1 كان صدقيا ابن احدى وعشرين سنة حين ملك وملك احدى عشرة سنة في اورشليم واسم امه حميطل بنت ارميا من لبنة.2 وعمل الشر في عيني الرب حسب كل ما عمل يهوياقيم.3 لانه لاجل غضب الرب على اورشليم ويهوذا حتى طرحهم من امام وجهه كان ان صدقيا تمرد على ملك بابل4 وفي السنة التاسعة لملكه في الشهر العاشر في عاشر الشهر جاء نبوخذراصر ملك بابل هو وكل جيشه على اورشليم ونزلوا عليها وبنوا عليها ابراجا حواليها.5 فدخلت المدينة في الحصار الى السنة الحادية عشرة للملك صدقيا.6 في الشهر الرابع في تاسع الشهر اشتد الجوع في المدينة ولم يكن خبز لشعب الارض.7 فثغرت المدينة وهرب كل رجال القتال وخرجوا من المدينة ليلا في طريق الباب بين السورين اللذين عند جنة الملك والكلدانيون عند المدينة حواليها فذهبوا في طريق البرية8 فتبعت جيوش الكلدانيين الملك فادركوا صدقيا في برية اريحا وتفرق كل جيشه عنه.9 فأخذوا الملك واصعدوه الى ملك بابل الى ربلة في ارض حماة فكلمه بالقضاء عليه.10 فقتل ملك بابل بني صدقيا امام عينيه وقتل ايضا كل رؤساء يهوذا في ربلة.11 واعمى عيني صدقيا وقيده بسلسلتين من نحاس وجاء به ملك بابل الى بابل وجعله في السجن الى يوم وفاته12 وفي الشهر الخامس في عاشر الشهر وهي السنة التاسعة عشرة للملك نبوخذراصر ملك بابل جاء نبوزرادان رئيس الشرط الذي كان يقف امام ملك بابل الى اورشليم.13 واحرق بيت الرب وبيت الملك وكل بيوت اورشليم وكل بيوت العظماء احرقها بالنار14 وكل اسوار اورشليم مستديرا هدمها كل جيش الكلدانيين الذي مع رئيس الشرط.15 وسبى نبوزرادان رئيس الشرط بعضا من فقراء الشعب وبقية الشعب الذين بقوا في المدينة والهاربين الذين سقطوا الى ملك بابل وبقية الجمهور.16 ولكن نبوزرادان رئيس الشرط ابقى من مساكين الارض كرّامين وفلاحين17 وكسر الكلدانيون اعمدة النحاس التي لبيت الرب والقواعد وبحر النحاس الذي في بيت الرب وحملوا كل نحاسها الى بابل.18 وأخذوا القدور والرفوش والمقاص والمناضح والصحون وكل آنية النحاس التي كانوا يخدمون بها.19 واخذ رئيس الشرط الطسوس والمجامر والمناضح والقدور والمناير والصحون والاقداح ما كان من ذهب فالذهب وما كان من فضة فالفضة.20 والعمودين والبحر الواحد والاثني عشر ثورا من نحاس التي تحت القواعد التي عملها الملك سليمان لبيت الرب. لم يكن وزن لنحاس كل هذه الادوات.21 اما العمودان فكان طول العمود الواحد ثماني عشرة ذراعا وخيط اثنتا عشرة ذراعا يحيط به وغلظه اربع اصابع وهو اجوف.22 وعليه تاج من نحاس ارتفاع التاج الواحد خمس اذرع وعلى التاج حواليه شبكة ورمانات الكل من نحاس. ومثل ذلك للعمود الثاني والرمانات23 وكانت الرمانات ستا وتسعين للجانب. كل الرمانات مئة على الشبكة حواليها24 واخذ رئيس الشرط سرايا الكاهن الاول وصفنيا الكاهن الثاني وحارسي الباب الثلاثة25 واخذ من المدينة خصيا واحدا كان وكيلا على رجال الحرب وسبعة رجال من الذين ينظرون وجه الملك الذين وجدوا في المدينة وكاتب رئيس الجند الذي كان يجمع شعب الارض للتجند وستين رجلا من شعب الارض الذين وجدوا في وسط المدينة26 اخذهم نبوزرادان رئيس الشرط وسار بهم الى ملك بابل الى ربلة.27 فضربهم ملك بابل وقتلهم في ربلة في ارض حماة فسبي يهوذا من ارضه.28 هذا هو الشعب الذي سباه نبوخذراصر في السنة السابعة. من اليهود ثلاثة آلاف وثلاثة وعشرون.29 وفي السنة الثامنة عشرة لنبوخذراصر سبى من اورشليم ثمان مئة واثنتان وثلاثون نفسا.30 في السنة الثالثة والعشرين لنبوخذراصر سبى نبوزرادان رئيس الشرط من اليهود سبع مئة وخمسا واربعين نفسا. جملة النفوس اربعة آلاف وست مئة31 وفي السنة السابعة والثلاثين لسبي يهوياكين في الشهر الثاني عشر في الخامس والعشرين من الشهر رفع اويل مرودخ ملك بابل في سنة تملكه راس يهوياكين ملك يهوذا وأخرجه من السجن32 وكلمه بخير وجعل كرسيه فوق كراسي الملوك الذين معه في بابل.33 وغيّر ثياب سجنه وكان يأكل دائما الخبز امامه كل ايام حياته.34 ووظيفته وظيفة دائمة تعطى له من عند ملك بابل امر كل يوم بيومه الى يوم وفاته كل ايام حياته

1 Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother' name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.2 And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.3 For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.4 And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about.5 So the city was besieged to the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.6 And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.7 Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king' garden; (now the Chaldeans were by the city round about:) and they went by the way of the plain.8 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.9 Then they took the king, and carried him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment on him.10 And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.11 Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.12 Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem,13 And burned the house of the LORD, and the king' house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire:14 And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, broke down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.15 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.16 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for farmers.17 Also the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brazen sea that was in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans broke, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.18 The caldrons also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass with which they ministered, took they away.19 And the basins, and the fire pans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups; that which was of gold in gold, and that which was of silver in silver, took the captain of the guard away.20 The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brazen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the LORD: the brass of all these vessels was without weight.21 And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.22 And a capital of brass was on it; and the height of one capital was five cubits, with network and pomegranates on the capitals round about, all of brass. The second pillar also and the pomegranates were like to these.23 And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all the pomegranates on the network were an hundred round about.24 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:25 He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king' person, which were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and three score men of the people of the land, that were found in the middle of the city.26 So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.27 And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death in Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his own land.28 This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty:29 In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons:30 In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.31 And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison.32 And spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,33 And changed his prison garments: and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life.34 And for his diet, there was a continual diet given him of the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.