2 Kings 25
1 On January 15 of the ninth year that Zedekiah had been ruling, King Nebuchadnezzar arrived with his whole army, and they surrounded Jerusalem. They built ramps [made of dirt against the walls of the city], so that they could climb up the ramps and attack the city.
Nígbà tí ó di ọdún kẹsànán ìjọba Sedekiah. Ní ọjọ́ kẹwàá oṣù kẹwàá, Nebukadnessari ọba Babeli yan lọ sí Jerusalẹmu pẹ̀lú gbogbo àwọn ogun rẹ̀. Ó sì pàgọ́ sí ìta ìlú ó sì mu àwọn iṣẹ́ ìdọ̀tí fi yí gbogbo rẹ̀ ká.
2 They did that for two years.
Ìlú náà sì wà ní ìhámọ́ lábẹ́ ìgbóguntì títí di ọdún kọkànlá ti ọba Sedekiah.
3 After Zedekiah had been ruling for eleven years, the (famine/shortage of food) had become very bad. All their food was gone.
Nígbà tí ó di ọjọ́ kẹsànán oṣù kẹrin, ìyàn tí mú ní ìlú tí ó jẹ́ wí pé kò sí oúnjẹ fún àwọn ènìyàn láti jẹ.
4 On July 18 of that year, the Babylonian soldiers broke through part of the city wall, [and that enabled them to enter the city]. All the soldiers of Judah [wanted to escape]. But the Babylonian soldiers surrounded the city, so the [king and] the soldiers of Judah waited until it was nighttime. Then they fled through the gate that was between the two walls near the king’s park. They ran across the fields and started to go down to the Jordan [River] Valley.
Nígbà náà odi ìlú náà sì fọ́nká, gbogbo àwọn ọmọ-ogun sálọ ní òru láti ẹnu-ọ̀nà bodè láàrín ògiri méjì ní ẹgbẹ́ ọgbà ọba, àwọn ará Babeli wọ́n sì yí ìlú náà ká. Wọ́n sálọ sí ìkọjá Arabah.
5 But the Babylonian soldiers chased/ran after them. They caught the king when he was by himself in the valley near the Jordan River. He was by himself because all his soldiers had abandoned him.
Ṣùgbọ́n ogun àwọn ará Kaldea sì lépa ọba, wọ́n sì lé e bá ní pẹ̀tẹ́lẹ̀ Jeriko. Gbogbo àwọn ọmọ-ogun rẹ̀ sì yà kúrò ní ọ̀dọ̀ rẹ̀, wọ́n sì túká,
6 The Babylonian soldiers took King Zedekiah to Riblah [city] in Babylon. There the king of Babylon decided what they would do to punish him.
wọ́n sì mú un. Wọ́n sì mú lọ sí ọ̀dọ̀ ọba Babeli ní Ribla, níbi tí à ti ṣe ìdájọ́ lórí rẹ̀.
7 There the king of Babylon forced Zedekiah to watch as the Babylonian soldiers killed all of Zedekiah’s sons. Then they gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes. They put bronze chains on [his hands and feet] and then they took him to Babylon.
Wọ́n sì pa ọmọ Sedekiah níwájú rẹ̀, wọ́n sì yọ ojú rẹ̀ jáde, wọn dè é pẹ̀lú ẹ̀wọ̀n idẹ wọ́n sì gbe é lọ sí Babeli.
8 On August 14 of that year, after Nebuchadnezzar had been ruling for 19 years, Nebuzaradan arrived in Jerusalem. He was one of king Nebuchadnezzar’s officials and captain of the men that guarded the king.
Ní ọjọ́ keje ní oṣù karùn-ún, ní ọdún kọkàndínlógún ti Nebukadnessari ọba Babeli, Nebusaradani olórí ẹ̀ṣọ́, ìránṣẹ́ ọba Babeli wá sí Jerusalẹmu;
9 He [commanded his soldiers to] burn down the temple of Yahweh, the king’s palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem. So they burned down all the important buildings in the city.
ó sì finá sí ilé Olúwa, ilé ọba àti gbogbo àwọn tí ó wà ní Jerusalẹmu àti gbogbo ilé ńlá ńlá ni ó dáná sun.
10 Then Nebuzaradan supervised all the soldiers of the Babylonian army as they tore down the walls of Jerusalem.
Gbogbo àwọn ogun Babeli, tí ó wà lọ́dọ̀ olórí ẹ̀ṣọ́, wó ògiri tí ó yí Jerusalẹmu ká lulẹ̀.
11 Then he and his soldiers took to Babylon the people who were still living in the city, the other people [who lived in that area], and the soldiers who had previously surrendered to the Babylonian army.
Nebusaradani olórí ẹ̀ṣọ́ kó gbogbo àwọn tálákà àti gbogbo àwọn tí ó kù ní ìlú, ní ìgbèkùn lọ sí Babeli, pẹ̀lú àwọn tí ó ya lọ, tí ó sì ya tọ ọba Babeli lọ, àti ìyókù àwọn ènìyàn náà.
