דברי הימים ב 36

1 ויקחו עם הארץ את יהואחז בן יאשיהו וימליכהו תחת אביו בירושלם

And the people of the land took Joachaz the son of Josias, and anointed him, and made him king over Jerusalem in the room of his father.

2 בן שלוש ועשרים שנה יואחז במלכו ושלשה חדשים מלך בירושלם

Joachaz [was] twenty-three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Amital, daughter of Jeremias of Lobna. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done. And Pharao Nechao bound him in Deblatha in the land of Aemath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem.

3 ויסירהו מלך מצרים בירושלם ויענש את הארץ מאה ככר כסף וככר זהב

And the king brought him over to Egypt; and imposed a tribute on the land, a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

4 וימלך מלך מצרים את אליקים אחיו על יהודה וירושלם ויסב את שמו יהויקים ואת יואחז אחיו לקח נכו ויביאהו מצרימה

And Pharao Nechao made Eliakim the son of Josias king over Juda in the room of his father Josias, and changed his name [to] Joakim. And Pharao Nechao took his brother Joachaz and brought him into Egypt, and he died there: but [he] had given the silver and gold to Pharao. At that time the land began to be taxed to give the money at the command of Pharao; and every one as he could borrowed the silver and the gold of the people of the land, to give to Pharao Nechao.

5 בן עשרים וחמש שנה יהויקים במלכו ואחת עשרה שנה מלך בירושלם ויעש הרע בעיני יהוה אלהיו

Joachim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord.

6 עליו עלה נבוכדנאצר מלך בבל ויאסרהו בנחשתים להליכו בבלה

And Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon came up against him, and bound him with brazen fetters, and carried him away to Babylon.

7 ומכלי בית יהוה הביא נבוכדנאצר לבבל ויתנם בהיכלו בבבל

And he carried away a part of the vessels of the house of the Lord to Babylon, and put them in his temple in Babylon.

8 ויתר דברי יהויקים ותעבתיו אשר עשה והנמצא עליו--הנם כתובים על ספר מלכי ישראל ויהודה וימלך יהויכין בנו תחתיו

And the rest of the acts of Joakim, and all that he did, behold, [are] not these things written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Juda? And Joakim slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in Ganozae: and Jechonias his son reigned in his stead.

9 בן שמונה שנים יהויכין במלכו ושלשה חדשים ועשרת ימים מלך בירושלם ויעש הרע בעיני יהוה

Jechonias [was] eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem, and did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord.

10 ולתשובת השנה שלח המלך נבוכדנאצר ויבאהו בבלה עם כלי חמדת בית יהוה וימלך את צדקיהו אחיו על יהודה וירושלם

And at the turn of the year, king Nabuchodonosor sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the precious vessels of the house of the Lord, and made Sedekias his father's brother king over Juda and Jerusalem.

11 בן עשרים ואחת שנה צדקיהו במלכו ואחת עשרה שנה מלך בירושלם

Sedekias [was] twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and be reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.

12 ויעש הרע בעיני יהוה אלהיו לא נכנע מלפני ירמיהו הנביא--מפי יהוה

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord his God: he was not ashamed before the prophet Jeremias, nor because of the word of the Lord;

13 וגם במלך נבוכדנאצר מרד אשר השביעו באלהים ויקש את ערפו ויאמץ את לבבו משוב אל יהוה אלהי ישראל

in that he rebelled against king Nabuchodonosor, which he adjured him by God [not to do]: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart, so as not to return to the Lord God of Israel.

14 גם כל שרי הכהנים והעם הרבו למעול (למעל) מעל ככל תעבות הגוים ויטמאו את בית יהוה אשר הקדיש בירושלם

And all the great men of Juda, and the priests, and the people of the land transgressed abundantly in the abominations of the heathen, and polluted the house of the Lord which [was] in Jerusalem.

15 וישלח יהוה אלהי אבותיהם עליהם ביד מלאכיו--השכם ושלוח כי חמל על עמו ועל מעונו

And the Lord God of their fathers sent by the hand of his prophets; rising early and sending his messengers, for he spared his people, and his sanctuary.

16 ויהיו מלעבים במלאכי האלהים ובוזים דבריו ומתעתעים בנבאיו עד עלות חמת יהוה בעמו--עד לאין מרפא

Nevertheless they sneered at his messengers, and set at nought his words, and mocked his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord rose up against his people, till there was no remedy.

17 ויעל עליהם את מלך כשדיים (כשדים) ויהרג בחוריהם בחרב בבית מקדשם ולא חמל על בחור ובתולה זקן וישש הכל נתן בידו

And he brought against them the king of the Chaldeans, and slew their young men with the sword in the house of his sanctuary, and did not spare Sedekias, and had no mercy upon their virgins, and they led away their old men: he delivered all things into their hands.

18 וכל כלי בית האלהים הגדלים והקטנים ואצרות בית יהוה ואצרות המלך ושריו--הכל הביא בבל

And all the vessels of the house of God, the great and the small, and the treasures of the house of the Lord, and all the treasures of the king and the great men; he brought all to Babylon.

19 וישרפו את בית האלהים וינתצו את חומת ירושלם וכל ארמנותיה שרפו באש וכל כלי מחמדיה להשחית

And he burnt the house of the Lord, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt its palaces with fire, and [utterly destroyed] every beautiful vessel.

20 ויגל השארית מן החרב אל בבל ויהיו לו ולבניו לעבדים עד מלך מלכות פרס

And he carried away the remnant to Babylon; and they were servants to him and to his sons until [the establishment of] the kingdom of the Medes.

21 למלאות דבר יהוה בפי ירמיהו עד רצתה הארץ את שבתותיה כל ימי השמה שבתה למלאות שבעים שנה

That the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremias might be fulfilled, until the land should enjoy its sabbaths in resting [and] sabbath keeping all the days of its desolation, till the accomplishment of seventy years.

22 ובשנת אחת לכורש מלך פרס לכלות דבר יהוה בפי ירמיהו--העיר יהוה את רוח כורש מלך פרס ויעבר קול בכל מלכותו וגם במכתב לאמר

In the first year of Cyrus king of the Persians, after the fulfillment of the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremias, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of the Persians, and told him to make proclamation in writing throughout all his kingdom, saying,

23 כה אמר כורש מלך פרס כל ממלכות הארץ נתן לי יהוה אלהי השמים והוא פקד עלי לבנות לו בית בירושלם אשר ביהודה מי בכם מכל עמו יהוה אלהיו עמו--ויעל

Thus says Cyrus king of the Persians to all the kingdoms of the earth, The Lord God of heaven has given me [power], and he has commanded me to build a house to him in Jerusalem, in Judea. Who [is there] of you of all his people? His God shall be with him, and let him go up.