1 犹大地的人民选了约西亚的儿子约哈斯， 立他在耶路撒冷接续他父亲作王。 2 约哈斯登基的时候， 是二十三岁； 他在耶路撒冷作王共三个月。 3 埃及王在耶路撒冷把他废了， 又罚犹大地缴纳三千四百公斤银子， 三十四公斤金子。 4 后来埃及王立了约哈斯的兄弟以利雅敬作王， 统治犹大和耶路撒冷， 又给他改名叫约雅敬； 尼哥却把约雅敬的兄弟约哈斯带到埃及去了。 5 约雅敬登基的时候， 是二十五岁； 他在耶路撒冷作王共十一年， 行耶和华他的 神看为恶的事。 6 巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒上来攻打他， 用铜链锁住他， 把他带到巴比伦去。 7 尼布甲尼撒又把耶和华殿里一部分的器皿带回巴比伦， 放在巴比伦他的神庙里。 8 约雅敬其余的事迹， 和他所行可憎的事， 以及他的遭遇， 都记在以色列和犹大列王记上。他的儿子约雅斤接续他作王。 9 约雅斤登基的时候， 是八岁； 他在耶路撒冷作王共三个月零十天， 行耶和华看为恶的事。 10 过了年， 尼布甲尼撒派人去把约雅斤和耶和华殿里的珍贵的器皿， 一起带到巴比伦来。他立了约雅斤的叔叔西底家， 作犹大和耶路撒冷的王。 11 西底家登基的时候， 是二十一岁； 他在耶路撒冷作王共十一年， 12 他行耶和华他的 神看为恶的事； 耶利米先知奉耶和华的命令警戒他， 他仍不在耶利米面前谦卑下来。 13 尼布甲尼撒王曾经使他指着 神起誓， 他还是背叛了尼布甲尼撒； 他顽固执拗， 不肯归向耶和华以色列的 神。 14 此外， 所有的祭司长和人民也都大大地得罪 神， 随从列国所行一切可憎的事； 他们污秽了耶和华在耶路撒冷分别为圣的殿。 15 耶和华他们列祖的 神， 因为爱惜自己的子民和居所， 就常常差派使者警戒他们。 16 他们却戏弄 神的使者， 藐视他的话， 讥诮他的先知， 以致耶和华的忿怒临到他的子民身上， 直到无法挽救。 17 耶和华使迦勒底人的王上来攻打他们， 在他们的圣殿里用刀杀了他们的壮丁， 少男和少女以及年老衰弱的， 他们都不怜惜； 耶和华把所有这些人都交在迦勒底王的手里。 18 迦勒底王把 神殿里所有的器皿， 无论大小， 和耶和华殿里的财宝， 以及王和众领袖的财宝， 都带到巴比伦去。 19 迦勒底人烧了 神的殿， 拆毁了耶路撒冷的城墙， 用火烧了城里所有的宫殿， 又毁坏了城里一切珍贵的器皿。 20 脱离刀剑的人， 迦勒底王都把他们掳到巴比伦去， 作他和他的子孙的奴仆， 直到波斯国兴起的时候。 21 这样， 就应验了耶和华借耶利米所说的话： 直到这地享满了安息， 因为这地在荒凉的日子， 就享安息， 直到满了七十年。 22 波斯王古列元年， 耶和华为要应验他借耶利米所说的话， 就感动波斯王古列的心， 使他通告全国， 并且下诏书说： 23 "波斯王古列这样说： ‘耶和华天上的 神已经把地上万国赐给我。他指派我在犹大的耶路撒冷为他建造殿宇。你们中间凡是他的子民， 都可以上去； 愿耶和华他的 神和他同在！ ’"

1 And the people of the land take Jehoahaz son of Josiah, and cause him to reign instead of his father in Jerusalem.2 A son of three and twenty years [is] Jehoahaz in his reigning, and three months he hath reigned in Jerusalem,3 and turn him aside doth the king of Egypt in Jerusalem, and fineth the land a hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold;4 and the king of Egypt causeth Eliakim his brother to reign over Judah and Jerusalem, and turneth his name to Jehoiakim; and Jehoahaz his brother hath Necho taken, and bringeth him in to Egypt.5 A son of twenty and five years [is] Jehoiakim in his reigning, and eleven years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah his God;6 against him hath Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon come up, and bindeth him in brazen fetters to take him away to Babylon.7 And of the vessels of the house of Jehovah hath Nebuchadnezzar brought in to Babylon, and putteth them in his temple in Babylon.8 And the rest of the matters of Jehoiakim, and his abominations that he hath done, and that which is found against him, lo, they are written on the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, and reign doth Jehoiachin his son in his stead.9 A son of eight years is Jehoiachin in his reigning, and three months and ten days he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah;10 and at the turn of the year hath king Nebuchadnezzar sent and bringeth him in to Babylon, with the desirable vessels of the house of Jehovah, and causeth Zedekiah his brother to reign over Judah and Jerusalem.11 A son of twenty and one years [is] Zedekiah in his reigning, and eleven years he hath reigned in Jerusalem;12 and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah his God, he hath not been humbled before Jeremiah the prophet [speaking] from the mouth of Jehovah;13 and also, against king Nebuchadnezzar he hath rebelled, who had caused him to swear by God, and he hardeneth his neck, and strengtheneth his heart, against turning back unto Jehovah, God of Israel.14 Also, all the heads of the priests, and the people, having multiplied to commit a trespass according to all the abominations of the nations, and they defile the house of Jehovah that He hath sanctified in Jerusalem.15 And Jehovah, God of their fathers, sendeth unto them by the hand of His messengers -- rising early and sending -- for He hath had pity on His people, and on His habitation,16 and they are mocking at the messengers of God, and despising His words, and acting deceitfully with His prophets, till the going up of the fury of Jehovah against His people -- till there is no healing.17 And He causeth to go up against them the king of the Chaldeans, and he slayeth their chosen ones by the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and hath had no pity on young man and virgin, old man and very aged -- the whole He hath given into his hand.18 And all the vessels of the house of God, the great and the small, and the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the king and of his princes -- the whole he hath brought in to Babylon.19 And they burn the house of God, and break down the wall of Jerusalem, and all its palaces they have burnt with fire, and all its desirable vessels -- to destruction.20 And he removeth those left of the sword unto Babylon, and they are to him and to his sons for servants, till the reigning of the kingdom of Persia,21 to fulfil the word of Jehovah in the mouth of Jeremiah, till the land hath enjoyed its sabbaths; all the days of the desolation it kept sabbath -- to the fulness of seventy years.22 And in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, at the completion of the word of Jehovah in the mouth of Jeremiah, hath Jehovah waked up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, and he causeth an intimation to pass over into all his kingdom, and also in writing, saying,23 `Thus said Cyrus king of Persia, All kingdoms of the earth hath Jehovah, God of the heavens, given to me, and He hath laid a charge on me to build to Him a house in Jerusalem, that [is] in Judah; who is among you of all His people? Jehovah his God [is] with him, and he doth go up.`