Jeremiah 35
New International Version
The Rekabites
35 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord during the reign of Jehoiakim(A) son of Josiah king of Judah: 2 “Go to the Rekabite(B) family and invite them to come to one of the side rooms(C) of the house of the Lord and give them wine to drink.”
3 So I went to get Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, and his brothers and all his sons—the whole family of the Rekabites. 4 I brought them into the house of the Lord, into the room of the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah the man of God.(D) It was next to the room of the officials, which was over that of Maaseiah son of Shallum(E) the doorkeeper.(F) 5 Then I set bowls full of wine and some cups before the Rekabites and said to them, “Drink some wine.”
6 But they replied, “We do not drink wine, because our forefather Jehonadab[a](G) son of Rekab gave us this command: ‘Neither you nor your descendants must ever drink wine.(H) 7 Also you must never build houses, sow seed or plant vineyards; you must never have any of these things, but must always live in tents.(I) Then you will live a long time in the land(J) where you are nomads.’ 8 We have obeyed everything our forefather(K) Jehonadab son of Rekab commanded us. Neither we nor our wives nor our sons and daughters have ever drunk wine 9 or built houses to live in or had vineyards, fields or crops.(L) 10 We have lived in tents and have fully obeyed everything our forefather Jehonadab commanded us. 11 But when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded(M) this land, we said, ‘Come, we must go to Jerusalem(N) to escape the Babylonian[b] and Aramean armies.’ So we have remained in Jerusalem.”
12 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying: 13 “This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Go and tell(O) the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem, ‘Will you not learn a lesson(P) and obey my words?’ declares the Lord. 14 ‘Jehonadab son of Rekab ordered his descendants not to drink wine and this command has been kept. To this day they do not drink wine, because they obey their forefather’s command.(Q) But I have spoken to you again and again,(R) yet you have not obeyed(S) me. 15 Again and again I sent all my servants the prophets(T) to you. They said, “Each of you must turn(U) from your wicked ways and reform(V) your actions; do not follow other gods(W) to serve them. Then you will live in the land(X) I have given to you and your ancestors.” But you have not paid attention or listened(Y) to me. 16 The descendants of Jehonadab son of Rekab have carried out the command their forefather(Z) gave them, but these people have not obeyed me.’
17 “Therefore this is what the Lord God Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘Listen! I am going to bring on Judah and on everyone living in Jerusalem every disaster(AA) I pronounced against them. I spoke to them, but they did not listen;(AB) I called to them, but they did not answer.’”(AC)
18 Then Jeremiah said to the family of the Rekabites, “This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘You have obeyed the command of your forefather(AD) Jehonadab and have followed all his instructions and have done everything he ordered.’ 19 Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘Jehonadab son of Rekab will never fail(AE) to have a descendant to serve(AF) me.’”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 35:6 Hebrew Jonadab, a variant of Jehonadab; here and often in this chapter
- Jeremiah 35:11 Or Chaldean
Jérémie 35
La Bible du Semeur
Un exemple de fidélité
35 Voici le message que l’Eternel adressa à Jérémie au temps de Yehoyaqim, fils de Josias[a], roi de Juda : 2 Va trouver la famille des Rékabites[b], parle-leur, et fais-les venir dans l’une des salles du Temple. Là, tu leur donneras du vin à boire.
3 Je pris donc Yaazania, fils de Jérémie, petit-fils de Habatsinia, les hommes de sa parenté, tous ses fils et tous les Rékabites. 4 Je les emmenai au temple de l’Eternel, dans la salle assignée aux disciples de Hanân, fils de Yigdalia, l’homme de Dieu. Cette salle se trouve à côté de la salle des dirigeants, au-dessus de la chambre de Maaséya, fils de Shalloum, le gardien du seuil. 5 Je plaçai devant les Rékabites des bols remplis de vin ainsi que des coupes, et je les invitai à boire. 6 Mais ils me dirent : Nous ne boirons pas de vin car Yonadab[c], fils de Rékab, notre ancêtre, nous a donné ces ordres : « Vous ne boirez jamais de vin, ni vous, ni vos descendants, à perpétuité. 7 Vous ne construirez pas de maisons, vous ne cultiverez pas la terre, vous ne planterez pas de vignes et vous n’en posséderez pas ; pendant toute votre vie, vous habiterez sous des tentes, afin que vous viviez longtemps sur la terre où vous n’êtes que des étrangers. »
8 Nous avons donc obéi à tous les ordres de Yonadab, fils de Rékab, notre ancêtre, de sorte que nous ne buvons jamais de vin, nous, nos femmes, nos fils et nos filles. 9 Nous ne construisons pas de maisons pour y habiter, nous ne possédons ni vigne, ni champ et nous ne faisons pas de semailles ; 10 nous habitons sous des tentes. Nous obéissons à tous les ordres de Yonadab, notre ancêtre. 11 Mais lorsque Nabuchodonosor, roi de Babylone, a envahi ce pays, nous nous sommes dit : « Retirons-nous dans Jérusalem pour fuir les armées des Chaldéens et des Syriens[d]. » Nous nous sommes donc installés dans Jérusalem.
