1ben-es·rim ve·'a·chat sha·nah tzid·ki·ya·hu ve·ma·le·chov, ve·'a·chat es·reh sha·nah, ma·lach bi·ru·sha·lim; ve·shem im·mov, cha·mi·tal ch cha·mu·tal k bat-yir·me·ya·hu mil·liv·nah. 2vai·ya·'as ha·ra be·'ei·nei ha·shem; ke·chol a·sher-a·sah ye·ho·v·ya·kim. 3ki al-af ha·shem ha·ye·tah bi·ru·sha·lim vi·hu·dah, ad-hish·li·chov o·v·tam me·'al pa·nav; vai·yim·rod tzid·ki·ya·hu be·me·lech ba·vel. 4vay·hi va·sha·nah hat·te·shi·'it le·ma·le·chov ba·cho·desh ha·'a·si·ri be·'a·so·vr la·cho·desh ba ne·vu·chad·re·tzar me·lech-ba·vel hu ve·chol-chei·lov al-ye·ru·sha·lim, vai·ya·cha·nu a·lei·ha; vai·yiv·nu a·lei·ha da·yek sa·viv. 5vat·ta·vo ha·'ir bam·ma·tzo·vr; ad ash·tei es·reh sha·nah, lam·me·lech tzid·ki·ya·hu. 6ba·cho·desh ha·re·vi·'i be·tish·'ah la·cho·desh, vai·ye·che·zak ha·ra·'av ba·'ir; ve·lo-ha·yah le·chem le·'am ha·'a·retz. 7vat·tib·ba·ka ha·'ir ve·chol-an·shei ham·mil·cha·mah yiv·re·chu vai·ye·tze·'u me·ha·'ir lay·lah de·rech sha·'ar bein-ha·cho·mo·ta·yim a·sher al-gan ham·me·lech, ve·chas·dim al-ha·'ir sa·viv; vai·ye·le·chu de·rech ha·'a·ra·vah. 8vai·yir·de·fu cheil-kas·dim a·cha·rei ham·me·lech, vai·yas·si·gu et-tzid·ki·ya·hu be·'ar·vot ye·re·chov; ve·chol-chei·lov, na·fo·tzu me·'a·lav. 9vai·yit·pe·su et-ham·me·lech, vai·ya·'a·lu o·tov el-me·lech ba·vel riv·la·tah be·'e·retz cha·mat; vay·dab·ber it·tov mish·pa·tim. 10vai·yish·chat me·lech-ba·vel et-be·nei tzid·ki·ya·hu le·'ei·nav; ve·gam et-kol-sa·rei ye·hu·dah sha·chat be·riv·la·tah. 11ve·'et-ei·nei tzid·ki·ya·hu iv·ver; vai·ya·'as·re·hu van·chush·ta·yim vay·vi·'e·hu me·lech-ba·vel ba·ve·lah, vai·yit·te·ne·hu ve·veit- ch veit-hap·pe·kud·dot k ad-yo·vm mo·v·tov.

12u·va·cho·desh ha·cha·mi·shi be·'a·so·vr la·cho·desh, hi she·nat te·sha-es·reh sha·nah, lam·me·lech ne·vu·chad·re·tzar me·lech-ba·vel; ba ne·vu·zar·'a·dan rav-tab·ba·chim, a·mad lif·nei me·lech-ba·vel bi·ru·sha·lim. 13vai·yis·rof et-beit-ha·shem ve·'et-beit ham·me·lech; ve·'et kol-bat·tei ye·ru·sha·lim ve·'et-kol-beit hag·ga·do·vl sa·raf ba·'esh. 14ve·'et-kol-cho·mo·vt ye·ru·sha·lim sa·viv; na·te·tzu kol-cheil kas·dim, a·sher et-rav-tab·ba·chim. 15u·mid·dal·lo·vt ha·'am ve·'et-ye·ter ha·'am han·nish·'a·rim ba·'ir ve·'et-han·no·fe·lim a·sher na·fe·lu el-me·lech ba·vel, ve·'et ye·ter ha·'a·mo·vn; heg·lah ne·vu·zar·'a·dan rav-tab·ba·chim. 16u·mid·dal·lo·vt ha·'a·retz, hish·'ir ne·vu·zar·'a·dan rav-tab·ba·chim; le·cho·re·mim u·le·yo·ge·vim.

