إرْمِيا 52

١ 1 كَانَ صِدْقِيَّا فِي الْحَادِيَةِ وَالْعِشْرِينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ حِينَ مَلَكَ، وَتَوَلَّى الْحُكْمَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ إحْدَى عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً، وَاسْمُ أُمِّهِ حَمِيطَلُ بِنْتُ إِرْمِيَا مِنْ لِبْنَةَ.

Zedekiah 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.

٢ 2 وَارْتَكَبَ الشَّرَّ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ عَلَى غِرَارِ مَا عَمِلَ يَهُويَاقِيمُ.

And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

٣ 3 وَلَمْ يَكُنْ مَا أَصَابَ أُورُشَلِيمَ وَيَهُوذَا إِلا نَتِيجَةً لِغَضَبِ الرَّبِّ، حَتَّى إِنَّهُ نَبَذَهُمْ مِنْ حَضْرَتِهِ. وَتَمَرَّدَ صِدْقِيَّا عَلَى مَلِكِ بَابِلَ.

For 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.

٤ 4 وَفِي الْيَوْمِ الْعَاشِرِ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الْعَاشِرِ مِنَ السَّنَةِ التَّاسِعَةِ لِحُكْمِهِ، زَحَفَ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ مَلِكُ بَابِلَ بِجَيْشِهِ عَلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ وَحَاصَرَهَا وَبَنَى حَوْلَهَا الْمَتَارِيسَ.

And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it, and built forts against it on every side.

٥ 5 وَظَلَّتِ الْمَدِينَةُ تَحْتَ الْحِصَارِ حَتَّى السَّنَةِ الْحَادِيَةِ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ حُكْمِ صِدْقِيَّا.

So the city was besieged to the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

٦ 6 وَفِي الْيَوْمِ التَّاسِعِ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الرَّابِعِ اسْتَفْحَلَ الْجُوعُ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ طَعَامٌ لِشَعْبِ الأَرْضِ.

And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was great in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.

٧ 7 فَفَتَحَ الشَّعْبُ ثُغْرَةً فِي الْمَدِينَةِ وَهَرَبَ جَمِيعُ الْمُحَارِبِينَ وَغَادَرُوا الْمَدِينَةَ لَيْلاً مِنْ طَرِيقِ الْبَوَّابَةِ الْوَاقِعَةِ بَيْنَ السُّورَيْنِ الْقَرِيبَيْنِ مِنْ بُسْتَانِ الْمَلِكِ، وَالْكَلْدَانِيُّونَ مَا بَرِحُوا مُحَاصِرِينَ الْمَدِينَةَ مِنْ كُلِّ جِهَةٍ، وَانْطَلَقُوا فِي طَرِيقِ الْبَرِّيَّةِ.

Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth from 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 on all sides: ) and they went by the way of the plain.

٨ 8 لَكِنَّ جَيْشَ الْكَلْدَانِيِّينَ تَعَقَّبَ الْمَلِكَ، وَأَدْرَكَ صِدْقِيَّا فِي سُهُولِ أَرِيحَا وَقَدْ تَفَرَّقَ عَنْهُ جَمِيعُ جَيْشِهِ،

But the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.

٩ 9 فَقَبَضُوا عَلَيْهِ وَأَخَذُوهُ إِلَى مَلِكِ بَابِلَ فِي رَبْلَةَ، فِي مِنْطَقَةِ حَمَاةَ، فَأَصْدَرَ عَلَيْهِ قَضَاءَهُ.

Then they took the king, and carried him to the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment upon him.

١٠ 10 وَذَبَحَ مَلِكُ بَابِلَ أَبْنَاءَ صِدْقِيَّا عَلَى مَرْأَى مِنْهُ وَقَتَلَ أَيْضاً جَمِيعَ أَشْرَافِ يَهُوذَا فِي رَبْلَةَ.

And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.

١١ 11 وَفَقَأَ عَيْنَيْ صِدْقِيَّا وَأَوْثَقَهُ بِسِلْسِلَتَيْنِ مِنْ نُحَاسٍ، ثُمَّ سَاقَهُ إِلَى بَابِلَ حَيْثُ زَجَّهُ فِي السِّجْنِ إِلَى يَوْمِ وَفَاتِهِ.

Then 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.

١٢ 12 وَفِي الْيَوْمِ الْعَاشِرِ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الْخَامِسِ مِنَ السَّنَةِ التَّاسِعَةِ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ حُكْمِ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ مَلِكِ بَابِلَ، جَاءَ نَبُوزَرَادَانُ رَئِيسُ الشُّرْطَةِ الَّذِي كَانَ يَقِفُ دَائِماً فِي حَضْرَةِ مَلِكِ بَابِلَ، إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ،

Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, who served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem,

١٣ 13 وَأَحْرَقَ هَيْكَلَ الرَّبِّ وَقَصْرَ الْمَلِكِ وَجَمِيعَ بُيُوتِ أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَأَضْرَمَ النَّارَ فِي كُلِّ بَيْتٍ مِنْ بُيُوتِ الْعُظَمَاءِ،

And 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, he burned with fire:

١٤ 14 وَهَدَمَ كُلُّ جَيْشِ الْكَلْدَانِيِّينَ الْمُرَافِقِ لِرَئِيسِ الشُّرْطَةِ كُلَّ أَسْوَارِ أُورُشَلِيمَ الْمُحِيطَةِ بِها.

