Jeruzālemes krišana un trimda
(2L 36:15–21Jer 52:4–30)1 Viņa valdīšanas devītajā gada desmitajā mēnesī, mēneša desmitajā dienā pret Jeruzālemi nāca Bābeles ķēniņš Nebūkadnecars ar visu savu karaspēku, aplenca to un cēla tai visapkārt valni. 2 Pilsēta bija aplenkta līdz ķēniņa Cedekijas vienpadsmitajam valdīšanas gadam. 3 Ceturtā mēneša devītajā dienā pilsētā bija liels bads, vienkāršajiem ļaudīm nebija maizes. 4 Pilsētas mūri bija izlauzti. Naktī visi karavīri bēga pa vārtu ceļu starp abiem mūriem pie ķēniņa dārza, jo visapkārt pilsētai bija kaldieši, – tie bēga pa klajumu ceļu. 5 Kaldiešu karaspēks dzinās pakaļ ķēniņam un panāca viņu Jērikas klajumos, kad viss viņa karaspēks no viņa bija aizklīdis. 6 Tie sagrāba ķēniņu un aizveda pie Bābeles ķēniņa uz Riblu. Tie viņam sprieda tiesu. 7 Cedekijas dēlus nokāva viņa acu priekšā un tad izdūra Cedekijam acis. Viņu sasēja ar divām vara važām un aizveda uz Bābeli. 8 Piektā mēneša septītajā dienā, Bābeles ķēniņa Nebūkadnecara deviņpadsmitajā valdīšanas gadā, uz Jeruzālemi devās Bābeles ķēniņa kalps, sardzes virsnieks Nebūzaradāns. 9 Viņš nodedzināja Kunga namu un ķēniņa namu, un visus Jeruzālemes namus – viņš nodedzināja ar uguni katru lielāku namu. 10 Viss kaldiešu karaspēks, kas bija kopā ar sardzes virsnieku, nopostīja mūrus visapkārt Jeruzālemei. 11 Atlikušo tautu, kas bija palikusi pilsētā, un bēgļus, kas bija aizbēguši pie Bābeles ķēniņa, un atlikušos strādniekus sardzes virsnieks Nebūzaradāns aizveda trimdā. 12 Sardzes virsnieks atstāja par vīna dārzniekiem un zemniekiem vistrūcīgākos ļaudis.
13 Kaldieši salauza gabalos Kunga nama vara stabus un pamatnes, un vara jūru, kas bija Kunga namā. Varu tie aizveda uz Bābeli. 14 Tie paņēma katlus, liekšķeres, dzirkles, kausus un visus vara traukus, kurus lietoja templī. 15 Sardzes virsnieks ņēma ogļu pannas un laistāmos traukus, kas bija no tīra zelta un sudraba, 16 abus stabus, vara jūru un pamatnes, ko Sālamans bija darinājis Kunga namam. Visus vara traukus ne nosvērt nevarēja! 17 Viena staba augstums bija astoņpadsmit olektis, un uz tā atradās vara kapitelis, kapiteļa augstums bija trīs olektis, visapkārt kapitelim bija tīklojums un granātāboli – viss no vara! Otrs stabs bija tāds pats kā šis, ar tīklojumu.
18 Sardzes virsnieks ņēma augsto priesteri Serāju un otru priesteri Cefanju, un trīs durvju sargus. 19 No pilsētas viņš ņēma vienu einuhu, kurš bija karavīru uzraugs, piecus vīrus, ķēniņa padomniekus, kas bija pilsētā, un karaspēka virspavēlnieka rakstvedi, kurš pulcēja vienkāršos ļaudis karam, un sešdesmit vīrus no vienkāršajiem ļaudīm, kas bija pilsētā. 20 Sardzes virsnieks Nebūzaradāns ņēma viņus un aizveda uz Riblu pie Bābeles ķēniņa. 21 Bābeles ķēniņš tos nokāva, viņš nonāvēja tos pie Riblas Hamāta zemē. Visus jūdus aizveda trimdā – projām no viņu zemes.
Gedaljāhu – Jūdas pārvaldnieks
(Jer 40:5–41:18)22 Valdīt pār atlikušo tautu Jūdas zemē, ko tur bija atstājis Bābeles ķēniņš Nebūkadnecars, viņš iecēla Gedaljāhu, Ahīkāma dēlu, Šāfāna dēla dēlu. 23 Kad visi karaspēka virsnieki un viņu vīri uzzināja, ka Bābeles ķēniņš iecēlis par uzraugu Gedaljāhu, uz Micpu pie Gedaljāhu gāja Ismaēls, Netanjas dēls, Jehohānāns, Kārēha dēls, Serāja, netofātieša Tanhumeta dēls, un Jaazanja, maahietis, – viņi un viņu vīri. 24 Gedaljāhu zvērēja viņiem un viņu vīriem: “Nebaidieties no kaldiešu kalpiem, dzīvojiet savā zemē un kalpojiet Bābeles ķēniņam, tad jums klāsies labi!”
25 Bet septītajā mēnesī nāca Ismaēls, Netanjas dēls, Elīšāmas dēla dēls, no ķēniņa dzimtas, un desmit vīri kopā ar viņu – tie kāva Gedaljāhu, un viņš nomira, tāpat arī jūdus un kaldiešus, kas bija kopā ar viņu Micpā. 26 Tad cēlās visa tauta, no maza līdz lielam, un arī karaspēka virsnieki, un visi devās uz Ēģipti, jo viņi baidījās no kaldiešiem.
Jehojāhīna atbrīvošana no cietuma
(Jer 52:31–34)27 Trīsdesmit septītajā Jūdas ķēniņa Jehojāhīna gūsta gadā, divpadsmitajā mēnesī, divdesmit septītajā mēneša dienā Bābeles ķēniņš Evīl-Mrodahs savā pirmajā valdīšanas gadā atbrīvoja Jūdas ķēniņu Jehojāhīnu no cietuma. 28 Viņš ar to runāja laipni un deva tam troni pār visu to ķēniņu troņiem, kas bija pie viņa Bābelē. 29 Viņš lika tam novilkt cietuma drānas, un viņš vienmēr ēda pie ķēniņa visas savas dzīves dienas. 30 Ķēniņš viņam vienmēr deva ēdienu – visas viņa dzīves dienas
1 And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about. 2 And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. 3 And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
4 ¶ And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king’s garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain. 5 And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him. 6 So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him. 7 And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.
8 ¶ And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzar-adan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem: 9 And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man’s house burnt he with fire. 10 And all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about. 11 Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carry away. 12 But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen. 13 And 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, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon. 14 And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away. 15 And the firepans, and the bowls, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away. 16 The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the brass of all these vessels was without weight. 17 The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work.
18 ¶ And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: 19 And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king’s presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the city: 20 And Nebuzar-adan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah: 21 And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land.
22 ¶ And as for the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler. 23 And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. 24 And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you. 25 But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah. 26 And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees.
27 ¶ And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison; 28 And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon; 29 And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life. 30 And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.
