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2 Kings 24-25 The Message (MSG) 24 It was during his reign that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded the country. Jehoiakim became his puppet. But after three years he had had enough and revolted. 2-4 God dispatched a succession of raiding bands against him: Babylonian, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite. The strategy was to destroy Judah. Through the preaching of his servants and prophets, God had said he would do this, and now he was doing it. None of this was by chance—it was God’s judgment as he turned his back on Judah because of the enormity of the sins of Manasseh—Manasseh, the killer-king, who made the Jerusalem streets flow with the innocent blood of his victims. God wasn’t about to overlook such crimes. 5-6 The rest of the life and times of Jehoiakim is written in The Chronicles of the Kings of Judah. Jehoiakim died and was buried with his ancestors. His son Jehoiachin became the next king. 7 The threat from Egypt was now over—no more invasions by the king of Egypt—for by this time the king of Babylon had captured all the land between the Brook of Egypt and the Euphrates River, land formerly controlled by the king of Egypt. Jehoiachin of Judah 8-9 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king. His rule in Jerusalem lasted only three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem. In God’s opinion he also was an evil king, no different from his father. 10-12 The next thing to happen was that the officers of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked Jerusalem and put it under siege. While his officers were laying siege to the city, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon paid a personal visit. And Jehoiachin king of Judah, along with his mother, officers, advisors, and government leaders, surrendered. 12-14 In the eighth year of his reign Jehoiachin was taken prisoner by the king of Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar emptied the treasuries of both The Temple of God and the royal palace and confiscated all the gold furnishings that Solomon king of Israel had made for The Temple of God. This should have been no surprise—God had said it would happen. And then he emptied Jerusalem of people—all its leaders and soldiers, all its craftsmen and artisans. He took them into exile, something like ten thousand of them! The only ones he left were the very poor. 15-16 He took Jehoiachin into exile to Babylon. With him he took the king’s mother, his wives, his chief officers, the community leaders, anyone who was anybody—in round numbers, seven thousand soldiers plus another thousand or so craftsmen and artisans, all herded off into exile in Babylon. 17 Then the king of Babylon made Jehoiachin’s uncle, Mattaniah, his puppet king, but changed his name to Zedekiah. Zedekiah of Judah 18 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he started out as king. He was king in Jerusalem for eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah. Her hometown was Libnah. 19 As far as God was concerned Zedekiah was just one more evil king, a carbon copy of Jehoiakim. 20 The source of all this doom to Jerusalem and Judah was God’s anger—God turned his back on them as an act of judgment. And then Zedekiah revolted against the king of Babylon. 