2 Mga Hari 24
1 Nang kaniyang mga kaarawan ay umahon si Nabucodonosor na hari sa Babilonia, at si Joacim ay naging kaniyang alipin na tatlong taon: nang magkagayo'y bumalik siya at nanghimagsik laban sa kaniya.
While Jehoiakim was ruling [Judah, the army of] King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon invaded Judah. [They defeated the Judean army, and as a result, ] Jehoiakim was required to pay a lot of tribute/taxes to King Nebuchadnezzar. But after three years, Jehoiakim rebelled.
2 At ang Panginoon ay nagsugo laban sa kaniya ng mga pulutong ng mga Caldeo, at ng mga pulutong ng mga taga Siria, at ng mga pulutong ng mga Moabita, at ng mga pulutong ng mga anak ni Ammon, at sinugo sila laban sa Juda upang lipulin ayon sa salita ng Panginoon, na kaniyang sinalita sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang mga lingkod na mga propeta.
Then Yahweh sent raiders from Babylonia and Syria, and from the Moab and Ammon people-groups, to attack the people of Judah and get rid of them, just as Yahweh had told his prophets to warn the people would happen.
3 Tunay na sa utos ng Panginoon ay dumating ito sa Juda, upang alisin sila sa kaniyang paningin, dahil sa mga kasalanan ni Manases, ayon sa lahat niyang ginawa.
These things happened to the people of Judah according to what Yahweh commanded. [He had decided] to get rid of the people of Judah because of the many sins that King Manasseh [had committed].
4 At dahil naman sa walang salang dugo na kaniyang ibinubo; sapagka't kaniyang pinuno ang Jerusalem ng walang salang dugo: at hindi pinatawad ng Panginoon.
Manasseh had even caused many innocent people in Jerusalem to be killed, and Yahweh would not forgive that.
5 Ang iba nga sa mga gawa ni Joacim, at ang lahat niyang ginawa, di ba nangasusulat sa aklat ng mga alaala sa mga hari sa Juda.
The other things that happened while Jehoiakim was king, and all the things that he did, are written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
6 Sa gayo'y natulog si Joacim na kasama ng kaniyang mga magulang: at si Joachin na kaniyang anak ay naghari na kahalili niya.
When Jehoiakim died, his son Jehoiachin became the king.
7 At ang hari sa Egipto ay hindi na bumalik pa mula sa kaniyang lupain: sapagka't sinakop ng hari ng Babilonia, mula sa batis ng Egipto hanggang sa ilog Eufrates, lahat na nauukol sa hari sa Egipto.
[The army of] the king of Babylon [defeated the army of Egypt, and] took control of all the area that the Egyptians formerly controlled, from the brook [at the border] of Egypt [in the south] to the Euphrates River [in the north]. So [the army of] the king of Egypt did not return [to attack Judah] again.
8 Si Joachin ay may labing walong taon nang siya'y magpasimulang maghari; at siya'y naghari sa Jerusalem na tatlong buwan: at ang pangalan ng kaniyang ina ay Neusta na anak na babae ni Elnathan na taga Jerusalem.
Jehoiachin was 18 years old when he became the king of Judah. His mother’s name was Nehushta; she was the daughter of a man from Jerusalem named Elnathan. Jehoiachin ruled in Jerusalem for [only] three months.
9 At siya'y gumawa ng masama sa paningin ng Panginoon, ayon sa lahat na ginawa ng kaniyang ama.
Jehoiachin did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil, just as his father had done.
10 Nang panahong yao'y ang mga lingkod ni Nabucodonosor, na hari sa Babilonia ay nagsiahon sa Jerusalem, at ang bayan ay nakubkob.
[While Jehoiachin was king, ] some officers of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came [along with the whole Babylonian army] to Jerusalem, and they surrounded the city.
11 At si Nabucodonosor, na hari sa Babilonia ay naparoon sa bayan, samantalang ang kaniyang mga lingkod ay nangakukulong.
