Jeremiah 39
1 Judah siangpahrang Zedekiah angraenghaih saning takawtto haih, khrah hato naah, Babylon siangpahrang Nebuchadnezzar loe Jerusalem to tuk hanah, angmah ih misatuh kaminawk hoi nawnto angzoh moe, Jerusalem to takui.
After King Zedekiah had been ruling Judah for almost nine years, King Nebuchadnezzar came in January with his army, and they surrounded Jerusalem.
2 Vangpui loe Zedekiah angraeng ah ohhaih saning hathlaito pacoeng, khrah palito haih, ni takawtto naah amtimh.
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 Babylon siangpahrang ih angraengnawk boih a thungah akun o moe, khongkha um ah anghnut o; Nergal-Sharezer, Samgar-Nebo, Sarsekim, Rabsari, Nergal-Sharezer, Rab-Mak hoi Babylon siangpahrang ih angraengnawk athum o boih.
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 Judah siangpahrang Zedekiah hoi misatuh kaminawk boih mah hnuk o naah, cawnh o; siangpahrang ih takha loklam bang hoiah khoving thungah, sipae hnetto salak hoiah tacawt o moe, tangtling ohhaih ahmuen bangah a caeh o.
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 Toe Khaldian misatuh kaminawk mah nihcae to patom moe, Jeriko tangtling ah Zedekiah to naeh o; anih to naeh o moe, Babylon siangpahrang Nebuchadnezzar khaeah Hammath prae Riblah ah hoih o, to ah anih to lokcaek o.
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 Riblah ah Babylon siangpahrang mah Zedekiah ih capanawk to ampa hmaa ah hum pae, Judah kaminawk ukkung angraengnawk doeh a hum.
They forced Zedekiah to watch while they killed his sons and all the officials from Judah.
7 Zedekiah ih mik to taprok pae moe, sumqui hoiah pathlet pacoengah, Babylon ah a caeh haih.
[Then] they gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes. They fastened him with bronze chains and took him to Babylon.
8 Khaldian kaminawk mah siangpahrang im hoi kaminawk ih im to hmai hoiah thlaek pae o pacoengah, Jerusalem sipae doeh phraek pae o boih.
[Meanwhile, ] the Babylonian army burned the palace and all the other buildings in Jerusalem. And they tore down the city walls.
9 Siangpahrang toepkung angraeng Nebuzaradan mah vangpui thungah anghmat kaminawk, anih khaeah kacaeh kaminawk hoi avang thungah kaom anghmat kaminawk to Babylon ah misong ah a caeh haih.
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 Toe misatuh angraeng Nebuzaradan mah tidoeh tawn ai amtang kaminawk to Judah prae ah caehtaak sut; nihcae hanah misur takhanawk hoi lawknawk to a paek.
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 Babylon siangpahrang Nebuchadnezzar mah Jeremiah kawng pongah siangpahrang ih misatuh angraeng Nebuzaradan khaeah hae tiah lok to paek,
King Nebuchadnezzar had [previously] told Nebuzaradan to find me. He said,
12 Jeremiah to la ah loe kahoihah khenzawn ah; nganbawh kana paek hmah; a thuih ih lok baktih toengah sah paeh, tiah a naa.
“Make sure that no one harms him. Take care of him, and do for him whatever he requests you to do.”
13 To pongah siangpahrang katoep misatuh angraeng Nebuzaradan, kacoehta angraeng ah kaom Nebushazban, Rabsari, Nergal-Sharezer, Rab-Mak hoi Babylon siangpahrang ih angraengnawk boih mah kami to patoeh moe,
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 thongim thung hoiah Jeremiah to laksak, Shaphan capa Ahikam, anih ih capa Gedaliah khaeah, angmah im ah caeh haih hanah a thuih pae; to pongah Jeremiah loe angmah ih kaminawk khaeah oh.
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 Thongim thungah oh naah, Angraeng ih lok Jeremiah khaeah angzoh,
While I was [still] being guarded in the palace courtyard, Yahweh gave me this message:
16 Ethiopia kami Ebed-Melek khaeah caeh ah loe, misatuh kaminawk ih Angraeng, Israel Sithaw mah, khenah, Hae vangpui hoihaih sak han ih na ai, amrosak hanah ka thuih ih lok to ka koepsak han; na mikhnuk roe ah akoep tih boeh, tiah thuih.
“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 Toe to na niah nang to kang loisak han, na zit ih kaminawk ban ah kang paek mak ai, tiah Angraeng mah thuih.
but I will rescue you from the people whom you are afraid of.
18 Ka nuiah oephaih na tawnh pongah, kang loisak tangtang han, sumsen hoiah na dueh mak ai; na hinghaih loe na hnuk ih tangqum baktiah om tih, tiah Angraeng mah thuih, tiah a naa.
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.’”
