Rotherham(i)
1 The word which came unto Jeremiah, from Yahweh,––when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his force and all the kingdoms of the earth the dominion of his hand, and all the peoples, were fighting against Jerusalem and against all her cities, saying:
2 Thus, saith Yahweh, God of Israel, Go and speak unto Zedekiah, king of Judah,––and say unto him––Thus, saith Yahweh, Behold me! giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire;
3 And, thou, shalt not escape out of his hand, For thou shalt be, taken, And, into his hand, shalt thou be delivered,––And, thine own eyes, into the eyes of the king of Babylon, shall look, And, his mouth, with thy mouth, shall speak, And, Babylon, shalt thou enter.
4 Nevertheless, hear the word of Yahweh, O Zedekiah, king of Judah,––Thus, saith Yahweh, Concerning thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword;
5 In peace, shalt thou die, And, with the burnings made for thy fathers, the former kings who were before thee, so, shall they make a burning unto thee, And, with an, Alas lord! shall they lament thee,––Because of the word, I, have spoken, Declareth Yahweh.
6 Then spake Jeremiah the prophet, unto Zedekiah king of Judah, all these words, in Jerusalem;
7 when, the force of the king of Babylon, was fighting against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left,––against Lachish and against Azekah, for, they, remained among the cities of Judah, as fortified cities.
8 The word which came unto Jeremiah, from Yahweh,––after that King Zedekiah had solemnised a covenant with all the people who were in Jerusalem, proclaiming unto them, liberty: 9 that every man should let his servant and every man his handmaid, being a Hebrew or a Hebrewess, go free,––so that no man should use them as slaves, to wit a Jew his brother; 10 so then they hearkened––even all the princes and all the people who had entered into the covenant, that every man should let his servant and every man his handmaid, go free, so as not to use them as slaves, any longer,––yea they hearkened, and let them go, 11 howbeit they turned, after that, and brought back the servants and the handmaids whom they had let go, free, and brought them into subjection as servants and as handmaids. 12 So then the word of Yahweh came unto Jeremiah. from Yahweh, saying: 13 Thus, saith Yahweh. God of Israel,––I myself, solemnised a covenant with your fathers, in the day when I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slaves, saying: 14 At the end of seven years, shall ye let go, every man his brother, being a Hebrew, who shall sell himself unto thee, and serve thee, six years, then shalt thou let him go, free, from thee, Howbeit your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear. 15 And, though, ye, just now turned, and did that which was right in mine eyes, by proclaiming liberty, every man to his neighbour,––and solemnised a covenant, before me, in the house on which my Name hath been called, 16 yet have ye turned and profaned my Name, and brought back, every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom ye had let go, free, at their own desire,––and have brought them into subjection, to become your, servants and handmaids. 17 Therefore––Thus, saith Yahweh, Ye, have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every man to his brother and every man to his neighbour: Behold me! proclaiming, to you, a liberty, Declareth Yahweh, unto the sword, unto the pestilence, and unto the famine, so will I make you a terror to all the kingdoms of the earth; 18 and will give the men who are transgressing my covenant, in that they have not confirmed the words of the covenant, which they solemnised, before me, when they cut, the calf, in twain, and passed between the parts thereof; 19 even the princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land,––who passed between the parts of the calf, 20 yea I will give them into the hand, of their enemies, and into the hand of them who are seeking their life,––and their dead bodies shall become food, for the birds of the heavens, and for the beasts of the earth. 21 Zedekiah king of Judah also, with his princes, will I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them who are seeking their life,––even into the hand of the force of the king of Babylon, who are going up from you. 22 Behold me! giving command, Declareth Yahweh, and I will bring them back unto this city, and they will fight against it, and capture it, and consume it with fire,––and, the cities of Judah, will I make too desolate to have an inhabitant.
