Jeremiah 52
1 Zedekiah el yac longoul sie matwal ke el tokosrala lun Judah, ac el leum in acn Jerusalem yac singoul sie. Inen nina kial pa Hamutal, acn natul Jeremiah se su muta in siti Libnah.
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 Tokosra Zedekiah el orekma koluk lain LEUM GOD, oapana Tokosra Jehoiakim.
Zedekiah did [many] things that Yahweh says are evil, like [his father] Jehoiakim had done.
3 LEUM GOD El mutawauk in arulana kasrkusrak sin mwet Jerusalem ac Judah, oru El siselosla liki ye mutal. Zedekiah el tuyak lainul Tokosra Nebuchadnezzar lun Babylonia,
[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 ke ma inge Nebuchadnezzar el tuku wi un mwet mweun lal nukewa ac mweuni Jerusalem ke len aksingoul in malem aksingoul ke yac akeu ma Zedekiah el tokosra. Elos tulokunak iwen aktuktuk selos likin siti uh, musaela acn in fan rauneak acn we,
[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 ac kuhlusya siti uh nwe ke yac aksingoul sie lal Zedekiah.
They continued to surround Jerusalem until Zedekiah had been ruling for almost eleven years.
6 Ke len akeu in malem akakosr ke yac sacna, ke sracl uh arulana upa ac wanginla mongo nun mwet uh,
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 mwet Babylonia elos fukulya pot uh. Elos ne kuhlusya siti sac, a mwet mweun nukewa in siti uh kaingla in fong sac. Elos ut yen ima lun tokosra oan we, ac sasla ke mutunpot se inmasrlon pot luo ah, na elos kaingla ut layen nu ke Infahlfal Jordan.
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 Tusruktu mwet mweun lun Babylonia ukwal Tokosra Zedekiah, sruokilya yen tupasrpasr apkuran nu Jericho, ac mwet mweun lal nukewa kaingla lukel.
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 Utukla Tokosra Zedekiah nu yorol Tokosra Nebuchadnezzar, su tuh muta in siti Riblah in acn Hamath, na Nebuchadnezzar el wotela ma ac orek nu sel we.
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 In acn Riblah el uniya kewa wen natul Zedekiah ye mutal, ac el oayapa sap in anwuki mwet leum lun Judah.
They forced Zedekiah to watch while they killed his sons and all the officials from Judah.
11 Tukun ma inge, el sap tipulyukla atronmutal Zedekiah, ac kapiri el ke sein, ac utukla el nu Babylon. Zedekiah el mutana in presin in acn Babylon nwe ke el misa.
[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 Ke len aksingoul in malem aklimekosr ke yac aksingoul eu lal Tokosra Nebuchadnezzar lun Babylonia, Nebuzaradan su mwet kasru fulat lal tokosra ac mwet sap lun un mwet mweun, el utyak nu Jerusalem.
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 El esukak Tempul, inkul fulat sin tokosra, ac lohm sin mwet leum nukewa in Jerusalem,
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 ac mwet mweun lal fukulya pot in siti sac.
Then he supervised the soldiers from Babylonia while they tore down the walls on all sides of Jerusalem.
15 Na Nebuzaradan el usla nu Babylonia mwet ma lula in siti sac, wi elos su usrnguk ke orekma, ac elos su sifacna kaingla nu yurin mwet Babylonia.
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 Tusruktu el filiya kutu sin mwet su arulana sukasrup in mutana in acn Judah, ac el sang elos in orekma ke nien grape ac acn in ima saya.
But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the very poor people to remain [in Judah] to take care of the vineyards and fields.
17 Mwet Babylonia elos kunausla sru bronze, ac mwe wiwa ma oan in Tempul, weang tacng bronze lulap sac, na elos usla bronze inge nukewa nu Babylon.
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 Elos usla pac saful, ac mwe neinyuk apat ma orekmakinyuk nu ke aknasnasye loang in kisa, mwe kosrkosr wik, pol ma orekmakinyuk in nein srah ke ma kisakinyuk, pol in akok mwe keng, ac ma bronze nukewa saya ma orekmakinyuk in Tempul.
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 Elos usla ma nukewa ma orekla ke gold ac silver: pol srisrik, pan in utuk mulut firir, pol in nein srah ke mwe kisa, mwe neinyuk apat, sukan lam, pol in akok mwe keng, ac pol nu ke okwok wain in kisa.
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 Ma orekla ke bronze, ma Tokosra Solomon el orala lun Tempul — sru lukwa, mwe wiwa, tacng lulap sac wi cow mukul bronze singoul lukwa loangeya — ma inge arulana toasr ac tia ku in pauniyuki.
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 Sru lukwa uh oana sie lumah — fit longoul itkosr fulata ac fit singoul oalkosr raunyak, kewana oalal, ac matoltoliyen bronze kac inch tolu.
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 Sifen sru inge fit itkosr tafu ke kais soko, orekla mwe yun kac in luman sein ac pomegranate — ma inge nukewa orekla ke bronze.
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 Ke acn yunla inge fin kais soko sru, oasr pomegranate siofok nufon, ac ma eungoul onkosr ke ma inge pa ku in liyeyuk tenyak.
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 Sayen ma inge, Nebuzaradan, mwet kol fulat lun mwet mweun, el usalla pac Seraiah mwet Tol Fulat, Zephaniah mwet tol akluo yal, ac mwet fulat tolu saya lun Tempul nu in sruoh.
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 El usla pac liki siti uh leum se su mwet sap lun un mwet mweun, itkosr sin mwet kasru nu sel tokosra sifacna su tuh srakna oasr in siti uh, mwet kasru lal mwet kol fulat su karingin ma simla lun mwet mweun, ac mwet yohk sripa onngoul saya.
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 Nebuzaradan el usalosla nu yorol tokosra lun Babylonia, nu in siti Riblah
Nebuzaradan took them all to the king of Babylon, [who was still] at Riblah.
27 in acn Hamath. Na tokosra el sap in sringsring elos ac anwuki. Ouinge mwet Judah utukla liki facl selos nu in sruoh.
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 Pa inge ma simla ke mwet ma Nebuchadnezzar el usla nu in sruoh: ke yac akitkosr lal in tokosra, el usla mwet tolu tausin longoul tolu;
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 in yac aksingoul oalkosr lal, el usla mwet oalfoko tolngoul luo liki acn Jerusalem;
Then, when he had been ruling for almost 18 years, his [soldiers] took 832 [more Israeli people to Babylonia].
30 ac in yac aklongoul tolu lal, Nebuzaradan el usla mwet itfoko angngaul limekosr. Pisen mwet nukewa ma utukla nu in sruoh pa tausin akosr onfoko.
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 In yac se ma Evilmerodach el tokosrala lun Babylonia, el akkalemye kulang lal nu sel Tokosra Jehoiachin lun Judah ac tulalla liki kapir. Ma se inge sikyak ke len aklongoul limekosr ke malem aksingoul luo in yac aktolngoul itkosr tukun utukla Jehoiachin nu in sruoh.
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 Evilmerodach el oru wo nu sel, ac akfulatyal liki tokosra nukewa saya su welul sruoh in Babylonia.
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 Ouinge filfilla nu sel Jehoiachin elan ku in ayaolla liki nuknuk in kapir lal, ac welul tokosra mongo ke tepu lal ke lusenna moul lal.
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 Ke kais sie len, ac itukyang nu sel lupan mwe kasru ma fal nu ke enenu lal, nwe ke na el misa.
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.
