Jeremias 39
1 Iti maikasangapulo a bulan iti maikasiam a tawen a panagturay ni Zedekias a kas ari ti Juda, immay ni Nebucadnesar nga ari ti Babilonia a kaduana dagiti amin nga armadana a maibusor iti Jerusalem ket linakubda daytoy.
After King Zedekiah had been ruling Judah for almost nine years, King Nebuchadnezzar came in January with his army, and they surrounded Jerusalem.
2 Iti maika-uppat a bulan iti maikasangapulo ket maysa a tawen a panagturay ni Zedekias, iti maikasiyam nga aldaw dayta a bulan, naserrek ti siudad.
One and a half years later, after Zedekiah had been ruling for almost eleven years, on July 18, [soldiers from Babylonia] broke through the city [wall. Then they rushed in and captured the city].
3 Ket immay amin dagiti opisial ti ari ti Babilonia ket nagtugawda iti akintengnga a ruangan: da Nergal-salezer, Samgar Nebo, ken Sarsekim, a maysa a napapateg nga opisial. Ni Nergal-salezer ket maysa a nangato nga opisial, ken dagiti dadduma ket opisial ti ari ti Babilonia.
Then all the officers of the king of Babylon came in and sat down at the Middle Gate [to decide what they would do to the city. They included] Nergal-Sharezer from Samgar, Nebo-Sarsekim who was one of the chief army officers, another Nergal-Sharezer, the king’s advisor, and many other officials.
4 Ket napasamak nga idi nakita ida ni Zedekias, nga ari ti Juda ken dagiti amin a mannakigubatna, naglibasda. Rimmuarda iti rabii manipud iti siudad iti dalan nga adda iti minuyungan ti ari, iti ruangan iti nagbaetan dagiti dua a pader. Rimmuar ti ari a nagturong idiay Araba.
When King Zedekiah and all his soldiers realized that [the army of Babylonia had broken into the city], they fled. [They waited until] it was dark. Then they went out of the city through the king’s garden, through the gate that was between the two walls. Then they started [running] toward the Jordan River Valley.
5 Ngem kinamat ida ti armada dagiti Caldeo ket nakamatanda ni Zedekias iti patad ti Karayan Jordan a tanap nga asideg iti Jerico. Ket tiniliwda isuna ket impanda kenni Nebucadnesar, nga ari ti Babilonia, idiay Ribla iti daga ti Hamath, no sadinno ket impataw ni Nebucadnesar ti pannusana.
But the soldiers from Babylonia pursued the king, and they caught him on the plains near Jericho. They took him to the King of Babylon, who was at Riblah [town] in the Hamath [region]. There the king of Babylon told [his soldiers what] they should do to punish Zedekiah.
6 Pinatay ti ari ti Babilonia dagiti lallaki a putotni Zedekias iti imatangna idiay Ribla. Pinatayna pay amin dagiti opisiales ti Juda.
They forced Zedekiah to watch while they killed his sons and all the officials from Judah.
7 Ket sinukilna ti mata ni Zedekias ken kinawaranna iti bronse tapno ipanda isuna idiay Babilonia.
[Then] they gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes. They fastened him with bronze chains and took him to Babylon.
8 Ket pinuoran dagiti Caldeo ti balay ti ari ken dagiti balbalay dagiti tattao. Rinebbada pay dagiti pader ti Jerusalem.
[Meanwhile, ] the Babylonian army burned the palace and all the other buildings in Jerusalem. And they tore down the city walls.
9 Ni Nebuzaradan, a kapitan dagiti agbanbantay iti ari, intalawna a kas balud dagiti nabatbati a tattao iti siudad. Karaman ditoy dagiti tattao a kimmapon kadagiti Caldeo ken dagiti nabatbati a tattao iti siudad.
Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the [king’s] bodyguards, forced to go to Babylon [most of] the other people who remained in the city and the Jews who had joined the soldiers of Babylonia.
10 Ngem pinalubosan ni Nebuzaradan a kapitan dagiti agbanbantay iti ari dagiti kakukurapayan a tattao nga awan sanikuana nga agtalinaed iti daga ti Juda. Inikkanna ida kadagiti kaubasan ken taltalon iti dayta met laeng nga aldaw.
But he allowed some of the very poor people to remain in Judah, and he gave them vineyards and fields [to take care of].
11 Binilin ni Nebucadnesar nga ari ti Babilonia ni Nebuzaradan a kapitan dagiti agbanbantay iti ari maipangagep kenni Jeremias. Kinunana,
King Nebuchadnezzar had [previously] told Nebuzaradan to find me. He said,
12 “Ikuyogmo isuna ken aywanam isuna. Saamo isuna a dangran. Aramidem ti aniaman nga ibagana kenka.”
“Make sure that no one harms him. Take care of him, and do for him whatever he requests you to do.”
13 Isu a ni Nebuzaradan a kapitan dagiti agbanbantay iti ari, ni Nebusasban a nangato a eunuko, ni Nergal-salezer a nangato nga opisial, ken amin a kapapatgan nga opisial ti ari ti Babilonia ket nangibaonda kadagiti tattaoda.
So he and Nebushazban, who was one of their chief officers, and Nergal-Sharezer the king’s advisor, and other officers of the King of Babylon
14 Innala dagiti tattaoda ni Jeremias manipud iti paraangan dagiti agbanbantay ket impaaywanda kenni Gedalias a putot ni Ahikam a putot ni Safan, a mangiyawid kenkuana iti pagtaenganna, isu a nakignaed ni Jeremias kadagiti tattao sadiay.
sent [some men] to bring me out of the courtyard outside of the palace. They took me to Gedaliah who was the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan. Then Gedaliah took me to my home, and I stayed [in Judah] among [my own] people [who had been allowed to remain there].
15 Ita, immay ti sao ni Yahweh kenni Jeremias kabayatan a nakabalud isuna iti paraangan dagiti agbanbantay, ket kinunana,
While I was [still] being guarded in the palace courtyard, Yahweh gave me this message:
16 “Makitungtongka kenni Ebed Melec a taga-Cus ket ibagam, 'Ni Yahweh a Mannakabalin-amin, a Dios ti Israel, kastoy ti kunana: Dumngegka, dandaninkon nga ipatungpal dagiti saok a maibusor iti daytoy a siudad para iti didigra a saan ket a pagsayaatan. Ta matungpalto amin dagitoy iti sangoanam iti dayta nga aldaw.
“Say this to Ebed-Melech, the official from Ethiopia: ‘This is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], says: “I will do to this city everything that I said that I would do. I will not enable the people to prosper; I will cause them to experience disasters. You will see Jerusalem being destroyed,
17 Ngem ispalenkanto iti dayta nga aldaw-kastoy ti pakaammo ni Yahweh-ket saankanto a maipaima kadagiti tattao a pagbutbutngam.
but I will rescue you from the people whom you are afraid of.
18 Ta ispalenkanto. Saankanto a mapasag babaen iti kampilan. Makalasatkanto, agsipud ta agtaltalekka kaniak-kastoy ti impakaammo ni Yahweh.”
You trusted me, so I will save you. You will not be killed by [your enemies’] swords; you will remain alive. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.’”
