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约雅敬背叛巴比伦

24 约雅敬在位的时候,巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒来攻打他,约雅敬就臣服他三年,后来却反悔,背叛他。 耶和华差派迦勒底的军队、亚兰的军队、摩押的军队和亚扪人的军队攻打他,他差他们攻击犹大,毁灭它,就像耶和华借着他的仆人众先知预言的话。 这事临到犹大完全是出于耶和华的命令,因着玛拿西的罪,就是他所行的一切,要把他们从自己面前赶走; 又因着他所流无辜人的血,他使耶路撒冷满了无辜人的血,耶和华决不赦免。

约雅敬其余的事迹和他所行的一切,不是都记在犹大列王的年代志上吗? 约雅敬和他的祖先一同长眠,他的儿子约雅斤接续他作王。 埃及王不再从本国出征,因为巴比伦王占据了所有从前属于埃及王的领土,从埃及小河直到幼发拉底河。

约雅斤作犹大王(A)

约雅斤登基的时候是十八岁,他在耶路撒冷作王三个月;他母亲名叫尼护施他,是耶路撒冷人以利拿单的女儿。 他行耶和华看为恶的事,好象他的祖先一切所行的。

巴比伦王上来围攻耶路撒冷

10 那时,巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒的臣仆来到耶路撒冷,城就被围困。 11 尼布甲尼撒的臣仆正在围城的时候,巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒亲自来到耶路撒冷。 12 犹大王约雅斤和他的母亲、众臣仆、众领袖,以及众太监,出城投降巴比伦王。巴比伦王于是捉住他。那时,是巴比伦王在位第八年。

约雅斤与臣民被掳到巴比伦(B)

13 他又从耶路撒冷把耶和华殿一切宝物和王宫的宝物取去,并且把以色列王所罗门在耶和华殿所做的一切金器都捣毁,就像耶和华所说的。 14 他又掳去耶路撒冷的众民、众领袖,以及英勇的战士共一万人,还有工匠、铁匠;除了国民中最贫穷的以外,没有剩下的。 15 他把约雅斤掳到巴比伦去,又把太后、后妃、太监和国中的要员都从耶路撒冷掳到巴比伦; 16 还有七千位战士,一千位工匠和铁匠,全都是能作战的勇士,巴比伦王把他们都掳到巴比伦去。

巴比伦王立西底家作王(C)

17 巴比伦王立约雅斤的叔叔玛探雅接续他作王,并且把玛探雅的名字改为西底家。

18 西底家登基的时候是二十一岁,他在耶路撒冷作王十一年;他母亲名叫哈慕他,是立拿人耶利米的女儿。 19 他行耶和华眼中看为恶的事,像约雅敬一切所行的。 20 因为耶和华的怒气向耶路撒冷和犹大发作,直到他把他们从自己的面前赶走。后来,西底家背叛了巴比伦王。

First Invasion of Nebuchadnezzar; Jehoiakim Submits

24 In his days, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up because Jehoiakim had become his servant for three years; then he turned and rebelled against him. So Yahweh sent against him raiding bands of Chaldeans, raiding bands of Aram, raiding bands of Moab, and raiding bands of the Ammonites.[a] He had sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of Yahweh that he had spoken by the hand of his servants the prophets. Surely, it was on the command[b] of Yahweh against Judah to remove them from his sight because of the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he had done. Also, for the blood of the innocent that he had shed—and he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood—Yahweh was not willing to forgive. The remainder of the acts of Jehoiakim and all that he did, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah? So Jehoiakim slept with his ancestors,[c] and Jehoiachin his son became king in his place. The king of Egypt did not again come out from his land, for the king of Babylon had taken territory from the Wadi of Egypt to the Euphrates River.

Jehoichin Succeeds Jehoiakim

Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan from Jerusalem. He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh according to all that his father had done.

Second Invasion of Nebuchadnezzar

10 At that time, the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and the city came under the siege. 11 Then Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city while his servants were besieging it. 12 Jehoiachin king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his court officials. The king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign. 13 Then he took from there all of the treasures of the temple of Yahweh and the treasures of the palace of the king. He cut up all of the vessels of gold which Solomon the king of Israel had made in the temple of Yahweh, as Yahweh had foretold. 14 He deported all of Jerusalem: all of the commanders, ten thousand of the skilled warriors, and the artisans; no one was left over except the poorest of the people of the land. 15 He deported Jehoiachin to Babylon; the mother of the king, the wives of the king, his court officials, and the citizenry of the land he caused to go into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: 16 of all of the skilled men, seven thousand, and of the skilled craftsmen and the artisans, one thousand. All of the mighty warriors fit for war[d] the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon. 17 Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his uncle king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.

Zedekiah Replaces Jehoiachin

18 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah. 19 He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh just like all that Jehoiakim had done. 20 For it happened because of the anger of Yahweh, in Jerusalem and in Judah, until they were cast out from his presence. Then Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 24:2 Literally “sons/children of Ammon”
  2. 2 Kings 24:3 Literally “on the mouth”
  3. 2 Kings 24:6 Or “fathers”
  4. 2 Kings 24:16 Literally “doers of war”

24 In the days of Jehoiakim, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, went up into Judah, and Jehoiakim was made (a) servant to him by three years; and again Jehoiakim rebelled against him. (Now in the days of Jehoiakim, Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, went up into Judah, and Jehoiakim was made his servant for three years; and then Jehoiakim rebelled against him.)

