Jeremi 52
1 Sedesiasi azalaki na mibu tuku mibale na moko ya mbotama tango akomaki mokonzi, mpe akonzaki mibu zomi na moko na Yelusalemi. Kombo ya mama na ye ezalaki Amutali, mwana ya Jeremi, moto ya Libina.
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 Asalaki makambo mabe na miso ya Yawe, ndenge kaka Yeoyakimi asalaki.
Zedekiah did [many] things that Yahweh says are evil, like [his father] Jehoiakim had done.
3 Ezalaki mpo na kanda makasi ya Yawe nde makambo oyo nyonso esalemelaki Yelusalemi mpe Yuda, kino Yawe kobengana bango mosika na Ye. Nzokande, Sedesiasi atombokelaki mokonzi ya Babiloni.
[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 Tango Sedesiasi akokisaki mibu libwa na bokonzi, na mokolo ya zomi ya sanza mpe ya zomi, Nabukodonozori, mokonzi ya Babiloni, elongo na mampinga na ye nyonso, ayaki kobundisa Yelusalemi. Batongaki molako na bango na libanda ya engumba mpe batimolaki mabulu mpo na kobombama, na zingazinga na yango nyonso.
[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 Engumba yango ezingelamaki kino na mobu ya zomi na moko ya bokonzi ya Sedesiasi.
They continued to surround Jerusalem until Zedekiah had been ruling for almost eleven years.
6 Na mokolo ya libwa ya sanza ya minei, wana nzala makasi ekotaki kati na engumba, mpe bato bazalaki lisusu na eloko ya kolia te,
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 bongo lokola lidusu moko efungwamaki kati na mir ya engumba, basoda nyonso ya Yuda bakimaki butu-butu mpe babimelaki na ekuke oyo ezalaki na kati-kati ya bamir mibale, pene ya elanga ya mokonzi, atako bato ya Babiloni bazingelaki engumba. Bakimaki na nzela ya lubwaku ya Yordani.
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 Kasi basoda ya Babiloni balandaki mokonzi Sedesiasi mpe bakangaki ye kati na etando ya Jeriko epai wapi basoda na ye nyonso bakimaki mpe bapanzanaki.
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 Basoda ya Babiloni bakangaki mokonzi, bamemaki ye epai ya mokonzi ya Babiloni, na Ribila kati na mokili ya Amati; mpe mokonzi ya Babiloni akatelaki ye etumbu.
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 Kuna na Ribila, mokonzi ya Babiloni apesaki mitindo ete bakata mito ya bana mibali ya Sedesiasi na miso ya Sedesiasi. Mokonzi ya Babiloni apesaki lisusu mitindo ete baboma bakalaka nyonso ya Yuda.
They forced Zedekiah to watch while they killed his sons and all the officials from Judah.
11 Bongo, atobolaki miso ya Sedesiasi, akangaki ye minyololo ya bibende mpe amemaki ye na Babiloni. Mokonzi ya Babiloni abwakaki ye na boloko kino na mokolo oyo akufaki.
[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 Tango Nabukodonozori, mokonzi ya Babiloni, akokisaki mibu zomi na libwa na bokonzi, Nebuzaradani, mokonzi ya bakengeli ya mokonzi, oyo azalaki kosala esika moko na mokonzi ya Babiloni, ayaki na Yelusalemi na mokolo ya zomi ya sanza ya mitano.
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 Atumbaki Tempelo ya Yawe, ndako ya mokonzi mpe bandako nyonso ya Yelusalemi; atumbaki bandako nyonso ya bato minene.
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 Mampinga nyonso ya Babiloni, oyo ezalaki na se ya bokonzi ya mokonzi ya bakengeli ya mokonzi babukaki bamir oyo ezingelaki Yelusalemi.
Then he supervised the soldiers from Babylonia while they tore down the walls on all sides of Jerusalem.
15 Nebuzaradani, mokonzi ya bakengeli ya mokonzi, amemaki na bowumbu ndambo ya babola, ndambo ya bato oyo batikalaki kati na engumba, ndambo ya bato ya misala ya maboko mpe ba-oyo bamipesaki epai ya mokonzi ya Babiloni.
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 Kasi, Nebuzaradani, mokonzi ya bakengeli ya mokonzi, atikaki kati na mokili ndambo ya babola mpo na kolona vino mpe bilanga.
But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the very poor people to remain [in Judah] to take care of the vineyards and fields.
17 Bato ya Babiloni babukaki makonzi ya bronze oyo ezalaki liboso ya Tempelo ya Yawe, bashario mpe nzungu ya monene ya bronze oyo ezalaki kati na Tempelo ya Yawe, mpe bamemaki bronze na yango nyonso na Babiloni bisalelo.
