Nebuchadnezzar Destroys Jerusalem
1Zedekiah 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. 2Zedekiah did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord. He did just as Jehoiakim had done. 3The enemies of Jerusalem and Judah attacked them because the Lord was angry. In the end he threw them out of his land.
Zedekiah refused to obey the king of Babylon.
4Nebuchadnezzar was the king of Babylon. He marched out against Jerusalem. All his armies went with him. It was in the ninth year of the rule of Zedekiah. It was on the tenth day of the tenth month. The armies set up camp outside the city. They set up ladders and built ramps and towers all around it. 5It was surrounded until the 11th year of King Zedekiah’s rule.
6By the ninth day of the fourth month, there wasn’t any food left in the city. So the people didn’t have anything to eat. 7Then the Babylonians broke through the city wall. Judah’s whole army ran away. They left the city at night. They went out through the gate between the two walls that were near the king’s garden. They escaped even though the Babylonians surrounded the city. Judah’s army ran toward the Arabah Valley. 8But the armies of Babylon chased King Zedekiah. They caught up with him in the plains near Jericho. All his soldiers were separated from him. They had scattered in every direction. 9The king was captured.
He was taken to the king of Babylon at Riblah. Riblah was in the land of Hamath. That’s where Nebuchadnezzar decided how Zedekiah would be punished. 10At Riblah the king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah. He forced him to watch it with his own eyes. Nebuchadnezzar also killed all the officials of Judah. 11Then he poked out Zedekiah’s eyes. He put him in bronze chains. And he took him to Babylon. There he put Zedekiah in prison until the day he died.
12Nebuzaradan served the king of Babylon. In fact, he was commander of the royal guard. He came to Jerusalem. It was in the 19th year that Nebuchadnezzar was king of Babylon. It was on the tenth day of the fifth month. 13Nebuzaradan set the Lord’s temple on fire. He also set fire to the royal palace and all the houses in Jerusalem. He burned down every important building. 14The armies of Babylon broke down all the walls around Jerusalem. That’s what the commander told them to do. 15Some of the poorest people still remained in the city along with the others. But the commander Nebuzaradan took them away as prisoners. He also took the rest of the skilled workers. That included the people who had joined the king of Babylon. 16But Nebuzaradan left the rest of the poorest people of the land behind. He told them to work in the vineyards and fields.
17The armies of Babylon destroyed the Lord’s temple. They broke the bronze pillars into pieces. They broke up the bronze stands that could be moved around. And they broke up the huge bronze bowl. Then they carried away all the bronze to Babylon. 18They also took away the pots, shovels, wick cutters, sprinkling bowls and dishes. They took away all the bronze objects that were used for any purpose in the temple. 19The commander of the royal guard took away the bowls and the shallow cups for burning incense. He took away the sprinkling bowls, the pots, the lampstands and the dishes. He took away the bowls used for drink offerings. So he took away everything made out of pure gold or silver.
20The bronze was more than anyone could weigh. It included the bronze from the two pillars. It included the bronze from the huge bowl and the 12 bronze bulls under it. It also included the stands. King Solomon had made all those things for the Lord’s temple. 21Each pillar was 27 feet high and 18 feet around. The pillars were hollow. The metal in each of them was three inches thick. 22The bronze top of one pillar was seven and a half feet high. It was decorated with a set of bronze chains and pomegranates all around it. The other pillar was just like it. It also had pomegranates. 23There were 96 pomegranates on the sides of each of the two tops. The total number of pomegranates above the bronze chains around each top was 100.
24The commander of the guard took many prisoners. They included Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah the priest who reported to him. They also included the three men who guarded the temple doors. 25Some people were still left in the city. The commander took as a prisoner the officer in charge of the fighting men. He took the seven men who gave advice to the king. He also took the secretary who was the chief officer in charge of getting the people of the land to serve in the army. There were 60 people of the land still in the city. 26The commander Nebuzaradan took all of them away. He brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. 27There the king had them put to death. Riblah was in the land of Hamath.
So the people of Judah were taken as prisoners. They were taken far away from their own land.
28Here is the number of the people Nebuchadnezzar took to Babylon as prisoners.
In the seventh year of his rule,
he took 3,023 Jews.
29In his 18th year,
he took 832 people from Jerusalem.
30In Nebuchadnezzar’s 23rd year,
Nebuzaradan, the commander of the royal guard, took 745 Jews to Babylon.
The total number of people taken to Babylon was 4,600.
Jehoiachin Is Set Free
31Awel-Marduk set Jehoiachin, the king of Judah, free from prison. It was in the 37th year after Jehoiachin had been taken away to Babylon. It was also the year Awel-Marduk became king of Babylon. It was on the 25th day of the 12th month. 32Awel-Marduk spoke kindly to Jehoiachin. He gave him a place of honor. Other kings were with Jehoiachin in Babylon. But his place was more important than theirs. 33So Jehoiachin put away his prison clothes. For the rest of Jehoiachin’s life the king of Babylon provided what he needed. 34The king did that for Jehoiachin day by day as long as he lived. He did it until the day Jehoiachin died.
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.