12 Alors l’Eternel adressa la parole à Jérémie en ces termes : 13 Voici ce que déclare le Seigneur des armées célestes, Dieu d’Israël : Va dire aux gens de Juda et aux habitants de Jérusalem : Ne retiendrez-vous pas cette leçon pour écouter mes paroles ? dit l’Eternel. 14 Les descendants de Yonadab, fils de Rékab, ont respecté les ordres que leur ancêtre leur a donnés : il leur avait défendu de boire du vin et ils n’en ont jamais bu jusqu’à ce jour, pour se conformer à l’ordre de leur ancêtre. Et moi, je n’ai cessé de vous parler, mais vous ne m’avez pas obéi. 15 Je vous ai envoyé sans me lasser, tous mes serviteurs les prophètes pour vous dire : « Abandonnez votre conduite mauvaise, faites le bien, cessez de courir après d’autres dieux pour leur rendre un culte, et vous demeurerez dans le pays que je vous ai donné, à vous comme à vos ancêtres. » Mais vous n’avez pas prêté attention et ne m’avez pas écouté. 16 Les descendants de Yonadab, fils de Rékab, ont obéi aux ordres de leur ancêtre, mais ce peuple ne m’a pas écouté.
17 C’est pourquoi voici ce que déclare l’Eternel, le Dieu des armées célestes, Dieu d’Israël : Je vais faire venir sur Juda et sur tous les habitants de Jérusalem tous les malheurs dont je les ai menacés, parce que je leur ai parlé et qu’ils n’ont pas écouté ; je les ai appelés, et ils n’ont pas répondu.
18 Puis, Jérémie dit aux Rékabites : Voici ce que déclare le Seigneur des armées célestes, Dieu d’Israël : Parce que vous avez obéi aux ordres de Yonadab, votre ancêtre, que vous les avez exécutés et que vous avez fait tout ce qu’il vous a ordonné, 19 à cause de cela, voici ce que déclare le Seigneur des armées célestes, Dieu d’Israël : Yonadab, fils de Rékab, ne manquera jamais de descendants qui se tiennent tous les jours en ma présence.
Footnotes
- 35.1 Ces événements ont eu lieu lors du premier siège de Jérusalem par Nabuchodonosor (v. 11), en 598 av. J.-C.
- 35.2 Les Rékabites: voir 2 R 10.15-16 ; 1 Ch 2.55. Ils formaient une branche des Qéniens, tribu nomade, dont certains se sont joints aux Israélites lors de la conquête de Canaan (Jg 1.16 ; 4.11 ; 1 S 27.10).
- 35.6 Yonadab: chef des Rékabites au temps de Jéhu, près de 250 ans avant Jérémie, qui a déployé un grand zèle pour la destruction du culte de Baal (2 R 10.15-23).
- 35.11 Les Syriens: alliés des Chaldéens.
Jeremiah 35
New King James Version
The Obedient Rechabites
35 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying, 2 “Go to the house of the (A)Rechabites, speak to them, and bring them into the house of the Lord, into one of (B)the chambers, and give them wine to drink.”
3 Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, his brothers 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, above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, (C)the keeper of the [a]door. 5 Then 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 (D)Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, ‘You shall drink (E)no wine, you nor your sons, forever. 7 You shall not build a house, sow seed, plant a vineyard, nor have any of these; but all your days you shall dwell in tents, (F)that you may live many days in the land where you are sojourners.’ 8 Thus we have (G)obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, or our daughters, 9 nor to build ourselves houses to dwell in; nor do we have vineyard, field, or 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 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, ‘Come, let us (H)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 to Jeremiah, saying, 13 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, “Will you not (I)receive instruction to [b]obey My words?” says the Lord. 14 “The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, which he commanded his sons, not to drink wine, are performed; for to this day they drink none, and obey their father’s commandment. (J)But although I have spoken to you, (K)rising early and speaking, you did not [c]obey Me. 15 I have also sent to you all My (L)servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, (M)‘Turn now everyone from his evil way, amend your doings, and do not go after other gods to serve them; then you will (N)dwell in the land which I have given you and your fathers.’ But you have not inclined your ear, nor obeyed Me. 16 Surely the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their (O)father, which he commanded them, but this people has not obeyed Me.” ’
17 “Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Behold, I will bring on Judah and on all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the doom that I have pronounced against them; (P)because I have spoken to them but they have not heard, and I have called to them but they have not answered.’ ”
18 And Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites, “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘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 thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not lack a man to (Q)stand before Me forever.” ’ ”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 35:4 Lit. threshold
- Jeremiah 35:13 listen to
- Jeremiah 35:14 listen to
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