Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 36

1Then the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֖זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,and made him kingוַיַּמְלִיכֻ֥הוּvai.yam.li.Khu.huH4427in his father’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1stead in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

2Jehoahazיוֹאָחָ֣זyo.'a.ChazH3099wastwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֛יםve.'es.RimH6242and threeשָׁל֧וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְּמָלְכ֑וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הu.she.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֔יםcho.da.ShimH2320in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714put him downוַיְסִירֵ֥הוּvay.si.Re.huH5493at Jerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and condemnedוַֽיַּעֲנֹשׁ֙vai.ya.'a.NoshH6064the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776in an hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967talentsכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701and a talentוְכִכַּ֥רve.khi.KarH3603of goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

4And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714made Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471his brotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251kingוַיַּמְלֵ֨ךְvai.yam.LekhH4427over Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םvi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,and turnedוַיַּסֵּ֥בvai.ya.SevH5437his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034to Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֑יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079.And Nechoנְכ֔וֹne.KhoH5224tookלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947Jehoahazיוֹאָחָ֤זyo.'a.ChazH3099his brotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251,and carriedוַיְבִיאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him to Egyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃ פmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

5Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֣יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242and fiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427elevenוְאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ve.'a.Chat 'es.RehH6240 H259yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:and he didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֔עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

6Against him came upעָלָ֔ה'a.LahH5927Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,and boundוַיַּֽאַסְרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'as.Re.huH631him in fettersבַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםban.chush.Ta.yimH5178,to carryH3212him to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

7Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019also carriedהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935of the vesselsוּמִכְּלֵי֙u.mi.ke.LeiH3627of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068to Babylonלְבָבֶ֑לle.va.VelH894,and putוַיִּתְּנֵ֥םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them in his templeבְּהֵיכָל֖וֹbe.hei.kha.LoH1964at Babylonבְּבָבֶֽל׃be.va.VelH894.

8Now the restוְיֶתֶר֩ve.ye.TerH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.ReiH1697of Jehoiakimיְהֽוֹיָקִ֜יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079,and his abominationsוְתֹֽעֲבֹתָ֤יוve.to.'a.vo.TavH8441which he didעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213,and that which was foundוְהַנִּמְצָ֣אve.ha.nim.Tza'H4672in him, behold, they arewrittenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֑הvi.hu.DahH3063:and Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֥יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

9Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֣יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078waseightשְׁמוֹנֶ֤הshe.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֤הu.she.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320and tenוַעֲשֶׂ֣רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:and he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

10And when the yearהַשָּׁנָ֗הha.sha.NahH8141was expiredוְלִתְשׁוּבַ֣תve.lit.shu.VatH8666,kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֔רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019sentשָׁלַח֙sha.LachH7971,and broughtוַיְבִאֵ֣הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him to Babylonבָבֶ֔לָהva.Ve.lahH894,with the goodlyחֶמְדַּ֣תchem.DatH2532vesselsכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and made Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251kingוַיַּמְלֵךְ֙vai.yam.leKhH4427over Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִֽירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פVi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

11Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667wasoneוְאַחַ֛תve.'a.ChatH259and twentyעֶשְׂרִ֧ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְמָלְכ֑וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427elevenוְאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ve.'a.Chat 'es.RehH6240 H259yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

12And he didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֔עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430, andhumbledנִכְנַ֗עnikh.Na'H3665not himself beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֛יmi.lif.NeiH6440Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030speakingfrom the mouthמִפִּ֥יmi.PiH6310of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13And he also rebelledמָרָ֔דma.RadH4775against kingבַּמֶּ֤לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019,who had made him swearהִשְׁבִּיע֖וֹhish.bi.'OH7650by Godבֵּֽאלֹהִ֑יםbe.lo.HimH430:but he stiffenedוַיֶּ֤קֶשׁvai.Ye.keshH7185his neckעָרְפּוֹ֙a.re.PoH6203,and hardenedוַיְאַמֵּ֣ץvay.'a.MetzH553his heartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824from turningמִשּׁ֕וּבmi.ShuvH7725unto Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

14Moreover all the chiefשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,and the peopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971,transgressedלִמְעָלlim.'ol-H4603veryמַ֔עַלMa.'alH4604muchהִרְבּ֣וּhir.BuH7235after all the abominationsתֹּעֲב֣וֹתto.'a.VotH8441of the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471;and pollutedוַֽיְטַמְּאוּ֙vay.ta.me.'UH2930the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068which he had hallowedהִקְדִּ֖ישׁhik.DishH6942in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

15And Yhwhיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֧ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֡חvai.yish.LachH7971to them byבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027his messengersמַלְאָכָ֖יוmal.'a.KhavH4397,rising up betimesהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925,and sendingוְשָׁל֑וֹחַve.sha.Lo.achH7971;because he had compassionחָמַ֥לcha.MalH2550on his peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971,and on his dwelling placeמְעוֹנֽוֹ׃me.'o.NoH4583:

16But they mockedמַלְעִבִים֙mal.'i.VimH3931the messengersבְּמַלְאֲכֵ֣יbe.mal.'a.KheiH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and despisedוּבוֹזִ֣יםu.vo.ZimH959his wordsדְּבָרָ֔יוde.va.RavH1697,and misusedוּמִֽתַּעְתְּעִ֖יםu.mi.ta'.te.'ImH8591his prophetsבִּנְבִאָ֑יוbin.vi.'AvH5030,until the wrathחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534of Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068aroseעֲל֧וֹתa.LotH5927against his peopleבְּעַמּ֖וֹbe.'a.MoH5971, till there wasno remedyמַרְפֵּֽא׃mar.Pe'H4832.

