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.
Pada bulan tujuh tahun itu Ismael anak Netanya dan cucu Elisama pergi bersama sepuluh orang ke Mizpa untuk bertemu dengan Gedalya. (Ismael adalah seorang keturunan raja, salah seorang perwira tinggi kerajaan.) Sementara mereka semua makan bersama-sama,
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.
Ismael dan kesepuluh orang itu mencabut pedang mereka dan membunuh Gedalya, gubernur yang diangkat oleh orang Babel itu.
3 Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, as well as the Chaldean soldiers who were there.
Ismael membunuh juga semua orang Yehuda yang ada bersama Gedalya di Mizpa, dan semua tentara Babel yang kebetulan berada di situ.
4 On the second day after the murder of Gedaliah, when no one yet knew about it,
Hari berikutnya, sebelum pembunuhan Gedalya diketahui orang,
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.
datanglah delapan puluh orang dari Sikhem, Silo, dan Samaria. Mereka telah mencukur janggut, merobek pakaian, dan menoreh-noreh badan mereka. Mereka membawa gandum dan kemenyan untuk dipersembahkan di Rumah TUHAN.
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.”
Maka keluarlah Ismael dari Mizpa dan pergi menemui mereka. Sambil menangis, ia berkata, "Mari pergi melihat Gedalya."
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.
Segera setelah mereka sampai di tengah-tengah kota, Ismael dan orang-orangnya mulai membunuh mereka. Tapi sepuluh di antara mereka berkata kepada Ismael, "Jangan bunuh kami! Kami masih punya dua macam gandum, juga minyak zaitun, dan madu. Semuanya kami sembunyikan di luar kota." Karena itu Ismael tidak membunuh mereka, tapi yang lain dibunuhnya dan mayat mereka dilempar ke dalam sumur.
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.
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.
Sumur itu adalah sumur besar yang dibuat Raja Asa pada waktu ia diserang Baesa raja Israel.
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.
Kemudian Ismael menangkap para putri raja dan semua orang yang masih ada di Mizpa yang telah diserahkan oleh Nebuzaradan kepada pengawasan Gedalya. Ismael menawan mereka lalu berangkat dengan mereka ke jurusan wilayah Amon.
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,
Yohanan anak Kareah dan semua perwira yang bersama-sama dengan dia mendengar tentang kejahatan Ismael.
12 they took all their men and went to fight Ishmael son of Nethaniah. And they found him near the great pool in Gibeon.
Maka mereka bersama anak buah mereka pergi mengejar dia, dan mendapati dia di kolam besar Gibeon.
13 When all the people with Ishmael saw Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the army with him, they rejoiced,
Melihat Yohanan bersama perwira-perwira itu datang, para tawanan Ismael sangat gembira,
14 and all the people whom Ishmael had taken captive at Mizpah turned and went over to Johanan son of Kareah.
lalu berbalik dan lari mendapatkan rombongan Yohanan.
15 But Ishmael son of Nethaniah and eight of his men escaped from Johanan and went to the Ammonites.
Tapi Ismael dan delapan anak buahnya lolos, dan melarikan diri ke negeri Amon.
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.
Kemudian Yohanan dan perwira-perwiranya mengumpulkan para prajurit, wanita, anak-anak, dan para pegawai istana yang ditawan oleh Ismael setelah membunuh Gedalya.
17 And they went and stayed in Geruth Chimham, near Bethlehem, in order to proceed into Egypt
Mereka semua menjadi takut kepada orang Babel, karena Ismael telah membunuh Gedalya yang diangkat oleh raja Babel menjadi gubernur negeri itu. Jadi, mereka melarikan diri ke Mesir. Di tengah perjalanan, mereka berhenti di Kimham dekat Betlehem.
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.
