2 Mga Hari 25
Magandang Balita Biblia (with Deuterocanon)
Ang Pagbagsak ng Jerusalem(A)
25 Si(B) Zedekias ay naghimagsik laban sa hari ng Babilonia. Nang ikasampung araw ng ikasampung buwan ng ikasiyam na taon ng paghahari ni Zedekias, tinipon ni Nebucadnezar ang kanyang buong hukbo. Kinubkob nila ang Jerusalem at nagkampo sa labas ng lunsod. 2 Ito'y tumagal nang hanggang sa ikalabing-isang taon ng paghahari ni Zedekias. 3 Nang ikasiyam na araw ng ikaapat na buwan ng taon ding iyon, lubhang tumindi ang taggutom sa loob ng lunsod. Wala nang makain ang mga tao. 4 Noon(C) ay binutas ang isang bahagi ng pader ng lunsod. Nang makita ito ni Haring Zedekias kinagabihan, tumakas siya patungong Araba kasama ang kanyang mga kawal. Doon sila dumaan sa pintuan sa pagitan ng dalawang pader, malapit sa hardin ng palasyo. Ngunit ang lunsod ay napapalibutan ng mga taga-Babilonia. 5 Hinabol sila ng mga ito at inabutan sa kapatagan ng Jerico. At nagkanya-kanyang takas ang kanyang mga kawal. 6 Nabihag si Zedekias at iniharap sa hari ng Babilonia na noon ay nasa lunsod ng Ribla at doon siya hinatulan. 7 (D)Pinatay nila sa harapan ni Zedekias ang mga anak nito. Dinukit ang mga mata ni Zedekias at dinala siya sa Babilonia na gapos ng tanikala.
Ang Pagwasak sa Templo(E)
8 Nang ikapitong araw ng ikalimang buwan ng ikalabing siyam na taon ng paghahari ni Nebucadnezar, pinasok ni Nebuzaradan na pinuno ng mga tanod ni Nebucadnezar ang Jerusalem. 9 Sinunog(F) niya ang Templo, ang palasyo, at ang malalaking bahay doon. 10 Ang mga pader ng lunsod ay giniba naman ng mga kawal na kasama ni Nebuzaradan. 11 Dinala niyang bihag ang natitira pang mga tao sa Jerusalem, pati ang mga sumuko sa hari ng Babilonia. 12 Ang iniwan lamang niya roon ay ilang mga dukha upang magbungkal ng lupa at magtrabaho sa mga ubasan.
13 Ang(G) mga haliging tanso, patungang tanso at ang palangganang tanso na nasa Templo ay tinanggal nila, pinagpira-piraso at dinala sa Babilonia. 14 Kinuha(H) rin nila ang mga kagamitan sa Templo: ang palayok, pala, lalagyan ng abo, plato, sunugan ng insenso at ang lahat ng kagamitang tanso. 15 Kinuha rin nila ang gintong lalagyan ng baga at lahat ng kasangkapang ginto at pilak. 16 Ang mga haliging tanso, ang hugasang tanso at ang patungan nito ay hindi na nila tinimbang sapagkat napakabigat. 17 Ang taas ng isang haligi ay walong metro at may koronang mahigit na isa't kalahating metro ang taas. Nababalot ito ng mga palamuting tanso: hinabi ang iba at ang iba nama'y kahugis ng prutas na granada.
Dinalang-bihag ang mga Taga-Juda sa Babilonia(I)
18 Dinala sa Babilonia ang mga taga-Juda. Kasama sa mga nabihag ni Nebuzaradan ang pinakapunong paring si Seraya, ang kanang kamay nitong si Zefanias at ang tatlong bantay-pinto. 19 Nabihag din niya ang namamahala sa mga mandirigma ng lunsod, ang limang tagapayo ng hari, ang kalihim ng pinunong kawal, at ang animnapung taóng nakita niya sa lunsod. 20 Ang mga ito'y dinala niya sa Ribla, sa kinaroroonan ng hari ng Babilonia, 21 at doon ipinapatay ng hari, sa lupain ng Hamat. Sa ganitong paraan dinalang-bihag ang sambayanang Juda mula sa kanilang lupain.
Si Gedalias na Gobernador ng Juda(J)
22 Si(K) Gedalias na anak ni Ahikam at apo ni Safan ay hinirang ni Haring Nebucadnezar bilang gobernador ng mga natirang mamamayan ng Juda. 23 Nang mabalitaan ito ng mga pinuno ng hukbo na hindi sumuko, sila at ang kanilang mga tauhan ay lumapit kay Gedalias sa Mizpa. Ang mga ito'y sina Ismael na anak ni Netanias, Johanan na anak ni Karea, Seraias na anak ni Tanhumet na Netofatita at Jaazanias na anak ng Maacateo. 24 Sinabi sa kanila ni Gedalias, “Huwag kayong matakot sa mga taga-Babilonia. Dito na kayo tumira at maglingkod sa hari ng Babilonia at walang masamang mangyayari sa inyo.” 25 Ngunit(L) nang ikapitong buwan, dumating si Ismael na anak ni Netanias at apo ni Elisama, mula sa angkan ng hari, na may kasamang sampung tao. Pinatay nila si Gedalias, ang mga Judio at ang mga taga-Babiloniang kasama niya sa Mizpa. 26 Pagkatapos,(M) silang lahat, mahirap man o mayaman, kasama ang mga pinuno ng mga kawal, ay tumakas patungong Egipto dahil sa takot sa mga taga-Babilonia.
