2 Raja-raja 25
1 Kemudian Zedekia memberontak terhadap Nebukadnezar raja Babel. Karena itu Nebukadnezar dengan seluruh angkatan perangnya datang dan menyerang Yerusalem pada tanggal sepuluh bulan sepuluh dalam tahun kesembilan pemerintahan Zedekia. Mereka mendirikan markas di luar kota, membangun tembok pengepungan,
And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, the tenth day of the month, that Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon came, he and all his army against Jerusalem: and they surrounded it: and raised works round about it.
2 dan terus mengepung kota itu sampai tahun kesebelas pemerintahan Zedekia.
And the city was shut up and besieged till the eleventh year of king Sedecias,
3 Pada tanggal sembilan bulan empat tahun itu juga ketika bencana kelaparan sudah begitu hebat sehingga rakyat sudah tidak lagi mempunyai makanan sama sekali,
The ninth day of the month: and a famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
4 tembok kota didobrak musuh. Malam itu, meskipun orang Babel sedang mengepung kota itu, semua tentara Yehuda melarikan diri menuju Lembah Yordan. Mereka mengambil jalan lewat taman istana, lalu keluar melalui pintu gerbang yang menghubungkan kedua tembok di tempat itu.
And a breach was made into the city: and all the men of war fled in the night between the two walls by the king’s garden, (now the Chaldees besieged the city round about, ) and Sedecias fled by the way that leadeth to the plains of the wilderness.
5 Tetapi tentara Babel mengejar Raja Zedekia, dan menangkapnya di dataran Yerikho. Semua anak buahnya lari meninggalkan dia.
And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all the warriors that were with him were scattered, and left him:
6 Kemudian Raja Zedekia dibawa kepada Raja Nebukadnezar di kota Ribla, lalu dijatuhi hukuman.
So they took the king, and brought him to the king of Babylon to Reblatha, and he gave judgment upon him.
7 Anak-anaknya dibunuh di depan matanya. Setelah itu Zedekia dicungkil matanya, lalu dibelenggu dan dibawa ke Babel.
And he slew the sons of Sedecias before his face, and he put out his eyes, and bound him with chains, and brought him to Babylon.
8 Pada tanggal tujuh bulan lima dalam tahun kesembilan belas pemerintah Nebukadnezar raja Babel, datanglah ke Yerusalem seorang yang bernama Nebuzaradan. Ia adalah penasihat dan panglima tentara Nebukadnezar.
In the fifth month, the seventh day of the month, that is, the nineteenth year of the king of Babylon, came Nabuzardan commander of the army, a servant of the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem.
9 Nebuzaradan membakar Rumah TUHAN, istana raja, dan rumah semua orang terkemuka di Yerusalem.
And he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and the houses of Jerusalem, and every house he burnt with fire.
10 Lalu semua anak buahnya meruntuhkan tembok-tembok kota itu.
And all the army of the Chaldees, which was with the commander of the troops, broke down the walls of Jerusalem round about.
11 Kemudian rakyat yang masih ada di kota, yaitu para pekerja ahli yang tersisa, orang-orang miskin dan orang-orang yang telah lari ke pihak orang Babel, semuanya diangkut ke Babel oleh Nebuzaradan.
And Nabuzardan the commander of the army, carried away the rest of the people that remained in the city, and the fugitives that had gone over to the king of Babylon, and the remnant of the common people.
12 Tetapi sebagian dari rakyat yang paling miskin dan tak punya harta ditinggalkannya di Yehuda dan disuruhnya mengerjakan kebun anggur dan ladang-ladang.
But of the poor of the land he left some dressers of vines and husbandmen.
13 Tiang-tiang perunggu dan kereta-kereta di Rumah TUHAN bersama-sama dengan bejana perunggunya dipecahkan oleh orang Babel, lalu semua perunggunya diangkut ke negeri mereka.
And the pillars of brass that were in the temple of the Lord, and the bases, and the sea of brass which was in the house of the Lord, the Chaldees broke in pieces, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.
14 Mereka juga mengangkut barang-barang ini: sekop-sekop, tempat abu mezbah, perkakas-perkakas pelita, mangkuk-mangkuk untuk menampung darah binatang yang disembelih untuk kurban, mangkuk-mangkuk untuk membakar dupa, dan semua barang perunggu lainnya yang dipakai untuk upacara ibadat.
They took away also the pots of brass, and the mazers, and the forks, and the cups, and the mortars, and all the vessels of brass with which they ministered.
15 Barang-barang emas dan perak, termasuk mangkuk-mangkuk kecil dan piring-piring untuk bara diambil oleh Nebuzaradan sendiri.
Moreover also the censers, and the bowls, such as were of gold in gold, and such as were of silver in silver, the general of the army took away.
