1 و َكانَ صِدْقِيّا فِي الحادِيَةِ وَالعِشْرِينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ عِنْدَما تَوَلَّى الحُكْمَ. وَحَكَمَ إحدَى عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فِي مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ. وَكانَ اسْمُ أُمِّهِ حَمِيطَلَ بِنْتَ إرْمِيا مِنْ لِبْنَةَ.

Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

2 و َفَعَلَ صِدْقِيّا الشَّرَّ أمامَ اللهِ. وَسارَ عَلَى نَهْجِ يَهُوياكِينَ.

And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

3 ف َغَضِبَ اللهُ عَلَى القُدْسِ وَيَهُوذا وَطَرَحَهُمْ بَعِيداً عَنْهُ. وَتَمَرَّدَ صِدقِيّا عَلَى مَلِكِ بابِلَ.

For through the anger of the Lord it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

4 ف َجاءَ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ، مَلِكُ بابِلَ، وَكُلُّ جَيشِهِ لِمُحارَبَةِ القُدْسِ. وَحاصَرَها وَبَنَى حَولَها حَواجِزَ 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 Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about.

5 و َظَلَّ جَيشُ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرَ يُحاصِرُ القُدْسَ حَتَّى السَّنَةِ الحادِيَةَ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ حُكْمِ صِدْقِيّا.

So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

6 و َفِي اليَوْمِ التّاسِعِ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الرّابِعِ مِنْ تِلكَ السَّنَةِ، اشتَدَّتِ المَجاعَةُ فِي المَدِينَةِ حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ طَعامٌ لِلنّاسِ.

And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.

7 و َتَمَّ اختِراقُ سُورِ المَدِينَةِ، فَهَرَبَ جَميعُ الجُنُودِ فِي تِلْكَ اللَّيلَةِ بِاتِّجاهِ وادِي عَرَبَةَ، عَنْ طَرِيقِ بابٍ سِرِّيٍّ فِي السُّورِ المُزدَوَجِ عَبْرَ بُسْتانِ المَلِكِ، مَعَ أنَّ جُنُودَ البابِلِيِّينَ كانُوا يُحاصِرُونَ المَدِينَةَ.

Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king’s garden; (now the Chaldeans were by the city round about:) and they went by the way of the plain.

8 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 Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.

9 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 in the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment upon him.

10 ف َقَتَلَ مَلِكُ بابِلَ أبناءَ صِدْقِيّا أمامَ عَينَيهِ، كَما قَتَلَ جَميعَ رُؤَساءِ يَهُوذا فِي رَبلَةَ.

And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.

11 ث ُمَّ فَقَأ عَينَيَّ صِدْقِيّا وَقَيَّدَهُ بِسِلسِلَتَينِ بُرُونزيَّتَينِ، وَأحضَرَهُ إلَى بابِلَ، وَوَضَعَهُ فِي السِّجنِ إلَى يَومِ مَوتِهِ.

Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.

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

Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzar-adan, captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem,

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

and burned the house of the Lord, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire:

14 ث ُمَّ قامَ الجَيشُ البابِلِيُّ تَحتَ إمْرَةِ نَبُوزَرادانَ رَئِيسِ الحَرَسِ بِهَدْمِ السُّورِ المُحِيطِ بِالقُدْسِ.

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

15 و َسَبَى نَبُوزَرادانُ رَئِيسُ الحَرَسِ إلَى بابِلَ بَعضَ الفُقَراءِ الباقِينَ فِي المَدِينَةِ، وَالفارِّينَ الَّذِينَ سَلَّمُوا أنفُسَهُمْ لِمَلِكِ بابِلَ، مَعَ مَنْ تَبَقَّى مِنَ الحِرَفِيِّينَ.

Then Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.

16 و َأبقَى نَبُوزَرادانُ فِي المَدِينَةِ بَعضَ الكَرّامِينَ وَالفَلّاحِينَ لِيَهْتَمُّوا بِالأرْضِ.

But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.

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

Also 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, the Chaldeans brake, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.

18 و َنَهَبُوا القُدُورَ وَالمَجارِفَ وَالمِقَصّاتِ وَالمَلاعِقَ وَكُلَّ الآنِيَةِ البُرونْزِيَّةِ المُخَصَّصَةِ لِخِدمَةِ الهَيكَلِ.

The caldrons also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.

19 و َأخَذَ رَئِيسُ الحَرَسِ الأحواضَ وَالمَجامِرِ وَالأقداحَ وَالقُدُورَ، وَالمَناراتِ وَصُحُونِ الذَّبائِحِ. اسْتَولَى عَلَى كُلِّ ما هُوَ مَصنُوعٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ أوْ فِضَّةٍ.

And the basons, and the firepans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups; that which was of gold in gold, and that which was of silver in silver, took the captain of the guard away.

20 و َأخَذَ العَمُودَينِ وَالحَوضَ وَالثِّيرانَ البُرونْزِيَّةَ الاثْنَي عَشَرَ الَّتِي تَحتَ قَواعِدِ الحَوضِ، وَالعَرَباتِ الَّتِي صَنَعَها المَلِكُ سُلَيْمانُ لِبَيتِ اللهِ. فَكانَ البُرونْزُ المَأخُوذُ مِنْ هَذِهِ الأشْياءِ أثقَلَ مِنْ أنْ يُوزَنَ.

The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the Lord: the brass of all these vessels was without weight.

