Jeremia 52
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De aanval op Jeruzalem
52 Zedekia was eenentwintig jaar toen hij koning werd en elf jaar lang regeerde hij in Jeruzalem. Zijn moeder heette Hamutal en was een dochter van Jeremia uit Libna. 2 Maar Zedekia was een goddeloze koning, net als Jojakim. 3 Het kwam zelfs zover dat de Here in zijn toorn het volk van Jeruzalem en Juda verstootte.
Zedekia kwam in opstand tegen de koning van Babel. 4 In het negende regeringsjaar van Zedekia, op de tiende dag van de tiende maand, verscheen koning Nebukadnezar van Babel met zijn hele leger voor Jeruzalem. Hij bouwde een belegeringswal tegen de stadsmuren 5 en begon aan een beleg van anderhalf jaar. 6 Ten slotte, op de negende dag van de vierde maand, toen overal in de stad honger werd geleden en de voedselvoorraad vrijwel op was, 7 werd een bres in de stadsmuur geslagen en ʼs nachts vluchtten alle soldaten de stad uit door de poort tussen de twee muren bij de koninklijke tuin, ondanks het feit dat de stad volledig omsingeld was door de Chaldeeën. Dwars door de velden vluchtten zij in de richting van het Jordaandal. 8 Maar het Chaldese leger zette de achtervolging in en greep koning Zedekia in de omgeving van Jericho, zijn hele leger was uiteengevallen. 9 Zij brachten hem naar de koning van Babel die zich ophield in de stad Ribla in het koninkrijk Hamath. Daar werd Zedekia veroordeeld. 10 Voor de ogen van Zedekia werden zijn zonen en alle bewindslieden van Juda gedood. 11 Daarna werden hem de ogen uitgestoken en brachten zij hem in ketens naar Babel, waar hij de rest van zijn leven in de gevangenis werd opgesloten. 12 Op de tiende dag van de vijfde maand van het negentiende regeringsjaar van koning Nebukadnezar van Babel arriveerde Nebuzaradan, het hoofd van de lijfwacht, in Jeruzalem. 13 Hij stak de tempel, het paleis en alle grote huizen in brand 14 en zette het Chaldese leger aan het werk om de stadsmuren omver te trekken. 15 Toen nam hij enkelen van de armsten van het volk, degenen die de verwoesting van de stad hadden overleefd, degenen die Zedekia in de steek hadden gelaten en naar het leger van Babel waren overgelopen en de handelslieden die waren overgebleven, als gevangenen mee naar Babel. 16 Alleen de allerarmsten liet hij achter als wijnbouwers en landbouwers.
17 De Babyloniërs sloegen de twee grote koperen pilaren die bij de ingang van de tempel stonden aan stukken, evenals het koperen wasvat en de koperen stieren waarop het vat rustte en namen dat alles mee naar Babel. 18 Tevens namen zij alle koperen potten, de asscheppen, de messen die bij het altaar werden gebruikt, de sprengbekkens, de vuurpotten, de schalen en al het andere koperen gereedschap uit de tempel mee. 19 Het hoofd van de lijfwacht zag er op toe dat ook de gouden en zilveren schalen, vuurpannen, sprengbekkens, potten, kroonluchters, schotels en offerschalen werden meegenomen. 20 Het gewicht van de twee koperen pilaren, het wasvat en de twaalf stieren was enorm. Zij konden het niet eens wegen. Dit alles was gemaakt in de tijd van koning Salomo. 21 De pilaren waren elk 8,10 meter hoog en hadden een omtrek van 5,40 meter. Ze waren hol en hun wanden waren van acht centimeter dik koper. 22 Op elk van de pilaren stond een bronzen sierstuk van 2,25 meter lang en de bovenkant daarvan was versierd met vlechtwerk van koperen granaatappels. De twee pilaren zagen er precies hetzelfde uit. 23 Op de zijden van elke pilaar zaten in totaal zesennegentig granaatappels en bovendien op elke hoek nog een, zodat het hele vlechtwerk uit honderd granaatappels bestond. 24,25 Het hoofd van de lijfwacht nam met zich mee als gevangenen: de hogepriester Seraja, zijn assistent Zefanja, de drie hoogste tempelbewakers, een van de hoge legerofficieren, zeven adviseurs van de koning die in de stad waren ontdekt, de secretaris van de opperbevelhebber die verantwoordelijk was voor de rekrutering van manschappen voor het leger en zestig andere hooggeplaatsten van wie de schuilplaatsen waren ontdekt. 26 Hij nam hen mee naar de koning van Babel in Ribla, 27 waar deze hen allen ter dood liet brengen. Zo werd Juda in ballingschap weggevoerd. 28 Het aantal gevangenen dat in het zevende regeringsjaar van Nebukadnezar naar Babel werd gebracht, bedroeg 3023. 29 Elf jaar later nam hij nog eens 832 mensen uit Jeruzalem gevangen. 30 Vijf jaar daarna stuurde hij Nebuzaradan, het hoofd van de lijfwacht, die 745 mensen gevangennam. Zo kwam het totaal aantal gevangenen op zesenveertighonderd.
