2 Kings 25
1 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.
Napasamak daytoy nga iti maikasiam a tawen a panagturay ni Ari Zedekias, iti maikasangapulo a bulan ken iti maikasangapulo nga aldaw ti bulan, dimteng ni Nebucadnesar nga ari ti Babilonia a kaduana ti amin nga armadana maibusor iti Jerusalem. Nagkampo isuna iti ballasiw daytoy, ket binangenanda iti aglawlaw daytoy.
2 They did that for two years.
Isu a linakubda ti siudad agingga iti maikasangapulo ket maysa a tawen a panagturay ni Ari Zedekias.
3 After Zedekiah had been ruling for eleven years, the (famine/shortage of food) had become very bad. All their food was gone.
Iti maikasiam nga aldaw ti maikapat a bulan iti dayta a tawen, nakaro unay ti panagbisin iti siudad ket awanen ti taraon para kadagiti tattao iti daga.
4 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.
Kalpasanna, narakrak ti maysa a paset ti pader ti siudad ket naglibas iti rabii dagiti amin a mannakigubat a lallaki babaen iti ruangan iti nagbaetan ti dua a pader iti abay ti hardin ti ari, uray no adda dagiti Caldeo iti aglawlaw ti siudad. Nagturong ti ari idiay banda ti Araba.
5 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.
Ngem kinamat ti armada dagiti Caldeo ni Ari Zedekias ket natiliwda isuna idiay tanap ti Karayan Jordan nga asideg idiay Jericho. Nawarawara dagiti amin nga armadana manipud kenkuana.
6 The Babylonian soldiers took King Zedekiah to Riblah [city] in Babylon. There the king of Babylon decided what they would do to punish him.
Natiliwda ti ari ket impanda isuna iti ari ti Babilonia idiay Ribla a nangsintensiaanda kenkuana.
7 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.
No maipapan kadagiti lallaki nga annak ni Zedekias, pinatayda ida iti imatangna. Kalpasanna, sinnuatda dagiti matana, kinawaranda isuna iti bronse a kawar ken kalpasanna impanda idiay Babilonia.
8 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.
Ket iti maikalima a bulan iti maikapito nga aldaw ti bulan, a maikasangapulo ket siam a tawen a panagturay ni Nebucadnesar nga ari ti Babilonia, napan idiay Jerusalem ni Nebuzaradan nga adipen ti ari ti Babilonia ken pangulo dagiti guardiana.
9 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.
Pinuoranna ti balay ni Yahweh, ti palasio ti ari ken dagiti amin a balbalay idiay Jerusalem; kasta met a pinuoranna dagiti napapateg a pasdek iti siudad.
10 Then Nebuzaradan supervised all the soldiers of the Babylonian army as they tore down the walls of Jerusalem.
No maipapan met kadagiti amin a pader a nakapalikmot iti Jerusalem ket dinadael dagiti amin nga armada ti taga-Babilonia a sumursurot kadagiti bilin ti pangulo ti guardia.
11 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.
No maipapan kadagiti tattao a nabati iti siudad, dagiti simmuko iti ari ti Babilonia, ken dagiti nabatbati nga umili—intalaw ida amin ni Nebuzaradan a pangulo dagiti guardia.
12 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.
Ngem imbati ti pangulo dagiti guardia dagiti sumagmamano a kapapanglawan iti daga tapno agtrabaho kadagiti kaubasan ken kataltalonan.
13 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.
No maipapan kadagiti bronse nga adigi nga adda iti balay ni Yahweh, dagiti bronse a pagbatayan ken bronse a tangke nga adda iti balay ni Yahweh ket binurakburak dagiti Caldeo sada innala nga inyawid dagiti bronse idiay Babilonia.
14 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.
Dagiti banga, pala, mausar a pangtaripato iti pagsilawan, dagiti kutsara ken amin dagiti alikamen a bronse nga us-usaren dagiti papadi iti templo—innala amin dagitoy dagiti Caldeo.
15 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.
Innala pay ti kapitan dagiti guardia ti ari dagiti banga a pagikkat kadagiti dapu ken dagiti planggana a naaramid manipud iti balitok, ken amin dagiti naaramid manipud iti pirak.
16 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].
Dagiti dua nga adigi, tangke ken dagiti pagbatayan nga inaramid ni Solomon para iti balay ni Yahweh ket ad-adu ti linaonna a bronse ngem iti mabalin a timbangen.
17 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.
