Yelemaia 52
1 Sedegaia ea lalelegei ode21 gidigili, e da Yuda hina bagade hamoi dagoi ba: i. E da ode gidayale gala, Yelusaleme amo ganodini esalu, Yuda soge ouligi. Ea ame dio da Hamiudale (e da Libina dunu Yelemaia amo ea idiwi).
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became the King [of Judah]. He ruled in Jerusalem for eleven years. His mother was Hamutal, the daughter of [a man named] Jeremiah from Libnah [town].
2 Hina bagade Sedegaia da hina bagade Yihoiagimi ea hou defele, Hina Godema wadela: le hamoi.
Zedekiah did [many] things that Yahweh says are evil, like [his father] Jehoiakim had done.
3 Hina Gode da Yelusaleme amola Yuda fi ilima bagadewane ougiba: le, E da ili mae ba: ma: ne, mugululi masa: ne, sefasi. Sedegaia da Ba: bilone hina bagade, Nebiuga: denese, ema odoga: i.
[The events that are summarized here happened] because Yahweh was angry with [the people of] Jerusalem and [of other places in] Judah, and finally he (exiled them/forced them to go to other countries) [and said that he did not want to have anything to do with] them any more. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
4 Amaiba: le, Nebiuga: denese amola ea dadi gagui wa: i da misini, eso nabuane amola oubi nabuane Sedegaia ea Yuda soge ouligisu ode sesegeyalega, Yelusalemema doagala: i. Ilia wa: i fisisu diasu moilai gadili gagui, amalu doagala: musa: osobo gasa: le lelegela heda: le,
[So, ] on January 15, when Zedekiah had been ruling for almost nine years, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon led his entire army to attack Jerusalem. They surrounded the city and built dirt ramps up to the top of the city walls [to enable them to attack the city].
5 doagala: lalu, Sedegaia ea ouligisu ode gida gala amoga hasali.
They continued to surround Jerusalem until Zedekiah had been ruling for almost eleven years.
6 Amo ode amogawane, eso sesege amola oubi biyadu amoga, Yelusaleme dunu da ha: i bagadeba: le, ha: i manu hame ba: i.
When Zedekiah had been ruling for almost eleven years, by July 18 of that year, the (famine/lack of food) in the city had become very severe, and there was no [more] food for the people [to eat].
7 Amo esoga, Ba: bilone dunu da gagoi dobea mugului dagoi. Ba: bilone dadi gagui dunu da Yelusalemega sisiga: le esalebe ba: i. Be Yuda dadi gagui dunu huluane da gasia hobea: i. Ilia da hina bagade ea ifabi golili sa: ili, logo holei amo da dobea aduna ela disisu amoga diala, amoga asili, Yodane fago amoga doaga: musa: hobea: i.
Then [the soldiers of Babylonia] broke through [a section of] the city wall, and all the [Israeli] soldiers fled. But because the city was surrounded by soldiers from Babylonia, [Zedekiah and the Israeli] soldiers [waited until] it became dark. Then they left the city through the gate between the two walls behind the king’s garden. Then they ran towards the Jordan River Valley.
8 Be Ba: bilone dadi gagui wa: i da hina bagade Sedegaia ema fa: no bobogele, umi soge Yeligou moilai bai bagade gadenene, amoga e gagulaligi. Amalalu, Sedegaia ea dadi gagui dunu huluane da e yolesili hobea: i.
But the soldiers of Babylonia pursued King Zedekiah, and they caught up with him on the plains near Jericho. [He was alone because] all his men had deserted him and had scattered.
9 Ilia da Sedegaia amo hina bagade Nebiuga: denesema oule asi. E da Libila moilai bai bagade Ha: ima: de soge ganodini diala amogawi esalebe ba: i. Amogawi, Nebiuga: denese da Sedegaiama se ima: ne fofada: i.
The soldiers of Babylonia took him to the king of Babylon, who was at Riblah in the Hamath [region]. There the king of Babylon told [his soldiers what] they should do to punish Zedekiah.
10 Libila moilai bai bagadega e da Sedegaia ba: ma: ne, egefelali medole legema: ne sia: i. Amola, ea sia: beba: le, ilia da Yuda eagene ouligisu dunu medole lelegei.
They forced Zedekiah to watch while they killed his sons and all the officials from Judah.
11 Amalalu, ea sia: beba: le, ilia da Sedegaia ea si aduna duga: le fasili, e efega la: gili, Ba: bilone sogega hiouginana asi. Sedegaia da Ba: bilone soge gagili ga: i diasu ganodini esalu, amogainini e da amogawi bogoi.
[Then] they gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes. They fastened him with bronze chains and took him to Babylon. They put him in a prison, and he remained there until the day that he died.
12 Oubi bi, eso nabu, Ba: bilone hina bagade ea ode19 ouligibiga, Nebiusala: ida: ne (hina bagade ea fada: i sia: su dunu amola ea dadi gagui wa: i ouligisu dunu) da Yelusaleme moilai bai bagade golili sa: i.
