犹大的灭亡

52 西底迦二十一岁登基,在耶路撒冷执政十一年。他母亲叫哈慕她,是立拿人耶利米的女儿。 西底迦像约雅敬一样做耶和华视为恶的事。 因此,耶和华向耶路撒冷和犹大的人发怒,把他们从祂面前赶走。

后来,西底迦背叛了巴比伦王。 在他执政第九年十月十日,巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒率领全军攻打耶路撒冷,在城外扎营,修筑围城的高台。 城一直被围困到西底迦执政第十一年。 那年四月九日,城里饥荒非常严重,百姓无粮可吃。 城被攻破,西底迦和士兵便在夜间穿过御花园,从两城墙中间的门逃往亚拉巴。当时迦勒底人仍四面包围着城。 迦勒底的军队追赶西底迦,在耶利哥平原追上了他。他的军队都四散而逃。 迦勒底人擒住西底迦,把他押到哈马的利比拉去见巴比伦王。巴比伦王在那里审判他, 10 当着他的面杀了他的众子和犹大所有的首领, 11 又剜去他的双眼,用铜链锁着他押往巴比伦,将他终生囚在牢里。

12 巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒执政第十九年五月十日,他的臣仆——护卫长尼布撒拉旦进入耶路撒冷, 13 放火焚烧耶和华的殿、王宫及城内所有的房屋。他烧毁了所有重要建筑。 14 他率领的迦勒底的军队拆毁了耶路撒冷四围的城墙。 15 护卫长尼布撒拉旦掳去最贫穷的人、城中的余民、投降的人和剩下的技工, 16 只留下一些最贫穷的人,让他们照料葡萄园、耕种田地。

17 迦勒底人打碎耶和华殿中的铜柱、铜底座和铜海,把铜运往巴比伦, 18 并带走了盆、铲、蜡剪、碗、碟及一切献祭用的铜器。 19 护卫长还带走了杯、火鼎、碗、盆、灯台、碟和奠酒的杯等所有金银器皿。 20 所罗门王为耶和华的殿所造的两根铜柱、一个铜海、铜海下面的十二头铜牛,以及一些铜底座,用的铜多得无法计算。 21 两根铜柱中空,高八米,周长五点三米,铜壁厚四指。 22 铜柱有柱冠,柱冠高二点三米,周围装饰着铜网和铜石榴。两根柱子都一样。 23 每根铜柱周围装饰着九十六个石榴,网子四周共有一百个石榴。

24 护卫长掳走祭司长西莱雅、副祭司长西番亚、三名殿门守卫, 25 又从城中掳走一名将领、王的七个亲信、一名负责招兵的书记和六十名平民, 26 把他们带到利比拉去见巴比伦王。 27 巴比伦王在那里处死了他们。犹大人就这样被掳去,离开了家园。

28 以下是尼布甲尼撒掳去的人数:他执政第七年掳去三千零二十三名犹大人; 29 执政第十八年,从耶路撒冷掳去八百三十二人; 30 执政第二十三年,他的护卫长尼布撒拉旦掳去七百四十五名犹大人。总共四千六百人。

31 犹大王约雅斤被掳后第三十七年,即巴比伦王以未·米罗达元年十二月二十五日,巴比伦王恩待约雅斤,释放了他, 32 并好言相待,使他的地位高过被掳到巴比伦的其他各王。 33 约雅斤脱去了囚服,终生与巴比伦王一起吃饭。 34 在他有生之年,巴比伦王供应他每天的需用,直到他去世。

猶大的滅亡

52 西底迦二十一歲登基,在耶路撒冷執政十一年。他母親叫哈慕她,是立拿人耶利米的女兒。 西底迦像約雅敬一樣做耶和華視為惡的事。 因此,耶和華向耶路撒冷和猶大的人發怒,把他們從祂面前趕走。

後來,西底迦背叛了巴比倫王。 在他執政第九年十月十日,巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒率領全軍攻打耶路撒冷,在城外紮營,修築圍城的高臺。 城一直被圍困到西底迦執政第十一年。 那年四月九日,城裡饑荒非常嚴重,百姓無糧可吃。 城被攻破,西底迦和士兵便在夜間穿過御花園,從兩城牆中間的門逃往亞拉巴。當時迦勒底人仍四面包圍著城。 迦勒底的軍隊追趕西底迦,在耶利哥平原追上了他。他的軍隊都四散而逃。 迦勒底人擒住西底迦,把他押到哈馬的利比拉去見巴比倫王。巴比倫王在那裡審判他, 10 當著他的面殺了他的眾子和猶大所有的首領, 11 又剜去他的雙眼,用銅鏈鎖著他押往巴比倫,將他終生囚在牢裡。

