Yelemaia 39
1 Oubi nabuane gala, Yuda hina bagade Sedegaia ea ouligisu ode sesegeyale amoga, Ba: bilone hina bagade Nebiuga: denese amola ea dadi gagui wa: i huluane da misini, Yelusaleme amoma doagala: i.
After King Zedekiah had been ruling Judah for almost nine years, King Nebuchadnezzar came in January with his army, and they surrounded Jerusalem.
2 Eso sesegeyale, oubi biyadu amola hina bagade Sedegaia ea ouligibi ode gidayale amoga, Ba: bilone dunu ilia da Yelusaleme ea gagoi dobea amo fili mugului.
One and a half years later, after Zedekiah had been ruling for almost eleven years, on July 18, [soldiers from Babylonia] broke through the city [wall. Then they rushed in and captured the city].
3 (Ilia da Yelusaleme amoma hasalasili, Ba: bilone hina bagade ea eagene ouligisu dunu bagade da sogebi Dogoa Logo Ga: su amoga misini lelu. Mogili ilia dio da Naiga: le Sialisa, Sa: maga Nibou, Sasigimi amola Naiga: le Sialisa eno.)
Then all the officers of the king of Babylon came in and sat down at the Middle Gate [to decide what they would do to the city. They included] Nergal-Sharezer from Samgar, Nebo-Sarsekim who was one of the chief army officers, another Nergal-Sharezer, the king’s advisor, and many other officials.
4 Hina bagade Sedegaia amola ea dadi gagui dunu huluane da ilima doaga: mu hou ba: beba: le, ilia da gasia moilai bai bagadega hobeale masunu dawa: i. Ilia da hina bagade ea ifabi amoga asili, amola logo holei amo da dobea aduna ea disisu diala, amoga asili, Yodane Fago amoga doaga: musa: hobea: i.
When King Zedekiah and all his soldiers realized that [the army of Babylonia had broken into the city], they fled. [They waited until] it was dark. Then they went out of the city through the king’s garden, through the gate that was between the two walls. Then they started [running] toward the Jordan River Valley.
5 Be Ba: bilone dadi gagui wa: i da ilima fa: no bobogele, ilia da umi soge Yeligou moilai bai bagade gadenene amoga Sedegaia gagulaligili, hina bagade Nebiuga: denesema afugili asi. Nebiuga: denese da Libala moilai bai bagade Ha: ima: de soge amo ganodini esalebe ba: i. Amogawi, e da Sedegaia ema fofada: nanu, ema se ima: ne sia: i.
But the soldiers from Babylonia pursued the king, and they caught him on the plains near Jericho. They took him to the King of Babylon, who was at Riblah [town] in the Hamath [region]. There the king of Babylon told [his soldiers what] they should do to punish Zedekiah.
6 E da Libala moilai bai bagadega Sedegaia ba: ma: ne, egefe huluane medole lelegei. Amola e da Yuda eagene ouligisu dunu huluane medole lelegei.
They forced Zedekiah to watch while they killed his sons and all the officials from Judah.
7 Amalalu, ea sia: beba: le, ilia da Sedegaia ea si aduna duga: le fasili, e sia: inega la: gili, Ba: bilone sogega afugili asi.
[Then] they gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes. They fastened him with bronze chains and took him to Babylon.
8 Amola Ba: bilone dunu da Yelusaleme hina bagade diasu amola dunu ilia diasu huluane laluga ulagi. Ilia da Yelusaleme gagoi dobea huluane mugululi, wadela: lesi dagoi.
[Meanwhile, ] the Babylonian army burned the palace and all the other buildings in Jerusalem. And they tore down the city walls.
9 Amalalu, dadi gagui wa: i ouligisu bagade Nebiusala: ida: ne, e da dunu huluane Yelusaleme ganodini esalu amola Yuda dunu huluane amo da hohonone, Yuda hina bagade yolesili ema hobea: i, e da amo huluane gagulaligili, Ba: bilone sogega udigili hawa: hamoma: ne oule asi.
Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the [king’s] bodyguards, forced to go to Babylon [most of] the other people who remained in the city and the Jews who had joined the soldiers of Babylonia.
10 Be e da liligi hamedafa gagui dunu amo Yuda soge ganodini bu esaloma: ne, logo doasi. Amola e da amo dunuma waini sagai amola soge i.
But he allowed some of the very poor people to remain in Judah, and he gave them vineyards and fields [to take care of].
11 Be hina bagade Nebiuga: denese da dadi gagui wa: i ouligisudafa Nebiusala: ida: ne ema amane sia: i,
King Nebuchadnezzar had [previously] told Nebuzaradan to find me. He said,
12 “Yelemaia amo hogola masa. Amola e noga: le ouligima. Ema se mae ima, be ea hanai amo hamoma.”
“Make sure that no one harms him. Take care of him, and do for him whatever he requests you to do.”
13 Amaiba: le, Nebiusala: ida: ne amola eno ouligisu bagade dunu amo Nebiusia: saba: ne amola Naiga: le Sialisa, amola Ba: bilone hina bagade ea eagene ouligisu dunu huluane,
So he and Nebushazban, who was one of their chief officers, and Nergal-Sharezer the king’s advisor, and other officers of the King of Babylon
14 ilia da hina bagade diasu gagoi amoga na lale, Gedalaia (Ahaiga: me egefe amola Sia: ifa: ne ea aowa) amo na ouligima: ne, ema oule asi. Gedalaia da na ouligili, na da na diasuga hahawane doaga: ma: ne, ouligimu ilia sia: i. Amaiba: le, na da dunu fi ilia esalebe ganodini esalu.
sent [some men] to bring me out of the courtyard outside of the palace. They took me to Gedaliah who was the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan. Then Gedaliah took me to my home, and I stayed [in Judah] among [my own] people [who had been allowed to remain there].
15 Na da musa: hina bagade diasu gagoi gagili ga: i diasu agoane amo ganodini esaloba, Hina Gode da nama amane sia: i,
While I was [still] being guarded in the palace courtyard, Yahweh gave me this message:
16 “Dia Ibedemilege (Suda: ne dunu) ema ‘Na, Hina Gode Bagadedafa, Isala: ili fi ilia Gode, da amane sia: sa, ‘Na sia: i defele, Na da amo moilai bai bagadega hahawane bagade gagui hou hame imunu. Be Yelusaleme da wadela: lesi dagoi ba: mu. Amola amo hou da doaga: sea, di, Ibedemilege da amo ba: mu.
“Say this to Ebed-Melech, the official from Ethiopia: ‘This is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], says: “I will do to this city everything that I said that I would do. I will not enable the people to prosper; I will cause them to experience disasters. You will see Jerusalem being destroyed,
17 Be Na, Hina Gode, Na da di gaga: mu amola dunu (ilima dia da beda: i) ilia da di hame gagulaligimu.
but I will rescue you from the people whom you are afraid of.
18 Na da di gaga: mu amola di da hame medole legei dagoi ba: mu. Di da esalumu. Bai di da Na hou dafawaneyale dawa: beba: le, lalegagui dagoi. Na, Hina Gode, da sia: i dagoi.’”
You trusted me, so I will save you. You will not be killed by [your enemies’] swords; you will remain alive. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.’”
