo es uz tiem runāju, bet viņi neklausījās, un es saucu uz viņiem, bet viņi neatbildēja!” 18 Bet rēhābiešu namam Jeremija teica: “Tā saka Pulku Kungs, Israēla Dievs: tādēļ, ka jūs klausījāt sava tēva Jehonādāba pavēlei un pildījāt visas viņa pavēles, un darījāt visu, ko viņš jums pavēlēja,
19 tādēļ Pulku Kungs, Israēla Dievs, saka tā: Jehonādābam, Rēhāba dēlam, vairs nekad netrūks vīra, kas stāv manā priekšā!”
