Книга пророка Иеремии 40
1 Слово бывшее ко Иеремии от Господа, повнегда отпусти его Навузардан архимагир из Рамы, егда взя его связанаго путы от среды, от Иерусалима и от Иуды преселения, ведомых в Вавилон.
[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 И взя его архимагир и рече ему: Господь Бог твой соглаголал есть злая сия на место сие:
[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 и приведе, и сотвори Господь, якоже рече, зане согрешисте Ему и не послушасте гласа Его, и бысть вам глагол сей.
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 И се, ныне разреших тя от уз, яже на руку твоею: аще ти есть добро ити со мною в Вавилон, поиди, и положу очи мои на тя: аще же ни, остани зде: се, вся земля пред лицем твоим есть: что изволиши, и аможе восхощеши ити, тамо иди:
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 и возвратися ко Годолии, сыну Ахикамову, сыну Сафаню, егоже постави царь Вавилонский в земли Иудине, и живи с ним среде людий, во всех благих пред очима твоима, еже ходити, и ходи. И даде ему архимагир пищу и дары и отпусти его.
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 И прииде Иеремиа ко Годолии сыну Ахмикамову в Массифаф и седе среде людий своих оставшихся на земли.
I returned to Gedaliah at Mizpah, and I stayed in Judah with the people who still remained in the land.
7 И егда услышаша вси воеводы силы яже на селе, тии и силы их, яко поставил есть царь Вавилонский Годолию сына Ахикамова (властелина) над землею, и яко предаде ему мужы и жены и дети, и от убогих земли, иже не преведени быша в Вавилон:
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 приидоша ко Годолии в Массифаф Исмаил сын Нафаниин и Иоанан, и Ионафан сын Кариев и Сареа сын Фанаемефов, и сынове Офи, иже беша из Нетофафы, и Иезониа сын Махафы, тии и мужие их.
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 И клятся им Годолиа и мужем их, глаголя: не убойтеся от лица отрок Халдейских: вселитеся на земли и служите царю Вавилонску, и лучше вам будет:
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 и се, аз сежу в Массифафе, стати противу лицу Халдейску, иже аще приидут на вас: вы же соберите вино и овощь, и соберите масло, и влийте в сосуды своя, и вселитеся во грады, яже удержасте.
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 И вси Иудее, иже в земли Моавли и в сынех Аммоних, и иже во Идумеи и иже во всей земли, услышаша, яко дал есть царь Вавилонский останок во Иуде и яко поставил есть над ними Годолию сына Ахикамова, сына Сафанова.
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 И приидоша вси Иудее от всех мест, в няже бяху убегли, и приидоша ко Годолии в землю Иудину в Массифаф, и собраша вино и овощь и масло много зело.
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 Иоанан же сын Кариев и вси воеводы силы, иже на селех, приидоша ко Годолии в Массифаф
[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 и рекоша ему: веси ли, яко Велиса царь сынов Аммоних посла к тебе Исмаила сына Нафаниева поразити душу твою? И не верова им Годолиа сын Ахикамль.
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 Иоанан же сын Кариев рече ко Годолии отай в Массифафе, глаголя: да иду убо и побию Исмаила, сына Нафаниина: и никтоже да увесть, да не како поразит душу твою, и разсыплется весь Иуда собраный к тебе, и погибнет останок Иудин.
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 И рече Годолиа ко Иоанану сыну Кариеву: не сотвори дела сего, яко лжу ты глаголеши на Исмаила.
But Gedaliah said to Johanan, “[No], I will not allow you to do that. [I think that] you are lying about Ishmael.”
