< Jeremia 41 >

1 Zo kwam Jisjmaël, de zoon van Netanja, zoon van Elisjama, die van koninklijke bloede was en tot de koninklijke aanvoerders had behoord, in de zevende maand met tien mannen naar Gedaljáhoe, den zoon van Achikam, die zich te Mispa bevond. En terwijl ze daar in Mispa tezamen aan tafel zaten,
Now it came about in the seventh month that Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the king's seed, having with him ten men, came to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, in Mizpah; and they had a meal together in Mizpah.
2 sprongen Jisjmaël, de zoon van Netanja, en de tien mannen, die hem vergezelden, overeind, en staken Gedaljáhoe, den zoon van Achikam, zoon van Sjafan, aan het zwaard. Zo vermoordde Jisjmaël den landvoogd van den koning van Babel.
Then Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men who were with him, got up, and attacking Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, put to death him whom the king of Babylon had made ruler over the land.
3 Bovendien doodde hij al de Judeërs, die bij Gedaljáhoe te Mispa waren, en de Chaldeeuwse soldaten, die zich eveneens daar bevonden.
And Ishmael put to death all the Jews who were with him, even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldaean men of war.
4 Daags na de moord op Gedaljáhoe, en toen niemand er nog iets van wist,
Now on the second day after he had put Gedaliah to death, when no one had knowledge of it,
5 kwamen er tachtig mannen uit Sikem, Sjilo en Samaria aan, die zich de baard hadden afgeschoren, de kleren gescheurd en verwondingen toegebracht; ze droegen offergaven en wierook met zich mee, om ze naar de tempel van Jahweh te brengen.
Some people came from Shechem, from Shiloh and Samaria, eighty men, with the hair of their faces cut off and their clothing out of order, and with cuts on their bodies, and in their hands meal offerings and perfumes which they were taking to the house of the Lord.
6 Jisjmaël, de zoon van Netanja, ging ze al wenend uit Mispa tegemoet, en toen hij bij hen was, zeide hij hun:
And Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, went out from Mizpah with the purpose of meeting them, weeping on his way: and it came about that when he was face to face with them he said, Come to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam.
7 Komt even bij Gedaljáhoe aan, den zoon van Achikam! Maar nauwelijks waren ze in de stad gekomen, of Jisjmaël, de zoon van Netanja, met de mannen die bij hem waren, slachtten ze af, en wierpen ze in de put.
And when they came inside the town, Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, and the men who were with him, put them to death and put their bodies into a deep hole.
8 Maar tien van die mannen riepen Jisjmaël toe: Dood ons niet; want wij hebben in het veld geheime voorraden van koren, gerst, olie en honing. Daarom liet hij ze ongemoeid, en vermoordde ze niet met de anderen.
But there were ten men among them who said to Ishmael, Do not put us to death, for we have secret stores, in the country, of grain and oil and honey. So he did not put them to death with their countrymen.
9 De put, waarin Jisjmaël al de lijken van de mannen liet werpen, die hij vermoord had, was de grote put, die koning Asa had laten graven bij zijn strijd tegen Basja, den koning van Israël; die vulde Jisjmaël, de zoon van Netanjáhoe, met de lijken.
Now the hole into which Ishmael had put the dead bodies of the men whom he had put to death, was the great hole which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha, king of Israel: and Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, made it full of the bodies of those who had been put to death.
10 Daarna voerde Jisjmaël heel de rest der bevolking van Mispa weg, met de dochters van den koning en al het volk dat zich in Mispa had gevestigd, en die Neboe-Zaradan, het hoofd van de lijfwacht, aan Gedaljáhoe, den zoon van Achikam, had toevertrouwd; hij trok op, om naar de Ammonieten over te lopen.
Then Ishmael took away as prisoners all the rest of the people who were in Mizpah, the king's daughters and all the people still in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, had put under the care of Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam: Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, took them away prisoners with the purpose of going over to the children of Ammon.
11 Toen Jochanan, de zoon van Karéach, en al de legeroversten die bij hem waren, hoorden wat al onheil Jisjmaël, de zoon van Netanja, had gesticht,
But when Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the armed forces who were with him, had news of all the evil which Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, had done,
12 riepen ze al hun mannen bijeen, en rukten uit, om tegen Jisjmaël, den zoon van Netanja, te gaan vechten. Ze stieten op hem bij de grote vijver van Gibon.
They took their men and went out to make war on Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, and they came face to face with him by the great waters in Gibeon.
13 Al het volk, dat bij Jisjmaël was, verheugde zich, toen ze Jochanan, den zoon van Karéach, zagen met al de legeroversten, die bij hem waren;
Now when all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces with him, then they were glad.
14 en al het volk, dat Jisjmaël uit Mispa had weggevoerd, liep over en voegde zich weer bij Jochanan, den zoon van Karéach.
And all the people whom Ishmael had taken away prisoners from Mizpah, turning round, came back and went to Johanan, the son of Kareah.
15 Jisjmaël zelf, de zoon van Netanja, wist met acht mannen Jochanan te ontsnappen, en week naar de Ammonieten uit.
But Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, got away from Johanan, with eight men, and went to the children of Ammon.
16 Nu verzamelde Jochanan, de zoon van Karéach, met al de legeroversten die bij hem waren, de hele rest der bevolking, die Jisjmaël, de zoon van Netanja, uit Mispa had weggevoerd, nadat hij Gedalja, den zoon van Achikam, had vermoord, maar die Jochanan uit Gibon had teruggebracht: mannen en weerbare lieden, vrouwen, kinderen en eunuchen.
Then Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, took all the rest of the people whom Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, had made prisoners, after he had put to death Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the people from Mizpah, that is, the men of war and the women and the children and the unsexed servants, whom he had taken back with him from Gibeon:
17 Ze trokken weg, en maakten eerst halt in Geroet-Kimham bij Betlehem, om voor de Chaldeën naar Egypte te vluchten.
And they went and were living in the resting-place of Chimham, which is near Beth-lehem on the way into Egypt,
18 Want ze waren bang voor hen, omdat Jisjmaël, de zoon van Netanja, Gedaljáhoe, den zoon van Achikam, had vermoord, dien de koning van Babel tot landvoogd had aangesteld.
Because of the Chaldaeans: for they were in fear of them because Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, had put to death Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had made ruler over the land.

< Jeremia 41 >