Yarmiyaah 52
shaah-ay-yahoodaah sidaqiyaah kee hukoomat
1sidaqiyaah 21 saal kee umr men baadshaah bana, aur yarooshalam men us kee hukoomat ka dauraaniya 11 saal tha. us kee maan hamootal bint yaramiyaah libna shaher kee rahenay vaalee thee. 2yahooyaqeem kee tarah sidaqiyaah aisa kaam karta raha jo rabb ko naapsand tha. 3rabb yarooshalam aur yahoodaah kay baashindon say itna naaraaz hua ki aakhir men us nay unhen apnay huzoor say khaarij kar diya.
sidaqiyaah ka faraar aur giriftaaree
ek din sidaqiyaah baabal kay baadshaah say sarkash hua, 4is liyay shaah-ay-baabal nabookadnazzar tamaam fauj apnay saath lay kar dubaara yarooshalam pahuncha taaki us par hamla karay.
sidaqiyaah kee hukoomat kay navven saal men baabal kee fauj yarooshalam ka muhaasara karnay lagee. yah kaam dasven maheenay kay dasven din [a] 15 janvree. shuroo hua. pooray shaher kay ird-gird baadshaah nay pushtay banvaaay. 5sidaqiyaah kee hukoomat kay 11ven saal tak yarooshalam qaaim raha. 6lekin phir kaal nay shaher men zor pakda, aur avaam kay liyay khaanay kee cheezen na raheen.
chauthay maheenay kay navven din [b] 18 julaaee. 7baabal kay faujiyon nay faseel men rakhna daal diya. usee raat sidaqiyaah apnay tamaam faujiyon samet faraar honay men kaamyaab hua, agarchi shaher dushman say ghira hua tha. vah faseel kay us darvaazay say niklay jo shaahee baagh kay saath mulhiq do deevaaron kay beech men tha. vah vaadee-ay-yardan kee taraf bhaagnay lagay, 8lekin baabal kee fauj nay baadshaah ka taaqqub karkay usay yareehoo kay maidaan men pakad liya. us kay faujee us say alag ho kar chaaron taraf muntashir ho gaay, 9aur vah khud giriftaar ho gaya. phir usay mulk-ay-hamaat kay shaher ribla men shaah-ay-baabal kay paas laaya gaya, aur vaheen us nay sidaqiyaah par faisla saadir kiya. 10sidaqiyaah kay dekhtay dekhtay shaah-ay-baabal nay ribla men us kay beton ko qatl kiya. saath saath us nay yahoodaah kay tamaam buzurgon ko bhee maut kay ghaat utaar diya. 11phir us nay sidaqiyaah kee aankhen nikalva kar usay peetal kee zanjeeron men jakad liya aur baabal lay gaya jahaan vah jeetay jee raha.
yarooshalam aur rabb kay ghar kee tabaahee
12shaah-ay-baabal nabookadnazzar kee hukoomat kay 19ven saal men baadshaah ka khaas afsar naboozaraadaan yarooshalam pahuncha. vah shaahee muhaafizon par muqarrar tha. paanchven maheenay kay saatven din [c] 17 agast. us nay a kar 13rabb kay ghar, shaahee mahel aur yarooshalam kay tamaam makaanon ko jala diya. har badee imaarat bhasm ho gaee. 14us nay apnay tamaam faujiyon say shaher kee pooree faseel ko bhee gira diya. 15phir naboozaraadaan nay sab ko jilaavatan kar diya jo yarooshalam men peechhay rah gaay thay. vah bhee un men shaamil thay jo jang kay dauraan ghaddaaree karkay shaah-ay-baabal kay peechhay lag gaay thay. naboozaraadaan baaqeemaanda kaareegar aur ghareebon men say bhee kuchh baabal lay gaya. 16lekin us nay sab say nichlay tabqay kay baaz logon ko mulk-ay-yahoodaah men chhod diya taaki vah angoor kay baaghon aur kheton ko sambhaalen.
