1 E RA Sedechîas de edad de veintiún años cuando comenzó á reinar, y reinó once años en Jerusalem. Su madre se llamaba Hamutal, hija de Jeremías, de Libna.

Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled for eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

2 E hizo lo malo en los ojos de Jehová, conforme á todo lo que hizo Joacim.

Zedekiah did what was sinful in the eyes of the Lord, like all that Jehoiakim had done.

3 Y á causa de la ira de Jehová contra Jerusalem y Judá, fué el llegar á echarlos de su presencia: y rebelóse Sedechîas contra el rey de Babilonia.

The Lord became so angry with Jerusalem and Judah that He had them sent away from Him. And Zedekiah turned against the king of Babylon.

4 A conteció por tanto á los nueve años de su reinado, en el mes décimo, á los diez días del mes, que vino Nabucodonosor rey de Babilonia, él y todo su ejército, contra Jerusalem, y contra ella asentaron campo, y de todas partes edificaron contra ella baluartes.

On the tenth day of the tenth month in the ninth year of his rule, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came with all his army to fight against Jerusalem. His soldiers gathered outside the city and built a battle-wall all around it.

5 Y estuvo cercada la ciudad hasta el undécimo año del rey Sedechîas.

So the city was shut in by the army of the Babylonians until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

6 E n el mes cuarto, á los nueve del mes, prevaleció el hambre en la ciudad, hasta no haber pan para el pueblo de la tierra.

On the ninth day of the fourth month, the hunger became very bad in the city. There was no food for the people of the land.

7 Y fué entrada la ciudad, y todos los hombres de guerra huyeron, y saliéronse de la ciudad de noche por el camino de postigo de entre los dos muros, que había cerca del jardín del rey, y fuéronse por el camino del desierto, estando aún los Caldeos junto á la ciudad alrededor.

Then the city was broken into, and all the men of war ran away. They left the city at night by way of the gate between the two walls, by the king’s garden, while the Babylonians were all around the city. They went by way of the Arabah.

8 Y el ejército de los Caldeos siguió al rey, y alcanzaron á Sedechîas en los llanos de Jericó; y esparcióse de él todo su ejército.

But the Babylonian army went after King Zedekiah and came to him in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was divided and ran away from him.

9 E ntonces prendieron al rey, e hiciéronle venir al rey de Babilonia, á Ribla en tierra de Hamath, donde pronunció contra él sentencia.

They took the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath. And he decided what Zedekiah’s punishment would be.

10 Y degolló el rey de Babilonia á los hijos de Sedechîas delante de sus ojos, y también degolló á todos los príncipes de Judá en Ribla.

The king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah in front of his eyes. He killed all the leaders of Judah in Riblah.

11 A Sedechîas empero sacó los ojos, y le aprisionó con grillos, é hízolo el rey de Babilonia llevar á Babilonia; y púsolo en la casa de la cárcel hasta el día en que murió.

Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, put him in chains of brass, and took him to Babylon. There he was put in prison until the day of his death. The House of God Destroyed

12 Y en el mes quinto, á los diez del mes, que era el año diecinueve del reinado de Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, vino á Jerusalem Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia, que solía estar delante del rey de Babilonia.

On the tenth day of the fifth month in the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, Nebuzaradan came to Jerusalem. Nebuzaradan was the captain of the prison soldiers and served the king of Babylon.

13 Y quemó la casa de Jehová, y la casa del rey, y todas las casas de Jerusalem; y abrasó con fuego todo grande edificio.

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

14 Y todo el ejército de los Caldeos, que venía con el capitán de la guardia, destruyó todos los muros de Jerusalem en derredor.

The whole Babylonian army that was with the captain of the prison soldiers broke down all the walls around Jerusalem.

15 E hizo trasportar Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia, los pobres del pueblo, y toda la otra gente vulgar que en la ciudad habían quedado, y los fugitivos que se habían huído al rey de Babilonia, y todo el resto de la multitud vulgar.

Then Nebuzaradan, captain of the prison soldiers, carried away to Babylon some of the poorest of the people, the rest of the people who were left in the city, those who had joined the king of Babylon, and the rest of the able workmen.

16 M as de los pobres del país dejó Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia, para viñadores y labradores.

But Nebuzaradan left some of the poorest people of the land to take care of the vines and fields.

17 Y los Caldeos quebraron las columnas de bronce que estaban en la casa de Jehová, y las basas, y el mar de bronce que estaba en la casa de Jehová, y llevaron todo el metal á Babilonia.

The Babylonians broke in pieces the brass pillars which belonged to the house of the Lord, and the stands and the brass pool which were in the Lord’s house. And they carried all the brass to Babylon.

18 L leváronse también los calderos, y los badiles, y los salterios, y las bacías, y los cazos, y todos los vasos de metal con que se servían.

