٢ أخبار 36

١ 1 وَأَخَذَ شَعْبُ ٱلْأَرْضِ يَهُوآحَازَ بْنَ يُوشِيَّا وَمَلَّكُوهُ عِوَضًا عَنْ أَبِيهِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

Then the people of the lande tooke Iehoahaz the sonne of Iosiah, and made him king in his fathers steade in Ierusalem.

٢ 2 كَانَ يُوآحَازُ ٱبْنَ ثَلَاثٍ وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً حِينَ مَلَكَ، وَمَلَكَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَشْهُرٍ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

Iehoahaz was three and twentie yeere old when he began to reigne, and he reigned three moneths in Ierusalem.

٣ 3 وَعَزَلَهُ مَلِكُ مِصْرَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ وَغَرَّمَ ٱلْأَرْضَ بِمِئَةِ وَزْنَةٍ مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ، وَبِوَزْنَةٍ مِنَ ٱلذَّهَبِ.

And the King of Egypt tooke him away at Ierusalem, and condemned the lande in an hundreth talents of siluer, and a talent of gold.

٤ 4 وَمَلَّكَ مَلِكُ مِصْرَ أَلِيَاقِيمَ أَخَاهُ عَلَى يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ، وَغَيَّرَ ٱسْمَهُ إِلَى يَهُويَاقِيمَ. وَأَمَّا يُوآحَازُ أَخُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُ نَخْوُ وَأَتَى بِهِ إِلَى مِصْرَ.

And the King of Egypt made Eliakim his brother King ouer Iudah and Ierusalem, and turned his name to Iehoiakim: and Necho tooke Iehoahaz his brother, and caryed him to Egypt.

٥ 5 كَانَ يَهُويَاقِيمُ ٱبْنَ خَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً حِينَ مَلَكَ، وَمَلَكَ إِحْدَى عَشَرَةَ سَنَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَعَمِلَ ٱلشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِ.

Iehoiakim was fiue and twentie yeere old, when he began to reigne, and he reigned eleuen yeere in Ierusalem, and did euill in the sight of the Lord his God.

٦ 6 عَلَيْهِ صَعِدَ نَبُوخَذْنَاصَّرُ مَلِكُ بَابِلَ وَقَيَّدَهُ بِسَلَاسِلِ نُحَاسٍ لِيَذْهَبَ بِهِ إِلَى بَابِلَ،

Against him came vp Nebuchadnezzar King of Babel, and bounde him with chaines to cary him to Babel.

٧ 7 وَأَتَى نَبُوخَذْنَاصَّرُ بِبَعْضِ آنِيَةِ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى بَابِلَ وَجَعَلَهَا فِي هَيْكَلِهِ فِي بَابِلَ.

Nebuchadnezzar also caryed of the vessels of the house of the Lord to Babel, and put them in his temple at Babel.

٨ 8 وَبَقِيَّةُ أُمُورِ يَهُويَاقِيمَ وَرَجَاسَاتُهُ ٱلَّتِي عَمِلَ وَمَا وُجِدَ فِيهِ هَا هِيَ مَكْتُوبَةٌ فِي سِفْرِ مُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَيَهُوذَا. وَمَلَكَ يَهُويَاكِينُ ٱبْنُهُ عِوَضًا عَنْهُ.

Concerning the rest of the actes of Iehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was founde vpon him, behold, they are written in the booke of the Kings of Israel and Iudah, and Iehoiachin his sonne reigned in his stead.

٩ 9 كَانَ يَهُويَاكِينُ ٱبْنَ ثَمَانِي سِنِينَ حِينَ مَلَكَ، وَمَلَكَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشَرَةَ أَيَّامٍ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ. وَعَمِلَ ٱلشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

Iehoiachin was eight yeere olde when he beganne to reigne, and he reigned three moneths and ten dayes in Ierusalem, and did euill in the sight of the Lord.

١٠ 10 وَعِنْدَ رُجُوعِ ٱلسَّنَةِ أَرْسَلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ نَبُوخَذْنَاصَّرُ فَأَتَى بِهِ إِلَى بَابِلَ مَعَ آنِيَةِ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ ٱلثَّمِينَةِ، وَمَلَّكَ صِدْقِيَّا أَخَاهُ عَلَى يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ.

And when the yeere was out, King Nebuchadnezzar sent and brought him to Babel with the precious vessels of the house of the Lord, and he made Zedekiah his brother King ouer Iudah and Ierusalem.

١١ 11 كَانَ صِدْقِيَّا ٱبْنَ إِحْدَى وَعِشْرِينَ سَنَةً حِينَ مَلَكَ، وَمَلَكَ إِحْدَى عَشَرَةَ سَنَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

Zedekiah was one and twentie yeere olde, when he beganne to reigne, and reigned eleuen yeere in Ierusalem.

١٢ 12 وَعَمِلَ ٱلشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِ، وَلَمْ يَتَوَاضَعْ أَمَامَ إِرْمِيَا ٱلنَّبِيِّ مِنْ فَمِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

And he did euill in the sight of the Lord his God, and humbled not himselfe before Ieremiah the Prophet at the commandement of the Lord,

١٣ 13 وَتَمَرَّدَ أَيْضًا عَلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ نَبُوخَذْنَاصَّرَ ٱلَّذِي حَلَّفَهُ بِٱللهِ، وَصَلَّبَ عُنُقَهُ وَقَوَّى قَلْبَهُ عَنِ ٱلرُّجُوعِ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ،

But he rebelled moreouer against Nebuchadnezzar, which had caused him to sweare by God: and he hardened his necke and made his heart obstinate that he might not returne to the Lord God of Israel.

