2 Kings 24
1 In his dayes came Nebuchad-nezzar King of Babel vp, and Iehoiakim became his seruant three yeere: afterwarde he turned, and rebelled against him.
Semasa pemerintahan Raja Yoyakim, Nebukadnezar raja Babel menyerang dan menaklukkan Yehuda. Tiga tahun lamanya Yoyakim tunduk kepada Nebukadnezar, tetapi kemudian ia memberontak.
2 And the Lord sent against him bandes of the Caldees, and bands of the Aramites, and bands of the Moabites, and bandes of the Ammonites, and he sent them against Iudah to destroy it, according to the worde of the Lord, which he spake by his seruants the Prophets.
TUHAN mengirim gerombolan-gerombolan bersenjata dari bangsa Babel, Siria, Moab dan Amon untuk melawan Yoyakim dan membinasakan Yehuda, sesuai dengan apa yang telah dikatakan-Nya melalui para nabi hamba-hamba-Nya.
3 Surely by the commandement of the Lord came this vpon Iudah, that he might put them out of his sight for the sinnes of Manasseh, according to all that he did,
Memang hal itu harus terjadi, karena TUHAN sudah mengatakan bahwa bangsa Yehuda akan dibuang dari negeri yang diberikan TUHAN kepada mereka. Mereka dibuang karena segala dosa yang dilakukan oleh Raja Manasye;
4 And for the innocent blood that he shed, (for he filled Ierusalem with innocent blood) therefore the Lord would not pardon it.
terutama karena semua pembunuhan yang dilakukannya terhadap orang-orang yang tidak bersalah. TUHAN tidak mau mengampuni Manasye karena perbuatan-perbuatannya itu.
5 Concerning the rest of the actes of Iehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in the booke of the Chronicles of the Kinges of Iudah?
Seluruh daerah, dari Sungai Efrat sampai perbatasan Mesir sebelah utara yang termasuk wilayah pemerintahan raja Mesir, dikuasai oleh raja Babel. Karena itu raja Mesir tidak pernah lagi keluar dari negerinya untuk pergi berperang. Kisah lainnya mengenai Raja Yoyakim dicatat dalam buku Sejarah Raja-raja Yehuda. Setelah Yoyakim meninggal, putranya yang bernama Yoyakhin menjadi raja menggantikan dia.
6 So Iehoiakim slept with his fathers, and Iehoiachin his sonne reigned in his steade.
7 And the King of Egypt came no more out of his lande: for the King of Babel had taken from the riuer of Egypt, vnto the riuer Perath, all that pertained to the King of Egypt.
8 Iehoiachin was eighteene yere old, when he beganne to reigne, and reigned in Ierusalem three moneths. His mothers name also was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Ierusalem.
Yoyakhin berumur 18 tahun ketika ia menjadi raja Yehuda, dan ia memerintah di Yerusalem tiga bulan lamanya. Ibunya bernama Nehusta anak Elnatan, dari Yerusalem.
9 And he did euill in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father had done.
Seperti ayahnya, Yoyakhin pun berdosa kepada TUHAN.
10 In that time came the seruants of Nebuchad-nezzar king of Babel vp against Ierusalem: so the citie was besieged.
Dalam masa pemerintahan Yoyakhin, pasukan Babel yang dipimpin oleh perwira-perwira Nebukadnezar, maju menyerang Yerusalem, dan mengepung kota itu.
11 And Nebuchad-nezzar King of Babel came against the citie, and his seruants did besiege it.
Sementara kota itu dikepung, Nebukadnezar sendiri datang ke Yerusalem,
12 Then Iehoiachin the king of Iudah came out against the King of Babel, he, and his mother and his seruants, and his princes, and his eunuches: and the King of Babel tooke him in the eyght yeere of his reigne.
lalu Raja Yoyakhin bersama ibunya, anak-anaknya, perwira-perwiranya serta pegawai-pegawai istananya menyerah kepada Nebukadnezar. Lalu Yoyakhin ditawan. Hal itu terjadi pada tahun kedelapan pemerintahan Nebukadnezar.
13 And he caryed out thence all the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the Kings house, and brake all the vessels of gold, which Salomon King of Israel had made in the Temple of the Lord, as the Lord had saide.
Semua perkakas emas yang dibuat oleh Raja Salomo untuk Rumah TUHAN, dirusak oleh Nebukadnezar. Lalu semua benda berharga yang terdapat di Rumah TUHAN itu dan di istana diangkutnya ke Babel. Semua itu terjadi sesuai dengan apa yang telah dikatakan TUHAN sebelumnya.
14 And he caryed away all Ierusalem, and all the princes, and all the strong men of warre, euen ten thousande into captiuitie, and all the workemen, and cunning men: so none remained sauing the poore people of the lande.
Raja Yoyakhin, ibunya, istri-istrinya, pegawai-pegawainya, dan pemimpin-pemimpin Yehuda--seluruhnya 7.000 orang terkemuka--ditawan dan diangkut ke Babel. Juga para pekerja ahli dan pandai besi sebanyak 1.000 orang, semuanya orang kuat-kuat dan berani-berani untuk berperang. Orang-orang keturunan raja, dan orang-orang terkemuka pun diangkut juga ke pembuangan--semuanya ada 10.000 orang. Hampir seluruh penduduk Yerusalem diangkut; yang tertinggal hanyalah rakyat yang paling miskin.
15 And he caryed away Iehoiachin into Babel, and the Kings mother, and the Kinges wiues, and his eunuches, and the mightie of the lande caryed he away into captiuitie from Ierusalem to Babel,
16 And al the men of warre, euen seuen thousand, and carpenters, and lockesmithes a thousande: all that were strong and apt for warre, did the King of Babel bring to Babel captiues.
17 And the King of Babel made Mattaniah his vncle King in his steade, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
Kemudian Nebukadnezar mengangkat Matanya, paman Yoyakhin, menjadi raja Yehuda, dan mengubah namanya menjadi Zedekia.
18 Zedekiah was one and twentie yeere olde, when he began to reigne, and he reigned eleuen yeeres in Ierusalem. His mothers name also was Hamutal the daughter of Ieremiah of Libnah.
Zedekia berumur 21 tahun ketika ia menjadi raja Yehuda. Ia memerintah di Yerusalem 11 tahun lamanya. Ibunya bernama Hamutal, anak Yeremia dari kota Libna.
19 And he did euill in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Iehoiakim had done.
Seperti Raja Yoyakim, Raja Zedekia juga berdosa kepada TUHAN.
20 Therefore certainly the wrath of the Lord was against Ierusalem and Iudah vntill he cast them out of his sight. And Zedekiah rebelled against the King of Babel.
TUHAN marah sekali kepada penduduk Yerusalem dan orang Yehuda sehingga Ia tidak lagi memperhatikan mereka.
