1 Viņa valdīšanas laikā cēlās un nāca Nebukadnēcars, Bābeles ķēniņš, un Jojakims bija viņam pakļauts trīs gadus, bet tad viņš no tā atkrita. 2 Tad Tas Kungs lika doties pret viņu kaldeju un aramiešu, kā arī Moāba un amoniešu karapulkiem, un Viņš tiem lika iebrukt Jūdā, lai to iznīcinātu pēc Tā Kunga vārda, ko Viņš bija runājis caur Saviem kalpiem, praviešiem. 3 Patiešām, Jūdam notika tikai pēc Tā Kunga vārda, kad Viņš to atstūma no Sava vaiga Manases grēku dēļ, kurus viņš bija darījis, 4 un nenoziedzīgo asiņu dēļ, kuras viņš bija izlējis, piepildīdams Jeruzālemi ar nevainīgām asinīm; arī tās Tas Kungs negribēja viņam piedot. 5 Un, kas vēl stāstāms par Jojakimu, tas, ko viņš ir darījis,- tas viss ir rakstīts Jūdas ķēniņu Laiku grāmatā. 6 Kad Jojakims gūlās pie saviem tēviem, tad viņa dēls Jojahīns kļuva ķēniņš viņa vietā. 7 Un Ēģiptes ķēniņš vairs neizgāja kara gājienos no savas zemes, jo Bābeles ķēniņš bija viņam visu atņēmis, kas Ēģiptes ķēniņam piederēja - no Ēģiptes robežu upes līdz Eifratas upei. 8 Jojahīnam bija astoņpadsmit gadi, kad viņš kļuva ķēniņš, un viņš valdīja trīs mēnešus Jeruzālemē; viņa mātes vārds bija Nehusta, un viņa bija Ēlnatāna meita no Jeruzālemes. 9 Un viņš darīja to, kas bija ļauns Tā Kunga acīs, tāpat kā viņa tēvs bija darījis. 10 Tanī laikā cēlās pret Jeruzālemi Bābeles ķēniņa Nebukadnēcara karavīri, un viņi ielenca pilsētu. 11 Un Nebukadnēcars, Bābeles ķēniņš, nāca pilsētā, kad viņa karavīri to bija aplenkuši, 12 tad Jojahīns, Jūdas ķēniņš, gāja ārā pie Bābeles ķēniņa, viņš un viņa māte, viņa galma ļaudis, viņa karaspēka virsnieki un viņa galma kalpotāji, un Bābeles ķēniņš saņēma viņu savas valdīšanas astotajā gadā. 13 Un viņš lika no turienes paņemt visus Tā Kunga nama dārgumus un visus ķēniņa pils dārgumus un nolauza zeltu no visiem rīkiem, kurus Salamans, Israēla ķēniņš, bija licis darināt Tā Kunga namam; tā Tas Kungs to bija jau iepriekš pavēstījis. 14 Viņš izveda visu Jeruzālemi: visus virsniekus un visus karam spējīgos vīrus, desmit tūkstošus, arī visus kalējus un amatniekus; nekas netika atstāts kā vienīgi zemes nabadzīgie ļaudis. 15 Tā viņš izveda Jojahīnu uz Bābeli, tāpat arī ķēniņa māti un ķēniņa sievas; arī viņa galma kalpotājus un zemes varenos viņš izveda no Jeruzālemes uz Bābeli; 16 turklāt visus spēcīgos karavīrus, septiņus tūkstošus, amatniekus un kalējus, kādu tūkstoti, visus, kas drošsirdīgi un derīgi karam - tos Bābeles ķēniņš izveda uz Bābeli. 17 Un Bābeles ķēniņš cēla par ķēniņu viņa vietā Matanju, Jojahīna tēvabrāli, un pārdēvēja viņu par Cedekiju. 18 Cedekijam, kad viņš kļuva ķēniņš, bija divdesmit viens gads, un viņš valdīja kā ķēniņš Jeruzālemē vienpadsmit gadus; viņa mātes vārds bija Hamutala, viņa bija Jeremijas meita no Libnas. 19 Un viņš darīja to, kas ir ļauns Tā Kunga acīs, tāpat kā Jojakims bija darījis. 20 Jo tāpēc Tā Kunga dusmu dēļ tā notika ar Jeruzālemi un Jūdu, ka Viņš tos pilnīgi atstūma no Sava vaiga.
1 In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him. 2 And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servants the prophets. 3 Surely at the commandment of the LORD came this upon Judah, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did; 4 And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon.
5 ¶ Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 6 So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead. 7 And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land: for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river Euphrates all that pertained to the king of Egypt.
8 ¶ Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother’s name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. 9 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.
10 ¶ At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. 11 And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants did besiege it. 12 And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign. 13 And he carried out thence 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 which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD, as the LORD had said. 14 And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land. 15 And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king’s mother, and the king’s wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. 16 And all the men of might, even seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths a thousand, all that were strong and apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.
17 ¶ And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father’s brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah. 18 Zedekiah was twenty and one 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. 19 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done. 20 For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
