Jeremiah 52
1 ZEDEKIAH was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
Zedekia berumur dua puluh satu tahun ketika ia menjadi raja Yehuda. Ia memerintah di Yerusalem sebelas tahun lamanya. Ibunya bernama Hamutal, anak Yeremia dari kota Libna.
2 And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
Seperti Raja Yoyakim, Raja Zedekia juga berdosa kepada TUHAN.
3 For through the anger of the Lord it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
TUHAN marah sekali kepada penduduk Yerusalem dan orang Yehuda sehingga Ia mengusir mereka dan tidak melindungi mereka lagi. Zedekia memberontak terhadap Nebukadnezar raja Babel,
4 And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about.
karena itu Nebukadnezar dengan seluruh angkatan perangnya datang dan menyerang Yerusalem pada tanggal sepuluh bulan sepuluh dalam tahun kesembilan pemerintahan Zedekia. Mereka mendirikan markas di luar kota, membangun tembok pengepungan
5 So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
dan terus mengepung kota itu sampai tahun kesebelas pemerintahan Zedekia.
6 And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.
Pada tanggal sembilan bulan empat tahun itu juga, ketika bencana kelaparan sudah begitu hebat sehingga rakyat tidak lagi mempunyai makanan sama sekali,
7 Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king’s garden; (now the Chaldeans were by the city round about: ) and they went by the way of the plain.
tembok kota didobrak musuh. Malam itu, meskipun orang Babel sedang mengepung kota itu, semua tentara Yehuda melarikan diri menuju Lembah Yordan. Mereka mengambil jalan lewat taman istana, lalu keluar melalui pintu gerbang yang menghubungkan kedua tembok di tempat itu.
8 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.
Tetapi tentara Babel mengejar Raja Zedekia, dan menangkapnya di dataran Yerikho. Semua anak buahnya lari meninggalkan dia.
9 Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment upon him.
Kemudian Raja Zedekia dibawa kepada Raja Nebukadnezar di kota Ribla di daerah Hamat, lalu dijatuhi hukuman mati.
10 And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.
Di kota itu juga anak-anaknya dibunuh di depan matanya, dan semua pejabat pemerintah Yehuda pun dibunuh.
11 Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.
Setelah itu Zedekia dicungkil matanya, lalu dibelenggu dan dibawa ke Babel. Di sana ia dimasukkan ke dalam penjara, dan tidak pernah keluar dari situ sampai saat ia meninggal.
12 Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzar-adan, captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem,
Pada tanggal sepuluh bulan lima dalam tahun kesembilan belas pemerintahan Nebukadnezar raja Babel, datanglah ke Yerusalem seorang yang bernama Nebuzaradan. Ia adalah penasihat dan kepala pengawal pribadi Nebukadnezar.
13 And burned the house of the Lord, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire:
Nebuzaradan membakar Rumah TUHAN, istana raja, dan rumah semua orang terkemuka di Yerusalem.
14 And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.
Lalu semua anak buahnya meruntuhkan tembok-tembok kota itu.
15 Then Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.
Kemudian rakyat yang masih ada di kota, yaitu para pekerja ahli yang tersisa, orang-orang miskin, dan orang-orang yang telah lari ke pihak orang Babel, semuanya diangkut ke Babel oleh Nebuzaradan.
16 But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.
Tapi sebagian dari rakyat yang paling miskin dan tak punya harta, ditinggalkannya di Yehuda, dan disuruhnya mengerjakan kebun anggur dan ladang-ladang.
17 Also the pillars of brass that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans brake, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.
Tiang-tiang perunggu dan kereta-kereta di Rumah TUHAN bersama bejana perunggu dipecahkan oleh orang Babel, lalu semua perunggunya diangkut ke negeri mereka.
18 The caldrons also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.
Mereka juga mengangkut barang-barang ini: penyodok-penyodok, tempat abu mezbah, perkakas-perkakas pelita, mangkuk-mangkuk untuk menampung darah binatang yang disembelih untuk kurban, mangkuk-mangkuk untuk membakar dupa, dan semua barang perunggu lainnya yang dipakai untuk upacara ibadat.
19 And the basons, and the firepans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups; that which was of gold in gold, and that which was of silver in silver, took the captain of the guard away.
Barang-barang emas dan perak, termasuk mangkuk-mangkuk kecil dan tempat bara, mangkuk-mangkuk untuk tempat darah binatang yang disembelih untuk kurban, tempat abu, kaki pelita, mangkuk-mangkuk untuk dupa, dan mangkuk-mangkuk untuk menuangkan persembahan air anggur, semuanya diambil oleh Nebuzaradan sendiri.
20 The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the Lord: the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
Barang-barang perunggu yang dibuat oleh Raja Salomo untuk Rumah TUHAN, yaitu kedua tiang, kereta-kereta, bejana dan kedua belas sapi yang menopang bejana itu, semuanya begitu berat, sehingga tidak tertimbang.
21 And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.
Kedua tiang perunggu itu sama: masing-masing tingginya 8 meter, lingkarnya 5,3 meter, dan tengah-tengahnya kosong. Tebal perunggunya 75 milimeter. Di atas setiap tiang itu ada kepala tiang setinggi 2,2 meter. Sekeliling kepala-kepala tiang itu ada anyaman dengan hiasan buah delima, semuanya dari perunggu juga.
22 And a chapiter of brass was upon it; and the height of one chapiter was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the chapiters round about, all of brass. The second pillar also and the pomegranates were like unto these.
23 And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all the pomegranates upon the network were an hundred round about.
Buah delima pada anyaman di setiap kepala tiang itu ada seratus, tapi hanya sembilan puluh enam yang kelihatan dari bawah.
24 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
Selain itu, Nebuzaradan menangkap Imam Agung Seraya, Zefanya wakilnya, tiga orang penjaga pintu Rumah TUHAN,
25 He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king’s person, which were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city.
ketujuh penasihat pribadi raja yang masih berada di kota, panglima, wakil panglima yang mengurus administrasi tentara, dan enam puluh orang pembesar lainnya.
26 So Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.
Semua orang itu dibawanya kepada Raja Nebukadnezar di kota Ribla,
27 And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death in Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his own land.
di wilayah Hamat. Di sana mereka disiksa, lalu dibunuh. Demikianlah orang-orang Yehuda diangkut dari negeri mereka dan dibawa ke pembuangan;
28 This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty:
semuanya ada 4.600 orang. Nebukadnezar mengangkut mereka dalam tahap-tahap sebagai berikut: 3.023 orang pada tahun ketujuh pemerintahannya, 832 orang dari Yerusalem pada tahun kedelapan belas pemerintahannya, dan 745 orang diangkut oleh Nebuzaradan pada tahun kedua puluh tiga pemerintahan Nebukadnezar.
29 In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons:
30 In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.
31 And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison,
Pada tanggal dua puluh lima bulan dua belas dalam tahun ketiga puluh tujuh sesudah Yoyakhin diangkut ke pembuangan, Ewil-Merodakh menjadi raja Babel. Pada tahun itu juga ia menunjukkan belas kasihannya kepada Yoyakhin, dan melepaskan dia dari penjara,
32 And spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,
serta memperlakukannya dengan baik. Yoyakhin diberinya kedudukan yang lebih tinggi daripada raja-raja lain yang juga dibuang ke Babel.
33 And changed his prison garments: and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life.
Ia diizinkan mengganti pakaian penjaranya dan untuk seterusnya selama hidupnya ia boleh makan di istana, dan setiap hari diberi uang untuk keperluan hidupnya.
34 And for his diet, there was a continual diet given him of the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.
