Jeremia 52
1 Zedekia var ett och tjugu åra gammal, då han Konung vardt, och regerade i ellofva år i Jerusalem; hans moder het Hamutal, Jeremia dotter i 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 Och gjorde det Herranom illa behagade, likasom Jojakim gjort hade.
Zedekiah did [many] things that Yahweh says are evil, like [his father] Jehoiakim had done.
3 Ty Herrans vrede gick öfver Jerusalem och Juda, tilldess han förkastade dem ifrå sitt ansigte; och Zedekia föll af ifrå Konungen i Babel.
[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 Men i nionde årena af hans rike, på tionde dagen i tionde månadenom, kom NebucadNezar, Konungen i Babel, med all sin här emot Jerusalem, och belade honom, och beskansade honom allt omkring.
[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 Och staden var så belagd, allt intill ellofte året Konungs Zedekia.
They continued to surround Jerusalem until Zedekiah had been ruling for almost eleven years.
6 Men på nionde dagen i fjerde månadenom fick hungren öfverhandena i stadenom, och landsfolket hade intet mer till att äta.
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 föll man in i staden, och allt krigsfolket gåfvo flyktena, och drogo utu staden om nattene, på den vägen åt den porten emellan de två murar, ut vid Konungsörtagården; men de Chaldeer lågo kringom staden; och desse drogo sin väg bortåt i markene.
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 Då jagade de Chaldeers här efter Konungen, och fingo Zedekia fatt, uti den markene vid Jericho; då, förströdde sig all hans här ifrå honom.
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 Och de togo Konungen till fånga, och förde honom upp till Konungen af Babel, till Riblath, det i Hamaths land ligger; han sade en dom öfver 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 Der lät Konungen af Babel dräpa Zedekia barn för hans ögon, och drap alla Juda Förstar i Riblath.
They forced Zedekiah to watch while they killed his sons and all the officials from Judah.
11 Men Zedekia lät han stinga ögonen ut, och lät binda honom med två kedjor; och Konungen af Babel förde honom alltså till Babel, och lade honom uti fängelse, intilldess han blef död.
[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 På tionde dagen i femte månadenom, hvilket det nittonde året var NebucadNezars, Konungens i Babel, kom NebuzarAdan, höfvitsmannen, den alltid var när Konungenom i Babel, till 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 Och uppbrände Herrans hus, och Konungshuset, och all hus i Jerusalem; all stor hus uppbrände han i eld.
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 Och all de Chaldeers bär, som med höfvitsmannenom var, refvo ned alla murarna i Jerusalem allt omkring.
Then he supervised the soldiers from Babylonia while they tore down the walls on all sides of Jerusalem.
15 Men det fattiga folk, och annat folk, som ännu qvart var i stadenom, och de som till Konungen af Babel fallne voro, och det qvarblefna handtverksfolket, förde NebuzarAdan, höfvitsmannen, fångna bort.
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 Och af det fattiga folket i landena lät NebuzarAdan, höfvitsmannen, några blifva qvara, till vingårdsfolk och åkerfolk.
But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the very poor people to remain [in Judah] to take care of the vineyards and fields.
17 Men de kopparstodar, som voro i Herrans hus, och stolarna, och kopparhafvet i Herrans hus, slogo de Chaldeer sönder, och förde allan kopparen deraf till 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 Och kettlar, skoflar, knifvar, bäcken, skålar och all koppartyg, de man uti Gudstjenst plägade bruka, togo de bort.
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 Dertill tog höfvitsmannen bort allt det af guld och silfver var, i kannor, rökpannor, bäcken, kettlar, ljusastakar, skedar, och skålar;
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 De två stodarna, det ena hafvet, de tolf kopparoxar, som under foten stodo, hvilka Konung Salomo hade göra låtit till Herrans hus; kopparen af all denna tygen var öfvermåtton mycken.
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 Men båda stoderna voro hvardera aderton alnar hög, och ett tolfalna snöre var måttet omkring henne, och var fyra finger tjock, och var ihål;
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 Och stod på hvardera en kopparknapp fem alnar hög, och gjordar och granatäple voro på hvar knappen allt omkring, alltsammans af koppar; och den ena stoden var såsom den andra; granatäplen också.
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 Och voro granatäplen deruppå sex och niotio; all granatäplen voro hundrade på ene gjord allt omkring.
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 Och höfvitsmannen tog den Presten SeraJa, utaf första ordningen, och den Presten Zephanja, utaf den andra ordningen, och tre dörravaktare;
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 Och en kamererare utaf stadenom, som öfver krigsfolket satt var, och sju män, som när Konungenom vara måste, hvilka i stadenom funne vordo; dertill Sopher, den härförstan, den landsfolket mönstra plägade; dertill sextio män af landsfolket, som i stadenom funne vordo.
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 Dessa tog NebuzarAdan, höfvitsmannen, och förde dem till Konungen i Babel, i Riblath.
Nebuzaradan took them all to the king of Babylon, [who was still] at Riblah.
27 Och Konungen i Babel slog dem ihjäl i Riblath, det i Hamath lande ligger. Alltså vardt Juda bortförd utu sitt land.
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 Detta är det folk, som NebucadNezar bortförde, nämliga, uti sjunde årena, tretusend och tre och tjugu Judar;
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 Men uti adertonde årena NebucadNezars, åttahundrad och två och tretio själar utaf Jerusalem.
Then, when he had been ruling for almost 18 years, his [soldiers] took 832 [more Israeli people to Babylonia].
30 Och i tredje och tjugonde årena NebucadNezars förde NebuzarAdan, höfvitsmannen, bort sjuhundrad och fem och fyratio själar af Juda; alla själarna äro fyratusend och sexhundrad.
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 Men uti sjunde och tretionde årena derefter att Jojachin, Juda Konung, bortförd var; på femte och tjugonde dagen i tolfte månadenom, upphof EvilMerodach, Konungen i Babel, uti de årena då han Konung vardt, Jojachins, Juda Konungs, hufvud, och lät honom utu fängelset;
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 Och talade med honom vänliga; och satte hans stol utöfver de Konungars stolar, som när honom voro 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 Och förvandlade honom hans fängelses kläder; och han åt inför honom alltid i sina lifsdagar.
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 Och honom vardt alltid gifvet af Konungenom i Babel hans uppehälle, såsom honom förskickadt var i all hans lifstid, allt intill hans ända.
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.
