2 Nyakati 36
1 Kisha watu wa nchi wakamchukua Yehoazi mwana wa Yosia, na wakamfanya mfalme katika nafasi ya baba yake katika Yerusalemu.
Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's place in Jerusalem.
2 Yehoazi alikuwa na umri wa miaka ishirini alipoanza kutawala, na akatawala miezi mitatu katita Yerusalemu.
Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
3 Mfalme wa Misiri akamwondoa katika Yerusalemu, na akaitoza nchi faini ya talanta za fedha mia moja na talanta moja ya dhahabu.
The king of Egypt removed him at Jerusalem, and fined the land one hundred talents of silver and one talent of gold.
4 Mfalme wa Misiri akamfanya Eliakimu, ndugu yake, mfalme juu ya Yuda na Yerusalemu, na akambadili jina lake kuwa Yehoakimu. Kisha akamchukua ndugu yake Eliakimu - Yeahazi na kumpeleka Misiri.
The king of Egypt made Eliakim, who was the brother of Jehoahaz, king over Judah and Jerusalem (and changed Eliakim's name to Jehoiakim). Then Necho took Eliakim's brother Jehoahaz and brought him to Egypt.
5 Yehoakimu alikuwa na umri wa miaka ishini na tano alipoanza kutawala, na akatawala miaka kumi na moja katika Yerusalemu. Akafanya ambayao yalikuwa uovu katika macho ya Yahwe Mungu wake.
Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh his God.
6 Kisha Nebukadreza, mfalme wa Babeli, akamvamia na kumfunga katika minyororo kumuongoza kwenda mbali Babeli.
Then Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, attacked him and bound him in chains to lead him away to Babylon.
7 Nebukadreza pia akabeba baadhi ya vitu katika nyumba ya Yahwe kwenda Babeli, na akaviweka katika ikulu yake huko Babeli.
Nebuchadnezzar also carried some of the objects in the house of Yahweh to Babylon, and put them in his palace at Babylon.
8 Kwa mambo mengine kuhusu Yehoyakimu, mambo mabaya aliyofanya, na yaliyopatikana zidi yake, tazama, yameandikwa katika kitabu cha wafalme wa Yuda na Israeli. Basi Yehoyakimu, mwanaye, akawa mfalme katika nafasi yake.
As for the other matters concerning Jehoiakim, the disgusting things that he did, and what was found against him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. Then Jehoiachin, his son, became king in his place.
9 Yehoyakimu alikuwa na umri wa miaka minane alipoanza kutawala; alitawala miezi mitatu na siku kumi katika Yerusalemu. Akafanya yaliyokuwa maovu katika macho ya Yahwe.
Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign; he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh.
10 Katika kipindi cha mwisho wa mwaka, mfalme Nebukadreza akatuma watu na wakampelekea Babeli, vitu vya thamani kutoka katika anyumba ya Yahwe, na kumfanya Sedekia ndugu yake, mfalame juu ya Yuda na Yerusalemu.
In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar sent men and brought him to Babylon, with the valuable things from the house of Yahweh, and made Zedekiah, his relative, king over Judah and Jerusalem.
11 Sedekia alikuwa na umri wa miaka isshirini na moja alipoanza kutawala; akatawala miaka kumi na moja katika Yerusalemu. Akafanya yaliokuwa uovu katika macho ya Yahwe Mungu wake.
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign; he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
12 Hakujinyenyekesha mwenyewe mbele za Yeremia nabii, ambaye alisema kutoka kwenye kinywa cha Yahwe.
He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh his God. He did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke from the mouth of Yahweh.
13 Sedekia pia akaasi zidi ya Mfalme Nebukadreza, ambaye alikuwa amemfanya aape uaminifu kwake kupitia Mungu. Lakini Sedekia aliishupaza shingo yake na kuufanya moyo wake mgumu usigeuke kwa Yahwe, Mungu wa Israeli.
Zedekiah also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear loyalty to him by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to Yahweh, the God of Israel.
