| 1 ܘܒܝܪܚܐ ܕܫܒܥܐ ܐܬܐ ܐܝܫܡܥܝܠ ܒܪ ܢܬܢܝܐ ܒܪ ܐܝܫܡܥܝܠ ܡܢ ܙܪܥܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܘܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܥܡܗ ܠܘܬ ܓܕܠܝܐ ܒܪ ܐܚܝܩܡ ܠܡܨܦܝܐ ܘܐܟܠܘ ܬܡܢ ܠܚܡܐ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܒܡܨܦܝܐ | 1 In the seventh month, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, son of Elishama, of the royal family, one of the chief officers of the king, came with ten men to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, at Mizpah. As they ate bread together there at Mizpah, |
| 2 ܘܩܡ ܐܝܫܡܥܝܠ ܒܪ ܢܬܢܝܐ ܗܘ ܘܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܐܬܘ ܥܡܗ ܘܡܚܐܘܗܝ ܠܓܕܠܝܐ ܒܪ ܐܚܝܩܡ ܒܪ ܫܦܢ ܒܚܪܒܐ ܘܩܛܠܘܗܝ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܫܠܛܗ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܒܒܠ ܒܐܪܥܐ | 2 Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and the ten men with him rose up and struck down Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, with the sword, and killed him, whom the king of Babylon had appointed governor in the land. |
| 3 ܘܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܗ̈ܘܕܝܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܗܘܘ ܥܡܗ ܥܡ ܓܕܠܝܐ ܒܡܨܦܝܐ ܘܠܟ̈ܠܕܝܐ ܕܐܫܬܟܚܘ ܬܡܢ ܘܐܦ ܠܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܩܪ̈ܒܬܢܐ ܩܛܠ ܐܝܫܡܥܝܠ | 3 Ishmael also slew all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, and the Chaldean soldiers who happened to be there. |
| 4 ܘܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܫܡܥ ܘܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܐܬܩܛܠ ܓܕܠܝܐ | 4 On the day after the murder of Gedaliah, before any one knew of it, |
| 5 ܐܬܘ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܡܢ ܫܟܝܡ ܘܡܢ ܫܝܠܘ ܘܡܢ ܫܡܪܝܢ ܬܡܢܐܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܓܪ̈ܝܥܝܢ ܕܩܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܡܨܪܝܢ ܠܒܘܫ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܡܬܟܬܫܝܢ ܘܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܐ ܘܠܒܘܢܬܐ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ ܠܡܥܠܘ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ | 5 eighty men arrived from Shechem and Shiloh and Samaria, with their beards shaved and their clothes torn, and their bodies gashed, bringing cereal offerings and incense to present at the temple of the LORD. |
| 6 ܘܢܦܩ ܐܝܫܡܥܝܠ ܒܪ ܢܬܢܝܐ ܠܐܘܪܥܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܡܨܦܝܐ ܡܗܠܟ ܘܐܙܠ ܘܒܟܐ ܘܟܕ ܦܓܥ ܒܗܘܢ ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܬܘ ܠܘܬ ܓܕܠܝܐ ܒܪ ܐܚܝܩܡ | 6 And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah came out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he came. As he met them, he said to them, "Come in to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam." |
| 7 ܘܟܕ ܥܠܘ ܠܓܘ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܢܟܣ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܝܫܡܥܝܠ ܒܪ ܢܬܢܝܐ ܘܐܪܡܝ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܓܘܒܐ ܗܘ ܘܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܡܗ | 7 When they came into the city, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and the men with him slew them, and cast them into a cistern. |
| 8 ܘܥܣܪܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܐܫܬܟܚܘ ܒܗܘܢ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܐܝܫܡܥܝܠ ܠܐ ܬܩܛܠܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܢ ܚ̈ܕܘܬܐ ܒܚܩܠܐ ܕܚ̈ܛܐ ܘܕܣܥܪ̈ܐ ܘܡܫܚܐ ܘܕܒܫܐ ܘܫܒܩ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܩܛܠ ܐܢܘܢ ܥܡ ܐܚܝܗܘܢ | 8 But there were ten men among them who said to Ishmael, "Do not kill us, for we have stores of wheat, barley, oil, and honey hidden in the fields." So he refrained and did not kill them with their companions. |
