Geremia 41

1 E il settimo mese, Ismael, figliuolo di Nethania, figliuolo di Elishama della stirpe reale e uno dei grandi del re, venne con dieci uomini, da Ghedalia, figliuolo di Ahikam, a Mitspa; e quivi, a Mitspa, mangiarono assieme.

Now it happened in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal family and one of the chief officers of the king, and ten men with him, came to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they ate bread together in Mizpah.

2 Poi Ismael, figliuolo di Nethania, si levò coi dieci uomini ch’eran con lui, e colpirono con la spada Ghedalia, figliuolo di Ahikam, figliuolo di Shafam. Così fecero morire colui che il re di Babilonia aveva stabilito sul paese.

Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men who were with him, and struck Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and killed him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.

3 Ismael uccise pure tutti i Giudei ch’erano con Ghedalia a Mitspa, e i Caldei, uomini di guerra, che si trovavan quivi.

Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with him, with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans who were found there, the men of war.

4 Il giorno dopo ch’egli ebbe ucciso Ghedalia, prima che alcuno ne sapesse nulla,

It happened the second day after he had killed Gedaliah, and no man knew it,

5 giunsero da Sichem, da Sciloh e da Samaria, ottanta uomini che avevano la barba rasa, le vesti stracciate e delle incisioni sul corpo; e avevano in mano delle offerte e dell’incenso per presentarli nella casa dell’Eterno.

that there came men from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even eighty men, having their beards shaved and their clothes torn, and having cut themselves, with meal offerings and frankincense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the LORD.

6 E Ismael, figliuolo di Nethania, uscì loro incontro da Mitspa; e, camminando, piangeva; e come li ebbe incontrati, disse loro: “Venite da Ghedalia, figliuolo di Ahikam”.

Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and it happened, as he met them, he said to them, "Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam."

7 E quando furono entrati in mezzo alla città, Ismael, figliuolo di Nethania, assieme agli uomini che aveva seco, li scannò e li gettò nella cisterna.

It was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah killed them, and cast them into the midst of the pit, he, and the men who were with him.

8 Or fra quelli, ci furon dieci uomini, che dissero a Ismael: “Non ci uccidere, perché abbiamo nei campi delle provviste nascoste di grano, d’orzo, d’olio e di miele”. Allora egli si trattenne, e non li mise a morte coi loro fratelli.

But ten men were found among those who said to Ishmael, "Do not kill us; for we have stores hidden in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he stopped, and did not kill them among their brothers.

9 Or la cisterna nella quale Ismael gettò tutti i cadaveri degli uomini ch’egli uccise con Ghedalia, è quella che il re Asa aveva fatta fare per tema di Baasa, re d’Israele; e Ismael, figliuolo di Nethania, la riempì di uccisi.

Now the pit in which Ishmael cast all the dead bodies of the men whom he had killed was a large one that King Asa had constructed in the encounter with Baasha king of Israel. Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with those who were killed.

10 Poi Ismael menò via prigionieri tutto il rimanente del popolo che si trovava a Mitspa: le figliuole del re, e tutto il popolo ch’era rimasto a Mitspa, e sul quale Nebuzaradan, capo delle guardie, aveva stabilito Ghedalia, figliuolo di Ahikam; Ismael, figliuolo di Nethania, li menò via prigionieri, e partì per recarsi dagli Ammoniti.

Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people who were in Mizpah, even the king's daughters, and all the people who remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam; Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the people of Ammon.

11 Ma quando Johanan, figliuolo di Kareah, e tutti i capi delle forze ch’eran con lui furono informati di tutto il male che Ismael, figliuolo di Nethania, aveva fatto,

But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done,

12 presero tutti gli uomini, e andarono a combattere contro Ismael, figliuolo di Nethania; e lo trovarono presso le grandi acque che sono a Gabaon.

then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon.

13 E quando tutto il popolo ch’era con Ismael vide Johanan, figliuolo di Kareah, e tutti i capi delle forze ch’erano con lui, si rallegrò;

Now it happened that, when all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, then they were glad.

14 e tutto il popolo che Ismael aveva menato prigioniero da Mitspa fece voltafaccia, e andò a unirsi a Johanan, figliuolo di Kareah.

So all the people who Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah turned about and came back, and went to Johanan the son of Kareah.

15 Ma Ismael, figliuolo di Nethania, scampò con otto uomini d’innanzi a Johanan, e se ne andò fra gli Ammoniti.

But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the people of Ammon.

16 E Johanan, figliuolo di Kareah, e tutti i capi delle forze ch’erano con lui, presero tutto il rimanente del popolo, che Ismael, figliuolo di Nethania, aveva menati via da Mitspa, dopo ch’egli ebbe ucciso Ghedalia, figliuolo d’Ahikam: uomini, gente di guerra, donne, fanciulli, eunuchi; e li ricondussero da Gabaon;

Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had killed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought back from Gibeon:

17 e partirono, e si fermarono a Geruth-Kimham presso Bethlehem, per poi continuare e recarsi in Egitto,

and they departed, and lived in Geruth Kimham, which is by Bethlehem, to go to enter into Egypt,

18 a motivo de’ Caldei dei quali avevano paura, perché Ismael, figliuolo di Nethania, aveva ucciso Ghedalia figliuolo di Ahikam, che il re di Babilonia aveva stabilito sul paese.

because of the Chaldeans; for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had killed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor over the land.