17baabal kay faujiyon nay rabb kay ghar men ja kar peetal kay donon satoonon, paanee kay baasnon ko uthaanay vaalee hathgaadiyon aur samundar naamee peetal kay hauz ko tod diya aur saara peetal utha kar baabal lay gaay. 18vah rabb kay ghar kee khidmat sar’anjaam denay kay liyay darkaar saamaan bhee lay gaay yaanee baaltiyaan, belachay, battee katarnay kay auzaar, chhidkaao kay katoray, piyaalay aur peetal ka baaqee saara saamaan. 19khaalis sonay aur chaandee kay bartan bhee is men shaamil thay yaanee baasan, jaltay huay koilay kay bartan, chhidkaao kay katoray, baaltiyaan, shamaadaan, piyaalay aur mai kee nazren pesh karnay kay bartan. shaahee muhaafizon ka yah afsar saara saamaan utha kar baabal lay gaya. 20jab donon satoonon, samundar naamee hauz, hauz ko uthaanay vaalay peetal kay bailon aur baasnon ko uthaanay vaalee hathgaadiyon ka peetal tudvaaya gaya to vah itna vaznee tha ki usay tola na ja saka. sulemaan baadshaah nay yah cheezen rabb kay ghar kay liyay banvaaee theen. 21har satoon kee oonchaaee 27 fut aur ghera 18 fut tha. donon khokhlay thay, aur un kee deevaaron kee motaaee 3 inch thee. 22un kay baalaaee hisson kee oonchaaee saadhay saat fut thee, aur vah peetal kee jaalee aur anaaron say sajay huay thay. 2396 anaar lagay huay thay. jaalee kay ird-gird kul 100 anaar lagay thay.
24shaahee muhaafizon kay afsar naboozaraadaan nay zail kay qaidiyon ko alag kar diya : imaam-ay-aazam siraayaah, us kay baad aanay vaalay imaam safaniyaah, rabb kay ghar kay teen darbaanon, 25shaher kay bachay huon men say us afsar ko jo shaher kay faujiyon par muqarrar tha, sidaqiyaah baadshaah kay saat musheeron, ummat kee bhartee karnay vaalay afsar aur shaher men maujood us kay 60 mardon ko. 26naboozaraadaan in sab ko alag karkay sooba hamaat kay shaher ribla lay gaya jahaan shaah-ay-baabal tha. 27vahaan nabookadnazzar nay unhen saza-ay-maut dee.
yoon yahoodaah kay baashindon ko jilaavatan kar diya gaya. 28nabookadnazzar nay apnee hukoomat kay 7ven saal men yahoodaah kay 3,023 afraad, 2918ven saal men yarooshalam kay 832 afraad, 30aur 23ven saal men 745 afraad ko jilaavatan kar diya. yah aakhiree log shaahee muhaafizon kay afsar naboozaraadaan kay zareeay baabal laaay gaay. kul 4,600 afraad jilaavatan huay.
yahooyaakeen ko aazaad kiya jaata hai
31yahoodaah kay baadshaah yahooyaakeen kee jilaavatanee kay 37ven saal men aveel-maroodak baabal ka baadshaah bana. usee saal kay 12ven maheenay kay 25ven din [d] 31 maarch. us nay yahooyaakeen ko qaidkhaanay say aazaad kar diya. 32us nay us kay saath narm baaten karkay usay izzat kee aisee kursee par bithaaya jo baabal men jilaavatan kiay gaay baaqee baadshaahon kee nisbat ziyaada ahem thee. 33yahooyaakeen ko qaidee kay kapday utaarnay kee ijaazat milee, aur usay zindagee bhar baadshaah kee mez par baaqaaidagee say khaana khaanay ka sharaf haasil raha. 34baadshaah nay muqarrar kiya ki yahooyaakeen ko umr bhar itna vazeefa milta rahay ki us kee rozmarra zarooriyaat pooree hotee rahen.