Jeremiah · Chapter 35

[ edit] The wrd þat is don to Jeremye fro þe Lord, in þe daȝes of Joachym, ſone of Joſie, king of Juda, ſeiende, Go to þe hous of Rechabitus, and ſpec to þem; and þou ſhalt bringe þem in to þe hous of þe Lord, in to o pryue chaumbre of þe treſores, and þou ſhalt ȝyue þem to drinke wyn. And Y toc Jeconye, ſone of Jeremye, ſone of Abſenye, and his breþern, and alle his ſonus, and al þe hous of Rechabitis. And I broȝte þem in to þe hous of þe Lord, to þe treſorie hous of þe ſonus of Eman, ſone of Jezedelie, man of God; þat was biſide þe treſorie hous of þe princes, vp on þe treſor of Maaſie, ſone of Sellum, þat was kepere of þe veſtiarie.

And Y ſette bifor þe ſonus of þe hous of Recabitis cuppis ful of wyn, and chalices; and Y ſeide to þem, Drinkeþ wyn. Þe whiche anſwerden, Wee ſhul not drinke wyn; for Jonadab, þe ſone of Rechab, oure fader, comaundide to vs, ſeiende, Ȝee ſhul not drinke wyn, ȝee and ȝoure ſonus, in to euermor; and hous ȝee ſhul not bilde, and ſed ȝee ſhul not ſowe, and vyne ȝee ſhul not plaunte, ne han, but in tabernacles ȝee ſhul dwelle alle ȝoure daȝes, þat ȝee lyue manye daȝes vp on þe face of þe lond, in whiche ȝee pilgrimagen.

Wee han obeſhid þerfore to þe vois of Jonadab, ſone of Rechab, oure fader, in alle þingus þat he comaundide to vs; ſo þat wee drunke not wyn alle oure daȝes, and wee, and oure wyues, ſonus, and oure doȝtris; and wee bilde not vp houſes to dwelle, and vyne, and feld, and ſed wee hadde not; but we dwelleden in tabernacles, and obeiſaunt wee weren, after alle þingus þat comaundede to vs Jonadab, oure fader. Whan forſoþe ſhulde ſteȝen vp Nabugodonoſor, king of Babiloyne, to oure lond, wee ſeiden, Comeþ, and go wee in to Jeruſalem, fro þe face of þe oſt of Caldeis, and fro þe face of þe oſt of Cirie; and we dwelten in Jeruſalem.

And don is þe wrd of þe Lord to Jeremye, ſeiende, Þeſe þingus ſeiþ þe Lord of oſtus, God of Irael, Go, and ſei to þe men of Juda, and to þe dwelleres of Jeruſalem, Wheþer ȝee ſhul not take diſciplyne, þat ȝee obeſhe to my wrdus, ſeiþ þe Lord? Hadden þe maiſtrie þe wrdus of Jonadab, ſone of Recab, whiche he comaundide to his ſonus, þat þei ſhulde not drinke wyn; and þei drunke not, vnto þis dai; for þei obeſheden to þe heſte of þer fader; lo! forſoþe Y ſpac to ȝou, fro erly riſende, and ſpekende, and ȝee obeſheden not to me.

And Y ſente to ȝou alle my ſeruauns profetis, Y riſende erly, and ſendende, and ſeiende, Beþ conuertid, eche fro his werſt wey, and goode makeþ ȝoure ſtudies, and wileþ not folewe alien godis, ne herien hem, and ȝee ſhul dwelle in þe lond, þat Y ȝaf to ȝou, and to ȝoure fadris; and ȝee boweden not in ȝoure ere, ne herden me. Faſtneden þerfore þe ſonus of Jonadab, ſone of Recab, þe heſte of þer fader, þat he hadde comaundid to þem; þis puple forſoþe obeſhede not to me. Þerfore þeſe þingus ſeiþ þe Lord of oſtus, God of Irael, Lo! Y ſhal bringe vp on Juda, and vp on alle dwelleres of Jeruſalem, al þe tormenting þat Y ſpac aȝen hem, and þei herden not; I clepede hem, and þei anſwerden not to me.

To þe hous forſoþe of Recabitis ſeide Jeremye, Þeſe þingus ſeiþ þe Lord of oſtus, God of Irael, For þi þat ȝee obeſheden to þe heſte of Jonadab, ȝoure fader, and kepten alle his heſtus, and diden alle þingus, þat he comaundide to ȝou; þerfore þeſe þingus ſeiþ þe Lord of oſtus, God of Irael, Þer ſhal not faile a man of þe ſtoc of Jonadab, ſone of Recab, ſtondende in my ſiȝt alle daȝes.