¹Et factum est in mense septimo,And it happened that, in the seventh month, Ishmael,venit Ismahel filius Nathaniæ filii Elisama, de semine regali,the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama of royal descent,et optimates regis,with the nobles of the king,et decem viri cum eo,and accompanied by ten men,ad Godoliam filium Ahicam,went to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam,in Masphath,at Mizpah.et comederunt ibi panes simul in Masphath.And they ate bread together there, in Mizpah.

¹Et factum est in mense septimo,And it happened that, in the seventh month, Ishmael,venit Ismahel filius Nathaniæ filii Elisama, de semine regali,the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama of royal descent,et optimates regis,with the nobles of the king,et decem viri cum eo,and accompanied by ten men,ad Godoliam filium Ahicam,went to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam,in Masphath,at Mizpah.et comederunt ibi panes simul in Masphath.And they ate bread together there, in Mizpah.

²Surrexit autem Ismahel filius Nathaniæ,Then Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, rose up,et decem viri qui cum eo erant,and the ten men who were with him,et percusserunt Godoliam filium Ahicam filii Saphan gladio,and they struck down Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan,et interfecerunt eum quem præfecerat rex Babylonis terræ.with the sword, and they killed him whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.

²Surrexit autem Ismahel filius Nathaniæ,Then Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, rose up,et decem viri qui cum eo erant,and the ten men who were with him,et percusserunt Godoliam filium Ahicam filii Saphan gladio,and they struck down Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan,et interfecerunt eum quem præfecerat rex Babylonis terræ.with the sword, and they killed him whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.

³Omnes quoque Judæos qui erant cum Godolia in Masphath,Likewise,et Chaldæos qui reperti sunt ibi,Ishmael struck down all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah,et viros bellatores,with the Chaldeans who were found there,percussit Ismahel.and the men of war.

³Omnes quoque Judæos qui erant cum Godolia in Masphath,Likewise,et Chaldæos qui reperti sunt ibi,Ishmael struck down all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah,et viros bellatores,with the Chaldeans who were found there,percussit Ismahel.and the men of war.

⁴Secundo autem die postquam occiderat Godoliam,Then, on the second day after he had killed Gedaliah,nullo adhuc sciente,while no one yet knew of it,

⁴Secundo autem die postquam occiderat Godoliam,Then, on the second day after he had killed Gedaliah,nullo adhuc sciente,while no one yet knew of it,

⁵venerunt viri de Sichem,men arrived from Shechem,et de Silo,and from Shiloh,et de Samaria,and from Samaria,octoginta viri,eighty men,rasi barba,with their beards shaved,et scissis vestibus,and their garments rent,et squallentes:and unbathed.et munera et thus habebant in manu,And they had gifts and frankincense in hand,ut offerrent in domo Domini.so that they might make an offering in the house of the Lord.

⁵venerunt viri de Sichem,men arrived from Shechem,et de Silo,and from Shiloh,et de Samaria,and from Samaria,octoginta viri,eighty men,rasi barba,with their beards shaved,et scissis vestibus,and their garments rent,et squallentes:and unbathed.et munera et thus habebant in manu,And they had gifts and frankincense in hand,ut offerrent in domo Domini.so that they might make an offering in the house of the Lord.

⁶Egressus ergo Ismahel filius Nathaniæ in occursum eorum de Masphath,Therefore, Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah,incedens et plorans ibat:departing from Mizpah to meet them,cum autem occurrisset eis,went forth weeping as he was walking. And when he had met them,dixit ad eos:he said to them,Venite ad Godoliam filium Ahicam.“Come to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam.”

⁶Egressus ergo Ismahel filius Nathaniæ in occursum eorum de Masphath,Therefore, Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah,incedens et plorans ibat:departing from Mizpah to meet them,cum autem occurrisset eis,went forth weeping as he was walking. And when he had met them,dixit ad eos:he said to them,Venite ad Godoliam filium Ahicam.“Come to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam.”

⁷Qui cum venissent ad medium civitatis,And when they had arrived at the center of the city,interfecit eos Ismahel filius Nathaniæ circa medium laci,Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, put them to death around the public cistern,ipse et viri qui erant cum eo.he and the men who were with him.

