Jeremiah 41
1 But it happened that in the seventh month Ishmael son of Nethaniah son of Elishama, from the royal family, and some officers of the king, came—ten men were with him—to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, at Mizpah. They ate food together there in Mizpah.
Ɔsram a ɛto so ason mu no, Elisama babarima Netania babarima Ismael a ɔyɛ ɔdehye a na anka ɔyɛ ɔhene adwumayɛfo no mu baako no ne mmarima du baa Ahikam babarima Gedalia nkyɛn wɔ Mispa. Bere a wɔn nyinaa gu so redidi no,
2 But Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and the ten men who were with him rose up and attacked Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan, with the sword. Ishmael killed Gedaliah, whom the king of Babylon had put in charge of the land.
Netania babarima Ismael ne ne mmarima du no a wɔka ne ho no sɔree na wɔde afoa wɔɔ Ahikam babarima Gedalia, a ɔyɛ Safan nena ne nea Babiloniahene ayi no sɛ amrado wɔ asase no so no kum no.
3 Then Ishmael killed all the Judeans who were with Gedaliah in Mizpah and the Chaldean fighting men found there.
Ismael kum Yudafo a na wɔka Gedalia ho wɔ Mispa ne Babilonia asraafo a na wɔwɔ hɔ no nso.
4 Then it was the second day after the killing of Gedaliah, but no one knew.
Ade kyee no, ansa na obiara bɛte Gedalia wu no,
5 Some men came from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria—eighty men who had shaved their beard, torn their clothes, and cut themselves—with food offerings and frankincense in their hands to go to Yahweh's house.
mmarima aduɔwɔtwe a wɔayiyi wɔn abogyesɛ, asunsuane wɔn ntade mu na wɔasesa wɔn honam ani fi Sekem, Silo ne Samaria bae a wɔde aduan afɔrebɔde ne nnuhuam reba Awurade fi.
6 So Ishmael son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them as they went, walking and weeping. Then it happened that as he encountered them, he said to them, “Come to Gedaliah son of Ahikam!”
Netania babarima Ismael de agyaadwo fi Mispa kohyiaa wɔn. Bere a ohyiaa wɔn no ɔkae se, “Mommra Ahikam babarima Gedalia nkyɛn.”
7 It came about that when they came into the city, Ishmael son of Nethaniah slaughtered them and threw them into a pit, he and the men who were with him.
Woduu kuropɔn no mu no, Netania babarima Ismael ne mmarima a wɔka ne ho no kum wɔn na wɔtow wɔn afunu guu abura bi mu.
8 But there were ten men among them who said to Ishmael, “Do not kill us, for there are provisions of ours in a field: Wheat and barley, oil and honey.” So he did not kill them with their other companions.
Nanso nnipa no mu du ka kyerɛɛ Ismael se, “Nkum yɛn! Yɛwɔ awi ne atoko, ngo ne ɛwo a yɛde asie wɔ afuw bi mu.” Enti ogyaa wɔn na wankum wɔn nso.
9 The cistern where Ishmael threw all the dead bodies that he had killed, was a large cistern that King Asa dug to make a defense against King Baasha of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it in with the dead.
Abura a Ismael tow nnipa a okunkum wɔn no afunu ne Gedalia guu mu no, na ɛyɛ nea ɔhene Asa tuu sɛ ne ho bammɔ fa bi de tiaa Israelhene Baasa. Netania babarima Ismael de afunu hyɛɛ no ma.
10 Next Ishmael captured all the other people who were in Mizpah, the king's daughters and all the people who were left in Mizpah whom Nebuzaradan the chief guard had assigned to Gedaliah son of Ahikam. So Ishmael son of Nethaniah captured them and went to cross over to the people of Ammon.
Ismael faa nnipa a na wɔaka wɔ Mispa no nyinaa nnommum; ɔhene mmabea ne wɔn a wɔkaa hɔ no nyinaa, wɔn a Nebusaradan a otua ɔhene awɛmfo ano no ayi Ahikam babarima Gedalia sɛ ɔnhwɛ wɔn so no. Netania babarima Ismael faa wɔn nnommum na osii mu kɔɔ Amonfo nkyɛn.
11 But Johanan son of Kareah and all the army commanders with him heard of all the harm that Ishmael son of Nethaniah had done.
Bere a Karea babarima Yohanan ne asraafo mpanyimfo a wɔka ne ho no nyinaa tee awudisɛm a Netania babarima Ismael adi no,
12 So they took all their men and went to fight against Ishmael son of Nethaniah. They found him at the great pool of Gibeon.
wɔfaa wɔn asraafo nyinaa sɛ wɔne Netania babarima Ismael rekɔko. Wɔkɔtoo no wɔ ɔtare kɛse bi a ɛwɔ Gibeon ho.
13 Then it happened that when all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan son of Kareah and all the army commanders who were with him, they were very happy.
Bere a nnipa a wɔka Ismael ho no nyinaa huu Karea babarima Yohanan ne asraafo mpanyimfo a wɔka ne ho no, wɔn ani gyei.
14 So all the people whom Ishmael had captured at Mizpah turned around and went to Johanan son of Kareah.
Nnipa a na Ismael afa wɔn nnommum wɔ Mispa no nyinaa dan kɔɔ Karea babarima Yohanan afa.
15 But Ishmael son of Nethaniah fled with eight men from Johanan. He went to the people of Ammon.
Nanso Netania babarima Ismael ne ne mmarima baawɔtwe, guan fii Yohanan anim kɔɔ Amonfo nkyɛn.
16 Johanan son of Kareah and all the army commanders with him took from Mizpah all the people who had been rescued from Ishmael son of Nethaniah. This was after Ishmael had killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam. Johanan and his companions took the strong men, the fighting men, the women and children, and the eunuchs who had been rescued at Gibeon.
Afei Karea babarima Yohanan ne asraafo mpanyimfo a wɔka ne ho no dii Mispa nkae a ogyee wɔn fii Netania babarima Ismael nsam bere a okum Ahikam babarima Gedalia no akyi no anim: Ɔde asraafo, mmea, mmofra ne asennii adwumayɛfo, fii Gibeon bae.
17 Then they went and stayed for a while in Geruth Kimham, which is near Bethlehem. They were going to go to Egypt
Wosii mu sɛ wɔrekɔ Misraim no, wɔsoɛɛ wɔ Gerut Kimham a ɛbɛn Betlehem;
18 because of the Chaldeans. They were afraid of them since Ishmael son of Nethaniah had killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had put in charge of the land.
na wɔreguan Babiloniafo no. Na wosuro wɔn, efisɛ na Netania babarima Ismael akum Ahikam babarima Gedalia a Babiloniahene yii no sɛ amrado a ɔhwɛ asase no so no.
