Jeremiæ 41
1 Et factum est in mense septimo, venit Ismahel filius Nathaniae, filii Elisama de semine regali, et optimates regis, et decem viri cum eo, ad Godoliam filium Ahicam in Masphath: et comederunt ibi panes simul in Masphath.
In the seventh month of the year, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, son of Elishama, a member of the royal family and one of the king's chief officers, came with ten of his men to see Gedaliah at Mizpah. While they were eating to have a meal together,
2 Surrexit autem Ismahel filius Nathaniae, et decem viri, qui cum eo erant, et percusserunt Godoliam filium Ahicam filii Saphan gladio, et interfecerunt eum, quem praefecerat rex Babylonis terrae.
suddenly Ishmael and his ten men got up and attacked Gedaliah, killing him—the one appointed by the king of Babylon as the country's governor.
3 Omnes quoque Iudaeos, qui erant cum Godolia in Masphath, et Chaldaeos, qui reperti sunt ibi, et viros bellatores percussit Ismahel.
Ishamel also killed all the other Judeans who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, along with the Babylonian soldiers there.
4 Secundo autem die postquam occiderat Godoliam, nullo adhuc sciente,
The day after Gedaliah had been murdered and before anyone knew about it,
5 venerunt viri de Sichem, et de Silo, et de Samaria octoginta viri: rasi barba, et scissis vestibus, et squallentes: et munera, et thus habebant in manu, ut offerrent in domo Domini.
a group of eighty men arrived from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria. They had shaved off their beards, torn their clothes, and cut themselves. They were carrying grain offerings and frankincense for the Lord's Temple.
6 Egressus ergo Ismahel filius Nathaniae in occursum eorum de Masphath, incedens et plorans ibat: cum autem occurrisset eis, dixit ad eos: Venite ad Godoliam filium Ahicam.
Ishmael came out to meet them from Mizpah, weeping as he went along. When Ishmael met the men, he said, “Come and see what's happened to Gedaliah son of Ahikam!”
7 Qui cum venissent ad medium civitatis, interfecit eos Ismahel filius Nathaniae circa medium laci, ipse et viri, qui erant cum eo.
But when they arrived in town, Ishmael and his men killed most of them and threw their bodies into a cistern.
8 Decem autem viri reperti sunt inter eos, qui dixerunt ad Ismahel: Noli occidere nos: quia habemus thesauros in agro, frumenti, et hordei, et olei, et mellis. Et cessavit: et non interfecit eos cum fratribus suis.
But ten of them pleaded with Ishmael, “Don't kill us! We've got some good things hidden in the fields—wheat, barley, olive oil, and honey.” So Ishmael didn't kill them along with the others.
9 Lacus autem, in quem proiecerat Ismahel omnia cadavera virorum, quos percussit propter Godoliam, ipse est, quem fecit rex Asa propter Baasa regem Israel: ipsum replevit Ismahel filius Nathaniae occisis.
(The cistern where Ishmael had thrown all the bodies of the men he'd killed, including Gedaliah, was a large one that King Asa had dug because of the threat of attack by Baasha king of Israel. Ishmael filled it with bodies.)
10 Et captivas duxit Ismahel omnes reliquias populi, qui erant in Masphath: filias regis, et universum populum, qui remanserat in Masphath: quos commendaverat Nabuzardan princeps militiae Godoliae filio Ahicam. Et cepit eos Ismahel filius Nathaniae, et abiit ut transiret ad filios Ammon.
Then Ishmael took all the people left in Mizpah prisoner, including the daughters of the king, as well as everyone else living there. These were the people that Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard had put under the care of Gedaliah. Ishmael took them prisoner and left to go to the Ammonites.
11 Audivit autem Iohanan filius Caree, et omnes principes bellatorum, qui erant cum eo, omne malum, quod fecerat Ismahel filius Nathaniae.
Johanan and all the army commanders of the armies with him found out about all of Ishmael's crimes.
12 Et assumptis universis viris, profecti sunt ut bellarent adversum Ismahel filium Nathaniae, et invenerunt eum ad aquas multas, quae sunt in Gabaon.
So they assembled all their men and went to attack Ishmael. They caught up with him near the large pool in Gibeon.
13 Cumque vidisset omnis populus, qui erat cum Ismahel, Iohanan filium Caree, et universos principes bellatorum, qui erant cum eo, laetati sunt.
When Ishmael's prisoners saw Johanan and all the army commanders with him, they were happy.
14 Et reversus est omnis populus, quem ceperat Ismahel, in Masphath: reversusque abiit ad Iohanan filium Caree.
All those that Ishmael had taken prisoner at Mizpah turned around and ran back to Johanan.
15 Ismahel autem filius Nathaniae fugit cum octo viris a facie Iohanan, et abiit ad filios Ammon.
Ishmael and eight of his men managed to escape from Johanan and get away to the Ammonites.
16 Tulit ergo Iohanan filius Caree, et omnes principes bellatorum, qui erant cum eo, universas reliquias vulgi, quas reduxerat ab Ismahel filio Nathaniae de Masphath, postquam percussit Godoliam filium Ahicam: fortes viros ad praelium, et mulieres, et pueros, et eunuchos, quos reduxerat de Gabaon.
Then Johanan and all the army commanders with him took charge of the survivors from Mizpah he'd rescued from Ishmael in Gibeon—the soldiers, women, children, and court officials that Ishmael had taken prisoner after he'd killed Gedaliah.
17 Et abierunt, et sederunt peregrinantes in Chamaam, quae est iuxta Bethlehem, ut pergerent, et introirent Aegyptum
They set off for Geruth Chimham near Bethlehem and stayed there, before leaving for Egypt
18 a facie Chaldaeorum: timebant enim eos, quia percusserat Ismahel filius Nathaniae Godoliam filium Ahicam, quem praeposuerat rex Babylonis in Terra Iuda.
to get away from the Babylonians. They were afraid of what the Babylonians would do because Ishmael had assassinated Gedaliah, the governor of the country appointed by the king of Babylon.
