The Second Book of Chronicles, Chapter 36דברי הימים ב 36

וַיִּקְחוּ֙ עַם הָאָ֔רֶץ אֶת יְהוֹאָחָ֖ז בֶּן יֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּ וַיַּמְלִיכֻ֥הוּ תַֽחַת אָבִ֖יו בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם

Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem.

בֶּן שָׁל֧וֹשׁ וְעֶשְׂרִ֛ים שָׁנָ֖ה יוֹאָחָ֣ז בְּמָלְכ֑וֹ וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה חֳדָשִׁ֔ים מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם

Jehoahaz twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.

וַיְסִירֵ֥הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ מִצְרַ֖יִם בִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַֽיַּעֲנֹשׁ֙ אֶת הָאָ֔רֶץ מֵאָ֥ה כִכַּר כֶּ֖סֶף וְכִכַּ֥ר זָהָֽב

And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the land in an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

וַיַּמְלֵ֨ךְ מֶֽלֶךְ מִצְרַ֜יִם אֶת אֶלְיָקִ֣ים אָחִ֗יו עַל יְהוּדָה֙ וִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַיַּסֵּ֥ב אֶת שְׁמ֖וֹ יְהוֹיָקִ֑ים וְאֶת יוֹאָחָ֤ז אָחִיו֙ לָקַ֣ח נְכ֔וֹ וַיְבִיאֵ֖הוּ מִצְרָֽיְמָה

And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.

בֶּן עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנָה֙ יְהוֹיָקִ֣ים בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ וְאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַיַּ֣עַשׂ הָרַ֔ע בְּעֵינֵ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָֽיו

Jehoiakim twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did evil in the sight of YHWH his God.

עָלָ֣יו עָלָ֔ה נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖ר מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֑ל וַיַּֽאַסְרֵ֨הוּ֙ בַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִם לְהֹלִיכ֖וֹ בָּבֶֽלָה

Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.

וּמִכְּלֵי֙ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה הֵבִ֥יא נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖ר לְבָבֶ֑ל וַיִּתְּנֵ֥ם בְּהֵיכָל֖וֹ בְּבָבֶֽל

Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of YHWH to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.

וְיֶתֶר֩ דִּבְרֵ֨י יְהֽוֹיָקִ֜ים וְתֹֽעֲבֹתָ֤יו אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה֙ וְהַנִּמְצָ֣א עָלָ֔יו הִנָּ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל סֵ֛פֶר מַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וִֽיהוּדָ֑ה וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ יְהוֹיָכִ֥ין בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו

Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.

בֶּן שְׁמוֹנֶ֤ה שָׁנִים֙ יְהוֹיָכִ֣ין בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה חֳדָשִׁים֙ וַעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת יָמִ֔ים מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה

Jehoiachin eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did evil in the sight of YHWH.

וְלִתְשׁוּבַ֣ת הַשָּׁנָ֗ה שָׁלַח֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ נְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֔ר וַיְבִאֵ֣הוּ בָבֶ֔לָה עִם כְּלֵ֖י חֶמְדַּ֣ת בֵּית יְהוָ֑ה וַיַּמְלֵךְ֙ אֶת צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ אָחִ֔יו עַל יְהוּדָ֖ה וִֽירוּשָׁלִָֽם

And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of YHWH, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.

בֶּן עֶשְׂרִ֧ים וְאַחַ֛ת שָׁנָ֖ה צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ בְמָלְכ֑וֹ וְאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם

Zedekiah one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ הָרַ֔ע בְּעֵינֵ֖י יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑יו לֹ֣א נִכְנַ֗ע מִלִּפְנֵ֛י יִרְמְיָ֥הוּ הַנָּבִ֖יא מִפִּ֥י יְהוָֽה

And he did evil in the sight of YHWH his God, humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet from the mouth of YHWH.

וְ֠גַם בַּמֶּ֤לֶךְ נְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּר֙ מָרָ֔ד אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִשְׁבִּיע֖וֹ בֵּֽאלֹהִ֑ים וַיֶּ֤קֶשׁ אֶת עָרְפּוֹ֙ וַיְאַמֵּ֣ץ אֶת לְבָב֔וֹ מִשּׁ֕וּב אֶל יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning to YHWH God of Israel.

