Zeremaia 40

1 Hagi Jeremaiane, maka Jerusalemi kumapi vahe'ene Juda mopafi vahe'enena Babiloni vahe'mo'za zamazeri'za seni nofiteti kina rezmantete'za zamavare'za Babiloni kina ome huzmante'naku vu'za, Rama kumate'ma uhanatizageno'a Babiloni sondia vahete ugota kva ne' Nebusaradani'a Jeremaiama kinama rente'naza seni nofira katufente'ne. Ana hutegeno henka Ra Anumzamo'a Jeremaiana nanekea asami'ne.

[The soldiers from Babylonia] captured me and many other people from Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah. They [planned to] take us to Babylon. So they fastened chains around our wrists and took us to Ramah [town north of Jerusalem]. While we were there, I was released. [This is how it happened]:

2 Hagi Babiloni sondia vahete ugota kva ne'mo'a Jeremaiana ke higeno egeno amanage huno asami'ne. Ra Anumzana kagri Anumzamo'a huama huno, ama kumatera ama hazenke zana fore hugahie huno hu'ne.

[Nebuzaradan, ] the captain of the [king’s] bodyguards, [found that I was there]. He summoned me and said to me, “Yahweh your God said that he would cause this land to experience a disaster.

3 Ana hu'neankino Ra Anumzamo'a kema hu'nea kante amage anteno ana maka zana huvagare'ne. Na'ankure Ra Anumzamofo avurera tamagra kumi nehutma Agri nanekea antahita amagera onte'naze. Ana hu'nazagu huno ama ana knazantamimo'a tamagritera fore nehie.

And now he has caused it to happen. He has done just what he said [that he would do], because you people sinned against Yahweh and refused to obey him.

4 Hu'negu menina ko! Kazante'ma kinama regante'naza seni nofira ama katufe atroe. Hagi kagrama antahisankeno knare'ma haniana, amne nagranena Babiloni vananke'na knare hu'ne ome kegava hugantegahue. Hagi nagrane vu'zamo'ma antahisankeno knare'ma osaniana, nagranena omo. Hianagi inantego kagrama antahisankeno knare'ma haniregama vunaku'ma hanunka, maka mopamo'a kagri kavuga me'neankinka amne vugahane.

But today I am going to take the chains off your wrists and release you. If you want to come with me to Babylon, [that will be fine]. I will take care of you. But if you do not want to come with me, do not come. [Stay here]. Look, the entire country is available; you can choose whatever part you want to go to. You can go wherever you wish.” [Then he took the chains off my wrists].

5 Hagi kagra maninaku'ma hanunka ete vunka, Babiloni kini ne'mo'ma huhampari antegeno'ma Juda mopafima me'nea kumatamima kegavama hu'nea ne', Safani negeho ne' Ahikamu nemofo Gedalia'ma mani'nere vunka, vahe amunompi agrane umanio. Ana'ma osunaku'ma hanunka inantego vunaku'ma hanantega amne vugahane. Anage nehuno sondia vahete kva ne' Nebusaradani'a Jeremaiana ne'zane musezanena nemino atregeno vu'ne.

He said, “If you [decide to] stay here, go to Gedaliah. The King of Babylon appointed him to be the governor of Judah. [You will be allowed to] stay here with the people [that he is governing]. But you can do whatever you want to.” Then Nebuzaradan gave me some food and some money, and he allowed me to go.

6 Hagi ana'ma hutegeno'a Jeremaia'a ete Mizpa kumate vuno Ahikamu nemofo Gedali'ene mago'a vahe'ma Juda mopafima zamatrage'zama mani'naza vahe'ene umani'ne.

I returned to Gedaliah at Mizpah, and I stayed in Judah with the people who still remained in the land.

7 Hagi mago'a Juda sondia vahete kva vahe'ene mago'a sondia vahe'ma ka'ma kokampima umani'naza vahe'mo'zama antahizama, Babiloni kini ne'mo'ma Ahikamu nemofo Gedaliama huhampri antegeno ana maka mopane, zamunte omane vene a'ene mofavre naga'ma zamavare'za Babilonima ovu'za zamatrage'zama mani'naza vahete'ma kegava hia nanekea antahi'naze.

The [Israeli] soldiers [who had not surrendered to the army of Babylonia] were roaming around in the countryside. Then their leaders heard someone say that the King of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah to be the governor of the very poor people [who were still in Judah], who had not been taken to Babylon.

8 Ana hute'za zamagra Gedalia kenaku Mizpa kumate vu'naze. Hagi anampima vu'nazana Natania nemofo Ismaeliki, Karea nemofo Johananiki, Tanhumeti nemofo Seraiaki, Netofa nagapinti ne' Efai ne' mofavre nagaki, Ma'aka nagapinti ne' Jezani'ene agri nagapinti vene'nemozane maka vu'naze.