14 Vilevile, viongozi wote wa makauhanai na wa watu hawakuwa waaminifu, na waliufuata uovu wa mataiafa. Waliigoshi nyumba ya Yahwe ambayo alikuwa ameitakasa katika Yerusalemu.
Moreover, all the leaders of the priests and the people were extremely unfaithful, and they followed the disgusting practices of the nations. They polluted the house of Yahweh which he had consecrated in Jerusalem.
15 Yahwe, Mungu wa babu zao, akatuma maneno kwao tena na tena kupitia wajumbe wake, kwa sababu alikuwa na huruma juu ya watu wake na juu ya sehemu anayoishi.
Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, sent word to them by his messengers again and again, because he had compassion on his people and on the place where he lives.
16 Lakini waliwadhihaki wajumbe wa Mungu, wakayadharau maneno yake, na kuwackeka manabii wake, hadi hasira ya Yahwe ilipoinuka zidi ya watu wake, hadi pailipokosekana msaada.
But they mocked God's messengers, despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the wrath of Yahweh arose against his people, until there was no help for it.
17 Hivyo Mungu alimpeleka juu yao mfalme wa Wakaldayo, ambaye aliwaua vijana wao kwa upanga ndani ya patakatifu, na hakuwa na huruma juu ya vijana au mabikra, watu wazee au wenye mvi. Mungu akawatoa wote mikononi mwake.
So God brought on them the king of the Chaldeans, who killed their young men with the sword in the sanctuary, and had no compassion on young men or virgins, old men or the gray-haired. God gave them all into his hand.
18 Vyombo vyote vya nyumba ya Mungu, vikubwa na vidogo, hazina za nyumba ya Yahwe, na hazina za mfalme na watumishi wake—vyote hivi akavipeleka Babeli.
All the furnishings of the house of God, great and small, the treasures of the house of Yahweh, and the treasures of the king and his officials—all these he took to Babylon.
19 Wakaichoma moto nyumba ya Mungu, wakauangusha chini ukuta wa Yerusalemu, wakachoma ikulu zake zote, na wakaharibu vitu vizuri vyote ndani yake.
They burned down the house of God, broke down the wall of Jerusalem, burned all its palaces, and destroyed all the beautiful things in it.
20 Mfalme akawapeleka mbali Babeli wale waliokuwa wameoka na upanga. Wakawa watumishi kwa ajili yake na wanawe hadi utawala wa Waajemi.
The king carried away to Babylon those who had escaped the sword. They became servants for him and his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia.
21 Hili lilitokea ili kulitimiza neno la Yahwe kwa kinywa cha Yeremia, hadi nchi itakapokuwa imefurahia mapumziko ya Sabato yake. Iliishika Sabato kwa muda mrefu hadi kukataliwa kwake, ili miaka sabini itimie katika namna hii.
This happened to fulfill the word of Yahweh by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land should have enjoyed its Sabbath rests. It observed its Sabbath for as long as it lay abandoned, in order to pass seventy years in this way.
22 Sasa katika mwaka wa kwanza wa Koreshi, mfalme wa Uajemi, ili kwamba neno la Yahwe kwa kinywa cha Yeremia liweze kutimizwa, Yahwe akaipa hamasa roho ya Koreshi, mfalme wa Uajemi, kwamba akafanya tangazo katika uflme wake wote, na akaliweka pia katika maandishi. Akasema,
Now in the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia, so that the word of Yahweh by the mouth of Jeremiah might be carried out, Yahweh motivated the spirit of Cyrus, king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing. He said,
23 “Hivi ndivyo Koreshi, mfalme wa Uajemi, anasema: Yahwe, Mungu wa mbinguni, amenipa falme zote za dunia. Ameniagiza nijenge nyumbaa kwa ajili yake katika Yerusalemu, ambao upo Yuda. Yeyote aliyemiongoni mwenu kutoma katika watu wake wote, Yahwe Mungu wenu, awe naye. Aende kwenye ile nchi.”
“This is what Cyrus, king of Persia, says: Yahweh, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has commanded me to build a house for him in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever is among you from all his people, may Yahweh your God, be with you. Let him go up to the land.”
