In his daysבְּיָמָיוNebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּרkingמֶלֶךְof Babylonבָּבֶלcame up,עָלָהand Jehoiakimוַ יְהוֹיָקִיםbecameיְהִיhis servantלוֹ עֶבֶדthreeשָׁלֹשׁyears;שָׁנִיםthen he turnedוַיָּשָׁבand rebelledוַיִּמְרָדagainst him.בּוֹ
YHWHיְהוָהsentוַיְשַׁלַּחagainst himבּוֹbandsאֶת גְּדוּדֵיof Chaldeans,כַשְׂדִּיםbandsוְאֶת גְּדוּדֵיof Aram,אֲרָםbandsוְאֵת גְּדוּדֵיof Moab,מוֹאָבand bandsוְאֵת גְּדוּדֵיof the sonsבְנֵיof Ammon;עַמּוֹןhe sent themוַיְשַׁלְּחֵםagainst Judahבִּיהוּדָהto make it perish,לְהַאֲבִידוֹaccording to the wordכִּדְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהthatאֲשֶׁרhe had spokenדִּבֶּרthroughבְּיַדhis servantsעֲבָדָיוthe prophets.הַנְּבִיאִים
Surelyאַךְby the commandעַל פִּיof YHWHיְהוָהthis cameהָיְתָהupon Judah,בִּיהוּדָהto remove themלְהָסִירfrom beforeמֵעַלhis face,פָּנָיוfor the sinsבְּחַטֹּאתof Manasseh,מְנַשֶּׁהaccording to allכְּכֹלthatאֲשֶׁרhe had done,עָשָׂה
and alsoוְגַםfor the innocentהַנָּקִיbloodדַּםthatאֲשֶׁרhe had shed;שָׁפָךְfor he filledוַיְמַלֵּאJerusalemאֶת יְרוּשָׁלִַםwith innocentנָקִיblood,דָּםand YHWHוְ יְהוָהwas notלֹאwillingאָבָהto forgive.לִסְלֹחַ
The restוְיֶתֶרof the actsדִּבְרֵיof Jehoiakim,יְהוֹיָקִיםand allוְכָלthatאֲשֶׁרhe did,עָשָׂהare they notהֲלֹא הֵםwrittenכְּתוּבִיםin the bookעַל סֵפֶרof the chroniclesדִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִיםof the kingsלְמַלְכֵיof Judah?יְהוּדָה
Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִיםlay downוַיִּשְׁכַּבwith his fathers,עִם אֲבֹתָיוand Jehoiachinוַ יְהוֹיָכִיןhis sonבְּנוֹreignedיִּמְלֹךְin his place.תַּחְתָּיו
The kingמֶלֶךְof Egyptמִצְרַיִםdid notוְלֹאagainהֹסִיף עוֹדcome outלָצֵאתof his land,מֵאַרְצוֹforכִּיthe kingמֶלֶךְof Babylonבָּבֶלhad takenלָקַחfrom the brookמִנַּחַלof Egyptמִצְרַיִםtoעַדthe riverנְהַרEuphratesפְּרָתallכֹּלthatאֲשֶׁרhad belongedהָיְתָהto the kingלְמֶלֶךְof Egypt.מִצְרָיִם
Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִיןwas eighteenשְׁמֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵהyears oldבֶּן שָׁנָהwhen he became king,בְּמָלְכוֹand he reignedוּ מָלַךְthreeשְׁלֹשָׁהmonthsחֳדָשִׁיםin Jerusalem.בִּירוּשָׁלִָםThe nameוְשֵׁםof his motherאִמּוֹwas Nehushtaנְחֻשְׁתָּאdaughterבַתof Elnathanאֶלְנָתָןof Jerusalem.מִירוּשָׁלִָם
He didוַיַּעַשׂwhat was evilהָרַעin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof YHWH,יְהוָהaccording to allכְּכֹלthatאֲשֶׁרhis fatherאָבִיוhad done.עָשָׂה
At that timeבָּעֵת הַהִיאthe servantsעַבְדֵיof Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּרkingמֶלֶךְof Babylonבָּבֶלcame upעָלוּto Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִָםand the cityוַ הָעִירcame under siege.תָּבֹא בַּמָּצוֹר
Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּרkingמֶלֶךְof Babylonבָּבֶלcameוַיָּבֹאagainst the cityעַל הָעִירwhile his servantsוַעֲבָדָיוwere besieging it.צָרִים עָלֶיהָ
Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִיןkingמֶלֶךְof Judahיְהוּדָהwent outוַיֵּצֵאto the kingעַל מֶלֶךְof Babylon,בָּבֶלheהוּאand his motherוְאִמּוֹand his servantsוַעֲבָדָיוand his commandersוְשָׂרָיוand his officials;וְסָרִיסָיוand the kingוַ מֶלֶךְof Babylonבָּבֶלtook himיִּקַּח אֹתוֹin yearבִּשְׁנַתeightשְׁמֹנֶהof his reign.לְמָלְכוֹ
He brought outוַיּוֹצֵאfrom thereמִשָּׁםallאֶת כָּלthe treasuresאוֹצְרוֹתof the houseבֵּיתof YHWHיְהוָהand the treasuresוְאוֹצְרוֹתof the houseבֵּיתof the king,הַמֶּלֶךְand he cut upוַיְקַצֵּץallאֶת כָּלthe utensilsכְּלֵיof goldהַזָּהָבthatאֲשֶׁרSolomonשְׁלֹמֹהkingמֶלֶךְof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלhad madeעָשָׂהin the templeבְּהֵיכַלof YHWH,יְהוָהasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad spoken.דִּבֶּר
He carried into exileוְהִגְלָהallאֶת כָּלJerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִַםand allוְאֶת כָּלthe officials,הַשָּׂרִיםand allוְאֵת כָּלthe mighty menגִּבּוֹרֵיof the force,הַחַיִלtenעֲשֶׂרֶתthousandאֲלָפִיםexiles,גּוֹלֶהand everyוְכָלcraftsmanהֶחָרָשׁand smith;וְהַמַּסְגֵּרnone remainedלֹא נִשְׁאַרexceptזוּלַתthe poorestדַּלַּתof the peopleעַםof the land.הָאָרֶץ
He carried into exileוַיֶּגֶלJehoiachinאֶת יְהוֹיָכִיןto Babylon,בָּבֶלָהand the motherוְאֶת אֵםof the king,הַמֶּלֶךְand the wivesוְאֶת נְשֵׁיof the king,הַמֶּלֶךְand his officials,וְאֶת סָרִיסָיוand the mightyוְאֵת אֵילֵיof the land;הָאָרֶץhe led themהוֹלִיךְinto exileגּוֹלָהfrom Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַםto Babylon,בָּבֶלָה
and allוְאֵת כָּלthe menאַנְשֵׁיof the force,הַחַיִלsevenשִׁבְעַתthousand,אֲלָפִיםand the craftsmenוְהֶחָרָשׁand the smiths,וְהַמַּסְגֵּרa thousand,אֶלֶףall of themהַכֹּלmighty menגִּבּוֹרִיםwho wagedעֹשֵׂיwar;מִלְחָמָהand the kingוַ מֶלֶךְof Babylonבָּבֶלbrought themיְבִיאֵםinto exileגּוֹלָהto Babylon.בָּבֶלָה
The kingמֶלֶךְof Babylonבָּבֶלmade kingוַיַּמְלֵךְMattaniah,אֶת מַתַּנְיָהhis uncle,דֹדוֹin his place,תַּחְתָּיוand changedוַיַּסֵּבhis nameאֶת שְׁמוֹto Zedekiah.צִדְקִיָּהוּ
Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּהוּwas twenty-oneעֶשְׂרִים וְאַחַתyears oldבֶּן שָׁנָהwhen he became king,בְמָלְכוֹand he reignedוְ מָלַךְelevenאַחַת עֶשְׂרֵהyearsשָׁנָהin Jerusalem.בִּירוּשָׁלִָםThe nameוְשֵׁםof his motherאִמּוֹwas Hamutalחֲמוּטַלdaughterבַּתof Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּof Libnah.מִלִּבְנָה
He didוַיַּעַשׂwhat was evilהָרַעin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof YHWH,יְהוָהaccording to allכְּכֹלthatאֲשֶׁרJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִיםhad done.עָשָׂה
Forכִּיthrough the angerעַל אַףof YHWHיְהוָהit came to passהָיְתָהin Jerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַםand in Judah,וּבִיהוּדָהuntilעַדhe cast themהִשְׁלִכוֹ אֹתָםfrom beforeמֵעַלhis face.פָּנָיוAnd Zedekiahוַ צִדְקִיָּהוּrebelledיִּמְרֹדagainst the kingבְּמֶלֶךְof Babylon.בָּבֶל