While they were doing that, Nebuchadnezzar himself came to the city.
12 At nilabas ni Joachin na hari sa Juda ang hari sa Babilonia, niya, at ng kaniyang ina, at ng kaniyang mga lingkod, at ng kaniyang mga prinsipe, at ng kaniyang mga pinuno: at kinuha siya ng hari ng Babilonia sa ikawalong taon ng kaniyang paghahari.
Then King Jehoiachin and his mother and his advisors and important officers and palace officials all surrendered to the Babylonian army. These thngs happened when Nebuchadnezzar had been king for eight years. He arrested Jehoiachin and took him to Babylon.
13 At dinala niya mula roon ang lahat na kayamanan ng bahay ng Panginoon, at ang mga kayamanan ng bahay ng hari, at pinagputolputol ang lahat na kasangkapang ginto na ginawa ng haring Salomon sa templo ng Panginoon, gaya ng sinabi ng Panginoon.
Just as Yahweh had said would happen, Nebuchadnezzar’s [soldiers] took [to Babylon] all the valuable things from Yahweh’s temple and from the king’s palace. They cut apart all the gold items that King Solomon had put in the temple.
14 At kaniyang dinala ang buong Jerusalem, at ang lahat na prinsipe, at ang lahat na makapangyarihang lalake na may tapang, sa makatuwid baga'y sangpung libong bihag, at ang lahat na manggagawa at mangbabakal; walang nalabi liban sa mga pinakadukha sa bayan ng lupain.
They took from Jerusalem [to Babylon] 10,000 people, including the important officials and the best soldiers and the people who made and repaired things that were made of metal. Only the very poor people were left in Judah.
15 At dinala niya si Joachin sa Babilonia; at ang ina ng hari, at ang mga asawa ng hari, at ang kaniyang mga pinuno, at ang mga pinakamahal sa lupain, ay dinala niya sa pagkabihag sa Babilonia mula sa Jerusalem.
Nebuchadnezzar’s soldiers also took to Babylon Jehoiachin’s wives and officials, his mother, and [all] the important people.
16 At ang lahat na makapangyarihang lalake na pitong libo, at ang mga manggagawa at ang mga mangbabakal na isang libo, lahat na sa kanila ay malakas at matalino sa pakikipagdigma, ay pinagdadalang bihag sa Babilonia ng hari.
They also took to Babylon 7,000 of the best soldiers and 1,000 men who knew how to make and repair things that are made from metal. All of these people whom they took were strong and able to fight in wars.
17 At ginawa ng hari sa Babilonia na hari si Matanias na kapatid ng ama ni Joachin na kahalili niya, at binago ang kaniyang pangalan ng Sedecias.
Then the king of Babylon appointed Jehoiachin’s uncle, Mattaniah, to be the king [of Judah], and he changed Mattaniah’s name to Zedekiah.
18 Si Sedecias ay may dalawangpu't isang taon nang magpasimulang maghari, at siya'y nagharing labing isang taon sa Jerusalem: at ang pangalan ng kaniyang ina ay Amutal na anak ni Jeremias na taga Libna.
When Zedekiah was twenty-one years old, he became king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal; she was the daughter of a man named Jeremiah from Libnah [town].
19 At siya'y gumawa ng masama sa paningin ng Panginoon, ayon sa lahat na ginawa ni Joachin.
But Zedekiah did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil, just as Jehoiakim had done.
20 Sapagka't sa pamamagitan ng galit ng Panginoon ay nangyari sa Jerusalem at sa Juda, hanggang sa kaniyang itinaboy sila sa kaniyang harap: at si Sedecias ay nanghimagsik laban sa hari sa Babilonia.
Yahweh was very angry. So (and finally/after he had been patient a long time) he expelled the people of Jerusalem and [the other places in] Judah and sent them to Babylon. [That is what happened when] Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
