2 Ihe E Mere 36
1 Ndị ala ahụ kpọọrọ Jehoahaz, nwa nwoke Josaya mee ya eze na Jerusalem, nʼọnọdụ nna ya.
Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s place in Jerusalem.
2 Jehoahaz gbara iri afọ abụọ na atọ mgbe o bidoro ịchị, ma ọ chịrị na Jerusalem ọnwa atọ.
Joahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
3 Eze Ijipt chụdara ya site nʼọchịchị na Jerusalem, kwagide ndị Juda ka ha tụọra ya ụtụ narị talenti ọlaọcha na otu talenti ọlaedo.
The king of Egypt removed him from office at Jerusalem, and fined the land one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
4 Eze Ijipt mere Eliakịm, otu nwanne Jehoahaz, eze ndị Juda na Jerusalem. Ọ gụgharịrị aha Eliakịm ka ọ bụrụ Jehoiakim. Ma Neko duuru Jehoahaz nwanne nwoke Eliakịm gaa Ijipt.
The king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. Neco took Joahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.
5 Jehoiakim gbara iri afọ abụọ na ise mgbe ọ malitere ịbụ eze. Ọ chịrị afọ iri na otu na Jerusalem. O mere ihe dị njọ nʼanya Onyenwe anyị Chineke ya.
Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. He did that which was evil in the LORD his God’s sight.
6 Nebukadneza eze Babilọn busoro ya agha, jiri ụdọ bronz kee ya agbụ, nʼihi i duru ya gaa Babilọn.
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against him, and bound him in fetters to carry him to Babylon.
7 Nebukadneza bukọkwaara efere na iko ọlaedo dị nʼụlọnsọ ukwu Onyenwe anyị, buru ha gaa buba ha nʼụlọeze ya dị na Babilọn.
Nebuchadnezzar also carried some of the vessels of the LORD’s house to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.
8 Akụkọ ọzọ niile gbasara ọchịchị Jehoiakim, na banyere ihe arụ niile o mere, na ihe niile a chọpụtara megide ya, ka e dere nʼakwụkwọ akụkọ ndị eze Izrel na Juda. Jehoiakin nwa ya ghọrọ eze nʼọnọdụ ya.
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah; and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place.
9 Jehoiakin gbara afọ iri na asatọ mgbe ọ malitere ịbụ eze, ọ chịrị naanị ọnwa atọ na abalị iri na Jerusalem. O mere ihe jọrọ njọ nʼanya Onyenwe anyị.
Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem. He did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight.
10 Emesịa, nʼafọ nke ọzọ ya, Nebukadneza ziri ozi mee ka akpọrọ ya, na ọtụtụ ihe ndị dị oke ọnụahịa sitere nʼụlọnsọ ukwu Onyenwe anyị, bulaa ha Babilọn nʼoge a. O mere nwanne nna Jehoiakin bụ Zedekaya, eze Juda na Jerusalem.
At the return of the year, King Nebuchadnezzar sent and brought him to Babylon, with the valuable vessels of the LORD’s house, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.
11 Zedekaya gbara iri afọ abụọ na otu mgbe e mere ya eze. Ọ chịrị afọ iri na otu na Jerusalem.
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
12 O mere ihe jọrọ njọ nʼanya Onyenwe anyị Chineke ya, o wedaghị onwe ya ala nara ndụmọdụ Jeremaya bụ onye amụma, onye na-ekwu okwu nke Onyenwe anyị.
He did that which was evil in the LORD his God’s sight. He didn’t humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the LORD’s mouth.
13 Ọzọkwa, o nupuru isi megide eze Nebukadneza, onye mere ka ọ ṅụọ iyi nʼaha Chineke. Ọ ghọrọ onye isiike, onye mechiri obi ya, jụ ichigharịkwute Onyenwe anyị, Chineke Izrel.
He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God; but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.
14 Nʼime ka ihe dị njọ karịa, mmadụ niile, tinyere ndị ndu nʼetiti ndị nchụaja, nọgidere bụrụ ndị na-ekwesighị ntụkwasị obi, site nʼịgbaso omenaala rụrụ arụ nke mba niile gbara ha gburugburu. Ha merụrụ ụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị, nke o doro nsọ nʼime Jerusalem.
Moreover all the chiefs of the priests and the people trespassed very greatly after all the abominations of the nations; and they polluted the LORD’s house which he had made holy in Jerusalem.