25 1-7 The revolt dates from the ninth year and tenth month of Zedekiah’s reign. Nebuchadnezzar set out for Jerusalem immediately with a full army. He set up camp and sealed off the city by building siege mounds around it. The city was under siege for nineteen months (until the eleventh year of Zedekiah). By the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year, on the ninth day of the month, the famine was so bad that there wasn’t so much as a crumb of bread for anyone. Then there was a breakthrough. At night, under cover of darkness, the entire army escaped through an opening in the wall (it was the gate between the two walls above the King’s Garden). They slipped through the lines of the Babylonians who surrounded the city and headed for the Jordan on the Arabah Valley road. But the Babylonians were in pursuit of the king and they caught up with him in the Plains of Jericho. By then Zedekiah’s army had deserted and was scattered. The Babylonians took Zedekiah prisoner and marched him off to the king of Babylon at Riblah, then tried and sentenced him on the spot. Zedekiah’s sons were executed right before his eyes; the summary murder of his sons was the last thing he saw, for they then blinded him. Securely handcuffed, he was hauled off to Babylon. 8-12 In the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, on the seventh day of the fifth month, Nebuzaradan, the king of Babylon’s chief deputy, arrived in Jerusalem. He burned The Temple of God to the ground, went on to the royal palace, and then finished off the city—burned the whole place down. He put the Babylonian troops he had with him to work knocking down the city walls. Finally, he rounded up everyone left in the city, including those who had earlier deserted to the king of Babylon, and took them off into exile. He left a few poor dirt farmers behind to tend the vineyards and what was left of the fields. 13-15 The Babylonians broke up the bronze pillars, the bronze washstands, and the huge bronze basin (the Sea) that were in The Temple of God and hauled the bronze off to Babylon. They also took the various bronze-crafted liturgical accessories used in the services of Temple worship, as well as the gold and silver censers and sprinkling bowls. The king’s deputy didn’t miss a thing—he took every scrap of precious metal he could find. 16-17 The amount of bronze they got from the two pillars, the Sea, and all the washstands that Solomon had made for The Temple of God was enormous—they couldn’t weigh it all! Each pillar stood twenty-seven feet high, plus another four and a half feet for an ornate capital of bronze filigree and decorative fruit. 18-21 The king’s deputy took a number of special prisoners: Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the associate priest, three wardens, the chief remaining army officer, five of the king’s counselors, the accountant, the chief recruiting officer for the army, and sixty men of standing from among the people. Nebuzaradan the king’s deputy marched them all off to the king of Babylon at Riblah. And there at Riblah, in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon killed the lot of them in cold blood. Judah went into exile, orphaned from her land. 22-23 Regarding the common people who were left behind in Judah, this: Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, as their governor. When veteran army officers among the people heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah, they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah. Among them were Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, Jaazaniah the son of the Maacathite, and some of their followers. 