< 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.
यहूदाका राजाको नवौँ वर्षको दसौँ महिनामा बेबिलोनका राजा नबूकदनेसर यरूशलेमका विरुद्धमा आफ्ना सबै सेना लिएर आए, र यसलाई घेराबन्दी गरे ।
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].
सिदकियाहको एघारौं वर्षको चौथो महिनाको नवौँ दिनमा सहरको पर्खाल भत्काइयो ।
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.
तब बेबिलोनका राजाका सबै अधिकारी अर्थात् नेबो-सर्सेकिम, सम्गर-नेबो र एक उच्‍च अधिकारी सर्सेचिम आएर मध्य ढोकामा बसे । नेबो-सर्सेकिम बेबिलोनका राजाका विशिष्‍ट अधिकारी थिए, र अरू बाँकी सबै अधिकारीहरू थिए ।
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.
जब यहूदाका राजा सिदकियाह र सबै योद्धाले तिनीहरूलाई देखे, तिनीहरू भागे । तिनीहरू रातमा दुई पर्खालको बिचमा भएको ढोकाबाट छिरेर राजको बगैँचाको बाटो भएर सहरबाट भागे । राजा अराबा जाने बाटोतिर लागे ।
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.
तर कल्दीहरूका सेनाले तिनीहरूलाई खेदे, र यरीहो नजिकै यर्दन नदीको बेँसीको मैदानमा सिदकियाहलाई भेट्टाए । तिनीहरूलाई तिनलाई पक्रे र हमात देशको रिब्ला भन्‍ने ठाउँमा बेबिलोनका राजा नबूकदनेसरकहाँ ल्याए, जहाँ नबूकदनेसरले तिनलाई दण्डाज्ञा दिए ।
6 They forced Zedekiah to watch while they killed his sons and all the officials from Judah.
रिब्लामा बेबिलोनका राजाले सिदकियाहका आँखाकै सामु तिनका छोराहरूलाई मारे । तिनले यहूदाका सबै कुलीनहरूलाई पनि मारे ।
7 [Then] they gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes. They fastened him with bronze chains and took him to Babylon.
तब तिनले सिदकियाहका आँखा निकाले, र तिनलाई बेबिलोनमा लान काँसाको साङ्लाले बाँधे ।
8 [Meanwhile, ] the Babylonian army burned the palace and all the other buildings in Jerusalem. And they tore down the city walls.
अनि कल्दीहरूले राजदरबार र मानिसका घरहरू जलाए । तिनीहरूले यरूशलेमका पर्खालहरू पनि भत्काए ।
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.
राजाको अङ्गरक्षकका सेनापति नबूजरदानले सहरमा बाँकी रहेका मानिसहरूलाई निर्वासनमा लगे । कल्दीहरूकहाँ भागेर गएका र सहरमा छाडिएका बाँकी मानिसहरू सबै नै लगिए ।
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].
तर अङ्गरक्षकका कप्‍तापन नबूजरदानले केही नभएका सबैभन्दा गरिब मानिसहरूलाई यहूदा देशमा छाडे । त्यही दिन तिनले तिनीहरूलाई दाखाबारी र खेतहरू दिए ।
11 King Nebuchadnezzar had [previously] told Nebuzaradan to find me. He said,
बेबिलोनका राजा नबूकदेनसरले राजाका अङ्गरक्षकका कप्‍तान नबूजरदानलाई यर्मियाको विषयमा हुकुम दिएका थिए,
12 “Make sure that no one harms him. Take care of him, and do for him whatever he requests you to do.”
“तिनलाई लेजाऊ र तिनको राम्रो हेरचाह गर । तिनलाई कुनै हानि नगर । त्यसले तिमीलाई भनेका हर कुरा गर्नू ।”
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
त्यसैले राजाका अङ्गरक्षकका कप्‍तान नबूजरदान, उच्‍च नपुंसक नबुशजबान, उच्‍च अधिकृत नेर्गल-सरेसर र बेबिलोनका राजाका अरू सबै उच्‍च अधिकारीहरूले अरू मानिसहरूलाई बाहिर पठाए ।
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].
तिनीहरूका मानिसहरूले यर्मियालाई गारदको चोकबाट लिएर गए, र घरमा नै लैजान शापानका नाति, अहीकामका छोरा गदल्याहको हातमा जिम्मा दिए । यसरी यर्मिया मानिसहरूकै बिचमा बसे ।
15 While I was [still] being guarded in the palace courtyard, Yahweh gave me this message:
यर्मिया गारदको चोकमा गिरफ्तार भएकै बेलामा परमप्रभुको वचन यसो भनेर तिनीकहाँ आयो,
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,
“कूशी एबेद-मेलेकलाई भन्, 'सर्वशक्तिमान् परमप्रभु इस्राएलका परमेश्‍वर यसो भन्‍नुहुन्छः यस सहरको विरुद्धमा भलाई नभई विपत्ति ल्याएर मैले मेरा वचन पुरा गर्नै लागेको छु । त्यस दिन तेरै सामु यी सबै वचन पुरा हुनेछन् ।
17 but I will rescue you from the people whom you are afraid of.
तर त्यस दिन म तँलाईचाहिं छुटकारा दिनेछु, यो परमप्रभुको घोषणा हो, र तँ जसदेखि डराउँछस्, म तँलाई तिनीहरूको हातमा दिनेछैनँ ।
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.’”
किनकि म निश्‍चय नै तँलाई छुटकारा दिनेछु । तँ तरवारले ढालिनेछैनस् । तैंले ममाथि भरोसा गरेको हुनाले तेरो जीवन जोगिनेछ, यो परमप्रभु घोषणा थियो' ।”

< Jeremiah 39 >