2 Mga Hari 25
1 At nangyari nang ikasiyam na taon ng kaniyang paghahari sa ikasangpung buwan, nang ikasangpung araw ng buwan, na si Nabucodonosor na hari sa Babilonia ay naparoon, siya at ang buo niyang hukbo, laban sa Jerusalem, at humantong laban doon; at nagsipagtayo sila ng mga kuta sa palibot laban doon.
On January 15 of the ninth year that Zedekiah had been ruling, King Nebuchadnezzar arrived with his whole army, and they surrounded Jerusalem. They built ramps [made of dirt against the walls of the city], so that they could climb up the ramps and attack the city.
2 Sa gayo'y nakubkob ang bayan hanggang sa ikalabing isang taon ng haring Sedecias.
They did that for two years.
3 Nang ikasiyam na araw ng ikaapat na buwan, ang kagutom ay lumala sa bayan, na anopa't walang tinapay sa bayan ng lupain.
After Zedekiah had been ruling for eleven years, the (famine/shortage of food) had become very bad. All their food was gone.
4 Nang magkagayo'y gumawa ng isang butas sa kuta ng bayan, at ang lahat na lalaking mangdidigma ay nagsitakas sa gabi sa daan ng pintuang-bayan sa pagitan ng dalawang kuta, na nasa siping ng halamanan ng hari (ang mga Caldeo nga ay nangasa tapat ng palibot ng bayan; ) at ang hari ay yumaon sa daan ng Araba.
On July 18 of that year, the Babylonian soldiers broke through part of the city wall, [and that enabled them to enter the city]. All the soldiers of Judah [wanted to escape]. But the Babylonian soldiers surrounded the city, so the [king and] the soldiers of Judah waited until it was nighttime. Then they fled through the gate that was between the two walls near the king’s park. They ran across the fields and started to go down to the Jordan [River] Valley.
5 Nguni't hinabol ng hukbo ng mga Caldeo ang hari, at inabutan nila siya sa mga kapatagan ng Jerico: at ang buo niyang hukbo ay nangalat sa kaniya.
But the Babylonian soldiers chased/ran after them. They caught the king when he was by himself in the valley near the Jordan River. He was by himself because all his soldiers had abandoned him.
6 Nang magkagayo'y kinuha nila ang hari at dinala nila siya sa hari sa Babilonia sa Ribla; at sila'y nangagbigay ng kahatulan sa kaniya.
The Babylonian soldiers took King Zedekiah to Riblah [city] in Babylon. There the king of Babylon decided what they would do to punish him.
7 At kanilang pinatay ang mga anak ni Sedecias, sa harap ng kaniyang mga mata, at inukit ang mga mata ni Sedecias at siya'y nilagyan ng damal, at dinala siya sa Babilonia.
There the king of Babylon forced Zedekiah to watch as the Babylonian soldiers killed all of Zedekiah’s sons. Then they gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes. They put bronze chains on [his hands and feet] and then they took him to Babylon.
8 Nang ikalimang buwan nga, nang ikapitong araw ng buwan, na siyang ikalabing siyam na taon ng haring Nabucodonosor, na hari sa Babilonia, ay naparoon sa Jerusalem si Nabuzaradan na punong kawal ng bantay, na lingkod ng hari sa Babilonia.
On August 14 of that year, after Nebuchadnezzar had been ruling for 19 years, Nebuzaradan arrived in Jerusalem. He was one of king Nebuchadnezzar’s officials and captain of the men that guarded the king.
9 At kaniyang sinunog ang bahay ng Panginoon, at ang bahay ng hari; at ang lahat na bahay sa Jerusalem, sa makatuwid baga'y bawa't malaking bahay, ay sinunog niya ng apoy.
He [commanded his soldiers to] burn down the temple of Yahweh, the king’s palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem. So they burned down all the important buildings in the city.
10 At ibinagsak ang mga kuta ng Jerusalem sa palibot, ng buong hukbo ng mga Caldeo, na kasama ng punong kawal ng bantay.
Then Nebuzaradan supervised all the soldiers of the Babylonian army as they tore down the walls of Jerusalem.