24 Gedaliah assured the officers and their men, giving them his word, “Don’t be afraid of the Babylonian officials. Go back to your farms and families and respect the king of Babylon. Trust me, everything is going to be all right.” 25 Some time later—it was in the seventh month—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama (he had royal blood in him), came back with ten men and killed Gedaliah, the traitor Jews, and the Babylonian officials who were stationed at Mizpah—a bloody massacre. 26 But then, afraid of what the Babylonians would do, they all took off for Egypt, leaders and people, small and great. 27-30 When Jehoiachin king of Judah had been in exile for thirty-seven years, Evil-Merodach became king in Babylon and let Jehoiachin out of prison. This release took place on the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month. The king treated him most courteously and gave him preferential treatment beyond anything experienced by the other political prisoners held in Babylon. Jehoiachin took off his prison garb and for the rest of his life ate his meals in company with the king. The king provided everything he needed to live comfortably.
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2 राजा 25Nepali Bible: Easy-to-Read Version (ERV-NE) 25 यसकारण नबूकदनेस्सर बाबेलका राजा र उनका सबै सेनाहरू यरूशलेमको विरूद्धमा युद्ध गर्न आए। यो घटना सिदकियाहको नवौं बर्ष राज्यकालको दशौं महीनाको दशैं दिनमा भयो। नबूकदनेसरका सेनाले शहरको पर्खाल वरिपरि धेरै घेरा मचान खडा गरे। उनले शहरको चारैतिर माटोको भित्ता बनाए। 2 नबूकदनेसरको सेनाहरूले सिदियाह यहूदाका राजाको एघाह्रौं बर्ष नहुन्जेलसम्म यरूशलेमको चारैतिर बसे। 3 शहरमा अनिकाल विकराल हुँदै गयो। चौथो महीनाको नवौं दिन शहरमा साधारण मानिसहरूका लागि अझै खाद्य थिएन। 4 नबूकदनेस्सरका सेनाहरूले अन्तमा शहरको भित्तालाई भत्काए। त्यस रात राजा सिदकियाह र उनका सबै सैनिकहरू भागे। तिनीहरूले गोप्यद्वार प्रयोग गरे जुन दुइ पर्खाल भएर गएको थियो। यो राजाको बगैंचा भएर गएको थियो। शत्रुका सैनिकहरू शहरको वरिपरि थिए तर सिदकियाह र उनका मानिसहरू मरूभूतिको बाटो भएर भागे। 5 बाबेली सेनाहरूले राजा सिदकियाहलाई पछ्याए अनि यरीहो छेऊ उनलाई पक्रिए। सिदकियाहाका सबै सैनिकहरूले उनलाई छोडे अनि भागे। 6 बाबेलीहरूले राजा सिदकियाहलाई रिब्लामा बाबेलका राजा कहाँ लगे। बाबेलीहरूले सिदकियाहलाई सजाय दिने निश्चय गरे। 7 तिनीहरूले सिदकियाहका छोराहरूलाई उनकै सामु मारे। तब तिनीहरूले सिदकियाहका आखाँहरू निकाले तिनीहरूले उनलाई साङ्गलाले बाँधे अनि बाबेल पुर्याए। यरूशलेमलाई नष्ट पारिन्छ 8 नबूकदनेस्सर आफू बाबेलको राजा भएको उन्नाइसौं बर्षको पाँचौ महीनाको सातौं दिन यरूशलेम आए। नबूजरदान नबूकदनेस्सरको प्रमुख सैनिकहरूका अधिकारी थिए। 9 नबूजरदानले परमप्रभुको मन्दिर, राजाको महल र यरूशलेमका सबै घरहरू जलाए। उनले मुख्य मानिसहरूका घरहरू पनि जलाए। 10 तब नबूजरदानसँगै भएको बाबेली सेनाहरूले यरूशलेमको वरिपरिको पर्खाहरू लडाए। 