2 Kings 25
1 In the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it; and they built forts against it around it.
Kemudian Zedekia memberontak terhadap Nebukadnezar raja Babel. Karena itu Nebukadnezar dengan seluruh angkatan perangnya datang dan menyerang Yerusalem pada tanggal sepuluh bulan sepuluh dalam tahun kesembilan pemerintahan Zedekia. Mereka mendirikan markas di luar kota, membangun tembok pengepungan,
2 So the city was besieged until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
dan terus mengepung kota itu sampai tahun kesebelas pemerintahan Zedekia.
3 On the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine was severe in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.
Pada tanggal sembilan bulan empat tahun itu juga ketika bencana kelaparan sudah begitu hebat sehingga rakyat sudah tidak lagi mempunyai makanan sama sekali,
4 Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king’s garden (now the Chaldeans were against the city around it); and the king went by the way of the Arabah.
tembok kota didobrak musuh. Malam itu, meskipun orang Babel sedang mengepung kota itu, semua tentara Yehuda melarikan diri menuju Lembah Yordan. Mereka mengambil jalan lewat taman istana, lalu keluar melalui pintu gerbang yang menghubungkan kedua tembok di tempat itu.
5 But the Chaldean army pursued the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.
Tetapi tentara Babel mengejar Raja Zedekia, dan menangkapnya di dataran Yerikho. Semua anak buahnya lari meninggalkan dia.
6 Then they captured the king and carried him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they passed judgment on him.
Kemudian Raja Zedekia dibawa kepada Raja Nebukadnezar di kota Ribla, lalu dijatuhi hukuman.
7 They killed Zedekiah’s sons before his eyes, then put out Zedekiah’s eyes, bound him in fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
Anak-anaknya dibunuh di depan matanya. Setelah itu Zedekia dicungkil matanya, lalu dibelenggu dan dibawa ke Babel.
8 Now in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem.
Pada tanggal tujuh bulan lima dalam tahun kesembilan belas pemerintah Nebukadnezar raja Babel, datanglah ke Yerusalem seorang yang bernama Nebuzaradan. Ia adalah penasihat dan panglima tentara Nebukadnezar.
9 He burned the LORD’s house, the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem. He burned every great house with fire.
Nebuzaradan membakar Rumah TUHAN, istana raja, dan rumah semua orang terkemuka di Yerusalem.
10 All the army of the Chaldeans, who were with the captain of the guard, broke down the walls around Jerusalem.
Lalu semua anak buahnya meruntuhkan tembok-tembok kota itu.
11 Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive the rest of the people who were left in the city and those who had deserted to the king of Babylon—all the rest of the multitude.
Kemudian rakyat yang masih ada di kota, yaitu para pekerja ahli yang tersisa, orang-orang miskin dan orang-orang yang telah lari ke pihak orang Babel, semuanya diangkut ke Babel oleh Nebuzaradan.
12 But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to work the vineyards and fields.
Tetapi sebagian dari rakyat yang paling miskin dan tak punya harta ditinggalkannya di Yehuda dan disuruhnya mengerjakan kebun anggur dan ladang-ladang.
13 The Chaldeans broke up the pillars of bronze that were in the LORD’s house and the bases and the bronze sea that were in the LORD’s house, and carried the bronze pieces to Babylon.
Tiang-tiang perunggu dan kereta-kereta di Rumah TUHAN bersama-sama dengan bejana perunggunya dipecahkan oleh orang Babel, lalu semua perunggunya diangkut ke negeri mereka.
14 They took away the pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the spoons, and all the vessels of bronze with which they ministered.
Mereka juga mengangkut barang-barang ini: sekop-sekop, tempat abu mezbah, perkakas-perkakas pelita, mangkuk-mangkuk untuk menampung darah binatang yang disembelih untuk kurban, mangkuk-mangkuk untuk membakar dupa, dan semua barang perunggu lainnya yang dipakai untuk upacara ibadat.
15 The captain of the guard took away the fire pans, the basins, that which was of gold, for gold, and that which was of silver, for silver.
Barang-barang emas dan perak, termasuk mangkuk-mangkuk kecil dan piring-piring untuk bara diambil oleh Nebuzaradan sendiri.
