Jeremiah 41
1 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.
Le ɣleti adrelia me la, Ismael, Netania ƒe vi, Elisama ƒe vi, ame si tso fiaƒome me, eye wònye fia ƒe dɔnunɔlawo dometɔ ɖeka la va Gedalia, Ahikam ƒe vi gbɔ le Mizpa kple ŋutsu ewo. Esi wole nu ɖum le kplɔ̃ ŋuti ɖekae la,
2 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.
Netania ƒe vi, Ismael kple ŋutsu ewo siwo le eŋuti la tsi tsitre, eye wotsɔ yi ƒo ɖe Gedalia, Ahikam ƒe vi, Safan ƒe vi eye wowu ame si Babilonia fia tsɔ ɖo mɔmefiae ɖe anyigba la dzi.
3 Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, as well as the Chaldean soldiers who were there.
Ismael wu Yudatɔ siwo ƒo ƒu ɖe Gedalia gbɔ le Mizpa la hã, hekpe ɖe Babiloniasrafo siwo le afi ma la ŋuti.
4 On the second day after the murder of Gedaliah, when no one yet knew about it,
Gbe si gbe wowu Gedalia ƒe fɔŋli, hafi ame aɖe nase nu si dzɔ la,
5 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.
ŋutsu blaenyi siwo lũ ge, dze awu le wo ɖokuiwo ŋu eye wode abi wo ɖokuiwo ŋu la, tso Sekem, Silo kple Samaria va eye wotsɔ nuɖuvɔsa kple dzudzɔʋeʋĩdonuwo ɖe asi va Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ mee.
6 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.”
Ismael, Netania ƒe vi, tso le Mizpa kple avi hehehe yina wo kpe ge. Esi wòdo go wo la, egblɔ na wo be, “Miva Gedalia, Ahikam vi la gbɔ.”
7 And when they came into the city, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the men with him slaughtered them and threw them into a cistern.
Esi woge ɖe dua me la, Ismael, Netania ƒe vi kple ŋutsu siwo kpe ɖe eŋu la lé wo, tso ta le wo nu eye wotsɔ woƒe kukuawo ƒu gbe ɖe vudo me.
8 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.
Ke wo dometɔ ewo gblɔ na Ismael be, “Mègawu mí o! Bli, lu, ami kple anyitsi le mía si míeɣla ɖe gbe me.” Ale mewu woawo kpe ɖe ame mamlɛawo ŋu o.
9 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.
Ke vudo si me wòtsɔ ame siwo wòwu kpe ɖe Gedalia ŋu ƒe kukuawo ƒu gbe ɖo lae nye esi Fia Asa ɖe be yeatsɔ axe mɔ na Israel fia Baasa. Ke Netania ƒe vi, Ismael yɔe fũu kple ŋutilã kukuwo.
10 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.
Emegbe Ismael kplɔ dukɔ la ƒe ame mamlɛ siwo le Mizpa, fiavinyɔnuwo hekpe ɖe ame siwo katã susɔ ɖe afi ma ŋu, ame siwo nu aʋafia Nebuzaradan tsɔ Ahikam ƒe vi ɖo mɔmefiae la dzoe abe aʋaléleawo ene. Ismael, Netania ƒe vi la, kplɔ wo aboyomewoe eye wòɖo ta Amonitɔwo gbɔ kpli wo.
11 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,
Ke esi Karea ƒe vi, Yohanan kple asrafomegã siwo le egbɔ la se hlɔ̃donu siwo katã Netania ƒe vi, Ismael wɔ la,
12 they took all their men and went to fight Ishmael son of Nethaniah. And they found him near the great pool in Gibeon.
wokplɔ woƒe aʋakɔ la katã be woayi aɖawɔ aʋa kple Netania ƒe vi Ismael. Wova tui le tɔ gã si le Gibeon la to.
13 When all the people with Ishmael saw Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the army with him, they rejoiced,
Esi ameha siwo katã le Ismael ŋu kpɔ Karea ƒe vi, Yohanan kple asrafomegã siwo kplɔe ɖo la, dzi dzɔ wo ale gbegbe.
14 and all the people whom Ishmael had taken captive at Mizpah turned and went over to Johanan son of Kareah.
Ame siwo katã Ismael ɖe aboyoe le Mizpa la trɔ le eyome eye woyi ɖe Yohanan, Karea ƒe vi la gbɔ.
15 But Ishmael son of Nethaniah and eight of his men escaped from Johanan and went to the Ammonites.
Gake Netania ƒe vi, Ismael kple eŋutime enyi dze agbagba si le Yohanan nu yi ɖe Amonitɔwo gbɔ.
16 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.
Azɔ la, Yohanan, Karea ƒe vi kple asrafomegã siwo katã le eŋu la kplɔ dukɔ la ƒe ame siwo susɔ ɖe Mizpa, ame siwo woxɔ le Ismael, Netania ƒe vi la si, esi wòwu Ahikam vi, Gedalia la dzoe. Ameawoe nye: asrafowo, nyɔnuwo, ɖeviwo kple fiasãmedɔwɔla siwo wòkplɔ tso Gibeon.
17 And they went and stayed in Geruth Chimham, near Bethlehem, in order to proceed into Egypt
Wodze mɔ le yiyim eye wova tɔ ɖe Gerut Kimham si te ɖe Betlehem ŋu, esi wole mɔ dzi yina ɖe Egipte
18 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.
ne woasi le Babiloniatɔwo nu. Wole vɔvɔ̃m na wo elabena Netania ƒe vi, Ismael wu Ahikam ƒe vi, Gedalia, ame si Babilonia fia tsɔ ɖo mɔmefiae ɖe anyigba la dzi.