12 巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒執政第十九年五月十日,他的臣僕——護衛長尼布撒拉旦進入耶路撒冷, 13 放火焚燒耶和華的殿、王宮及城內所有的房屋。他燒毀了所有重要建築。 14 他率領的迦勒底的軍隊拆毀了耶路撒冷四圍的城牆。 15 護衛長尼布撒拉旦擄去最貧窮的人、城中的餘民、投降的人和剩下的技工, 16 只留下一些最貧窮的人,讓他們照料葡萄園、耕種田地。

17 迦勒底人打碎耶和華殿中的銅柱、銅底座和銅海,把銅運往巴比倫, 18 並帶走了盆、鏟、蠟剪、碗、碟及一切獻祭用的銅器。 19 護衛長還帶走了杯、火鼎、碗、盆、燈臺、碟和奠酒的杯等所有金銀器皿。 20 所羅門王為耶和華的殿所造的兩根銅柱、一個銅海、銅海下面的十二頭銅牛,以及一些銅底座,用的銅多得無法計算。 21 兩根銅柱中空,高八米,周長五點三米,銅壁厚四指。 22 銅柱有柱冠,柱冠高二點三米,周圍裝飾著銅網和銅石榴。兩根柱子都一樣。 23 每根銅柱周圍裝飾著九十六個石榴,網子四周共有一百個石榴。

24 護衛長擄走祭司長西萊雅、副祭司長西番亞、三名殿門守衛, 25 又從城中擄走一名將領、王的七個親信、一名負責招兵的書記和六十名平民, 26 把他們帶到利比拉去見巴比倫王。 27 巴比倫王在那裡處死了他們。猶大人就這樣被擄去,離開了家園。

28 以下是尼布甲尼撒擄去的人數:他執政第七年擄去三千零二十三名猶大人; 29 執政第十八年,從耶路撒冷擄去八百三十二人; 30 執政第二十三年,他的護衛長尼布撒拉旦擄去七百四十五名猶大人。總共四千六百人。

31 猶大王約雅斤被擄後第三十七年,即巴比倫王以未·米羅達元年十二月二十五日,巴比倫王恩待約雅斤,釋放了他, 32 並好言相待,使他的地位高過被擄到巴比倫的其他各王。 33 約雅斤脫去了囚服,終生與巴比倫王一起吃飯。 34 在他有生之年,巴比倫王供應他每天的需用,直到他去世。

The Fall of Jerusalem(A)(B)(C)

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

Now Zedekiah rebelled(I) against the king of Babylon.

So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth(J) day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem(K) with his whole army. They encamped outside the city and built siege works(L) all around it.(M) The city was kept under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine in the city had become so severe that there was no food for the people to eat.(N) Then the city wall was broken through, and the whole army fled.(O) They left the city at night through the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden, though the Babylonians[a] were surrounding the city. They fled toward the Arabah,[b] but the Babylonian[c] army pursued King Zedekiah and overtook him in the plains of Jericho. All his soldiers were separated from him and scattered, and he was captured.(P)

He was taken to the king of Babylon at Riblah(Q) in the land of Hamath,(R) where he pronounced sentence on him. 10 There at Riblah the king of Babylon killed the sons(S) of Zedekiah before his eyes; he also killed all the officials of Judah. 11 Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, bound him with bronze shackles and took him to Babylon, where he put him in prison till the day of his death.(T)

12 On the tenth day of the fifth(U) month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan(V) commander of the imperial guard, who served the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. 13 He set fire(W) to the temple(X) of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses(Y) of Jerusalem. Every important building he burned down. 14 The whole Babylonian army, under the commander of the imperial guard, broke down all the walls(Z) around Jerusalem. 15 Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard carried into exile(AA) some of the poorest people and those who remained in the city, along with the rest of the craftsmen[d] and those who had deserted(AB) to the king of Babylon. 16 But Nebuzaradan left behind(AC) the rest of the poorest people of the land to work the vineyards and fields.