On August 17 of that year, which was when King Nebuchadnezzar had been ruling for almost 19 years, Nebuzaradan, who was the captain of the king’s bodyguards and one of the king’s officials, arrived in Jerusalem.
13 E da Debolo diasu amola hina bagade diasu amola Yelusaleme dunu mimogo ilia diasu huluane laluga ulagi dagoi.
He [commanded his soldiers to] burn down the temple of Yahweh, the king’s palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem. They [also] destroyed all the important buildings [in the city].
14 Amola ea dadi gagui dunu da moilai dobea gadelale sali.
Then he supervised the soldiers from Babylonia while they tore down the walls on all sides of Jerusalem.
15 Amalalu, Nebiusala: ida: ne da dunu amo moilai bai bagade ganodini esala, amola bagade dawa: su hawa: hamosu dunu hame bogoi esala, amola dunu amo da hohonone, Ba: bilone ilia la: idi amoga asi, amo huluane Ba: bilone sogega oule asi.
Then Nebuzaradan (forced to go/exiled) [to Babylon] some of the poorest people, those Israelis who had said they would support the king of Babylon, the rest of the craftsmen, and other people who had remained in Jerusalem.
16 Be baligili hame gagui dunu amo da soge hame gagui, amo e da waini sagai amola ifabi ganodini hawa: hamomusa: , Yuda sogega esaloma: ne yolesi.
But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the very poor people to remain [in Judah] to take care of the vineyards and fields.
17 Ba: bilone dunu da balasega hamoi duni bugi amola ‘gaguli fula ahoasu’ amola balasega hamoi sisiga: i ofodo sugi bagade (hano nasu bagade) Debolo diasu ganodini dialu, amo fifili, balase huluane Ba: bilone sogega gaguli asi.
The soldiers from Babylonia broke [into pieces] the [huge] bronze pillars that were in front of the temple, and the [large] bronze water tank, and the [ten bronze water] carts, and they took all the bronze to Babylon.
18 Amola ilia da safala amola nasubu ofodo (amo da oloda dodofemusa: gala) amola gamali hahamosu liligi, amola ofodo amoga ilia da gobele salasu maga: me lasu, amola ofodo amoga ilia da gabusiga: manoma gobesisu, amola balase liligi huluane amoga ilia da Debolo diasuga hawa: hamosu, amo huluane ilia da gaguli asi.
They also took away the basins [for holding the ashes from the burned sacrifices], the shovels [for cleaning out the ashes], the tools for snuffing out the wicks of the lamps, the basins [for holding the blood of the sacrificed animals], the dishes [for incense], and all the [other] bronze items that were used when sacrifices were made at the temple.
19 Ilia da liligi huluane amo da gouli o silifa amoga hamoi, (ofodo fonobahadi, ofodo amoga ilia da laluso gaguli ahoasu, ofodo amoga ilia da gobele salasu maga: me lasu, nasubu ofodo, gamali ilia bai, ofodo amo ganodini ilia da gabusiga: manoma gobesisu, amola faigelei amoga ilia da waini hano iasu sogadigisu, amo liligi huluane Ba: bilone dunu da ilia sogega gaguli asi.
Nebuzaradan also [told his soldiers to] take away the small bowls, the dishes for burning incense, the basins, pots, lampstands, bowls [for incense], and the bowls used for pouring out the wine offerings. They took all the other items that were made of pure gold or silver.
20 Balasega hamoi liligi amo hina bagade Soloumane da Debolo diasu ganodini amoga hawa: hamoma: ne hamoi (duni bugi aduna, ‘gaguli fula ahoasu’, hano nasu bagade [sisiga: i ofodo sugi bagade] amola bulamagau gawali fagoyale gala amo hagudu dialu) amo da dioi bagadeba: le, ilia dioi defei dawa: mu da hamedei ba: i.
The bronze from the two pillars, the [large water] tank and the twelve statues of oxen that were beneath it, and the water carts, was more/heavier than they could weigh. Those things had been made for the temple during the time that Solomon was the king.
Each of the pillars was (27 feet/8 meters) tall and (18 feet/5.5 meters) around. They were hollow, and each had sides/walls that were (3 in./8 cm.) thick.
22 Duni bugi aduna ela da defele ba: i. Ela gado defei da 8 mida amola sisiga: le defei da 5.3mida. Ilia dogoa da gelabai amola balase ea gadugagi defei da 75milimida ba: i. Duni bugi afae afae amo da: iya balasega hamoi habuga agoane dialebe ba: i. Ela gado defei da 2.2mida. Amola ea baiga da balase esa agoane. Amoga da ‘bomegala: nidi’ fage balasega hamoi dialebe ba: i.
The bronze head on the top of each pillar was (7-1/2 feet/over 2 meters) high and was decorated all around with a bronze [network of figures that represented] pomegranates.
