Jérémie 41
1 Au septième mois, Ismaël, fils de Nethania, fils d’Élischama, de la race royale, vint avec des grands du roi et dix hommes auprès de Guedalia, fils d’Achikam, à Mitspa. Là, ils mangèrent ensemble à Mitspa.
Ishmael was a member of the king’s family. He had been one of King Zedekiah’s important officials. In October of that year, he went to Mizpah with ten other men to [talk with] Gedaliah. While they were eating together,
2 Alors Ismaël, fils de Nethania, se leva avec les dix hommes dont il était accompagné, et ils frappèrent avec l’épée Guedalia, fils d’Achikam, fils de Schaphan; il fit ainsi mourir celui que le roi de Babylone avait établi gouverneur du pays.
Ishmael and the other ten men jumped up, and with their swords they killed Gedaliah—the man whom the king of Babylon had appointed to be their governor!
3 Ismaël tua encore tous les juifs qui étaient auprès de Guedalia à Mitspa, et les Chaldéens qui se trouvaient là, les gens de guerre.
Ishmael [and the other men] also killed all the Jews and the soldiers from Babylonia who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah.
4 Le second jour après l’assassinat de Guedalia, tandis que personne n’en savait rien,
The next day, before anyone had found out that Gedaliah had been murdered,
5 il arriva de Sichem, de Silo et de Samarie, quatre-vingts hommes, qui avaient la barbe rasée et les vêtements déchirés, et qui s’étaient fait des incisions; ils portaient des offrandes et de l’encens, pour les présenter à la maison de l’Éternel.
eighty men from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria [cities] came to worship at the temple of Yahweh [in Mizpah]. They had shaved off their beards and torn their clothes and cut themselves [to show that they were mourning]. And they had brought grain offerings and incense [to burn on the altar].
6 Ismaël, fils de Nethania, sortit de Mitspa au-devant d’eux; il marchait en pleurant. Lorsqu’il les rencontra, il leur dit: Venez vers Guedalia, fils d’Achikam.
Ishmael went out of the city to meet them, crying as he went. When he reached them, he said, “Come [and see what has happened to] Gedaliah!”
7 Et quand ils furent au milieu de la ville, Ismaël, fils de Nethania, les égorgea et les jeta dans la citerne, avec l’aide des gens qui l’accompagnaient.
But as soon as they had all entered the town, Ishmael and his men killed [most of] them and threw their corpses into a well.
8 Mais il se trouva parmi eux dix hommes, qui dirent à Ismaël: Ne nous fais pas mourir, car nous avons des provisions cachées dans les champs, du froment, de l’orge, de l’huile et du miel. Alors il les épargna, et ne les fit pas mourir avec leurs frères.
There were [only] ten of them whom they (spared/did not kill). They were not killed because they promised to Ishmael that [if he allowed them to remain alive, they would bring him] lots of wheat and barley and olive oil and honey that they had hidden.
9 La citerne dans laquelle Ismaël jeta tous les cadavres des hommes qu’il tua près de Guedalia est celle qu’avait construite le roi Asa, lorsqu’il craignait Baescha, roi d’Israël; c’est cette citerne qu’Ismaël, fils de Nethania, remplit de cadavres.
The well where Ishmael’s men had thrown the corpses of the men whom they had murdered was the deep well that King Asa’s [men] had dug [in order that they would have water in the city] if the army of King Baasha of Israel would surround the city. Ishmael’s men filled that well with corpses.
10 Ismaël fit prisonniers tous ceux qui restaient à Mitspa, les filles du roi et tous ceux du peuple qui y demeuraient, et que Nebuzaradan, chef des gardes, avait confiés à Guedalia, fils d’Achikam; Ismaël, fils de Nethania, les emmena captifs, et partit pour passer chez les Ammonites.
Then Ishmael [and his men] captured the king’s daughters and some of the other people who had been left in Mizpah by Nebuzaradan in order that Gedaliah would take care of them. Ishmael and his men took those people and started back toward the Ammon area.
11 Jochanan, fils de Karéach, et tous les chefs des troupes qui étaient avec lui, furent informés de tout le mal qu’avait fait Ismaël, fils de Nethania.
But Johanan and all the other leaders of the Israeli soldiers who had not surrendered to the army of Babylonia heard about what Ishmael [and his men] had done.
12 Ils prirent tous les hommes, et se mirent en marche pour attaquer Ismaël, fils de Nethania. Ils le trouvèrent près des grandes eaux de Gabaon.
So they [immediately] went with all their men to stop them. They caught up with them at the large pool near Gibeon [city].
13 Quand tout le peuple qui était avec Ismaël vit Jochanan, fils de Karéach, et tous les chefs des troupes avec lui, il en eut de la joie;
When all the people whom Ishmael and his men had captured saw Johanan and the soldiers who were with him, they [shouted] joyfully.
14 et tout le peuple qu’Ismaël avait emmené de Mitspa se retourna, et vint se joindre à Jochanan, fils de Karéach.
So all those who had been captured in Mizpah escaped, and they started to help Johanan.
15 Mais Ismaël, fils de Nethania, se sauva avec huit hommes devant Jochanan, et alla chez les Ammonites.
But Ishmael and eight of his men escaped and fled to the Ammon area.
16 Jochanan, fils de Karéach, et tous les chefs des troupes qui étaient avec lui, prirent tout le reste du peuple, et le délivrèrent des mains d’Ismaël, fils de Nethania, lorsqu’il l’emmenait de Mitspa, après avoir tué Guedalia, fils d’Achikam. Hommes de guerre, femmes, enfants, eunuques, Jochanan les ramena depuis Gabaon.
Then Johanan and the men who were with him [gathered together] all the people whom they had rescued at Gibeon. They included soldiers and women and children and some of the king’s palace officials. They were all people whom Ishmael [and his men] had captured after they had killed Gedaliah.
17 Ils se mirent en marche, et s’arrêtèrent à l’hôtellerie de Kimham près de Bethléhem, pour se retirer ensuite en Égypte,
They took them all to Geruth-Kimham [village] near Bethlehem. And they all prepared to go to Egypt.
18 loin des Chaldéens dont ils avaient peur, parce qu’Ismaël, fils de Nethania, avait tué Guedalia, fils d’Achikam, que le roi de Babylone avait établi gouverneur du pays.
They were worried about what the soldiers of Babylonia [would do to them when they found out] that Ishmael had killed Gedaliah, who had been appointed by the King of Babylonia to be their governor.
