¹ 西底家登基的时候年二十一岁，在耶路撒冷作王十一年。他母亲名叫哈慕他，是立拿人耶利米的女儿。

² 西底家行耶和华眼中看为恶的事，是照约雅敬一切所行的。

³ 因此耶和华的怒气在耶路撒冷和犹大发作，以致将人民从自己的面前赶出。

⁴ 西底家背叛巴比伦王。他作王第九年十月初十日，巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒率领全军来攻击耶路撒冷，对城安营，四围筑垒攻城。

⁵ 於是城被围困直到西底家王十一年。

⁶ 四月初九日，城里有大饥荒，甚至百姓都没有粮食。

⁷ 城被攻破，一切兵丁就在夜间从靠近王园两城中间的门，出城逃跑；迦勒底人正在四围攻城。他们就往亚拉巴逃去。

⁸ 迦勒底的军队追赶西底家王，在耶利哥的平原追上他。他的全军都离开他四散了。

⁹ 迦勒底人就拿住王，带他到在哈马地利比拉的巴比伦王那里；巴比伦王便审判他。

¹⁰ 巴比伦王在西底家眼前杀了他的众子，又在利比拉杀了犹大的一切首领，

¹¹ 并且剜了西底家的眼睛，用铜炼锁着他，带到巴比伦去，将他囚在监里，直到他死的日子。

¹² 巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒十九年五月初十日，在巴比伦王面前侍立的护卫长尼布撒拉旦进入耶路撒冷，

¹³ 用火焚烧耶和华的殿和王宫，又焚烧耶路撒冷的房屋，就是各大户家的房屋。

¹⁴ 跟从护卫长迦勒底的全军就拆毁耶路撒冷四围的城墙。

¹⁵ 那时护卫长尼布撒拉旦将民中最穷的和城里所剩下的百姓，并已经投降巴比伦王的人，以及大众所剩下的人，都掳去了。

¹⁶ 但护卫长尼布撒拉旦留下些民中最穷的，使他们修理葡萄园，耕种田地。

¹⁷ 耶和华殿的铜柱并殿内的盆座和铜海，迦勒底人都打碎了，将那铜运到巴比伦去了，

¹⁸ 又带去锅、铲子、蜡剪、盘子、调羹，并所用的一切铜器、

¹⁹ 杯、火鼎、碗、盆、灯台、调羹、爵，无论金的银的，护卫长也都带去了。

²⁰ 所罗门为耶和华殿所造的两根铜柱、一个铜海，并座下的十二只铜牛，这一切的铜多得无法可称。

²¹ 这一根柱子高十八肘，厚四指，是空的，围十二肘。

²² 柱上有铜顶，高五肘；铜顶的周围有网子和石榴，都是铜的。那一根柱子照此一样，也有石榴。

²³ 柱子四面有九十六个石榴，在网子周围，共有一百石榴。

²⁴ 护卫长拿住大祭司西莱雅、副祭司西番亚，和三个把门的，

²⁵ 又从城中拿住一个管理兵丁的官（或译：太监），并在城里所遇常见王面的七个人和检点国民军长的书记，以及城里所遇见的国民六十个人。

²⁶ 护卫长尼布撒拉旦将这些人带到利比拉的巴比伦王那里。

²⁷ 巴比伦王就把他们击杀在哈马地的利比拉。这样，犹大人被掳去离开本地。

²⁸ 尼布甲尼撒所掳的民数记在下面：在他第七年掳去犹大人三千零二十三名；

²⁹ 尼布甲尼撒十八年从耶路撒冷掳去八百三十二人；

³⁰ 尼布甲尼撒二十三年，护卫长尼布撒拉旦掳去犹大人七百四十五名；共有四千六百人。

³¹ 犹大王约雅斤被掳後三十七年，巴比伦王以未米罗达元年十二月二十五日，使犹大王约雅斤抬头，提他出监，

³² 又对他说恩言，使他的位高过与他一同在巴比伦众王的位，

³³ 给他脱了囚服。他终身在巴比伦王面前吃饭。

³⁴ 巴比伦王赐他所需用的食物，日日赐他一分，终身是这样，直到他死的日子。

¹ Now it happened, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,

² that I put my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the governor of the castle, in charge of Jerusalem; for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.

