Liber II Regum, 24

1. In diebus eius ascendit Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis, et factus est ei Ioachim servus tribus annis et rursum rebellavit contra eum.

1. In his days Nebuchadnez'zar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoi'akim became his servant three years; then he turned and rebelled against him.

2. Immisitque ei Dominus turmas Chaldaeorum et turmas Syriae, turmas Moab et turmas filiorum Ammon; et immisit eas in Iudam, ut disperderent eum iuxta verbum Domini, quod locutus erat per servos suos prophetas.

2. And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chalde'ans, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the Ammonites, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD which he spoke by his servants the prophets.

3. Factum est autem hoc propter iram Domini contra Iudam, ut auferret eum de conspectu suo propter peccata Manasse universa, quae fecit,

3. Surely this came upon Judah at the command of the LORD, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manas'seh, according to all that he had done,

4. et propter sanguinem innoxium, quem effudit et implevit Ierusalem cruore innocentium; et ob hanc rem noluit Dominus propitiari.

4. and also for the innocent blood that he had shed; for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD would not pardon.

5. Reliqua autem gestorum Ioachim et universa, quae fecit, nonne haec scripta sunt in libro annalium regum Iudae? Et dormivit Ioachim cum patribus suis;

5. Now the rest of the deeds of Jehoi'akim, and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

6. regnavitque Ioachin filius eius pro eo.

6. So Jehoi'akim slept with his fathers, and Jehoi'achin his son reigned in his stead.

7. Et ultra non addidit rex Aegypti ut egrederetur de terra sua; tulerat enim rex Babylonis a rivo Aegypti usque ad fluvium Euphraten omnia, quae fuerant regis Aegypti.

7. And the king of Egypt did not come again out of his land, for the king of Babylon had taken all that belonged to the king of Egypt from the Brook of Egypt to the river Euphra'tes.

8. Decem et octo annorum erat Ioachin, cum regnare coepisset, et tribus mensibus regnavit in Ierusalem. Nomen matris eius Naestha filia Elnathan de Ierusalem.

8. Jehoi'achin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Nehush'ta the daughter of Elna'than of Jerusalem.

9. Et fecit malum coram Domino iuxta omnia, quae fecerat pater eius.

9. And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.

10. In tempore illo ascenderunt servi Nabuchodonosor regis Babylonis in Ierusalem, et venit urbs in obsidione.

10. At that time the servants of Nebuchadnez'zar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.

11. Venitque Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis ad civitatem, cum servi eius oppugnarent eam;

11. And Nebuchadnez'zar king of Babylon came to the city, while his servants were besieging it;

12. egressusque est Ioachin rex Iudae ad regem Babylonis ipse et mater eius et servi eius et principes eius et eunuchi eius; et cepit eum rex Babylonis anno octavo regni sui.

12. and Jehoi'achin the king of Judah gave himself up to the king of Babylon, himself, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his palace officials. The king of Babylon took him prisoner in the eighth year of his reign,

13. Et protulit inde omnes thesauros domus Domini et thesauros domus regiae et concidit universa vasa aurea, quae fecerat Salomon rex Israel in templo Domini, iuxta verbum Domini.

13. and carried off all the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold in the temple of the LORD, which Solomon king of Israel had made, as the LORD had foretold.

14. Et transtulit omnem Ierusalem et universos principes et omnes fortes exercitus decem milia in captivitatem et omnem artificem et clusorem; nihilque relictum est, exceptis pauperibus populi terrae.

14. He carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valor, ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and the smiths; none remained, except the poorest people of the land.

15. Transtulit quoque Ioachin in Babylonem; et matrem regis et uxores regis et eunuchos eius et cives validos terrae duxit in captivitatem de Ierusalem in Babylonem

15. And he carried away Jehoi'achin to Babylon; the king's mother, the king's wives, his officials, and the chief men of the land, he took into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.

16. et omnes viros robustos septem milia et artifices et clusores mille, omnes viros fortes bellatores; duxitque eos rex Babylonis captivos in Babylonem.

16. And the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon all the men of valor, seven thousand, and the craftsmen and the smiths, one thousand, all of them strong and fit for war.

17. Et constituit Matthaniam patruum eius pro eo; imposuitque nomen ei Sedeciam.

17. And the king of Babylon made Mattani'ah, Jehoi'achin's uncle, king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedeki'ah.

18. Vicesimum et primum annum aetatis habebat Sedecias, cum regnare coepisset, et undecim annis regnavit in Ierusalem. Nomen matris eius erat Amital filia Ieremiae de Lobna.

18. Zedeki'ah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamu'tal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

19. Et fecit malum coram Domino iuxta omnia, quae fecerat Ioachim;

19. And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoi'akim had done.

20. irascebatur enim Dominus contra Ierusalem et contra Iudam, donec proiceret eos a facie sua. Recessitque Sedecias a rege Babylonis.

20. For because of the anger of the LORD it came to the point in Jerusalem and Judah that he cast them out from his presence. And Zedeki'ah rebelled against the king of Babylon.