⁷Qui cum venissent ad medium civitatis,And when they had arrived at the center of the city,interfecit eos Ismahel filius Nathaniæ circa medium laci,Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, put them to death around the public cistern,ipse et viri qui erant cum eo.he and the men who were with him.

⁸Decem autem viri reperti sunt inter eos,But ten men were found among them,qui dixerunt ad Ismahel:who said to Ishmael:Noli occidere nos,“Do not kill us!quia habemus thesauros in agro, frumenti, et hordei,For in the field we have storehouses of grain and barley and oil and honey.”et olei, et mellis:And so he ceased,et cessavit, et non interfecit eos cum fratribus suis.and he did not put them to death with their brothers.

⁸Decem autem viri reperti sunt inter eos,But ten men were found among them,qui dixerunt ad Ismahel:who said to Ishmael:Noli occidere nos,“Do not kill us!quia habemus thesauros in agro, frumenti, et hordei,For in the field we have storehouses of grain and barley and oil and honey.”et olei, et mellis:And so he ceased,et cessavit, et non interfecit eos cum fratribus suis.and he did not put them to death with their brothers.

⁹Lacus autem in quem projecerat Ismahel omnia cadavera virorum quos percussit propter Godoliam,Now the cistern, into which Ishmael cast all the dead bodies of the men whom he had struck down because of Gedaliah,ipse est quem fecit rex Asa propter Baasa regem Israël:is the same one that king Asa made out of fear of Baasha, the king of Israel.ipsum replevit Ismahel filius Nathaniæ occisis.This same cistern Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, filled with those who were slain.

⁹Lacus autem in quem projecerat Ismahel omnia cadavera virorum quos percussit propter Godoliam,Now the cistern, into which Ishmael cast all the dead bodies of the men whom he had struck down because of Gedaliah,ipse est quem fecit rex Asa propter Baasa regem Israël:is the same one that king Asa made out of fear of Baasha, the king of Israel.ipsum replevit Ismahel filius Nathaniæ occisis.This same cistern Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, filled with those who were slain.

¹⁰Et captivas duxit Ismahel omnes reliquias populi qui erant in Masphath,Then Ishmael led away captive all the remnant of the people who were at Mizpah,filias regis, et universum populum qui remanserat in Masphath,the king’s daughters as well as all the people who remained at Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan,quos commendaverat Nabuzardan princeps militiæ,the leader of the military, had committed to Gedaliah,Godoliæ filio Ahicam:the son of Ahikam. And Ishmael,et cepit eos Ismahel filius Nathaniæ,the son of Nethaniah, seized them and went away,et abiit ut transiret ad filios Ammon.so that he might go over to the sons of Ammon.

¹⁰Et captivas duxit Ismahel omnes reliquias populi qui erant in Masphath,Then Ishmael led away captive all the remnant of the people who were at Mizpah,filias regis, et universum populum qui remanserat in Masphath,the king’s daughters as well as all the people who remained at Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan,quos commendaverat Nabuzardan princeps militiæ,the leader of the military, had committed to Gedaliah,Godoliæ filio Ahicam:the son of Ahikam. And Ishmael,et cepit eos Ismahel filius Nathaniæ,the son of Nethaniah, seized them and went away,et abiit ut transiret ad filios Ammon.so that he might go over to the sons of Ammon.

¹¹Audivit autem Johanan filius Caree,But Johanan, the son of Kareah,et omnes principes bellatorum qui erant cum eo,and all the leaders of the fighters who were with him,omne malum quod fecerat Ismahel filius Nathaniæ,heard about all the evil that Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, had done.

¹¹Audivit autem Johanan filius Caree,But Johanan, the son of Kareah,et omnes principes bellatorum qui erant cum eo,and all the leaders of the fighters who were with him,omne malum quod fecerat Ismahel filius Nathaniæ,heard about all the evil that Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, had done.

¹²et assumptis universis viris,And taking all the men,profecti sunt ut bellarent adversum Ismahel filium Nathaniæ:they set out to make war against Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah.et invenerunt eum ad aquas multas quæ sunt in Gabaon.And they found him at the great waters that are in Gibeon.

¹²et assumptis universis viris,And taking all the men,profecti sunt ut bellarent adversum Ismahel filium Nathaniæ:they set out to make war against Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah.et invenerunt eum ad aquas multas quæ sunt in Gabaon.And they found him at the great waters that are in Gibeon.

¹³Cumque vidisset omnis populus qui erat cum Ismahel Johanan filium Caree,And when all the people who were with Ishmael had seen Johanan, the son of Kareah,et universos principes bellatorum qui erant cum eo,and all the leaders of the fighters who were with him,lætati sunt:they rejoiced.

¹³Cumque vidisset omnis populus qui erat cum Ismahel Johanan filium Caree,And when all the people who were with Ishmael had seen Johanan, the son of Kareah,et universos principes bellatorum qui erant cum eo,and all the leaders of the fighters who were with him,lætati sunt:they rejoiced.

¹⁴et reversus est omnis populus quem ceperat Ismahel,And all the people whom Ishmael had seized turned back to Mizpah.in Masphath,And they returned and went over to Johanan,reversusque abiit ad Johanan filium Caree.the son of Kareah.

¹⁴et reversus est omnis populus quem ceperat Ismahel,And all the people whom Ishmael had seized turned back to Mizpah.in Masphath,And they returned and went over to Johanan,reversusque abiit ad Johanan filium Caree.the son of Kareah.

¹⁵Ismahel autem filius Nathaniæ fugit cum octo viris a facie Johanan,But Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, fled with eight men from the face of Johanan,et abiit ad filios Ammon.and they went over to the sons of Ammon.

¹⁵Ismahel autem filius Nathaniæ fugit cum octo viris a facie Johanan,But Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, fled with eight men from the face of Johanan,et abiit ad filios Ammon.and they went over to the sons of Ammon.

¹⁶Tulit ergo Johanan filius Caree,Therefore, Johanan, the son of Kareah,et omnes principes bellatorum qui erant cum eo,and all the leaders of the fighters who were with him,universas reliquias vulgi quas reduxerat ab Ismahel filio Nathaniæ de Masphath,took from Mizpah the entire remnant of the common people, whom they had led away from Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah,postquam percussit Godoliam filium Ahicam:after he had struck down Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam.fortes viros ad prælium, et mulieres,These were strong men of battle, and women,et pueros,and children,et eunuchos, quos reduxerat de Gabaon.and eunuchs: those whom he had led away from Gibeon.

¹⁶Tulit ergo Johanan filius Caree,Therefore, Johanan, the son of Kareah,et omnes principes bellatorum qui erant cum eo,and all the leaders of the fighters who were with him,universas reliquias vulgi quas reduxerat ab Ismahel filio Nathaniæ de Masphath,took from Mizpah the entire remnant of the common people, whom they had led away from Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah,postquam percussit Godoliam filium Ahicam:after he had struck down Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam.fortes viros ad prælium, et mulieres,These were strong men of battle, and women,et pueros,and children,et eunuchos, quos reduxerat de Gabaon.and eunuchs: those whom he had led away from Gibeon.

¹⁷Et abierunt,And they went awayet sederunt peregrinantes in Chamaam,and settled as sojourners at Chimham,quæ est juxta Bethlehem,which is near Bethlehem,ut pergerent,so that they might continue onet introirent Ægyptum,and enter into Egypt,

¹⁷Et abierunt,And they went awayet sederunt peregrinantes in Chamaam,and settled as sojourners at Chimham,quæ est juxta Bethlehem,which is near Bethlehem,ut pergerent,so that they might continue onet introirent Ægyptum,and enter into Egypt,

¹⁸a facie Chaldæorum:away from the face of the Chaldeans.timebant enim eos,For they were afraid of them,quia percusserat Ismahel filius Nathaniæ Godoliam filium Ahicam,because Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, had struck down Gedaliah,quem præposuerat rex Babylonis in terra Juda.the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had made governor in the land of Judah.

¹⁸a facie Chaldæorum:away from the face of the Chaldeans.timebant enim eos,For they were afraid of them,quia percusserat Ismahel filius Nathaniæ Godoliam filium Ahicam,because Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, had struck down Gedaliah,quem præposuerat rex Babylonis in terra Juda.the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had made governor in the land of Judah.