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.
Nʼọnwa nke asaa, Ishmel nwa Netanaya, nwa Elishama, onye si nʼagbụrụ eze, na onye naara abụ otu nʼime ndịisi ozi eze, duuru ndị ikom iri bịa nʼụlọ Gedaliya nwa Ahikam na Mizpa. Mgbe Gedaliya soo ha niile na-eri nri,
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.
Ishmel nwa Netanaya na mmadụ iri ndị ahụ ya na ha so, biliri jiri mma agha tigbuo Gedaliya nwa Ahikam, nwa Shefan, bụ onye eze Babilọn họpụtara dịka onye na-achị ala ahụ niile.
3 Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, as well as the Chaldean soldiers who were there.
Ishmel gbukwara ndị ikom Juda niile ha na Gedaliya nọ na Mizpa, gbukwaa ndị agha Babilọn nọkwa nʼebe ahụ.
4 On the second day after the murder of Gedaliah, when no one yet knew about it,
Nʼụbọchị na-eso ụbọchị ahụ ha gbusịrị Gedaliya, tupu mmadụ ọbụla anụ ihe banyere ya,
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.
o nwere iri mmadụ asatọ, bụ ndị kpụchara afụọnụ ha, dọwasịa uwe ha, gbukasịakwa onwe ha ahụ, sitere nʼobodo Shekem, na Shaịlo na Sameria buuru onyinye ịnata ihuọma, na ihe nsure ọkụ na-esi isi ụtọ na-abịa nʼụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị.
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.”
Ishmel nwa Netanaya sitere na Mizpa pụọ izute ha, na-akwa akwa mgbe ọ na-aga. Mgbe o zutere ha, ọ sịrị ha, “Bịakwutenụ Gedaliya nwa Ahikam.”
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.
Mgbe ha batara nʼobodo, Ishmel nwa Netanaya na ndị ikom ahụ bụ ndị so ya, gburu ndị ahụ tụnye ozu ha nʼime olulu.
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.
Ma mmadụ iri nʼime ndị ahụ gwara Ishmel okwu sị ya, “Biko, egbula anyị, nʼihi na anyị nwere ọka wiiti na ọka balị, na mmanụ aṅụ anyị zoro nʼime ọhịa.” Nʼihi ya, o gbughị ha, kama ọ hapụrụ ha ndụ.
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.
Olulu ahụ Ishmel tụnyere ozu Gedaliya na ozu ndị ọzọ ahụ niile bụ olulu nke Asa bụ eze gwuru maka ichebe Jerusalem mgbe Baasha eze Izrel na-ebuso ya agha. Ọ bụkwa ozu ndị mmadụ ka Ishmel, nwa Netanaya kpojuru nʼime olulu ahụ.
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.
Ishmel dọtakwara ndị niile fọdụrụ nʼime Mizpa nʼagha. Ọ dọtara ụmụ ndị inyom eze nʼagha, dọtakwa ndị ahụ niile a hapụrụ nʼebe ahụ, bụ ndị ahụ Nebuzaradan, ọchịagha ndị nche eze mere ka Gedaliya nwa Ahikam bụrụ onye na-achị ha. Ishmel nwa Netanaya dọtara ha niile nʼagha duru ha na-achọ ịgbapụ gaa nʼala ndị Amọn.
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,
Mgbe Johanan nwa Kariya, na ndịisi agha ahụ niile ya na ha nọ nụrụ ihe ọjọọ Ishmel nwa Netanaya mere,
12 they took all their men and went to fight Ishmael son of Nethaniah. And they found him near the great pool in Gibeon.
ha duuru ndị agha ha niile pụọ ibuso Ishmel nwa Netanaya agha. Ha chụkwutere ya nʼebe dị nso nʼiyi ukwu Gibiọn.
13 When all the people with Ishmael saw Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the army with him, they rejoiced,
Mgbe ndị ahụ niile Ishmel dọtara nʼagha hụrụ Johanan nwa Kariya na ndịisi agha so ya, ha ṅụrịrị ọṅụ.
14 and all the people whom Ishmael had taken captive at Mizpah turned and went over to Johanan son of Kareah.
Ndị ahụ niile Ishmel dọtara nʼagha na Mizpa, chigharịrị gafee nʼebe Johanan nwa Kariya nọ.
15 But Ishmael son of Nethaniah and eight of his men escaped from Johanan and went to the Ammonites.
Ma Ishmel nwa Netanaya, na mmadụ asatọ nʼime ndị agha ya, gbapụrụ ọsọ gbanarị Johanan. Ha gbalagara nʼala ndị Amọn.
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.
Mgbe ahụ, Johanan nwa Kariya na ndịisi agha niile ya na ha so duuru ndị ahụ niile ha napụtara site nʼaka Ishmel pụọ, bụ ndị ahụ Ishmel nwa Netanaya dọtara nʼagha na Mizpa, mgbe o buuru ụzọ gbuo Gedaliya nwa Ahikam. Ndị ọzọ Johanan si na Gibiọn durukwa bụ ndị a, ndị agha, na ndị inyom, na ụmụntakịrị, na ndịisi ụlọ ikpe.
17 And they went and stayed in Geruth Chimham, near Bethlehem, in order to proceed into Egypt
Ha duuru ha na-aga, ma kwụsị nʼobodo Gerut Kimham, nke dị nso na Betlehem, ebe ha bu nʼobi ịga Ijipt,
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.
nʼihi ịgbanarị ndị Babilọn. Ha tụrụ egwu ihe ndị Babilọn ga-eme ha nʼihi ogbugbu Ishmel nwa Netanaya gburu Gedaliya nwa Ahikam, onye eze Babilọn họpụtara ka ọ bụrụ onye na-achị ala ahụ.
