2 Kings 24
1 While Jehoiakim was ruling [Judah, the army of] King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon invaded Judah. [They defeated the Judean army, and as a result, ] Jehoiakim was required to pay a lot of tribute/taxes to King Nebuchadnezzar. But after three years, Jehoiakim rebelled.
Dalam zamannya majulah berperang Nebukadnezar, raja Babel, lalu Yoyakim menjadi takluk kepadanya tiga tahun lamanya; tetapi kemudian Yoyakim berbalik dan memberontak terhadap dia.
2 Then Yahweh sent raiders from Babylonia and Syria, and from the Moab and Ammon people-groups, to attack the people of Judah and get rid of them, just as Yahweh had told his prophets to warn the people would happen.
TUHAN menyuruh gerombolan-gerombolan Kasdim, gerombolan-gerombolan Aram, gerombolan-gerombolan Moab dan gerombolan-gerombolan bani Amon melawan Yoyakim; Ia menyuruh mereka melawan Yehuda untuk membinasakannya sesuai dengan firman TUHAN yang diucapkan-Nya dengan perantaraan para hamba-Nya, yaitu para nabi.
3 These things happened to the people of Judah according to what Yahweh commanded. [He had decided] to get rid of the people of Judah because of the many sins that King Manasseh [had committed].
Sungguh, hal itu terjadi kepada Yehuda sesuai dengan titah TUHAN untuk menjauhkan mereka dari hadapan-Nya oleh karena dosa-dosa Manasye, setimpal dengan segala yang dilakukannya,
4 Manasseh had even caused many innocent people in Jerusalem to be killed, and Yahweh would not forgive that.
dan juga oleh karena darah orang yang tidak bersalah yang telah ditumpahkannya, sebab ia telah membuat Yerusalem penuh dengan darah orang yang tidak bersalah, dan TUHAN tidak mau mengampuninya.
5 The other things that happened while Jehoiakim was king, and all the things that he did, are written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
Selebihnya dari riwayat Yoyakim dan segala yang dilakukannya, bukankah semuanya itu tertulis dalam kitab sejarah raja-raja Yehuda?
6 When Jehoiakim died, his son Jehoiachin became the king.
Kemudian Yoyakim mendapat perhentian bersama-sama dengan nenek moyangnya, maka Yoyakhin, anaknya, menjadi raja menggantikan dia.
7 [The army of] the king of Babylon [defeated the army of Egypt, and] took control of all the area that the Egyptians formerly controlled, from the brook [at the border] of Egypt [in the south] to the Euphrates River [in the north]. So [the army of] the king of Egypt did not return [to attack Judah] again.
Raja Mesir tidak lagi keluar berperang dari negerinya, sebab raja Babel telah merebut segala yang termasuk wilayah raja Mesir mulai dari sungai Mesir sampai ke sungai Efrat.
8 Jehoiachin was 18 years old when he became the king of Judah. His mother’s name was Nehushta; she was the daughter of a man from Jerusalem named Elnathan. Jehoiachin ruled in Jerusalem for [only] three months.
Yoyakhin berumur delapan belas tahun pada waktu ia menjadi raja dan tiga bulan lamanya ia memerintah di Yerusalem. Nama ibunya ialah Nehusta binti Elnatan, dari Yerusalem.
9 Jehoiachin did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil, just as his father had done.
Ia melakukan apa yang jahat di mata TUHAN tepat seperti yang dilakukan ayahnya.
10 [While Jehoiachin was king, ] some officers of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came [along with the whole Babylonian army] to Jerusalem, and they surrounded the city.
Pada waktu itu majulah orang-orang Nebukadnezar, raja Babel, menyerang Yerusalem dan kota itu dikepung.
11 While they were doing that, Nebuchadnezzar himself came to the city.
Juga Nebukadnezar, raja Babel, datang menyerang kota itu, sedang orang-orangnya mengepungnya.
12 Then King Jehoiachin and his mother and his advisors and important officers and palace officials all surrendered to the Babylonian army. These thngs happened when Nebuchadnezzar had been king for eight years. He arrested Jehoiachin and took him to Babylon.
Lalu keluarlah Yoyakhin, raja Yehuda, mendapatkan raja Babel, ia sendiri, ibunya, pegawai-pegawainya, para pembesarnya dan pegawai-pegawai istananya. Raja Babel menangkap dia pada tahun yang kedelapan dari pemerintahannya.
13 Just as Yahweh had said would happen, Nebuchadnezzar’s [soldiers] took [to Babylon] all the valuable things from Yahweh’s temple and from the king’s palace. They cut apart all the gold items that King Solomon had put in the temple.
Ia mengeluarkan dari sana segala barang perbendaharaan rumah TUHAN dan barang-barang perbendaharaan istana raja; juga dikeratnya emas dari segala perkakas emas yang dibuat oleh Salomo, raja Israel, di bait TUHAN seperti yang telah difirmankan TUHAN.
14 They took from Jerusalem [to Babylon] 10,000 people, including the important officials and the best soldiers and the people who made and repaired things that were made of metal. Only the very poor people were left in Judah.
Ia mengangkut seluruh penduduk Yerusalem ke dalam pembuangan, semua panglima dan semua pahlawan yang gagah perkasa, sepuluh ribu orang tawanan, juga semua tukang dan pandai besi; tidak ada yang ditinggalkan kecuali orang-orang lemah dari rakyat negeri.
15 Nebuchadnezzar’s soldiers also took to Babylon Jehoiachin’s wives and officials, his mother, and [all] the important people.
Ia mengangkut Yoyakhin ke dalam pembuangan ke Babel, juga ibunda raja, isteri-isteri raja, pegawai-pegawai istananya dan orang-orang berkuasa di negeri itu dibawanya sebagai orang buangan dari Yerusalem ke Babel.
16 They also took to Babylon 7,000 of the best soldiers and 1,000 men who knew how to make and repair things that are made from metal. All of these people whom they took were strong and able to fight in wars.
Semua orang yang gagah perkasa, tujuh ribu orang banyaknya, para tukang dan para pandai besi, seribu orang banyaknya, sekalian pahlawan yang sanggup berperang, dibawa oleh raja Babel sebagai orang buangan ke Babel.
17 Then the king of Babylon appointed Jehoiachin’s uncle, Mattaniah, to be the king [of Judah], and he changed Mattaniah’s name to Zedekiah.
Kemudian raja Babel mengangkat Matanya, paman Yoyakhin, menjadi raja menggantikan dia dan menukar namanya menjadi Zedekia.
18 When Zedekiah was twenty-one years old, he became king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal; she was the daughter of a man named Jeremiah from Libnah [town].
Zedekia berumur dua puluh satu tahun pada waktu ia menjadi raja dan sebelas tahun lamanya ia memerintah di Yerusalem. Nama ibunya ialah Hamutal binti Yeremia, dari Libna.
19 But Zedekiah did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil, just as Jehoiakim had done.
Ia melakukan apa yang jahat di mata TUHAN tepat seperti yang dilakukan Yoyakim.
20 Yahweh was very angry. So (and finally/after he had been patient a long time) he expelled the people of Jerusalem and [the other places in] Judah and sent them to Babylon. [That is what happened when] Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
Sebab oleh karena murka Tuhanlah terjadi hal itu terhadap Yerusalem dan Yehuda, yakni bahwa Ia sampai membuang mereka dari hadapan-Nya. Zedekia memberontak terhadap raja Babel.
