In the ninth yearבַּשָּׁנָה הַתְּשִׁעִיתof Zedekiahלְצִדְקִיָּהוּkingמֶלֶךְof Judah,יְהוּדָהin the tenth month,בַּחֹדֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂרִיNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּרkingמֶלֶךְof Babylonבָּבֶלand allוְכָלhis forceחֵילוֹcameבָּאagainst Jerusalem,אֶל יְרוּשָׁלִַםand they besiegedוַיָּצֻרוּit.עָלֶיהָ
In the eleventhבְּעַשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵהyearשָׁנָהof Zedekiah,לְצִדְקִיָּהוּin the fourth month,בַּחֹדֶשׁ הָרְבִיעִיon the ninthבְּתִשְׁעָהof the month,לַחֹדֶשׁthe cityהָעִירwas breached.הָבְקְעָה
Then allכֹּלthe princesשָׂרֵיof the kingמֶלֶךְof Babylonבָּבֶלcameוַיָּבֹאוּand satוַיֵּשְׁבוּin the MiddleהַתָּוֶךְGate:בְּשַׁעַרNergal-sharezer,נֵרְגַל שַׂר אֶצֶרSamgar-nebo,סַמְגַּר נְבוּSarsechimשַׂר סְכִיםthe Rabsaris,רַב סָרִיסNergal-sharezerנֵרְגַל שַׂר אֶצֶרthe Rabmag,רַב מָגand allוְכָלthe restשְׁאֵרִיתof the princesשָׂרֵיof the kingמֶלֶךְof Babylon.בָּבֶל
And it happened,וַיְהִיwhenכַּאֲשֶׁרZedekiahצִדְקִיָּהוּkingמֶלֶךְof Judahיְהוּדָהand allוְכֹלthe menאַנְשֵׁיof warהַמִּלְחָמָהsaw them,רָאָםthey fledוַיִּבְרְחוּand went outוַיֵּצְאוּby nightלַיְלָהfrom the cityמִן הָעִירby wayדֶּרֶךְof the gardenגַּןof the king,הַמֶּלֶךְby the gateבְּשַׁעַרbetweenבֵּיןthe two walls;הַחֹמֹתָיִםand he went outוַיֵּצֵאby wayדֶּרֶךְof the Arabah.הָעֲרָבָה
The forceוַ חֵילof the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּיםpursuedיִּרְדְּפוּafter themאַחֲרֵיהֶםand overtookוַיַּשִּׂגוּZedekiahאֶת צִדְקִיָּהוּin the plainsבְּעַרְבוֹתof Jericho;יְרֵחוֹand they tookוַיִּקְחוּhimאֹתוֹand brought him upוַיַּעֲלֻהוּto Nebuchadnezzarאֶל נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּרkingמֶלֶךְof Babylonבָּבֶלat Riblahרִבְלָתָהin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Hamath,חֲמָתand he pronouncedוַיְדַבֵּרjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטִיםagainst him.אִתּוֹ
And the kingוַ מֶלֶךְof Babylonבָּבֶלslaughteredיִּשְׁחַטthe sonsאֶת בְּנֵיof Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּהוּat Riblahבְּרִבְלָהbefore his eyes;לְעֵינָיוand allוְאֵת כָּלthe noblesחֹרֵיof Judahיְהוּדָהthe kingמֶלֶךְof Babylonבָּבֶלslaughtered.שָׁחַט
And the eyesוְאֶת עֵינֵיof Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּהוּhe blinded,עִוֵּרand he bound himוַיַּאַסְרֵהוּin bronze chainsבַּנְחֻשְׁתַּיִםto bringלָבִיאhimאֹתוֹto Babylon.בָּבֶלָה
And the houseוְאֶת בֵּיתof the kingהַמֶּלֶךְand the houseוְאֶת בֵּיתof the peopleהָעָםthe Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּיםburnedשָׂרְפוּwith fire,בָּאֵשׁand the wallsוְאֶת חֹמוֹתof Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםthey tore down.נָתָצוּ
