2 Královská 25
1 Stalo se pak léta devátého kralování jeho, měsíce desátého, v desátý den téhož měsíce, že přitáhl Nabuchodonozor král Babylonský se vším vojskem svým k Jeruzalému, a položil se u něho, a vzdělali proti němu hradbu vůkol.
On January 15 of the ninth year that Zedekiah had been ruling, King Nebuchadnezzar arrived with his whole army, and they surrounded Jerusalem. They built ramps [made of dirt against the walls of the city], so that they could climb up the ramps and attack the city.
2 A bylo město obleženo, až do jedenáctého léta krále Sedechiáše.
They did that for two years.
3 V kterémžto, devátého dne čtvrtého měsíce, rozmohl se hlad v městě, a neměl chleba lid země.
After Zedekiah had been ruling for eleven years, the (famine/shortage of food) had become very bad. All their food was gone.
4 I protrženo jest město, a všickni muži bojovní utekli noci té skrze bránu mezi dvěma zdmi u zahrady královské; Kaldejští pak leželi okolo města. Ušel také král cestou pouště.
On July 18 of that year, the Babylonian soldiers broke through part of the city wall, [and that enabled them to enter the city]. All the soldiers of Judah [wanted to escape]. But the Babylonian soldiers surrounded the city, so the [king and] the soldiers of Judah waited until it was nighttime. Then they fled through the gate that was between the two walls near the king’s park. They ran across the fields and started to go down to the Jordan [River] Valley.
5 I honilo vojsko Kaldejské krále, a postihli ho na rovinách Jerišských, a všecko vojsko jeho rozprchlo se od něho.
But the Babylonian soldiers chased/ran after them. They caught the king when he was by himself in the valley near the Jordan River. He was by himself because all his soldiers had abandoned him.
6 A tak javše krále, přivedli jej k králi Babylonskému do Ribla, kdež učinili o něm soud.
The Babylonian soldiers took King Zedekiah to Riblah [city] in Babylon. There the king of Babylon decided what they would do to punish him.
7 Syny pak Sedechiášovy zmordovali před očima jeho. Potom Sedechiáše oslepili, a svázavše ho řetězy ocelivými, zavedli jej do Babylona.
There the king of Babylon forced Zedekiah to watch as the Babylonian soldiers killed all of Zedekiah’s sons. Then they gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes. They put bronze chains on [his hands and feet] and then they took him to Babylon.
8 Potom měsíce pátého, sedmý den téhož měsíce, léta devatenáctého kralování Nabuchodonozora krále Babylonského, přitáhl Nebuzardan hejtman nad žoldnéři, služebník krále Babylonského, do Jeruzaléma.
On August 14 of that year, after Nebuchadnezzar had been ruling for 19 years, Nebuzaradan arrived in Jerusalem. He was one of king Nebuchadnezzar’s officials and captain of the men that guarded the king.
9 A zapálil dům Hospodinův i dům královský, i všecky domy v Jeruzalémě, a tak všecky domy veliké vypálil.
He [commanded his soldiers to] burn down the temple of Yahweh, the king’s palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem. So they burned down all the important buildings in the city.
10 Zdi také Jeruzalémské vůkol pobořilo všecko vojsko Kaldejské, kteréž bylo s tím hejtmanem nad žoldnéři.
Then Nebuzaradan supervised all the soldiers of the Babylonian army as they tore down the walls of Jerusalem.
11 Ostatek pak lidu, kterýž byl zůstal v městě, i poběhlce, kteříž se byli obrátili k králi Babylonskému, a jiný obecný lid, zavedl Nebuzardan hejtman nad žoldnéři.
Then he and his soldiers took to Babylon the people who were still living in the city, the other people [who lived in that area], and the soldiers who had previously surrendered to the Babylonian army.
12 Toliko něco chaterného lidu země zanechal hejtman nad žoldnéři, aby byli vinaři a oráči.
But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the very poor people to stay in Judah to take care of the vineyards and [to plant crops in] the fields.
13 Nadto sloupy měděné, kteříž byli v domě Hospodinově, i podstavky, i moře měděné, kteréž bylo v domě Hospodinově, ztloukli Kaldejští, a měď z nich odvezli do Babylona.
The Babylonian soldiers broke into pieces the bronze pillars, the bronze carts with wheels, and the huge bronze basin, all of which were in the temple courtyard, and they took all the bronze to Babylon.
14 Též hrnce, lopaty a nástroje hudebné, a kadidlnice i všecky nádoby měděné, jimiž sloužili, pobrali.
They also took the pots, the shovels, the instruments for (snuffing out/extinguishing) [the wicks of] the lamps, the dishes, and all the other bronze items that the Israeli priests had used for offering sacrifices at the temple.
15 I nádoby k oharkům a kotlíky, a cokoli zlatého a stříbrného bylo, pobral hejtman nad žoldnéři,
The soldiers also took away the (firepans/trays for carrying burning coals), the basins, and [all the other] items made of pure gold or pure silver.
16 Sloupy dva, moře jedno a podstavky, jichž byl nadělal Šalomoun do domu Hospodinova. Nebylo váhy mědi všech těch nádob.
The bronze from the two pillars, the carts with wheels, and the huge basin were very heavy; they could not be weighed. (Those things had been made/A man named Hiram had made these things) for the temple when Solomon [was the king of Israel].