15 Onyenwe anyị, Chineke nna nna ha, sitere nʼọnụ ndị amụma ya gwa ha okwu mgbe na mgbe, ịdọ ha aka na ntị. O mere nke a nʼihi na o nwere obi ebere nʼebe ha nọ, na nʼebe ụlọnsọ ukwu ya dị.
The LORD, the God of their fathers, sent to them by his messengers, rising up early and sending, because he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place;
16 Ma ha kwara ndị amụma Chineke ndị a emo, lelịa okwu Chineke ha wetara anya, chịa amụma ha buru ọchị, tutu ruo mgbe ha kpasuru ọnụma Onyenwe anyị megide ndị ya, ruo mgbe ihe ọbụla na-adịghịkwa nke pụrụ igbochi ngosipụta oke ọnụma a.
but they mocked the messengers of God, despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the LORD’s wrath arose against his people, until there was no remedy.
17 Ya mere, o welitara eze Kaldịa imegide ha, bụ onye ji mma agha gbuchapụ ụmụ okorobịa ha nʼụlọ ebe nsọ ha. O nweghịkwa ọmịiko nʼebe ụmụ okorobịa, maọbụ ụmụ agbọghọ dị, ndị okenye maọbụ ndị nrịa nrịa. Chineke weere ha niile nyefee ha nʼaka Nebukadneza.
Therefore he brought on them the king of the Kasdim, who killed their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion on young man or virgin, old man or infirm. He gave them all into his hand.
18 O sitere nʼụlọnsọ ukwu Chineke kpokọrọ ihe niile dị nʼime ya, ma ihe ukwu ma ihe nta, tinyere akụ niile dị nʼime ụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị, na nʼụlọeze, na nʼụlọ ndịisi ozi eze buru ha gaa Babilọn.
All the vessels of God’s house, great and small, and the treasures of the LORD’s house, and the treasures of the king and of his princes, all these he brought to Babylon.
19 Ha sunyere ụlọnsọ Chineke ọkụ, kwatukwa mgbidi Jerusalem. Ha sunyere ụlọeze niile ọkụ, mebikwaa ihe niile ndị bara uru dị nʼime ya.
They burnt God’s house, broke down the wall of Jerusalem, burnt all its palaces with fire, and destroyed all of its valuable vessels.
20 Ha buuru ndị fọdụrụ, bụ ndị niile gbanarịrị mma agha, gaa Babilọn, ha ghọrọ ya, ghọkwara ụmụ ya ndị nọchiri anya ya, ndị ohu, tutu ruo mgbe ehiwere alaeze Peshịa.
He carried those who had escaped from the sword away to Babylon, and they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia,
21 Ala ahụ nwere ụbọchị izuike niile kwesiri ya nʼebe o zuruoke, nʼoge niile nke ịtọgbọ nʼefu ya, o zuru ike, ruo mgbe iri afọ asaa ahụ zuru, nʼimezu okwu Onyenwe anyị kwuru site nʼọnụ Jeremaya onye amụma.
to fulfil the LORD’s word by Jeremiah’s mouth, until the land had enjoyed its Sabbaths. As long as it lay desolate, it kept Sabbath, to fulfil seventy years.
22 Ma nʼafọ mbụ nke ọchịchị Sairọs eze Peshịa, ime ka okwu Onyenwe anyị nke sitere nʼọnụ Jeremaya mezuo, Onyenwe anyị kpaliri mmụọ Sairọs, eze Peshịa ka o mee mkpọsa nʼalaeze ya niile, ma denyekwa ya nʼakwụkwọ iwu, sị,
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the LORD’s word by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
23 “Otu a ka Sairọs, eze Peshịa kwuru: “‘Onyenwe anyị, Chineke nke eluigwe, e nyela m alaeze niile nke dị nʼụwa. O nyekwala m ọrụ iwuru ya ụlọnsọ na Jerusalem, nke dị na Juda. Ya mere, onye ya ọbụla nʼetiti ndị ya nwere ike ịga, ka Onyenwe anyị Chineke ha nọnyekwara ha.’”
“Cyrus king of Persia says, ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, has given all the kingdoms of the earth to me; and he has commanded me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever there is amongst you of all his people, the LORD his God be with him, and let him go up.’”
