Yeremia 41
1 Ɔsram a ɛto so ason mu no, Elisama babarima Netania babarima Ismael a ɔyɛ ɔdehye a na anka ɔyɛ ɔhene adwumayɛfo no mu baako no ne mmarima du baa Ahikam babarima Gedalia nkyɛn wɔ Mispa. Bere a wɔn nyinaa gu so redidi no,
And it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the blood royal, and one of the great officers of the king, and ten men with him, came to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, to Mizpah; and they ate bread there together in Mizpah.
2 Netania babarima Ismael ne ne mmarima du no a wɔka ne ho no sɔree na wɔde afoa wɔɔ Ahikam babarima Gedalia, a ɔyɛ Safan nena ne nea Babiloniahene ayi no sɛ amrado wɔ asase no so no kum no.
Then Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, arose, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, and slew him whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.
3 Ismael kum Yudafo a na wɔka Gedalia ho wɔ Mispa ne Babilonia asraafo a na wɔwɔ hɔ no nso.
And all the Jews that were with him, with Gedaliah at Mizpah, and the Chaldaeans that were found there, the men of war, did Ishmael smite.
4 Ade kyee no, ansa na obiara bɛte Gedalia wu no,
And it came to pass, the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it,
5 mmarima aduɔwɔtwe a wɔayiyi wɔn abogyesɛ, asunsuane wɔn ntade mu na wɔasesa wɔn honam ani fi Sekem, Silo ne Samaria bae a wɔde aduan afɔrebɔde ne nnuhuam reba Awurade fi.
that there came certain men from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, fourscore persons, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with an oblation and incense in their hands, to bring to the house of Jehovah.
6 Netania babarima Ismael de agyaadwo fi Mispa kohyiaa wɔn. Bere a ohyiaa wɔn no ɔkae se, “Mommra Ahikam babarima Gedalia nkyɛn.”
And Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went; and when he met them, he said to them, “Come ye to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam.”
7 Woduu kuropɔn no mu no, Netania babarima Ismael ne mmarima a wɔka ne ho no kum wɔn na wɔtow wɔn afunu guu abura bi mu.
And when they had come into the midst of the city, Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, slew them, and cast them into the pit, he and the men that were with him.
8 Nanso nnipa no mu du ka kyerɛɛ Ismael se, “Nkum yɛn! Yɛwɔ awi ne atoko, ngo ne ɛwo a yɛde asie wɔ afuw bi mu.” Enti ogyaa wɔn na wankum wɔn nso.
But ten men were found among them who said to Ishmael, “Slay us not, for we have hidden stores in the field, of wheat, and barley, and oil, and honey.” He forbore, therefore, and slew them not with their brethren.
9 Abura a Ismael tow nnipa a okunkum wɔn no afunu ne Gedalia guu mu no, na ɛyɛ nea ɔhene Asa tuu sɛ ne ho bammɔ fa bi de tiaa Israelhene Baasa. Netania babarima Ismael de afunu hyɛɛ no ma.
Now the pit into which Ishmael cast all the dead bodies of the men whom he slew, together with Gedaliah, is the same which King Asa made on account of Baasha, king of Israel; and Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, filled it with them that were slain.
10 Ismael faa nnipa a na wɔaka wɔ Mispa no nyinaa nnommum; ɔhene mmabea ne wɔn a wɔkaa hɔ no nyinaa, wɔn a Nebusaradan a otua ɔhene awɛmfo ano no ayi Ahikam babarima Gedalia sɛ ɔnhwɛ wɔn so no. Netania babarima Ismael faa wɔn nnommum na osii mu kɔɔ Amonfo nkyɛn.
And Ishmael took captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, the king's daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, had committed to the charge of Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam; even Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, took them captive, and set forth to go over [[the Jordan]] to the children of Ammon.
11 Bere a Karea babarima Yohanan ne asraafo mpanyimfo a wɔka ne ho no nyinaa tee awudisɛm a Netania babarima Ismael adi no,
But when Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, heard of all the evil which Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, had done,
12 wɔfaa wɔn asraafo nyinaa sɛ wɔne Netania babarima Ismael rekɔko. Wɔkɔtoo no wɔ ɔtare kɛse bi a ɛwɔ Gibeon ho.
they took all the men, and went up to fight with Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, and came up with him at the great waters that are in Gibeon.
13 Bere a nnipa a wɔka Ismael ho no nyinaa huu Karea babarima Yohanan ne asraafo mpanyimfo a wɔka ne ho no, wɔn ani gyei.
And when all the people which were with Ishmael saw Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, they were glad;
14 Nnipa a na Ismael afa wɔn nnommum wɔ Mispa no nyinaa dan kɔɔ Karea babarima Yohanan afa.
and all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah faced about and returned, and went to Johanan, the son of Kareah.
15 Nanso Netania babarima Ismael ne ne mmarima baawɔtwe, guan fii Yohanan anim kɔɔ Amonfo nkyɛn.
But Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the children of Ammon.
16 Afei Karea babarima Yohanan ne asraafo mpanyimfo a wɔka ne ho no dii Mispa nkae a ogyee wɔn fii Netania babarima Ismael nsam bere a okum Ahikam babarima Gedalia no akyi no anim: Ɔde asraafo, mmea, mmofra ne asennii adwumayɛfo, fii Gibeon bae.
Then took Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after he had slain Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, strong men, men of war, and women, and children, and eunuchs, whom he had brought back from Gibeon;
17 Wosii mu sɛ wɔrekɔ Misraim no, wɔsoɛɛ wɔ Gerut Kimham a ɛbɛn Betlehem;
and they went, and tarried in the inn of Chimham, which is near Bethlehem, in order to flee into Egypt
18 na wɔreguan Babiloniafo no. Na wosuro wɔn, efisɛ na Netania babarima Ismael akum Ahikam babarima Gedalia a Babiloniahene yii no sɛ amrado a ɔhwɛ asase no so no.
from the Chaldaeans; for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, had slain Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.
