1During Jehoiakim’s rule, Nebuchadnezzar marched into the land and attacked it. He was king of Babylon. He became Jehoiakim’s master for three years. But then Jehoiakim decided he didn’t want to remain under Nebuchadnezzar’s control. 2The Lord sent robbers against Jehoiakim from Babylon, Aram, Moab and Ammon. He sent them to destroy Judah. That’s what the Lord had said would happen. He had spoken that message through his servants the prophets. 3These things happened to Judah in keeping with what the Lord had commanded. He brought enemies against his people in order to remove them from his land. He removed them because of all the sins Manasseh had committed. 4Manasseh had spilled the blood of many people who weren’t guilty of doing anything wrong. In fact, he spilled so much of their blood that he filled Jerusalem with it. So the Lord refused to forgive him.
5The other events of the rule of Jehoiakim are written down. Everything he did is written in the official records of the kings of Judah. 6Jehoiakim joined the members of his family who had already died. Jehoiakim’s son Jehoiachin became the next king after him.
7The king of Egypt didn’t march out from his own country again. That’s because the king of Babylon had taken so much of his territory. It reached from the Wadi of Egypt all the way to the Euphrates River.
Jehoiachin King of Judah
8Jehoiachin was 18 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta. She was the daughter of Elnathan. She was from Jerusalem. 9Jehoiachin did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord. He did just as his father Jehoiakim had done.
10At that time the officers of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, marched to Jerusalem. They surrounded it and got ready to attack it. 11Nebuchadnezzar himself came up to the city. He arrived while his officers were attacking it. 12Jehoiachin, the king of Judah, handed himself over to Nebuchadnezzar. Jehoiachin’s mother did the same thing. And so did all his attendants, nobles and officials.
The king of Babylon took Jehoiachin away as his prisoner. It was in the eighth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s rule. 13Nebuchadnezzar removed the treasures from the Lord’s temple. He also removed the treasures from the royal palace. He cut up the gold objects that Solomon, the king of Israel, had made for the temple. That’s what the Lord had announced would happen. 14Nebuchadnezzar took all the people of Jerusalem to the land of Babylon as prisoners. That included all the officers and fighting men. It also included all the skilled workers. The total number of prisoners was 10,000. Only the poorest people were left in the land.
15Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachin to Babylon as his prisoner. He also took the king’s mother from Jerusalem to Babylon. And he took Jehoiachin’s wives, his officials and the most important people of the land. 16The king also forced the whole army of 7,000 soldiers to go away to the land of Babylon. Those men were strong and able to go to war. And the king forced 1,000 skilled workers to go to Babylon. 17Nebuchadnezzar made Jehoiachin’s uncle Mattaniah king in his place. And Nebuchadnezzar changed Mattaniah’s name to Zedekiah.
Zedekiah King of Judah
18Zedekiah was 21 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for 11 years. His mother’s name was Hamutal. She was the daughter of Jeremiah. She was from Libnah. 19Zedekiah did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord. He did just as Jehoiakim had done. 20The enemies of Jerusalem and Judah attacked them because the Lord was angry. In the end the Lord threw them out of his land.
The Fall of Jerusalem
Zedekiah also refused to remain under the control of Nebuchadnezzar.
1Sang panahon sang paghari ni Jehoyakim, ginsalakay ni Haring Nebucadnezar sang Babilonia ang Juda kag nangin sakop niya si Jehoyakim sa sulod sang tatlo ka tuig. Pero sang ulihi nagrebelde si Jehoyakim kay Nebucadnezar. 2Nagpadala ang Ginoo sang mga taga-Babilonia,24:2 taga-Babilonia: sa literal, Kaldeanhon. Amo ini kon kaisa ang tawag sa mga taga-Babilonia. taga-Aram, taga-Moab, kag taga-Ammon sa pagsalakay sa Juda, suno sa ginsiling sang Ginoo paagi sa iya mga alagad nga mga propeta. 3Natabo gid man ini sa Juda suno sa ginsugo sang Ginoo, agod mapahalin niya sila sa ila lugar palayo sa iya presensya, tungod sa mga sala nga ginhimo ni Manase, 4pati ang iya pagpamatay sang mga inosente nga mga tawo. Ginpaagay niya ang ila dugo sa Jerusalem, kag indi ini mapatawad sang Ginoo.