11 At ang nalabi na mga tao na naiwan sa bayan, at yaong nagsihiwalay, na nagsihilig sa hari sa Babilonia, at ang labi sa karamihan, ay dinalang bihag ni Nabuzaradan na punong kawal ng bantay.
Then he and his soldiers took to Babylon the people who were still living in the city, the other people [who lived in that area], and the soldiers who had previously surrendered to the Babylonian army.
12 Nguni't iniwan ng punong kawal ng bantay ang mga pinakadukha sa lupain upang maging maguubas at magbubukid.
But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the very poor people to stay in Judah to take care of the vineyards and [to plant crops in] the fields.
13 At ang mga haliging tanso na nangasa bahay ng Panginoon, at ang mga tungtungan at ang dagatdagatan na tanso na nasa bahay ng Panginoon, ay dinurog ng mga Caldeo, at dinala ang tanso sa Babilonia.
The Babylonian soldiers broke into pieces the bronze pillars, the bronze carts with wheels, and the huge bronze basin, all of which were in the temple courtyard, and they took all the bronze to Babylon.
14 At ang mga palayok, at ang mga pala, at ang mga gunting, at ang mga kutchara, at ang lahat na kasangkapan na tanso na kanilang ipinangangasiwa, ay kanilang dinala.
They also took the pots, the shovels, the instruments for (snuffing out/extinguishing) [the wicks of] the lamps, the dishes, and all the other bronze items that the Israeli priests had used for offering sacrifices at the temple.
15 At ang mga apuyan, at ang mga mangkok; na ang sa ginto, ay ginto, at ang sa pilak ay pilak, pinagdadala ng punong kawal ng bantay.
The soldiers also took away the (firepans/trays for carrying burning coals), the basins, and [all the other] items made of pure gold or pure silver.
16 Ang dalawang haligi, ang dagatdagatan, at ang mga tungtungan, na ginawa ni Salomon sa bahay ng Panginoon; ang tanso ng lahat ng kasangkapang ito ay walang timbang.
The bronze from the two pillars, the carts with wheels, and the huge basin were very heavy; they could not be weighed. (Those things had been made/A man named Hiram had made these things) for the temple when Solomon [was the king of Israel].
17 Ang taas ng isang haligi ay labing walong siko, at isang kapitel na tanso ang nasa dulo niyaon; at ang taas ng kapitel ay tatlong siko, na may yaring lambat at mga granada sa kapitel sa palibot, lahat ay tanso; at mayroong gaya ng mga ito ang ikalawang haligi na may yaring lambat.
Each of the pillars was (27 feet/8 meters) tall. The bronze capital/top of each pillar was (7-1/2 feet/2.3 meters) high. They were each decorated all around with something that looked like a net made of bronze chains connecting bronze pomegranates.
18 At kinuha ng punong kawal ng bantay si Saraias na dakilang saserdote, at si Sophonias na ikalawang saserdote, at ang tatlong tagatanod-pinto:
Nebuzaradan took with him to Babylon Seraiah the Supreme Priest, Zephaniah his assistant, and the three men who guarded the entrance [to the temple].
19 At sa bayan ay kumuha siya ng isang pinuno na inilagay sa mga lalaking mangdidigma: at limang lalake sa kanila na nakakita ng mukha ng hari na nangasumpungan sa bayan: at ang kalihim, ang punong kawal ng hukbo, na humusay ng bayan ng lupain; at anim na pung lalake ng bayan ng lupain, na nangasumpungan sa bayan.
And they found people who were still hiding in Jerusalem. From those people he took one officer from the Judean army, five of the king’s advisors, the chief secretary of the army commander who was in charge of recruiting men to join the army, and 60 other important Judean men.
20 At kinuha sila ni Nabuzaradan na punong kawal ng bantay, at dinala sila sa hari sa Babilonia sa Ribla.
Nebuzaradan took them all to the king of Babylon at Riblah [city].
21 At sinaktan sila ng hari sa Babilonia, at pinatay sila sa Ribla, sa lupain ng Hamath. Sa gayo'y dinala ang Juda na bihag mula sa kaniyang lupain.
There at Riblah, in Hamath province, the king of Babylon commanded that they all be executed. That is what happened when the people of Judah were (taken forcefully/exiled) from their land [to Babylon].
