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.

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 army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it; and they built forts against it round about.

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

So the city was besieged unto 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 sore in the city, so that there was no bread 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 a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden (now the Chaldeans were against the city round about); and the king went by the way of the Arabah.

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

But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho; and 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.

Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon 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 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.

Now in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem.

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

And he burnt the house of Jehovah, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, burnt he with fire.

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

And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.

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

And the residue of the people that were left in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away captive.

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

But the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

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

And the pillars of brass that were in the house of Jehovah, and the bases and the brazen sea that were in the house of Jehovah, did the Chaldeans break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.

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

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

And the firepans, and the basins, that which was of gold, in gold, and that which was of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away.

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 Jehovah, the brass of all these vessels was without weight.

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 a capital of brass was upon it; and the height of the capital was three cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the capital round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with network.

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

And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and 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 that was set over the men of war; and five men of them that saw the king's face, who were found in the city; and the scribe, the captain of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the city.

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

And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.

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

And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.

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

And as for the people that were left 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, governor.

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.

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

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 sware to them and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not because of the servants of the Chaldeans: 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 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, so that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldeans that 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.

And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces, arose, and came 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 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 Evil-merodach 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 و َأحسَنَ أوِيلُ مَردُوخَ مُعامَلَةَ يَهُوياكِينَ. وَأعطاهُ مَكانَةً أرفَعَ لِلجُلُوسِ مِنَ المُلُوكِ الآخَرِينَ الَّذِينَ مَعَهُ فِي بابِلَ.

and he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,

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

and changed his prison garments. And Jehoiachin did eat bread before him continually all the days of his life:

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

and for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him of the king, every day a portion, all the days of his life.