إِرْمِيَا 41

١ 1 وَكَانَ فِي ٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلسَّابِعِ، أَنَّ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنَ نَثَنْيَا بْنِ أَلِيشَامَاعَ، مِنَ ٱلنَّسْلِ ٱلْمُلُوكِيِّ، جَاءَ هُوَ وَعُظَمَاءُ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَعَشَرَةُ رِجَالٍ مَعَهُ إِلَى جَدَلْيَا بْنِ أَخِيقَامَ إِلَى ٱلْمِصْفَاةِ، وَأَكَلُوا هُنَاكَ خُبْزًا مَعًا فِي ٱلْمِصْفَاةِ.

And it comes to pass, in the seventh month, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, son of Elishama, of the royal seed, and of the chiefs of the king, and ten men with him, have come to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, to Mizpah, and there they eat bread together in Mizpah.

٢ 2 فَقَامَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ نَثَنْيَا وَٱلْعَشَرَةُ ٱلرِّجَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا مَعَهُ وَضَرَبُوا جَدَلْيَا بْنَ أَخِيقَامَ بْنِ شَافَانَ بِٱلسَّيْفِ فَقَتَلُوهُ، هَذَا ٱلَّذِي أَقَامَهُ مَلِكُ بَابِلَ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ.

And Ishmael son of Nethaniah rises, and the ten men who have been with him, and they strike Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, with the sword, and he puts him to death whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the land.

٣ 3 وَكُلُّ ٱلْيَهُودِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا مَعَهُ، أَيْ مَعَ جَدَلْيَا، فِي ٱلْمِصْفَاةِ وَٱلْكَلْدَانِيُّونَ ٱلَّذِينَ وُجِدُوا هُنَاكَ، وَرِجَالُ ٱلْحَرْبِ، ضَرَبَهُمْ إِسْمَاعِيلُ.

And all the Jews who have been with him, with Gedaliah, in Mizpah, and the Chaldeans who have been found there—the men of war—Ishmael has struck.

٤ 4 وَكَانَ فِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلثَّانِي بَعْدَ قَتْلِهِ جَدَلْيَا وَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ إِنْسَانٌ،

And it comes to pass, on the second day of the putting of Gedaliah to death (and no one has known),

٥ 5 أَنَّ رِجَالًا أَتَوْا مِنْ شَكِيمَ وَمِنْ شِيلُوَ وَمِنَ ٱلسَّامِرَةِ، ثَمَانِينَ رَجُلًا مَحْلُوقِي ٱللُّحَى وَمُشَقَّقِي ٱلثِّيَابِ وَمُخَمَّشِينَ، وَبِيَدِهِمْ تَقْدِمَةٌ وَلُبَانٌ لِيُدْخِلُوهُمَا إِلَى بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

that men come in from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria—eighty men—with shaven beards, and torn garments, and cutting themselves, and [with] an offering and frankincense in their hand, to bring [them] to the house of YHWH.

٦ 6 فَخَرَجَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ نَثَنْيَا لِلِقَائِهِمْ مِنَ ٱلْمِصْفَاةِ سَائِرًا وَبَاكِيًا. فَكَانَ لَمَّا لَقِيَهُمْ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَهُمْ: «هَلُمَّ إِلَى جَدَلْيَا بْنِ أَخِيقَامَ».

And Ishmael son of Nethaniah goes forth to meet them, from Mizpah, going on and weeping, and it comes to pass, at meeting them, that he says to them, “Come to Gedaliah son of Ahikam.”

٧ 7 فَكَانَ لَمَّا أَتَوْا إِلَى وَسْطِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، أَنَّ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنَ نَثَنْيَا قَتَلَهُمْ وَأَلْقَاهُمْ إِلَى وَسْطِ ٱلْجُبِّ، هُوَ وَٱلرِّجَالُ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُ.

And it comes to pass, at their coming into the midst of the city, that Ishmael son of Nethaniah slaughters them, at the midst of the pit, he and the men who [are] with him.

٨ 8 وَلَكِنْ وُجِدَ فِيهِمْ عَشَرَةُ رِجَالٍ قَالُوا لِإِسْمَاعِيلَ: «لَا تَقْتُلْنَا لِأَنَّهُ يُوجَدُ لَنَا خَزَائِنُ فِي ٱلْحَقْلِ: قَمْحٌ وَشَعِيرٌ وَزَيْتٌ وَعَسَلٌ». فَٱمْتَنَعَ وَلَمْ يَقْتُلْهُمْ بَيْنَ إِخْوَتِهِمْ.

And ten men have been found among them, and they say to Ishmael, “Do not put us to death, for we have things hidden in the field—wheat, and barley, and oil, and honey.” And he refrains, and has not put them to death in the midst of their brothers.

٩ 9 فَٱلْجُبُّ ٱلَّذِي طَرَحَ فِيهِ إِسْمَاعِيلُ كُلَّ جُثَثِ ٱلرِّجَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ قَتَلَهُمْ بِسَبَبِ جَدَلْيَا، هُوَ ٱلَّذِي صَنَعَهُ ٱلْمَلِكُ آسَا مِنْ وَجْهِ بَعْشَا مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ. فَمَلَأَهُ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ نَثَنْيَا مِنَ ٱلْقَتْلَى.

