Jeremiah 41 (AVD)

1وَكَانَ 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.In the seventh month, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family and one of the king’s chief officers, came with ten men to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah, and they ate a meal together there.

2فَقَامَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ نَثَنْيَا وَٱلْعَشَرَةُ ٱلرِّجَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا مَعَهُ وَضَرَبُوا جَدَلْيَا بْنَ أَخِيقَامَ بْنِ شَافَانَ بِٱلسَّيْفِ فَقَتَلُوهُ، هَذَا ٱلَّذِي أَقَامَهُ مَلِكُ بَابِلَ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ.Then Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him got up and struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, killing the one whom the king of Babylon had appointed to govern the land.

3وَكُلُّ ٱلْيَهُودِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا مَعَهُ، أَيْ مَعَ جَدَلْيَا، فِي ٱلْمِصْفَاةِ وَٱلْكَلْدَانِيُّونَ ٱلَّذِينَ وُجِدُوا هُنَاكَ، وَرِجَالُ ٱلْحَرْبِ، ضَرَبَهُمْ إِسْمَاعِيلُ.Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, as well as the Chaldean soldiers who were there.

4وَكَانَ فِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلثَّانِي بَعْدَ قَتْلِهِ جَدَلْيَا وَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ إِنْسَانٌ،On the second day after the murder of Gedaliah, when no one yet knew about it,

5أَنَّ رِجَالًا أَتَوْا مِنْ شَكِيمَ وَمِنْ شِيلُوَ وَمِنَ ٱلسَّامِرَةِ، ثَمَانِينَ رَجُلًا مَحْلُوقِي ٱللُّحَى وَمُشَقَّقِي ٱلثِّيَابِ وَمُخَمَّشِينَ، وَبِيَدِهِمْ تَقْدِمَةٌ وَلُبَانٌ لِيُدْخِلُوهُمَا إِلَى بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ.eighty men who had shaved off their beards, torn their garments, and cut themselves came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria, carrying grain offerings and frankincense for the house of the LORD.

6فَخَرَجَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ نَثَنْيَا لِلِقَائِهِمْ مِنَ ٱلْمِصْفَاةِ سَائِرًا وَبَاكِيًا. فَكَانَ لَمَّا لَقِيَهُمْ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَهُمْ: «هَلُمَّ إِلَى جَدَلْيَا بْنِ أَخِيقَامَ».And Ishmael son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went. When Ishmael encountered the men, he said, “Come to Gedaliah son of Ahikam.”

7فَكَانَ لَمَّا أَتَوْا إِلَى وَسْطِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، أَنَّ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنَ نَثَنْيَا قَتَلَهُمْ وَأَلْقَاهُمْ إِلَى وَسْطِ ٱلْجُبِّ، هُوَ وَٱلرِّجَالُ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُ.And when they came into the city, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the men with him slaughtered them and threw them into a cistern.

8وَلَكِنْ وُجِدَ فِيهِمْ عَشَرَةُ رِجَالٍ قَالُوا لِإِسْمَاعِيلَ: «لَا تَقْتُلْنَا لِأَنَّهُ يُوجَدُ لَنَا خَزَائِنُ فِي ٱلْحَقْلِ: قَمْحٌ وَشَعِيرٌ وَزَيْتٌ وَعَسَلٌ». فَٱمْتَنَعَ وَلَمْ يَقْتُلْهُمْ بَيْنَ إِخْوَتِهِمْ.But ten of the men among them said to Ishmael, “Do not kill us, for we have hidden treasure in the field—wheat, barley, oil, and honey!” So he refrained from killing them with the others.

9فَٱلْجُبُّ 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.Now the cistern into which Ishmael had thrown all the bodies of the men he had struck down along with Gedaliah was a large one that King Asa had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain.

10فَسَبَى 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.Then Ishmael took captive all the remnant of the people of Mizpah—the daughters of the king along with all the others who remained in Mizpah—over whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam. Ishmael son of Nethaniah took them captive and set off to cross over to the Ammonites.

11فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ يُوحَانَانُ بْنُ قَارِيحَ وَكُلُّ رُؤَسَاءِ ٱلْجُيُوشِ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُ بِكُلِّ ٱلشَّرِّ ٱلَّذِي فَعَلَهُ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ نَثَنْيَا،When Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him heard of all the crimes that Ishmael son of Nethaniah had committed,

12أَخَذُوا كُلَّ ٱلرِّجَالِ وَسَارُوا لِيُحَارِبُوا إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنَ نَثَنْيَا، فَوَجَدُوهُ عِنْدَ ٱلْمِيَاهِ ٱلْكَثِيرَةِ ٱلَّتِي فِي جِبْعُونَ.they took all their men and went to fight Ishmael son of Nethaniah. And they found him near the great pool in Gibeon.

13وَلَمَّا رَأَى كُلُّ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلَّذِي مَعَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ يُوحَانَانَ بْنَ قَارِيحَ وَكُلَّ رُؤَسَاءِ ٱلْجُيُوشِ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُمْ فَرِحُوا.When all the people with Ishmael saw Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the army with him, they rejoiced,

14فَدَارَ كُلُّ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلَّذِي سَبَاهُ إِسْمَاعِيلُ مِنَ ٱلْمِصْفَاةِ، وَرَجَعُوا وَسَارُوا إِلَى يُوحَانَانَ بْنِ قَارِيحَ.and all the people whom Ishmael had taken captive at Mizpah turned and went over to Johanan son of Kareah.

15أَمَّا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ نَثَنْيَا فَهَرَبَ بِثَمَانِيَةِ رِجَالٍ مِنْ وَجْهِ يُوحَانَانَ وَسَارَ إِلَى بَنِي عَمُّونَ.But Ishmael son of Nethaniah and eight of his men escaped from Johanan and went to the Ammonites.

16فَأَخَذَ 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.Then Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him took the whole remnant of the people from Mizpah whom he had recovered from Ishmael son of Nethaniah after Ishmael had killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam: the soldiers, women, children, and court officials he had brought back from Gibeon.

17فَسَارُوا وَأَقَامُوا فِي جَيْرُوتَ كِمْهَامَ ٱلَّتِي بِجَانِبِ بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ، لِكَيْ يَسِيرُوا وَيَدْخُلُوا مِصْرَAnd they went and stayed in Geruth Chimham, near Bethlehem, in order to proceed into Egypt

18مِنْ وَجْهِ ٱلْكَلْدَانِيِّينَ لِأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا خَائِفِينَ مِنْهُمْ، لِأَنَّ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنَ نَثَنْيَا كَانَ قَدْ ضَرَبَ جَدَلْيَا بْنَ أَخِيقَامَ ٱلَّذِي أَقَامَهُ مَلِكُ بَابِلَ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ.to escape the Chaldeans. For they were afraid of the Chaldeans because Ishmael son of Nethaniah had struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land.

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