Yeremia 41
1 Lakini ilitokea kwamba katika mwezi wa saba Ishmael mwana wa Nethania mwana wa Elishama, toka familia ya kifalme, na maafisa baadhi wa mfalme, walikuja - wanaume kumi walikuwa pamoja naye - kwa Gedalia mwana wa Ahikam, huko Mizpa. Walikula chakula pamoja hukp Mizpa.
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 Lakini Ishmael mwana wa Nethania, na wanaume kumi ambao walikuwa pamoja naye waliinuka na kumvamia Gedalia mwana wa Ahikam mwana wa Shafan, kwa upanga. Ishmael alimuua Gedalia, ambaye mfalme wa Babeli alimweka kuwa msimamizi wa nchi.
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 Kisha Ishmael aliwauwa Wayahudi wote ambao walikuwa pamoja na Gedalia huko Mizpa na Wakaldayo wanaume wa kupigana kukutwa huko.
Ishamel also killed all the other Judeans who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, along with the Babylonian soldiers there.
4 Kisha ilikuwa siku ya pili baada ya kumuua Gedila, lakini hakuna moja aliyejua.
The day after Gedaliah had been murdered and before anyone knew about it,
5 Wanaume baadhi walikuja toka Shechem, toka Shiloh, na toka Samaria-wanaume semanini ambayo walikuwa wamenyoa ndevu zao, walirarua nguo zao, na kujikata wenyewe- pamoja na chakula cha sadaka na ubani katika mikono yao kwenda kwa nyumba ya Yahwe.
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 Basi Ishmael mwana wa Nethania alienda toka Mizpa kukutana nao kama walivyoenda, wakitembea na kulia. Kisha ilitokea kwamba kama alivyokutana nao, alisema nao, “Njoo kwa Gedalia mwana wa Ahikam!”
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 Ilikuja kuwa kwamba wakati walipokuja katika mji, Ishmaeil mwana wa Nethania aliwauwa na kuwatupa kwenye shimo, yeye na wanaume ambao walikuwa pamoja naye.
But when they arrived in town, Ishmael and his men killed most of them and threw their bodies into a cistern.
8 Lakini palikuwa na wanaume kumi miongoni mwao ambao walisema kwa Ishmael, “Usituue, kwa kuwa kuna riziki zetu kwenye shamba: ngano na shayiri, mafuta na asili” Kwa hiyo hakuwauwa pamoja na rafiki zao wengine.
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 Kisima ambacho Ishmael alitupa miili yote ya waliokufa ambaye yeye na Gedalia waliwapiga, kilikuwa ni kilekile ambacho mfalme Asa alichimba wakati alipokuwa akivamiwa na mfalme Baasha wa Israel. Ishmael mwana wa Nethania alilijaza wale ambao walikuwa wameuawa.
(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 Badae Ishmael aliwashika watu wengine wote ambao walikuwa huko Mizpa, mabinti wa mfalme na watu wote ambao walikuwa wameachwa huko Mizpa ambayo Nebuzaradani mlinzi mkuu alikuwa amewakabidhi kwa Gedalia mwana wa Ahikam. Basi Ishmael mwana wa Nethania aliwashika na kuvuka kwa watu wa 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 Lakini Yonathani mwana wa Karea na amri wote wa jeshi pamoja naye walisikia madhara yote ambayo Ishmael mwana wa Nethania alikuwa amefanya.
Johanan and all the army commanders of the armies with him found out about all of Ishmael's crimes.
12 Basi waliwachukua wanaume wao na kwenda kupigana dhidi ya Ishmanel mwana wa Nethania. Walipigana naye huko kwenye kisima kuu cha Gibeoni.
So they assembled all their men and went to attack Ishmael. They caught up with him near the large pool in Gibeon.
13 Kisha ilitokea kwamba wakati watu wote ambao walikuwa na Ishmael kuona Yonathani mwana wa Karea na amri wote wa jeshi ambao walikuwa pamoja naye, walikuwa na furaha.
When Ishmael's prisoners saw Johanan and all the army commanders with him, they were happy.
14 Basi watu wote ambao Ishmael alikuwa amewashika huko Mizpa waligeuka na kwenda kwa Yonathani mwana wa Karea.
All those that Ishmael had taken prisoner at Mizpah turned around and ran back to Johanan.
15 Lakini Ishmael mwana wa Nethania alitoroka na wanaume wanane toka kwa Yonathani. Alienda kwa watu wa Ammon.
Ishmael and eight of his men managed to escape from Johanan and get away to the Ammonites.
16 Yonathani mwana wa Karea na amri jeshi pamoja naye walichukua toka Mizpa watu wote ambao walikuwa wameokolewa kutoka kwa Ishmael mwana wa Nethania. Hii ilikuwa baada ya Ishmael kuwa amemuuwa Gedalia mwana wa Ahikam. Yonathan na rafiki zake walichukua wanaume shujaa, wanaume wapiganaji, wanawake na watoto, na mtoashi ambaye alikuwa ameokolewa huko Gibeoni.
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 Kisha walienda na kubaki kwa muda huko Geruthi Chimham, ambayo iko karibu Bethelemu. Walikuwa wakienda Misri
They set off for Geruth Chimham near Bethlehem and stayed there, before leaving for Egypt
18 kwa sababu ya Wakaldayo. Walikuwa wakiwaogopa kwani Ishmael mwana wa Nethania alikuwa amemua Gedalia mwana wa Ahikam, ambaye mfamle wa Babeli amewekwa kwenye usimamizi wa nchi.
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.