גַּ֠ם כָּל שָׂרֵ֨י הַכֹּהֲנִ֤ים וְהָעָם֙ הִרְבּ֣וּ לִמְעָול מַ֔עַל כְּכֹ֖ל תֹּעֲב֣וֹת הַגּוֹיִ֑ם וַֽיְטַמְּאוּ֙ אֶת בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִקְדִּ֖ישׁ בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם

Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of YHWH which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֡ח יְהוָה֩ אֱלֹהֵ֨י אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֧ם עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם בְּיַ֥ד מַלְאָכָ֖יו הַשְׁכֵּ֣ם וְשָׁל֑וֹחַ כִּֽי חָמַ֥ל עַל עַמּ֖וֹ וְעַל מְעוֹנֽוֹ

And YHWH God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place:

וַיִּֽהְי֤וּ מַלְעִבִים֙ בְּמַלְאֲכֵ֣י הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וּבוֹזִ֣ים דְּבָרָ֔יו וּמִֽתַּעְתְּעִ֖ים בִּנְבִאָ֑יו עַ֠ד עֲל֧וֹת חֲמַת יְהוָ֛ה בְּעַמּ֖וֹ עַד לְאֵ֥ין מַרְפֵּֽא

But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of YHWH arose against his people, till no remedy.

וַיַּ֨עַל עֲלֵיהֶ֜ם אֶת מֶ֣לֶךְ כשדיים כַּשְׂדִּ֗ים וַיַּהֲרֹ֨ג בַּחוּרֵיהֶ֤ם בַּחֶ֨רֶב֙ בְּבֵ֣ית מִקְדָּשָׁ֔ם וְלֹ֥א חָמַ֛ל עַל בָּח֥וּר וּבְתוּלָ֖ה זָקֵ֣ן וְיָשֵׁ֑שׁ הַכֹּ֖ל נָתַ֥ן בְּיָדֽוֹ

Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave all into his hand.

וְ֠כֹל כְּלֵ֞י בֵּ֤ית הָאֱלֹהִים֙ הַגְּדֹלִ֣ים וְהַקְּטַנִּ֔ים וְאֹֽצְרוֹת֙ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה וְאֹצְר֥וֹת הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וְשָׂרָ֑יו הַכֹּ֖ל הֵבִ֥יא בָבֶֽל

And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of YHWH, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes; all he brought to Babylon.

וַֽיִּשְׂרְפוּ֙ אֶת בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וַֽיְנַתְּצ֔וּ אֵ֖ת חוֹמַ֣ת יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְכָל אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֨יהָ֙ שָׂרְפ֣וּ בָאֵ֔שׁ וְכָל כְּלֵ֥י מַחֲמַדֶּ֖יהָ לְהַשְׁחִֽית

And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.

וַיֶּ֛גֶל הַשְּׁאֵרִ֥ית מִן הַחֶ֖רֶב אֶל בָּבֶ֑ל וַֽיִּהְיוּ ל֤וֹ וּלְבָנָיו֙ לַעֲבָדִ֔ים עַד מְלֹ֖ךְ מַלְכ֥וּת פָּרָֽס

And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia:

לְמַלֹּ֤אות דְּבַר יְהוָה֙ בְּפִ֣י יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ עַד רָצְתָ֥ה הָאָ֖רֶץ אֶת שַׁבְּתוֹתֶ֑יהָ כָּל יְמֵ֤י הָשַּׁמָּה֙ שָׁבָ֔תָה לְמַלֹּ֖אות שִׁבְעִ֥ים שָׁנָֽה

To fulfil the word of YHWH by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.

וּבִשְׁנַ֣ת אַחַ֗ת לְכ֨וֹרֶשׁ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ פָּרַ֔ס לִכְל֥וֹת דְּבַר יְהוָ֖ה בְּפִ֣י יִרְמְיָ֑הוּ הֵעִ֣יר יְהוָ֗ה אֶת ר֨וּחַ֙ כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ מֶֽלֶךְ פָּרַ֔ס וַיַּֽעֲבֶר קוֹל֙ בְּכָל מַלְכוּת֔וֹ וְגַם בְּמִכְתָּ֖ב לֵאמֹֽר

Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of YHWH by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, YHWH stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also in writing, saying,

כֹּה אָמַ֞ר כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ מֶ֣לֶךְ פָּרַ֗ס כָּל מַמְלְכ֤וֹת הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ נָ֣תַן לִ֗י יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְהֽוּא פָקַ֤ד עָלַי֙ לִבְנֽוֹת ל֣וֹ בַ֔יִת בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּֽיהוּדָ֑ה מִֽי בָכֶ֣ם מִכָּל עַמּ֗וֹ יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהָ֛יו עִמּ֖וֹ וְיָֽעַל

Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth has YHWH God of heaven given me; and he has charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which in Judah. Who among you of all his people? YHWH his God with him, and let him go up.