Jeremiah 52
1 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became the King [of Judah]. He ruled in Jerusalem for eleven years. His mother was Hamutal, the daughter of [a man named] Jeremiah from Libnah [town].
Iraika amby roa-polo taona Zedekia, fony izy vao nanjaka, ary iraika ambin’ ny folo taona no nanjakany tany Jerosalema; ary ny anaran-dreniny dia Hamotala, zanakavavin’ i Jeremia avy any Libna.
2 Zedekiah did [many] things that Yahweh says are evil, like [his father] Jehoiakim had done.
Ary nanao izay ratsy eo imason’ i Jehovah izy, araka izay rehetra nataon’ i Joiakima.
3 [The events that are summarized here happened] because Yahweh was angry with [the people of] Jerusalem and [of other places in] Judah, and finally he (exiled them/forced them to go to other countries) [and said that he did not want to have anything to do with] them any more. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
Fa ny fahatezeran’ i Jehovah no nahatongavan’ izany tamin’ i Jerosalema sy ny Joda ambara-pandroakany azy tsy ho eo anatrehany. Ary Zedekia niodina tamin’ ny mpanjakan’ i Babylona.
4 [So, ] on January 15, when Zedekiah had been ruling for almost nine years, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon led his entire army to attack Jerusalem. They surrounded the city and built dirt ramps up to the top of the city walls [to enable them to attack the city].
Ary tamin’ ny andro fahafolo tamin’ ny volana fahafolo tamin’ ny taona fahasivy nanjakan’ i Zedekia, dia tonga Nebokadnezara, mpanjakan’ i Babylona, sy ny miaramilany rehetra, hamely an’ i Jerosalema, ka nitoby tandrifiny sady nanao tilikambo manodidina azy izy.
5 They continued to surround Jerusalem until Zedekiah had been ruling for almost eleven years.
Ary ny tanàna dia nataony fahirano hatramin’ ny fahiraika ambin’ ny folo taona nanjakan’ i Zedekia mpanjaka.
6 When Zedekiah had been ruling for almost eleven years, by July 18 of that year, the (famine/lack of food) in the city had become very severe, and there was no [more] food for the people [to eat].
Ary tamin’ ny andro fahasivy tamin’ ny volana fahefatra dia mafy ny mosary tao an-tanàna, fa tsy nisy hanina ho an’ ny olona tompon-tany.
7 Then [the soldiers of Babylonia] broke through [a section of] the city wall, and all the [Israeli] soldiers fled. But because the city was surrounded by soldiers from Babylonia, [Zedekiah and the Israeli] soldiers [waited until] it became dark. Then they left the city through the gate between the two walls behind the king’s garden. Then they ran towards the Jordan River Valley.
Ary nisy voabanga ny tanàna, dia nandositra alina ny miaramila rehetra ka niala tao an-tanàna tamin’ ny lalana mankamin’ ny vavahady tanelanelan’ ny manda roa, izay eo anilan’ ny sahan’ ny mpanjaka (fa ny Kaldeana nanodidina ny tanàna), ka nandeha tamin’ ny lalana mankeny amin’ ny tani-hay.
8 But the soldiers of Babylonia pursued King Zedekiah, and they caught up with him on the plains near Jericho. [He was alone because] all his men had deserted him and had scattered.
Ary ny miaramilan’ ny Kaldeana nanenjika ny mpanjaka ka nahatratra an’ i Zedekia teny amin’ ny tani-hay any Jeriko; dia nipariaka nandao azy ny miaramilany rehetra.
9 The soldiers of Babylonia took him to the king of Babylon, who was at Riblah in the Hamath [region]. There the king of Babylon told [his soldiers what] they should do to punish Zedekiah.
Ary voasambotra ny mpanjaka ka nentiny niakatra ho any amin’ ny mpanjakan’ i Babylona tao Ribla any amin’ ny tany Hamata, ka dia notsaraina tao izy.
10 They forced Zedekiah to watch while they killed his sons and all the officials from Judah.
Ary ny mpanjakan’ i Babylona namono ny zanakalahin’ i Zedekia teo imason-drainy; ary ny mpanapaka ny Joda rehetra koa dia novonoiny tao Ribla.
11 [Then] they gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes. They fastened him with bronze chains and took him to Babylon. They put him in a prison, and he remained there until the day that he died.
Ary nopotsiriny ny mason’ i Zedekia, dia nafatotry ny mpanjakan’ i Babylona tamin’ ny gadra varahina izy ka nentiny nankany Babylona ary nataony tao an-trano-maizina mandra-pahafatiny.
12 On August 17 of that year, which was when King Nebuchadnezzar had been ruling for almost 19 years, Nebuzaradan, who was the captain of the king’s bodyguards and one of the king’s officials, arrived in Jerusalem.
