1 ف َجاءَ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ، مَلِكُ بابِلَ، وَكُلُّ جَيشِهِ لِمُحارَبَةِ القُدْسِ. وَحاصَرَها وَبَنَى حَولَها أبْراجاً تُرابِيَّةً. كانَ هَذا فِي اليَوْمِ العاشِرِ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ العاشِرِ مِنَ السَّنَةِ التّاسِعَةِ لِحُكْمِ صِدْقِيّا.

In the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came with all his army against Jerusalem and laid siege to it, and they built siege works against it round about.

2 ف َحُوصِرَتِ القُدْسُ حَتَّى السَّنَةِ الحادِيَةَ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ حُكْمِ صِدْقِيّا لِيَهُوذا.

The city was besieged until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

3 و َساءَتْ أحْوالُ المَجاعَةِ فِي المَدِينَةِ. وَقَبلَ اليَوْمِ التّاسِعِ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الرّابِعِ نَفِدَ طَعامُ عامَّةِ الشَّعبِ مِنَ المَدِينَةِ.

On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was complete in the city; there was no food for the people of the land.

4 و َتَمَّ خَرْقُ سُورِ المَدِينَةِ. فَهَرَبَ المَلِكُ صِدْقِيّا وَكُلُّ جُنُودِهِ فِي تِلْكَ اللَّيلَةِ عَنْ طَرِيقِ بابٍ سِرِّيٍّ فِي السُّورِ المُزدَوَجِ عَبْرَ بُسْتانِ المَلِكِ، مَعَ أنَّ جُنُودَ العَدُوِّ كانُوا يُحاصِرُونَ المَدِينَةَ. فَهَرَبُوا بِاتِّجاهِ وادِي عَرَبَةَ.

Then the city was broken through; the king and all the warriors fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls by the king’s garden, though the Chaldeans were round about the city. went by the way toward the Arabah (the plain).

5 ف َطارَدَ الجَيشُ البابِلِيُّ المَلِكَ صِدْقِيّا، وَأدرَكُوُهُ بِالقُرْبِ مِنْ سُهُولِ أرِيحا. أمّا جُنُودُ صِدْقِيّا فَتَرَكُوهُ جَمِيعاً وَهَرَبُوا.

The Chaldean army pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho. All his army was scattered from him.

6 ف َأمسَكَ البابِلِيُّونَ المَلِكَ صِدْقِيّا وَاقتادُوهُ إلَى مَلِكِ بابِلَ فِي رِبلَةَ فِي أرْضِ حَماةَ حَيثُ أعلَنَ مَلِكُ بابِلَ ما صَدَرَ عَلَى صِدْقِيّا مِنْ حُكمٍ.

So they captured Zedekiah and brought him to the king of Babylon at Riblah, and sentence was passed on him.

7 ف َقَتَلُوا أولادَ صِدْقِيّا أمامَ عَينَيهِ، وَفَقَأُوا عَينَيهِ. ثُمَّ قَيَّدُوهُ بِسِلسِلَتَينِ بُرُونزيَّتَينِ، وَأحضَرُوهُ إلَى بابِلَ. تَدمِيرُ القُدْس

And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes and put out the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him in double fetters and carried him to Babylon.

8 و َجاءَ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ فِي اليَوْمِ السّابِعِ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الخامِسِ مِنَ السَّنَةِ التّاسِعَةَ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ حُكْمِهِ لِبابِلَ. وَجاءَ مَعَهُ قائِدُ الحَرَسِ الخاصِّ، وَاسْمُهُ نَبُوزَرادانُ.

On the seventh day of the fifth month of the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, captain of the Babylonian king’s guard, came to Jerusalem.

9 ف َأحرَقَ نَبُوزَرادانُ بَيتَ اللهِ ، وَبَيتَ المَلِكِ، وَكُلَّ بُيُوتِ القُدْسِ، كَما أحرَقَ بُيُوتَ الأغنِياءِ الفَخْمَةِ.

He burned the house of the Lord, the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem; every great house he burned down.

10 ث ُمَّ هَدَمَ الجَيشُ البابِلِيُّ تَحتَ إمْرَةِ نَبُوزَرادانَ رَئِيسِ الحَرَسِ السُّورَ المُحِيطَ بِمَدِينَةِ القُدْسِ.

All the army of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem.

11 و َساقَ نَبُوزَرادانُ رَئِيسُ الحَرَسِ جَميعَ الَّذِينَ بَقِيُوا فِي المَدِينَةِ إلَى السَّبيِ، حَتَّى جَميعَ الَّذِينَ فَرُّوا وَاسْتَسلَمُوا لِمَلِكِ بابِلَ، وَجَمِيعَ الشَّعبِ.