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 Bakamataki lisusu biloko nyonso ya bronze oyo bazalaki kosala na yango losambo kati na Tempelo: basani ya putulu, bapawu, bambeli, basani ya kobwakela mayi, bakopo.
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 Mokonzi ya bakengeli ya mokonzi akamataki lisusu biloko nyonso ya wolo mpe ya palata: basani ya minene, bambabola, basani ya kobwakela mayi, basani ya putulu, bitelemiselo ya minda, bakopo mpe milangi mpo na makabo ya masanga.
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 Bakokaki te komeka kilo ya bronze ya biloko nyonso oyo mokonzi Salomo asalaki mpo na Tempelo ya Yawe: makonzi nyonso mibale, nzungu ya monene, bikeko ya bangombe zomi na mibale oyo ezalaki kosimba nzungu ya monene mpe bashario.
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 Likonzi moko na moko ezalaki na bametele pene libwa, na bosanda, mpe bametele pene motoba, na kovimba na yango; bongo bronze oyo basalelaki yango ezalaki evimba na basantimetele pene mwambe, mpe ezalaki polele na kati.
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 Basalaki na bronze moto ya likonzi moko na moko, mpe ezalaki na bametele mibale na basantimetele tuku mitano na bosanda. Bazingelaki yango na bililingi ya basinga oyo basala lokola monyama mpe na bambuma ya grenade; nyonso esalemaki na 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 Bangambo nyonso ezalaki na bambuma ya grenade tuku libwa na motoba mpe motango nyonso ya bambuma ya grenade oyo ezalaki zingazinga ya basinga oyo basala lokola basheni ezalaki nkama moko.
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 Mokonzi ya bakengeli ya mokonzi atiaki na boloko: Seraya, mokonzi ya Banganga-Nzambe; Sofoni, molandi ya mokonzi ya Banganga-Nzambe; mpe Banganga-Nzambe misato oyo bazalaki na mokumba ya kokengela ekotelo ya Tempelo.
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 Kati na bato oyo batikalaki kati na engumba, akangaki lisusu moko kati na bakalaka ya lokumu, oyo azalaki na mokumba ya kotala makambo ya basoda ya bitumba; bapesi toli sambo ya mokonzi, oyo batikalaki kati na engumba; mokomi mikanda ya mokonzi ya mampinga, oyo azalaki na mokumba ya kokoma bakombo ya bato ya mboka mpo na kokota na mosala ya mampinga; mpe mibali tuku motoba ya Yuda, oyo bakutaki kati na engumba.
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 Nebuzaradani, mokonzi ya bakengeli ya mokonzi, akamataki bango nyonso mpe amemaki bango epai ya mokonzi ya Babiloni, na Ribila.
Nebuzaradan took them all to the king of Babylon, [who was still] at Riblah.
27 Mokonzi ya Babiloni abomaki bango kuna na Ribila, kati na mokili ya Amati. Boye, bato ya Yuda bakendeki na bowumbu mosika ya mokili na bango.
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 Tala motango ya bato oyo Nabukodonozori amemaki na bowumbu: Bayuda nkoto misato na tuku mibale na misato, na mobu ya sambo wuta tango akomaki mokonzi;
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 Bayuda nkama mwambe na tuku misato na mibale oyo bawutaki na Yelusalemi, na mobu ya zomi na mwambe wuta tango Nabukodonozori akomaki mokonzi;
Then, when he had been ruling for almost 18 years, his [soldiers] took 832 [more Israeli people to Babylonia].
30 bongo na mobu ya tuku mibale na misato ya bokonzi ya Nabukodonozori, Nebuzaradani, mokonzi ya bakengeli ya mokonzi, amemaki na bowumbu Bayuda nkama sambo na tuku minei na mitano. Bango nyonso bazalaki bato nkoto minei na nkama motoba.
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 Tango Yeoyakini, mokonzi ya Yuda, akokisaki mibu tuku misato na sambo na bowumbu, Evili-Merodaki, mokonzi ya Babiloni, ayokelaki Yeoyakini, mokonzi ya Yuda, mawa mpe abimisaki ye na boloko, na mokolo ya tuku mibale na mitano ya sanza ya zomi na mibale, kaka na mobu oyo akomaki mokonzi.
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 Evili-Merodaki asololaki na Yeoyakini na boboto mpe apesaki ye lokumu koleka bakonzi mosusu oyo bazalaki elongo na ye, na bowumbu kati na Babiloni;
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 apesaki mitindo ete balongola ye bilamba ya boloko mpe andimaki ete abanda kolia mesa moko elongo na ye, mokolo na mokolo kino na suka ya bomoi na ye.
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 Mokonzi ya Babiloni azalaki kopesa ye nyonso oyo asengeli na yango mikolo nyonso ya bomoi na ye kino na mokolo ya kufa na ye.
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.
