Yeremia 41
1 Ɔbosome a ɛtɔ so nson mu no, Elisama babarima Netania babarima Ismael a ɔyɛ ɔdehyeɛ a na anka ɔyɛ ɔhene adwumayɛfoɔ no mu baako no ne mmarima edu baa Ahikam babarima Gedalia nkyɛn wɔ Mispa. Ɛberɛ a wɔn nyinaa gu so redidi no,
In the seventh month, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family and one of the king’s chief officers, came with ten men to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah, and they ate a meal together there.
2 Netania babarima Ismael ne ne mmarima edu no a wɔka ne ho no sɔreeɛ na wɔde akofena wɔɔ Ahikam babarima Gedalia, a ɔyɛ Safan nana nso no kumm no. Na ɔyɛ obi a Babiloniahene ayi no sɛ amrado wɔ asase no so.
Then Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him got up and struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, killing the one whom the king of Babylon had appointed to govern the land.
3 Ismael kumm Yudafoɔ a na wɔka Gedalia ho wɔ Mispa ne Babilonia asraafoɔ a na wɔwɔ hɔ no nso.
Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, as well as the Chaldean soldiers who were there.
4 Adeɛ kyeeɛ no, ansa na obiara bɛte Gedalia wuo no,
On the second day after the murder of Gedaliah, when no one yet knew about it,
5 mmarima aduɔwɔtwe a wɔawerɛ wɔn bɔgyesɛ, asunsuane wɔn ntadeɛ mu na wɔasesa wɔn honam ani firi Sekem, Silo ne Samaria baeɛ a wɔde aduane afɔrebɔdeɛ ne nnuhwam reba Awurade efie.
eighty men who had shaved off their beards, torn their garments, and cut themselves came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria, carrying grain offerings and frankincense for the house of the LORD.
6 Netania babarima Ismael de agyaadwoɔ firii Mispa kɔhyiaa wɔn. Ɛberɛ a ɔhyiaa wɔn no ɔkaa sɛ, “Mommra Ahikam babarima Gedalia nkyɛn.”
And Ishmael son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went. When Ishmael encountered the men, he said, “Come to Gedaliah son of Ahikam.”
7 Wɔduruu kuropɔn no mu no, Netania babarima Ismael ne mmarima a wɔka ne ho no kumm wɔn na wɔtoo wɔn afunu guu abura bi mu.
And when they came into the city, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the men with him slaughtered them and threw them into a cistern.
8 Nanso nnipa no mu edu ka kyerɛɛ Ismael sɛ, “Nkum yɛn! Yɛwɔ ayuo ne atokoɔ, ngo ne ɛwoɔ a yɛde asie wɔ afuo bi mu.” Enti ɔgyaa wɔn na wankum wɔn nso.
But ten of the men among them said to Ishmael, “Do not kill us, for we have hidden treasure in the field—wheat, barley, oil, and honey!” So he refrained from killing them with the others.
9 Abura a Ismael too nnipa a ɔkunkumm wɔn no afunu ne Gedalia guu mu no, na ɛyɛ deɛ ɔhene Asa atu sɛ ɔde bɛbɔ ne ho ban atia Israelhene Baasa. Netania babarima Ismael de afunu hyɛɛ no ma.
Now the cistern into which Ishmael had thrown all the bodies of the men he had struck down along with Gedaliah was a large one that King Asa had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain.
10 Ismael faa nnipa a na wɔaka wɔ Mispa no nyinaa nnommum; ɔhene mmammaa ne wɔn a wɔkaa hɔ no nyinaa a Nebusaradan a ɔtua ɔhene awɛmfoɔ ano no ayi Ahikam babarima Gedalia sɛ ɔnhwɛ wɔn so no. Netania babarima Ismael faa wɔn nnommum na ɔsii mu kɔɔ Amonfoɔ nkyɛn.
Then Ishmael took captive all the remnant of the people of Mizpah—the daughters of the king along with all the others who remained in Mizpah—over whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam. Ishmael son of Nethaniah took them captive and set off to cross over to the Ammonites.
11 Ɛberɛ a Karea babarima Yohanan ne asraafoɔ mpanimfoɔ a wɔka ne ho no nyinaa tee awudisɛm a Netania babarima Ismael adie no,
When Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him heard of all the crimes that Ishmael son of Nethaniah had committed,
12 wɔfaa wɔn asraafoɔ nyinaa sɛ wɔ ne Netania babarima Ismael rekɔko. Wɔkɔtoo no wɔ ɔtadeɛ kɛseɛ bi a ɛwɔ Gibeon no ho.
they took all their men and went to fight Ishmael son of Nethaniah. And they found him near the great pool in Gibeon.
13 Ɛberɛ a nnipa a wɔka Ismael ho no nyinaa hunuu Karea babarima Yohanan ne asraafoɔ mpanimfoɔ a wɔka ne ho no, wɔn ani gyeeɛ.
When all the people with Ishmael saw Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the army with him, they rejoiced,
14 Nnipa a na Ismael afa wɔn nnommum wɔ Mispa no nyinaa dane kɔɔ Karea babarima Yohanan afa.
and all the people whom Ishmael had taken captive at Mizpah turned and went over to Johanan son of Kareah.
15 Nanso Netania babarima Ismael ne ne mmarima baawɔtwe dwane firii Yohanan anim kɔɔ Amonfoɔ nkyɛn.
But Ishmael son of Nethaniah and eight of his men escaped from Johanan and went to the Ammonites.
16 Afei, Karea babarima Yohanan ne asraafoɔ mpanimfoɔ a wɔka ne ho no dii Mispa nkaeɛfoɔ a ɔgyee wɔn firii Netania babarima Ismael nsam ɛberɛ a ɔkumm Ahikam babarima Gedalia no akyi no anim: Ɔde asraafoɔ, mmaa, mmɔfra ne asɛnniiɛ adwumayɛfoɔ firi Gibeon baeɛ.
Then Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him took the whole remnant of the people from Mizpah whom he had recovered from Ishmael son of Nethaniah after Ishmael had killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam: the soldiers, women, children, and court officials he had brought back from Gibeon.
17 Wɔsii mu sɛ wɔrekɔ Misraim no, wɔsoɛe wɔ Gerut Kimham a ɛbɛn Betlehem.
And they went and stayed in Geruth Chimham, near Bethlehem, in order to proceed into Egypt
18 Na wɔredwane Babiloniafoɔ no. Na wɔsuro Babiloniafoɔ no ɛfiri sɛ na Netania babarima Ismael akum Ahikam babarima Gedalia a Babiloniahene yii no sɛ amrado a ɔhwɛ asase no so no.
to escape the Chaldeans. For they were afraid of the Chaldeans because Ishmael son of Nethaniah had struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land.