Now the rest of the people left in the city and the deserters who fell away to the king of Babylon, along with the rest of the multitude, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried into exile.

12 و َلَمْ يُبقِ رَئِيسُ الحَرَسِ فِي المَدِينَةِ إلّا فُقَراءَ الكَرّامِينَ وَالفَلّاحِينَ لِيَهْتَمُّوا بِالأرْضِ.

But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and soil tillers.

13 و َحَطَّمَ البابِلِيُّونَ كُلَّ ما هُوَ مَصنُوعٌ مِنْ بُرونْزٍ فِي بَيتِ اللهِ. فَكَسَّرُوا الأعمِدَةَ البُرونْزِيَّةَ، وَالعَرَباتِ البُرونْزِيَّةِ، وَالخَزّانَ البُرونْزِيَّ الضَّخْمَ.

The bronze pillars in the Lord’s house and bases and the bronze Sea the Chaldeans smashed and carried the bronze to Babylon.

14 و َنَهَبُوا أيضاً القُدُورَ وَالمَجارِفَ وَالمِقَصّاتِ، وَالمَلاعِقَ وَكُلَّ الآنِيَةِ البُرونْزِيَّةِ الخاصَّةِ بِخِدمَةِ الهَيكَلِ.

And they took away the pots, shovels, snuffers, dishes for incense, all the bronze vessels used in the temple service,

15 و َأخَذَ نَبُوزَرادانُ أيضاً كُلَّ المَجامِرِ وَالطّاساتِ. وَاسْتَولَى عَلَى كُلِّ ما هُوَ مَصنُوعٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ أوْ فِضَّةٍ.

The firepans, and bowls. Such things as were of gold the captain of the guard took away as gold, and what was of silver as silver.

16 ك انَ العَمُودانِ وَالخَزّانُ وَالعَرَباتُ قَدْ صَنَعَها سُلَيْمانُ مِنْ البُرونْزِ لِبَيتِ اللهِ. فَكانَ البُرونزُ المَأخُوذُ مِنْ جَميعِ هَذِهِ الأشْياءِ أثقَلَ مِنْ أنْ يُوزَنَ!

The two pillars, the one Sea, and the bases, which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord, the bronze of all these articles was incalculable.

17 ك انَ ارتِفاعُ العَمُودِ الواحِدِ ثَمانِيَ عَشْرَةَ ذِراعاً. وَفَوقَ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ مِنهُما تاجٌ برُونزِيٌّ ارتِفاعُهُ ثَلاثَ أذرُعٍ. وَتُحيطُ بِكُلِّ تاجٍ تَعريشَةٌ وَرُمّاناتٌ. كُلُّها مِنَ البُرونزِ. سَبْيُ شَعبِ يَهُوذا

The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and upon it was a capital of bronze. The height of the capital was three cubits; a network and pomegranates round about the capital were all of bronze. And the second pillar had the same as these, with a network.

18 و َأخَذَ نَبُوزَرادانُ مِنَ الهَيكَلِ رَئِيسَ الكَهَنَةِ سَرايا، وَالكاهِنَ الثّانِي صَفَنْيا، وَحُرّاسَ المَدخَلِ الثَّلاثَةَ.

The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold.

19 و َمِنَ المَدِينَةِ، أخَذَ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرَ قائِداً كانَ مَسْؤُولاً عَنِ الجَيشِ، وَخَمْسَةً مِنْ مُسْتَشارِيِّ المَلِكِ لَمْ يَهرُبُوا مِنَ المَدِينَةِ، وَمُساعِدِ قائِدِ الجَيشِ – وَهُوَ الذي كانَ يَختارُ مِنْ بَينِ عامَّةِ الشَّعبِ جُنُوداً لِلجَيشِ – وَسِتِّينَ شَخصاً مِنْ عامَّةِ الشَّعبِ حَدَثَ أنْ كانُوا فِي المَدِينَةِ.

And out of the city he took an officer who was in command of the men of war and five men of the king’s personal advisors, who were found in the city, and the scribe of the captain of the army who mustered the people of the land and sixty men of the people who were found in the city.

20 أ خَذَ نَبُوزَرادانُ هَؤُلاءِ كُلَّهُمْ إلَى مَلِكِ بابِلَ فِي مَدِينَةِ رِبلَةَ.

Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took these and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

21 ف َقَتَلَهُمُ مَلِكُ بابِلَ فِي رِبلَةَ فِي مِنْطَقَةِ حَماةَ، وَسُبِيَ شَعبُ يَهُوذا مِنْ أرْضِهِمْ. جَدَلْيا والِي يَهُوذا

The king of Babylon smote and killed them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was taken into exile.