17Therefore he broughtוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927upon them the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Chaldeesכַּשְׂדִּ֗יםkas.di.yimH3778,who slewוַיַּהֲרֹ֨גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026their young menבַּחוּרֵיהֶ֤םba.chu.rei.HemH970with the swordבַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ba.Che.revH2719in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of their sanctuaryמִקְדָּשָׁ֔םmik.da.ShamH4720,and had no compassionחָמַ֛לcha.MalH2550upon young manבָּח֥וּרba.ChurH970or maidenוּבְתוּלָ֖הu.ve.tu.LahH1330,old manזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2205,or him that stooped for ageוְיָשֵׁ֑שׁve.ya.SheshH3486:he gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414themall into his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

18And all the vesselsכְּלֵ֞יke.LeiH3627of the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430,greatהַגְּדֹלִ֣יםha.ge.do.LimH1419and smallוְהַקְּטַנִּ֔יםve.hak.ke.ta.NimH6996,and the treasuresוְאֹֽצְרוֹת֙ve.'o.tze.rOtH214of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and the treasuresוְאֹצְר֥וֹתve.'o.tze.RotH214of the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and of his princesוְשָׂרָ֑יוve.sa.RavH8269; all thesehe broughtהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935to Babylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH894.

19And they burntוַֽיִּשְׂרְפוּ֙vai.yis.re.FuH8313the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and brake downוַֽיְנַתְּצ֔וּvay.na.te.TzuH5422the wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and burntשָׂרְפ֣וּsa.re.FuH8313all the palacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759thereof with fireבָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784,and destroyedלְהַשְׁחִֽית׃ סle.hash.ChitH7843all the goodlyמַחֲמַדֶּ֖יהָma.cha.ma.Dei.haH4261vesselsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627thereof.

20And them that had escapedהַשְּׁאֵרִ֥יתha.she.'e.RitH7611from the swordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719carried he awayוַיֶּ֛גֶלvai.Ye.gelH1540to Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894;where they were servantsלַעֲבָדִ֔יםla.'a.va.DimH5650to him and his sonsוּלְבָנָיו֙u.le.va.NavH1121until the reignמְלֹ֖ךְme.LokhH4427of the kingdomמַלְכ֥וּתmal.KhutH4438of Persiaפָּרָֽס׃pa.RasH6539:

21To fulfilלְמַלֹּ֤אותle.ma.LotH4390the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068by the mouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,until the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776had enjoyedרָצְתָ֥הra.tze.TahH7521her sabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתֶ֑יהָsha.be.to.Tei.haH7676: foras long asיְמֵ֤יye.MeiH3117she lay desolateהָשַּׁמָּה֙ha.sha.MahH8074she kept sabbathשָׁבָ֔תָהsha.Va.tahH7673,to fulfilלְמַלֹּ֖אותle.ma.LotH4390threescore and tenשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ פsha.NahH8141.

22Now in the firstאַחַ֗ת'a.ChatH259yearוּבִשְׁנַ֣תu.vish.NatH8141of Cyrusלְכ֙וֹרֶשׁ֙le.Kho.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Persiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539,that the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokenby the mouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414might be accomplishedלִכְל֥וֹתlikh.LotH3615,Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068stirred upהֵעִ֣ירhe.'IrH5782the spiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307of Cyrusכּ֣וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Persiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539,that he made a proclamationוַיַּֽעֲבֶר־ קוֹל֙vai.ya.'a.ver- kOlH6963 H5674throughout all his kingdomמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438, and put italso in writingבְּמִכְתָּ֖בbe.mikh.TavH4385,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃ סle.MorH559,

23Thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559Cyrusכּ֣וֹרֶשׁ׀Ko.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Persiaפָּרַ֗סpa.RasH6539,All the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֤וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776hath Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064givenנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414me; and he hath chargedפָקַ֤דfa.KadH6485me to buildלִבְנֽוֹת־Liv.not-H1129him an houseבַ֔יִתVa.yitH1004in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, which isin Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063. Who is thereamong you of all his peopleעַמּ֗וֹa.MoH5971?Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֛יו'e.lo.HavH430bewith him, and let him go upוְיָֽעַל׃ve.Ya.'alH5927.

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