Irmiya 52
1 Zedekiya yana da shekara ashirin da ɗaya sa’ad da ya ci sarauta. Ya yi mulki a Urushalima shekara goma sha ɗaya. Sunan uwarsa Hamutal,’yar Irmiya, wanda yake zaune a Libna.
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].
2 Sarki Zedekiya ya aikata abin da yake mugu a gaban Ubangiji kamar yadda Sarki Yehohiyakim ya yi.
Zedekiah did [many] things that Yahweh says are evil, like [his father] Jehoiakim had done.
3 Al’amarin ya zama da muni ƙwarai a cikin Isra’ila da Yahuda, don haka Ubangiji ya husata har ya sa aka kai mutanen bautar talala. Zedekiya kuwa ya tayar wa Sarkin Babilon.
[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.
4 A kan rana ta goma ga watan goma, a shekara ta tara ta mulkin Zedekiya, Sarkin Yahuda, sai Nebukadnezzar, Sarkin Babilon, ya zo yaƙi da Urushalima tare da dukan sojojinsa. Suka kewaye ta da yaƙi, suka gina katanga kewaye da ita.
[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].
5 An kewaye birnin da yaƙi har shekara ta goma sha ɗaya ta mulkin Zedekiya.
They continued to surround Jerusalem until Zedekiah had been ruling for almost eleven years.
6 A kan rana ta tara a watan huɗu na wannan shekara, yunwa ta tsananta ƙwarai a birnin. Mutane suka rasa abin da za su ci.
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].
7 Sai aka huda katangan birnin, sojojin kuwa suka gudu, suka fita daga cikin birnin da dare ta hanyar ƙofar da take tsakanin bango biyu, kusa da gonar sarki, sa’ad da Babiloniyawa suke kewaye da birnin. Sojojin suka nufi wajen Araba.
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.
8 Amma sojojin Babiloniyawa suka runtumi sarki Zedekiya, suka ci masa a filayen Yeriko. Dukan sojoji suka yashe shi.
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.
9 Da aka kama Zedekiya, sai aka kai shi wurin Sarkin Babilon a Ribla a ƙasar Hamat, a nan ne Sarkin Babilon ya yanke masa shari’a.
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.
10 Sarkin Babilon ya kashe’ya’yan Zedekiya a idonsa. Ya kuma kashe dukan shugabannin Yahuda a Ribla.
They forced Zedekiah to watch while they killed his sons and all the officials from Judah.
11 Sa’an nan ya ƙwaƙule idanun Zedekiya, ya kuma sa masa ƙuƙumi, aka kai shi Babilon inda aka sa shi a kurkuku har ran da ya mutu.
[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.
12 A kan rana ta goma ga watan biyar a shekara ta goma sha tara ta sarautar Nebukadnezzar, Sarkin Babilon, sai Nebuzaradan shugaban matsara da kuma ɗan majalisar sarki, ya zo Urushalima.
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.
13 Sai ya ƙone haikalin Ubangiji, da gidan sarki, da dukan gine-gine masu alfarman da suke Urushalima.
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].
14 Sojojin Babiloniyawa da suke tare da shugaban matsara, suka rushe dukan katangan Urushalima.
Then he supervised the soldiers from Babylonia while they tore down the walls on all sides of Jerusalem.
15 Sa’an nan Nebuzaradan shugaban matsara ya kwashe waɗansu matalauta, da sauran mutane da aka bari a birnin, da waɗanda suka gudu zuwa wurin Sarkin Babilon, da sauran masu sana’a, ya kai su bautar talala a Babilon.
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.
16 Amma ya bar waɗansu matalauta na gaske a ƙasar don su yi aiki a gonakin inabi, da sauran gonaki.
But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the very poor people to remain [in Judah] to take care of the vineyards and fields.
17 Babiloniyawa kuwa suka farfasa ginshiƙan tagulla, da dakalai, da babbar kwatarniya, waɗanda suke a haikalin Ubangiji. Suka kwashe tagulla duka suka kai Babilon.
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.