22 غ َيرَ أنَّ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرَ مَلِكَ بابِلَ أبْقَى قِسْماً مِنَ الشَّعبِ فِي أرْضِ يَهُوذا. وَجَعَلَ جَدَلْيا بْنَ أخِيقامَ بْنِ شافانَ والِياً عَلَيهِمْ.

Over the people whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left in the land of Judah he appointed as governor Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan.

23 و َكانَ إسْماعِيلُ بْنُ نَثَنْيا، وَيُوحَنانُ بْنُ قارِيحَ، وَسَرايا بْنُ تَنحُومَثَ النَّطُوفاتِيِّ، وَيازَنْيا بْنُ المَعكِيِّ قادَةً لِجُيُوشِ يَهُوذا. سَمِعَ هَؤُلاءِ القادَةُ وَرِجالُهُمْ أنَّ مَلِكَ بابِلَ عَيَّنَ جَدَلْيا والِياً. فَذَهَبُوا إلَى المِصفاةِ لِلِقائِهِ.

And when all the captains of the forces and their men heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came with their men to Gedaliah at Mizpah, namely, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of the Maacathite.

24 ف َقَطَعَ جَدَلْيا وَعداً بِأنْ يُحافِظَ عَلَى سَلامَتِهِمْ وَسَلامَةِ رِجالِهِمْ. وَقالَ لَهُمْ: «لا تَخافُوا مِنَ المَسؤُولِينَ البابِلِيِّينَ. ابقُوا هُنا وَكُونُوا مُوالِينَ لِمَلِكِ بابِلَ، فَتَعِيشُوا فِي سَلامٍ وَخَيرٍ.»

And Gedaliah swore to them and their men, saying, Do not be afraid of the Chaldean officials. Dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

25 و َكانَ إسْماعِيلُ بْنُ نَثَنْيا بْنِ ألِيشَمَعَ مِنْ عائِلَةِ المَلِكِ. فَجاءَ فِي الشَّهْرِ الحادِي عَشَرَ مَعَ عَشْرَةٍ مِنْ رِجالِهِ وَهاجَمُوا جَدَلْيا، فَقَتَلُوهُ. وَقَتَلُوا أيضاً جَمِيعَ اليَهُودِ وَالبابِلِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ كانُوا مَعَ جَدَلْيا فِي المِصْفاةِ.

But in the seventh month Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal family, came with ten men and smote and killed Gedaliah and the Jews and the Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah.

26 ث ُمَّ هَرَبَ قادَةُ الجَيشِ وَكُلُّ الشَّعبِ إلَى مِصْرَ. هَرَبُوا جَمِيعاً، مِنْ صِغارِ الشَّأْنِ إلَى كِبارِهِ، فَقَدْ خافُوا مِنْ عِقابِ مَلِكِ بابِلَ.

Then all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces arose and went to Egypt, for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.

27 و َفِيما بَعْدُ، صارَ أوِيلُ مَرْدُوخُ مَلِكاً عَلَى بابِلَ، وَأطلَقَ سَراحَ يَهُوياكِينَ مِنَ السِّجْنِ. حَدَثَ هَذا فِي السَّنَةِ السّابِعَةِ وَالثَّلاثِينَ مِنْ سَبْيِ يَهُوياكِينَ. فَكانَ هَذا يُوافِقُ اليَوْمَ السّابِعِ وَالعِشْرِينَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الثّانِي عَشَرَ لِتَوَلِّي أوِيلَ مَرْدُوخَ حُكْمَهُ.

And in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, on the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month, Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, showed favor to Jehoiachin king of Judah and released him from prison;

28 و َأحسَنَ أوِيلُ مَردُوخَ مُعامَلَةَ يَهُوياكِينَ. وَأعطاهُ مَكانَةً أرفَعَ لِلجُلُوسِ مِنَ المُلُوكِ الآخَرِينَ الَّذِينَ مَعَهُ فِي بابِلَ.

He spoke kindly to him and ranked him above the kings with him in Babylon.

29 ف َخَلَعَ يَهُوياكِينُ ثِيابَ سِجنِهِ، وَأجلَسَهُ أوِيلُ مَرْدُوخُ عَلَى مائِدَتِهِ. فَكانَ يَأْكُلُ مَعَهُ كُلَّ يَومٍ حَتَّى آخِرِ حَياتِهِ.

Jehoiachin put off his prison garments, and he dined regularly at the king’s table the remainder of his life.

30 و َهَكَذا كانَ أوِيلُ مَردُوخُ يُعْطِي يَهُوياكِينَ كُلَّ ما يَحْتاجُ مِنْ طَعامٍ يُوماً بِيَومٍ طِيلَةَ بَقِيَّةِ حَياتِهِ.

And his allowance, a continual one, was given him by the king, every day a portion, for the rest of his life.