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 twenty-one years old when he began to reign. He reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

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

He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, 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 Yahweh’s anger this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence. 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.

In the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it; and they built forts against it round about.

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.

In the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was severe 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 a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled, and went 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 against the city all around. The men of war went toward the Arabah,

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 up to the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he pronounced judgment on him.

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

The king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. He also killed 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.

He put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in fetters, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison until 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 King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, who stood before the king of Babylon, came into Jerusalem.

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

He burned Yahweh’s house, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, he burned with fire.

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

All the army of the Chaldeans, who were with the captain of the guard, broke down all the walls of Jerusalem all around.

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 of the poorest of the people, and the rest of the people who were left in the city, and those who fell away, who defected 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 of the poorest of the land to be vineyard keepers and farmers.

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

The Chaldeans broke the pillars of bronze that were in Yahweh’s house and the bases and the bronze sea that were in Yahweh’s house in pieces, and carried all of their bronze to Babylon.

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

They also took away the pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the basins, the spoons, and all the vessels of bronze with which they ministered.

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

The captain of the guard took away the cups, the fire pans, the basins, the pots, the lamp stands, the spoons, and the bowls; that which was of gold, as gold, and that which was of silver, as silver.

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.

They took the two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve bronze bulls that were under the bases, which King Solomon had made for Yahweh’s house. The bronze 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،

As for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a line of twelve cubits encircled it; and its thickness 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.

A capital of bronze was on it; and the height of the one capital was five cubits, with network and pomegranates on the capital all around, all of bronze. The second pillar also had the same, with pomegranates.

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

There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates were one hundred on the network all around.

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

The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold,

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.

and out of the city he took an officer who was set over the men of war; and seven men of those who saw the king’s face, who were found in the city; and the scribe of the captain of the army, who mustered the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land, who were found in the middle of the city.

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

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.

The king of Babylon struck them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.

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

This is the number of the people whom Nebuchadnezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year, three thousand twenty-three Jews;

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 thirty-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 twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty-five people. All the people numbered four thousand 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.

In the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the twenty-fifth day of the month, Evilmerodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and released him from prison.

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

He spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings who 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. Jehoiachin ate bread before him continually 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.

For his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him by the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.