22 At tungkol sa bayan na naiwan sa lupain ng Juda, na iniwan ni Nabucodonosor na hari sa Babilonia, ay sa mga yaon ginawa niyang tagapamahala si Gedalias na anak ni Ahicam, na anak ni Saphan.
Then King Nebuchadnezzar appointed Gedaliah, who was the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan, to be the governor of the people who were still living in Judah.
23 Nang mabalitaan nga ng lahat ng pinuno ng mga hukbo, nila, at ng kanilang mga lalake, na ginawang tagapamahala si Gedalias ng hari sa Babilonia, ay nagsiparoon sila kay Gedalias sa Mizpa, sa makatuwid bagay si Ismael na anak ni Nathanias, at si Johanan na anak ni Carea, at si Saraia na anak ni Tanhumet, na Netofatita, at si Jaazanias na anak ng Maachateo, sila at ang kanilang mga lalake.
When all the army captains of Judah and their soldiers who had not surrendered to Nebuchadnezzar found out that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah to be the governor, they met with him at Mizpah [town]. These army captains were Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, Johanan the son of Kareah, Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth from Netophah [town], and Jaazaniah from the Maacah region.
24 At si Gedalias ay sumampa sa kanila at sa kanilang mga lalake, at nagsabi sa kanila, Kayo'y huwag mangatakot ng dahil sa mga lingkod ng mga Caldeo: magsitahan kayo sa lupain, at kayo'y magsipaglingkod sa hari sa Babilonia, at ikabubuti ninyo.
Gedaliah solemnly promised them [that the officials from Babylon were not planning to harm them]. He said, “You may live in this land [without being afraid] and serve the king of Babylon, and [if you do], everything will go well for you.”
25 Nguni't nangyari nang ikapitong buwan, na si Ismael na anak ni Nathanias, na anak ni Elisama, na mula sa lahing hari, at sangpung lalake na kasama niya, ay naparoon, at sinaktan si Gedalias, na anopa't namatay, at ang mga Judio at ang mga Caldeo, na mga kasama niya sa Mizpa.
But in October of that year, Ishmael, whose grandfather Elishama was one of the relatives of the descendants of King David, went to Mizpah along with ten other men and assassinated/killed Gedaliah and all the men who were with him. There were also men from Judah and men from Babylon whom they assassinated.
26 At ang buong bayan, maliit at gayon din ang malaki, at ang mga pinuno ng hukbo, ay nagsitindig, at nagsiparoon sa Egipto; sapagka't sila'y nangatakot sa mga Caldeo.
Then many [HYP] of the people from Judah, important people and unimportant ones, and the army captains, were very afraid of [what] the Babylonians [would do to them], so they fled to Egypt.
27 At nangyari nang ikatatlongpu't pitong taon ng pagkabihag ni Joachin na hari sa Juda, nang ikalabing dalawang buwan, nang ikadalawangpu't pitong araw ng buwan, na si Evil-merodach na hari sa Babilonia, nang taon na siya'y magpasimulang maghari, ay itinaas ang ulo ni Joachin na hari sa Juda sa bilangguan;
Thirty-seven years after King Jehoiachin of Judah was taken to Babylon, [Nebuchadnezzar’s son] Evil-Merodach became the king of Babylon. He was kind to Jehoiachin, and on April 2 of that year, he released/freed Jehoiachin from prison.
28 At siya'y nagsalita na may kagandahang loob sa kaniya, at inilagay ang kaniyang luklukan sa itaas ng luklukan ng mga hari na kasama niya sa Babilonia.
He always spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and honored him more than the other kings who had been taken/exiled to Babylon.
29 At kaniyang pinalitan ang kaniyang damit na pagkabihag. At kumain si Joachin ng tinapay sa harap niya na palagi sa lahat ng kaarawan ng kaniyang buhay.
He gave Jehoiachin new clothes to replace the clothes that he had been wearing in prison, and he allowed Jehoiachin to eat at the king’s table every day for the rest of his life.
30 At tungkol sa kaloob sa kaniya, may palaging kaloob na ibinibigay sa kaniya ang hari, bawa't araw isang bahagi ng pagkain, lahat ng mga araw ng kaniyang buhay.
The king of Babylon also gave him money every day, so that he could buy the things that he needed. The king continued to do that until Jehoiachin died.
