Ioakim serveth the king of Babylon three years. 2. Many rovers infest his country. 5. He dieth, and his son Ioachim reigneth 10. The king of Babylon carrieth king Ioachim, and all the chief persons, and treasures into Babylon, 17. appointing Matthanias, whom he nameth Sedecias, king of Juda. 20. Who revolteth from the king of Babylon.Ioakim serueth the king of Babylon three yeares. 2. Manie rouers infest his countrie. 5. He dieth, and his sonne Ioachim reigneth 10. The king of Babylon carieth king Ioachim, and al the chief persones, and treasures into Babylon, 17. appointing Matthanias, whom he nameth Sedecias, king of Iuda. 20. VVho reuolteth from the king of Babylon.✦
In his days came up Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon, and Ioakim was made his servant three years: and he rebelled against him again.IN his daies came vp Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon, and Ioakim was made his seruant three yeares: and he rebelled agaynst him againe.✦In diebus ejus ascendit Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis, et factus est ei Joakim servus tribus annis : et rursum rebellavit contra eum.
2And our Lord sent in upon him the latrunculos: marauding raiders, robber-bands of the Chaldees, and the rovers of Syria, and the rovers of Moab, and the rovers of the children of Ammon: and he sent them into Juda, to destroy it, according to the word of our Lord, which he had spoken by his servants the prophets.And our Lord sent in vpon him the rouers of the Chaldees, and the rouers of Syria, and the rouers of Moab, & the rouers of the children of Ammon: and he sent them into Iuda, to destroy it, according to the word of our Lord, which he had spoken by his seruantes the prophetes.✦Immisitque ei Dominus latrunculos Chaldæorum, et latrunculos Syriæ, et latrunculos Moab, et latrunculos filiorum Ammon : et immisit eos in Judam ut disperderent eum, juxta verbum Domini quod locutus fuerat per servos suos prophetas.
3And this by the word of our Lord was done against Juda, to take it away before him for all the sins of Manasses which he did,And this by the word of our Lord was done against Iuda, to take it away before him for al the sinnes of Manasses which he did,Factum est autem hoc per verbum Domini contra Judam, ut auferret eum coram se propter peccata Manasse universa quæ fecit,
4and for the innocent blood, that he had shed, and filled Jerusalem with the blood of innocents: and for this thing God would not be made propitiari: appeased, reconciled, won to mercy.and for the innocent bloud, that he had shed, & filled Ierusalem with the bloud of innocentes: & for this thing God would not be made propitious.et propter sanguinem innoxium quem effudit, et implevit Jerusalem cruore innocentium : et ob hanc rem noluit Dominus propitiari.
5But the rest of the words of Ioakim, and all that he did, are not these things written in the Book of the words of the days of the kings of Juda? And Ioakim slept with his fathers:But the rest of the wordes of Ioakim, and al that he did, are not these thinges writen in the Booke of the wordes of the daies of the kinges of Iuda? And Ioakim slept with his fathers:Reliqua autem sermonum Joakim, et universa quæ fecit, nonne hæc scripta sunt in libro sermonum dierum regum Juda ? Et dormivit Joakim cum patribus suis :
6and Ioachin his son reigned for him.and Ioachin his sonne reigned for him.et regnavit Joachin filius ejus pro eo.
7And the king of Egypt added no more to come out of his country: for the king of Babylon had taken all that had been the kings of Egypt, from the river of Egypt, unto the river Euphrates.And the king of Ægypt added no more to come out of his countrie: for the king of Babylon had taken al that had beene the kinges of Ægypt, from the riuer of Ægypt, vnto the riuer Euphrates.Et ultra non addidit rex Ægypti ut egrederetur de terra sua : tulerat enim rex Babylonis, a rivo Ægypti usque ad fluvium Euphraten, omnia quæ fuerant regis Ægypti.
8Eighteen years old was Ioachin when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Nohesta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.Eightene yeares old was Ioachin when he began to reigne, and he reigned three monethes in Ierusalem: the name of his mother was Nohesta the daughter of Elnathan of Ierusalem.✦Decem et octo annorum erat Joachin cum regnare cœpisset, et tribus mensibus regnavit in Jerusalem : nomen matris ejus Nohesta filia Elnathan de Jerusalem.
9And he did evil before our Lord, according to all things which his father had done.And he did euil before our Lord, according to al thinges which his father had done.Et fecit malum coram Domino, juxta omnia quæ fecerat pater ejus.