And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, broke down all the walls of Jerusalem on every side.

١٥ 15 وَأَجْلَى نَبُوزَرَادَانُ رَئِيسُ الشُّرْطَةِ بَعْضاً مِنْ فُقَرَاءِ الْبَلَدِ، وَمَنْ بَقِيَ مِنَ الشَّعْبِ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ، وَالْهَارِبِينَ الَّذِينَ لَجَأُوا إِلَى مَلِكِ بَابِلَ مَعَ سَائِرِ الْحِرَفِيِّينَ.

Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain of the poor of the people, and the rest 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.

١٦ 16 وَلَكِنَّهُ أَبْقَى عَلَى بَعْضِ الْمَسَاكِينِ لِيَكُونُوا كَرَّامِينَ وَفَلّاحِينَ.

But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for farmers.

١٧ 17 وَحَطَّمَ الْكَلْدَانِيُّونَ أَعْمِدَةَ النُّحَاسِ فِي هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ، وَالْقَوَاعِدَ وَالبِرْكَةَ النُّحَاسِيَّةَ القَائِمَةَ فِيهِ، وَنَقَلُوا كُلَّ نُحَاسِهَا إِلَى بَابِلَ.

Also 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 broke, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.

١٨ 18 وَاسْتَوْلَوْا أَيْضاً عَلَى الْقُدُورِ وَالرُّفُوشِ وَالْمَجَارِفِ وَالْمَنَاضِحِ وَالصُّحُونِ وَكُلِّ آنِيَةِ النُّحَاسِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تُسْتَخْدَمُ فِي الْهَيْكَلِ.

The caldrons also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass by which they ministered, they took away.

١٩ 19 كَمَا أَخَذَ رَئِيسُ الشُّرْطَةِ الطُّسُوسَ وَالْمَجَامِرَ وَالْمَنَاضِحَ وَالْقُدُورَ وَالْمَنَائِرَ وَالصُّحُونَ وَالأَقْدَاحَ الذَّهَبِيَّةَ وَالْفِضِّيَّةَ.

And the basins, and the firepans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, and the lampstands, and the spoons, and the cups; that which was of gold in gold, and that which was of silver in silver, the captain of the guard took away.

٢٠ 20 كَذَلِكَ اسْتَوْلَى عَلَى الْعَمُودَيْنِ وَالْبِرْكَةِ وَالاثْنَيْ عَشَرَ ثَوْراً مِنْ نُحَاسٍ الْقَائِمَةِ تَحْتَ الْقَوَاعِدِ الَّتِي صَنَعَهَا الْمَلِكُ سُلَيْمَانُ لِهَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ، فَكَانَ النُّحَاسُ لِكَثْرَتِهِ يَفُوقُ كُلَّ وَزْنٍ.

The 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.

٢١ 21 وَكَانَ طُولُ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ ثَمَانِي عَشْرَةَ ذِرَاعاً (نَحْوَ تِسْعَةِ أَمْتَارٍ)، وَمُحِيطُهُ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ ذِرَاعاً (نَحْوَ سِتَّةِ أَمْتَارٍ)، وَسُمْكُهُ أَرْبَعَةَ أَصَابِعَ، وَكَانَ أَجْوَفَ،

And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a band of twelve cubits surrounded it; and the thickness of it was four fingers: it was hollow.

٢٢ 22 وَعَلَيْهِ تَاجٌ مِنْ نُحَاسٍ ارْتِفَاعُهُ خَمْسُ أَذْرُعٍ (نَحْوَ مِتْرَيْنِ وَنِصْفِ الْمِتْرِ) وَيُحِيطُ بِالتَّاجِ شَبَكَةٌ وَرُمَّانَاتٌ وَكُلُّهَا مَصْنُوعَةٌ مِنْ نُحَاسٍ. وَكَانَ الْعَمُودُ الثَّانِي مُمَاثِلاً لَهُ بِمَا فِي ذَلِكَ الرُّمَّانَاتُ.

And a capital of brass was upon it; and the height of one capital was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the capitals around, all of brass. The second pillar also and the pomegranates were like these.

٢٣ 23 وَكَانَ عَدَدُ الرُّمَّانَاتِ عَلَى مُحِيطِهِ سِتّاً وَتِسْعِينَ رُمَّانَةً، وَجُمْلَةُ الرُّمَّانِ عَلَى مُحِيطِ الشَّبَكَةِ مِئَةُ رُمَّانَةٍ.

