Jeremiah 39

وَفِي الشَّهْرِ الْعَاشِرِ مِنَ السَّنَةِ التَّاسِعَةِ مِنْ حُكْمِ صِدْقِيَّا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا، زَحَفَ الْمَلِكُ نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ وَكُلُّ جَيْشِهِ عَلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ وَحَاصَرَهَا.

And on the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year, the city wall was broken through.

وَفِي الْيَوْمِ التَّاسِعِ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الرَّابِعِ مِنَ السَّنَةِ الْحَادِيَةِ عَشَرَةَ مِنْ حُكْمِ صِدْقِيَّا فُتِحَتْ ثُغْرَةٌ فِي سُورِ الْمَدِينَةِ.

Then all the officials of the king of Babylon came and took seats in the Middle Gate: Nergal-Sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-Sarsekim a chief officer, Nergal-Sharezer a high official and all the other officials of the king of Babylon.

وَمَا لَبِثَ أَنْ دَخَلَ كُلُّ رُؤَسَاءِ مَلِكِ بَابِلَ وَجَلَسُوا فِي الْبَابِ الأَوْسَطِ وَهُمْ: نَرْجَلَ شَرَاصَرُ، وَسَمْجَرَ نَبُو، وَسَرْسَخِيمُ رَئِيسُ الْخِصْيَانِ، وَنَرْجَلَ شَرَاصَرُ رَئِيسُ الْمَجُوسِ، وَسَائِرُ قُوَّادِ مَلِكِ بَابِلَ.

When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled; they left the city at night by way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls, and headed toward the Arabah.^[a]

وَعِنْدَمَا شَاهَدَهُمْ صِدْقِيَّا مَلِكُ يَهُوذَا وَكُلُّ الْمُحَارِبِينَ فَرُّوا هَارِبِينَ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ لَيْلاً عَنْ طَرِيقِ جَنَّةِ الْمَلِكِ، مِنَ الْبَابِ الْقَائِمِ بَيْنَ السُّورَيْنِ، وَاتَّجَهُوا نَحْوَ الْعَرَبَةِ.

But the Babylonian^[b] army pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They captured him and took him to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced sentence on him.

فَتَعَقَّبَهُمْ جَيْشُ الْكَلْدَانِيِّينَ، فَأَدْرَكُوا صِدْقِيَّا فِي سَهْلِ أَرِيحَا، فَقَبَضُوا عَلَيْهِ وَقَادُوهُ إِلَى نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرَ مَلِكِ بَابِلَ فِي رَبْلَةَ فِي أَرْضِ حَمَاةَ، فَأَصْدَرَ عَلَيْهِ حُكْمَهُ.

There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes and also killed all the nobles of Judah.

وَقَتَلَ مَلِكُ بَابِلَ أَبْنَاءَ صِدْقِيَّا فِي رَبْلَةَ عَلَى مَرْأَى مِنْهُ كَمَا قَتَلَ سَائِرَ أَشْرَافِ يَهُوذَا.

Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon.

وَفَقَأَ عَيْنَيْ صِدْقِيَّا وَقَيَّدَهُ بِسَلاسِلَ مِنْ نُحَاسٍ لِيَأْخُذَهُ أَسِيراً إِلَى بَابِلَ.

The Babylonians^[c] set fire to the royal palace and the houses of the people and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.

وَأَحْرَقَ الْكَلْدَانِيُّونَ قَصْرَ الْمَلِكِ وَبُيُوتَ الشَّعْبِ وَنَقَضُوا أَسْوَارَ أُورُشَلِيمَ.

Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard carried into exile to Babylon the people who remained in the city, along with those who had gone over to him, and the rest of the people.

وَسَبَى نَبُوزَرَادَانُ رَئِيسُ شُرْطَةِ بَابِلَ بَقِيَّةَ الشَّعْبِ الَّذِي بَقِيَ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ، وَكُلَّ مَنْ لَجَأَ إِلَيْهِ.

But Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people, who owned nothing; and at that time he gave them vineyards and fields.

أَمَّا الْفُقَرَاءُ مِمَّنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَدَيْهِمْ شَيْءٌ فَتَرَكَهُمْ نَبُوزَرَادَانُ رَئِيسُ الشُّرْطَةِ فِي أَرْضِ يَهُوذَا، وَوَزَّعَ عَلَيْهِمْ كُرُوماً وَحُقُولاً فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ.

Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given these orders about Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard:

وَأَوْصَى نَبُوخَذْنَصَّرُ مَلِكُ بَابِلَ نَبُوزَرَادَانَ رَئِيسَ الشُّرْطَةِ بِإِرْمِيَا قَائِلاً:

“Take him and look after him; don’t harm him but do for him whatever he asks.”

«خُذْهُ وَاعْتَنِ بِهِ أَشَدَّ عِنَايَةٍ وَلا تُؤْذِهِ، بَلِ اسْتَجِبْ لِكُلِّ مَا يَطْلُبُهُ مِنْكَ».

So Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard, Nebushazban a chief officer, Nergal-Sharezer a high official and all the other officers of the king of Babylon

فَبَعَثَ نَبُوزَرَادَانُ رَئِيسُ الشُّرْطَةِ وَنَبُوشَزْبَانُ رَئِيسُ الْخِصْيَانِ وَنَرْجَلَ شَرَاصَرُ رَئِيسُ الْمَجُوسِ وَجَمِيعُ قُوَّادِ مَلِكِ بَابِلَ،

sent and had Jeremiah taken out of the courtyard of the guard. They turned him over to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him back to his home. So he remained among his own people.

وَأَخْرَجُوا إِرْمِيَا مِنْ دَارِ الْحَرَسِ، وَعَهَدُوا بِهِ إِلَى جَدَلْيَا بْنِ أَخِيقَامَ بْنِ شَافَانَ لِيَأْخُذَهُ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ. فَأَقَامَ بَيْنَ الشَّعْبِ.

While Jeremiah had been confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the Lord came to him:

وَهَذِهِ هِيَ النُّبُوءَةُ الَّتِي أَوْحَى بِها الرَّبُّ إِلَى إِرْمِيَا بَيْنَمَا كَانَ مُعْتَقَلاً فِي دَارِ الْحَرَسِ:

“Go and tell Ebed-Melek the Cushite, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I am about to fulfill my words against this city—words concerning disaster, not prosperity. At that time they will be fulfilled before your eyes.

«اذْهَبْ وَقُلْ لِعَبْدَمَلِكَ الإِثْيُوبِيِّ: هَذَا مَا يُعْلِنُهُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: هَا أَنَا أُتَمِّمُ قَضَائِي عَلَى هَذِهِ الْمَدِينَةِ، فَأُوْقِعُ بِها الشَّرَّ لَا الْخَيْرَ، فَيَتَحَقَّقُ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ عَلَى مَرْأَى مِنْكَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ.

But I will rescue you on that day, declares the Lord; you will not be given into the hands of those you fear.

أَمَّا أَنْتَ فَأُنْقِذُكَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ، فَلا تَقَعُ فِي يَدِ النَّاسِ الَّذِينَ تَخْشَاهُمْ.

I will save you; you will not fall by the sword but will escape with your life, because you trust in me, declares the Lord.’”

إِنَّمَا أُنَجِّيكَ فَلا تَسْقُطُ بِالسَّيْفِ، بَلْ تَسْلَمُ بِحَيَاتِكَ، فَتَكُونُ لَكَ غَنِيمَةً، لأَنَّكَ اتَّكَلْتَ عَلَيَّ، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ».