2 Kings 25
1 And it came to pass, in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came—he and all his force, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it, —and they built against it a siege wall, round about.
Kemudian Zedekia memberontak terhadap Nebukadnezar raja Babel. 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,
2 And the city came into the siege, —until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
dan terus mengepung kota itu sampai tahun kesebelas pemerintahan Zedekia.
3 On the ninth of the month, when the famine had become severe in the city, —and there had come to be no bread for the people of the land,
Pada tanggal sembilan bulan empat tahun itu juga ketika bencana kelaparan sudah begitu hebat sehingga rakyat sudah tidak lagi mempunyai makanan sama sekali,
4 then was the city broken up, and all the men of war [fled] by night by way of the gate between the two walls, which is by the garden of the king, the Chaldeans being near the city round about, —and he went the way of the Waste 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.
5 and the force of the Chaldeans, pursued, the king, and overtook him in the Waste Plains of Jericho, —and, all his force, was scattered from him.
Tetapi tentara Babel mengejar Raja Zedekia, dan menangkapnya di dataran Yerikho. Semua anak buahnya lari meninggalkan dia.
6 So they seized the king, and brought him up unto the king of Babylon, at Riblah, —and they pronounced upon him sentence of judgment.
Kemudian Raja Zedekia dibawa kepada Raja Nebukadnezar di kota Ribla, lalu dijatuhi hukuman.
7 And, the sons of Zedekiah, they slew before his eyes, —and, the eyes of Zedekiah, put they out, and then bound him with fetters of bronze, and brought him into Babylon.
Anak-anaknya dibunuh di depan matanya. Setelah itu Zedekia dicungkil matanya, lalu dibelenggu dan dibawa ke Babel.
8 And, in the fifth month, on the seventh of the month, the same, was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, chief of the royal executioners, servant of the king of Babylon, to Jerusalem;
Pada tanggal tujuh bulan lima dalam tahun kesembilan belas pemerintah Nebukadnezar raja Babel, datanglah ke Yerusalem seorang yang bernama Nebuzaradan. Ia adalah penasihat dan panglima tentara Nebukadnezar.
9 and burned the house of Yahweh, and the house of the king, —yea, all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great man’s house, burned he with fire.
Nebuzaradan membakar Rumah TUHAN, istana raja, dan rumah semua orang terkemuka di Yerusalem.
10 And, the walls of Jerusalem round about, did all the force of the Chaldeans who were with the chief of the royal executioners, break down.
Lalu semua anak buahnya meruntuhkan tembok-tembok kota itu.
11 And, the residue of the people who were left in the city, and the disheartened who fell away unto the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan, chief of the royal executioners, carry away captive.
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.
12 But, of the poorest of the land, did the chief of the royal executioners, leave, for vine-dressers and for husbandmen.
Tetapi sebagian dari rakyat yang paling miskin dan tak punya harta ditinggalkannya di Yehuda dan disuruhnya mengerjakan kebun anggur dan ladang-ladang.
13 And, the pillars of bronze that were in the house of Yahweh, and the stands, and the sea of bronze which was in the house of Yahweh, the Chaldeans brake in pieces, and they carried away the bronze of them to Babylon;
Tiang-tiang perunggu dan kereta-kereta di Rumah TUHAN bersama-sama dengan bejana perunggunya dipecahkan oleh orang Babel, lalu semua perunggunya diangkut ke negeri mereka.
14 and, the caldrons, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, even all the utensils of bronze wherewith ministration used to be made, did they take away;
Mereka juga mengangkut barang-barang ini: sekop-sekop, 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.
15 and, the sprinkling pans and the dashing bowls which were of gold, in gold, and which were of silver, in silver, did, the chief of the royal executions, take away.
Barang-barang emas dan perak, termasuk mangkuk-mangkuk kecil dan piring-piring untuk bara diambil oleh Nebuzaradan sendiri.
16 As for the two pillars the one sea and the stands which Solomon made for the house of Yahweh, without weight, was the bronze of all these things.
Barang-barang perunggu yang dibuat oleh Raja Salomo untuk Rumah TUHAN, yaitu kedua tiang, kereta-kereta dan bejana besar, semuanya begitu berat sehingga tidak tertimbang.