35 1 The word which came unto Jeremiah, from Yahweh,––in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, saying: 2 Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak with them, and bring them into the house of Yahweh, into one of the chambers,––and give them, wine, to drink. 3 So I took Jaazaniah, son of Jeremiah, son of Habazziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons,––and all the house of the Rechabites; 4 and brought them into the house of Yahweh, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God,––which was beside the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum, keeper of the porch; 5 and I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites, bowls full of wine, and cups,––and said unto them, Drink ye wine. 6 Then said they,––We will not drink wine,––for, Jonadab son of Rechab, our father, laid command upon us, saying, Ye shall not drink wine, ye, nor your sons, unto times age–abiding; 7 nor, house, shall ye build, nor, seed, shall ye sow, nor, vineyard, shall ye plant, neither shall ye have, them,––but, in tents, shall ye dwell, all your days, that ye may live many days, on the face of the soil, where ye are sojourning. 8 So we have hearkened unto the voice of Jonadab son of Rechab, our father, in all that he commanded us,––not to drink wine, all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters; 9 and not to build houses for us to dwell in,––and so, vineyard or field or seed, have we none; 10 but we have dwelt in tents,––and have hearkened and done, according to all that Jonadab our father commanded, us. 11 And so it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said,––Let us, even enter, Jerusalem, because of the force of the Chaldeans and because of the force of the Syrians: So have we dwelt in Jerusalem.
12 Then came the word of Yahweh unto Jeremiah, saying: 13 Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, Go and say to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem,––Will ye not receive correction, by hearkening unto my words? Demandeth Yahweh: 14 Confirmed, are the words of Jonadab son of Rechab––which he commanded his sons, that they should not drink, wine, and they have not, drunk, until this day, for they have hearkened unto the command of their father, But, I, have spoken unto you, betimes, speaking, and ye have not hearkened, unto me. 15 And I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, betimes, sending, saying, Return, I pray you––every man from his wicked, way, And amend your doings, And do not go after other, gods to serve them, So shall ye remain on the soil, which I gave to you, and to your fathers,––but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened, unto me. 16 Because the sons of Jonadab son of Rechab have, confirmed, the commandment of their father, which he commanded them,––whereas, this people, have not hearkened, unto me, 17 Therefore, Thus, saith Yahweh, God of hosts, God of Israel, Behold me! bringing in against Judah, and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, all the calamity, which I have spoken concerning them,––Because I spake unto them, and they did not hearken, And I called to them, and they did not answer. 18 But, to the house of the Rechabites, said Jeremiah: Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, Because ye have hearkened unto the commandment of Jonadab your father, and have kept all his commandments, and done, according to all that he commanded you, 19 Therefore, Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel,––Jonadab son of Rechab shall not want one to stand before me, all the days!
8 The word which came unto Jeremiah, from Yahweh,––after that King Zedekiah had solemnised a covenant with all the people who were in Jerusalem, proclaiming unto them, liberty: 9 that every man should let his servant and every man his handmaid, being a Hebrew or a Hebrewess, go free,––so that no man should use them as slaves, to wit a Jew his brother; 10 so then they hearkened––even all the princes and all the people who had entered into the covenant, that every man should let his servant and every man his handmaid, go free, so as not to use them as slaves, any longer,––yea they hearkened, and let them go, 11 howbeit they turned, after that, and brought back the servants and the handmaids whom they had let go, free, and brought them into subjection as servants and as handmaids. 12 So then the word of Yahweh came unto Jeremiah. from Yahweh, saying: 13 Thus, saith Yahweh. God of Israel,––I myself, solemnised a covenant with your fathers, in the day when I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slaves, saying: 14 At the end of seven years, shall ye let go, every man his brother, being a Hebrew, who shall sell himself unto thee, and serve thee, six years, then shalt thou let him go, free, from thee, Howbeit your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear. 15 And, though, ye, just now turned, and did that which was right in mine eyes, by proclaiming liberty, every man to his neighbour,––and solemnised a covenant, before me, in the house on which my Name hath been called, 16 yet have ye turned and profaned my Name, and brought back, every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom ye had let go, free, at their own desire,––and have brought them into subjection, to become your, servants and handmaids. 17 Therefore––Thus, saith Yahweh, Ye, have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every man to his brother and every man to his neighbour: Behold me! proclaiming, to you, a liberty, Declareth Yahweh, unto the sword, unto the pestilence, and unto the famine, so will I make you a terror to all the kingdoms of the earth; 18 and will give the men who are transgressing my covenant, in that they have not confirmed the words of the covenant, which they solemnised, before me, when they cut, the calf, in twain, and passed between the parts thereof; 19 even the princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land,––who passed between the parts of the calf, 20 yea I will give them into the hand, of their enemies, and into the hand of them who are seeking their life,––and their dead bodies shall become food, for the birds of the heavens, and for the beasts of the earth. 21 Zedekiah king of Judah also, with his princes, will I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them who are seeking their life,––even into the hand of the force of the king of Babylon, who are going up from you. 22 Behold me! giving command, Declareth Yahweh, and I will bring them back unto this city, and they will fight against it, and capture it, and consume it with fire,––and, the cities of Judah, will I make too desolate to have an inhabitant.
