1 ف ِي الشَّهرِ السّابِعِ أتَى إسْماعِيلُ بْنُ نَثَنْيا بْنُ ألِيشاماعَ إلَى جَدَلْيا بْنِ أخِيقامَ فِي المِصفاةِ. وَإسْماعِيلُ هَذا مِنَ الأُسرَةِ المَلَكِيَّةِ وَأحَدُ قادَةِ المَلِكِ. وَقَدْ أتَى مَعَ عَشْرَةِ رِجالٍ، وَأكَلُوا مَعَ جَدَلْيا فِي المِصفاةِ.

Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal and one of the chief officers of the king, and ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah.

2 ث ُمَّ قامَ إسْماعِيلُ بْنُ نَثَنْيا وَالرِّجالُ العَشْرَةُ الَّذِينَ كانُوا مَعَهُ، وَاغتالُوا جَدَلْيا بْنَ أخِيقامَ، وَهُوَ الَّذِي عَيَّنَهُ مَلِكُ بابِلَ مُشرِفاً فِي الأرْضِ.

Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, 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 و َقَتَلَ إسْماعِيلُ جَميعَ اليَهُودِ الَّذِينَ كانُوا مَعَ جَدَلْيا فِي المِصفاةِ، وَكَذَلِكَ الجُنُودَ البابِلِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ وَجَدَهُمْ هُناكَ.

Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, to wit, with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, the men of war.

4 ف ِي اليَومِ التّالِي لاغتِيالِ جَدَلْيا، لَمْ يَكُنْ أحَدٌ يَعرِفُ أنَّ هَذا قَدْ حَدَثَ.

And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it,

5 و َأتَى بَعضُ الرِّجالِ مِنْ شَكِيمَ وَشِيلُوهَ وَالسّامِرَةِ. كانُوا ثَمانِينَ رَجُلاً قَدْ حَلَقُوا لِحاهُمْ وَمَزَّقُوا ثِيابَهُمْ وَجَرَّحُوا أنفُسَهُمْ. وَكانُوا يَحمِلُونَ تَقدِمَةَ قَمحٍ وَبَخُورٍ لِيُقَدِّمُوها فِي هَيكَلِ اللهِ.

that there came men from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with meal-offerings and frankincense in their hand, to bring them to the house of Jehovah.

6 و َخَرَجَ إسْماعِيلُ بْنُ نَثَنْيا مِنَ المِصفاةِ لِيَلتَقِيَ بِهِمْ. وَكانَ يَبكِي فِي طَريقِهِ إلَيْهِمْ. وَعِندَما التَقَى بِهِمْ قالَ: «تَعالَوا إلَى جَدَلْيا بْنِ أخِيقامَ.»

And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.

7 و َعِندَما جاءُوا إلَى وَسَطِ المَدِينَةِ، قَتَلَهُمْ إسْماعِيلُ بْنُ نَثَنْيا وَالرِّجالُ الَّذِينَ كانُوا مَعَهُ، وَألقَوْهُمْ فِي بِئْرٍ.

And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah slew them, and cast them into the midst of the pit, he, and the men that were with him.

8 ل َكِنْ كانَ هُناكَ عَشْرَةُ رِجالٍ مِنهُمْ قالُوا لإسْماعِيلَ: «لا تَقتُلْنا لأنَّ لَدَينا قَمحاً وَشَعِيراً وَزَيتاً وَعَسَلاً مُخَبَّأةً فِي الحَقلِ.» فَكَفَّ عَنْ قَتلِهِمْ مَعَ رِفاقِهِمْ.

But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not; for we have stores hidden in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren.

9 أ مّا البِئْرُ الَّتِي طَرَحَ فِيها جُثَثَ الرِّجالِ الَّذِينَ قَتَلَهُمْ مُتَظاهِراً بِأنَّهُ صَدِيقُ جَدَلْيا، فَكانَ هُوَ البِئْرَ الكَبيرَ الَّذِي حَفَرَهُ المَلِكُ آسا عِندَما هاجَمَهُ بَعْشا، مَلِكُ إسْرائِيلَ. فَقَدْ مَلأهُ إسْماعِيلُ بْنُ نَثَنْيا بِجُثَثِ القَتلَى.

