Книга пророка Иеремии 41
1 И бысть в седмый месяц, прииде Исмаил сын Нафаниин сына Елисамова, от рода царева, и вельможи царевы десять мужей с ним ко Годолии в Массифаф, и ядоша ту вкупе хлеб.
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 И воста Исмаил и десять мужей иже с ним, и поразиша Годолию мечем, и убиша, егоже постави царь Вавилонский над землею,
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 и всех Иудеев, иже беша с ним в Массифафе, и всех Халдеев, иже обретошася тамо, и мужей военных изби Исмаил.
Ishmael [and the other men] also killed all the Jews and the soldiers from Babylonia who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah.
4 И бысть во вторый день по убиении Годолиеве, и человек не уведе.
The next day, before anyone had found out that Gedaliah had been murdered,
5 И приидоша мужие от Сихема и от Салима и от Самарии осмьдесят мужей, обритыми брадами и растерзаными ризами, плачущеся, и дары и фимиам в руку их, еже внести в дом Господень.
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 И изыде противу им Исмаил сын Нафаниев от Массифы: тии же идяху и плакахуся: и егда сретеся с ними, рече к ним: внидите ко Годолии.
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 И бысть, вшедшым им среде града, изсече я Исмаил у кладязя, той и мужие, иже беша с ним.
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 И обретошася десять мужей ту и реша Исмаилу: не убий нас, яко суть нам имения на нивах, пшеница и ячмень, и мед и масло. И мину их и не уби их посреде братий их.
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 И кладязь, в оньже вверже Исмаил вся, яже изби, сей кладязь велик есть, егоже сотвори царь Аса, от лица Ваасы царя Израилева, сей наполни Исмаил убиенными.
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 И обрати Исмаил вся люди оставшыя в Массифафе и дщери царевы, яже вручил архимагир Годолии сыну Ахикамову, и взя их Исмаил сын Нафань: и отиде на ону страну сынов Аммоних.
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 И слыша Иоанан сын Кариев и вси воеводы силы, иже с ним, вся злая, яже сотвори Исмаил сын Нафаниев,
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 и приведоша вся воя своя и идяху воевати нань, и обретоша его при воде мнозе во Гаваоне.
So they [immediately] went with all their men to stop them. They caught up with them at the large pool near Gibeon [city].
13 И бысть, егда увидеша вси людие, иже со Исмаилом, Иоанана сына Кариева и вся воеводы силы, иже быша с ним, возрадовашася:
When all the people whom Ishmael and his men had captured saw Johanan and the soldiers who were with him, they [shouted] joyfully.
14 и возвратишася вси людие, ихже плени Исмаил от Массифы, и возвратившеся отидоша ко Иоанану сыну Кариеву.
So all those who had been captured in Mizpah escaped, and they started to help Johanan.
15 Исмаил же уцеле со осмию мужи от лица Иоананя и иде ко сыном Аммоним.
But Ishmael and eight of his men escaped and fled to the Ammon area.
16 И взя Иоанан и вси воеводы силы, иже с ним, вся оставшыяся люди, ихже возврати от Исмаила сына Нафаня из Массифафа, повнегда уби Годолию, сына Ахикамля, мужы сильны на рати, и жены, и останки, и каженики, ихже обрати от Гаваона,
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 и идоша, и седоша на земли Вирофоамли, яже ко Вифлеему, еже ити и внити во Египет от лица Халдейска: понеже убояшася от лица их:
They took them all to Geruth-Kimham [village] near Bethlehem. And they all prepared to go to Egypt.
18 яко уби Исмаил Годолию, егоже постави царь Вавилонский на земли Иудине.
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.