Ti katayag ti maysa nga adigi ket sangapulo ket walo a siko, ket ti paratok a bronse ket adda iti tuktok daytoy. Ti paratok ket tallo a siko ti kangatona, a naarkosan ti aglawlawna iti disenio a kasla iket ken bunga ti kayo a granada, naaramid amin dagitoy babaen iti bronse. Ti maysa pay nga adigi ken ti arkos daytoy ket kas met laeng iti immuna.
18 Nebuzaradan took with him to Babylon Seraiah the Supreme Priest, Zephaniah his assistant, and the three men who guarded the entrance [to the temple].
Intugot ti pangulo dagiti guardia ti balud a ni Seraias a kangatoan a padi, kasta met ni Zefanias a maikadua a padi ken dagiti tallo nga agbanbatay iti ruangan.
19 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.
Manipud iti siudad, intugotna ti maysa a balud nga opisial a mangimatmaton kadagiti soldado, ken lima a lallaki kadagiti mammagbaga ti ari nga adda pay laeng iti siudad. Intugotna pay ti balud nga opisial ti armada ti ari nga akin-rebbeng kadagiti papeles iti armada, kaduada dagiti innem a pulo a napapateg a lallaki iti daga nga adda iti siudad.
20 Nebuzaradan took them all to the king of Babylon at Riblah [city].
Kalpasanna, impan ida ni Nebuzaradan a pangulo dagiti guardia iti ari ti Babilonia idiay Ribla.
21 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].
Pinapatay ida ti ari ti Babilonia idiay Ribla iti daga ni Hamat. Iti daytoy a wagas, napagtalaw ti Juda iti dagana.
22 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.
No maipapan kadagiti tattao a nagtalinaed idiay Juda, nga imbati ni Nebucadnesar nga ari ti Babilonia, insaadna ni Gedalias nga anak ni Ahikam nga anak ni Safan, a mangidaulo kadakuada.
23 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.
Ket idi nangngeg dagiti amin a pangulo dagiti soldado ken dagiti tattaoda nga insaad ti ari ti Babilonia ni Gedalias a kas gobernador, napanda kenni Gedalias idiay Mizpa. Dagitoy a lallaki ket isu da Ismael nga anak ni Netanias, Johanan nga anak ni Karea, Seraias nga anak ni Tanhumet a taga-Netofa, ken Jezanias a taga-Maaca—isuda ken dagiti tattaoda.
24 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.”
Nagsapata ni Gedalias kadakuada ken kadagiti tattaoda, ket kinunana kadakuada, “Saankayo nga agbuteng kadagiti opisial a Caldeo. Agnaedkayo iti daga ket agserbikayo iti ari ti Babilonia ket agbalinto a nasayaat daytoy kadakayo.”
25 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.
Ngem napasamak nga iti maikapito a bulan ket dimteng ni Ismael nga anak ni Netanias nga anak ni Elisama a nagtaud iti naarrian pamilia a kaduana ti sangapulo a lallaki ket rinautda ni Gedalias. Natay ni Gedalias a kaduana dagiti tattao ti Juda ken Babilonia a kaduana idiay Mizpa.
26 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.
Ket pimmanaw ken napan idiay Egipto dagiti amin a tattao, manipud iti kanunumoan agingga iti katatan-okan ken dagiti pangulo dagiti soldado, gapu ta mabutengda kadagiti taga-Babilonia.
27 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.
Napasamak daytoy kalpasan iti maikatallopulo ket pito a tawen a pannakaibalud ni Jehoyakin nga ari ti Juda, iti maikasangapulo ket dua a bulan, iti maikaduapulo ket pito nga aldaw ti bulan, winayawayaan ni Evilmerodac nga ari ti Babilonia ni Jehoyakin nga ari ti Juda manipud iti pagbaludan. Napasamak daytoy iti tawen a nangrugi a nagturay ni Evilmerodac.
28 He always spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and honored him more than the other kings who had been taken/exiled to Babylon.
Nasayaat ti pannakisaritana kenkuana ken inikkanna isuna iti nangatngato a saad ngem kadagiti dadduma nga ari a kaduana idiay Babilonia.
29 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.
Inikkat ni Evilmerodac ti pagan-anay ni Jehoyakin a kas balud ken inaldaw a makipangan ni Jehoyakin iti lamisaan ti ari iti unos ti panagbiagna.
30 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.
Ken maipapaay ti pangtaraonna iti inaldaw iti unos ti panagbiagna.
