1Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.52.1 began…: Heb. reigned 2And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done. 3For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
4¶ And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about. 5So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. 6And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land. 7Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king’s garden; (now the Chaldeans were by the city round about:) and they went by the way of the plain.
8¶ But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him. 9Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment upon him. 10And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah. 11Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.52.11 put out: Heb. blinded52.11 chains: or, fetters52.11 prison: Heb. house of the wards
12¶ Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzar-adan, captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem,52.12 captain…: or, chief marshal: Heb. chief of the executioners, or, slaughtermen52.12 served: Heb. stood before 13And burned the house of the LORD, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire: 14And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about. 15Then Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude. 16But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen. 17Also the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans brake, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon. 18The caldrons also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.52.18 shovels: or, instruments to remove the ashes52.18 bowls: or, basons 19And the basons, and the firepans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups; that which was of gold in gold, and that which was of silver in silver, took the captain of the guard away.52.19 firepans: or, censers 20The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the LORD: the brass of all these vessels was without weight.52.20 the brass: Heb. their brass 21And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.52.21 fillet: Heb. thread 22And a chapiter of brass was upon it; and the height of one chapiter was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the chapiters round about, all of brass. The second pillar also and the pomegranates were like unto these. 23And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all the pomegranates upon the network were an hundred round about.
24¶ And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:52.24 door: Heb. threshold 25He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king’s person, which were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city.52.25 were near…: Heb. saw the face of the king52.25 principal…: or, scribe of the captain of the host 26So Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah. 27And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death in Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his own land. 28This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty: 29In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons:52.29 persons: Heb. souls 30In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.
31¶ And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison, 32And spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,52.32 kindly…: Heb. good things with him 33And changed his prison garments: and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life. 34And for his diet, there was a continual diet given him of the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.52.34 every…: Heb. the matter of the day in his day
Ìṣubú Jerusalẹmu
1Sedekiah jẹ́ ọmọ ọdún mọ́kànlélógún nígbà tí ó jẹ ọba. Ọdún mọ́kànlá ló fi jẹ ọba ní Jerusalẹmu. Orúkọ ìyá rẹ̀ ni Hamutali ọmọ Jeremiah; láti Libina ló ti wá. 252.2: 2Ọb 24.18–25.30; 2Ki 36.11-13.Ó ṣe búburú ní ojú Olúwa gẹ́gẹ́ bí Jehoiakimu ti ṣe 3Nítorí ìbínú Olúwa ni gbogbo èyí ṣe ṣẹlẹ̀ sí Jerusalẹmu àti Juda àti ní ìkẹyìn. Ó sì gbà wọ́n gbọ́ ní iwájú rẹ̀.
Sedekiah ṣọ̀tẹ̀ sí ọba Babeli.
4Nígbà tí ó di ọdún kẹsànán ti Sedekiah tí ń ṣe ìjọba ní ọjọ́ kẹwàá, oṣù kẹwàá Nebukadnessari ọba Babeli sì lọ sí Jerusalẹmu pẹ̀lú gbogbo àwọn ọmọ-ogun rẹ̀, wọ́n pàgọ́ sí ẹ̀yìn odi ìlú náà; wọ́n sì mọ odi yíká rẹ̀. 5Ìlú náà sì wá lábẹ́ ìhámọ́ títí di ọdún kọkànlá ọba Sedekiah.
6Ní ọjọ́ kẹsànán, oṣù mẹ́rin ìyàn ìlú náà sì ti burú dé ibi pé kò sí oúnjẹ kankan mọ́ fún àwọn ènìyàn láti jẹ. 7Bákan náà, odi ìlú náà ti ya àwọn ọmọ-ogun sì tí sálọ. Wọn fi ìlú náà sílẹ̀ ní òru nípa ojú ọ̀nà tó wà láàrín odi méjèèjì lẹ́bàá ọgbà ọba. Bí ó tilẹ̀ jẹ́ wí pé, Àwọn ará Babeli yìí yí ìlú náà ká. Wọ́n sá gba aginjù lọ. 8Ṣùgbọ́n àwọn ọmọ-ogun Babeli lépa ọba Sedekiah wọ́n sì le bá ni pẹ̀tẹ́lẹ̀ Jeriko. Gbogbo àwọn ọmọ-ogun sì pínyà, kúrò ní ọ̀dọ̀ rẹ̀ wọ́n sì túká. 9Wọ́n sì mu ní ìgbèkùn.