12 But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the very poor people to stay in Judah to take care of the vineyards and [to plant crops in] the fields.
Ṣùgbọ́n olórí ẹ̀ṣọ́ fi àwọn tálákà ènìyàn ilẹ̀ náà sílẹ̀ láti máa bojútó àjàrà àti láti máa ṣe aroko.
13 The Babylonian soldiers broke into pieces the bronze pillars, the bronze carts with wheels, and the huge bronze basin, all of which were in the temple courtyard, and they took all the bronze to Babylon.
Àwọn ará Babeli fọ́ ọ̀wọ̀n idẹ wọ̀n-ọn-nì àti àwọn ìjókòó wọ̀n-ọn-nì, àti agbada idẹ títóbi wọ̀n-ọn-nì tí ń bẹ ní ilé Olúwa, àwọn ará Babeli fọ́ túútúú, wọ́n sì kó idẹ náà lọ sí Babeli.
14 They also took the pots, the shovels, the instruments for (snuffing out/extinguishing) [the wicks of] the lamps, the dishes, and all the other bronze items that the Israeli priests had used for offering sacrifices at the temple.
Wọ́n sì kó àwọn ìkòkò wọ̀n-ọn-nì, ọkọ́ wọ̀n-ọn-nì, ọ̀pá fìtílà wọ̀n-ọn-nì, síbí wọ̀n-ọn-nì àti gbogbo ohun èlò idẹ wọ̀n-ọn-nì tí wọ́n fi ṣiṣẹ́ lọ.
15 The soldiers also took away the (firepans/trays for carrying burning coals), the basins, and [all the other] items made of pure gold or pure silver.
Olórí ẹ̀ṣọ́ kó ohun ìfọnná wọ̀n-ọn-nì, àti ọpọ́n wọ̀n-ọn-nì, èyí tí wọ́n fi wúrà àti fàdákà ṣe lọ.
16 The bronze from the two pillars, the carts with wheels, and the huge basin were very heavy; they could not be weighed. (Those things had been made/A man named Hiram had made these things) for the temple when Solomon [was the king of Israel].
Àwọn ọ̀wọ́n méjì, agbada ńlá kan, àti ìjókòó wọ̀n-ọn-nì tí Solomoni ti ṣe fún ilé Olúwa, idẹ ni gbogbo ohun èló wọ̀nyí, ó ju èyí tí a lé wọ́n lọ.
17 Each of the pillars was (27 feet/8 meters) tall. The bronze capital/top of each pillar was (7-1/2 feet/2.3 meters) high. They were each decorated all around with something that looked like a net made of bronze chains connecting bronze pomegranates.
Gíga ọ̀wọ́n kọ̀ọ̀kan jẹ́ ìgbọ̀nwọ́ méjìdínlógún, àti ọnà-orí rẹ̀ idẹ ni: àti gíga ọnà-orí náà ni ìgbọ̀nwọ́ mẹ́ta; àti iṣẹ́ híhun náà, àti àwọn pomegiranate tí ó wà lórí ọnà-orí náà yíká, gbogbo rẹ̀ ti idẹ ni: gẹ́gẹ́ bí ọ̀wọ́n yìí sì ni ọ̀wọ́n kejì pẹ̀lú iṣẹ́ híhun.
18 Nebuzaradan took with him to Babylon Seraiah the Supreme Priest, Zephaniah his assistant, and the three men who guarded the entrance [to the temple].
Olórí àwọn ẹ̀ṣọ́ sì mú gẹ́gẹ́ bí ẹlẹ́wọ̀n, Seraiah olórí àwọn àlùfáà, Sefaniah àlùfáà kejì, àti àwọn olùṣọ́ ìloro mẹ́ta.
19 And they found people who were still hiding in Jerusalem. From those people he took one officer from the Judean army, five of the king’s advisors, the chief secretary of the army commander who was in charge of recruiting men to join the army, and 60 other important Judean men.
Àti àwọn tí ó kù ní ìlú, ó mú ìwẹ̀fà kan tí ó fi se olórí àwọn ológun, àti ọkùnrin márùn-ún nínú àwọn tó ń gba ọba ní ìmọ̀ràn. Ó sì tún mú akọ̀wé olórí ogun, tí ó ń to àwọn ènìyàn ilẹ̀ náà àti ọgọ́ta nínú àwọn ènìyàn rẹ̀ tí wọ́n rí ní ìlú.
20 Nebuzaradan took them all to the king of Babylon at Riblah [city].
Nebusaradani, olórí àwọn ẹ̀ṣọ́ kó gbogbo wọn, ó sì mú wọn tọ ọba Babeli wá ní Ribla.
