Liber II Regum, 25

1. factum est autem anno nono regni ejus mense decimo decima die mensis venit Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis ipse et omnis exercitus ejus in Hierusalem et circumdederunt eam et extruxerunt in circuitu ejus munitiones

1. And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, the tenth day of the month, that Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon came, he and all his army against Jerusalem: and they surrounded it: end raised works round about it.

2. et clausa est civitas atque vallata usque ad undecimum annum regis Sedeciæ

2. And the city was shut up and besieged till the eleventh year of king Sedecias,

3. nona die mensis prævaluitque fames in civitate nec erat panis populo terræ

3. The ninth day of the month: and a famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.

4. et interrupta est civitas et omnes viri bellatores nocte fugerunt per viam portæ quæ est inter duplicem murum ad hortum regis porro Chaldei obsidebant in circuitu civitatem fugit itaque per viam quæ ducit ad campestria solitudinis

4. And a breach was made into the city: and all the men of war fled in the night between the two walls by the king's garden, (now the Chaldees besieged the city round about,) and Sedecias fled by the way that leadeth to the plains of the wilderness.

5. et persecutus est exercitus Chaldeorum regem conprehenditque eum in planitie Hiericho et omnes bellatores qui erant cum eo dispersi sunt et reliquerunt eum

5. And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all the warriors that were with him were scattered, and left him:

6. adprehensum ergo regem duxerunt ad regem Babylonis in Reblatha qui locutus est cum eo judicium

6. So they took the king, and brought him to the king of Babylon to Reblatha, and he gave judgment upon him.

7. filios autem Sedeciæ occidit coram eo et oculos ejus effodit vinxitque eum catenis et adduxit in Babylonem

7. And he slew the sons of Sedecias before his face, and he put out his eyes, and bound him with chains, and brought him to Babylon.

8. mense quinto septima die mensis ipse est annus nonusdecimus regis Babylonis venit Nabuzardan princeps exercitus servus regis Babylonis Hierusalem

8. In the fifth month, the seventh day of the month, that is, the nineteenth year of the king of Babylon, came Nabuzardan commander of the army, a servant of the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem.

9. et succendit domum Domini et domum regis et domos Hierusalem omnemque domum conbusit igni

9. And he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and the houses of Jerusalem, and every house he burnt with fire.

10. et muros Hierusalem in circuitu destruxit omnis exercitus Chaldeorum qui erat cum principe militum

10. And all the army of the Chaldees, which was with the commander of the troops, broke down the walls of Jerusalem round about.

11. reliquam autem populi partem qui remanserat in civitate et perfugas qui transfugerant ad regem Babylonis et reliquum vulgus transtulit Nabuzardan princeps militiæ

11. And Nabuzardan the commander of the army, carried away the rest of the people that remained in the city, and the fugitives that had gone over to the king of Babylon, and the remnant of the common people.

12. et de pauperibus terræ reliquit vinitores et agricolas

12. But of the poor of the land he left some dressers of vines and husbandmen.

13. columnas autem æreas quæ erant in templo Domini et bases et mare æreum quod erat in domo Domini confregerunt Chaldei et transtulerunt æs omnium in Babylonem

13. And the pillars of brass that were in the temple of the Lord, and the bases, and the sea of brass which was in the house of the Lord, the Chaldees broke in pieces, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.

14. ollas quoque æreas et trullas et tridentes et scyphos et omnia vasa ærea in quibus ministrabant tulerunt

14. They took away also the pots of brass, and the mazers, and the forks, and the cups, and the mortars, and all the vessels of brass with which they ministered.

15. necnon turibula et fialas quæ aurea aurea et quæ argentea argentea tulit princeps militiæ

15. Moreover also the censers, and the bowls, such as were of gold in gold, and such as were of silver in silver, the general of the army took away.

16. id est columnas duas mare unum et bases quas fecerat Salomon in templo Domini non erat pondus æris omnium vasorum

16. That is, two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made in the temple of the Lord: the brass of all these vessels was without weight.