The restוְאֵת יֶתֶרof the peopleהָעָםwho were leftהַנִּשְׁאָרִיםin the city,בָּעִירand the desertersוְאֶת הַנֹּפְלִיםwhoאֲשֶׁרhad gone overנָפְלוּto him,עָלָיוand the restוְאֵת יֶתֶרof the peopleהָעָםwho were left,הַנִּשְׁאָרִיםNebuzaradanנְבוּזַר אֲדָןthe chiefרַבof the guardטַבָּחִיםcarried into exileהֶגְלָהto Babylon.בָּבֶל
But of the people,וּמִן הָעָםthe poorהַדַּלִּיםwhoאֲשֶׁרhadלָהֶםnothingאֵין מְאוּמָהNebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָןthe chiefרַבof the guardטַבָּחִיםleftהִשְׁאִירin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Judah,יְהוּדָהand he gaveוַיִּתֵּןthemלָהֶםvineyardsכְּרָמִיםand fieldsוִיגֵבִיםon that day.בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא
And Nebuchadnezzarוַ נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּרkingמֶלֶךְof Babylonבָּבֶלgave ordersיְצַוconcerning Jeremiahעַל יִרְמְיָהוּthroughבְּיַדNebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָןthe chiefרַבof the guard,טַבָּחִיםsaying,לֵאמֹר
“Take him,קָחֶנּוּand setוְ שִׂיםyour eyesעֵינֶיךָon him,עָלָיוand do notוְאַלdoתַּעַשׂto himלוֹanythingמְאוּמָהbad;רָּעbutכִּיasכַּאֲשֶׁרhe speaksיְדַבֵּרto you,אֵלֶיךָsoכֵּןdoעֲשֵׂהwith him.”עִמּוֹ
So Nebuzaradanוַ נְבוּזַרְאֲדָןthe chiefרַבof the guardטַבָּחִיםsent,יִּשְׁלַחand Nebushazbanוּנְבוּשַׁזְבָּןthe Rabsaris,רַב סָרִיסand Nergal-sharezerוְנֵרְגַל שַׂר אֶצֶרthe Rabmag,רַב מָגand allוְכֹלthe great menרַבֵּיof the kingמֶלֶךְof Babylon,בָּבֶל
they sentוַיִּשְׁלְחוּand tookוַיִּקְחוּJeremiahאֶת יִרְמְיָהוּfrom the courtמֵחֲצַרof the guardהַמַּטָּרָהand gaveוַיִּתְּנוּhimאֹתוֹto Gedaliahאֶל גְּדַלְיָהוּsonבֶּןof Ahikamאֲחִיקָםsonבֶּןof Shaphan,שָׁפָןto take him outלְהוֹצִאֵהוּto the house;אֶל הַבָּיִתand he stayedוַיֵּשֶׁבamongבְּתוֹךְthe people.הָעָם
And the wordוְ דְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהhad comeהָיָהto Jeremiahאֶל יִרְמְיָהוּwhile he wasבִּהְיֹתוֹconfinedעָצוּרin the courtבַּחֲצַרof the guard,הַמַּטָּרָהsaying,לֵאמֹר
“Go,הָלוֹךְand sayוְאָמַרְתָּto Ebed-melechלְעֶבֶד מֶלֶךְthe Cushite,הַכּוּשִׁיsaying,לֵאמֹר‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵלLook, Iהִנְנִיam bringingמֵבִיאmy wordsאֶת דְּבָרַיto this cityאֶל הָעִיר הַזֹּאתfor evilלְרָעָהand notוְלֹאfor good,לְטוֹבָהand they will beוְהָיוּbefore youלְפָנֶיךָon that day.בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא
But I will rescue youוְהִצַּלְתִּיךָon that day,בַיּוֹם הַהוּאdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהand you will notוְלֹאbe givenתִנָּתֵןinto the handבְּיַדof the menהָאֲנָשִׁיםwhomאֲשֶׁרyouאַתָּהdread.יָגוֹר מִפְּנֵיהֶם
ForכִּיI will surelyמַלֵּטlet you escape,אֲמַלֶּטְךָand by the swordוּבַחֶרֶבyou will notלֹאfall;תִפֹּלyou will haveוְהָיְתָה לְךָyour lifeנַפְשְׁךָas spoil,לְשָׁלָלbecauseכִּיyou have trustedבָטַחְתָּin me,בִּיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.’”יְהוָה