21 There at Riblah, in Hamath province, the king of Babylon commanded that they all be executed. That is what happened when the people of Judah were (taken forcefully/exiled) from their land [to Babylon].
Níbẹ̀ ní Ribla, ní ilẹ̀ Hamati, ọba Babeli sì kọlù wọ́n. Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni a mú Juda kúrò ní ilẹ̀ rẹ̀.
22 Then King Nebuchadnezzar appointed Gedaliah, who was the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan, to be the governor of the people who were still living in Judah.
Nebukadnessari ọba Babeli ó mú Gedaliah ọmọ Ahikamu ọmọ Ṣafani, láti jẹ baálẹ̀ lórí àwọn ènìyàn tí ó kù sílẹ̀ ní ilẹ̀ Juda.
23 When all the army captains of Judah and their soldiers who had not surrendered to Nebuchadnezzar found out that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah to be the governor, they met with him at Mizpah [town]. These army captains were Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, Johanan the son of Kareah, Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth from Netophah [town], and Jaazaniah from the Maacah region.
Nígbà tí gbogbo àwọn olórí ogun àti àwọn ọkùnrin wọn gbọ́ pé ọba Babeli ti yan Gedaliah gẹ́gẹ́ bí baálẹ̀, wọ́n wá sí ọ̀dọ̀ Gedaliah ni Mispa. Iṣmaeli ọmọ Netaniah, Johanani ọmọ Karea, Seraiah ọmọ Tanhumeti ará Netofa, Jaaṣaniah ọmọ ará Maakati, àti àwọn ọkùnrin wọn.
24 Gedaliah solemnly promised them [that the officials from Babylon were not planning to harm them]. He said, “You may live in this land [without being afraid] and serve the king of Babylon, and [if you do], everything will go well for you.”
Gedaliah sì búra láti fi dá àwọn ènìyàn rẹ̀ lójú. “Ẹ má ṣe bẹ̀rù àwọn ìjòyè ará Babeli,” ó wí pé, “Ẹ máa gbé ilẹ̀ náà kí ẹ sì sin ọba Babeli, yóò sì dára fún un yín.”
25 But in October of that year, Ishmael, whose grandfather Elishama was one of the relatives of the descendants of King David, went to Mizpah along with ten other men and assassinated/killed Gedaliah and all the men who were with him. There were also men from Judah and men from Babylon whom they assassinated.
Ní oṣù keje, ni Iṣmaeli ọmọ Netaniah, ọmọ Eliṣama, nínú irú-ọmọ ọba, wá pẹ̀lú àwọn ọkùnrin mẹ́wàá, ó sì kọlù Gedaliah àti pẹ̀lú àwọn ọkùnrin mẹ́wàá ará Juda àti àwọn ará Babeli tí ó wà pẹ̀lú rẹ̀ ní Mispa.
26 Then many [HYP] of the people from Judah, important people and unimportant ones, and the army captains, were very afraid of [what] the Babylonians [would do to them], so they fled to Egypt.
Nítorí èyí, gbogbo àwọn ènìyàn láti ẹni kékeré títí dé ẹni ńlá, àti pẹ̀lú àwọn olórí ogun, sálọ si Ejibiti nítorí ẹ̀rù àwọn ará Babeli.
27 Thirty-seven years after King Jehoiachin of Judah was taken to Babylon, [Nebuchadnezzar’s son] Evil-Merodach became the king of Babylon. He was kind to Jehoiachin, and on April 2 of that year, he released/freed Jehoiachin from prison.
Ní ọdún kẹtàdínlógójì ìgbèkùn Jehoiakini ọba Juda, ní oṣù kejìlá, ọjọ́ kẹtàdínlógbọ̀n oṣù, Efili-Merodaki ọba Babeli, ní ọdún tí ó bẹ̀rẹ̀ sí ní jọba, ó gbé orí Jehoiakini ọba Juda sókè, ó sì tú sílẹ̀ kúrò nínú túbú.
28 He always spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and honored him more than the other kings who had been taken/exiled to Babylon.
Ó ń sọ̀rọ̀ rere fún un, ó sì gbé ìtẹ́ rẹ̀ ga ju ìtẹ́ àwọn ọba tókù lọ tí ó wà pẹ̀lú rẹ̀ ní Babeli.
29 He gave Jehoiachin new clothes to replace the clothes that he had been wearing in prison, and he allowed Jehoiachin to eat at the king’s table every day for the rest of his life.
Ó sì pàrọ̀ àwọn aṣọ túbú rẹ̀, ó sì ń jẹun ní gbogbo ìgbà ní iwájú rẹ̀ ní gbogbo ọjọ́ ayé rẹ̀.
30 The king of Babylon also gave him money every day, so that he could buy the things that he needed. The king continued to do that until Jehoiachin died.
Ní ojoojúmọ́, ọba fún Jehoiakini ní ìpín tirẹ̀ bí ó tí ń bẹ láààyè.