16 Barang-barang perunggu yang dibuat oleh Raja Salomo untuk Rumah TUHAN, yaitu kedua tiang, kereta-kereta dan bejana besar, semuanya begitu berat sehingga tidak tertimbang.
That is, two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made in the temple of the Lord: the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
17 Kedua tiang perunggu itu sama; masing-masing tingginya 8 meter dengan sebuah kepala tiang dari perunggu setinggi 1,3 meter. Di sekeliling setiap kepala tiang itu ada anyaman dengan hiasan buah delima dari perunggu.
One pillar was eighteen cubits high, and the chapiter of brass which was upon it was three cubits high: and the network, and the pomegranates that were upon the chapiter of the pillar, were all of brass: and the second pillar had the like adorning.
18 Selain itu, Nebuzaradan menangkap Imam Agung Seraya, Sefanya imam pembantu, tiga orang penjaga pintu Rumah TUHAN, kelima penasihat pribadi raja yang masih berada di kota, panglima, wakil panglima yang mengurus administrasi tentara, dan 60 orang pembesar lainnya.
And the general of the army took Seraias the chief priest, and Sophonias the second priest, and three doorkeepers.
And out of the city one eunuch, who was captain over the men of war: and five men of them that had stood before the king, whom he found in the city, and Sopher the captain of the army who exercised the young soldiers of the people of the land: and threescore men of the common people, who were found in the city.
20 Semua orang itu dibawanya kepada Raja Nebukadnezar di kota Ribla,
These Nabuzardan the general of the army took away, and carried them to the king of Babylon to Reblatha.
21 di wilayah Hamat. Di sana mereka disiksa lalu dibunuh. Demikianlah orang-orang Yehuda diangkut dari negeri mereka dan dibawa ke pembuangan.
And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Reblatha in the land of Emath: so Juda was carried away out of their land.
22 Setelah itu Raja Nebukadnezar mengangkat Gedalya anak Ahikam dan cucu Safan, menjadi gubernur di Yehuda untuk memerintah atas semua orang yang masih tinggal di sana.
But over the people that remained in the land of Juda, which Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon had left, he gave the government to Godolias the son of Ahicam the son of Saphan.
23 Ketika para perwira dan prajurit Yehuda yang tidak menyerah kepada Babel mendengar tentang pengangkatan itu, mereka semua datang kepada Gedalya di Mizpa. Perwira-perwira itu ialah Ismael anak Netanya, Yohanan anak Kareah, Seraya anak Tanhumet dari kota Netofa, dan Yazanya dari kota Maakha.
And when all the captains of the soldiers had heard this, they and the men that were with them, to wit, that the king of Babylon had made Godolias governor, they came to Godolias to Maspha, Ismael the son of Nathanias, and Johanan the son of Caree, and Saraia the son of Thanehumeth the Netophathite, and Jezonias the son of Maachathi, they and their men.
24 Berkatalah Gedalya kepada mereka semuanya, "Kamu tidak perlu takut kepada pejabat-pejabat pemerintah Babel. Tinggallah saja di negeri kita ini dan jadilah hamba raja Babel. Saya tanggung kamu akan selamat."
And Godolias swore to them and to their men, saying: Be not afraid to serve the Chaldees: stay in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
25 Tetapi pada bulan tujuh tahun itu Ismael anak Netanya dan cucu Elisama yang masih keturunan raja, pergi bersama 10 orang ke Mizpa. Mereka menyerang dan membunuh Gedalya beserta orang Yehuda dan orang Babel yang berada bersama Gedalya di situ.
But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ismael the son of Nathanias, the son of Elisama of the seed royal came, and ten men with him: and smote Godolias so that he died: and also the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him in Maspha.
26 Maka seluruh rakyat Yehuda, kaya maupun miskin, bersama-sama dengan para perwira lari ke Mesir karena takut kepada orang Babel.
And all the people both little and great, and the captains of the soldiers, rising up went to Egypt, fearing the Chaldees.
27 Pada tanggal dua puluh tujuh bulan dua belas dalam tahun ketiga puluh tujuh sesudah Yoyakhin diangkut ke pembuangan, Ewil-Merodakh menjadi raja Babel. Pada tahun itu juga ia menunjukkan belas kasihannya kepada Yoyakhin, dan melepaskan dia dari penjara,
And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Joachin king of Juda, in the twelfth month the seven and twentieth day of the month: Evilmerodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, lifted up the head of Joachin king of Juda out of prison.
28 serta memperlakukannya dengan baik. Yoyakhin diberinya kedudukan yang lebih tinggi daripada raja-raja lain yang juga dibuang ke Babel.
And he spoke kindly to him: and he set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon.
29 Yoyakhin tidak lagi memakai pakaian penjara dan biasanya makan di istana serta diberi uang untuk keperluan hidupnya.
And he changed his garments which he had in prison, and he ate bread always before him, all the days of his life.
And he appointed him a continual allowance, which was also given him by the king day by day, all the days of his life.