17 Eighteen cubits, was the height of each pillar, and, the capital thereupon was of bronze, and, the height of the capital, was three cubits, and, the lattice-work and pomegranates upon the capital round about, the whole, was of bronze; and, like these, had the second pillar, upon the lattice-work.
Kedua tiang perunggu itu sama; masing-masing tingginya 8 meter dengan sebuah kepala tiang dari perunggu setinggi 1,3 meter. Di sekeliling setiap kepala tiang itu ada anyaman dengan hiasan buah delima dari perunggu.
18 And the chief of the royal executioners took Seraiah the head priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, —and the three keepers of the entrance hall;
Selain itu, Nebuzaradan menangkap Imam Agung Seraya, Sefanya imam pembantu, tiga orang penjaga pintu Rumah TUHAN, kelima penasihat pribadi raja yang masih berada di kota, panglima, wakil panglima yang mengurus administrasi tentara, dan 60 orang pembesar lainnya.
19 and, out of the city, took he one courtier who himself was set over the men of war, and five men of them who were wont to see the face of the king, who were found in the city, and the scribe—general of the army, who used to muster the people of the land, —and sixty men of the people of the land, who were found in the city;
20 and Nebuzaradan, chief of the royal executioners, took them, —and brought them unto the king of Babylon, at Riblah;
Semua orang itu dibawanya kepada Raja Nebukadnezar di kota Ribla,
21 and the king of Babylon smote them and slew them in Riblah, in the land of Hamath, —and thus Judah disappeared from off their own soil.
di wilayah Hamat. Di sana mereka disiksa lalu dibunuh. Demikianlah orang-orang Yehuda diangkut dari negeri mereka dan dibawa ke pembuangan.
22 But, as for the people who were left in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon left remaining, he set over them Gedaliah, son of Ahikam son of Shaphan.
Setelah itu Raja Nebukadnezar mengangkat Gedalya anak Ahikam dan cucu Safan, menjadi gubernur di Yehuda untuk memerintah atas semua orang yang masih tinggal di sana.
23 And, when all the generals of the forces, they and the men, heard that the king of Babylon had given oversight unto Gedaliah, then came they in unto Gedaliah, at Mizpah, —even Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and Johanan son of Kareah, and Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of a Maacathite, they and their men.
Ketika para perwira dan prajurit Yehuda yang tidak menyerah kepada Babel mendengar tentang pengangkatan itu, mereka semua datang kepada Gedalya di Mizpa. Perwira-perwira itu ialah Ismael anak Netanya, Yohanan anak Kareah, Seraya anak Tanhumet dari kota Netofa, dan Yazanya dari kota Maakha.
24 And Gedaliah sware unto them, and to their men, and said to them, Do not fear because of the servants of the Chaldeans, —dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
Berkatalah Gedalya kepada mereka semuanya, "Kamu tidak perlu takut kepada pejabat-pejabat pemerintah Babel. Tinggallah saja di negeri kita ini dan jadilah hamba raja Babel. Saya tanggung kamu akan selamat."
25 And it came to pass, in the seventh month, that Ishmael son of Nethaniah a son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, —and the Jews and the Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah.
Tetapi pada bulan tujuh tahun itu Ismael anak Netanya dan cucu Elisama yang masih keturunan raja, pergi bersama 10 orang ke Mizpa. Mereka menyerang dan membunuh Gedalya beserta orang Yehuda dan orang Babel yang berada bersama Gedalya di situ.
26 Then arose all the people, both small and great, and the generals of the forces, and came into Egypt, —for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.
Maka seluruh rakyat Yehuda, kaya maupun miskin, bersama-sama dengan para perwira lari ke Mesir karena takut kepada orang Babel.
27 And it came to pass, in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, —that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, out of prison;
Pada tanggal dua puluh tujuh 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,
28 and he spake with him kind words, —and set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Babylon;
serta memperlakukannya dengan baik. Yoyakhin diberinya kedudukan yang lebih tinggi daripada raja-raja lain yang juga dibuang ke Babel.
29 and changed his prison garments, —and he did eat bread continually before him, all the days of his life.
Yoyakhin tidak lagi memakai pakaian penjara dan biasanya makan di istana serta diberi uang untuk keperluan hidupnya.
30 And, as his allowance, a continual portion, was given him, from the king, the provision of a day upon its own day, —all the days of his life.
