1 E ntão, no nono ano do reinado de Zedequias, no décimo dia do décimo mês, Nabucodonosor, rei da Babilônia, marchou contra Jerusalém com todo o seu exército. Ele acampou em frente da cidade e construiu rampas de ataque ao redor dela.

¶ 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 A cidade foi mantida sob cerco até o décimo primeiro ano do reinado de Zedequias.

And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

3 N o nono dia do quarto mês, a fome na cidade havia se tornado tão rigorosa que não havia nada para o povo comer.

And on the ninth of the month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.

4 E ntão o muro da cidade foi rompido, e todos os soldados fugiram de noite pela porta entre os dois muros próximos ao jardim do rei, embora os babilônios estivessem em torno da cidade. Fugiram na direção da Arabá,

And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which is by the king’s garden, with the Chaldees round about the city; and they went by the way of the plain.

5 m as o exército babilônio perseguiu o rei e o alcançou nas planícies de Jericó. Todos os seus soldados o abandonaram,

And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, after all his army had been scattered from him.

6 e ele foi capturado. Foi levado ao rei da Babilônia, em Ribla, onde pronunciaram a sentença contra ele.

So they took the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah, and they sentenced him.

7 E xecutaram os filhos de Zedequias na sua frente, furaram os seus olhos, prenderam-no com algemas de bronze e o levaram para a Babilônia.

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 N o sétimo dia do quinto mês do décimo nono ano do reinado de Nabucodonosor, rei da Babilônia, Nebuzaradã, comandante da guarda imperial, conselheiro do rei da Babilônia, foi a Jerusalém.

¶ And in the fifth month, on the seventh of the month, which was the year nineteen of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, a slave of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem.

9 I ncendiou o templo do Senhor, o palácio real, todas as casas de Jerusalém e todos os edifícios importantes.

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 he burnt with fire.

10 T odo o exército babilônio que acompanhava Nebuzaradã derrubou os muros de Jerusalém.

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

11 E ele levou para o exílio o povo que sobrou na cidade, os que passaram para o lado do rei da Babilônia e o restante da população.

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, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, carried away.

12 M as o comandante deixou para trás alguns dos mais pobres do país, para trabalharem nas vinhas e nos campos.

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

13 O s babilônios destruíram as colunas de bronze, os suportes e o tanque de bronze que estavam no templo do Senhor, e levaram o bronze para a Babilônia.

And the Chaldees broke in pieces 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 and carried the brass of them to Babylon.

14 T ambém levaram as panelas, as pás, os cortadores de pavio, as vasilhas e todos os utensílios de bronze utilizados no serviço do templo.

They also took away the pots and the shovels and the snuffers and the spoons and all the vessels of brass, with which they ministered.

15 O comandante da guarda imperial levou os incensários e as bacias de aspersão, tudo o que era feito de ouro puro ou de prata.

And the censers and the bowls and such things as were of gold in gold and of silver in silver the captain of the guard took away, also

16 A s duas colunas, o tanque e os suportes, que Salomão fizera para o templo do Senhor, eram mais do que podia ser pesado.

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 C ada coluna tinha oito metros e dez centímetros de altura. O capitel de bronze no alto de cada coluna tinha um metro e trinta e cinco centímetros de altura e era decorado com uma fileira de romãs de bronze ao redor.

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 network and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass; and the second pillar was like the first with network.

18 O comandante da guarda levou como prisioneiros o sumo sacerdote Seraías, Sofonias, o segundo sacerdote, e os três guardas da porta.

And the captain of the guard took Seraiah, the chief priest, and Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three keepers of the door;

19 D os que ainda estavam na cidade, ele levou o oficial responsável pelos homens de combate e cinco conselheiros reais. Também levou o secretário, principal líder responsável pelo alistamento militar no país, e sessenta homens do povo.

and out of the city he took a eunuch, that was set over the men of war, and five men of those that were in the king’s presence, who were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land, with sixty men of the people of the land that were found in the city.

20 O comandante Nebuzaradã levou todos ao rei da Babilônia, em Ribla.

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

21 L á, em Ribla, na terra de Hamate, o rei mandou executá-los. Assim Judá foi para o exílio, para longe da sua terra.

And the king of Babylon smote and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land.

22 N abucodonosor, rei da Babilônia, nomeou Gedalias, filho de Aicam e neto de Safã, como governador do povo que havia sido deixado em Judá.

¶ And as for the people whom Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, left in the land of Judah, he made Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, governor over them.

23 Q uando Ismael, filho de Netanias, Joanã, filho de Careá, Seraías, filho do netofatita Tanumete, e Jazanias, filho de um maacatita, todos os líderes do exército, souberam que o rei da Babilônia havia nomeado Gedalias como governador, eles e os seus soldados foram falar com Gedalias em Mispá.

And when all the captains of the armies, 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 Careah, and Seraiah, the son of Tanhumeth, the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah, the son of Maachathi, they and their men.

24 G edalias fez um juramento a esses líderes e a seus soldados, dizendo: “Não tenham medo dos oficiais babilônios. Estabeleçam-se nesta terra e sirvam o rei da Babilônia, e tudo lhes irá bem”.

Then Gedaliah swore to them and to their men and said unto them, Do not fear the slaves of the Chaldees; dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

25 M as no sétimo mês, Ismael, filho de Netanias e neto de Elisama, que tinha sangue real, foi com dez homens e assassinou Gedalias e os judeus e os babilônios que estavam com ele em Mispá.

But in the seventh month, Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama of the royal seed, 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 E ntão todo o povo, desde as crianças até os velhos, inclusive os líderes do exército, fugiram para o Egito, com medo dos babilônios. Joaquim é Libertado da Prisão

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

27 N o trigésimo sétimo ano do exílio de Joaquim, rei de Judá, no ano em que Evil-Merodaque se tornou rei da Babilônia, ele tirou Joaquim da prisão, no vigésimo sétimo dia do décimo segundo mês.

And it came to pass after thirty-seven years of the captivity of Jehoiachin, king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, that Evilmerodach, king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin, king of Judah, out of the prison house;

28 E le o tratou com bondade e deu-lhe o lugar mais honrado entre os outros reis que estavam com ele na Babilônia.

and he spoke kindly to him and set his seat above the seats of the kings that were with him in Babylon.

29 A ssim, Joaquim deixou suas vestes de prisão e pelo resto de sua vida comeu à mesa do rei.

And he changed his prison garments, and he ate bread continually before him all the days of his life.

30 E diariamente, enquanto viveu, Joaquim recebeu uma pensão do rei.

And the king caused him to be given his food continually, each thing in its time, all the days of his life.