Pinalaya si Jehoiakin sa Pagkabilanggo(N)
27 Nang ikadalawampu't pitong araw ng ikalabindalawang buwan ng ikatatlumpu't pitong taon ng pagkabihag kay Haring Jehoiakin ng Juda, pinalaya siya ni Haring Evil-merodac ng Babilonia nang taon na ito'y nagsimulang maghari. 28 Mabuti ang pakikitungo ni Evil-merodac kay Jehoiakin, at pinarangalan siya nito nang higit sa ibang haring bihag din sa Babilonia. 29 Hinubad ni Jehoiakin ang kasuotan niya bilang isang bihag. At hanggang sa siya'y mamatay, araw-araw, kasalo siya ng hari sa hapag kainan. 30 Habang siya'y nabubuhay, binigyan siya ng hari ng kanyang araw-araw na pangangailangan.
2 Kings 25
New King James Version
The Fall and Captivity of Judah(A)
25 Now it came to pass (B)in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem and encamped against it; and they built a siege wall against it all around. 2 So the city was besieged until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. 3 By the ninth day of the (C)fourth month the famine had become so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.
4 Then (D)the city wall was broken through, and all the men of war fled at night by way of the gate between two walls, which was by the king’s garden, even though the Chaldeans were still encamped all around against the city. And (E)the king[a] went by way of the [b]plain. 5 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king, and they overtook him in the plains of Jericho. All his army was scattered from him. 6 So they took the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon (F)at Riblah, and they pronounced judgment on him. 7 Then they killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, (G)put[c] out the eyes of Zedekiah, bound him with bronze fetters, and took him to Babylon.
8 And in the fifth month, (H)on the seventh day of the month (which was (I)the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), (J)Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. 9 (K)He burned the house of the Lord (L)and the king’s house; all the houses of Jerusalem, that is, all the houses of the great, (M)he burned with fire. 10 And all the army of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the guard (N)broke down the walls of Jerusalem all around.
11 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive (O)the rest of the people who remained in the city and the defectors who had deserted to the king of Babylon, with the rest of the multitude. 12 But the captain of the guard (P)left some of the poor of the land as vinedressers and farmers. 13 (Q)The bronze (R)pillars that were in the house of the Lord, and (S)the carts and (T)the bronze Sea that were in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans broke in pieces, and (U)carried their bronze to Babylon. 14 They also took away (V)the pots, the shovels, the trimmers, the spoons, and all the bronze utensils with which the priests ministered. 15 The firepans and the basins, the things of solid gold and solid silver, the captain of the guard took away. 16 The two pillars, one Sea, and the carts, which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord, (W)the bronze of all these articles was beyond measure. 17 (X)The height of one pillar was [d]eighteen cubits, and the capital on it was of bronze. The height of the capital was three cubits, and the network and pomegranates all around the capital were all of bronze. The second pillar was the same, with a network.
18 (Y)And the captain of the guard took (Z)Seraiah the chief priest, (AA)Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers. 19 He also took out of the city an officer who had charge of the men of war, (AB)five men of [e]the king’s close associates who were found in the city, the chief recruiting officer of the army, who mustered the people of the land, and sixty men of the people of the land who were found in the city. 20 So Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, took these and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. 21 Then the king of Babylon struck them and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. (AC)Thus Judah was carried away captive from its own land.
Gedaliah Made Governor of Judah(AD)
22 Then he made Gedaliah the son of (AE)Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, governor over (AF)the people who remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left. 23 Now when all the (AG)captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, Johanan the son of Careah, Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and [f]Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. 24 And Gedaliah took an oath before them and their men, and said to them, “Do not be afraid of the servants of the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.”
25 But (AH)it happened in the seventh month that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal family, came with ten men and struck and killed Gedaliah, the Jews, as well as the Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah. 26 And all the people, small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose (AI)and went to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.
Jehoiachin Released from Prison(AJ)
27 (AK)Now it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, that [g]Evil-Merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, (AL)released Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison. 28 He spoke kindly to him, and gave him a more prominent seat than those of the kings who were with him in Babylon. 29 So Jehoiachin changed from his prison garments, and he (AM)ate [h]bread regularly before the king all the days of his life. 30 And as for his [i]provisions, there was a [j]regular ration given him by the king, a portion for each day, all the days of his life.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 25:4 Lit. he
- 2 Kings 25:4 Or Arabah, the Jordan Valley
- 2 Kings 25:7 blinded
- 2 Kings 25:17 About 27 feet
- 2 Kings 25:19 Lit. those seeing the king’s face
- 2 Kings 25:23 Jezaniah, Jer. 40:8
- 2 Kings 25:27 Lit. Man of Marduk
- 2 Kings 25:29 Food
- 2 Kings 25:30 Lit. allowance
- 2 Kings 25:30 Lit. allowance
Ang Bagong Tipan: Filipino Standard Version, Copyright © Philippine Bible Society 2009.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
