Jeremias 52
1 Agtawen iti duapulo ket maysa ni Zedekias idi nangrugi isuna a nagturay; nagturay isuna iti sangapulo ket maysa a tawen idiay Jerusalem. Ti nagan ti inana ket Hamutal; isuna ket putot ni Jeremias a taga-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 Inaramidna ti dakes iti imatang ni Yahweh—inaramidna amin a banag nga inaramid ni Jehoiakim.
Zedekiah did [many] things that Yahweh says are evil, like [his father] Jehoiakim had done.
3 Gapu iti pungtot ni Yahweh, napasamak amin dagitoy idiay Jerusalem ken Juda, agingga a pinagtalawna ida iti sangoananna. Kalpasanna, immalsa ni Zedekias maibusor iti ari ti Babilonia.
[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 Napasamak nga iti maikasangapulo nga aldaw iti maikasangapulo a bulan ti maikasiam a tawen a panagturay ni Ari Zedekias, immay ni Nebucadnesar nga ari ti Babilonia a kaduana ti entero nga armadana maibusor iti Jerusalem. Nagkampoda iti ballasiw daytoy, ken binangenanda ti aglawlawna.
[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 Nalakub ngarud ti siudad agingga iti maika-sangapulo ket maysa a tawen a panagturay ni Ari Zedekias.
They continued to surround Jerusalem until Zedekiah had been ruling for almost eleven years.
6 Iti maikasiam nga aldaw, iti maikapat a bulan dayta a tawen, nakaro unay ti panagbisin iti siudad ket awanen iti taraon dagiti tattao iti daga.
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 Kalpasanna, naserrek ti siudad ket iti rabii, naglibas dagiti amin a mannakigubat a lallaki babaen iti ruangan iti nagbaetan ti dua a pader iti abay ti hardin ti ari, uray no adda dagiti Caldeo iti aglawlaw ti siudad. Nagturongda ngarud idiay 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 Ngem kinamat ti armada dagiti Caldeo ti ari ket nakamatanda ni Zedekias iti tanap ti Karayan Jordan nga asideg idiay Jerico. Nawarawara a naisina kenkuana dagiti amin nga armadana.
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 Tiniliwda ti ari ket impanda isuna iti ari ti Babilonia idiay Ribla iti daga ti Hamat, a nangsintensiaanna kenkuana.
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 Pinatay ti Ari ti Babilonia dagiti putot ni Zedekias iti imatangna, ken pinatayna pay dagiti amin a pangulo ti Juda idiay Ribla.
They forced Zedekiah to watch while they killed his sons and all the officials from Judah.
11 Kalpasanna, sinuatna ti mata ni Zedekias, kinawaranna isuna iti bronse a kawar, sada impan isuna idiay Babilonia. Inkabil ti ari ti Babilonia isuna iti pagbaludan agingga iti aldaw ti pannakatayna.
[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 Ita, iti maikasangapulo nga aldaw, iti maikalima a bulan ti maikasangapulo ket siam a panagturay ni Ari Nebucadnesar nga ari ti Babilonia, napan ni Nebuzaradan idiay Jerusalem. Isuna ti pangulo dagiti guardia ti ari ken adipen ti ari ti Babilonia.
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 Pinuoranna ti balay ni Yahweh, ti palasio ti ari, ken dagiti amin a babbalay idiay Jerusalem; kasta met a pinuoranna dagiti napapateg a pasdek iti siudad.
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 No maipapan met kadagiti pader a nakapalikmut iti Jerusalem, dinadael daytoy dagiti amin nga armada dagiti taga-Babilonia a kadua ti mangidadaulo kadagiti guardia.
Then he supervised the soldiers from Babylonia while they tore down the walls on all sides of Jerusalem.
15 Maipanggep met kadagiti kakukurapayan a tattao, dagiti nabati a tattao iti siudad a simmuko iti ari ti Babilonia, ken dagiti dadduma a tattao a nalaing nga agaramid kadagiti banbanag babaen kadagiti imada—impanaw ni Nebuzaradan a pangulo dagiti guardia ti dadduma kadakuada kas balud.
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 Ngem imbati ni Nebuzaradan a pangulo dagiti guardia dagiti dadduma kadagiti kakukurapayan iti daga tapno agtrabaho kadagiti kaubasan ken kataltalonan.
But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the very poor people to remain [in Judah] to take care of the vineyards and fields.
17 No maipapan kadagiti bronse nga adigi nga adda iti balay ni Yahweh, ken dagiti pagbatayan ken dagiti bronse a tangke nga adda iti balay ni Yahweh, binurakburak dagiti Caldeo dagitoy sada intugot dagiti amin a bronse idiay Babilonia.
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 Dagiti banga, pala, a mausar a pangdalus iti pagsilawan, mallukong, ken amin nga alikamen a bronse nga ar-aramaten dagiti papadi nga agserbi iti templo—innala amin dagitoy dagiti Caldeo.
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 Innala met ti kapitan dagiti guardia ti ari dagiti palanggana ken pagpuoran iti insenso, mallukong, banga, pagiparabawan ti silaw, kaserola, ken dagiti palanggana a naaramid iti balitok, ken dagiti amin a naaramid iti pirak.
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 Dagiti dua nga adigi, ti tangke, ken dagiti sangapulo ket dua a sinan-toro a baka nga adda iti siruk ti pagbatayan, dagiti banbanag nga inaramid ni Solomon iti balay ni Yahweh, a naaramid iti bronse a saan a mabaelan a timbangen.
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 Sangapulo ket walo a cubit ti katayag dagiti adigi, ken sangapulo ket dua a cubit ti rukod ti nanglikmut iti tunggal maysa. Uppat a ramayan ti kapuskol ti tunggal maysa ken nalungog.
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 Ti paratok a bronse ket adda iti tuktok daytoy. Ti paratok a bronse ket lima a cubit ti kangatona, a nakitikitan ti aglawlaw iti disenio a kasla iket ken sinan-pomegranate. Naaramid amin dagitoy iti bronse. Ti maysa pay nga adigi ken sinan-pomegranate ket kas met laeng iti immuna.
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 Isu nga adda iti siam a pulo ket innem a sinan-pomegranate iti bakrang ti paratok, ken sangagasut a sinan-pomegranate iti ngatoen ti naikitikit a kasla iket.
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 Innala ti pangulo dagiti guardia kas balud ni Seraias a kangatoan a padi, kasta met ni Zefanias a maikadua a padi, ken dagiti tallo nga agbanbantay iti ruangan.
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 Manipud iti siudad, innalana kas balud ti maysa nga opisial a mangidadaulo kadagiti soldado, ken pito a lallaki a mammagbaga iti ari nga adda pay laeng iti siudad. Innalana pay kas balud ti opisial ti armada ti ari nga akin-rebbeng kadagiti papeles iti armada, agraman dagiti innem a pulo a napateg a lallaki iti daga nga adda iti siudad.
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 Kalpasanna, impan ida ni Nebuzaradan a pangulo dagiti guardia iti ari ti Babilonia idiay Ribla.
Nebuzaradan took them all to the king of Babylon, [who was still] at Riblah.
27 Pinapatay ida ti ari ti Babilonia idiay Ribla iti daga ni Hamat. Iti kastoy a wagas, naipanaw ti Juda manipud iti dagana ket nagbalin a balud iti sabali a daga.
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 Dagitoy dagiti tattao nga impanaw ni Nebucadnesar kas balud: iti maikapito a tawen, 3, 023 kadagiti taga-Juda.
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 Iti maikasangapulo ket walo a tawen ni Nebucadnesar nangala iti 832 a tattao manipud Jerusalem.
Then, when he had been ruling for almost 18 years, his [soldiers] took 832 [more Israeli people to Babylonia].
30 Iti maikaduapulo ket tallo a tawen a panagturay ni Nebucadnesar, nangipanaw ni Nabuzaradan a pangulo ti guardia ti ari iti 745 a taga-Juda. Ti dagup dagiti amin a tattao a naipanaw kas balud ket 4, 600.
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 Napasamak nga iti maikaduapulo ket lima nga aldaw iti maikasangapulo ket dua a bulan ti maikatallopulo ket pito a tawen a pannakaipanaw kas balud ni Jehoiakin nga ari ti Juda, winayawayaan ni Evilmerodac nga ari ti Babilonia ni Jehoiakin nga ari ti Juda manipud iti pagbaludan. Napasamak daytoy iti tawen a nangrugi a nagturay ni Evilmerodac.
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 Nasayaat ti pannakisaritana kenkuana ken inikkanna isuna iti nangatngato a saad ngem kadagiti dadduma nga ari a kadduana idiay Babilonia.
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 Inikkat ni Evilmerodac ti pagan-anay ni Jehoiakin a kas balud, ket inaldaw a makipangan ni Jehoiakin iti lamisaan ti ari iti unos ti panagbiagna.
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 Ken inaldaw a maipapaayan isuna iti taraon iti unos ti panagbiagna agingga iti ipapatayna.
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.