23 Duni bugi afae afae ea gigiadomai amoga ‘bomegala: nidi’ fage100agoane dedei dialebe ba: i. Dunu da osoboga lelu, amo huluane ba: musa: dawa: i.
There was a total of 100 figures of pomegranates on the network at the top, 96 of which could be seen from the ground.
24 Nebiusala: ida: ne, dadi gagui ouligisudafa, da gobele salasu ouligisudafa Sila: ia, amola e bagia gobele salasu dunu Sefanaia, amola Debolo ouligisu dunu bagade udiana eno, amo gagulaligili, se iasu diasu hawa: hamomusa: afugili asi.
When Nebuzaradan [returned to Babylon], he took [with him as prisoners] Seraiah the Supreme Priest, Zephaniah who was Seraiah’s deputy, and the three men who guarded the entrances [to the temple].
25 E da Yelusalemega Yuda dadi gagui ilia ouligisudafa, hina bagade ea fada: i sia: ne iasu dunu fesuale (amo da moilai amo ganodini esalebe ba: i), dadi gagui ouligisudafa ea fidisu dunu (amo da dadi gagui wa: i ilia meloa dedei ouligisu) amola dunu mimogo60 agoane eno amo Ba: bilone hina bagade Libila moilai bai bagade, Ha: ima: de soge ganodini amoga esalu, ema oule asi. Hina bagade da sia: beba: le, ilia da amo dunu huluane fananu, medole legei dagoi. Yuda dunu huluane da ilia sogedafa amoga fadegale, Ba: bilone sogega mugululi asi dagoi ba: i.
He found [some other] people who were [hiding] in the city. [So] from them he took a commander of the army [of Judah], seven of the king’s advisors, the army commander’s chief secretary who was in charge of recruiting [soldiers for the army], and 60 [other] soldiers.
Nebuzaradan took them all to the king of Babylon, [who was still] at Riblah.
There at Riblah in the Hamath region, the king of Babylon commanded that they [all] be executed. [Many of the people of] Judah were (forced to leave/exiled from) their own land.
28 Ba: bilone hina bagade, Nebiuga: denese da amo hagudu dedei dunu udigili hawa: hamoma: ne mugululi asi: Ea ouligibi ode fesuale amoga, e da3,023dunu agoane mugululi asi.
The number of people who were captured and sent to Babylon at that time, when Nebuchadnezzar had been ruling for almost seven years, was 3,023.
29 Ea ouligibi ode18 amoga e da Yelusaleme fi dunu832 agoane amo mugululi asi.
Then, when he had been ruling for almost 18 years, his [soldiers] took 832 [more Israeli people to Babylonia].
30 Ea ouligibi ode23 amoga e da dunu 745 agoane mugululi asi. Nebiusala: ida: ne da amo dunu745 agoane Ba: bilone amoga oule asi. Mugululi asi dunu huluane ilia idi da 4,600agoane ba: i.
When he had been ruling almost 23 years, he sent Nebuzaradan [to Jerusalem again], and he brought back 745 [more Israelis to Babylonia]. That was a total of 4,600 Israelis [who were taken to Babylonia].
31 Ode amoga Nebiuga: denese egefe Ifilimelouda: ge da Ba: bilone soge ouligisu lai, e da hina bagade Yihoiagimi ema asigiba: le, ea gagili ga: i logo doasi. Yihoiagimi da Ba: bilone soge ganodini ode37agoane gagili ga: i diasu ganodini esalu. Eso 25amola oubi fagoyale gala amo odega, Ifilimelouda: ge da ea gagili ga: i logo doasi.
After King Jehoiachin of Judah had been in prison [in Babylon] for almost thirty-seven years, Evil-Merodach became the king of Babylon. He was kind to Jehoiachin and ordered that he be released from prison. That was on March 31 of the year that Evil-Merodach became king.
32 Ifilimelouda: ge da ema asigiwane hamosu. E da Yihoiagimi e da eno hina bagade gilisili Ba: bilone sogega mugululi asi, amo mimogo sogebi amoga gaguia gadoi.
He [always] spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and gave him a position in which he was honored more than [all] the other kings [who had been exiled/taken to Babylon].
33 Amaiba: le, ea sia: beba: le, Yihoiagimi da ea udigili hawa: hamosu abula gisa: le, eno abula salawane, e da esalea, Ba: bilone hina bagade ea ha: i nasu fafai amoga gilisili ha: i nanu.
He [supplied new clothes] for Jehoiachin, to replace the clothes that he had been wearing in prison. [He also allowed] Jehoiachin to eat with him every day, all during the rest of his life.
34 Eso huluane, e da osobo bagadega esalebe gowane, Ba: bilone hina bagade da ea esaloma: ne lamu liligi defele, muni amola liligi ema i. Sia: ama dagoi
Every day, the King [of Babylon] gave him some money [to buy the things that he needed. That continued] until the day that Jehoiachin died.