Wọn mú un lọ sí ọ̀dọ̀ ọba Babeli, ní Ribla ní ilẹ̀ Hamati níbẹ̀ ni ó ti ṣe ìdájọ́ lórí rẹ̀. 10Ní Ribla ni ọba Babeli ti pa ọmọkùnrin Sedekiah lójú rẹ̀; ó sì tún pa gbogbo àwọn aláṣẹ Juda. 11Lẹ́yìn náà, ọba Babeli yọ Sedekiah ní ojú, o sì fi ẹ̀wọ̀n dè é, ó sì gbe e lọ sí Babeli níbi tí ó ti fi sínú ọgbà ẹ̀wọ̀n títí di ọjọ́ ikú rẹ̀.
12Ní ọjọ́ kẹwàá oṣù karùn-ún, tí ó jẹ́ ọdún kọkàn-dínlógún Nebukadnessari ọba Babeli, ni Nebusaradani balógun ìṣọ́ wá sí Jerusalẹmu. 13Ó dáná sun pẹpẹ Olúwa, ààfin ọba àti gbogbo àwọn ilé Jerusalẹmu. Ó sì dáná sun gbogbo àwọn ilé ńláńlá. 14Gbogbo àwọn ogun Babeli, tí ó wà lọ́dọ̀ olórí ẹ̀ṣọ́, wó ògiri tí ó yí Jerusalẹmu ká lulẹ̀. 15Nebusaradani balógun ìṣọ́ kó gbogbo àwọn tálákà àti gbogbo àwọn tí ó kù ní ìlú, ní ìgbèkùn lọ sí Babeli, pẹ̀lú àwọn tí ó ya lọ, tí ó sì ya tọ ọba Babeli lọ, àti ìyókù àwọn ènìyàn náà. 16Ṣùgbọ́n Nebusaradani, balógun ìṣọ́ fi àwọn tálákà tó kú ní ilẹ̀ náà sílẹ̀ láti máa ṣiṣẹ́ nínú ọgbà àjàrà àti ro oko.
17Àwọn ará Babeli fọ́ ọ̀wọ̀n idẹ wọ̀n-ọn-nì àti àwọn ìjókòó wọ̀n-ọn-nì, àti agbada idẹ títóbi wọ̀n-ọn-nì tí ń bẹ ní ilé Olúwa, àwọn ará Babeli fọ́ túútúú, Wọ́n sì kó gbogbo idẹ náà lọ sí Babeli. 18Bákan náà, wọ́n tún kó àwọn ìkòkò wọ̀n-ọn-nì, ọkọ́ wọ̀n-ọn-nì àti ọ̀pá fìtílà wọ̀n-ọn-nì, àwọn ọpọ́n wọ̀n-ọn-nì, ṣíbí wọ̀n-ọn-nì àti gbogbo ohun èlò idẹ tí wọ́n ń lò níbi pẹpẹ lọ. 19Balógun ìṣọ́ náà kó àwokòtò wọ̀n-ọn-nì, ohun ìfọnná wọ̀n-ọn-nì, ọpọ́n wọ̀n-ọn-nì, ìkòkò wọ̀n-ọn-nì, ọ̀pá fìtílà wọ̀n-ọn-nì, ṣíbí wọ̀n-ọn-nì àti ago wáìnì wọ̀n-ọn-nì; èyí tí a fi wúrà àti fàdákà ṣe lọ.