| 9 ܘܓܘܒܐ ܕܫܕܐ ܒܗ ܐܝܫܡܥܝܠ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܫ̈ܠܕܐ ܕܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܩܛܠ ܥܡ ܓܕܠܝܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܗܘ ܕܥܒܕ ܐܣܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܒܥܫܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܗ ܠܓܘܒܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܠܝܗܝ ܐܝܫܡܥܝܠ ܒܪ ܢܬܢܝܐ ܩ̈ܛܝܠܐ | 9 Now the cistern into which Ishmael cast all the bodies of the men whom he had slain was the large cistern which King Asa had made for defense against Baasha king of Israel; Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain. |
| 10 ܘܫܒܐ ܐܝܫܡܥܝܠ ܟܠܗ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܥܡܐ ܕܒܡܨܦܝܐ ܕܐܫܠܡ ܢܒܘܙܪܕܢ ܪܒ ܕܚܫ̈ܐ ܠܓܕܠܝܐ ܒܪ ܐܚܝܩܡ ܘܫܒܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܝܫܡܥܝܠ ܒܪ ܢܬܢܝܐ ܘܐܙܠ ܠܥܒܪܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܡܘܢ | 10 Then Ishmael took captive all the rest of the people who were in Mizpah, the king's daughters and all the people who were left at Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. Ishmael the son of Nethaniah took them captive and set out to cross over to the Ammonites. |
| 11 ܘܫܡܥ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܩܘܪܚ ܘܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܪ̈ܒܝ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܥܠ ܟܠܗ̇ ܫܒܝܬܐ ܕܕܒܪ ܐܝܫܡܥܝܠ ܒܪ ܢܬܢܝܐ | 11 But when Johanan the son of Kareah and all the leaders of the forces with him heard of all the evil which Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done, |
| 12 ܘܕܒܪ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܓܒܪܐ ܘܐܙܠ ܠܡܬܟܬܫܘ ܥܡ ܐܝܫܡܥܝܠ ܒܪ ܢܬܢܝܐ ܘܐܫܟܚܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܓܒܥܘܢ | 12 they took all their men and went to fight against Ishmael the son of Nethaniah. They came upon him at the great pool which is in Gibeon. |
| 13 ܘܟܕ ܚܙܐ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܥܡ ܐܝܫܡܥܝܠ ܠܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܩܘܪܚ ܘܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܪ̈ܒܝ ܚ̈ܝܠܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܚܕܝܘ | 13 And when all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah and all the leaders of the forces with him, they rejoiced. |
| 14 ܘܗܦܟܘ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܫܒܐ ܐܝܫܡܥܝܠ ܡܢ ܡܨܦܝܐ ܘܐܬܘ ܠܘܬ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܩܘܪܚ | 14 So all the people whom Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah turned about and came back, and went to Johanan the son of Kareah. |
| 15 ܘܐܝܫܡܥܝܠ ܒܪ ܢܬܢܝܐ ܐܫܬܘܙܒ ܒܬܡܢܝܐ ܐ̈ܢܫܝܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܘܐܙܠ ܠܘܬ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܡܘܢ | 15 But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites. |
| 16 ܘܕܒܪ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܩܘܪܚ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܪ̈ܒܝ ܚ̈ܝܠܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܟܠ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܥܡܐ ܕܐܗܦܟ ܡܢ ܠܘܬ ܐܝܫܡܥܝܠ ܒܪ ܢܬܢܝܐ ܡܢ ܡܨܦܝܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܩܛܠ ܐܝܫܡܥܝܠ ܠܓܕܠܝܐ ܒܪ ܐܚܝܩܡ ܘܕܒܪ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܩܪ̈ܒܬܢܐ ܘܢܫ̈ܐ ܘ̈ܛܠܝܐ ܘܡܗܝ̈ܡܢܐ ܕܐܗܦܟ ܡܢ ܓܒܥܘܢ | 16 Then Johanan the son of Kareah and all the leaders of the forces with him took all the rest of the people whom Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had carried away captive from Mizpah after he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam--soldiers, women, children, and eunuchs, whom Johanan brought back from Gibeon. |
| 17 ܘܐܙܠ ܘܝܬܒ ܒܐܕܪ̈ܐ ܕܒܡܗܡ ܕܥܠ ܓܢܒ ܒܝܬ ܠܚܡ ܠܡܐܙܠ ܠܡܥܠ ܠܡܨܪܝܢ | 17 And they went and stayed at Geruth Chimham near Bethlehem, intending to go to Egypt |
| 18 ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܟ̈ܠܕܝܐ ܕܕܚܠܘ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܕܩܛܠ ܐܝܫܡܥܝܠ ܒܪ ܢܬܢܝܐ ܠܓܕܠܝܐ ܒܪ ܐܚܝܩܡ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܫܠܛܗ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܒܒܠ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ | 18 because of the Chaldeans; 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. |
