Jeremiah 41
1 And it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ismahel the son of Nathanias, the son of Elisama of the royal blood, and the nobles of the king, and ten men with him, came to Godolias the son of Ahicam into Masphath: and they ate bread there together in Masphath.
Ɔbosome a ɛtɔ so nson mu no, Elisama babarima Netania babarima Ismael a ɔyɛ ɔdehyeɛ a na anka ɔyɛ ɔhene adwumayɛfoɔ no mu baako no ne mmarima edu baa Ahikam babarima Gedalia nkyɛn wɔ Mispa. Ɛberɛ a wɔn nyinaa gu so redidi no,
2 And Ismahel the son of Nathanias arose, and the ten men that were with him, and they struck Godolias the son of Ahicam, the son of Saphan with the sword, and slew him whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.
Netania babarima Ismael ne ne mmarima edu no a wɔka ne ho no sɔreeɛ na wɔde akofena wɔɔ Ahikam babarima Gedalia, a ɔyɛ Safan nana nso no kumm no. Na ɔyɛ obi a Babiloniahene ayi no sɛ amrado wɔ asase no so.
3 Ismahel slew also all the Jews that were with Godolias in Masphath, and the Chaldeans that were found there, and the soldiers.
Ismael kumm Yudafoɔ a na wɔka Gedalia ho wɔ Mispa ne Babilonia asraafoɔ a na wɔwɔ hɔ no nso.
4 And on the second day after he had killed Godolias, no man yet knowing it,
Adeɛ kyeeɛ no, ansa na obiara bɛte Gedalia wuo no,
5 There came some from Sichem, and from Silo, and from Samaria, fourscore men, with their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and mourning: and they had offerings and incense in their hand, to offer in the house of the Lord.
mmarima aduɔwɔtwe a wɔawerɛ wɔn bɔgyesɛ, asunsuane wɔn ntadeɛ mu na wɔasesa wɔn honam ani firi Sekem, Silo ne Samaria baeɛ a wɔde aduane afɔrebɔdeɛ ne nnuhwam reba Awurade efie.
6 And Ismahel the son of Nathanias went forth from Masphath to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and when he had met them, he said to them: Come to Godolias, the son of Ahicam.
Netania babarima Ismael de agyaadwoɔ firii Mispa kɔhyiaa wɔn. Ɛberɛ a ɔhyiaa wɔn no ɔkaa sɛ, “Mommra Ahikam babarima Gedalia nkyɛn.”
7 And when they were come to the midst of the city, Ismahel the son of Nathanias, slew them, and cast them into the midst of the pit, he and the men that were with him.
Wɔduruu kuropɔn no mu no, Netania babarima Ismael ne mmarima a wɔka ne ho no kumm wɔn na wɔtoo wɔn afunu guu abura bi mu.
8 But ten men were found among them, that said to Ismahel: Kill us not: for we have stores in the field, of wheat, and barley, and oil, and honey. And he forbore, and slew them not with their brethren.
Nanso nnipa no mu edu ka kyerɛɛ Ismael sɛ, “Nkum yɛn! Yɛwɔ ayuo ne atokoɔ, ngo ne ɛwoɔ a yɛde asie wɔ afuo bi mu.” Enti ɔgyaa wɔn na wankum wɔn nso.
9 And the pit into which Ismahel cast all the dead bodies of the men whom he slew because of Godolias, is the same that king Asa made, for fear of Baasa the king of Israel: the same did Ismahel the son of Nathanias fill with them that were slain.
Abura a Ismael too nnipa a ɔkunkumm wɔn no afunu ne Gedalia guu mu no, na ɛyɛ deɛ ɔhene Asa atu sɛ ɔde bɛbɔ ne ho ban atia Israelhene Baasa. Netania babarima Ismael de afunu hyɛɛ no ma.
10 Then Ismahel carried away captive all the remnant of the people that were in Masphath: the king’s daughters, and all the people that remained in Masphath: whom Nabuzardan the general of the army had committed to Godolias the son of Ahicam. And Ismahel the son of Nathanias took them, and he departed, to go over to the children of Ammon.
Ismael faa nnipa a na wɔaka wɔ Mispa no nyinaa nnommum; ɔhene mmammaa ne wɔn a wɔkaa hɔ no nyinaa a Nebusaradan a ɔtua ɔhene awɛmfoɔ ano no ayi Ahikam babarima Gedalia sɛ ɔnhwɛ wɔn so no. Netania babarima Ismael faa wɔn nnommum na ɔsii mu kɔɔ Amonfoɔ nkyɛn.
11 But Johanan the son of Caree, and all the captains of the fighting men that were with him, heard of the evil that Ismahel the son of Nathanias had done.
Ɛberɛ a Karea babarima Yohanan ne asraafoɔ mpanimfoɔ a wɔka ne ho no nyinaa tee awudisɛm a Netania babarima Ismael adie no,
12 And taking all the men, they went out to fight against Ismahel the son of Nathanias, and they found him by the great waters that are in Gabaon.
wɔfaa wɔn asraafoɔ nyinaa sɛ wɔ ne Netania babarima Ismael rekɔko. Wɔkɔtoo no wɔ ɔtadeɛ kɛseɛ bi a ɛwɔ Gibeon no ho.
13 And when all the people that were with Ismahel, had seen Johanan the son of Caree, and all the captains of the fighting men that were with him, they rejoiced.
Ɛberɛ a nnipa a wɔka Ismael ho no nyinaa hunuu Karea babarima Yohanan ne asraafoɔ mpanimfoɔ a wɔka ne ho no, wɔn ani gyeeɛ.
14 And all the people whom Ismahel had taken, went back to Masphath: and they returned and went to Johanan the son of Caree.
Nnipa a na Ismael afa wɔn nnommum wɔ Mispa no nyinaa dane kɔɔ Karea babarima Yohanan afa.
15 But Ismahel the son of Nathanias fled with eight men, from the face of Johanan, and went to the children of Ammon.
Nanso Netania babarima Ismael ne ne mmarima baawɔtwe dwane firii Yohanan anim kɔɔ Amonfoɔ nkyɛn.
16 Then Johanan the son of Caree, and all the captains of the soldiers that were with him, took all the remnant of the people whom they had recovered from Ismahel the son of Nathanias, from Masphath, after that he had slain Godolias the son of Ahicam: valiant men for war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought back from Gabaon:
Afei, Karea babarima Yohanan ne asraafoɔ mpanimfoɔ a wɔka ne ho no dii Mispa nkaeɛfoɔ a ɔgyee wɔn firii Netania babarima Ismael nsam ɛberɛ a ɔkumm Ahikam babarima Gedalia no akyi no anim: Ɔde asraafoɔ, mmaa, mmɔfra ne asɛnniiɛ adwumayɛfoɔ firi Gibeon baeɛ.
17 And they departed, and sat as sojourners in Chamaam, which is near Bethlehem: in order to go forward, and enter into Egypt,
Wɔsii mu sɛ wɔrekɔ Misraim no, wɔsoɛe wɔ Gerut Kimham a ɛbɛn Betlehem.
18 From the face of the Chaldeans: for they were afraid of them, because Ismahel the son of Nathanias had slain Godolias the son of Ahicam, whom the king of Babylon had made governor in the land of Juda.
Na wɔredwane Babiloniafoɔ no. Na wɔsuro Babiloniafoɔ no ɛfiri sɛ na Netania babarima Ismael akum Ahikam babarima Gedalia a Babiloniahene yii no sɛ amrado a ɔhwɛ asase no so no.
