Jeremiah 39
1 After King Zedekiah had been ruling Judah for almost nine years, King Nebuchadnezzar came in January with his army, and they surrounded Jerusalem.
in/on/with year [the] ninth to/for Zedekiah king Judah in/on/with month [the] tenth to come (in): come Nebuchadnezzar king Babylon and all strength: soldiers his to(wards) Jerusalem and to confine upon her
2 One and a half years later, after Zedekiah had been ruling for almost eleven years, on July 18, [soldiers from Babylonia] broke through the city [wall. Then they rushed in and captured the city].
in/on/with eleven ten year to/for Zedekiah in/on/with month [the] fourth in/on/with nine to/for month to break up/open [the] city
3 Then all the officers of the king of Babylon came in and sat down at the Middle Gate [to decide what they would do to the city. They included] Nergal-Sharezer from Samgar, Nebo-Sarsekim who was one of the chief army officers, another Nergal-Sharezer, the king’s advisor, and many other officials.
and to come (in): come all ruler king Babylon and to dwell in/on/with gate [the] midst Nergal-sar-ezer Nergal-sar-ezer Nergal-sar-ezer Samgar, Nebu-sar-sekim Samgar, Nebu-sar-sekim Samgar, Nebu-sar-sekim Samgar, Nebu-sar-sekim Rab-saris Rab-saris Nergal-sar-ezer Nergal-sar-ezer Nergal-sar-ezer Rab-mag Rab-mag and all remnant ruler king Babylon
4 When King Zedekiah and all his soldiers realized that [the army of Babylonia had broken into the city], they fled. [They waited until] it was dark. Then they went out of the city through the king’s garden, through the gate that was between the two walls. Then they started [running] toward the Jordan River Valley.
and to be like/as as which to see: see them Zedekiah king Judah and all human [the] battle and to flee and to come out: come night from [the] city way: road garden [the] king in/on/with gate between [the] wall and to come out: come way: road [the] Arabah
5 But the soldiers from Babylonia pursued the king, and they caught him on the plains near Jericho. They took him to the King of Babylon, who was at Riblah [town] in the Hamath [region]. There the king of Babylon told [his soldiers what] they should do to punish Zedekiah.
and to pursue strength: soldiers Chaldea after them and to overtake [obj] Zedekiah in/on/with plain Jericho and to take: take [obj] him and to ascend: establish him to(wards) Nebuchadnezzar king Babylon Riblah [to] in/on/with land: country/planet Hamath and to speak: promise with him justice: judgement
6 They forced Zedekiah to watch while they killed his sons and all the officials from Judah.
and to slaughter king Babylon [obj] son: child Zedekiah in/on/with Riblah to/for eye his and [obj] all noble Judah to slaughter king Babylon
7 [Then] they gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes. They fastened him with bronze chains and took him to Babylon.
and [obj] eye Zedekiah to blind and to bind him in/on/with bronze to/for to come (in): bring [obj] him Babylon [to]
8 [Meanwhile, ] the Babylonian army burned the palace and all the other buildings in Jerusalem. And they tore down the city walls.
and [obj] house: palace [the] king and [obj] house: home [the] people to burn [the] Chaldea in/on/with fire and [obj] wall Jerusalem to tear
9 Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the [king’s] bodyguards, forced to go to Babylon [most of] the other people who remained in the city and the Jews who had joined the soldiers of Babylonia.
and [obj] remainder [the] people [the] to remain in/on/with city and [obj] [the] to fall: fall which to fall: deserting upon him and [obj] remainder [the] people [the] to remain to reveal: remove Nebuzaradan Nebuzaradan chief guard Babylon
10 But he allowed some of the very poor people to remain in Judah, and he gave them vineyards and fields [to take care of].
and from [the] people [the] poor which nothing to/for them anything to remain Nebuzaradan chief guard in/on/with land: country/planet Judah and to give: give to/for them vineyard and field in/on/with day [the] he/she/it
11 King Nebuchadnezzar had [previously] told Nebuzaradan to find me. He said,
and to command Nebuchadnezzar king Babylon upon Jeremiah in/on/with hand: by Nebuzaradan chief guard to/for to say
12 “Make sure that no one harms him. Take care of him, and do for him whatever he requests you to do.”
to take: take him and eye your to set: make upon him and not to make: do to/for him anything bad: evil for (if: except *Q(K)*) like/as as which to speak: speak to(wards) you so to make: do with him
13 So he and Nebushazban, who was one of their chief officers, and Nergal-Sharezer the king’s advisor, and other officers of the King of Babylon
and to send: depart Nebuzaradan chief guard and Nebushazban Rab-saris Rab-saris and Nergal-sar-ezer Nergal-sar-ezer Nergal-sar-ezer Rab-mag Rab-mag and all chief king Babylon
14 sent [some men] to bring me out of the courtyard outside of the palace. They took me to Gedaliah who was the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan. Then Gedaliah took me to my home, and I stayed [in Judah] among [my own] people [who had been allowed to remain there].
and to send: depart and to take: take [obj] Jeremiah from court [the] guardhouse and to give: give [obj] him to(wards) Gedaliah son: child Ahikam son: child Shaphan to/for to come out: send him to(wards) [the] house: home and to dwell in/on/with midst [the] people
15 While I was [still] being guarded in the palace courtyard, Yahweh gave me this message:
and to(wards) Jeremiah to be word LORD in/on/with to be he to restrain in/on/with court [the] guardhouse to/for to say
16 “Say this to Ebed-Melech, the official from Ethiopia: ‘This is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], says: “I will do to this city everything that I said that I would do. I will not enable the people to prosper; I will cause them to experience disasters. You will see Jerusalem being destroyed,
to go: went and to say to/for Ebed-melech Ebed-melech [the] Ethiopian to/for to say thus to say LORD Hosts God Israel look! I (to come (in): fulfill *Q(k)*) [obj] word my to(wards) [the] city [the] this to/for distress: harm and not to/for welfare and to be to/for face: before your in/on/with day [the] he/she/it
17 but I will rescue you from the people whom you are afraid of.
and to rescue you in/on/with day [the] he/she/it utterance LORD and not to give: give in/on/with hand: power [the] human which you(m. s.) fearing from face of their
18 You trusted me, so I will save you. You will not be killed by [your enemies’] swords; you will remain alive. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.’”
for to escape to escape you and in/on/with sword not to fall: kill and to be to/for you soul: life your to/for spoil for to trust in/on/with me utterance LORD
