1 O povo da terra tomou a Joacaz, filho de Josias, e o fez rei em lugar de seu pai, em Jerusalém. 2 Tinha Joacaz vinte e três anos de idade quando começou a reinar e reinou três meses em Jerusalém; 3 porque o rei do Egito o depôs em Jerusalém e impôs à terra a pena de cem talentos de prata e um de ouro. 4 O rei do Egito constituiu a Eliaquim, irmão de Joacaz, rei sobre Judá e Jerusalém e lhe mudou o nome para Jeoaquim; mas ao irmão Joacaz tomou Neco e o levou para o Egito.

5 Tinha Jeoaquim a idade de vinte e cinco anos quando começou a reinar e reinou onze anos em Jerusalém. Fez ele o que era mau perante o Senhor, seu Deus. 6 Subiu, pois, contra ele Nabucodonosor, rei da Babilônia, e o amarrou com duas cadeias de bronze, para o levar à Babilônia. 7 Também alguns dos utensílios da Casa do Senhor levou Nabucodonosor para a Babilônia, onde os pôs no seu templo. 8 Quanto aos mais atos de Jeoaquim, e às abominações que cometeu, e ao mais que se achou nele, eis que estão escritos no Livro da História dos Reis de Israel e de Judá; e Joaquim, seu filho, reinou em seu lugar.

9 Tinha Joaquim dezoito anos quando começou a reinar e reinou três meses e dez dias em Jerusalém. Fez ele o que era mau perante o Senhor. 10 Na primavera do ano, mandou o rei Nabucodonosor levá-lo à Babilônia, com os mais preciosos utensílios da Casa do Senhor; e estabeleceu a Zedequias, seu irmão, rei sobre Judá e Jerusalém.

11 Tinha Zedequias a idade de vinte e um anos quando começou a reinar e reinou onze anos em Jerusalém. 12 Fez o que era mau perante o Senhor, seu Deus, e não se humilhou perante o profeta Jeremias, que falava da parte do Senhor. 13 Rebelou-se também contra o rei Nabucodonosor, que o tinha ajuramentado por Deus; mas endureceu a sua cerviz e tanto se obstinou no seu coração, que não voltou ao Senhor, Deus de Israel. 14 Também todos os chefes dos sacerdotes e o povo aumentavam mais e mais as transgressões, segundo todas as abominações dos gentios; e contaminaram a casa que o Senhor tinha santificado em Jerusalém.

15 O Senhor, Deus de seus pais, começando de madrugada, falou-lhes por intermédio dos seus mensageiros, porque se compadecera do seu povo e da sua própria morada. 16 Eles, porém, zombavam dos mensageiros, desprezavam as palavras de Deus e mofavam dos seus profetas, até que subiu a ira do Senhor contra o seu povo, e não houve remédio algum.

17 Por isso, o Senhor fez subir contra ele o rei dos caldeus, o qual matou os seus jovens à espada, na casa do seu santuário; e não teve piedade nem dos jovens nem das donzelas, nem dos velhos nem dos mais avançados em idade; a todos os deu nas suas mãos. 18 Todos os utensílios da Casa de Deus, grandes e pequenos, os tesouros da Casa do Senhor e os tesouros do rei e dos seus príncipes, tudo levou ele para a Babilônia. 19 Queimaram a Casa de Deus e derribaram os muros de Jerusalém; todos os seus palácios queimaram, destruindo também todos os seus preciosos objetos. 20 Os que escaparam da espada, a esses levou ele para a Babilônia, onde se tornaram seus servos e de seus filhos, até ao tempo do reino da Pérsia; 21 para que se cumprisse a palavra do Senhor, por boca de Jeremias, até que a terra se agradasse dos seus sábados; todos os dias da desolação repousou, até que os setenta anos se cumpriram.

