2 Wafalme 24
1 Wakati wa utawala wa Yehoyakimu, Nebukadneza mfalme wa Babeli aliishambulia nchi, naye Yehoyakimu akawa mtumwa wake kwa miaka mitatu. Lakini hatimaye akabadili mawazo yake na kuasi dhidi ya Nebukadneza.
During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.
2 Bwana akatuma wavamiaji wa Wakaldayo, Waaramu, Wamoabu na Waamoni ili kumshambulia. Aliwatuma kuiangamiza Yuda sawasawa na neno la Bwana lililosemwa na watumishi wake manabii.
And the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets.
3 Hakika mambo haya yalitokea Yuda kulingana na agizo la Bwana, ili kuwaondoa kutoka machoni pake kwa sababu ya dhambi za Manase na yote aliyoyafanya,
Surely this happened to Judah at the LORD’s command, to remove them from His presence because of the sins of Manasseh and all that he had done,
4 ikiwa ni pamoja na kumwaga damu isiyo na hatia. Kwa kuwa aliijaza Yerusalemu kwa damu isiyo na hatia, naye Bwana hakuwa radhi kusamehe.
and also for the innocent blood he had shed. For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling to forgive.
5 Matukio mengine ya utawala wa Yehoyakimu na yote aliyoyafanya, je, hayakuandikwa katika kitabu cha kumbukumbu za wafalme wa Yuda?
As for the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
6 Yehoyakimu akalala pamoja na baba zake. Naye Yehoyakini mwanawe akawa mfalme baada yake.
And Jehoiakim rested with his fathers, and his son Jehoiachin reigned in his place.
7 Mfalme wa Misri hakutoka tena katika nchi yake, kwa sababu mfalme wa Babeli alikuwa ameitwaa himaya yake yote, kuanzia Kijito cha Misri hadi Mto Frati.
Now the king of Egypt did not march out of his land again, because the king of Babylon had taken all his territory, from the Brook of Egypt to the Euphrates River.
8 Yehoyakini alikuwa na miaka kumi na minane alipoanza kutawala, naye akatawala huko Yerusalemu miezi mitatu. Jina la mama yake aliitwa Nehushta binti Elnathani kutoka Yerusalemu.
Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem.
9 Akafanya maovu machoni pa Bwana, kama vile baba yake alivyokuwa amefanya.
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his father had done.
10 Wakati huo, maafisa wa Nebukadneza mfalme wa Babeli walikuja ili kuishambulia Yerusalemu, nao wakaizunguka kwa jeshi.
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.
11 Nebukadneza mwenyewe akaupandia mji wakati maafisa wake walipokuwa wameuzunguka kwa jeshi.
And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it.
12 Yehoyakini mfalme wa Yuda, mama yake, wahudumu wake, wakuu na maafisa wake wote wakajisalimisha kwa Nebukadneza. Katika mwaka wa nane wa utawala wa mfalme wa Babeli, akamchukua Yehoyakini kuwa mfungwa.
Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials all surrendered to the king of Babylon. So in the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon took him captive.
13 Kama vile Bwana alivyokuwa amesema, Nebukadneza akaondoa hazina yote kutoka Hekalu la Bwana na kutoka jumba la mfalme, akavichukua vyombo vyote vya dhahabu ambavyo Solomoni mfalme wa Israeli alikuwa amevitengeneza kwa ajili ya Hekalu la Bwana.
As the LORD had declared, Nebuchadnezzar also carried off all the treasures from the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he cut into pieces all the gold articles that Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD.
14 Akawachukua watu wa Yerusalemu wote kwenda uhamishoni: yaani maafisa wote na mashujaa, watu wenye ustadi na ufundi, jumla yao watu elfu kumi. Watu maskini sana ndio tu waliobaki katika nchi.
He carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men of valor, all the craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand captives in all. Only the poorest people of the land remained.
15 Nebukadneza akamchukua mateka Yehoyakini hadi Babeli. Pia akawachukua utumwani kutoka Yerusalemu hadi Babeli mama yake mfalme, wake zake, maafisa wake, na viongozi wote wa nchi.
Nebuchadnezzar carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, as well as the king’s mother, his wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land. He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.
16 Mfalme wa Babeli pia akawahamishia Babeli mashujaa elfu saba, wenye nguvu na wanaofaa kupigana vita, na watu wenye ustadi na mafundi elfu moja.
The king of Babylon also brought into exile to Babylon all seven thousand men of valor and a thousand craftsmen and metalsmiths—all strong and fit for battle.
17 Akamfanya Matania, ndugu wa baba yake Yehoyakini, kuwa mfalme mahali pake, na akalibadilisha jina lake kuwa Sedekia.
Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.
18 Sedekia alikuwa na umri wa miaka ishirini na mmoja alipoanza kutawala, naye akatawala huko Yerusalemu miaka kumi na mmoja. Jina la mama yake aliitwa Hamutali binti Yeremia, kutoka Libna.
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.
19 Alifanya maovu machoni pa Bwana, kama alivyofanya Yehoyakimu.
And Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done.
20 Ilikuwa ni kwa sababu ya hasira ya Bwana haya yote yalitokea Yerusalemu na Yuda, naye mwishoni akawaondoa mbele zake. Basi, Sedekia akaasi dhidi ya mfalme wa Babeli.
For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.