10At that time came up the servants of Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon into Jerusalem, and the city was compassed with forts.At that time came vp the seruantes of Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon into Ierusalem, and the citie was compassed with fortes.In tempore illo ascenderunt servi Nabuchodonosor regis Babylonis in Jerusalem, et circumdata est urbs munitionibus.
11And Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon came to the city with his servants to assault it.And Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon came to the citie with his seruantes to assault it.Venitque Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis ad civitatem cum servis suis ut oppugnarent eam.
12And Ioachin the king of Juda went forth to the king of Babylon, he and his mother, and his servants, and his nobles, and his eunuchs: and the king of Babylon received him the eighth year of his reign.And Ioachin the king of Iuda went forth to the king of Babylon, he and his mother, and his seruantes, and his nobles, and his eunuches: and the king of Babylon receiued him the eight yeare of his reigne.✦Egressusque est Joachin rex Juda ad regem Babylonis, ipse et mater ejus, et servi ejus, et principes ejus, et eunuchi ejus : et suscepit eum rex Babylonis anno octavo regni sui.
13And he brought forth from thence all the treasures of the house of our Lord, and the treasures of the king's house: and he cut in pieces all the golden vessel, which Salomon the king of Israel had made in the temple of our Lord, according to the word of our Lord.And he brought forth from thence al the treasures of the house of our Lord, and the treasures of the kinges house: and he cut in peces al the golden vessel, which Salomon the king of Israel had made in the temple of our Lord, according to the word of our Lord.Et protulit inde omnes thesauros domus Domini, et thesauros domus regiæ : et concidit universa vasa aurea quæ fecerat Salomon rex Israël in templo Domini juxta verbum Domini.
14And he transported all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the strong men of the army, ten thousand into captivity: and every artificer and clusorem: a smith, a metalworker who fashions locks and enclosures, an armourer: and nothing was left, saving the poor sort of the people of the land.And he transported al Ierusalem, and al the princes, and al the strong men of the armie, ten thousand into captiuitie: and euerie artificer and incloser: and nothing was left, sauing the poore sorte of the people of the land.✦Et transtulit omnem Jerusalem, et universos principes, et omnes fortes exercitus, decem millia, in captivitatem, et omnem artificem et clusorem : nihilque relictum est, exceptis pauperibus populi terræ.
15He transported also Ioachin into Babylon, and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his eunuchs: and the judges of the land he led into captivity from Jerusalem into Babylon.He transported also Ioachin into Babylon, and the kinges mother, and the kinges wiues, and his eunuches: and the iudges of the land he led into captiuitie from Ierusalem into Babylon.Transtulit quoque Joachin in Babylonem, et matrem regis, et uxores regis, et eunuchos ejus : et judices terræ duxit in captivitatem de Jerusalem in Babylonem.
16And all the strong men, seven thousand, and the artificers, and inclosers a thousand, all valiant men and warriors: and the king of Babylon led them captives into Babylon.And al the strong men, seuen thousand, and the artificers, and inclosers a thousand, al valiant men and warries: and the king of Babylon led them captiues into Babylon.Et omnes viros robustos, septem millia, et artifices, et clusores mille, omnes viros fortes et bellatores : duxitque eos rex Babylonis captivos in Babylonem.
17And he appointed Matthanias his uncle for him: and called his name Sedecias.And he appointed Matthanias his vncle for him: and called his name Sedecias.✦Et constituit Matthaniam patruum ejus pro eo : imposuitque nomen ei Sedeciam.
18One and twenty years old was Sedecias when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Amital, the daughter of Ieremie of Lobna,One and twentie yeares old was Sedecias when he began to reigne, and he reigned eleuen yeares in Ierusalem: the name of his mother was Amital, the daughter of Ieremie of Lobna,Vigesimum et primum annum ætatis habebat Sedecias cum regnare cœpisset, et undecim annis regnavit in Jerusalem : nomen matris ejus erat Amital filia Jeremiæ de Lobna.
19And he did evil before our Lord, according to all things which Ioakim had done.And he did euil before our Lord, according to al thinges which Ioakim had done.Et fecit malum coram Domino, juxta omnia quæ fecerat Joakim.
20For our Lord was wrath against Jerusalem and against Juda, till he cast them away from his face: and Sedecias revolted from the king of Babylon.For our Lord was wrath against Ierusalem and against Iuda, til he cast them away from his face: and Sedecias reuolted from the king of Babylon.Irascebatur enim Dominus contra Jerusalem et contra Judam, donec projiceret eos a facie sua : recessitque Sedecias a rege Babylonis.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.