22 Porém, no primeiro ano de Ciro, rei da Pérsia, para que se cumprisse a palavra do Senhor, por boca de Jeremias, despertou o Senhor o espírito de Ciro, rei da Pérsia, o qual fez passar pregão por todo o seu reino, como também por escrito, dizendo: 23 Assim diz Ciro, rei da Pérsia: O Senhor, Deus dos céus, me deu todos os reinos da terra e me encarregou de lhe edificar uma casa em Jerusalém, que está em Judá; quem entre vós é de todo o seu povo, que suba, e o Senhor, seu Deus, seja com ele.

1 Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s stead in Jerusalem. 2 Joahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. 3 And the king of Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem, and fined the land a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. 4 And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. And Neco took Joahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.

5 Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah his God. 6 Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon. 7 Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of Jehovah to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon. 8 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.

9 Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah. 10 And at the return of the year king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of Jehovah, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.

11 Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: 12 and he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah his God; he humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of Jehovah. 13 And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart against turning unto Jehovah, the God of Israel. 14 Moreover all the chiefs of the priests, and the people, trespassed very greatly after all the abominations of the nations; and they polluted the house of Jehovah which he had hallowed in Jerusalem. 15 And Jehovah, the God of their fathers, sent to them by his messengers, rising up early and sending, because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling-place: 16 but they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the wrath of Jehovah arose against his people, till there was no remedy.

17 Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldeans, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or virgin, old man or hoary-headed: he gave them all into his hand. 18 And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes, all these he brought to Babylon. 19 And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof. 20 And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; and they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia: 21 to fulfil the word of Jehovah by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed its sabbaths: for as long as it lay desolate it kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.

22 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of Jehovah by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, Jehovah stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, 23 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath Jehovah, the God of heaven, given me; and he hath charged me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whosoever there is among you of all his people, Jehovah his God be with him, and let him go up.

1 And the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.

2 Jehoahaz "was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months.

3 The king of Egypt dethroned him in Jerusalem and imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents "of silver and a talent "of gold.

4 The king of Egypt made Eliakim, a brother of Jehoahaz, king over Judah and Jerusalem and changed Eliakim's name to Jehoiakim. But Necho took Eliakim's brother Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt.

5 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. He did evil in the eyes of the LORD his God.

6 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked him and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon.

7 Nebuchadnezzar also took to Babylon articles from the temple of the LORD and put them in his temple "there.

8 The other events of Jehoiakim's reign, the detestable things he did and all that was found against him, are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. And Jehoiachin his son succeeded him as king.

9 Jehoiachin was eighteen "years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days. He did evil in the eyes of the LORD.

10 In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar sent for him and brought him to Babylon, together with articles of value from the temple of the LORD, and he made Jehoiachin's uncle, "Zedekiah, king over Judah and Jerusalem.

11 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years.

12 He did evil in the eyes of the LORD his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke the word of the LORD.

13 He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him take an oath in God's name. He became stiff-necked and hardened his heart and would not turn to the LORD, the God of Israel.

14 Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people became more and more unfaithful, following all the detestable practices of the nations and defiling the temple of the LORD, which he had consecrated in Jerusalem.

15 The LORD, the God of their ancestors, sent word to them through his messengers again and again, because he had pity on his people and on his dwelling place.

16 But they mocked God's messengers, despised his words and scoffed at his prophets until the wrath of the LORD was aroused against his people and there was no remedy.

17 He brought up against them the king of the Babylonians, "who killed their young men with the sword in the sanctuary, and did not spare young men or young women, the elderly or the infirm. God gave them all into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar.

18 He carried to Babylon all the articles from the temple of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the LORD's temple and the treasures of the king and his officials.

19 They set fire to God's temple and broke down the wall of Jerusalem; they burned all the palaces and destroyed everything of value there.

20 He carried into exile to Babylon the remnant, who escaped from the sword, and they became servants to him and his successors until the kingdom of Persia came to power.

21 The land enjoyed its sabbath rests; all the time of its desolation it rested, until the seventy years were completed in fulfillment of the word of the LORD spoken by Jeremiah.

22 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken by Jeremiah, the LORD moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and also to put it in writing:

23 "This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: "'The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah. Any of his people among you may go up, and may the LORD their God be with them.'"