So they went [to talk] to Gedaliah at Mizpah. [Those who went included] Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai from Netophath, and Jezaniah from Maacah, and the soldiers who were with them.

9 Hagi anante Safani negeho ne' Ahikamu nemofo Gedalia'a ana kva vahe'ene, zamagranema vu'naza vahera amanage huno huvempa huno zamasami'ne. Tamagra ama mopafi manineta, Babiloni kini ne' Nebukatnesa eri'za vahe'ma mani'neta agri agoraga mani zankura korora osiho. Na'ankure e'i ana'ma hanazana knare huta manigahaze.

Gedaliah solemnly promised that the soldiers from Babylonia would not harm them. He said, “Do not be afraid to do things for them. Stay [here] in this land and do things for the King of Babylon. If you do that, things will go well for you.

10 Hagi menina antahiho, tamagri tamagi eri'na nagra Mizpa kumate manine'na, Babiloni vahe'ma tagri'ma eme tagenaku'ma eterema hanaza zupa, nagra zamagrane keaga hugahue. Hianagi tamagra waini ragane, zafa rgaramine, olivi masavenena kavoramimpi eri atru nehuta, tamagrama erita mani'naza kuma tamimpina maniho.

As for me, I will stay [here] at Mizpah to be your representative to the [officials from] Babylonia who come to [talk with] us. But you should [return to your towns, and eat the things that are produced on your land]. Harvest the grapes and the fruit [that ripen in] the (summer/hot season) and the olives, [make wine and olive oil, ] and store it.”

11 Hagi Juda vahe'mo'zama vu'za e'zama hu'za Moapu mopafine, Amoni vahepine, Idomu mopafine, mago'a mopareganema umani emanima hu'naza vahe'mo'za zamagranema antahizama, Babiloni kini ne'mo'a osi'a vahe'ma zamatrege'za Juda mopafina mani'nageno, Safani negeho Ahikamu nemofo Gedaliama kva azeri otigeno kvama huzmantea nanekema nentahi'za,

Then the Jews who had fled to Moab, Ammon, Edom, and other [nearby] countries heard people say that the King of Babylon had allowed a few people [to remain] in Judah, and that he had appointed Gedaliah to be their governor.

12 Juda vahe'ma zamahe panani'ma hazage'za fre'za maka kazigama umani emanima hu'naregatira Juda mopafi ete e'za, Mizpa kumate'ma Gedalia'ma mani'nere e'naze. Ana hute'za wainine mago'a zafa rgaramina tagiza eri atru hu'naze.

So they [began to] return to Judah. They stopped at Mizpah to [talk with] Gedaliah. Then [they went to various places in Judea, and] they harvested a great amount of grapes and summer fruit.

13 Hagi Karea nemofo Johanani'ene ana maka sondia vahete kva vahe'ma, vahe omani kokampima umani naregatira, Gedalia'ma Mizpa kumate'ma mani'nere e'naze.

[Some time later, ] Johanan and all the [other] leaders of the Israeli soldiers [who had not surrendered to the army of Babylonia] came to Gedaliah at Mizpah.

14 Hagi zamagra anante Gedaliana amanage hu'za asami'naze, kagrira eme kahe frisie huno Amoni kini ne' Balisi'a huntegeno Natania nemofo Ismaeli'ma ne-e hu'za nehaza nanekea antahi'nampi ontahinano? Hianagi Ahikamu nemofo Gedalia'a ana kezamirera antahi amuhara osu'ne.

They said to him, “Do you know that Baalis, the king of the Ammon [people-group], has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to assassinate you?” But Gedaliah did not believe what they said.

15 Hagi anante Karea nemofo Johanani'a Mizpa kumate Gedaliana oku'a amanage huno ome asami'ne, kagra hu izo huge'na vu'na vahe'mo'za ontahi'sazama'a, Netania nemofo Ismaelina ome ahe fri'neno. Na'a agafare kagrira kahe frisige'za, amama eme atruma hu'za kagri kagiafima mani'naza Juda vahe'mo'za panani hu'za fresageno, osi'ama mani'naza Juda vahera frigahaze?

Later Johanan talked with Gedaliah privately. He said, “Allow me to go and murder Ishmael secretly. It would not be good [RHQ] to allow him to come and murder you! If you are killed, what will happen to all the Jews who have returned to this area? They will be scattered, and the other people who remain in Judah will all be killed!”

16 Hianagi Ahikamu nemofo Gedalia'a Karea nemofo Johananina amanage huno kenona hunte'ne. Kagra e'inahu avu'ava zana osuo, na'ankure kagrama Ismaelinku'ma nehana nanekea havige nehane.

But Gedaliah said to Johanan, “[No], I will not allow you to do that. [I think that] you are lying about Ishmael.”