< Jeremiah 52 >
1 Zedekiah siangpahrang ah oh naah, saning pumphaeto oh boeh, anih mah saning hathlaito thung Jerusalem to uk. Amno ih ahmin loe Libnah vangpui ih Jeremiah canu Hamutal.
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 Jehoiakim mah Angraeng mikhnuk ah sak ih kahoih ai hmuennawk baktih toengah, anih mah doeh sak.
Zedekiah did [many] things that Yahweh says are evil, like [his father] Jehoiakim had done.
3 Jerusalem hoi Judah ih kaminawk angmah hmaa hoi va ving ai karoek to nihcae nuiah Angraeng palungphui. Hnukkhuem ah Zedekiah mah Babylon siangpahrang ih lok to aek.
[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 To pongah Zedekiah ukhaih saning takawtto haih, khrah hato hoi ni hato naah, Babylon siangpahrang Nebuchadnezzar loe Jerusalem tuk hanah, angmah ih misatuh kaminawk boih hoiah angzoh o, vangpui to takui o moe, misa buephaih long khaw to takaeh o.
[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 Zedekiah siangpahrang ah ohhaih saning hathlai karoek to nihcae mah vangpui to takui o.
They continued to surround Jerusalem until Zedekiah had been ruling for almost eleven years.
6 Khrah palito haih, ni takawtto naah loe vangpui thungah caaknaek kha parai moe, prae kaminawk buhcaak han tawn o ai.
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 Khaldian kaminawk mah vangpui to muk o moe, takui o khoep pongah misatuh kaminawk loe aqum ah cawnh o king; vangpui tapang hnetto salak, siangpahrang takha taeng ih khongkha hoiah tacawt o moe, tangtling bangah a cawnh o.
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 Toe Khaldian misatuh kaminawk mah siangpahrang Zedekiah to patom o moe, Jeriko azawn ah kae o; to naah anih ih misatuh kaminawk loe cawnh o king.
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 Siangpahrang to naeh o moe, Hamath prae ih Riblah ah, Babylon siangpahrang khaeah hoih o; to ah anih to lokcaek o.
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 Babylon siangpahrang mah Zedekiah capanawk to a mikhnuk ah hum pae; Judah angraengnawk boih doeh Riblah ah hum pae.
They forced Zedekiah to watch while they killed his sons and all the officials from Judah.
11 To pacoengah Babylon siangpahrang mah Zedekiah ih mik to taprok pae moe, sumqui hoi taoengh paoengah, Babylon ah caeh haih, anih to dueh ai karoek to thongim thungah pakhrak.
[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 Babylon siangpahrang Nebuchadnezzar angraenghaih saning hathlai takawt, khrah pangato haih, ni hato naah Babylon siangpahrang toepkung, misatuh angraeng Nebuzaradan Jerusalem ah angzoh moe,
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 Angraeng ih im hoi siangpahrang im to hmai hoiah thlaek; Jerusalem ih imnawk, angraengnawk ih im doeh hmai hoiah thlaek pae boih.
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 Siangpahrang toepkung misatuh angraeng hoi nawnto kaom, Khaldian kaminawk ih misatuh kaminawk boih mah, Jerusalem taeng ih sipaenawk to phraek pae o king.
Then he supervised the soldiers from Babylonia while they tore down the walls on all sides of Jerusalem.
15 Misatuh angraeng Nebuzaradan mah amtang kaminawk, vangpui thungah kanghmat kaminawk, ban tok sah kop kaminawk, Babylon siangpahrang khaeah kacawn kaminawk hoi anghmat kaminawk to misong ah caeh haih boih.
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 Toe Siangpahrang toepkung misatuh angraeng Nebuzaradan mah misur takha thungah toksah kami hoi misurtui pasaw amtang kaminawk to caehtaak sut.
But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the very poor people to remain [in Judah] to take care of the vineyards and fields.
17 Khaldian kaminawk loe sum hoi sak ih tungnawk, angthui thaih im tungnawk hoi Angraeng ih im thungah kaom okduk tuili hoi sumnawk to Babylon ah phawh o.