And the pit to where Ishmael has cast all the carcasses of the men whom he has struck along with Gedaliah, is that which King Asa made because of Baasha king of Israel—Ishmael son of Nethaniah has filled it with the pierced.

١٠ 10 فَسَبَى إِسْمَاعِيلُ كُلَّ بَقِيَّةِ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي ٱلْمِصْفَاةِ، بَنَاتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَكُلَّ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلَّذِي بَقِيَ فِي ٱلْمِصْفَاةِ، ٱلَّذِينَ أَقَامَ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبُوزَرَادَانُ رَئِيسُ ٱلشُّرَطِ جَدَلْيَا بْنَ أَخِيقَامَ، سَبَاهُمْ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ نَثَنْيَا وَذَهَبَ لِيَعْبُرَ إِلَى بَنِي عَمُّونَ.

And Ishmael takes captive all the remnant of the people who [are] in Mizpah, the daughters of the king, and all the people who are left in Mizpah, whom Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the executioners, has committed [to] Gedaliah son of Ahikam, and Ishmael son of Nethaniah takes them captive, and goes to pass over to the sons of Ammon.

١١ 11 فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ يُوحَانَانُ بْنُ قَارِيحَ وَكُلُّ رُؤَسَاءِ ٱلْجُيُوشِ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُ بِكُلِّ ٱلشَّرِّ ٱلَّذِي فَعَلَهُ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ نَثَنْيَا،

And Johanan son of Kareah, and all the heads of the forces that [are] with him, hear of all the evil that Ishmael son of Nethaniah has done,

١٢ 12 أَخَذُوا كُلَّ ٱلرِّجَالِ وَسَارُوا لِيُحَارِبُوا إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنَ نَثَنْيَا، فَوَجَدُوهُ عِنْدَ ٱلْمِيَاهِ ٱلْكَثِيرَةِ ٱلَّتِي فِي جِبْعُونَ.

and they take all the men, and go to fight with Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and they find him at the great waters that [are] in Gibeon.

١٣ 13 وَلَمَّا رَأَى كُلُّ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلَّذِي مَعَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ يُوحَانَانَ بْنَ قَارِيحَ وَكُلَّ رُؤَسَاءِ ٱلْجُيُوشِ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُمْ فَرِحُوا.

And it comes to pass, when all the people who [are] with Ishmael see Johanan son of Kareah, and all the heads of the forces who [are] with him, that they rejoice.

١٤ 14 فَدَارَ كُلُّ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلَّذِي سَبَاهُ إِسْمَاعِيلُ مِنَ ٱلْمِصْفَاةِ، وَرَجَعُوا وَسَارُوا إِلَى يُوحَانَانَ بْنِ قَارِيحَ.

And all the people whom Ishmael has taken captive from Mizpah turn around, indeed, they turn back, and go to Johanan son of Kareah.

١٥ 15 أَمَّا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ نَثَنْيَا فَهَرَبَ بِثَمَانِيَةِ رِجَالٍ مِنْ وَجْهِ يُوحَانَانَ وَسَارَ إِلَى بَنِي عَمُّونَ.

And Ishmael son of Nethaniah has escaped, with eight men, from the presence of Johanan, and he goes to the sons of Ammon.

١٦ 16 فَأَخَذَ يُوحَانَانُ بْنُ قَارِيحَ وَكُلُّ رُؤَسَاءِ ٱلْجُيُوشِ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُ، كُلَّ بَقِيَّةِ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَرَدَّهُمْ مِنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ نَثَنْيَا مِنَ ٱلْمِصْفَاةِ، بَعْدَ قَتْلِ جَدَلْيَا بْنِ أَخِيقَامَ، رِجَالَ ٱلْحَرْبِ ٱلْمُقْتَدِرِينَ وَٱلنِّسَاءَ وَٱلْأَطْفَالَ وَٱلْخِصْيَانَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَرَدَّهُمْ مِنْ جِبْعُونَ.

And Johanan son of Kareah, and all the heads of the forces who [are] with him, take all the remnant of the people whom he has brought back from Ishmael son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah—after he had struck Gedaliah son of Ahikam—mighty ones, men of war, and women, and infants, and eunuchs, whom he had brought back from Gibeon,

١٧ 17 فَسَارُوا وَأَقَامُوا فِي جَيْرُوتَ كِمْهَامَ ٱلَّتِي بِجَانِبِ بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ، لِكَيْ يَسِيرُوا وَيَدْخُلُوا مِصْرَ

and they go and abide in the habitations of Chimham, that [are] near Beth-Lehem, to go to enter Egypt,

١٨ 18 مِنْ وَجْهِ ٱلْكَلْدَانِيِّينَ لِأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا خَائِفِينَ مِنْهُمْ، لِأَنَّ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنَ نَثَنْيَا كَانَ قَدْ ضَرَبَ جَدَلْيَا بْنَ أَخِيقَامَ ٱلَّذِي أَقَامَهُ مَلِكُ بَابِلَ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ.

from the presence of the Chaldeans, for they have been afraid of them, for Ishmael son of Nethaniah had struck Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land.