And the Lord sent to him thieves of Chaldees, and thieves of Syria, and thieves of Moab, and thieves of the sons of Ammon; and he sent them into Judah, that he should destroy it, by the word of the Lord, which he spake by his servants (the) prophets. (And the Lord sent against him thieves of the Chaldeans, and thieves from Syria, and from Moab, and of the Ammonites; and he sent them into Judah to destroy it, by the word of the Lord, which he spoke by his servants the prophets.)

Forsooth this was done by the word of the Lord against Judah, that he should do away it (from) before himself, for the sins of Manasseh, and all things which he did, (This was done by the word of the Lord against the people of Judah, so that he would do them away from his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, and all the things which he did,)

and for the guiltless blood that he shed out; and he filled Jerusalem with the blood of innocents; and for this thing the Lord would not do mercy.

Forsooth the residue of [the] words of Jehoiakim, and all things which he did, whether these be not written in the book of [the] words of (the) days of the kings of Judah?

And Jehoiakim slept with his fathers, and Jehoiachin, his son, reigned for him.

And the king of Egypt added no more to go out of his land; for the king of Babylon had taken all things that were the king’s of Egypt, from the strand of Egypt unto the flood Euphrates (from the River of Egypt unto the Euphrates River).

Jehoiachin was of eighteen years, when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem; the name of his mother was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.

And he did evil before the Lord, by all things that his father had done.

10 In that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, went up against Jerusalem, and the city was compassed with besiegings.

11 And Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came to the city with his servants, that he should fight against it (so that he could fight against it).

12 And Jehoiachin, king of Judah, went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his chamberlains; and the king of Babylon received him, in the eighth year of his realm (and the king of Babylon took him prisoner in the eighth year of his reign).

13 And he brought forth from thence all the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house; and he beat together all the golden vessels, which Solomon, king of Israel, had made in the temple of the Lord, by the word of the Lord. (And he brought back from there all the treasures from the House of the Lord, and the treasures from the king’s palace; and he broke up all the gold vessels, which Solomon, the king of Israel, had made for the Temple of the Lord, by the word of the Lord.)

14 And he translated all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the strong men of the host, ten thousand, into captivity, and each craftsman, and goldsmith; and nothing was left, except the poor people/s of the land. (And he carried away all the people of Jerusalem, and all the leaders, and all the strong men of the army, ten thousand altogether, into captivity, and also each craftsman, and each goldsmith; and no one was left, except the poor people of the land.)

15 Also he translated Jehoiachin into Babylon, and the mother of the king, the wives of the king, and the chamberlains of the king; and he led the judges of the land into captivity from Jerusalem into Babylon; (And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king’s mother, and the king’s wives, and the king’s chamberlains; and he led away the judges of the land from Jerusalem into captivity in Babylon;)

16 and all the strong men, seven thousand; and craftsmen and goldsmiths, a thousand; yea, all (of the) strong men and warriors; and the king of Babylon led them (away as) prisoners into Babylon.

17 And he ordained Mattaniah, the brother of his father, (that is, Jehoiachin’s uncle,) (to reign) for him; and putted to him the name Zedekiah. (And he ordained Mattaniah, the brother of Jehoiachin’s father, to be king in place of him; and he changed his name to Zedekiah.)

18 Zedekiah had one and twenty years of age, when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; the name of his mother was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremy of Libnah. (Zedekiah was twenty-one years old, when he began to reign, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem; the name of his mother was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.)

19 And he did evil before the Lord, by all things that Jehoiakim had done.

20 For the Lord was wroth against Jerusalem, and against Judah, till he casted them away from his face; and Zedekiah went away from the king of Babylon. (And because of that, the Lord was so angry against Jerusalem, and Judah, that he threw them away from his face; and then Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.)

24 During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar(A) king of Babylon invaded(B) the land, and Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years. But then he turned against Nebuchadnezzar and rebelled.(C) The Lord sent Babylonian,[a](D) Aramean,(E) Moabite and Ammonite raiders(F) against him to destroy(G) Judah, in accordance with the word of the Lord proclaimed by his servants the prophets.(H) Surely these things happened to Judah according to the Lord’s command,(I) in order to remove them from his presence(J) because of the sins of Manasseh(K) and all he had done, including the shedding of innocent blood.(L) For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the Lord was not willing to forgive.(M)

As for the other events of Jehoiakim’s reign,(N) and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? Jehoiakim rested(O) with his ancestors. And Jehoiachin(P) his son succeeded him as king.

The king of Egypt(Q) did not march out from his own country again, because the king of Babylon(R) had taken all his territory, from the Wadi of Egypt to the Euphrates River.

Jehoiachin King of Judah(S)

Jehoiachin(T) was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta(U) daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem. He did evil(V) in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father had done.

