Liber Ieremiae, 39

1. Anno nono Sedeciae regis Iudae, mense decimo, venit Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis et omnis exercitus eius ad Ierusalem et obsidebant eam.

1. In the ninth year of Zedeki'ah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadrez'zar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem and besieged it;

2. Undecimo autem anno Sedeciae, mense quarto, nona mensis, aperta est civitas;

2. in the eleventh year of Zedeki'ah, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city.

3. et ingressi sunt omnes principes regis Babylonis et sederunt in porta Media: Nergelsereser Samegarnabu, Sarsachim princeps eunuchorum, Nergelsereser princeps magorum et omnes reliqui principes regis Babylonis.

3. When Jerusalem was taken, all the princes of the king of Babylon came and sat in the middle gate: Ner'gal-share'zer, Sam'gar-ne'bo, Sar'sechim the Rab'saris, Ner'gal-share'zer the Rabmag, with all the rest of the officers of the king of Babylon.

4. Cumque vidisset eos Sedecias rex Iudae et omnes viri bellatores, fugerunt et egressi sunt nocte de civitate per viam horti regis et per portam, quae erat inter duos muros, et egressi sunt ad viam Arabae.

4. When Zedeki'ah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled, going out of the city at night by way of the king's garden through the gate between the two walls; and they went toward the Arabah.

5. Persecutus est autem eos exercitus Chaldaeorum; et comprehenderunt Sedeciam in campestribus Iericho et captum adduxerunt ad Nabuchodonosor regem Babylonis in Rebla, quae est in terra Emath; et locutus est ad eum iudicia.

5. But the army of the Chalde'ans pursued them, and overtook Zedeki'ah in the plains of Jericho; and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadrez'zar king of Babylon, at Riblah, in the land of Hamath; and he passed sentence upon him.

6. Et occidit rex Babylonis filios Sedeciae in Rebla in oculis eius, et omnes nobiles Iudae occidit rex Babylonis;

6. The king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedeki'ah at Riblah before his eyes; and the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah.

7. oculos quoque Sedeciae eruit et vinxit eum compedibus, ut duceretur in Babylonem.

7. He put out the eyes of Zedeki'ah, and bound him in fetters to take him to Babylon.

8. Domum quoque regis et domum vulgi succenderunt Chaldaei igni; et murum Ierusalem subverterunt.

8. The Chalde'ans burned the king's house and the house of the people, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.

9. Et reliquias populi, quae remanserant in civitate, et perfugas, qui transfugerant ad eum, et superfluos artificum, qui remanserant, transtulit Nabuzardan magister satellitum in Babylonem.

9. Then Nebu'zarad'an, the captain of the guard, carried into exile to Babylon the rest of the people who were left in the city, those who had deserted to him, and the people who remained.

10. Et de plebe pauperum, qui nihil penitus habebant, dimisit Nabuzardan magister satellitum in terra Iudae; et dedit eis vineas et agros in die illa.

10. Nebu'zarad'an, the captain of the guard, left in the land of Judah some of the poor people who owned nothing, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.

11. Praeceperat autem Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis de Ieremia Nabuzardan magistro satellitum dicens:

11. Nebuchadrez'zar king of Babylon gave command concerning Jeremiah through Nebu'zarad'an, the captain of the guard, saying,

12. “Tolle illum et pone super eum oculos tuos nihilque ei mali facias, sed, ut voluerit, sic facies ei”.

12. "Take him, look after him well and do him no harm, but deal with him as he tells you."

13. Misit ergo Nabuzardan princeps satellitum et Nabusezban princeps eunuchorum et Nergelsereser princeps magorum et omnes optimates regis Babylonis

13. So Nebu'zarad'an the captain of the guard, Nebushaz'ban the Rab'saris, Ner'gal-share'zer the Rabmag, and all the chief officers of the king of Babylon

14. miserunt et tulerunt Ieremiam de vestibulo custodiae et tradiderunt eum Godoliae filio Ahicam filii Saphan, ut duceret domum. Et habitavit in populo.

14. sent and took Jeremiah from the court of the guard. They entrusted him to Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam, son of Shaphan, that he should take him home. So he dwelt among the people.

15. Ad Ieremiam autem factus fuerat sermo Domini, cum clausus esset in vestibulo custodiae, dicens:

15. The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah while he was shut up in the court of the guard:

16. “Vade et dic Abdemelech Aethiopi dicens: Haec dicit Dominus exercituum, Deus Israel: Ecce ego inducam sermones meos super civitatem hanc in malum et non in bonum; et erunt in conspectu tuo in die illa.

16. "Go, and say to E'bed-mel'ech the Ethiopian, `Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will fulfil my words against this city for evil and not for good, and they shall be accomplished before you on that day.

17. Et liberabo te in die illa, ait Dominus, et non traderis in manus virorum, quos tu formidas;

17. But I will deliver you on that day, says the LORD, and you shall not be given into the hand of the men of whom you are afraid.

18. sed eruens liberabo te, et gladio non cades, sed erit tibi anima tua quasi spolium, quia in me habuisti fiduciam”, ait Dominus.

18. For I will surely save you, and you shall not fall by the sword; but you shall have your life as a prize of war, because you have put your trust in me, says the LORD.'"