Jeremias 52
1 Eitt og tjuge år gamall var Sidkia då vart konge, og elleve år rådde han i Jerusalem. Mor hans heitte Hamital Jeremiadotter, frå 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 Han gjorde det som vondt var i Herrens augo, plent som Jojakim.
Zedekiah did [many] things that Yahweh says are evil, like [his father] Jehoiakim had done.
3 Det var for Herrens harm skuld det gjekk so med Jerusalem og Juda, til dess han støytte deim burt frå si åsyn. Sidkia fall ifrå Babel-kongen.
[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 I det niande styringsåret hans, den tiande dagen i den tiande månaden, kom Nebukadressar, Babel-kongen, med heile heren sin til Jerusalem, lægra seg utanfor byen og bygde skansar rundt ikring honom.
[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 Byen vart kringsett til kong Sidkias ellevte styringsår.
They continued to surround Jerusalem until Zedekiah had been ruling for almost eleven years.
6 I den fjorde månaden, den niande dagen i månaden, røynde svolten hardt på i byen, og landsfolket hadde inkje mat.
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 Då vart bymuren gjenombroten, og alt stridsfolket rømde og for ut or byen um natti gjenom porten i dubbelmuren ved kongshagen, medan kaldæarane låg rundt ikring byen. Dei tok leidi til Moarne.
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 Men kaldæarheren sette etter kongen og nådde Sidkia att på Moarne ved Jeriko. Alt herfolket sprang frå honom og spreiddest.
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 Dei fanga då kongen og førde honom upp til Babel-kongen, til Ribla i Hamatlandet, og han sagde upp domen yver honom.
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 Og Babel-kongen drap sønerne åt Sidkia medan han såg på det; sameleis drap han alle hovdingarne i Juda der i Ribla.
They forced Zedekiah to watch while they killed his sons and all the officials from Judah.
11 So stakk han ut augo på Sidkia, batt honom med tvo koparlekkjor og førde honom til Babel og sette honom i fangehus, der var han til sin døyande dag.
[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 Og i den femte månaden, den tiande dagen i månaden, i det nittande styringsåret åt Babel-kongen Nebukadressar, kom livvakthovdingen Nebuzaradan, som stod for Babel-kongens åsyn, til 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 Han brende upp Herrens hus og kongsgarden, ja, alle husi i Jerusalem og alle storfolk-hus sette han eld på.
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 Og heile kaldæarheren som var med livvakthovdingen, reiv ned alle murarne ikring Jerusalem.
Then he supervised the soldiers from Babylonia while they tore down the walls on all sides of Jerusalem.
15 Og sume av ålmugen og resten av folket som var att i byen, og rømingarne som hadde gjenge yver til Babel-kongen, og den flokken som var att dessforutan, førde livvakthovdingen Nebuzaradan burt.
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 Nokre av fatigfolket let livvakthovdingen Nebuzaradan vera att til å arbeida i vinhagarne og på åkrarne.
But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the very poor people to remain [in Judah] to take care of the vineyards and fields.
17 Koparsulorne som høyrde til Herrens hus, og fotstykki og koparhavet som var i Herrens hus, braut kaldæarane sund, og førde all koparen av deim til Babel.
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 Og dei tok oskefati og eldskuflerne og ljossakserne og blodbollarne og skålerne og alle kopargognere som dei hadde til gudstenesta.
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 Og livvakthovdingen tok fati og glodpannorne og blodbollarne og oskefati og ljosestakarne og fati og bollarne, alt som var av gull og sylv.
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 Tvo sulor og eit hav og dei tolv koparuksarne som var under fotstykki, som kong Salomo hadde laga åt Herrens hus - koparen i alle desse gognerne var ikkje vegande.
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 Um sulorne er å segja: Den eine sula var attan alner høg, og ein tråd på tolv alner gjekk ikring henne, og ho var fire fingrar tjukk og innhol.
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 Og det var eit sulehovud på henne av kopar, og det eine sulehovudet var fem alner høgt, og det var krot og granateple rundt ikring på sulehovudet, alt av kopar. Og likeins var det på den andre sula og granateple.
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 Og granatepli var seks og nitti utetter; alle granatepli på krotverket var eit hundrad rundt ikring.
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 Livvakthovdingen tok øvstepresten Seraja og den næst øvste presten Sefanja og dei tri dørstokkvaktarane,
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 og frå byen tok han ein hirdmann som var uppsynsmann yver herfolket, og sju mann som han råka på i byen av næmaste lagsfolket hjå kongen, dessutan skrivaren til herhovdingen, han som skreiv ut landsfolket til hertenesta, og seksti mann av landsfolket som han råka på i byen;
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 deim tok livvakthovdingen Nebuzaradan og førde deim til Babel-kongen i Ribla.
Nebuzaradan took them all to the king of Babylon, [who was still] at Riblah.
27 Og Babel-kongen slo deim i hel der i Ribla i Hamatlandet. Soleis vart Juda burtført frå landet sitt.
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 Dette er det folket som Nebukadressar førde burt: I det sjuande året tri tusund og tri og tjuge jødar;
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 i Nebukadressars attande år åtte hundrad og tvo og tretti sjæler frå Jerusalem;
Then, when he had been ruling for almost 18 years, his [soldiers] took 832 [more Israeli people to Babylonia].
30 i Nebukadressars tri og tjugande år førde Nebuzaradan, livvakthovdingen, burt av jødarne sju hundrad og fem og fyrti sjæler; fire tusund og seks hundrad sjæler i alt.
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 I det sju og trettiande året etter Juda-kongen Jojakin var burtførd, den fem og tjugande dagen i den tolvte månaden, gav Evil-Merodak, Babel-kongen - same året som han vart konge - Jojakin, Juda-kongen, uppreisnad og tok honom ut or fangehuset.
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 Han helsa honom venleg og gav honom fremste sessen millom dei kongarne som var hjå honom i Babel.
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 Han fekk leggja av seg fangebunaden, og gjekk kvar dag til kongens bord, so lenge han livde.
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 Kost og tæring naut han dagvisst på kongens kostnad til kvar dag det han trong for dagen, alt til sin døyande dag, heile si livetid.
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.
