1 Z edekiah was twenty-one 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.

Zedequias tinha vinte e um anos quando se tornou rei, e reinou onze anos em Jerusalém. O nome de sua mãe era Hamutal, filha de Jeremias, de Libna.

2 H e did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

Ele fez o que o Senhor reprova, assim como fez Jeoaquim.

3 F or through Yahweh’s anger this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

A ira do Senhor havia sido provocada em Jerusalém e em Judá de tal forma que ele teve que tirá-los da sua presença. Zedequias se rebelou contra o rei da Babilônia.

4 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 round about.

Então, no nono ano do reinado de Zedequias, no décimo mês, Nabucodonosor, rei da Babilônia, marchou contra Jerusalém com todo o seu exército. Acamparam fora da cidade e construíram torres de assalto ao redor dela.

5 S o the city was besieged to the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

A cidade ficou sob cerco até o décimo primeiro ano do rei Zedequias.

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

Ao chegar o nono dia do quarto mês a fome era tão severa que não havia comida para o povo.

7 T hen a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled, and went 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 against the city all around;) and they went toward the Arabah.

Então o muro da cidade foi rompido. O rei e todos os soldados fugiram e saíram da cidade, à noite, na direção do jardim real, pela porta entre os dois muros, embora os babilônios estivessem cercando a cidade. Foram para a Arabá,

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

mas os babilônios perseguiram o rei Zedequias e o alcançaram na planície de Jericó. Todos os seus soldados se separaram dele e se dispersaram,

9 T hen they took the king, and carried him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he gave judgment on him.

e ele foi capturado. Ele foi levado ao rei da Babilônia em Ribla, na terra de Hamate, que o sentenciou.

10 T he king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he killed also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.

Em Ribla, o rei da Babilônia mandou executar os filhos de Zedequias diante de seus olhos, e também matou todos os nobres de Judá.

11 H e put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in fetters, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison until the day of his death.

Então mandou furar os olhos de Zedequias e prendê-lo com correntes de bronze e o levou para a Babilônia, onde o manteve na prisão até o dia de sua morte.

12 N ow in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, who stood before the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem:

No décimo dia do quinto mês, no décimo nono ano de Nabucodonosor, rei da Babilônia, Nebuzaradã, comandante da guarda imperial, que servia o rei da Babilônia, veio a Jerusalém.

13 a nd he burned Yahweh’s house, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, he burned with fire.

Ele incendiou o templo do Senhor, o palácio real e todas as casas de Jerusalém. Todos os edifícios importantes foram incendiados por ele.

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

O exército babilônio, sob o comandante da guarda imperial, derrubou todos os muros em torno de Jerusalém.

15 T hen Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the poorest of the people, and 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.

Nebuzaradã deportou para a Babilônia alguns dos mais pobres e o povo que restou na cidade, juntamente com o restante dos artesãos e aqueles que tinham se rendido ao rei da Babilônia.

16 B ut Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vineyard keepers and farmers.

Mas Nebuzaradã deixou para trás o restante dos mais pobres da terra para trabalhar nas vinhas e campos.

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

Os babilônios despedaçaram as colunas de bronze, os estrados móveis e o mar de bronze que ficavam no templo do Senhor e levaram todo o bronze para a Babilônia.

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

Também levaram embora as panelas, pás, tesouras de pavio, bacias de aspersão, tigelas e todos os utensílios de bronze usados no serviço do templo.

19 T he captain of the guard took away the cups, the fire pans, the basins, the pots, the lamp stands, the spoons, and the bowls; that which was of gold, in gold, and that which was of silver, in silver.

O comandante da guarda imperial levou embora as pias, os incensários, as bacias de aspersão, as panelas, os candeeiros, as tigelas e as bacias usadas para as ofertas derramadas, tudo que era feito de ouro puro ou de prata.

20 T hey took the two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve bronze bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made for Yahweh’s house. The brass of all these vessels was without weight.

O bronze tirado das duas colunas, o mar e os doze touros de bronze debaixo dele, e os estrados móveis, que o rei Salomão fizera para o templo do Senhor, eram mais do que se podia pesar.

21 A s for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a line of twelve cubits encircled it; and its thickness was four fingers. It was hollow.

Cada uma das colunas tinha oito metros e dez centímetros de altura e cinco metros e quarenta centímetros de circunferência; cada uma tinha quadro dedos de espessura e era oca.

22 A capital of brass was on it; and the height of the one capital was five cubits, with network and pomegranates on the capital all around, all of brass: and the second pillar also had like these, and pomegranates.

O capitel de bronze no alto de uma coluna tinha dois metros e vinte e cinco centímetros de altura e era ornamentado com uma peça entrelaçada e romãs de bronze em volta, tudo de bronze. A outra coluna, com suas romãs, era igual.

23 T here were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates were one hundred on the network all around.

Havia noventa e seis romãs nos lados; o número total de romãs acima da peça entrelaçada ao redor era de cem.

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

O comandante da guarda tomou como prisioneiros o sumo sacerdote Seraías, o sacerdote adjunto Sofonias e os três guardas das portas.

25 a nd out of the city he took an officer who was set over the men of war; and seven men of those who saw the king’s face, who were found in the city; and the scribe of 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 middle of the city.

Dos que ainda estavam na cidade, tomou o oficial encarregado dos homens de combate e sete conselheiros reais. Também tomou o secretário, que era o oficial maior encarregado do alistamento do povo da terra, e sessenta de seus homens que foram encontrados na cidade.

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

O comandante Nebuzaradã tomou todos eles e os levou ao rei da Babilônia em Ribla.

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

Ali, em Ribla, na terra de Hamate, o rei fez com que fossem executados. Assim Judá foi para o cativeiro, longe de sua terra.

28 T his is the people whom Nebuchadnezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand twenty-three Jews;

Este é o número dos que Nebuzaradã levou para o exílio: No sétimo ano, 3. 023 judeus;

29 i n the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty-two persons;

no décimo oitavo ano de Nabucodonosor, 832 de Jerusalém;

30 i n the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty-five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.

em seu vigésimo terceiro ano, 745 judeus levados ao exílio pelo comandante da guarda imperial, Nebuzaradã. Foram ao todo 4. 600 judeus. Joaquim é Libertado

31 I n the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the twenty-fifth day of the month, Evilmerodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and released him from prison;

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

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

Ele falou bondosamente com ele e deu-lhe um assento de honra mais elevado do que os dos outros reis que estavam com ele na Babilônia.

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

Desse modo Joaquim tirou as roupas da prisão e pelo resto da vida comeu à mesa do rei.

34 a nd for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him by the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.

O rei da Babilônia deu a Joaquim uma pensão diária até o dia de sua morte.