But they replied,“ We don’t drink wine. That’s because Jehonadab gave us a command. He was the son of Rekab. He was also one of our own people from long ago. He commanded,‘ You and your children after you must never drink wine.

他们却说：“我们不喝酒；因为我们先祖利甲的儿子约拿达曾吩咐我们说：‘你们与你们的子孙永不可喝酒，

他们却说：“我们不喝酒，因为我们祖先利甲的儿子约拿达曾吩咐我们说：‘你们与你们的子孙永不可喝酒，

他们却说：“我们不喝酒，因为我们祖先利甲的儿子约拿达曾吩咐我们说：‘你们与你们的子孙永不可喝酒，

他们却说：“我们不喝酒，因为我们的祖先利甲的儿子约拿达曾吩咐我们和我们的子孙永远不可喝酒、

但他们说：“我们不喝酒，因为我们的祖先利甲的儿子约拿达曾吩咐我们说：‘你们和你们的子孙永远都不可喝酒。

他們卻說：「我們不喝酒；因為我們先祖利甲的兒子約拿達曾吩咐我們說：『你們與你們的子孫永不可喝酒，

他們卻說：「我們不喝酒，因為我們祖先利甲的兒子約拿達曾吩咐我們說：『你們與你們的子孫永不可喝酒，

他們卻說：「我們不喝酒，因為我們祖先利甲的兒子約拿達曾吩咐我們說：『你們與你們的子孫永不可喝酒，

他們卻說：「我們不喝酒，因為我們的祖先利甲的兒子約拿達曾吩咐我們和我們的子孫永遠不可喝酒、

但他們說：“我們不喝酒，因為我們的祖先利甲的兒子約拿達曾吩咐我們說：‘你們和你們的子孫永遠都不可喝酒。

他們卻說：『我們不喝酒，因為我們先祖利甲的兒子約拿達曾吩咐我們說：「不可喝酒，你們和你們的子孫、直到永遠都不可喝；

彼曰、我儕不飲酒、緣我祖利甲子約拿達命我曰、爾及子孫、永勿飲酒、

彼曰、我儕不飲、蓋我祖哩甲子約拿撻、禁予曰、爾及子孫、勿飲酒、歷世弗易。

曰、我儕不飲酒、因我祖利甲子約拿達、戒我曰、爾歷代勿飲酒、至於永遠、

But they replied,“ We do not drink wine, because our forefather Jehonadab son of Rekab gave us this command:‘ Neither you nor your descendants must ever drink wine.

But they answered,“ We will drink no wine, for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us,‘ You shall not drink wine, neither you nor your sons forever.

but they refused.“ No,” they said,“ we don’t drink wine, because our ancestor Jehonadab son of Recab gave us this command:‘ You and your descendants must never drink wine.

But they replied,“ We do not drink wine, for Jonadab, son of our ancestor Rechab, commanded,‘ You and your descendants must never drink wine.

But they said,“ We will not drink wine, for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying,‘ You shall not drink wine, you or your sons, forever.

But they said,“ We will drink no wine, for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying,‘ You shall drink no wine, you nor your sons, forever.

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:

But they replied,“ We do not drink wine, for Jonadab, son of our ancestor Rechab, commanded:‘ You and your sons must never drink wine.

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:

But they answered,“ We do not drink wine because our ancestor Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us not to. He told us,‘ You and your children must never drink wine.

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 sons, forever.

Jehu left there. On the way he met Jehonadab. He was the son of Rekab. Jehonadab was on his way to see Jehu. Jehu greeted him. He asked,“ Are you my friend? You know I’m your friend.”“ I am,” Jehonadab answered.“ If that’s true,” said Jehu,“ hold out your hand.” So he did. Then Jehu helped him up into the chariot.

He will be important in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or other such drinks. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born.

“ You and your sons will go into the tent of meeting. When you do, you must not drink any kind of wine. If you do, you will die. This is a law that will last for all time to come.

It also included the family groups of secretaries who lived at Jabez. They were the Tirathites, Shimeathites and Sucathites. They were the Kenites who belonged to the family line of Hammath. Hammath was the father of the family line of Rekab.

She must not eat anything that comes from grapevines. She must not drink any kind of wine. She must not eat anything that is‘ unclean.’ She must do everything I have commanded her to do.”

But he said to me,‘ You will become pregnant. You will have a son. So do not drink any kind of wine. Do not eat anything that is“ unclean.” That is because the boy will be a Nazirite. He will belong to God in a special way from the day he is born until the day he dies.’ ”

“ Say to the Israelites,‘ Suppose a man or woman wants to make a special promise. They want to set themselves apart to the Lord for a certain period of time. They want to be Nazirites.Then they must not drink any kind of wine. They must not drink vinegar made out of wine of any kind. They must not drink grape juice. They must not eat grapes or raisins.As long as they are Nazirites, they must not eat anything grapevines produce. They must not even eat the seeds or skins of grapes.“‘ They must not use razors on their heads. They must not cut their hair during the whole time they have set themselves apart to the Lord. They must be holy until that time is over. They must let the hair on their heads grow long.

Live in booths for seven days. All the Israelites must live in booths.Then your children after you will know that I made the Israelites live in booths. I made them do it after I brought them out of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.’ ”

Times are hard for you right now. So I think it’s good for a man to stay as he is.Are you engaged to a woman? Then don’t try to get out of it. Are you free from such a promise? Then don’t look for a wife.But if you do marry someone, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries someone, she has not sinned. But those who marry someone will have many troubles in this life. I want to save you from this.Brothers and sisters, what I mean is that the time is short. From now on, those who have a husband or wife should live as if they did not.Those who mourn should live as if they did not. Those who are happy should live as if they were not. Those who buy something should live as if it were not theirs to keep.Those who use the things of the world should not become all wrapped up in them. The world as it now exists is passing away.

We’ve always lived in tents. We’ve completely obeyed everything Jehonadab commanded our people of long ago.

At first there weren’t very many of God’s people. There were only a few. And they were strangers in the land.

Scripture says,“ Honor your father and mother.” That is the first commandment that has a promise.“ Then things will go well with you. You will live a long time on the earth.”( Deuteronomy 5:16)

The boys grew up. Esau became a skillful hunter. He liked the open country. But Jacob was content to stay at home among the tents.

At first there weren’t very many of God’s people. There were only a few, and they were strangers in the land.

Dear friends, you are outsiders and those who wander in this world. So I’m asking you not to give in to your sinful desires. They fight against your soul.

Then Jehu went into Baal’s temple. Jehonadab, the son of Rekab, went with him. Jehu said to those who served Baal,“ Look around. Make sure that no one who serves the Lord is here with you. Make sure only those who serve Baal are here.”

“ Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long time in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

The Lord had given the Law through Moses. He wanted the Israelites to obey it. It is written there that they were supposed to live in booths during the Feast of Booths. That feast was celebrated in the seventh month.They were also supposed to spread the message all through their towns and in Jerusalem. They were supposed to announce,“ Go out into the central hill country. Bring back some branches from olive and wild olive trees. Also bring some from myrtle, palm and shade trees. Use the branches to make booths.”So the people went out and brought back some branches. They built themselves booths on their own roofs. They made them in their courtyards. They put them up in the courtyards of the house of God. They built them in the open area in front of the Water Gate. And they built them in the open area in front of the Gate of Ephraim.

Jacob and Esau owned so much that they couldn’t remain together. There wasn’t enough land for both of them. They had too much livestock.

Because of his faith he made his home in the land God had promised him. Abraham was like an outsider in a strange country. He lived there in tents. So did Isaac and Jacob. They received the same promise he did.Abraham was looking forward to the city that has foundations. He was waiting for the city that God planned and built.And Sarah had faith. So God made it possible for her to become a mother. She became a mother even though she was too old to have children. But Sarah believed that the God who made the promise was faithful.Abraham was past the time when he could have children. But many children came from that one man. They were as many as the stars in the sky. They were as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. No one could count them.All these people were still living by faith when they died. They didn’t receive the things God had promised. They only saw them and welcomed them from a long way off. They openly said that they were outsiders and strangers on earth.