21 و َكانَ ارتِفاعُ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ ثَمانِيَ عَشْرَةَ ذِراعاً، وَمُحيطُهُ اثنَتَي عَشْرَةَ ذِراعاً. كانَ كُلُّ عَمُودٍ أُسطُوانِيّاً مُجَوَّفاً سَماكَتُهُ أربَعَةُ أصابِعَ.

And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.

22 و َكانَ تاجُ كُلٍّ مِنَ العَمُودَينِ مَصنُوعاً مِنَ البُرونْزِ، وَارتِفاعُهُ خَمْسَ أذرُعٍ. وَتُحيطُ بِكُلِّ تاجٍ تَعريشَةٌ وَرُمّاناتٌ مَصنُوعَةٌ مِنَ البُرونْزِ.

And a chapiter of brass was upon it; and the height of one chapiter was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the chapiters round about, all of brass. The second pillar also and the pomegranates were like unto these.

23 ف َكانَتْ هُناكَ سِتٌّ وَتِسعُونَ رُمّانَةً مُوَزَّعَةٌ عَلَى الجَوانِبِ. وَمَجمُوعُها مَعَ رُمّاناتِ التَّعريشَةِ مِئَةُ رُمّانَةٍ.

And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all the pomegranates upon the network were an hundred round about.

24 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 door:

25 و َمِنَ المَدِينَةِ، أخَذَ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ قائِداً كانَ مَسْؤُولاً عَنِ الجَيشِ، وَسَبْعَةً مِنْ مُسْتَشارِيِّ المَلِكِ لَمْ يَهرُبُوا مِنَ المَدِينَةِ، وَمَعاوِنُ قائِدِ الجَيشِ – الذي كانَ يُجَنِّدُ عامَّةَ الشَّعبِ – وَسِتِّينَ شَخصاً مِنْ عامَّةِ الشَّعبِ حَدَثَ أنْ كانُوا فِي وَسْطِ المَدِينَةِ.

he took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king’s person, which were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city.

26 أ خَذَ نَبُوزَرادانُ هَؤُلاءِ كُلَّهُمْ إلَى مَلِكِ بابِلَ فِي رَبلَةَ.

So Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.

27 ف َهاجَمَهُمْ مَلِكُ بابِلَ وَقَتَلَهُمْ فِي رَبلَةَ فِي مِنْطَقَةِ حَماةَ. فَسُبِيَ بَنُو يَهُوذا مِنْ أرْضِهِمْ.

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

28 ه َذا هُوَ عَدَدُ الشَّعبِ الَّذِي سَباهُ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرُ: فِي السَّنَةِ السّابِعَةِ مِنْ مُلكِهِ: ثَلاثَةُ آلافٍ وَثَلاثَةٌ وَعُشرونَ يَهُودِيّاً.

This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty:

29 و َفِي السَّنَةِ الثّامِنَةَ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ مُلكِهِ: ثَمانُ مِئَةٍ وَاثنانِ وَثَلاثُونَ شَخصاً مِنَ مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ.

in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons:

30 و َفِي السَّنَةِ الثّالِثَةِ وَالعِشرِينَ مِنْ مُلكِ نَبُوخَذْناصَّرَ، سَبَيَ نَبُوزَرادانُ رَئِيسُ الحَرَسِ سَبْعَ مِئَةٍ وَخَمسَةٍ وَأربَعينَ يَهُودِيّاً. فَكانَ جَمِيعُ الَّذِينَ أُخِذُوا إلَى السَّبيِ أربَعَةَ آلافٍ وَسِتَّ مِئَةِ شَخصٍ. إعتاقُ المَلِكِ يَهُوياكِين

in the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.

31 و َفِيما بَعْدُ، صارَ أَوِيلُ مَرُودَخُ مَلِكاً عَلَى بابِلَ، وَأطلَقَ سَراحَ يَهُوياكِينَ مِنَ السِّجْنِ. حَدَثَ هَذا فِي السَّنَةِ السّابِعَةِ وَالثَّلاثِينَ مِنْ سَبْيِ يَهُوياكِينَ، فِي اليَوْمِ الخامِسِ وَالعِشْرِينَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الثّانِي عَشَرَ لِتَوَلِّي أَوِيلَ مَرُودَخَ حُكْمَهُ.

And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison,

32 و َأحسَنَ أَوِيلُ مَرُودَخُ مُعامَلَةَ يَهُوياكِينَ. وَأعطاهُ مَكانَةً أرفَعَ لِلجُلُوسِ مِنَ المُلُوكِ الآخَرِينَ الَّذِينَ مَعَهُ فِي بابِلَ.

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

33 ف َخَلَعَ يَهُوياكِينُ ثِيابَ سِجنِهِ. وَأجلَسَهُ أَوِيلُ مَرُودَخُ عَلَى مائِدَتِهِ. فَكانَ يَأْكُلُ مَعَهُ كُلَّ يَومٍ حَتَّى آخِرِ حَياتِهِ.

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

34 و َهَكَذا كانَ أَوِيلُ مَرُودَخُ يُوَفِّرُ لِيَهُوياكِينَ كُلَّ ما يَحْتاجُ إلَيهِ مِنْ طَعامٍ يُوماً بِيَومٍ، كُلَّ أيّامَ حَياتِهِ الباقِيَةِ، وَحَتَّى مَماتِهِ.

And for his diet, there was a continual diet given him of the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.