1 I n the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it; and they built forts against it around it.

Então, 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.

2 S o the city was besieged until the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

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

3 O n the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine was severe in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.

No nono dia do quarto mês, a fome na cidade havia se tornado tão rigorosa que não havia nada para o povo comer.

4 T hen 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 around it); and the king went by the way of the Arabah.

Então 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,

5 B ut the Chaldean army pursued the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.

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

6 T hen they captured the king, and carried him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they passed judgment on him.

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

7 T hey killed Zedekiah’s sons before his eyes, then put out Zedekiah’s eyes, bound him in fetters, and carried him to Babylon.

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

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

No 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.

9 H e burnt Yahweh’s house, the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, he burnt with fire.

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

10 A ll the army of the Chaldeans, who were with the captain of the guard, broke down the walls around Jerusalem.

Todo o exército babilônio que acompanhava Nebuzaradã derrubou os muros de Jerusalém.

11 N ebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive the residue of the people who were left in the city, and those who fell away, who fell to the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude.

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.

12 B ut the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to work the vineyards and fields.

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

13 T he Chaldeans broke up the pillars of brass that were in Yahweh’s house and the bases and the bronze sea that were in Yahweh’s house, and carried the brass pieces to Babylon.

Os 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.

14 T hey took away the pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the spoons, and all the vessels of brass with which they ministered.

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

15 T he captain of the guard took away the fire pans, the basins, that which was of gold, in gold, and that which was of silver, in silver.

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

16 T he two pillars, the one sea, and the bases, which Solomon had made for Yahweh’s house, the brass of all these vessels was not weighed.

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

17 T he height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a capital of brass was on it. The height of the capital was three cubits, with network and pomegranates on the capital around it, all of brass; and the second pillar with its network was like these.

Cada 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.

18 T he captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold;

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

19 a nd out of the city he took an officer who was set over the men of war; and five men of those who saw the king’s face, who were found in the city; and the scribe, the captain of the army, who mustered the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land, who were found in the city.

Dos 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.

20 N ebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.

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

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

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

22 A s for the people who 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.

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

23 N ow 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.

Quando 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.

24 G edaliah swore to them and to their men, and said to them, “Don’t be afraid because of the servants of the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it will be well with you.”

Gedalias 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”.

25 B ut in the seventh month, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal offspring came, and ten men with him, and struck Gedaliah, so that he died, with the Jews and the Chaldeans that were with him at Mizpah.

Mas 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.

26 A ll the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces, arose, and came to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.

Então 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

27 I n the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, Evilmerodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;

No 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.

28 a nd he spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Babylon,

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

29 a nd changed his prison garments. Jehoiachin ate bread before him continually all the days of his life;

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

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

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