18 Suka kwashe tukwanen ƙarfe, da manyan cokula, da hantsuka, da daruna, da tasoshin ƙona turare, da kayayyakin tagulla waɗanda ake amfani da su domin hidimar haikali.
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.
19 Suka kuma kwashe ƙananan kwanonin sha, da farantan wuta, da daruna, da tukwane, da alkukai, da tasoshin ƙona turare, da kwanonin miƙa hadayar sha. Duk abin da yake na zinariya da azurfa, shugaban matsara ya kwashe.
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.
20 Tagullar da sarki Solomon ya yi wa haikalin Ubangiji da ita, wato, ginshiƙai biyu, da ƙaton kwano mai suna Teku na tagulla, da bijimai goma sha biyu, waɗanda suke ɗauke da kwatarniya, da dakalai, ta fi ƙarfin a auna.
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.
21 Tsawon kowane ginshiƙi kamu goma sha takwas ne, kewayensa kuwa kamu goma sha biyu ne, kaurinsa kuma huɗu ne. Kowannensu yana da rami a ciki.
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.
22 A kan kowane ginshiƙi, an yi masa dajiyar tagulla, tsayinta kamu biyar. A bisa kan kowace dajiya akwai raga da siffofin rumman na tagulla kewaye da dajiyar. Ginshiƙi na biyu ma haka yake da siffofin rumman.
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.
23 Akwai siffofin rumman tasa’in da shida da ake gani a gefen. Dukan siffofin rumman da suke a kan ragar kewaye, guda ɗari ne.
There was a total of 100 figures of pomegranates on the network at the top, 96 of which could be seen from the ground.
24 Shugaban matsara kuma ya ɗauki Serahiya babban firist, da Zefaniya wanda yake biye da babban firist, da mutum uku masu tsaron ƙofar, ya tafi da su.
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].
25 Daga cikin birnin kuma ya ɗauki shugaban sojojin, da mutum bakwai’yan majalisar sarki, da magatakardan shugaban sojojin wanda yakan tara sojojin ƙasar, da mutane sittin na ƙasar, waɗanda aka same su a birnin, ya tafi da su.
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.
26 Nebuzaradan shugaban matsara ya tafi da waɗannan mutane wurin Sarkin Babilon a Ribla,
Nebuzaradan took them all to the king of Babylon, [who was still] at Riblah.
27 Sarkin Babilon kuwa ya kashe su a Ribla a ƙasar Hamat. Haka aka tafi da mutanen Yahuda bautar talala, daga ƙasarta.
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.
28 Wannan shi ne yawan mutanen da Nebukadnezzar ya kai su bauta. A shekara ta bakwai ta sarautarsa, ya tafi da Yahudawa 3,023;
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.
29 a shekara ta goma sha takwas ta sarautar Nebukadnezzar, ya tafi da Yahudawa daga Urushalima 832;
Then, when he had been ruling for almost 18 years, his [soldiers] took 832 [more Israeli people to Babylonia].
30 a shekara ta ashirin da uku ta sarautarsa, Nebuzaradan shugaban matsara ya tafi da Yahudawa 745. Jimillarsu duka 4,600 ne.
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].
31 A shekarar da Ewil-Merodak ya zama Sarkin Babilon, sai ya nuna wa Yehohiyacin Sarkin Yahuda alheri. Ya fisshe shi daga kurkuku. Wannan ya faru ran ashirin da biyar ga watan goma sha biyu a shekara ta talatin da bakwai bayan da aka kai Yehohiyacin bauta.
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.
32 Ewil-Merodak ya nuna wa Yehohiyacin alheri, ya ba shi matsayi na daraja fiye da waɗansu sarakunan da aka kai su bautar talala a Babilon tare da shi.
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].
33 Yehohiyacin ya tuɓe tufafin kurkuku, ya riƙa cin abinci kullum a teburin sarki, har dukan sauran kwanakin ransa.
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.
34 Kowace rana akan ba shi kyauta bisa ga umarnin sarkin Babilon, saboda bukatarsa. Haka aka yi masa har rasuwarsa.
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.