31 Op de vijfentwintigste dag van de twaalfde maand in het zevenendertigste jaar dat koning Jojachin van Juda in Babel gevangen zat, liet Evil-Merodach, die in dat jaar koning van Babel werd, koning Jojachin uit de gevangenis vrij. 32 Hij onderhield zich vriendelijk met Jojachin en behandelde hem beter dan de andere koningen in Babel. 33 Hij gaf hem nieuwe kleding en liet hem voor de rest van zijn leven regelmatig deelnemen aan zijn maaltijden. 34 Bovendien kreeg Jojachin elke dag een toelage om tot zijn dood in zijn levensbehoeften te kunnen voorzien.
Jeremiah 52
English Standard Version
The Fall of Jerusalem Recounted
52 (A)Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 2 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, (B)according to all that Jehoiakim had done. 3 For because of the anger of the Lord it came to the point in Jerusalem and Judah that he cast them out from his presence.
And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. 4 (C)And in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came with all his army against Jerusalem, and laid siege to it. And they built siegeworks all around it. 5 So the city was besieged till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. 6 On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land. 7 Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled and went out from the city by night by the way of a gate between the two walls, by the king's garden, and the Chaldeans were around the city. And they went in the direction of the Arabah. 8 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was scattered from him. 9 Then they captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he passed sentence on him. 10 The king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and also slaughtered all the officials of Judah at (D)Riblah. 11 (E)He put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him in chains, and the king of Babylon took him to Babylon, and put him in prison (F)till the day of his death.
The Temple Burned
12 (G)In the fifth month, on (H)the tenth day of the month—that was (I)the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon—Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard, who (J)served the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem. 13 And he burned the house of the Lord, and the king's house and all the houses of Jerusalem; every great house he burned down. 14 And all the army of the Chaldeans, who were with the captain of the guard, broke down all the walls around Jerusalem. 15 And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive some of the poorest of the people and the rest of the people who were left in the city and (K)the deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon, together with the rest of the artisans. 16 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen.
17 And the (L)pillars of bronze that were in the house of the Lord, and the stands and the (M)bronze sea that were in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans broke in pieces, and (N)carried all the bronze to Babylon. 18 And they took away (O)the pots and the shovels and the snuffers and the basins and the dishes for incense and all the vessels of bronze used in the temple service; 19 (P)also the small bowls and the fire pans and the basins and the pots and (Q)the lampstands and (R)the dishes for incense (S)and the bowls for drink offerings. What was of gold the captain of the guard took away as gold, and what was of silver, as silver. 20 As for the two pillars, the one sea, (T)the twelve bronze bulls that were under the sea,[a] and the stands, which Solomon the king had made for the house of the Lord, the bronze of all these things was beyond weight. 21 As for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits,[b] (U)its circumference was twelve cubits, and its thickness was four fingers, and it was hollow. 22 On it was a capital of bronze. The height of the one capital was (V)five cubits. A network and pomegranates, all of bronze, were around the capital. And the second pillar had the same, with pomegranates. 23 There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates were a hundred upon the network all around.
The People Exiled to Babylon
24 And the captain of the guard took (W)Seraiah the chief priest, and (X)Zephaniah the second priest and the three keepers of the threshold; 25 and from the city he took an officer who had been in command of the men of war, and (Y)seven men of the king's council, who were found in the city; and the secretary of the commander of the army, who mustered the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land, who were found in the midst of the city. 26 And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at (Z)Riblah. 27 And the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death at (AA)Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was taken into exile out of its land.
28 This is the number of the people whom Nebuchadnezzar carried away captive: (AB)in the seventh year, 3,023 Judeans; 29 (AC)in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem 832 persons; 30 in the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Judeans 745 persons; all the persons were 4,600.
Jehoiachin Released from Prison
31 (AD)And in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-fifth day of the month, Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, graciously freed[c] (AE)Jehoiachin king of Judah and brought him out of prison. 32 And he spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat above the seats of (AF)the kings who were with him in Babylon. 33 So Jehoiachin put off his prison garments. And every day of his life he dined regularly at the king's table, 34 and for his allowance, a regular allowance was given him by the king, according to his daily needs, until the day of his death, as long as he lived.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 52:20 Hebrew lacks the sea
- Jeremiah 52:21 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
- Jeremiah 52:31 Hebrew reign, lifted up the head of
Йеремия 52
Библия, ревизирано издание
Падането на Йерусалим и отвеждането в плен
52 (A)Седекия беше на двадесет и една година, когато се възцари, и царува̀ единадесет години в Йерусалим; а името на майка му беше Амитала, дъщеря на Йеремия от Ливна.
2 Той върши зло пред Господа, съвсем както беше направил Йоаким.
3 Защото от гнева на Господа, който пламна против Йерусалим и Юда, докато ги отхвърли от лицето Си, стана, че Седекия въстана против вавилонския цар.
4 (B)И така, в деветата година на Седекиевото царуване, в десетия месец, на десетия ден от месеца, вавилонският цар Навуходоносор дойде, той и цялата му войска, против Йерусалим и като разположи стана си против него, издигнаха укрепления наоколо против него;
5 и градът бе обсаден до единадесетата година на цар Седекия.