17. decem et octo cubitos altitudinis habebat columna una et capitellum æreum super se altitudinis trium cubitorum et reticulum et malogranata super capitellum columnæ omnia ærea similem et columna secunda habebat ornatum

17. One pillar was eighteen cubits high, and the chapiter of brass which was upon it was three cubits high: and the network, and the pomegranates that were upon the chapiter of the pillar, were all of brass: and the second pillar had the like adorning.

18. tulit quoque princeps militiæ Serajan sacerdotem primum et Sophoniam sacerdotem secundum et tres janitores

18. And the general of the army took Seraias the chief priest, and Sophonias the second priest, and three doorkeepers.

19. et de civitate eunuchum unum qui erat præfectus super viros bellatores et quinque viros de his qui steterant coram rege quos repperit in civitate et Sopher principem exercitus qui probabat tirones de populo terræ et sex viros e vulgo qui inventi fuerant in civitate

19. And out of the city one eunuch, who was captain over the men of war: and five men of them that had stood before the king, whom he found in the city, and Sopher the captain of the army who exercised the young soldiers of the people of the land: and threescore men of the common people, who were found in the city.

20. quos tollens Nabuzardan princeps militum duxit ad regem Babylonis in Reblatha

20. These Nabuzardan the general of the army took away, and carried them to the king of Babylon to Reblatha.

21. percussitque eos rex Babylonis et interfecit in Reblatha in terra Emath et translatus est Juda de terra sua

21. And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Reblatha in the land of Emath: so Juda was carried away out of their land.

22. populo autem qui relictus erat in terra Juda quem dimiserat Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis præfecit Godoliam filium Ahicham filii Saphan

22. But over the people that remained in the land of Juda, which Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon had left, he gave the government to Godolias the son of Ahicam the son of Saphan.

23. quod cum audissent omnes duces militum ipsi et viri qui erant cum eis videlicet quod constituisset rex Babylonis Godoliam venerunt ad Godoliam in Maspha Ismaël filius Nathaniæ et Johanan filius Caree et Sareja filius Thenaameth Nethophathites et Jezonias filius Maachathi ipsi et socii eorum

23. And when all the captains of the soldiers had heard this, they and the men that were with them, to wit, that the king of Babylon had made Godolias governor, they came to Godolias to Maspha, Ismael the son of Nathanias, and Johanan the son of Caree, and Saraia the son of Thanehumeth the Netophathite, and Jezonias the son of Maachathi, they and their men.

24. juravitque eis Godolias et sociis eorum dicens nolite timere servire Chaldeis manete in terra et servite regi Babylonis et bene erit vobis

24. And Godolias swore to them and to their men, saying : Be not afraid to serve the Chaldees: stay in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

25. factum est autem in mense septimo venit Ismaël filius Nathaniæ filii Elisama de semine regio et decem viri cum eo percusseruntque Godoliam qui mortuus est sed et Judæos et Chaldeos qui erant cum eo in Maspha

25. But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ismael the son of Nathanias, the son of Elisama of the seed royal came, and ten men with him: and smote Godolias so that he died: and also the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him in Maspha.

26. consurgens autem omnis populus a parvo usque ad magnum et principes militum venerunt in Ægyptum timentes Chaldeos

26. And all the people both little and great, and the captains of the soldiers, rising up went to Egypt, fearing the Chaldees.

27. factum est vero anno tricesimo septimo transmigrationis Jojachin regis Judæ mense duodecimo vicesima septima die mensis sublevavit Evilmerodach rex Babylonis anno quo regnare cœperat caput Jojachin regis Juda de carcere

27. And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Joachin king of Juda, in the twelfth month the seven and twentieth day of the month: Evilmerodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, lifted up the head of Joachin king of Juda out of prison.

28. et locutus est ei benigna et posuit thronum ejus super thronum regum qui erant cum eo in Babylone

28. And he spoke kindly to him: and he set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon.

29. et mutavit vestes ejus quas habuerat in carcere et comedebat panem semper in conspectu ejus cunctis diebus vitæ suæ

29. And he changed his garments which he had in prison, and he ate bread always before him, all the days of his life.

30. annonam quoque constituit ei absque intermissione quæ et dabatur ei a rege per singulos dies omnibus diebus vitæ suæ

30. And he appointed him a continual allowance, which was also given him by the king day by day, all the days of his life.