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Ang Kasaysayan ng Pagbagsak ng Jerusalem(A)

52 Si Zedekias ay dalawampu't isang taóng gulang nang maging hari sa Juda, at labing-isang taóng naghari sa Jerusalem. Ang kanyang ina'y si Hamutal, anak ni Jeremias ng Libna. Tulad ng masamang ginawa ni Jehoiakim, ginawa rin niya ang mga bagay na hindi kalugud-lugod kay Yahweh. Nagalit si Yahweh sa Jerusalem at sa Juda kaya sila'y itinakwil niya. At si Zedekias ay naghimagsik laban sa hari ng Babilonia.

Noong(B) ikasiyam na taon ng kanyang paghahari, ikasampung araw ng ikasampung buwan, sumalakay sa Jerusalem ang buong hukbo ni Haring Nebucadnezar ng Babilonia. Kinubkob nila iyon, at nagtayo sila ng mga toreng bantayan sa palibot. Ang pagkubkob ay tumagal hanggang sa ika-11 taon ng paghahari ni Zedekias. Noong ikasiyam na araw ng ikaapat na buwan ng taóng iyon, nagkaroon(C) ng matinding taggutom sa lunsod. Walang makain ang mga mamamayan. Nang makita ito ni Haring Zedekias, gumawa sila ng butas sa pader ng lunsod at tumakas nang gabing iyon kasama ang mga sundalo. Dumaan sila sa pintuang-bayan sa pagitan ng dalawang pader, malapit sa hardin ng hari. Nakatakas sila patungong Araba, kahit napapaligiran ng mga hukbo ng Babilonia ang buong lunsod. Ngunit hinabol ng hukbo ng Babilonia ang hari, at inabutan si Zedekias sa kapatagan ng Jerico; nagkawatak-watak ang kanyang mga kasama at iniwan siya. Binihag ang hari at dinala sa hari ng Babilonia na noo'y nasa Ribla, sa lupain ng Hamat. Doon siya hinatulan. 10 Pinatay ng hari ng Babilonia ang mga anak na lalaki ni Zedekias sa harapan niya. Pinatay rin sa Ribla ang lahat ng pinuno ng Juda. 11 Pagkatapos,(D) dinukit ng hari ang mga mata ni Zedekias, ginapos, dinala sa Babilonia, at ibinilanggo hanggang sa araw ng kanyang kamatayan.

Giniba ang Templo(E)

12 Noong ikasampung araw ng ikalimang buwan, ng ikalabing siyam na taon ng paghahari ni Nebucadnezar sa Babilonia, si Nebuzaradan, kapitan ng mga bantay ng hari, ay nagpunta sa Jerusalem. 13 Sinunog(F) niya ang Templo ni Yahweh, ang palasyo ng hari, at lahat ng mga bahay doon, pati ang mga tahanan ng mga kilalang tao. 14 Ang pader sa palibot ng Jerusalem ay iginuho ng mga sundalo ng Babilonia sa pangunguna ng kapitan ng mga bantay. 15 Binihag ni Nebuzaradan ang mga taong nalabi sa lunsod, ang mga tumakas patungo sa hari ng Babilonia at ang mga nalabi sa mga manggagawa. 16 Subalit iniwan niya ang ilan sa pinakamahihirap sa lupain upang magtrabaho sa mga ubasan at bukirin.

17 Sinira(G) nilang lahat ang mga haliging tanso sa Templo ni Yahweh, pati ang tuntungan at ang malaking lalagyan ng tubig na tinatawag na dagat-dagatang tanso, at dinala nila sa Babilonia ang mga tinunaw na tanso. 18 Kinuha rin nila ang mga palayok, pala, gunting, mangkok, kutsara at lahat ng sisidlang tanso na gamit sa paglilingkod sa Templo. 19 Kinuha rin ng kapitan ng mga bantay ang mga kopa, apuyan, mangkok, palayok, kandelero, kutsara at tasang yari sa ginto at pilak. 20 Hindi na makayang timbangin ang tanso ng dalawang haligi, ng dagat-dagatang nasa ilalim ng tuntungan, at ng labindalawang hugis-bakang tuntungan. Ang mga ito'y ipinagawa ni Haring Solomon para sa bahay ni Yahweh. 21 Ang isa sa mga haligi'y walong metro ang taas at lima't kalahating metro ang bilog. Walang laman ang loob nito ngunit apat na daliri ang kapal ng tanso niyon. 22 Ito'y may kapitel na tanso rin, dalawa't kalahating metro ang taas. May palamuti itong parang lambat at mga prutas na granada sa palibot. Ang lahat ng ito'y yari sa tanso. Ang isa pang haligi, na may mga palamuti ring granada ay kahawig ng unang haligi. 23 May siyamnapu't anim na lahat ang palamuting granada na nakikita, ngunit isandaang lahat ang nagawa na makikita sa buong palibot.

Binihag ang mga Taga-Juda at Dinala sa Babilonia(H)

24 Kinuha ng kapitan ng mga bantay ang punong paring si Seraias, at si Zepanaias, ang pangalawang pari, pati ang tatlong pinuno sa Templo. 25 Kumuha rin siya sa lunsod ng isang pinuno na mamamahala sa mga mandirigma, pitong lalaki sa konseho ng hari na naroon pa sa lunsod, isang kalihim ng kapitan at siyang nagsasanay sa mga tao para sa pakikidigma, at may animnapung lalaking naroroon pa rin. 26 Sila'y dinala ni Nebuzaradan sa harapan ng hari ng Babilonia sa Ribla, na nasa lupain ng Hamat, 27 sila'y ipinahampas ng hari ng Babilonia saka ipinapatay. Gayon naging bihag at inalis sa sariling lupain ang taga-Juda.

28-30 Ito ang bilang ng mga taga-Juda na dinalang-bihag sa Babilonia ni Nebucadnezar:

Noong ika-7 taon ng kanyang paghahari 3,023

Noong ika-18 taon ng kanyang paghahari 832 mula sa Jerusalem

Noong ika-23 taon ng kanyang paghahari 745 na dinalang-bihag ni Nebuzaradan

Lahat-lahat ay 4,600 katao.

31 Noong ikadalawampu't limang araw ng ikalabindalawang buwan, ng ikatatlumpu't pitong taon ng pagkakabihag ni Haring Jehoiakin ng Juda, pumalit na hari sa Babilonia si Evil-merodac. Naging mabuti ito kay Haring Jehoiakin ng Juda at pinalabas siya sa bilangguan; 32 pinakitaan ng kagandahang-loob, at binigyan pa ng katungkulang mas mataas kaysa mga haring kasama niya sa Babilonia. 33 Kaya't hinubad na ni Jehoiakin ang kanyang damit-bilanggo, at namuhay sa kalinga ng hari sa natirang mga taon ng kanyang buhay. 34 Araw-araw, ang kanyang pangangailangan ay ibinibigay ng hari ng Babilonia, habang siya'y nabubuhay, hanggang sa araw ng kanyang kamatayan.

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