Liber Ieremiae, 41

1. Et factum est in mense septi mo, venit Ismael filius Nathaniae filii Elisama de semine regali et optimates regis et decem viri cum eo ad Godoliam filium Ahicam in Maspha; et comederunt ibi panes simul in Maspha.

1. In the seventh month, Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah, son of Eli'shama, of the royal family, one of the chief officers of the king, came with ten men to Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam, at Mizpah. As they ate bread together there at Mizpah,

2. Surrexit autem Ismael filius Nathaniae et decem viri, qui cum eo erant, et percusserunt Godoliam filium Ahicam filii Saphan gladio; et interfecerunt eum, quem praefecerat rex Babylonis terrae.

2. Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah and the ten men with him rose up and struck down Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam, son of Shaphan, with the sword, and killed him, whom the king of Babylon had appointed governor in the land.

3. Omnes quoque Iudaeos, qui erant cum Godolia in Maspha, et Chaldaeos, qui reperti sunt ibi, et viros bellatores percussit Ismael.

3. Ish'mael also slew all the Jews who were with Gedali'ah at Mizpah, and the Chalde'an soldiers who happened to be there.

4. Secundo autem die postquam occiderat Godoliam, nullo adhuc sciente,

4. On the day after the murder of Gedali'ah, before any one knew of it,

5. venerunt viri de Sichem et de Silo et de Samaria, octoginta viri, rasi barba et scissis vestibus et incisi in cute, et munera et tus habebant in manu, ut offerrent in domo Domini.

5. eighty men arrived from Shechem and Shiloh and Sama'ria, 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. Egressus ergo Ismael filius Nathaniae in occursum eorum de Maspha, incedens et plorans ibat. Cum autem occurrisset eis, dixit ad eos: “Venite ad Godoliam filium Ahicam”.

6. And Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah came out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he came. As he met them, he said to them, "Come in to Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam."

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. When they came into the city, Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah and the men with him slew them, and cast them into a cistern.

8. Decem autem viri reperti sunt inter eos, qui dixerunt ad Ismael: “Noli occidere nos, quia habemus thesauros in agro, frumenti et hordei et olei et mellis”; et cessavit et non interfecit eos cum fratribus suis.

8. But there were ten men among them who said to Ish'mael, "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. Lacus autem, in quem proiecerat Ismael omnia cadavera virorum, quos percussit, est lacus magnus, quem fecit rex Asa propter Baasa regem Israel; ipsum replevit Ismael filius Nathaniae occisis.

9. Now the cistern into which Ish'mael cast all the bodies of the men whom he had slain was the large cistern which King Asa had made for defense against Ba'asha king of Israel; Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah filled it with the slain.

10. Et captivas duxit Ismael omnes reliquias populi, qui erant in Maspha, filias regis et universum populum, qui remanserat in Maspha, quos commendaverat Nabuzardan princeps satellitum Godoliae filio Ahicam; et cepit eos Ismael filius Nathaniae et abiit, ut transiret ad filios Ammon.

10. Then Ish'mael 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 Nebu'zarad'an, the captain of the guard, had committed to Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam. Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah took them captive and set out to cross over to the Ammonites.

11. Audivit autem Iohanan filius Caree et omnes principes bellatorum, qui erant cum eo, omne malum, quod fecerat Ismael filius Nathaniae,

11. But when Joha'nan the son of Kare'ah and all the leaders of the forces with him heard of all the evil which Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah had done,

12. et, assumptis universis viris, profecti sunt, ut bellarent adversum Ismael filium Nathaniae; et invenerunt eum ad aquas multas, quae sunt in Gabaon.

12. they took all their men and went to fight against Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah. They came upon him at the great pool which is in Gibeon.

13. Cumque vidisset omnis populus, qui erat cum Ismael, Iohanan filium Caree et universos principes bellatorum, qui erant cum eo, laetati sunt.

13. And when all the people who were with Ish'mael saw Joha'nan the son of Kare'ah and all the leaders of the forces with him, they rejoiced.

14. Et omnis populus, quem ceperat Ismael in Maspha, reversus est et abiit ad Iohanan filium Caree;

14. So all the people whom Ish'mael had carried away captive from Mizpah turned about and came back, and went to Joha'nan the son of Kare'ah.

15. Ismael autem filius Nathaniae fugit cum octo viris a facie Iohanan et abiit ad filios Ammon.

15. But Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah escaped from Joha'nan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites.

16. Tulit ergo Iohanan filius Caree et omnes principes bellatorum, qui erant cum eo, universas reliquias vulgi, quas reduxerat ab Ismael filio Nathaniae venientes de Maspha, postquam percussit Godoliam filium Ahicam, viros fortes ad proelium et mulieres et pueros et eunuchos, quos reduxerat de Gabaon.

16. Then Joha'nan the son of Kare'ah and all the leaders of the forces with him took all the rest of the people whom Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah had carried away captive from Mizpah after he had slain Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam -- soldiers, women, children, and eunuchs, whom Joha'nan brought back from Gibeon.

17. Et abierunt et sederunt in Gherutchamaam, quae est iuxta Bethlehem, ut pergerent et introirent Aegyptum

17. And they went and stayed at Geruth Chimham near Bethlehem, intending to go to Egypt

18. a facie Chaldaeorum; timebant enim eos, quia percusserat Ismael filius Nathaniae Godoliam filium Ahicam, quem praeposuerat rex Babylonis in regione.

18. because of the Chalde'ans; for they were afraid of them, because Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah had slain Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.