1 Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s 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 unto 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’s 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 unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment upon 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 Nebuzar-adan, captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem, 13 And burned the house of the LORD, and the king’s 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, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about. 15 Then Nebuzar-adan 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 Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen. 17 Also the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans brake, 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 wherewith they ministered, took they away. 19 And the basons, and the firepans, 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 brasen 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 chapiter of brass was upon it; and the height of one chapiter was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the chapiters round about, all of brass. The second pillar also and the pomegranates were like unto these. 23 And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all the pomegranates upon 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’s person, which were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city. 26 So Nebuzar-adan 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 Nebuzar-adan 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 Evil-merodach 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 spake kindly unto 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.
Atskats uz Jeruzālemes krišanu
(2Ķēn 24:18–25:262L 36:11–20Jer 39:1–10)1 Cedekija kļuva par ķēniņu divdesmit viena gada vecumā un valdīja Jeruzālemē vienpadsmit gadus. Viņa mātes vārds bija Hamūtala, Jeremijas meita, no Libnas. 2 Viņš darīja to, kas ļauns Kunga acīs, gluži kā bija darījis Jehojākīms. 3a Tā notika ar Jeruzālemi un Jūdu Kunga dusmu dēļ – viņš padzina tos projām no sevis.
3b Bet Cedekija sadumpojās pret Bābeles ķēniņu. 4 Un viņa valdīšanas devītajā gadā, desmitajā mēneša dienā, Bābeles ķēniņš Nebūkadnecars ar visu savu karaspēku nāca pret Jeruzālemi, aplenca to un uzcēla tai visapkārt aplenkuma valni. 5 Pilsēta bija aplenkumā līdz ķēniņa Cedekijas vienpadsmitajam gadam.
6 Un ceturtajā mēnesī, mēneša devītajā dienā, pilsētā pieņēmās spēkā bads un vienkāršajiem ļaudīm vairs nebija maizes. 7 Tad kaldieši ielauzās pilsētā, un visi karavīri bēga un naktī pameta pilsētu pa ķēniņa dārza ceļu caur vārtiem starp abiem mūriem un devās projām pa klajumu ceļu. 8 Un kaldiešu karaspēks dzinās pakaļ ķēniņam un panāca Cedekiju Jērikas klajumos, bet viss viņa karaspēks aizklīda projām. 9 Un tie saņēma ķēniņu ciet un aizveda pie Bābeles ķēniņa uz Riblu, Hamātas zemē, un viņš teica tam spriedumu. 10 Un Bābeles ķēniņš nokāva Cedekijas dēlus viņa acu priekšā, un Riblā nokāva arī visus Jūdas augstmaņus. 11 Viņš laupīja Cedekijam acugaismu un sasēja viņu dzelzs važās, un Bābeles ķēniņš aizveda viņu uz Bābeli un ielika viņu soda namā līdz viņa nāves dienai.
12 Un piektajā mēnesī, mēneša desmitajā dienā – tas bija Bābeles ķēniņa Nebūkadnecara deviņpadsmitais valdīšanas gads – nāca sardzes vadonis Nebūzaradāns, kas bija Bābeles ķēniņa dienestā Jeruzālemē. 13 Viņš nodedzināja Kunga namu, ķēniņa namu un visus Jeruzālemes namus, visus lielos namus viņš ar uguni nodedzināja! 14 Kaldiešu karaspēks, kas bija pakļauts sardzes vadonim, noplēsa visus Jeruzālemes mūrus – visapkārt! 15 Un sardzes vadonis Nebūzaradāns aizveda trimdā gan nabagos ļaudis, gan atlikušo tautu, kas pilsētā bija palikusi, gan atkritējus, kas bija pārgājuši Bābeles ķēniņa pusē, gan atlikušos amatniekus. 16 Dažus no nabagu ļaudīm sardzes vadonis Nebūzaradāns atstāja par vīna dārzniekiem un arājiem. 17 Vara stabus, kas bija Kunga namā, pamatnes un vara jūru, kas bija Kunga namā, kaldieši sadauzīja un varu aiznesa uz Bābeli. 18 Viņi paņēma katlus, liekšķeres, dzirkles, laistāmos traukus, kausus un visus vara rīkus, ko lietoja namā. 19 Sardzes vadonis paņēma bļodas, ogļu pannas, laistāmos traukus, katlus, gaismekļus, kausus un upurtraukus – tie bija no zelta zeltā un no sudraba sudrabā! 20 Divi stabi, viena jūra, divpadsmit vērši, kas bija zem pamatnēm, kurus Kunga namam bija darinājis ķēniņš Sālamans, – ne nosvērt visas šīs lietas, cik daudz tur bija vara! 21 Stabi – astoņpadsmit elkoņu augsts bija ik stabs! Aukla – divpadsmit elkoņu garumā vijās tiem apkārt! Katrs stabs četru pirkstu biezumā, vidū tukšs. 22 Uz katra stāvēja vara kapitelis – katrs kapitelis piecu elkoņu augstumā! Tīkls un granātāboli bija visapkārt kapitelim – viss no vara! Viens stabs bija kā otrs un granātāboli tāpat! 23 Visā platumā bija deviņdesmit seši granātāboli, pa visu tīklu bija simts granātābolu!
24 Sardzes vadonis paņēma virspriesteri Serāju un otro priesteri Cefanju, un trīs durvju sargus, 25 un no pilsētas viņš paņēma einuhu, kas bija karavīru uzraugs, un septiņus vīrus no ķēniņa galma, kurus atrada pilsētā, un karaspēka pavēlnieka rakstvedi, kurš bija musinājis nabagos ļaudis, un sešdesmit vīrus no nabagu ļaudīm, kuri atradās pilsētā. 26 Sardzes vadonis Nebūzaradāns ņēma viņus un aizveda uz Bābeli, uz Riblu. 27 Un Bābeles ķēniņš tos nonāvēja Riblā, Hamātas zemē. Aizveda trimdā Jūdu no savas zemes!
28 Šie ir ļaudis, kurus savas valdīšanas septītajā gadā aizveda trimdā Nebūkadnecars – trīs tūkstoši divdesmit trīs jūdi. 29 Nebūkadnecara astoņpadsmitajā gadā no Jeruzālemes aizveda astoņi simti trīsdesmit divus. 30 Nebūkadnecara divdesmit trešajā gadā sardzes vadonis Nebūzaradāns aizveda trimdā jūdus – septiņi simti četrdesmit piecus. Kopā – četri tūkstoši seši simti.
Jehojāhīns tiek apžēlots
(2Ķēn 25:27–30)31 Trīsdesmit septītajā Jūdas ķēniņa Jehojāhīna trimdas gadā, divpadsmitajā mēnesī, mēneša divdesmit piektajā dienā, Bābelē par ķēniņu kļuva Evīl-Mrodahs, un viņš apžēloja Jūdas ķēniņu Jehojāhīnu un izlaida viņu no cietuma. 32 Viņš runāja uz viņu labu un lika viņa troni augstāk par visu to ķēniņu troņiem, kuri bija kopā ar viņu Bābelē. 33 Un viņš novilka cietuma drānas un ēda maizi viņa priekšā ilgi – visas sava mūža dienas. 34 Bābeles ķēniņš viņam deva uzturu, mūža uzturu, kā bija teicis – ik dienu līdz pat viņa nāvei, visas viņa mūža dienas!