6 А в четвъртия месец, на деветия ден от месеца, когато гладът се усили в града, така че нямаше хляб за народа на мястото,
7 в градската стена бе отворен пролом, поради което всичките военни мъже побегнаха, като излязоха от града през нощта през пътя на портата, която е между двете стени, при царската градина (а халдейците бяха близо до града), и отидоха по пътя за полето.
8 А халдейската войска преследва царя и стигна Седекия в йерихонските полета. И цялата му войска се разбяга от него.
9 (C)Хванаха царя и го заведоха при вавилонския цар в Ривла, в земята Емат; и той издаде присъда над него, т. е.
10 (D)вавилонският цар закла синовете на Седекия пред очите му; закла в Ривла и всички Юдейски началници;
11 избоде очите на Седекия и като го стегна в окови, вавилонският цар го заведе във Вавилон и го хвърли в тъмница, където Седекия остана до деня на смъртта си.
12 (E)А в петия месец, на деветия ден от месеца, в деветнадесетата година на вавилонския цар Навуходоносор в Йерусалим дойде началникът на телохранителите Навузардан, служител на вавилонския цар,
13 и изгори Господния дом и царския дворец; дори всички къщи в Йерусалим, т. е. всяка голяма къща, изгори с огън.
14 А цялата халдейска войска, която беше с началника на телохранителите, събори всички стени около Йерусалим.
15 (F)Тогава началникът на телохранителите Навузардан отведе в плен някои от по-бедните на народа и останалите от народа, които бяха оцелели в града, и бежанците, които прибегнаха при вавилонския цар, както и останалото множество.
16 Обаче началникът на телохранителите Навузардан остави някои от най-бедните в земята за лозари и земеделци.
17 (G)А медните стълбове, които бяха в Господния дом, и подножията и медното море, които бяха в Господния дом, халдейците изпочупиха и пренесоха цялата им мед във Вавилон;
18 (H)отнесоха и котлите, лопатите, щипците, легените, тамянниците и всички медни прибори, с които се извършваше службата.
19 Началникът на телохранителите отнесе и блюдата, кадилниците и тасовете, котлите и светилниците, лъжиците и чашите – каквото беше златно като злато и каквото сребърно като сребро.
20 (I)Колкото до двата стълба, едното море и дванадесетте медни телета, които бяха вместо подножия, които цар Соломон беше направил за Господния дом, медта на всички тези вещи превишаваше всяко тегло[a];
21 (J)а за тези стълбове – височината на единия стълб беше осемнадесет лакти и окръжността му се измерваше с връв от дванадесет лакти; и дебелината му беше четири пръста; той беше кух;
22 и върху него имаше меден капител; а височината на единия капител беше пет лакти; и върху капитела наоколо имаше мрежа и нарове, всичките медни. Подобни на тези бяха мерките и на втория стълб с наровете.
23 (K)Имаше двадесет и шест нарове на четирите страни; всички нарове, които бяха върху мрежата наоколо, бяха сто.
24 (L)Началникът на телохранителите взе и първосвещеника Сарайя, и втория свещеник Софония, и тримата вратари;
25 и от града взе един евнух, който беше надзирател на военните мъже, и седем мъже от имащите достъп до царя[b], които бяха намерени в града, и секретаря на военачалника, който събираше войски от народа на земята, и шестдесет мъже от народа на земята, които се намираха в града;
26 и като ги взе, началникът на телохранителите Навузардан ги заведе при вавилонския цар в Ривла.
27 И вавилонският цар ги порази и ги уби в Ривла, в земята Емат. Така Юда беше закаран в плен от земята си.
28 (M)А ето народа, който Навуходоносор плени: в седмата година – три хиляди двадесет и трима юдеи;
29 в осемнадесетата година на Навуходоносор той плени от Йерусалим осемстотин тридесет и двама души;
30 а в двадесет и третата година на Навуходоносор началникът на телохранителите Навузардан плени от юдеите седемстотин четиридесет и пет души; всички те бяха четири хиляди и шестстотин души.
31 (N)А в тридесет и седмата година от пленяването на Юдейския цар Йоахин[c], в дванадесетия месец, на двадесет и петия ден от месеца, вавилонският цар Евал-меродах, в годината на възцаряването си, възвиси главата на Юдейския цар Йоахин и го извади от тъмницата;
32 и говорѝ любезно с него, постави неговия престол по-горе от престола на царете, които бяха с него във Вавилон,
33 (O)и смени тъмничните му дрехи; и Йоахин се хранеше винаги пред него през всички дни на живота си.
34 А колкото до храната му, даваха му постоянна храна от вавилонския цар, ежедневен дял през всички дни на живота му, дори до деня на смъртта му.
Footnotes
- 52:20 От евр. беше без теглилка.
- 52:25 От евр. от онези, които виждаха лицето на царя.
- 52:31 В Йер. 24:1 и 1 Лет. 3:16 – Йехония.
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