Geremia 41

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1 Et factum est in mense septi mo, venit Ismael filius Nathaniae filiiElisama de semine regali et optimates regis et decem viri cum eo ad Godoliamfilium Ahicam in Maspha; et comederunt ibi panes simul in Maspha.	1 In the seventh month, however, Ishmael son of Nethaniah son of Elishama, who was of royal descent,came with officers of the king and ten men to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah. And as they were taking theirmeal together, there at Mizpah,
2 Surrexitautem Ismael filius Nathaniae et decem viri, qui cum eo erant, et percusseruntGodoliam filium Ahicam filii Saphan gladio; et interfecerunt eum, quempraefecerat rex Babylonis terrae.	2 Ishmael son of Nethaniah stood up with his ten men, and attacking Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son ofShaphan, with their swords, they kil ed the man whom the king of Babylon had made governor of the country.
3 Omnes quoque Iudaeos, qui erant cum Godoliain Maspha, et Chaldaeos, qui reperti sunt ibi, et viros bellatores percussitIsmael.	3 And al the Judaeans who were with him, that is with Gedaliah at Mizpah, and the Chaldaean soldierswho happened to be there, Ishmael killed too.
4 Secundo autem die postquam occiderat Godoliam, nullo adhuc sciente,	4 On the day after the murder of Gedaliah, before the news had become known,
5 veneruntviri de Sichem et de Silo et de Samaria, octoginta viri, rasi barba et scissisvestibus et incisi in cute, et munera et tus habebant in manu, ut offerrent indomo Domini.	5 eighty men arrived from Shechem, Shiloh and Samaria, with their beards shaved off, their clothing torn,and covered in self-inflicted gashes; they were bringing cereal offerings and incense with them to present to theTemple of Yahweh.
6 Egressus ergo Ismael filius Nathaniae in occursum eorum deMaspha, incedens et plorans ibat. Cum autem occurrisset eis, dixit ad eos: “Venite ad Godoliam filium Ahicam ”.	6 Ishmael son of Nethaniah went out of Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went. When he met themhe said, 'Come to Gedaliah son of Ahikam.'
7 Qui cum venissent ad medium civitatis,interfecit eos Ismael filius Nathaniae et proiecit in medium laci, ipse et viri,qui erant cum eo.	7 But once they were wel inside the town, Ishmael son of Nethaniah slaughtered them, with the help ofhis men, and had them thrown into the storage-wel .
8 Decem autem viri reperti sunt inter eos, qui dixerunt adIsmael: “ Noli occidere nos, quia habemus thesauros in agro, frumenti ethordei et olei et mellis ”; et cessavit et non interfecit eos cum fratribussuis.	8 There were ten of them, however, who said to Ishmael, 'Do not kil us: we have stocks of wheat andbarley, oil and honey, hidden away in the fields.' So he spared them and did not kil them with their brothers.
9 Lacus autem, in quem proiecerat Ismael omnia cadavera virorum, quospercussit, est lacus magnus, quem fecit rex Asa propter Baasa regem Israel;ipsum replevit Ismael filius Nathaniae occisis.	9 The storage-wel into which Ishmael threw the corpses of all the men he had kil ed was a large one, theone which King Asa had built as a precaution against Baasha king of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled itwith the slaughtered men.
10 Et captivas duxit Ismaelomnes reliquias populi, qui erant in Maspha, filias regis et universum populum,qui remanserat in Maspha, quos commendaverat Nabuzardan princeps satellitumGodoliae filio Ahicam; et cepit eos Ismael filius Nathaniae et abiit, uttransiret ad filios Ammon.	10 Ishmael then took al the rest of the people prisoner who were at Mizpah, the king's daughters and althe remaining people in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan, commander of the guard, had entrusted to Gedaliah sonof Ahikam. Ishmael son of Nethaniah took them prisoner and set out, intending to cross over to the Ammonites.
11 Audivit autem Iohanan filius Caree et omnes principes bellatorum, qui erantcum eo, omne malum, quod fecerat Ismael filius Nathaniae,	11 When Johanan son of Kareah and al the military leaders who were with him heard about al thecrimes committed by Ishmael son of Nethaniah,
12 et, assumptisuniversis viris, profecti sunt, ut bellarent adversum Ismael filium Nathaniae;et invenerunt eum ad aquas multas, quae sunt in Gabaon.	12 they mustered all their men and set out to attack Ishmael son of Nethaniah. They caught up with himat the great Pool of Gibeon.
13 Cumque vidisset omnispopulus, qui erat cum Ismael, Iohanan filium Caree et universos principesbellatorum, qui erant cum eo, laetati sunt.	13 At the sight of Johanan son of Kareah and al the military leaders with him, al the people with Ishmaelwere delighted.
14 Et omnis populus, quem ceperatIsmael in Maspha, reversus est et abiit ad Iohanan filium Caree;	14 Al the people whom Ishmael had taken as prisoners from Mizpah turned about, went back and joinedJohanan son of Kareah.
15 Ismael autemfilius Nathaniae fugit cum octo viris a facie Iohanan et abiit ad filios Ammon.	15 Ishmael son of Nethaniah, however, escaped from Johanan with eight of his men and fled to theAmmonites.
16 Tulit ergo Iohanan filius Caree et omnes principes bellatorum, qui erant cumeo, universas reliquias vulgi, quas reduxerat ab Ismael filio Nathaniaevenientes de Maspha, postquam percussit Godoliam filium Ahicam, viros fortes adproelium et mulieres et pueros et eunuchos, quos reduxerat de Gabaon.	16 Johanan son of Kareah and al the military leaders with him then ral ied al the remaining peoplewhom Ishmael son of Nethaniah had taken as prisoners from Mizpah after kil ing Gedaliah son of Ahikam: men --fighting men-women, children and eunuchs, whom they brought back from Gibeon.
17 Etabierunt et sederunt in Gherutchamaam, quae est iuxta Bethlehem, ut pergerent etintroirent Aegyptum	17 Setting off, they made a halt at Khan Kimham near Bethlehem, intending to go on to Egypt,
18 a facie Chaldaeorum; timebant enim eos, quia percusseratIsmael filius Nathaniae Godoliam filium Ahicam, quem praeposuerat rex Babylonisin regione.	18 to get away from the Chaldaeans. They were now terrified of them, since Ishmael son of Nethaniahhad kil ed Gedaliah son of Ahikam whom the king of Babylon had made governor of the country.