35 1 The word which came unto Jeremiah, from Yahweh,––in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, saying: 2 Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak with them, and bring them into the house of Yahweh, into one of the chambers,––and give them, wine, to drink. 3 So I took Jaazaniah, son of Jeremiah, son of Habazziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons,––and all the house of the Rechabites; 4 and brought them into the house of Yahweh, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God,––which was beside the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum, keeper of the porch; 5 and I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites, bowls full of wine, and cups,––and said unto them, Drink ye wine. 6 Then said they,––We will not drink wine,––for, Jonadab son of Rechab, our father, laid command upon us, saying, Ye shall not drink wine, ye, nor your sons, unto times age–abiding; 7 nor, house, shall ye build, nor, seed, shall ye sow, nor, vineyard, shall ye plant, neither shall ye have, them,––but, in tents, shall ye dwell, all your days, that ye may live many days, on the face of the soil, where ye are sojourning. 8 So we have hearkened unto the voice of Jonadab son of Rechab, our father, in all that he commanded us,––not to drink wine, all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters; 9 and not to build houses for us to dwell in,––and so, vineyard or field or seed, have we none; 10 but we have dwelt in tents,––and have hearkened and done, according to all that Jonadab our father commanded, us. 11 And so it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said,––Let us, even enter, Jerusalem, because of the force of the Chaldeans and because of the force of the Syrians: So have we dwelt in Jerusalem.
12 Then came the word of Yahweh unto Jeremiah, saying: 13 Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, Go and say to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem,––Will ye not receive correction, by hearkening unto my words? Demandeth Yahweh: 14 Confirmed, are the words of Jonadab son of Rechab––which he commanded his sons, that they should not drink, wine, and they have not, drunk, until this day, for they have hearkened unto the command of their father, But, I, have spoken unto you, betimes, speaking, and ye have not hearkened, unto me. 15 And I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, betimes, sending, saying, Return, I pray you––every man from his wicked, way, And amend your doings, And do not go after other, gods to serve them, So shall ye remain on the soil, which I gave to you, and to your fathers,––but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened, unto me. 16 Because the sons of Jonadab son of Rechab have, confirmed, the commandment of their father, which he commanded them,––whereas, this people, have not hearkened, unto me, 17 Therefore, Thus, saith Yahweh, God of hosts, God of Israel, Behold me! bringing in against Judah, and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, all the calamity, which I have spoken concerning them,––Because I spake unto them, and they did not hearken, And I called to them, and they did not answer. 18 But, to the house of the Rechabites, said Jeremiah: Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, Because ye have hearkened unto the commandment of Jonadab your father, and have kept all his commandments, and done, according to all that he commanded you, 19 Therefore, Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel,––Jonadab son of Rechab shall not want one to stand before me, all the days!