2 Chronicles 36

1 Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s place in Jerusalem.

Rakyat Yehuda memilih dan mengangkat Yoahas menjadi raja di Yerusalem menggantikan Yosia, ayahnya.

2 Joahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.

Yoahas berumur 23 tahun ketika ia menjadi raja Yehuda, dan ia memerintah di Yerusalem 3 bulan lamanya.

3 The king of Egypt removed him from office at Jerusalem, and fined the land one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

Nekho raja Mesir menawan dan mengangkut Yoahas ke Mesir, lalu ia menyuruh Yehuda membayar upeti sebesar 3.400 kilogram perak dan 34 kilogram emas. Kemudian ia mengangkat Elyakim saudara Yoahas menjadi raja, dan mengubah nama Elyakim menjadi Yoyakim. Kemudian Yoahas diangkutnya ke Mesir.

4 The king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. Neco took Joahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.

5 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. He did that which was evil in the LORD his God’s sight.

Yoyakim berumur 25 tahun ketika ia menjadi raja Yehuda, dan ia memerintah di Yerusalem 11 tahun lamanya. Ia berdosa kepada TUHAN Allahnya.

6 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against him, and bound him in fetters to carry him to Babylon.

Ketika Nebukadnezar raja Babel merebut Yehuda, ia menangkap Yoyakim, dan membawanya terbelenggu ke Babel.

7 Nebuchadnezzar also carried some of the vessels of the LORD’s house to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.

Sebagian barang-barang berharga di Rumah TUHAN diangkut oleh Nebukadnezar dan ditaruh di dalam istananya di Babel.

8 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah; and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place.

Kisah lain mengenai Yoyakim, termasuk perbuatan-perbuatannya yang keji dan kejahatan-kejahatannya, sudah dicatat dalam buku Sejarah Raja-raja Israel dan Yehuda. Yoyakhin putranya menjadi raja menggantikan dia.

9 Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem. He did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight.

Yoyakhin berumur 18 tahun ketika ia menjadi raja Yehuda, dan ia memerintah di Yerusalem 3 bulan 10 hari lamanya. Ia juga berdosa kepada TUHAN.

10 At the return of the year, King Nebuchadnezzar sent and brought him to Babylon, with the valuable vessels of the LORD’s house, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.

Pada pergantian tahun, Raja Nebukadnezar mengangkut Yoyakhin ke Babel sebagai tawanan, dan barang-barang berharga di Rumah TUHAN dibawanya juga. Kemudian Nebukadnezar mengangkat Zedekia, paman Yoyakhin, menjadi raja atas Yehuda dan Yerusalem.

11 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.

Zedekia berumur 21 tahun ketika ia menjadi raja Yehuda. Ia memerintah di Yerusalem 11 tahun lamanya.

12 He did that which was evil in the LORD his God’s sight. He did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the LORD’s mouth.

Ia juga berdosa kepada TUHAN Allahnya. Ia tidak mau merendahkan diri dan tidak menuruti Nabi Yeremia yang menyampaikan pesan dari TUHAN kepadanya.

13 He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God; but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.

Raja Nebukadnezar telah memaksa Zedekia untuk bersumpah demi Allah bahwa ia akan setia kepada Nebukadnezar. Tetapi kemudian Zedekia memberontak terhadap Nebukadnezar. Zedekia berkeras kepala terhadap TUHAN, Allah Israel. Ia tidak mau meninggalkan dosa-dosanya dan tidak mau kembali kepada TUHAN.

14 Moreover all the chiefs of the priests and the people trespassed very greatly after all the abominations of the nations; and they polluted the LORD’s house which he had made holy in Jerusalem.

Selain itu, Rumah TUHAN yang telah dikhususkan oleh TUHAN sendiri bagi diri-Nya, dinajiskan oleh pemimpin-pemimpin Yehuda, imam-imam, dan rakyat, karena mereka turut menyembah berhala dan mengikuti cara hidup yang berdosa dari bangsa-bangsa di sekitar mereka.

15 The LORD, the God of their fathers, sent to them by his messengers, rising up early and sending, because he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place;

TUHAN, Allah leluhur mereka, telah berulang-ulang mengirim utusan-utusan-Nya untuk memperingatkan umat-Nya, karena Ia sayang kepada mereka dan kepada rumah-Nya.

16 but they mocked the messengers of God, despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the LORD’s wrath arose against his people, until there was no remedy.

Tetapi mereka mempermainkan utusan-utusan Allah itu, dan menertawakan nabi-nabi-Nya serta tidak menghiraukan kata-kata-Nya. Akhirnya TUHAN begitu marah kepada mereka sehingga tidak ada lagi jalan keluar bagi mereka untuk luput dari hukuman-Nya.

17 Therefore he brought on them the king of the Chaldeans, who killed their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion on young man or virgin, old man or infirm. He gave them all into his hand.

TUHAN menggerakkan hati raja Babel supaya menyerang mereka. Raja itu membunuh orang Yehuda yang muda-muda, termasuk mereka yang berada di dalam Rumah TUHAN. Ia tidak mengasihani seorang pun, tua atau muda, laki-laki atau perempuan, sakit atau sehat. Mereka semua diserahkan Allah kepada raja Babel.

18 All the vessels of God’s house, great and small, and the treasures of the LORD’s house, and the treasures of the king and of his princes, all these he brought to Babylon.

Perkakas-perkakas Rumah TUHAN, dan barang-barangnya yang berharga, juga harta benda raja dan para pegawainya, semuanya dirampas oleh raja Babel itu lalu dibawa ke Babel.

19 They burned God’s house, broke down the wall of Jerusalem, burned all its palaces with fire, and destroyed all of its valuable vessels.

Ia meruntuhkan tembok kota Yerusalem, dan membakar kota itu, termasuk Rumah TUHAN dan semua istana bersama barang-barang berharga yang masih ada di dalam istana-istana itu.

20 He carried those who had escaped from the sword away to Babylon, and they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia,

Rakyat yang luput diangkutnya ke Babel. Di sana mereka menjadi hambanya dan hamba keturunannya sampai pada masa kerajaan Persia berkuasa.

21 to fulfill the LORD’s word by Jeremiah’s mouth, until the land had enjoyed its Sabbaths. As long as it lay desolate, it kept Sabbath, to fulfill seventy years.

Demikianlah terjadi apa yang dikatakan TUHAN melalui Yeremia bahwa negeri itu akan tandus 70 tahun lamanya sebagai ganti tahun-tahun Sabat yang tidak diindahkan.

22 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the LORD’s word by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,

Pada tahun pertama pemerintahan Kores, raja Persia, TUHAN melaksanakan apa yang telah diucapkan-Nya melalui Nabi Yeremia. TUHAN menggerakkan hati Kores untuk mengeluarkan sebuah perintah yang dibacakan di seluruh kerajaannya. Bunyinya demikian:

23 “Cyrus king of Persia says, ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, has given all the kingdoms of the earth to me; and he has commanded me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever there is among you of all his people, the LORD his God be with him, and let him go up.’”

"Inilah perintah Kores, raja Persia! TUHAN, Allah penguasa di surga telah menjadikan aku raja atas seluruh dunia, dan menugaskan aku untuk membangun rumah bagi-Nya di Yerusalem di daerah Yehuda. Jadi, kamu semua yang menjadi umat Allah harus kembali ke sana! Semoga TUHAN Allahmu melindungi kamu."