Jeremia 52
1 Zedekia ne ja-higni piero ariyo gachiel kane obedo ruoth, kendo nobedo e loch kodak Jerusalem kuom higni apar gachiel. Min mare ne nyinge Hamutal nyar Jeremia ma aa Libna.
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 Ne otimo richo e nyim Jehova Nyasaye, mana kaka Jehoyakim notimo.
Zedekiah did [many] things that Yahweh says are evil, like [his father] Jehoiakim had done.
3 Magi duto notimore ne Jerusalem kod Juda nikech mirimb Jehova Nyasaye, kendo giko to ne oriembogi oko e nyime. Koro Zedekia nongʼanyone ruodh Babulon.
[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 Omiyo e higa mar ochiko mar loch Zedekia, e odiechiengʼ mar apar mar dwe mar apar, Nebukadneza ruodh Babulon nodhi gi jolweny mage duto momonjo Jerusalem. Negilworo dala maduongʼno kendo ne gigoyone agengʼa koni gi koni.
[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 Dala maduongʼno ne ogone agengʼa nyaka higa mar apar gachiel mar Ruoth Zedekia.
They continued to surround Jerusalem until Zedekiah had been ruling for almost eleven years.
6 E odiechiengʼ mar ochiko e dwe mar angʼwen kech mane ni e dala maduongʼno nomedore makoro ne onge chiemo mane ji nyalo chamo.
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 Bangʼ mano ohinga mar dala maduongʼno nomuki, kendo jolweny duto noringo ka tony gotieno ka gikalo e rangach man e kind ohinga ariyo man but puoth ruoth, kata obedo ni jo-Babulon nolworo dala maduongʼno kamano. Negiringo ka gichomo Araba,
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 to jolwenj Babulon nolawo Ruoth Zedekia kendo ojuke e pewe mag Jeriko. Jolweny mage duto noringo oweye moke,
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 kendo negimake. Ne gitere Ribla ir ruodh Babulon e piny Hamath, kama nongʼadone bura.
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 E Ribla ruodh Babulon nonego yawuot Zedekia koneno; bende nonego jotelo duto mag Juda.
They forced Zedekiah to watch while they killed his sons and all the officials from Judah.
11 Eka nogolo wenge Zedekia oko, notweye gi rateke mag mula kendo notere Babulon, kama ne okete e od twech nyaka chiengʼ mano thoe.
[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 E odiechiengʼ mar apar mar dwe mar abich, e higa mar apar gochiko mar loch Nebukadneza ruodh Babulon, Nebuzaradan jatend jolweny marito ruoth, ma en achiel kuom jodong ruodh Babulon, nobiro Jerusalem.
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 Nowangʼo hekalu mar Jehova Nyasaye, kar dak ruoth kod udi duto man Jerusalem. Bende nowangʼo udi duto moger mabeyo.
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 Jolweny duto mag Babulon mane ichiko gi jatend jolweny marito ruoth ne omuko ohinga duto moluoro Jerusalem.
Then he supervised the soldiers from Babylonia while they tore down the walls on all sides of Jerusalem.
15 Nebuzaradan jatend jolweny notero e twech jomoko kuom joma odhier kod jogo mane odongʼ e dala maduongʼno, kaachiel gi jogo molony e tij lwedo kod joma noringo modhi ir ruodh Babulon mondo otony.
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 To Nebuzaradan noweyo jopinyno moko mane odhier ahinya mondo oti e puothe mag mzabibu kod puothe mamoko.
But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the very poor people to remain [in Judah] to take care of the vineyards and fields.
17 Jo-Babulon nomuko sirni mag mula, rachungi mag taya kod Karaya Maduongʼ mar mula mane ni e hekalu mar Jehova Nyasaye kendo ne gitero mulago duto nyaka Babulon.
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 Bende negikawo agulni, opawo, gir ngʼado otambi mar taya, tewni mikwoyogo remo, bakunde kod gik moko duto molos gi mula mane itiyogo e hekalu.
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 Jatend jolweny marito ruoth nokawo besen, gima iwangʼoe ubani, tewni mag kwoyo remo, agulni, rachung taya, dise kod bakunde mitiyogo e misango miolo piny, ma gin gik moko duto molos gi dhahabu maler kata fedha.
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 Mula mane ogolo e sirni ariyo, gi Karaya Maduongʼ kod rwedhi apar gariyo mag mula e bwoye kod rachungi minyalo tingʼ mane Ruoth Solomon olosone hekalu mar Jehova Nyasaye, ne pek ma ok nyal pim.
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 Siro ka siro borne ne romo fut piero ariyo gochiko kendo alwora mare ne romo fut apar gochiko; sirnigo norokore kendo moro ka moro kore ne romo gi lith lwedo angʼwen.
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 Gima chalo agulu mar mula mane ni e ewi achiel kuom sirni borne kadhi malo ne romo fut aboro kendo nokede gi gik mongʼinore ongʼinore molwore koni gi koni. Siro machielo man-gi gik mongʼinore ongʼinore, ne chal kod mokwongo.
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 Ne nitiere gik mongʼinore ongʼinore piero ochiko gauchiel e bethe sirni, kwan gik mongʼinore ongʼinore duto ne gin mia achiel mane olworo gima otwangʼ mongʼith.
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 Jatend jolweny marito ruoth nomako Seraya jadolo maduongʼ, gi Zefania jadolo maluwe kod ji adek ma jorit dhoot hekalu moterogi e twech.
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 To kuom joma ne odongʼ e dala maduongʼno, nomako jatelo mane ochungʼ ne jolweny, kod ji abiriyo ma jongʼad rieko ne ruoth. Bende nomako jagoro mane tichne en ndiko nying joma onego bed jolweny kod jodonge piero auchiel mane oyudi e dala maduongʼno.
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 Nebuzaradan jatend lweny nomakogi duto mokelogi Ribla ir ruodh Babulon.
Nebuzaradan took them all to the king of Babylon, [who was still] at Riblah.
27 Ruoth nogolo chik mondo neg-gi Ribla kanyo, e piny jo-Hamath. Omiyo Juda noter e twech mabor gi pinye owuon.
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 Ma e kwan mar joma Nebukadneza notero e twech: e higa mar abiriyo, mane gin jo-Yahudi alufu adek gi piero adek;
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 e hik Nebukadneza mar apar gaboro, ji mia aboro gi piero adek gariyo moa Jerusalem;
Then, when he had been ruling for almost 18 years, his [soldiers] took 832 [more Israeli people to Babylonia].
30 e hike mar piero ariyo gadek, jo-Yahudi mia abiriyo gi piero angʼwen gabich mane oter e twech gi Nebuzaradan jatend lweny. Giduto ne gin ji alufu angʼwen mia auchiel.
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 E higa mar piero adek gabiriyo mar twech Jehoyakin ruodh Juda, e higa mane Evil-Merodak obedo ruodh Babulon, nogonyo Jehoyakin ruodh Juda kendo oweye thuolo koa e od twech e odiechiengʼ mar piero ariyo gabich mar dwe mar apar gariyo.
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 Nowuoyo kode modembore kendo nomiye kom duongʼ moloyo ruodhi mamoko mane ni kode e twech Babulon.
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 Omiyo Jehoyakin nolonyo lepe mag twech kendo e ndalo ngimane duto ne ochiemo pile pile e mesa ruoth.
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 Odiechiengʼ ka odiechiengʼ ruodh Babulon ne miyo Jehoyakin pok mowinjore kode ndalo duto mag ngimane, nyaka odiechiengʼno mar thone.
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.
