2 Koenige 24

1 Zu seinen Tagen zog Nebukadrezar, Babels König, heran, und Jojakim ward ihm drei Jahre untertan. Dann fiel er wieder von ihm ab.

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 Da sandte der Herr gegen ihn die Streifscharen der Chaldäer, Aramäer, Moabiter und Ammoniter. Er sandte sie, Juda zu verheeren nach dem Wort des Herrn, das er durch seine Diener, die Propheten, gesprochen hatte.

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 Dies geschah auf Anordnung des Herrn in Juda, um es wegzuschaffen von seinem Antlitz wegen Manasses Sünden, nach all dem, was er getan,

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 zumal wegen des Blutes der Unschuldigen, das er vergoß, wobei er Jerusalem mit unschuldigem Blut anfüllte. Das aber wollte der Herr nicht vergeben.

Manasseh had even caused many innocent people in Jerusalem to be killed, and Yahweh would not forgive that.

5 Ist nicht der Rest der Geschichte Jojakims und alles, was er sonst getan, im Buche der Geschichte der Judakönige aufgezeichnet?

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 Als sich Jojakim zu seinen Vätern legte, ward sein Sohn Jojachin an seiner Statt König.

When Jehoiakim died, his son Jehoiachin became the king.

7 Ägyptens König aber zog fortan nicht mehr aus seinem Lande. Denn Babels König hatte vom Bache Ägyptens bis zum Euphratstrom alles erobert, was dem König von Ägypten gehörte.

[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 Jojachin war achtzehn Jahre alt, als er König wurde, und drei Monate regierte er zu Jerusalem. Seine Mutter hieß Nechusta und war des Elnatan Tochter aus 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 Er tat, was dem Herrn mißfiel, ganz wie sein Vater getan hatte.

Jehoiachin did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil, just as his father had done.

10 Zu jener Zeit zogen die Diener des Babelkönigs Nebukadrezar gegen Jerusalem, und die Stadt wurde eingeschlossen.

[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 Babels König Nebukadrezar griff die Stadt an, und seine Diener belagerten sie.

While they were doing that, Nebuchadnezzar himself came to the city.

12 Da ging Judas König Jojachin zum Babelkönig hinaus, er und seine Mutter, seine Diener, Obersten und Kämmerer. Da nahm ihn der König von Babel fest, im achten Jahre seiner Regierung.

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 Und er führte von dort alle Schätze des Herrn weg, ebenso die Schätze des Königshauses. Er zerbrach auch alle goldenen Gefäße, die Israels König Salomo im Tempel des Herrn gemacht hatte, wie der Herr gedroht.

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 Ganz Jerusalem, alle Obersten und wehrfähigen Männer, 10.000, führte er gefangen weg, dazu alle Schmiede und Schlosser. Nichts blieb zurück als nur die geringen Leute des eingesessenen Volksteils.

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 Er führte Jojachin nach Babel. Auch die Königinmutter sowie des Königs Weiber, seine Kämmerer und die Vornehmen des Landes führte er als Gefangene von Jerusalem nach Babel.

Nebuchadnezzar’s soldiers also took to Babylon Jehoiachin’s wives and officials, his mother, and [all] the important people.

16 Dazu alle wehrfähigen Männer, 7.000, und die Schmiede und Schlosser, 1.000, lauter kriegstüchtige Leute, brachte der Babelkönig als Gefangene nach Babel.

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 Der König von Babel machte Mattanja, seinen (des Jojachin) Oheim, an seiner Statt zum König und änderte seinen Namen in Sedekias.

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 Sedekias war einundzwanzig Jahre alt, als er König ward, und regierte elf Jahre zu Jerusalem. Seine Mutter hieß Chamutal und war des Jeremias Tochter aus 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 Er tat, was dem Herrn mißfiel, ganz wie Jojakim getan.

But Zedekiah did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil, just as Jehoiakim had done.

20 Denn nur wegen des Zornes des Herrn war solches mit Jerusalem und Juda geschehen, bis er sie von seinem Antlitz verbannte. Sedekias aber wurde vom Babelkönig abtrünnig.

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.