5Ang iban pa nga estorya parte sa paghari ni Jehoyakim, kag ang tanan nga iya ginhimo, nasulat sa Libro sang Kasaysayan sang mga Hari sang Juda. 6Sang napatay si Jehoyakim, si Jehoyakin nga iya anak amo ang nagbulos sa iya bilang hari.
7Wala na nagsalakay liwat ang hari sang Egipto, kay gin-agaw sang hari sang Babilonia ang tanan niya nga teritoryo, halin sa ililigan sang tubig sang Egipto hasta sa Suba sang Eufrates.
Ang Paghari ni Jehoyakin sa Juda
(2 Cro. 36:9-10)
8Nagaedad si Jehoyakin sang 18 ka tuig sang nangin hari siya. Sa Jerusalem siya nag-estar, kag naghari siya sa sulod sang tatlo ka bulan. Ang iya iloy amo si Nehusta nga anak ni Elnatan nga taga-Jerusalem. 9Malain ang iya ginhimo sa panulok sang Ginoo, pareho sa ginhimo sang iya amay nga si Jehoyakim.
10Sang panahon sang iya paghari, ang mga opisyal ni Haring Nebucadnezar sang Babilonia nagsalakay sa Jerusalem, kag ginkibon nila ini. 11Nagkadto mismo si Nebucadnezar sa Jerusalem samtang ginakibon ini sang iya mga tinawo. 12Kag nagsurender sa iya si Haring Jehoyakin, upod ang iya iloy, ang iya mga alagad, ang iya dungganon nga mga tawo, kag ang iya mga opisyal.
Sang ikawalo nga tuig sang paghari ni Nebucadnezar sa Babilonia, ginbihag niya si Jehoyakin. 13Suno sa ginsiling sadto sang Ginoo, ginpanguha ni Nebucadnezar ang tanan nga manggad sa templo sang Ginoo kag sa palasyo, kag ang tanan nga bulawan nga kagamitan nga ginpahimo ni Haring Solomon sang Israel para sa templo sang Ginoo. 14Kag ginbihag niya ang 10,000 ka pumuluyo sang Jerusalem, lakip na ang tanan nga opisyal kag pinakamaayo nga mga soldado, kag ang tanan nga hanas nga mga trabahador kag mga platero. Ang mga pinakaimol lang ang nabilin.
15Ginbihag ni Nebucadnezar si Jehoyakin sa Babilonia, pati ang iya iloy, mga asawa, mga opisyal kag ang mga dungganon nga mga tawo sa Juda. 16Ginbihag man ni Nebucadnezar ang 7,000 ka maisog nga mga soldado kag 1,000 ka hanas nga mga trabahador kag mga platero nga mga soldado man. 17Ang ginbulos niya nga hari amo si Matania nga tiyo ni Jehoyakin. Kag gin-islan niya ang ngalan ni Matania nga Zedekia.
Ang Paghari ni Zedekia sa Juda
(2 Cro. 36:11-12; Jer. 52:1-3)
18Nagaedad si Zedekia sang 21 ka tuig sang nangin hari siya. Sa Jerusalem siya nag-estar, kag naghari siya sa sulod sang 11 ka tuig. Ang iya iloy amo si Hamutal nga anak ni Jeremias nga taga-Libna. 19Malain ang iya ginhimo sa panulok sang Ginoo, pareho sa ginhimo ni Jehoyakim. 20Gani sang ulihi ginpahalin sang Ginoo ang mga taga-Jerusalem kag taga-Juda sa ila lugar palayo sa iya presensya. Natabo ini tungod sa kaakig sang Ginoo sa ila.
Ang Pagkalaglag sang Jerusalem
(2 Cro. 36:15-21; Jer. 52:3b-11)
Karon, nagrebelde si Zedekia sa hari sang Babilonia.