Now the pit wherein Ishmael cast all the dead bodies of the men whom he had slain, by the side of Gedaliah (the same was that which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel,) Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain.

10 و َأسَرَ إسْماعِيلُ باقِيَ الشَّعبِ الَّذِي كانَ فِي المِصفاةِ، بَناتِ المَلِكِ وَكُلَّ الشَّعبِ الَّذِي بَقِيَ فِي المِصفاةِ. وَكانَ نَبُوزَرادانُ – قائِدُ حَرَسِ المَلِكِ – قَدْ وَضَعَهُمْ تَحتَ حِمايَةِ جَدَلْيا بْنِ أخِيقامَ. فَأسَرَهُمْ إسْماعِيلُ بْنُ نَثَنْيا وَاستَعَدَّ للذَّهابِ إلَى بِلادِ العَمُّونِيِّينَ.

Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king's daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam; Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the children of Ammon.

11 و َسَمِعَ يُوحانانُ بْنُ قارِيحَ وَكُلُّ قادَةِ الجَيْشِ الَّذِينَ كانُوا مَعَهُ عَنْ كُلِّ الشَّرِّ الَّذِي عَمِلَهُ إسْماعِيلُ بْنُ نَثَنْيا.

But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done,

12 ف َأخَذُوا كُلَّ رِجالِهِمْ وَذَهَبُوا لِيُحارِبُوا إسْماعِيلَ بْنَ نَثَنْيا، وَوَجَدُوهُ عِندَ البِركَةِ الكَبِيرَةِ فِي جِبعُونَ.

then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon.

13 و َعِندَما رَأى كُلُّ الشَّعبِ المَسبِيِّ الَّذِي كانَ مَعَ إسْماعِيلَ – يُوحانانَ بْنَ قارِيحَ وَكُلَّ قادَةِ الجَيْشِ الَّذِينَ كانُوا مَعَهُ، فَرِحُوا.

Now it came to pass that, when all the people that were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, then they were glad.

14 و َعادَ كُلُّ الشَّعبِ الَّذِي أسَرَهُ إسْماعِيلُ فِي المِصفاةِ إلَى يُوحانانَ بْنِ قارِيحَ.

So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah turned about and came back, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah.

15 أ مّا إسْماعِيلُ بْنُ نَثَنْيا فَهَرَبَ مَعَ ثَمانِيةٍ مِنْ رِجالِهِ مِنْ يُوحانانَ، وَذَهَبَ إلَى العَمُّونِيِّينَ.

But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the children of Ammon.

16 و َأخَذَ يُوحانانُ بْنُ قارِيحَ وَكُلُّ قادَةِ الجَيشِ الَّذِينَ كانُوا مَعَهُ كُلَّ بَقِيَّةِ النّاسِ الَّذِينَ أخَذَهُمْ إسْماعِيلُ بْنُ نَثَنْيا مِنَ المِصفاةِ، بَعدَ أنْ قَتَلَ جَدَلْيا بْنَ أخِيقامَ. وَكانَ الَّذِينَ أرجَعَهُمْ يُوحانانُ مِنْ جِبعُونَ رِجالاً وَجُنُوداً وَنِساءً وَأطفالاً وَخِصياناً. الهُرُوبُ إلَى مِصر

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 that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, to wit, the men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought back from Gibeon:

17 و َذَهَبُوا وَأقامُوا فِي جَيرُوتَ كِمْهامَ الَّتِي تَقَعُ قُربَ بَيتَ لَحْمَ، وَفِي نِيَّتِهِمْ أنْ يَذهَبُوا إلَى مِصرَ،

and they departed, and dwelt in Geruth Chimham, which is by Beth-lehem, to go to enter into Egypt,

18 ل ِخَوفِهِمْ مِنَ البابِلِيِّينَ، لأنَّ إسْماعِيلَ بْنَ نَثَنْيا كانَ قَدْ قَتَلَ جَدَلْيا بْنَ أخِيقامَ الَّذِي عَيَّنَهُ مَلِكُ بابِلَ مُشرِفاً فِي الأرْضِ.

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 made governor over the land.