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 Long laomnawk, maiphu sohhaih hmuennawk, hmai kamngaeh ataephaih taitaehnawk, kathuk sabaenawk, kathlahnawk hoi Sithaw hmaa ah toksak naah patoh ih laom sabaenawk to nihcae mah lak o boih.
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 Sui hoi sumkanglung hoiah sak ih kathuk sabaenawk, hmuihoih thlaekhaih sabaenawk, laom sabaenawk, long laomnawk, hmaithawk paaanghaih tungnawk, kathlahnawk hoi boengloengnawk to siangpahrang toepkung misatuh angraeng mah lak boih.
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 Solomon siangpahrang mah sak ih Angraeng im thungah, tung hnetto, okduk tuili maeto, tuili tlim ah kaom sumkamling hoi sak ih maitaw tae hathlai hnetto, sumkamling hoi sak ih laom sabenawk loe coi tah thai ai khoek to pop.
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.
21 Tung maeto naah, dong hathlai tazetto sang moe, kalen kangkui ah tah naah dong hathlai hnetto oh; kathah baek palito oh moe, akhaw oh boih.
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 Tung nuiah kaom sumkamling hoi sak ih ranui khukhaih loe, dong pangato sang, imphu nuiah kaom palok baktih kaom soi ih krang hoi pomegranat thingthai krang loe sumkamling hoiah sak o; kalah thnetto haih tung doeh pomegranat thingthai hoiah anghmong.
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 Tung taengah soi ih pomegranat thingthai krang loe qui takawt, tarukto oh; palok baktih kaom imphu nuiah ahnuk ahma soi ih pomegranat thingthai krang loe sangqum boih ah cumvaito oh.
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 Siangpahrang toepkung misatuh angraeng mah kalen koek qaima Seraiah, araengh hnetto haih qaima Zephaniah hoi thok toepkung kami thumtonawk to thongim pakhrak hanah naeh.
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 Vangpui thungah hnuk ih kaminawk, misatuh kaminawk zaehoikung angraeng, siangpahrang poekhaih paekkungnawk to naeh moe, vangpui thungah hnuk ih, prae kaminawk thungah ca tarik kami lu koek hoi vangpui thungah kaom misatuh kami qui taruktonawk doeh a naeh.
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.
26 Misatuh angraeng Nebuzaradan mah to kaminawk to hoih moe, Babylon siangpahrang khaeah Riblah ah caeh haih.
Nebuzaradan took them all to the king of Babylon, [who was still] at Riblah.
27 Hamath prae, Riblah vanpui ah Babylon siangpahrang mah, nihcae to hum. To tiah Judah loe a prae thung hoiah misong ah caeh haih ving.
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 Nebuchadnezzar mah misong ah caeh haih ih kaminawk loe saning sarihto thungah Judah kami sang thum, pumphae thumto oh o;
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 Nebuchadnezzar angraenghaih saning hathlai tazetto naah, Jerusalem ih kaminawk cumvai tazet, qui thumto, hnetto oh o;
Then, when he had been ruling for almost 18 years, his [soldiers] took 832 [more Israeli people to Babylonia].
30 saning pumphae thumto naah, siangpahrang Nebuchadnezzar toepkung misatuh angraeng Nebuzaradan mah misong ah hoih ih Judah kaminawk loe cumvai sarih, qui pali, pangato oh; sangqum boih ah kami sang pali, cumvai tarukto phak o.
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 Judah siangpahrang Jehoiachin misong ah ohhaih saning qui thum, sarih, khrah hathlai hnet, ni pumphae pangato haih, Babylon prae ah Evil-Merodak siangpahrang toksak tangsuekhaih saning ah, anih mah Judah siangpahrang Jehoiachin to prawt moe, thongim thung hoiah loisak.
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 Anih to kahoihah lok a thuih pae moe, Babylon ah kaom kalah siangpahrangnawk boih ranui ah anghnuthaih angraeng tangkhang to a paek,
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 Jehoiachin loe thongkrakhaih khukbuennawk to angkhring moe, a hing thung siangpahrang hmaa ah buh a caak.
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 Babylon siangpahrang mah, anih hanah hing thung, nito pacoeng nito, a duek khoek to caaknaek to paek.
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.