Ary tamin’ ny andro fahafolo tamin’ ny volana fahadimy tamin’ ny taona fahasivy ambin’ ny folo nanjakan’ i Nebokadnezara, mpanjakan’ i Babylona, dia tonga tany Jerosalema Nebozaradana, lehiben’ ny mpiambina, mpanompon’ ny mpanjakan’ i Babylona,
13 He [commanded his soldiers to] burn down the temple of Yahweh, the king’s palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem. They [also] destroyed all the important buildings [in the city].
ka nandoro ny tranon’ i Jehovah sy ny tranon’ ny mpanjaka mbamin’ ny trano rehetra tany Jerosalema: ny trano lehibe rehetra dia nodorany tamin’ ny afo avokoa.
14 Then he supervised the soldiers from Babylonia while they tore down the walls on all sides of Jerusalem.
Ary ny manda rehetra manodidina an’ i Jerosalema dia noravan’ ny miaramilan’ ny Kaldeana rehetra, izay nanaraka ny lehiben’ ny mpiambina.
15 Then Nebuzaradan (forced to go/exiled) [to Babylon] some of the poorest people, those Israelis who had said they would support the king of Babylon, the rest of the craftsmen, and other people who had remained in Jerusalem.
Ary ny sasany tamin’ ny olona malahelo mbamin’ ny olona sisa tao an-tanàna sy izay efa nandositra nanatona ny mpanjakan’ i Babylona mbamin’ ny vahoaka maro be sisa dia nentin’ i Nebozaradana, lehiben’ ny mpiambina, ho babo avokoa.
16 But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the very poor people to remain [in Judah] to take care of the vineyards and fields.
Nefa ny olona malahelo dia namelan’ i Nebozaradana, lehiben’ ny mpiambina, ihany mba ho mpamboatra tanim-boaloboka sy ho mpiasa tany.
17 The soldiers from Babylonia broke [into pieces] the [huge] bronze pillars that were in front of the temple, and the [large] bronze water tank, and the [ten bronze water] carts, and they took all the bronze to Babylon.
Ary ireo andry varahina teo amin’ ny tranon’ i Jehovah sy ny fitoeran-tavin-drano sy ny tavin-drano varahina lehibe, izay teo amin’ ny tranon’ i Jehovah, dia novakivakin’ ny Kaldeana, ka nentiny ho any Babylona ny varahina rehetra.
18 They also took away the basins [for holding the ashes from the burned sacrifices], the shovels [for cleaning out the ashes], the tools for snuffing out the wicks of the lamps, the basins [for holding the blood of the sacrificed animals], the dishes [for incense], and all the [other] bronze items that were used when sacrifices were made at the temple.
Ary nentiny koa ny vilany fandraofan-davenona sy ny sotron’ afo sy ny antsy sy ny lovia famafazana sy ny lovia kely mbamin’ ny fanaka varahina rehetra izay nenti-nanao fanompoam-pivavahana.
19 Nebuzaradan also [told his soldiers to] take away the small bowls, the dishes for burning incense, the basins, pots, lampstands, bowls [for incense], and the bowls used for pouring out the wine offerings. They took all the other items that were made of pure gold or silver.
Ary nentin’ ny lehiben’ ny mpiambina koa ny lovia sy ny fitoeran-davenon-jiro sy ny lovia famafazana sy ny fandraofan-davenona sy ny fanaovan-jiro sy ny lovia kely sy ny kapoaka na ny volamena na ny volafotsy dia samy nentin’ ny lehiben’ ny mpanapaka avokoa,
20 The bronze from the two pillars, the [large water] tank and the twelve statues of oxen that were beneath it, and the water carts, was more/heavier than they could weigh. Those things had been made for the temple during the time that Solomon was the king.
ary ny andry roa sy ny tavin-drano lehibe iray atỳ ny omby varahina roa ambin’ ny folo, Izay teo ambanin’ ny fitoeran-tavin-drano, izay nataon’ i Solomona mpanjaka ho an’ ny tranon’ i Jehovah; ny varahina tamin’ izany fanaka rehetra izany dia tsy hita lanja.
21 Each of the pillars was (27 feet/8 meters) tall and (18 feet/5.5 meters) around. They were hollow, and each had sides/walls that were (3 in./8 cm.) thick.
Fa ny andry, dia valo ambin’ ny folo hakiho no hahavony, ary roa ambin’ ny folo hakiho ny manodidina azy; ary ny hateviny dia voantondro efatra, fa poakaty izy.
22 The bronze head on the top of each pillar was (7-1/2 feet/over 2 meters) high and was decorated all around with a bronze [network of figures that represented] pomegranates.
Ary nisy kapitaly varahina teo aminy; dimy hakiho no hahavon’ ny kapitaly anankiray, ka nisy harato sy ampongabendanitra manodidina ny kapitaly, samy varahina avokoa izy. Ny andry faharoa koa sy ny ampongabendanitra dia mba tahaka izany ihany koa.