10 At that time the officers of Nebuchadnezzar(W) king of Babylon advanced on Jerusalem and laid siege to it, 11 and Nebuchadnezzar himself came up to the city while his officers were besieging it. 12 Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his attendants, his nobles and his officials all surrendered(X) to him.

In the eighth year of the reign of the king of Babylon, he took Jehoiachin prisoner. 13 As the Lord had declared,(Y) Nebuchadnezzar removed the treasures(Z) from the temple of the Lord and from the royal palace, and cut up the gold articles(AA) that Solomon(AB) king of Israel had made for the temple of the Lord. 14 He carried all Jerusalem into exile:(AC) all the officers and fighting men,(AD) and all the skilled workers and artisans—a total of ten thousand. Only the poorest(AE) people of the land were left.

15 Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachin(AF) captive to Babylon. He also took from Jerusalem to Babylon the king’s mother,(AG) his wives, his officials and the prominent people(AH) of the land. 16 The king of Babylon also deported to Babylon the entire force of seven thousand fighting men, strong and fit for war, and a thousand skilled workers and artisans.(AI) 17 He made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.(AJ)

Zedekiah King of Judah(AK)

18 Zedekiah(AL) was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal(AM) daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah. 19 He did evil(AN) in the eyes of the Lord, just as Jehoiakim had done. 20 It was because of the Lord’s anger that all this happened to Jerusalem and Judah, and in the end he thrust(AO) them from his presence.(AP)

The Fall of Jerusalem(AQ)(AR)(AS)

Now Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 24:2 Or Chaldean

24 Durante il suo regno venne Nebukadnetsar, re di Babilonia, e Jehoiakim divenne suo servo per tre anni; poi tornò a ribellarsi contro di lui.

Allora l'Eterno mandò contro di lui bande di Caldei, bande di Siri, bande di Moabiti e bande di Ammoniti, le mandò contro Giuda per distruggerlo, secondo la parola dell'Eterno che egli aveva pronunciato per mezzo dei suoi servi i profeti.

Questo accadde a Giuda unicamente per comando dell'Eterno, che voleva allontanarlo dalla sua presenza a motivo dei peccati di Manasse, per tutto ciò che aveva fatto,

e anche a motivo del sangue innocente da lui versato, perché egli aveva riempito Gerusalemme di sangue innocente. Per questo l'Eterno non volle perdonare.

Il resto delle gesta di Jehoiakim e tutto quello che fece non è scritto nel libro delle Cronache dei re di Giuda?

Così Jehoiakim si addormentò con i suoi padri, e al suo posto regnò suo figlio Jehoiakin.

Or il re d'Egitto non uscí più dal suo paese, perché il re di Babilonia aveva preso tutto ciò che apparteneva al re d'Egitto, dal torrente d'Egitto al fiume Eufrate.

Jehoiakin aveva diciotto anni quando iniziò a regnare, e regnò a Gerusalemme tre mesi. Sua madre si chiamava Nehushta, figlia di Elnathan di Gerusalemme.

Egli fece ciò che è male agli occhi dell'Eterno, in tutto come aveva fatto suo padre.

10 In quel tempo i servi di Nebukadnetsar, re di Babilonia, salirono contro Gerusalemme, e la città fu stretta d'assedio.

11 Nebukadnetsar, re di Babilonia, giunse davanti alla città, mentre i suoi servi l'assediavano.

12 Allora Jehoiakin, re di Giuda, uscì incontro al re di Babilonia con sua madre, i suoi servi, i suoi capi e i suoi eunuchi. Cosí il re di Babilonia lo fece prigioniero nell'ottavo anno del suo regno.

13 Poi, come l'Eterno aveva detto, portò via di là tutti i tesori della casa dell'Eterno e i tesori del palazzo reale e frantumò tutti gli utensili d'oro che Salomone, re d'Israele, aveva fatto per il tempio dell'Eterno.

14 Deportò quindi tutta Gerusalemme, tutti i capi, tutti gli uomini valorosi, in numero di diecimila prigionieri, e tutti gli artigiani e i fabbri; non rimase che la gente piú povera del paese.

15 Cosí deportò Jehoiakin in Babilonia; egli condusse pure in cattività da Gerusalemme in Babilonia la madre del re, le mogli del re, i suoi eunuchi e i nobili del paese,

16 tutti gli uomini di valore in numero di settemila, gli artigiani e i fabbri, in numero di mille, tutti uomini valorosi e idonei alla guerra. Il re di Babilonia li deportò in Babilonia.

17 Al posto di Jehoiakin il re di Babilonia fece re Mattaniah, suo zio, a cui cambiò il nome in quello di Sedekia.

18 Sedekia aveva ventun anni quando iniziò a regnare, e regnò a Gerusalemme undici anni. Sua madre si chiamava Hamutal, figlia di Geremia di Libnah.

19 Egli fece ciò che è male agli occhi dell'Eterno, in tutto come aveva fatto Jehoiakim.

20 Questo accadde in Gerusalemme e Giuda a motivo dell'ira dell'Eterno, che alla fine li cacciò via dalla sua presenza. Sedekia poi si ribellò al re di Babilonia.