17 Osmnácti loket byla výška sloupu jednoho, a makovice na něm měděná, kterážto makovice tří loket zvýší byla, a mřežování i jablka zrnatá na té makovici vůkol; všecko bylo měděné. Takovýž byl i druhý sloup s mřežováním.
Each of the pillars was (27 feet/8 meters) tall. The bronze capital/top of each pillar was (7-1/2 feet/2.3 meters) high. They were each decorated all around with something that looked like a net made of bronze chains connecting bronze pomegranates.
18 Vzal také týž hejtman nad žoldnéři Saraiáše kněze předního, a Sofoniáše kněze nižšího, a tři strážné prahu.
Nebuzaradan took with him to Babylon Seraiah the Supreme Priest, Zephaniah his assistant, and the three men who guarded the entrance [to the temple].
19 A z města vzal komorníka jednoho, kterýž byl hejtmanem nad muži bojovnými, a pět mužů z těch, jenž bývali při králi, kteříž nalezeni byli v městě, a předního spisovatele vojska, kterýž popisoval vojsko z lidu země, a šedesáte mužů z lidu země, kteříž se nalezli v městě.
And they found people who were still hiding in Jerusalem. From those people he took one officer from the Judean army, five of the king’s advisors, the chief secretary of the army commander who was in charge of recruiting men to join the army, and 60 other important Judean men.
20 Zjímav tedy je Nebuzardan hejtman nad žoldnéři, přivedl je k králi Babylonskému do Ribla.
Nebuzaradan took them all to the king of Babylon at Riblah [city].
21 I pobil je král Babylonský, a zmordoval je v Ribla, v zemi Emat, a tak zaveden jest Juda z země své.
There at Riblah, in Hamath province, the king of Babylon commanded that they all be executed. That is what happened when the people of Judah were (taken forcefully/exiled) from their land [to Babylon].
22 Lidu pak, kterýž zůstal v zemi Judské, jehož byl zanechal Nabuchodonozor král Babylonský, představil Godoliáše syna Achikama, syna Safanova.
Then King Nebuchadnezzar appointed Gedaliah, who was the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan, to be the governor of the people who were still living in Judah.
23 I uslyšeli všickni hejtmané vojska, oni i lid jejich, že postavil za správce král Babylonský Godoliáše, a přišli k Godoliášovi do Masfa, totiž Izmael syn Netaniášův, a Jochanan syn Kareachův, a Saraiáš syn Tanchumeta Netofatského, a Jazaniáš syn Machatův, oni i lid jejich.
When all the army captains of Judah and their soldiers who had not surrendered to Nebuchadnezzar found out that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah to be the governor, they met with him at Mizpah [town]. These army captains were Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, Johanan the son of Kareah, Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth from Netophah [town], and Jaazaniah from the Maacah region.
24 Tedy přisáhl jim Godoliáš i lidu jejich, a řekl jim: Nebojte se služby Kaldejských, zůstaňte v zemi, a služte králi Babylonskému, a dobře vám bude.
Gedaliah solemnly promised them [that the officials from Babylon were not planning to harm them]. He said, “You may live in this land [without being afraid] and serve the king of Babylon, and [if you do], everything will go well for you.”
25 I stalo se měsíce sedmého, přišel Izmael syn Netaniáše, syna Elisamova, z semene královského, a deset mužů s ním. I zabili Godoliáše, a umřel; takž i Židy i Kaldejské, kteříž s ním byli v Masfa.
But in October of that year, Ishmael, whose grandfather Elishama was one of the relatives of the descendants of King David, went to Mizpah along with ten other men and assassinated/killed Gedaliah and all the men who were with him. There were also men from Judah and men from Babylon whom they assassinated.
26 Pročež zdvih se všecken lid, od malého až do velikého, i hejtmané vojsk, ušli do Egypta; nebo se báli Kaldejských.
Then many [HYP] of the people from Judah, important people and unimportant ones, and the army captains, were very afraid of [what] the Babylonians [would do to them], so they fled to Egypt.
27 Stalo se také léta třidcátého sedmého po zajetí Joachina krále Judského, dvanáctého měsíce, dvadcátého sedmého dne téhož měsíce, povýšil Evilmerodach král Babylonský toho léta, když počal kralovati, Joachina krále Judského, pustiv ho z žaláře.
Thirty-seven years after King Jehoiachin of Judah was taken to Babylon, [Nebuchadnezzar’s son] Evil-Merodach became the king of Babylon. He was kind to Jehoiachin, and on April 2 of that year, he released/freed Jehoiachin from prison.
28 A mluvil s ním dobrotivě, i stolici jeho postavil nad stolice jiných králů, kteříž s ním byli v Babyloně.
He always spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and honored him more than the other kings who had been taken/exiled to Babylon.
29 Změnil též roucho jeho, kteréž měl v žaláři. I jídal vždycky před ním po všecky dny života svého.
He gave Jehoiachin new clothes to replace the clothes that he had been wearing in prison, and he allowed Jehoiachin to eat at the king’s table every day for the rest of his life.
30 Nebo vyměřený pokrm ustavičně dáván byl jemu od krále, a to na každý den po všecky dny života jeho.
The king of Babylon also gave him money every day, so that he could buy the things that he needed. The king continued to do that until Jehoiachin died.