17ve·'et-am·mu·dei han·ne·cho·shet a·sher le·veit-ha·shem ve·'et-ham·me·cho·no·vt ve·'et-yam han·ne·cho·shet a·sher be·veit-ha·shem shib·be·ru chas·dim; vai·yis·'u et-kol-ne·chush·tam ba·ve·lah. 18ve·'et-has·si·ro·vt ve·'et-hai·ya·'im ve·'et-ham·zam·me·ro·vt ve·'et-ham·miz·ra·kot ve·'et-hak·kap·po·vt ve·'et kol-ke·lei han·ne·cho·shet a·sher-ye·sha·re·tu va·hem la·ka·chu. 19ve·'et-has·sip·pim ve·'et-ham·mach·to·vt ve·'et-ham·miz·ra·ko·vt ve·'et-has·si·ro·vt ve·'et-ham·me·no·ro·vt ve·'et-hak·kap·po·vt ve·'et-ham·me·na·ki·yo·vt, a·sher za·hav za·hav, va·'a·sher-ke·sef ka·sef; la·kach rav-tab·ba·chim. 20ha·'am·mu·dim she·na·yim hai·yam e·chad ve·hab·ba·kar she·neim-a·sar ne·cho·shet a·sher-ta·chat ham·me·cho·no·vt, a·sher a·sah ham·me·lech she·lo·moh le·veit ha·shem; lo-ha·yah mish·kal, lin·chush·tam kol-hak·ke·lim ha·'el·leh. 21ve·ha·'am·mu·dim she·mo·neh es·reh am·mah ko·v·mah ch ko·v·mat k ha·'am·mud ha·'e·chad, ve·chut she·teim-es·reh am·mah ye·sub·ben·nu; ve·'a·ve·yov ar·ba atz·ba·'o·vt na·vuv. 22ve·cho·te·ret a·lav ne·cho·shet ve·ko·v·mat hak·ko·te·ret ha·'a·chat cha·mesh am·mo·vt u·se·va·chah ve·rim·mo·v·nim al-hak·ko·v·te·ret sa·viv hak·kol ne·cho·shet; ve·cha·'el·leh la·'am·mud ha·she·ni ve·rim·mo·v·nim. 23vai·yih·yu ha·rim·mo·nim, tish·'im ve·shi·shah ru·chah; kol-ha·rim·mo·v·nim me·'ah al-has·se·va·chah sa·viv.

24vai·yik·kach rav-tab·ba·chim et-se·ra·yah ko·hen ha·rosh, ve·'et-tze·fan·yah ko·hen ham·mish·neh; ve·'et-she·lo·shet sho·me·rei has·saf. 25u·min-ha·'ir la·kach sa·ris e·chad a·sher-ha·yah fa·kid al-an·shei ham·mil·cha·mah ve·shiv·'ah a·na·shim me·ro·'ei fe·nei-ham·me·lech a·sher nim·tze·'u va·'ir, ve·'et so·fer sar ha·tza·va, ham·matz·bi et-am ha·'a·retz; ve·shi·shim ish me·'am ha·'a·retz, han·nim·tze·'im be·to·vch ha·'ir. 26vai·yik·kach o·v·tam, ne·vu·zar·'a·dan rav-tab·ba·chim; vai·yo·lech o·v·tam el-me·lech ba·vel riv·la·tah. 27vai·yak·keh o·v·tam me·lech ba·vel vay·mi·tem be·riv·lah be·'e·retz cha·mat; vai·yi·gel ye·hu·dah me·'al ad·ma·tov.

28zeh ha·'am, a·sher heg·lah ne·vu·chad·re·tzar; bish·nat-she·va ye·hu·dim she·lo·shet a·la·fim ve·'es·rim u·she·lo·shah. 29bish·nat she·mo·v·neh es·reh lin·vu·chad·re·tzar; mi·ru·sha·lim, ne·fesh she·mo·neh me·'o·vt she·lo·shim u·she·na·yim. 30bish·nat sha·losh ve·'es·rim lin·vu·chad·re·tzar heg·lah ne·vu·zar·'a·dan rav-tab·ba·chim, ye·hu·dim ne·fesh she·va me·'o·vt ar·ba·'im va·cha·mi·shah; kol-ne·fesh ar·ba·'at a·la·fim ve·shesh me·'o·vt. f

31vay·hi vish·lo·shim va·she·va sha·nah le·ga·lut ye·ho·v·ya·chin me·lech-ye·hu·dah, bish·neim a·sar cho·desh, be·'es·rim va·cha·mi·shah la·cho·desh; na·sa e·vil me·ro·dach me·lech ba·vel bish·nat mal·chu·tov et-rosh ye·ho·v·ya·chin me·lech-ye·hu·dah, vai·yo·tze o·v·tov mib·beit hak·ke·li ch hak·ke·lu. k 32vay·dab·ber it·tov to·vo·vt; vai·yit·ten et-kis·'ov, mim·ma·'al le·chis·se me·la·chim ch ham·me·la·chim k a·sher it·tov be·va·vel. 33ve·shin·nah et big·dei chil·'ov; ve·'a·chal le·chem le·fa·nav ta·mid kol-ye·mei chai·yav. 34va·'a·ru·cha·tov a·ru·chat ta·mid nit·te·nah-lov me·'et me·lech-ba·vel de·var-yo·vm be·yo·v·mov ad-yo·vm mo·v·tov; kol ye·mei chai·yav.