16 The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases, which Solomon had made for the LORD’s house, the bronze of all these vessels was not weighed.
Barang-barang perunggu yang dibuat oleh Raja Salomo untuk Rumah TUHAN, yaitu kedua tiang, kereta-kereta dan bejana besar, semuanya begitu berat sehingga tidak tertimbang.
17 The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a capital of bronze was on it. The height of the capital was three cubits, with network and pomegranates on the capital around it, all of bronze; and the second pillar with its network was like these.
Kedua tiang perunggu itu sama; masing-masing tingginya 8 meter dengan sebuah kepala tiang dari perunggu setinggi 1,3 meter. Di sekeliling setiap kepala tiang itu ada anyaman dengan hiasan buah delima dari perunggu.
18 The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold;
Selain itu, Nebuzaradan menangkap Imam Agung Seraya, Sefanya imam pembantu, tiga orang penjaga pintu Rumah TUHAN, kelima penasihat pribadi raja yang masih berada di kota, panglima, wakil panglima yang mengurus administrasi tentara, dan 60 orang pembesar lainnya.
19 and out of the city he took an officer who was set over the men of war; and five men of those who saw the king’s face, who were found in the city; and the scribe, the captain of the army, who mustered the people of the land, and sixty men of the people of the land who were found in the city.
20 Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.
Semua orang itu dibawanya kepada Raja Nebukadnezar di kota Ribla,
21 The king of Babylon attacked them and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.
di wilayah Hamat. Di sana mereka disiksa lalu dibunuh. Demikianlah orang-orang Yehuda diangkut dari negeri mereka dan dibawa ke pembuangan.
22 As for the people who were left in the land of Judah whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, governor.
Setelah itu Raja Nebukadnezar mengangkat Gedalya anak Ahikam dan cucu Safan, menjadi gubernur di Yehuda untuk memerintah atas semua orang yang masih tinggal di sana.
23 Now when all the captains of the forces, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, Johanan the son of Kareah, Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men.
Ketika para perwira dan prajurit Yehuda yang tidak menyerah kepada Babel mendengar tentang pengangkatan itu, mereka semua datang kepada Gedalya di Mizpa. Perwira-perwira itu ialah Ismael anak Netanya, Yohanan anak Kareah, Seraya anak Tanhumet dari kota Netofa, dan Yazanya dari kota Maakha.
24 Gedaliah swore to them and to their men, and said to them, “Don’t be afraid because of the servants of the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will be well with you.”
Berkatalah Gedalya kepada mereka semuanya, "Kamu tidak perlu takut kepada pejabat-pejabat pemerintah Babel. Tinggallah saja di negeri kita ini dan jadilah hamba raja Babel. Saya tanggung kamu akan selamat."
25 But in the seventh month, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal offspring came, and ten men with him, and struck Gedaliah so that he died, with the Jews and the Chaldeans that were with him at Mizpah.
Tetapi pada bulan tujuh tahun itu Ismael anak Netanya dan cucu Elisama yang masih keturunan raja, pergi bersama 10 orang ke Mizpa. Mereka menyerang dan membunuh Gedalya beserta orang Yehuda dan orang Babel yang berada bersama Gedalya di situ.
26 All the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces arose and came to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.
Maka seluruh rakyat Yehuda, kaya maupun miskin, bersama-sama dengan para perwira lari ke Mesir karena takut kepada orang Babel.
27 In the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, Evilmerodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, released Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison,
Pada tanggal dua puluh tujuh bulan dua belas dalam tahun ketiga puluh tujuh sesudah Yoyakhin diangkut ke pembuangan, Ewil-Merodakh menjadi raja Babel. Pada tahun itu juga ia menunjukkan belas kasihannya kepada Yoyakhin, dan melepaskan dia dari penjara,
28 and he spoke kindly to him and set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Babylon,
serta memperlakukannya dengan baik. Yoyakhin diberinya kedudukan yang lebih tinggi daripada raja-raja lain yang juga dibuang ke Babel.
29 and changed his prison garments. Jehoiachin ate bread before him continually all the days of his life;
Yoyakhin tidak lagi memakai pakaian penjara dan biasanya makan di istana serta diberi uang untuk keperluan hidupnya.
30 and for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him from the king, every day a portion, all the days of his life.