And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all the pomegranates upon the network were an hundred on all sides.

٢٤ 24 وَأَخَذَ رَئِيسُ الشُّرْطَةِ سَرَايَا رَئِيسَ الْكَهَنَةِ وَنَائِبَهُ صَفَنْيَا الْكَاهِنَ وَحُرَّاسَ الْبَابِ الثَّلاثَةَ.

And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

٢٥ 25 وَاعْتَقَلَ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ الْخَصِيَّ الْقَائِدَ الَّذِي كَانَ يَتَوَلَّى قِيَادَةَ الْمُحَارِبِينَ، كَمَا اعْتَقَلَ سَبْعَةَ رِجَالٍ مِنْ حَاشِيَةِ الْمَلِكِ مِمَّنْ عَثَرَ عَلَيْهِمْ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ، وَكَذَلِكَ أَمِينَ سِرِّ قَائِدِ الْجَيْشِ الَّذِي كَانَ يُجَنِّدُ شَعْبَ الْبَلَدِ، وَسِتِّينَ رَجُلاً مِنْ أَهْلِ الأَرْضِ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا قَدِ اخْتَبَأُوا دَاخِلَ الْمَدِينَةِ.

He took also out of the city an eunuch, who had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king’s person, who were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city.

٢٦ 26 فَأَخَذَهُمْ نَبُوزَرَادَانُ رَئِيسُ الشُّرْطَةِ وَسَاقَهُمْ إِلَى مَلِكِ بَابِلَ فِي رَبْلَةَ،

So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.

٢٧ 27 فَضَرَبَهُمْ مَلِكُ بَابِلَ وَقَتَلَهُمْ فِي رَبْلَةَ فِي مِنْطَقَةِ حَمَاةَ. وَهَكَذَا سُبِيَ شَعْبُ يَهُوذَا مِنْ أَرْضِهِ.

And 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.

٢٨ 28 وَهَذَا هُوَ إِحْصَاءُ الشَّعْبِ الَّذِينَ سَبَاهُمْ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ فِي السَّنَةِ السَّابِعَةِ: ثَلاثَةُ آلافٍ وَثَلاثَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ.

This is the people whom Nebuchadnezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty:

٢٩ 29 وَسَبَى نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ مِنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ فِي السَّنَةِ الثَّامِنَةِ عَشَرَةَ لِحُكْمِهِ ثَمَانِي مِئَةٍ وَاثْنَيْنِ وَثَلاثِينَ شَخْصاً.

In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred and thirty and two persons:

٣٠ 30 وَفِي السَّنَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ وَالْعِشْرِينَ لِحُكْمِ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ سَبَى نَبُوزَرَادَانُ رَئِيسُ الشُّرْطَةِ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ سَبْعَ مِئَةٍ وَخَمْسَةً وَأَرْبَعِينَ شَخْصاً، فَكَانَتْ جُمْلَةُ الْمَسْبِيِّينَ أَرْبَعَةَ آلافٍ وَسِتَّ مِئَةِ شَخْصٍ.

In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred and forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.

٣١ 31 وَفِي الْيَوْمِ الْخَامِسِ وَالْعِشْرِينَ مِنْ الشَّهْرِ الثَّانِي عَشَرَ (أَيْ شَبَاطَ فِبْرَايِرَ) مِنَ السَّنَةِ السَّابِعَةِ وَالثَّلاثِينَ لِسَبْيِ يَهُويَاكِينَ مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا، أَكْرَمَ أَوِيلُ مَرُودَخُ، مَلِكُ بَابِلَ، فِي سَنَةِ اعْتِلائِهِ الْعَرْشَ، يَهُويَاكِينَ مَلِكَ يَهُوذَا وَأَخْرَجَهُ مِنَ السِّجْنِ.

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 Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him out of prison,

٣٢ 32 وَخَاطَبَهُ بِطَيِّبِ الْكَلامِ، وَرَفَعَ مَقَامَهُ فَوْقَ مَقَامِ سَائِرِ الْمُلُوكِ الَّذِينَ مَعَهُ فِي بَابِلَ.

And spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,

٣٣ 33 فَخَلَعَ يَهُويَاكِينُ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ ثِيَابَ سِجْنِهِ، وَظَلَّ يَتَنَاوَلُ الطَّعَامَ فِي حَضْرَةِ مَلِكِ بَابِلَ طَوَالَ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهِ.

And changed his prison garments: and he continually ate bread before him all the days of his life.

٣٤ 34 وَعُيِّنَتْ لَهُ نَفَقَةٌ دَائِمَةٌ يَقْبِضُهَا مِنْ خِزَانَةِ مَالِ الْمَلِكِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ بِيَوْمِهِ مَدَى أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهِ، وَإِلَى يَوْمِ وَفَاتِهِ.

And for his food, 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.