³ I said to them, "Don't let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot; and while they stand guard, let them shut the doors, and you bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, everyone in his watch, with everyone near his house."

⁴ Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not built.

⁵ My God put into my heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. I found the book of the genealogy of those who came up at the first, and I found written therein:

⁶ These are the children of the province, who went up out of the captivity of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, everyone to his city;

⁷ who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

⁸ The children of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.

⁹ The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two.

¹⁰ The children of Arah, six hundred fifty-two.

¹¹ The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred [and] eighteen.

¹² The children of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.

¹³ The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty-five.

¹⁴ The children of Zaccai, seven hundred sixty.

¹⁵ The children of Binnui, six hundred forty-eight.

¹⁶ The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty-eight.

¹⁷ The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty-two.

¹⁸ The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-seven.

¹⁹ The children of Bigvai, two thousand sixty-seven.

²⁰ The children of Adin, six hundred fifty-five.

²¹ The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.

²² The children of Hashum, three hundred Twenty-eight.

²³ The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty-four.

²⁴ The children of Hariph, one hundred twelve.

²⁵ The children of Gibeon, ninety-five.

²⁶ The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, one hundred eighty-eight.

²⁷ The men of Anathoth, one hundred twenty-eight.

²⁸ The men of Beth Azmaveth, forty-two.

²⁹ The men of Kiriath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three.

³⁰ The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one.

³¹ The men of Michmas, one hundred and twenty-two.

³² The men of Bethel and Ai, a hundred twenty-three.

³³ The men of the other Nebo, fifty-two.

³⁴ The children of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.

³⁵ The children of Harim, three hundred twenty.

³⁶ The children of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.

³⁷ The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-one.

³⁸ The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred thirty.

³⁹ The priests: The children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.

⁴⁰ The children of Immer, one thousand fifty-two.

⁴¹ The children of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred forty-seven.

⁴² The children of Harim, one thousand [and] seventeen.

⁴³ The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, of the children of Hodevah, seventy-four.

⁴⁴ The singers: the children of Asaph, one hundred forty-eight.

⁴⁵ The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, one hundred thirty-eight.

⁴⁶ The Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,

⁴⁷ the children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon,

⁴⁸ the children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Salmai,

⁴⁹ the children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar,

⁵⁰ the children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,

⁵¹ the children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Paseah.

⁵² The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephushesim,

⁵³ the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,

⁵⁴ the children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,

⁵⁵ the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,

⁵⁶ the children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.

⁵⁷ The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,

⁵⁸ the children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,

⁵⁹ the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth Hazzebaim, the children of Amon.

⁶⁰ All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety-two.

⁶¹ These were those who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers' houses, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel:

⁶² The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty-two.

⁶³ Of the priests: the children of Hobaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.

⁶⁴ These sought their register [among] those who were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they deemed polluted and put from the priesthood.

⁶⁵ The governor said to them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, until there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.

⁶⁶ The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,

⁶⁷ besides their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven: and they had two hundred forty-five singing men and singing women.

⁶⁸ Their horses were seven hundred thirty-six; their mules, two hundred forty-five;

⁶⁹ [their] camels, four hundred thirty-five; [their] donkeys, six thousand seven hundred twenty.

⁷⁰ Some from among the heads of fathers' [houses] gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury one thousand darics of gold, fifty basins, and five hundred thirty priests' garments.

⁷¹ Some of the heads of fathers' [houses] gave into the treasury of the work twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand two hundred minas of silver.

⁷² That which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand minas of silver, and sixty-seven priests' garments.

⁷³ So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinim, and all Israel, lived in their cities. When the seventh month was come, the children of Israel were in their cities.