2 Kings 25
King James Version
25 And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about.
2 And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
3 And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
4 And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain.
5 And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him.
6 So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.
7 And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.
8 And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem:
9 And he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man's house burnt he with fire.
10 And all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.
11 Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away.
12 But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.
13 And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the Lord, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.
14 And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.
15 And the firepans, and the bowls, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away.
16 The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord; the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
17 The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work.
18 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
19 And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king's presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the city:
20 And Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:
21 And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land.
22 And as for the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler.
23 And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
24 And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.
25 But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.
26 And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees.
27 And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;
28 And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;
29 And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life.
30 And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.
2 Hari 25
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
25 Nang ikasampung araw ng ikasampung buwan, nang ikasiyam na taon ng paghahari ni Zedekia, lumusob si Haring Nebucadnezar ng Babilonia at ang buong sundalo niya sa Jerusalem. Nagkampo sila sa labas ng lungsod at nagtambak ng mga lupa sa gilid ng pader nito para makasampa sila. 2 Pinalibutan nila ang lungsod hanggang ika-11 taon ng paghahari ni Zedekia.
3 Noong ikasiyam na araw ng ikaapat na buwan ng taon ding iyon, matindi na ang taggutom sa lungsod at wala nang makain ang mga tao. 4 Winasak na ng mga taga-Babilonia ang isang bahagi ng pader ng lungsod, kaya naisip ni Zedekia na tumakas kasama ang kanyang buong hukbo. Pero dahil sa napalibutan na sila ng mga taga-Babilonia, naghintay sila hanggang sa gumabi. Doon sila dumaan sa pintuan na nasa pagitan ng dalawang pader malapit sa halamanan ng hari. Tumakas sila patungo sa Lambak ng Jordan,[a] 5 pero hinabol sila ng mga sundalo ng Babilonia at inabutan sila sa kapatagan ng Jerico. Humiwalay kay Zedekia ang lahat ng sundalo niya, 6 at siyaʼy nahuli. Dinala siya sa hari ng Babilonia sa Ribla, at doon siya hinatulan. 7 Pinatay sa harapan niya ang mga anak niyang lalaki. Dinukit ang mga mata niya, at nakakadena siyang dinala sa Babilonia.
Giniba ang Templo(A)
8 Nang ikapitong araw ng ikalimang buwan, nang ika-19 na taon ng paghahari ni Nebucadnezar sa Babilonia, pumunta sa Jerusalem si Nebuzaradan na kumander ng mga guwardya ng hari ng Babilonia. 9 Sinunog niya ang templo ng Panginoon, ang palasyo, ang lahat ng bahay sa Jerusalem at ang lahat ng mahahalagang gusali. 10 Sa pamamahala niya, giniba ng mga sundalo ng Babilonia ang mga pader na nakapalibot sa Jerusalem. 11 At dinala niyang bihag ang mga natitirang tao sa lungsod, pati ang mga taong kumampi sa hari ng Babilonia. 12 Pero itinira niya ang iba sa pinakamahihirap na tao para mag-alaga sa mga ubasan at bukirin.
13 Sinira ng mga taga-Babilonia ang mga kagamitan sa templo ng Panginoon: ang mga haliging tanso, mga karitong ginagamit sa pag-iigib, at ang malaking lalagyan ng tubig na tanso na tinatawag nilang Dagat. At dinala nila ang mga tanso sa Babilonia. 14 Kinuha rin nila ang mga kawali, mga pala, mga panggupit ng mitsa ng ilaw, mga mangkok at ang iba pang tanso na ginagamit sa templo. 15 Kinuha rin ni Nebuzaradan ang mga lalagyan ng baga, mga mangkok at ang iba pang mga gamit na ginto at pilak. 16 Hindi matimbang ang mga tanso na mula sa dalawang haligi, sa malaking lalagyan ng tubig na tinatawag na Dagat, at sa mga kariton na ginagamit sa pag-iigib ng tubig. Ito ang mga bagay na ipinagawa noon ni Solomon para sa templo ng Panginoon. 17 Ang bawat haligi ay may taas na 27 talampakan. Ang dalawang tanso na ulo ng bawat haligi ay may taas na apat at kalahating talampakan. Pinaikutan ito ng mga kadenang dugtong-dugtong at napapalibutan ng dekorasyong tanso, na hugis prutas na pomegranata.
18 Binihag din ni Nebuzaradan ang punong pari na si Seraya, si Zefanias na sumunod sa posisyon ni Seraya at ang tatlong guwardya ng pintuan ng templo. 19 Ito pa ang mga nakita niya at dinalang bihag mula sa lungsod: ang opisyal ng mga sundalo ng Juda, ang limang tagapamahala ng hari, ang kumander na kumukuha at nagsasanay ng mga taong magiging sundalo at ang 60 pang mamamayan doon. 20 Dinala silang lahat ni Nebuzaradan sa hari ng Babilonia na nasa Ribla, 21 na sakop ng Hamat. At doon sila pinatay ng hari. Kaya ang mga mamamayan ng Juda ay binihag at dinala papalayo sa lupain nila.
Si Gedalia na Gobernador ng Juda(B)
22 Pinili ni Haring Nebucadnezar ng Babilonia si Gedalia na anak ni Ahikam at apo ni Shafan bilang gobernador ng mga naiwang tao sa Juda. 23 Nang marinig ito ng mga opisyal ng Juda at ng mga tauhan nila, pumunta sila kay Gedalia sa Mizpa. Sila ay sina Ishmael na anak ni Netania, Johanan na anak ni Karea, Seraya na anak ni Tanhumet na taga-Netofa, Jaazania na taga-Maaca, at ang kanilang mga tauhan. 24 Nanumpa si Gedalia sa kanila at sa mga tauhan nila, “Huwag kayong matakot sa mga opisyal ng Babilonia. Manirahan lang kayo rito at paglingkuran ninyo ang hari ng Babilonia at walang mangyayari sa inyo.”
25 Pero, nang ikapitong buwan nang taon na iyon, si Ishmael na anak ni Netania at apo ni Elishama, na miyembro ng sambahayan ng hari ay pumunta sa Mizpa. Kasama ang sampung tao, pinatay nila si Gedalia at ang mga kasama nitong taga-Juda at taga-Babilonia. 26 Dahil dito, lahat ng tao sa Juda mula sa pinakatanyag hanggang sa pinakamababa, pati ang mga opisyal ng mga sundalo ay tumakas papuntang Egipto dahil natakot sila sa maaaring gawin sa kanila ng mga taga-Babilonia.
Pinakawalan si Jehoyakin(C)
27 Noong ika-37 taon ng pagkabihag ni Haring Jehoyakin ng Juda, naging hari ng Babilonia si Evil Merodac. Pinalaya niya si Jehoyakin nang ika-27 araw ng ika-12 buwan ng taong ding iyon. 28 Mabait siya kay Jehoyakin at pinarangalan niya ito higit sa ibang mga hari na binihag din sa Babilonia. 29 Kaya hindi na nagsuot si Jehoyakin ng damit na para sa mga bilanggo, at mula noon ay kumakain na siya kasama ng hari. 30 Araw-araw siyang binibigyan ng hari ng mga pangangailangan niya habang siyaʼy nabubuhay.
Footnotes
- 25:4 Lambak ng Jordan: sa Hebreo, Araba.
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