١٤ 14 حَتَّى إِنَّ جَمِيعَ رُؤَسَاءِ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَٱلشَّعْبِ أَكْثَرُوا ٱلْخِيَانَةَ حَسَبَ كُلِّ رَجَاسَاتِ ٱلْأُمَمِ، وَنَجَّسُوا بَيْتَ ٱلرَّبِّ ٱلَّذِي قَدَّسَهُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

All the chiefe of the Priestes also and of the people trespassed wonderfully, according to all the abominations of the heathen, and polluted the house of the Lord which he had sanctified in Ierusalem.

١٥ 15 فَأَرْسَلَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُ آبَائِهِمْ إِلَيْهِمْ عَنْ يَدِ رُسُلِهِ مُبَكِّرًا وَمُرْسِلًا لِأَنَّهُ شَفِقَ عَلَى شَعْبِهِ وَعَلَى مَسْكَنِهِ،

Therefore the Lord God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising earely and sending: for he had compassion on his people, and on his habitation.

١٦ 16 فَكَانُوا يَهْزَأُونَ بِرُسُلِ ٱللهِ، وَرَذَلُوا كَلَامَهُ وَتَهَاوَنُوا بِأَنْبِيَائِهِ حَتَّى ثَارَ غَضَبُ ٱلرَّبِّ عَلَى شَعْبِهِ حَتَّى لَمْ يَكُنْ شِفَاءٌ.

But they mocked the messengers of God and despised his wordes, and misused his Prophets, vntill the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, and till there was no remedie.

١٧ 17 فَأَصْعَدَ عَلَيْهِمْ مَلِكَ ٱلْكِلْدَانِيِّينَ فَقَتَلَ مُخْتَارِيهِمْ بِٱلسَّيْفِ فِي بَيْتِ مَقْدِسِهِمْ. وَلَمْ يَشْفِقْ عَلَى فَتًى أَوْ عَذْرَاءَ، وَلَا عَلَى شَيْخٍ أَوْ أَشْيَبَ، بَلْ دَفَعَ ٱلْجَمِيعَ لِيَدِهِ.

For he brought vpon them the King of the Caldeans, who slewe their yong men with the sworde in the house of their Sanctuarie, and spared neither yong man, nor virgin, ancient, nor aged. God gaue all into his hande,

١٨ 18 وَجَمِيعُ آنِيَةِ بَيْتِ ٱللهِ ٱلْكَبِيرَةِ وَٱلصَّغِيرَةِ وَخَزَائِنِ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَخَزَائِنِ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَرُؤَسَائِهِ أَتَى بِهَا جَمِيعًا إِلَى بَابِلَ.

And all the vessels of the house of God great and small, and the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the King, and of his princes: all these caryed he to Babel.

١٩ 19 وَأَحْرَقُوا بَيْتَ ٱللهِ، وَهَدَمُوا سُورَ أُورُشَلِيمَ وَأَحْرَقُوا جَمِيعَ قُصُورِهَا بِٱلنَّارِ، وَأَهْلَكُوا جَمِيعَ آنِيَتِهَا ٱلثَّمِينَةِ.

And they burnt the house of God, and brake downe the wall of Ierusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and all the precious vessels thereof, to destroy all.

٢٠ 20 وَسَبَى ٱلَّذِينَ بَقُوا مِنَ ٱلسَّيْفِ إِلَى بَابِلَ، فَكَانُوا لَهُ وَلِبَنِيهِ عَبِيدًا إِلَى أَنْ مَلَكَتْ مَمْلَكَةُ فَارِسَ،

And they that were left by the sworde, caryed he away to Babel, and they were seruants to him and to his sonnes, vntill the kingdome of the Persians had rule,

٢١ 21 لِإِكْمَالِ كَلَامِ ٱلرَّبِّ بِفَمِ إِرْمِيَا، حَتَّى ٱسْتَوْفَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ سُبُوتَهَا، لِأَنَّهَا سَبَتَتْ فِي كُلِّ أَيَّامِ خَرَابِهَا لِإِكْمَالِ سَبْعِينَ سَنَةً.

To fulfill the worde of the Lord by the mouth of Ieremiah, vntill the lande had her fill of her Sabbaths: for all the dayes that she lay desolate, she kept Sabbath, to fulfill seuentie yeeres.

٢٢ 22 وَفِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلْأُولَى لِكُورَشَ مَلِكِ فَارِسَ لِأَجْلِ تَكْمِيلِ كَلَامِ ٱلرَّبِّ بِفَمِ إِرْمِيَا، نَبَّهَ ٱلرَّبُّ رُوحَ كُورَشَ مَلِكِ فَارِسَ، فَأَطْلَقَ نِدَاءً فِي كُلِّ مَمْلَكَتِهِ وَكَذَا بِٱلْكِتَابَةِ قَائِلًا:

But in the first yeere of Cyrus King of Persia (when the worde of the Lord, spoken by the mouth of Ieremiah, was finished) the Lord stirred vp the spirit of Cyrus King of Persia, and he made a proclamation through all his kingdome, and also by writing, saying,

٢٣ 23 «هَكَذَا قَالَ كُورَشُ مَلِكُ فَارِسَ: إِنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ قَدْ أَعْطَانِي جَمِيعَ مَمَالِكِ ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَهُوَ أَوْصَانِي أَنْ أَبْنِيَ لَهُ بَيْتًا فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ ٱلَّتِي فِي يَهُوذَا. مَنْ مِنْكُمْ مِنْ جَمِيعِ شَعْبِهِ، ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُهُ مَعَهُ وَلْيَصْعَدْ».

Thus saith Cyrus King of Persia, All the kingdomes of the earth hath the Lord God of heauen giuen me, and hath commanded me to build him an house in Ierusalem, that is in Iudah. Who is among you of all his people, with whom the Lord his God is? let him goe vp.