23 There was a total of 100 figures of pomegranates on the network at the top, 96 of which could be seen from the ground.
Ary nisy ampongabendanitra enina amby sivi-folo teo ivelany; ary ny ampongabendanitra rehetra manodidina ny harato dia zato.
24 When Nebuzaradan [returned to Babylon], he took [with him as prisoners] Seraiah the Supreme Priest, Zephaniah who was Seraiah’s deputy, and the three men who guarded the entrances [to the temple].
Ary ny lehiben’ ny mpiambina nisambotra an’ i Seraia mpisoronabe sy Zefania mpisorona manarakaraka ary mpiandry varavarana telo lahy;
25 He found [some other] people who were [hiding] in the city. [So] from them he took a commander of the army [of Judah], seven of the king’s advisors, the army commander’s chief secretary who was in charge of recruiting [soldiers for the army], and 60 [other] soldiers.
ary tao an-tanàna no nisamborany ny tandapa anankiray, mpifehy ny miaramila, ary fito lahy tamin’ izay mpitoetra eo anatrehan’ ny mpanjaka, izay hita tao an-tanàna, ary ny mpanoratry ny komandin’ ny miaramila, izay mpandamina ny ho miaramila, sy ny olona tompon-tany enim-polo lahy izay hita teo an-tanàna,
26 Nebuzaradan took them all to the king of Babylon, [who was still] at Riblah.
dia nosamborin’ i Nebozaradana, lehiben’ ny mpiambina, ireo ka nentiny ho any amin’ ny mpanjakan’ i Babylona tao Ribla.
27 There at Riblah in the Hamath region, the king of Babylon commanded that they [all] be executed. [Many of the people of] Judah were (forced to leave/exiled from) their own land.
Dia novonoin’ ny mpanjakan’ i Babylona tao Ribla any amin’ ny tany Hamata ireo. Toy izany no nitondrana ny Joda ho babo niala tamin’ ny taniny.
28 The number of people who were captured and sent to Babylon at that time, when Nebuchadnezzar had been ruling for almost seven years, was 3,023.
Izao no olona izay nentin’ i Nebokadnezara ho babo tamin’ ny taona fahafito, Jiosy telo amby roa-polo sy telo arivo;
29 Then, when he had been ruling for almost 18 years, his [soldiers] took 832 [more Israeli people to Babylonia].
tamin’ ny taona fahavalo ambin’ ny folo nanjakan’ i Nebokadnezara dia roa amby telo-polo amby valon-jato no olona nentiny ho babo avy tany Jerosalema;
30 When he had been ruling almost 23 years, he sent Nebuzaradan [to Jerusalem again], and he brought back 745 [more Israelis to Babylonia]. That was a total of 4,600 Israelis [who were taken to Babylonia].
tamin’ ny taona fahatelo amby roa-polo nanjakan’ i Nebokadnezara dia Jiosy dimy amby efa-polo amby fiton-jato no nentin’ i Nebozaradana, lehiben’ ny mpiambina, ho babo. Ny tontalin’ izy rehetra dia enin-jato amby efatra arivo.
31 After King Jehoiachin of Judah had been in prison [in Babylon] for almost thirty-seven years, Evil-Merodach became the king of Babylon. He was kind to Jehoiachin and ordered that he be released from prison. That was on March 31 of the year that Evil-Merodach became king.
Ary tamin’ ny andro fahadimy amby roa-polo tamin’ ny volana faharoa ambin’ ny folo tamin’ ny taona fahafito amby telo-polo taorian’ ny namaboana an’ i Joiakina, mpanjakan’ ny Joda, tamin’ ny taona vao nanjakan’ i Evila-merodaka, mpanjakan’ i Babylona, dia nasandrany hiala tao an-trano-maizina Joiakina, mpanjakan’ ny Joda.
32 He [always] spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and gave him a position in which he was honored more than [all] the other kings [who had been exiled/taken to Babylon].
Dia nitenenany soa izy, ka ny seza fiandrianany dia nataony ambony noho ny seza fiandrianan’ ireo mpanjaka namany tao Babylona.
33 He [supplied new clothes] for Jehoiachin, to replace the clothes that he had been wearing in prison. [He also allowed] Jehoiachin to eat with him every day, all during the rest of his life.
Ka dia novan’ i Joiakina ny fitafiany fony izy mbola tao an-trano-maizina; ary nihinan-kanina teo anatrehany mandrakariva izy tamin’ ny andro niainany rehetra.
34 Every day, the King [of Babylon] gave him some money [to buy the things that he needed. That continued] until the day that Jehoiachin died.
Ary ny hanina nohaniny dia hanina homena avy amin’ ny mpanjakan’ i Babylona, araka ny tokony ho anjarany isan’ andro isan’ andro tamin’ ny andro rehetra niainany mandra-pahafatiny.