11 नबूजरदानले शहरमा छोडिएका सबै मानिसहरूलाई पक्रे। नबूजरदानले बाबेलको राजा समक्ष आत्म समर्पण गरेका सबै मानिसहरूलाई बन्दीको रूपमा लगे। 12 नबूजरदानले साधारण मानिसहरूमा अत्यन्त दरिद्रलाई मात्र त्यहाँ बस्न दिए। उनले तिनीहरूलाई बस्न दिए जसले गर्दा तिनीहरू दाख र अन्य बालीको हेरचाह गर्न सकून्। 13 बाबेली सैनिकहरूले परमप्रभुको मन्दिरमा भएका सबै काँसाका चीजहरू टुक्रा-टुक्रा पारे। तिनीहरूले काँसाको खाँबो, काँसाको गाडी अनि विशाल काँसाको खँड्कुलो टुक्रायाए। तब तिनीहरूले त्यो सबै काँसा बाबेल लगे। 14 बाबेलीहरूले भाँडाहरू, बेल्चाहरू, मोसोदानी, धूपदानीहरू, चम्चीहरू, तथा सबै काँसाका थालहरू लगे जो परमप्रभुको मन्दिरमा उपयोग गरिन्थ्यो। 15 नबूजरदानले कराही र थालहरू सबै लगे। उनले सुनले बनिएका सबै चीजहरू सुनका लागि लगे। अनि उनले सबै चाँदीले बनिएका चीजहरू चाँदीका लागि लगे। 16-17 यसकारण नबूजरदानले लगेः 2 वटा काँसाका खाँबाहरू। (प्रत्येक खाँबो 18 हात अग्लो थियो। खाँबोमाथिका गजूरहरू तीन हात फिट अग्लो थिए। तिनीहरू काँसाको बनाइएका थिए अनि जालो र दारिमको आकृति जस्ता थिए। दुवै खाँबाहरू एकै प्रकारको आकृत्तिका थिए।) ठूलो काँसाको खँड्कुलो, गाडीहरू जसलाई परमप्रभुको मन्दिरका लागि सुलेमानले बनाएका थिए। यी चीजहरूको काँसा जोख्दा साह्रै नै गह्रौं थियो। बन्दी बनाइएका यहूदाका मानिसहरू 18 मन्दिरबाट नबूजरदानले लगे मुख्य पूजाहारी सरायाह, अर्का पूजाहारी सपन्याह, तीन जना मानिसहरू जसले प्रवेशद्वारको सुरक्षा गर्ने गर्दथे तिनीहरूलाई पनि लगे। 19 अनि शहरबाट नबूजरदानले एउटा अधिकारीलाई लगे जो सैनिकहरूको मुखिया थिए। पाँच जना राजाका सल्लाहकार जो अझै शहरमा नै थिए, एकजना अध्यक्ष जसले साधारण मानिसहरूलाई युद्धको निम्ति जम्मा गर्थे अनि 60 जना साधारण मानिसहरू जो अझै शहरमा थिए। 20-21 तब नबूजरदानले यी सबै मानिसहरूलाई हमातको इलाकामा रिब्लामा बाबेलका राजाकहाँ लगे। बाबेलका राजाले तिनीहरूलाई रिब्लामा मारे। यसरी यहूदाका मानिसहरू आफ्नो देशबाट बन्दीको रूपमा लखेटिए। गदल्याह यहूदाका राज्यपाल 22 नबूकदनेस्सर बाबेलका राजाले यहूदा देशमा केही मानिसहरू छोडेका थिए। एक मानिस थिए जसको नाउँ गदल्याह थियो, शापानका छोरा अहीकामका छोरा थिए। नबूकदनेस्सरले यहूदामा मानिसहरूका राज्यपाल बनाए। 23 सेनाका सेनापतिहरू नतन्याहका छोरा ईश्माएल, कारेहका छोरा योहानान, नतोपातका तन्हमेतका छोरा सरायाह अनि माकाईका छोरा याजन्याह थिए। यी सेनापतिहरू तथा उनका मानिसहरूले थाह पाए, बाबेलका राजाले गदल्यालाई राज्यपाल बनाए। यसर्थ तिनीहरू गदल्याहसँग भेट गर्न मिस्पा गए। 24 गदल्याहले यी अधिकारीहरू तथा उनका मानिसहरूलाई शपथ दिए। गदल्याहले तिनीहरूलाई भने, “बाबेल का अधिकारीहरू सित डरमान्नु पर्दैन। यहाँ बस अनि बाबेलका राजाको सेवा गर। तब तिमीहरूका लागि सबै कुरो ठीक हुनेछ।” 25 एलीशामाको नाती नतन्याहको छोरा इश्माएल राजपरिवारका थिए। सातौं महिनामा इश्माएल अनि उनका दशजना मानिसहरूले गदल्याहमाथि आक्रमण गरे अनि मिस्पामा गदल्याह सँगै सबै यहूदीहरू तथा बाबेलीहरूलाई मारे। 26 तब सेनाका अधिकारीहरू अनि सबै मानिसहरू मिश्र भागे। कम्ती महत्वपूर्ण देखि बढी महत्वपूर्ण भएका प्रत्येक मानिसहरू भागे किनभने तिनीहरू बाबेलीहरूसित डराएका थिए। 27 पछि एबील-मरोदक बाबेलका राजा भए। उनले यहूदाका राजा यहोयाकीनलाई बन्दीगृहबाट मुक्त गरिदिए। यो घट्ना यहोयाकीन पक्राउ परेपछि, सत्ताईस दिन बाह्रा महीना सैंतीसौं बर्षमा भएको थियो। यो एबील-मरोदकको शासनको शुरूको बर्षमा भएको घट्ना हो। 28 एबील- मरोदक यहोयाकीनप्रति दयालु थिए। उनले बाबेलमा उनीसँग बस्ने अरू राजाहरू भन्दा यहोयाकीनलाई धेरै महत्वपूर्ण पद दिए। 29 एबील-मरोदकले यहोयाकीनलाई बन्दीको लुगा लगाउन बन्द गरे। अनि यहोयाकीनले जीवनको रहल समय प्रत्येक दिन एबील-मरोदकसँग एउटै मेजमा बसेर खाए। 30 यस प्रकार राजा एबील-मरोदकले यहोयाकीनलाई रहल जीवनमा प्रत्येक दिन भोजन प्रदान गरे।