2 Wafalme 24
1 Katika siku za Yehoyakimu, Nebukadreza mfalme wa Babeli akaiteka Yuda; Yehoyakimu akawa mtumishi kwa muda wa miaka mitatu. Kisha Yehoyakimu akarudi na kuasi dhidi ya Nebukadreza.
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 Yahwe akatuma vikosi vya Wakaldayo dhidi ya Yehoyakimu, Washami, Wamoabu, na Waamoni; akawatuma dhidi ya Yuda kuiharibu. Hii ilikuwa ni kuthibitisha pamoja na neno la Yahwe ambalo aliloliongea kupitia 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 Ilikuwa baada ya mda mfupi kwenye kinywa cha Yahwe kwamba hili likaja juu ya Yuda, kuwaondoa usoni mwa uso wake, kwa sabau ya dhambi za Manase, 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 na pia kwa sababu ya damu isiyokuwa na hatia aliyoimwaga, kwa kuijaza Yerusalemu kwa damu isiyokuwa na hatia. Yahwe hakuwa tayari kusamehe hilo.
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 Kama kwa mambo mengine yanayomuhusu Yehoyakimu, na yote aliyoyafanya, je hayajaandikwa kwenye kitabu cha matukio ya 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 wazee wake, na Yekonia mtoto wake akawa mfalme katika sehemu yake.
And Jehoiakim rested with his fathers, and his son Jehoiachin reigned in his place.
7 Mfalme wa Misri hakushambulia tena nje ya nchi yake, kwa sababu mfalme wa Babeli alakuwa amezishinda nchi zote ambazo zilikuwa zikitawaliwa na mfalme wa Misri, kutoka kwenye kitabu cha Misri mpaka Mto wa 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 Yekonia alikuwa na umri wa miaka kumi na nane alipoanza kutawala; alitawala Yerusalemu miezi mitatu. Mama yake alikuwa anaitwa Nehushta; alikuwa binti wa Elnathani wa 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 Alifanya yaliyo maovu usoni mwa Yahwe; alifanya yale yote ambayo baba yake aliyafanya.
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his father had done.
10 Katika kipindi hicho jeshi la Nebukadreza mfalme wa Babeli liliishambulia Yerusalemu na kuuzunguka mji.
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.
11 Nebukadreza mfalme wa Babeli akaja kwenye mji wakati maaskari wake walipokuwa wameuzunguka,
And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it.
12 na Yekonia mfalme wa Yuda akatoka nje kwenda kwa mfalme wa Babeli, yeye, mama yake, watumishi wake, watoto wake, na maafisa wake. Mfalme wa Babeli akamteka katika mwaka wa nane wa utawala wake.
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 Nebukadreza akachukua kutoka pale vitu vyote vya thamani katika nyumba ya Yahwe, na walio katika nyumba ya kifalme. Akavikata vipande vipande vitu vyote vya dhahabu ambavyo Suleimani mfalme wa Israeli alivitengeneza katika hekalu la Yahwe, kama alivyokuwa amesema ingetokea.
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 wote utumwani Yerusalemu, viongozi wote, na wapiganaji wote, mateka elfu kumi, na mafundi wote, na wafua vyuma. hakuna aliyekuwa amesalia isipokuwa watu maskini 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 Nebukadreza akamchukua Yekonia utumwani Babeli, pia na mama yake na mfalme, wake, maafisa, na wakuu wa nchi. Akawachukua kwenda utumwani kutoka Yerusalemu mpaka Babeli.
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 Wapiganaji wote, elfu saba kwa hesabu, na mafundi elfu moja na wafua vyuma, wote wanaostahili kumpiga- mfalme wa Babeli aliwaleta hawa watu kwenye utumwa Babeli.
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 Mfalme wa Babeli akamfanya Matania, kaka yake na baba yake na Yehokimu, mfalme katika sehemu yake, na kubadilisha 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 moja wakati alipoanza kutawala; alitawala miaka kumi na moja katika Yerusalemu. Mama yake alikuwa anaitwa Hamutali; alikuwa binti wa 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 yaliyo maovu machoni mwa Yahwe; aliyafanya yale yote ambayo Yehokimu aliyoyafanya.
And Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done.
20 Kupitia hasira ya Yahwe, haya matukio yote yalitokea Yerusalemu na Yuda, hadi alipowaondoa kwenye uso wake. Kisha 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.