17 The Babylonians broke up the bronze pillars,(AD) the movable stands(AE) and the bronze Sea(AF) that were at the temple of the Lord and they carried all the bronze to Babylon.(AG) 18 They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls,(AH) dishes and all the bronze articles used in the temple service.(AI) 19 The commander of the imperial guard took away the basins, censers,(AJ) sprinkling bowls, pots, lampstands,(AK) dishes(AL) and bowls used for drink offerings(AM)—all that were made of pure gold or silver.(AN)

20 The bronze from the two pillars, the Sea and the twelve bronze bulls(AO) under it, and the movable stands, which King Solomon had made for the temple of the Lord, was more than could be weighed.(AP) 21 Each pillar was eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference[e]; each was four fingers thick, and hollow.(AQ) 22 The bronze capital(AR) on top of one pillar was five cubits[f] high and was decorated with a network and pomegranates(AS) of bronze all around. The other pillar, with its pomegranates, was similar. 23 There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; the total number of pomegranates(AT) above the surrounding network was a hundred.(AU)

24 The commander of the guard took as prisoners Seraiah(AV) the chief priest, Zephaniah(AW) the priest next in rank and the three doorkeepers.(AX) 25 Of those still in the city, he took the officer in charge of the fighting men, and seven royal advisers. He also took the secretary(AY) who was chief officer in charge of conscripting the people of the land, sixty of whom were found in the city. 26 Nebuzaradan(AZ) the commander took them all and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. 27 There at Riblah,(BA) in the land of Hamath, the king had them executed.

So Judah went into captivity, away(BB) from her land. 28 This is the number of the people Nebuchadnezzar carried into exile:(BC)

in the seventh year, 3,023 Jews;

29 in Nebuchadnezzar’s eighteenth year,

832 people from Jerusalem;

30 in his twenty-third year,

745 Jews taken into exile(BD) by Nebuzaradan the commander of the imperial guard.

There were 4,600 people in all.(BE)

Jehoiachin Released(BF)

31 In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin(BG) king of Judah, in the year Awel-Marduk became king of Babylon, on the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month, he released Jehoiachin king of Judah and freed him from prison. 32 He spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat of honor higher than those of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. 33 So Jehoiachin put aside his prison clothes and for the rest of his life ate regularly at the king’s table.(BH) 34 Day by day the king of Babylon gave Jehoiachin a regular allowance(BI) as long as he lived, till the day of his death.

Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 52:7 Or Chaldeans; also in verse 17
  2. Jeremiah 52:7 Or the Jordan Valley
  3. Jeremiah 52:8 Or Chaldean; also in verse 14
  4. Jeremiah 52:15 Or the populace
  5. Jeremiah 52:21 That is, about 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference or about 8.1 meters high and 5.4 meters in circumference
  6. Jeremiah 52:22 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters

犹大的灭亡

52 西底迦二十一岁登基,在耶路撒冷执政十一年。他母亲叫哈慕她,是立拿人耶利米的女儿。 西底迦像约雅敬一样做耶和华视为恶的事。 因此,耶和华向耶路撒冷和犹大的人发怒,把他们从祂面前赶走。

后来,西底迦背叛了巴比伦王。 在他执政第九年十月十日,巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒率领全军攻打耶路撒冷,在城外扎营,修筑围城的高台。 城一直被围困到西底迦执政第十一年。 那年四月九日,城里饥荒非常严重,百姓无粮可吃。 城被攻破,西底迦和士兵便在夜间穿过御花园,从两城墙中间的门逃往亚拉巴。当时迦勒底人仍四面包围着城。 迦勒底的军队追赶西底迦,在耶利哥平原追上了他。他的军队都四散而逃。 迦勒底人擒住西底迦,把他押到哈马的利比拉去见巴比伦王。巴比伦王在那里审判他, 10 当着他的面杀了他的众子和犹大所有的首领, 11 又剜去他的双眼,用铜链锁着他押往巴比伦,将他终生囚在牢里。

12 巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒执政第十九年五月十日,他的臣仆——护卫长尼布撒拉旦进入耶路撒冷, 13 放火焚烧耶和华的殿、王宫及城内所有的房屋。他烧毁了所有重要建筑。 14 他率领的迦勒底的军队拆毁了耶路撒冷四围的城墙。 15 护卫长尼布撒拉旦掳去最贫穷的人、城中的余民、投降的人和剩下的技工, 16 只留下一些最贫穷的人,让他们照料葡萄园、耕种田地。

17 迦勒底人打碎耶和华殿中的铜柱、铜底座和铜海,把铜运往巴比伦, 18 并带走了盆、铲、蜡剪、碗、碟及一切献祭用的铜器。 19 护卫长还带走了杯、火鼎、碗、盆、灯台、碟和奠酒的杯等所有金银器皿。 20 所罗门王为耶和华的殿所造的两根铜柱、一个铜海、铜海下面的十二头铜牛,以及一些铜底座,用的铜多得无法计算。 21 两根铜柱中空,高八米,周长五点三米,铜壁厚四指。 22 铜柱有柱冠,柱冠高二点三米,周围装饰着铜网和铜石榴。两根柱子都一样。 23 每根铜柱周围装饰着九十六个石榴,网子四周共有一百个石榴。