They also took away the pots, the tools, the objects for putting out the lamps, the washing pots, the dishes for special perfume, and all the brass objects used in the work of the Lord’s house.

19 Y las copas, é incensarios, y tazones, y ollas, y candeleros, y escudillas, y tazas: lo que de oro de oro, y lo que de plata de plata, se llevó el capitán de la guardia.

The captain of the prison soldiers also took away the deep dishes, the fire holders, the washing pots, the other pots, the lamp-stands, the dishes for special perfume, and the dishes for drink gifts, that were made of fine gold and fine silver.

20 L as dos columnas, un mar, y doce bueyes de bronce que estaban debajo de las basas, que había hecho el rey Salomón en la casa de Jehová: no se podía pesar el metal de todos estos vasos.

He took the two pillars, the brass pool, the twelve brass bulls that were under the pool, and the stands, which King Solomon had made for the house of the Lord. The brass of all these objects was too heavy to weigh.

21 C uanto á las columnas, la altura de la columna era de dieciocho codos, y un hilo de doce codos la rodeaba: y su grueso era de cuatro dedos, y hueca.

Each pillar was five times taller than a man, as long around as six long steps, as wide as four fingers, and empty inside.

22 Y el capitel de bronce que había sobre ella, era de altura de cinco codos, con una red y granadas en el capitel alrededor, todo de bronce; y lo mismo era lo de la segunda columna con sus granadas.

Its top part was brass and as tall as a man can raise his hand, with a network and pomegranates all around the top part, all made of brass. The second pillar with its pomegranates was the same.

23 H abía noventa y seis granadas en cada orden: todas ellas eran ciento sobre la red alrededor.

There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides. There were one hundred pomegranates on the network all around. The People Taken to Babylon

24 T omó también el capitán de la guardia á Seraías principal sacerdote, y á Sophonías segundo sacerdote, y tres guardas del atrio.

Then the captain of the prison soldiers took Seraiah, the head religious leader, and Zephaniah, the second religious leader, and the three door keepers of the Lord’s house.

25 Y de la ciudad tomó un eunuco que era capitán sobre los hombres de guerra, y siete hombres de los continuos del rey, que se hallaron en al ciudad; y al principal secretario de la milicia, que revistaba el pueblo de la tierra para la guerra; y sesenta hombres del vulgo del país, que se hallaron dentro de la ciudad.

He also took from the city one captain who had been over the men of war, and seven of the king’s wise men who were found in the city. He took the writer who worked for the captain of the army, who called together the people of the land. And he took sixty men of the land who were found in the city.

26 T omólos pues Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia, y llevólos al rey de Babilonia á Ribla.

Nebuzaradan the captain of the prison soldiers took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah,

27 Y el rey de Babilonia los hirió, y los mató en Ribla en tierra de Hamath. Así fué Judá trasportado de su tierra.

and the king of Babylon killed them. He put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was led out of its land in chains.

28 E ste es el pueblo que Nabucodonosor hizo trasportar: En el año séptimo, tres mil veintitrés Judíos:

These are the people whom Nebuchadnezzar carried away to Babylon: In the seventh year he took 3, 023 Jews.

29 E n el año dieciocho hizo Nabudonosor, trasportar de Jerusalem ochocientas treinta y dos personas:

In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar he took 832 people from Jerusalem.

30 E l año veintitrés de Nabucodonosor, trasportó Nabuzaradán capitán de la guardia, setecientas cuarenta y cinco personas de los Judíos: todas las personas fueron cuatro mil seiscientas.

In the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan the captain of the prison soldiers took away 745 Jews. There were 4, 600 people taken away in all.

31 Y acaeció que en el año treinta y siete de la cautividad de Joachîn rey de Judá, en el mes duodécimo, á los veinticinco del mes, Evil-merodach, rey de Babilonia, en el año primero de su reinado, alzó la cabeza de Joachîn rey de Judá y sacólo de la casa de la cárcel;

On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month in the thirty-seventh year since King Jehoiachin of Judah was taken away to Babylon, Evilmerodach king of Babylon showed favor to Jehoiachin king of Judah. It was the first year of his rule, and he brought Jehoiachin out of prison.

32 Y habló con él amigablemente, é hizo poner su silla sobre las sillas de los reyes que estaban con él en Babilonia.

He spoke to him with kindness, and gave him a seat of honor higher than the other kings who were with him in Babylon.

33 H ízole mudar también los vestidos de su prisión, y comía pan delante de él siempre todos los días de su vida.

So Jehoiachin changed from his prison clothes, and ate with the king every day for the rest of his life.

34 Y continuamente se le daba ración por el rey de Babilonia, cada cosa en su día por todos los de su vida, hasta el día de su muerte.

And a share of money was given to him by the king of Babylon every day as long as he lived, until the day of his death.