2 Cronache 36
1 Allora il popolo del paese prese Joachaz, figliuolo di Giosia, e lo fece re a Gerusalemme, in luogo di suo padre.
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 Joachaz avea ventitre anni quando cominciò a regnare, e regnò tre mesi a Gerusalemme.
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 Il re d’Egitto lo depose a Gerusalemme, e gravò il paese di un’indennità di cento talenti d’argento e d’un talento d’oro.
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 E il re d’Egitto fece re sopra Giuda e sopra Gerusalemme Eliakim, fratello di Joachaz, e gli mutò il nome in quello di Joiakim. Neco prese Joachaz, fratello di lui, e lo menò in Egitto.
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 Joiakim avea venticinque anni quando cominciò a regnare; regnò undici anni a Gerusalemme, e fece ciò ch’è male agli occhi dell’Eterno, il suo Dio.
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 Nebucadnetsar, re di Babilonia, salì contro di lui, e lo legò con catene di rame per menarlo a Babilonia.
And Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon came up against him, and bound him with brazen fetters, and carried him away to Babylon.
7 Nebucadnetsar portò pure a Babilonia parte degli utensili della casa dell’Eterno, e li mise nel suo palazzo a Babilonia.
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 Il rimanente delle azioni di Joiakim, le abominazioni che commise e tutto quello di cui si rese colpevole, sono cose scritte nel libro dei re d’Israele e di Giuda. E Joiakin, suo figliuolo, regnò in luogo suo.
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 Joiakin aveva otto anni quando cominciò a regnare; regnò tre mesi e dieci giorni a Gerusalemme, e fece ciò ch’è male agli occhi dell’Eterno.
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 L’anno seguente il re Nebucadnetsar mandò a prenderlo, lo fece menare a Babilonia con gli utensili preziosi della casa dell’Eterno, e fece re di Giuda e di Gerusalemme Sedekia, fratello di Joiakin.
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 Sedekia avea ventun anni quando cominciò a regnare, e regnò a Gerusalemme undici anni.
Sedekias [was] twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and be reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
12 Egli fece ciò ch’è male agli occhi dell’Eterno, del suo Dio, e non s’umiliò dinanzi al profeta Geremia, che gli parlava da parte dell’Eterno.
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 E si ribellò pure a Nebucadnetsar, che l’avea fatto giurare nel nome di Dio; e indurò la sua cervice ed il suo cuore rifiutando di convertirsi all’Eterno, all’Iddio d’Israele.
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 Tutti i capi dei sacerdoti e il popolo moltiplicarono anch’essi le loro infedeltà, seguendo tutte le abominazioni delle genti; e contaminarono la casa dell’Eterno, ch’egli avea santificata a Gerusalemme.
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 E l’Eterno, l’Iddio de’ loro padri, mandò loro a più riprese degli ammonimenti, per mezzo dei suoi messaggeri, poiché voleva risparmiare il suo popolo e la sua propria dimora:
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 ma quelli si beffarono de’ messaggeri di Dio, sprezzarono le sue parole e schernirono i suoi profeti, finché l’ira dell’Eterno contro il suo popolo arrivò al punto che non ci fu più rimedio.
Nevertheless they sneered at his messengers, and set at nothing his words, and mocked his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord rose up against his people, till there was no remedy.
17 Allora egli fece salire contro ad essi il re dei Caldei, che uccise di spada i loro giovani nella casa del loro santuario, e non risparmiò né giovane, né fanciulla, né vecchiaia, né canizie. L’Eterno gli diè nelle mani ogni cosa.
And he brought against them the king of the Chaldeans, and killed 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 Nebucadnetsar portò a Babilonia tutti gli utensili della casa di Dio, grandi e piccoli, i tesori della casa dell’Eterno, e i tesori del re e dei suoi capi.
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 I Caldei incendiarono la casa di Dio, demolirono le mura di Gerusalemme, dettero alle fiamme tutti i suoi palazzi, e ne distrussero tutti gli oggetti preziosi.
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 E Nebucadnetsar menò in cattività a Babilonia quelli ch’erano scampati dalla spada; ed essi furono assoggettati a lui ed ai suoi figliuoli, fino all’avvento del regno di Persia
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 (affinché s’adempisse la parola dell’Eterno pronunziata per bocca di Geremia), fino a che il paese avesse goduto de’ suoi sabati; difatti esso dovette riposare per tutto il tempo della sua desolazione, finché furon compiuti i settant’anni.
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 Nel primo anno di Ciro, re di Persia, affinché s’adempisse la parola dell’Eterno pronunziata per bocca di Geremia, l’Eterno destò lo spirito di Ciro, re di Persia, il quale, a voce e per iscritto, fece pubblicare per tutto il suo regno quest’editto:
In the first year of Cyrus king of the Persians, after the fulfilment 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 “Così dice Ciro, re di Persia: L’Eterno, l’Iddio de’ cieli, m’ha dato tutti i regni della terra, ed egli m’ha comandato di edificargli una casa in Gerusalemme, ch’è in Giuda. Chiunque tra voi è del suo popolo, sia l’Eterno, il suo Dio, con lui, e parta!”
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.