24 护卫长掳走祭司长西莱雅、副祭司长西番亚、三名殿门守卫, 25 又从城中掳走一名将领、王的七个亲信、一名负责招兵的书记和六十名平民, 26 把他们带到利比拉去见巴比伦王。 27 巴比伦王在那里处死了他们。犹大人就这样被掳去,离开了家园。

28 以下是尼布甲尼撒掳去的人数:他执政第七年掳去三千零二十三名犹大人; 29 执政第十八年,从耶路撒冷掳去八百三十二人; 30 执政第二十三年,他的护卫长尼布撒拉旦掳去七百四十五名犹大人。总共四千六百人。

31 犹大王约雅斤被掳后第三十七年,即巴比伦王以未·米罗达元年十二月二十五日,巴比伦王恩待约雅斤,释放了他, 32 并好言相待,使他的地位高过被掳到巴比伦的其他各王。 33 约雅斤脱去了囚服,终生与巴比伦王一起吃饭。 34 在他有生之年,巴比伦王供应他每天的需用,直到他去世。

猶大的滅亡

52 西底迦二十一歲登基,在耶路撒冷執政十一年。他母親叫哈慕她,是立拿人耶利米的女兒。 西底迦像約雅敬一樣做耶和華視為惡的事。 因此,耶和華向耶路撒冷和猶大的人發怒,把他們從祂面前趕走。

後來,西底迦背叛了巴比倫王。 在他執政第九年十月十日,巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒率領全軍攻打耶路撒冷,在城外紮營,修築圍城的高臺。 城一直被圍困到西底迦執政第十一年。 那年四月九日,城裡饑荒非常嚴重,百姓無糧可吃。 城被攻破,西底迦和士兵便在夜間穿過御花園,從兩城牆中間的門逃往亞拉巴。當時迦勒底人仍四面包圍著城。 迦勒底的軍隊追趕西底迦,在耶利哥平原追上了他。他的軍隊都四散而逃。 迦勒底人擒住西底迦,把他押到哈馬的利比拉去見巴比倫王。巴比倫王在那裡審判他, 10 當著他的面殺了他的眾子和猶大所有的首領, 11 又剜去他的雙眼,用銅鏈鎖著他押往巴比倫,將他終生囚在牢裡。

12 巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒執政第十九年五月十日,他的臣僕——護衛長尼布撒拉旦進入耶路撒冷, 13 放火焚燒耶和華的殿、王宮及城內所有的房屋。他燒毀了所有重要建築。 14 他率領的迦勒底的軍隊拆毀了耶路撒冷四圍的城牆。 15 護衛長尼布撒拉旦擄去最貧窮的人、城中的餘民、投降的人和剩下的技工, 16 只留下一些最貧窮的人,讓他們照料葡萄園、耕種田地。

17 迦勒底人打碎耶和華殿中的銅柱、銅底座和銅海,把銅運往巴比倫, 18 並帶走了盆、鏟、蠟剪、碗、碟及一切獻祭用的銅器。 19 護衛長還帶走了杯、火鼎、碗、盆、燈臺、碟和奠酒的杯等所有金銀器皿。 20 所羅門王為耶和華的殿所造的兩根銅柱、一個銅海、銅海下面的十二頭銅牛,以及一些銅底座,用的銅多得無法計算。 21 兩根銅柱中空,高八米,周長五點三米,銅壁厚四指。 22 銅柱有柱冠,柱冠高二點三米,周圍裝飾著銅網和銅石榴。兩根柱子都一樣。 23 每根銅柱周圍裝飾著九十六個石榴,網子四周共有一百個石榴。

24 護衛長擄走祭司長西萊雅、副祭司長西番亞、三名殿門守衛, 25 又從城中擄走一名將領、王的七個親信、一名負責招兵的書記和六十名平民, 26 把他們帶到利比拉去見巴比倫王。 27 巴比倫王在那裡處死了他們。猶大人就這樣被擄去,離開了家園。

28 以下是尼布甲尼撒擄去的人數:他執政第七年擄去三千零二十三名猶大人; 29 執政第十八年,從耶路撒冷擄去八百三十二人; 30 執政第二十三年,他的護衛長尼布撒拉旦擄去七百四十五名猶大人。總共四千六百人。

31 猶大王約雅斤被擄後第三十七年,即巴比倫王以未·米羅達元年十二月二十五日,巴比倫王恩待約雅斤,釋放了他, 32 並好言相待,使他的地位高過被擄到巴比倫的其他各王。 33 約雅斤脫去了囚服,終生與巴比倫王一起吃飯。 34 在他有生之年,巴比倫王供應他每天的需用,直到他去世。

The Fall of Jerusalem(A)(B)(C)

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

Now Zedekiah rebelled(I) against the king of Babylon.