20Àwọn ọ̀wọ́n méjì, agbada ńlá kan àti àwọn màlúù idẹ méjìlá tí ó wà lábẹ́ ìjókòó alágbéká tí Solomoni ọba ṣe fún ilé Olúwa, idẹ ni gbogbo ohun èlò wọ̀nyí, ó ju èyí tí a lè wọ́n lọ. 21Ọ̀kọ̀ọ̀kan nínú àwọn ọ̀wọ́n yìí ni ga ní ìwọ̀n ìgbọ̀nwọ́ méjì-dínlógún; okùn ìgbọ̀nwọ́ méjìlá sì yí i ká. Ọ̀kọ̀ọ̀kan nípọn tó ìka mẹ́rin, wọ́n sì ní ihò nínú. 22Ọ̀nà orí idẹ kan tó ìgbọ̀nwọ́ márùn-ún ní gíga, wọ́n sì fi èso pomegiranate ṣe ọ̀ṣọ́ sí i lára yíká. Ọ̀wọ́n kejì sì wà pẹ̀lú èso pomegiranate tí ó jọra. 23Pomegiranate mẹ́rìn-dínlọ́gọ́rùn-ún ni ó wà ní àwọn ẹ̀gbẹ́ rẹ̀. Àpapọ̀ gbogbo pomegiranate sì jẹ́ ọgọ́rùn-ún kan.
24Balógun àwọn ẹ̀ṣọ́ mu Seraiah olórí àwọn àlùfáà àti Sefaniah àlùfáà kejì àti àwọn olùṣọ́ ìloro mẹ́ta. 25Nínú àwọn tí ó kù ní ilẹ̀ náà, ó mú ìwẹ̀fà kan, tí ó wà ní ìtọ́jú àwọn ológun, àti àwọn olùdámọ̀ràn ọba méje. Bákan náà, ó tún mu akọ̀wé olórí ogun tí ó wà ní ìtọ́jú títo àwọn ènìyàn ilẹ̀ náà, àti ọgọ́ta nínú àwọn ọkùnrin rẹ̀ tí wọ́n rí ní ìlú náà. 26Nebusaradani, balógun ìṣọ́ kó gbogbo wọn, ó sì mú wọn tọ ọba Babeli wá ní Ribla. 27Ọba Babeli sì kọlù wọ́n, ó sì pa wọ́n ní Ribla ni ilẹ̀ Hamati.
Báyìí ni a mú Juda kúrò ní ilẹ̀ rẹ̀.
28Èyí ni iye àwọn ènìyàn tí Nebukadnessari kó lọ sí ilẹ̀ àjèjì.
Ní ọdún keje ẹgbẹ̀ẹ́dógún ó-lé-mẹ́tàlélógún (3,023) ará Juda.
29Ní ọdún kejì-dínlógún Nebukadnessari
o kó ẹgbẹ̀rún ó-lé-méjì-dínlọ́gbọ̀n láti Jerusalẹmu.
30Ní ọdún kẹtàlélógún àwọn Júù
tí Nebusaradani kó lọ sí ilẹ̀ àjèjì jẹ́ ọ̀tà-dínlẹ́gbẹ̀rin-ó-dín-márùn-ún (745).
Gbogbo ènìyàn tí ó kó lápapọ̀ jẹ́ ẹgbẹ̀tàlélógún.
Ìtúsílẹ̀ Jehoiakimu
31Ní ọdún kẹtà-dínlógójì ti Jehoiakini ọba Juda ni Efili-Merodaki di ọba Babeli. Ó gbé orí Jehoiakini ọba Juda sókè, ó sì tú sílẹ̀ nínú túbú ní ọjọ́ kẹẹdọ́gbọ̀n oṣù kejìlá. 32Ó ń sọ̀rọ̀ rere fún un, ó sì gbé ìtẹ́ rẹ̀ ga ju ìtẹ́ àwọn ọba tókù lọ tí ó wà pẹ̀lú rẹ̀ ní Babeli. 33Nítorí náà, Jehoiakini pàrọ̀ aṣọ túbú rẹ̀, ó sì ń jẹun ní gbogbo ìgbà ní iwájú rẹ̀ ní gbogbo ọjọ́ ayé rẹ̀. 34Ní ojoojúmọ́ ni ọba Babeli ń fún Jehoiakini ní ìpín tirẹ̀ bí ó tí ń bẹ láààyè, títí di ọjọ́ kú rẹ̀.
