Secondo libro dei Re 24

NOVA VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 In diebus eius ascendit Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis, et factus est ei Ioachim servus tribus annis et rursum rebellavit contra eum.	1 In his times, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded, and Jehoiakim became his vassal for threeyears, but then rebelled against him a second time.
2 Immisitque ei Dominus turmas Chaldaeorum et turmas Syriae, turmas Moab et turmas filiorum Ammon; et immisit eas in Iudam, ut disperderent eum iuxta verbum Domini, quod locutus erat per servos suos prophetas.	2 So he sent armed bands of Chaldaeans, Aramaeans, Moabites and Ammonites against him; he sentthese against Judah to destroy it, in accordance with the word which Yahweh had spoken through his servantsthe prophets.
3 Factum est autem hoc propter iram Domini contra Iudam, ut auferret eum de conspectu suo propter peccata Manasse universa, quae fecit,	3 It was entirely due to Yahweh's anger that this happened to Judah; he had resolved to thrust themaway from him because of Manasseh's sins and al that he had done,
4 et propter sanguinem innoxium, quem effudit et implevit Ierusalem cruore innocentium; et ob hanc rem noluit Dominus propitiari.	4 and also because of the innocent blood which he had shed, flooding Jerusalem with innocent blood.Yahweh would not forgive.
5 Reliqua autem gestorum Ioachim et universa, quae fecit, nonne haec scripta sunt in libro annalium regum Iudae? Et dormivit Ioachim cum patribus suis;	5 The rest of the history of Jehoiakim, his entire career, is this not recorded in the Book of the Annals ofthe Kings of Judah?
6 regnavitque Ioachin filius eius pro eo.	6 Then Jehoiakim fell asleep with his ancestors; his son Jehoiachin succeeded him.
7 Et ultra non addidit rex Aegypti ut egrederetur de terra sua; tulerat enim rex Babylonis a rivo Aegypti usque ad fluvium Euphraten omnia, quae fuerant regis Aegypti.	7 The king of Egypt did not leave his own country again, because the king of Babylon had conqueredeverywhere belonging to the king of Egypt, from the Torrent of Egypt to the River Euphrates.
8 Decem et octo annorum erat Ioachin, cum regnare coepisset, et tribus mensibus regnavit in Ierusalem. Nomen matris eius Naestha filia Elnathan de Ierusalem.	8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he came to the throne, and he reigned for three months inJerusalem. His mother's name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.
9 Et fecit malum coram Domino iuxta omnia, quae fecerat pater eius.	9 He did what is displeasing to Yahweh, just as his father had done.
10 In tempore illo ascenderunt servi Nabuchodonosor regis Babylonis in Ierusalem, et venit urbs in obsidione.	10 At that time the troops of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon advanced on Jerusalem, and the city wasbesieged.
11 Venitque Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis ad civitatem, cum servi eius oppugnarent eam;	11 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon advanced on the city and his generals laid siege to it.
12 egressusque est Ioachin rex Iudae ad regem Babylonis ipse et mater eius et servi eius et principes eius et eunuchi eius; et cepit eum rex Babylonis anno octavo regni sui.	12 Jehoiachin king of Judah-he, his mother, his retinue, his nobles and his officials -- then surrendered tothe king of Babylon, and the king of Babylon took them prisoner in the eighth year of his reign.
13 Et protulit inde omnes thesauros domus Domini et thesauros domus regiae et concidit universa vasa aurea, quae fecerat Salomon rex Israel in templo Domini, iuxta verbum Domini.	13 The latter carried off al the treasures of the Temple of Yahweh and the treasures of the palace andbroke up al the golden furnishings which Solomon king of Israel had made for the sanctuary of Yahweh, asYahweh had foretold.
14 Et transtulit omnem Ierusalem et universos principes et omnes fortes exercitus decem milia in captivitatem et omnem artificem et clusorem; nihilque relictum est, exceptis pauperibus populi terrae.	14 He carried al Jerusalem off into exile, all the nobles and al the notables, ten thousand of these wereexiled, with al the blacksmiths and metalworkers; only the poorest people in the country were left behind.
15 Transtulit quoque Ioachin in Babylonem; et matrem regis et uxores regis et eunuchos eius et cives validos terrae duxit in captivitatem de Ierusalem in Babylonem	15 He deported Jehoiachin to Babylon, as also the king's mother, his officials and the nobility of thecountry; he made them al leave Jerusalem for exile in Babylon.
16 et omnes viros robustos septem milia et artifices et clusores mille, omnes viros fortes bellatores; duxitque eos rex Babylonis captivos in Babylonem.	16 Al the men of distinction, seven thousand of them, the blacksmiths and metalworkers, one thousandof them, al the men capable of bearing arms, were led off into exile in Babylon by the king of Babylon.
17 Et constituit Matthaniam patruum eius pro eo; imposuitque nomen ei Sedeciam.	17 The king of Babylon deposed Jehoiachin in favour of his paternal uncle Mattaniah, whose name hechanged to Zedekiah.
18 Vicesimum et primum annum aetatis habebat Sedecias, cum regnare coepisset, et undecim annis regnavit in Ierusalem. Nomen matris eius erat Amital filia Ieremiae de Lobna.	18 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he came to the throne, and he reigned for eleven years inJerusalem. His mother's name was Hamital daughter of Jeremiah, of Libnah.
19 Et fecit malum coram Domino iuxta omnia, quae fecerat Ioachim;	19 He did what is displeasing to Yahweh, just as Jehoiakim had done.
20 irascebatur enim Dominus contra Ierusalem et contra Iudam, donec proiceret eos a facie sua. Recessitque Sedecias a rege Babylonis.	20 It was entirely due to Yahweh's anger that this happened to Jerusalem and Judah. It resulted in hiscasting them from his presence. Zedekiah rebel ed against the king of Babylon.