So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth(J) day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem(K) with his whole army. They encamped outside the city and built siege works(L) all around it.(M) The city was kept under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine in the city had become so severe that there was no food for the people to eat.(N) Then the city wall was broken through, and the whole army fled.(O) They left the city at night through the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden, though the Babylonians[a] were surrounding the city. They fled toward the Arabah,[b] but the Babylonian[c] army pursued King Zedekiah and overtook him in the plains of Jericho. All his soldiers were separated from him and scattered, and he was captured.(P)

He was taken to the king of Babylon at Riblah(Q) in the land of Hamath,(R) where he pronounced sentence on him. 10 There at Riblah the king of Babylon killed the sons(S) of Zedekiah before his eyes; he also killed all the officials of Judah. 11 Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, bound him with bronze shackles and took him to Babylon, where he put him in prison till the day of his death.(T)

12 On the tenth day of the fifth(U) month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan(V) commander of the imperial guard, who served the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. 13 He set fire(W) to the temple(X) of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses(Y) of Jerusalem. Every important building he burned down. 14 The whole Babylonian army, under the commander of the imperial guard, broke down all the walls(Z) around Jerusalem. 15 Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard carried into exile(AA) some of the poorest people and those who remained in the city, along with the rest of the craftsmen[d] and those who had deserted(AB) to the king of Babylon. 16 But Nebuzaradan left behind(AC) the rest of the poorest people of the land to work the vineyards and fields.

17 The Babylonians broke up the bronze pillars,(AD) the movable stands(AE) and the bronze Sea(AF) that were at the temple of the Lord and they carried all the bronze to Babylon.(AG) 18 They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls,(AH) dishes and all the bronze articles used in the temple service.(AI) 19 The commander of the imperial guard took away the basins, censers,(AJ) sprinkling bowls, pots, lampstands,(AK) dishes(AL) and bowls used for drink offerings(AM)—all that were made of pure gold or silver.(AN)

20 The bronze from the two pillars, the Sea and the twelve bronze bulls(AO) under it, and the movable stands, which King Solomon had made for the temple of the Lord, was more than could be weighed.(AP) 21 Each pillar was eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference[e]; each was four fingers thick, and hollow.(AQ) 22 The bronze capital(AR) on top of one pillar was five cubits[f] high and was decorated with a network and pomegranates(AS) of bronze all around. The other pillar, with its pomegranates, was similar. 23 There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; the total number of pomegranates(AT) above the surrounding network was a hundred.(AU)

24 The commander of the guard took as prisoners Seraiah(AV) the chief priest, Zephaniah(AW) the priest next in rank and the three doorkeepers.(AX) 25 Of those still in the city, he took the officer in charge of the fighting men, and seven royal advisers. He also took the secretary(AY) who was chief officer in charge of conscripting the people of the land, sixty of whom were found in the city. 26 Nebuzaradan(AZ) the commander took them all and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. 27 There at Riblah,(BA) in the land of Hamath, the king had them executed.

So Judah went into captivity, away(BB) from her land. 28 This is the number of the people Nebuchadnezzar carried into exile:(BC)

in the seventh year, 3,023 Jews;

29 in Nebuchadnezzar’s eighteenth year,

832 people from Jerusalem;

30 in his twenty-third year,

745 Jews taken into exile(BD) by Nebuzaradan the commander of the imperial guard.

There were 4,600 people in all.(BE)

Jehoiachin Released(BF)

31 In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin(BG) king of Judah, in the year Awel-Marduk became king of Babylon, on the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month, he released Jehoiachin king of Judah and freed him from prison. 32 He spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat of honor higher than those of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. 33 So Jehoiachin put aside his prison clothes and for the rest of his life ate regularly at the king’s table.(BH) 34 Day by day the king of Babylon gave Jehoiachin a regular allowance(BI) as long as he lived, till the day of his death.

Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 52:7 Or Chaldeans; also in verse 17
  2. Jeremiah 52:7 Or the Jordan Valley
  3. Jeremiah 52:8 Or Chaldean; also in verse 14
  4. Jeremiah 52:15 Or the populace
  5. Jeremiah 52:21 That is, about 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference or about 8.1 meters high and 5.4 meters in circumference
  6. Jeremiah 52:22 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters