5
As Jeremiah was
still not
going back, he said,
"Go on
back then to
Gedaliah the
son of
Ahikam, the
son of
Shaphan,
whom the
king of
Babylon has
appointed over the
cities of
Judah, and
stay with him
among the
people;
or else
go anywhere it seems
right for you to
go." So the
captain of the
bodyguard gave him a
ration and a
gift and
let him
go.
h'y.l;d.G -l,a h'bUv.w b.Wv'y -a{l .WN,dw{[.w ? l,b'B -.k,l,m dyiq.pih r,v]a !'p'v -n,B ~'qyix]a -n,b ? w{a ~'['h .$w{t.B w{Tia bev.w h'd.Wh.y yer'[.B ? w{l -n,TiY;w .$el t,k,l'l '$y,nye[.B r'v'Y;h -l'K -l,a ? .Whex.L;v.y;w tea.f;m.W h'xUr]a ~yix'B;j -b;r
6
Then
Jeremiah went to
Mizpah to
Gedaliah the
son of
Ahikam and
stayed with him
among the
people who were
left in the
land.
~'qyix]a -n,b h'y.l;d.G -l,a .Wh'y.m.rIy a{b'Y;w ? ~yir'a.viN;h ~'['h .$w{t.B w{Tia b,veY;w h't'P.ciM;h ? #,r'a'B
7
Now
all the
commanders of the
forces that were in the
field, they and their
men,
heard that the
king of
Babylon had
appointed Gedaliah the
son of
Ahikam over the
land and that he had
put him in
charge of the
men,
women and
children, those of the
poorest of the
land who had not been
exiled to
Babylon.
h,d'F;B r,v]a ~yil'y]x;h yer'f -l'k .W[.m.viY;w ? l,b'B -.k,l,m dyiq.pih -yiK ~,hyev.n;a.w h'Meh ? dyiq.pih yik.w #,r'a'B ~'qyix]a -n,b .Wh'y.l;d.G -t,a ? #,r'a'h t;L;Dim.W @'j'w ~yiv'n.w ~yiv'n]a w{Tia ? h'l,b'B .Wl.g'h -a{l r,v]aem
8
So they
came to
Gedaliah at
Mizpah, along with
Ishmael the
son of
Nethaniah, and
Johanan and
Jonathan the
sons of
Kareah, and
Seraiah the
son of
Tanhumeth, and the
sons of
Ephai the
Netophathite, and
Jezaniah the
son of the
Maacathite, both they and their
men.
lae['m.vIy.w h't'P.ciM;h h'y.l;d.G -l,a .Wa{b'Y;w ? ;xer'q -yen.B !'t'nw{y.w !'n'xw{y.w .Wh'y.n;t.n -n,B ? yit'p{j.N;h y;pw{[ yen.b.W t,mUx.n;T -n,b h'y'r.f.W ? ~,hyev.n;a.w h'Meh yit'k][;M;h -n,B .Wh'y.n;zyiw
9
Then
Gedaliah the
son of
Ahikam, the
son of
Shaphan,
swore to them and to their
men,
saying, "Do not be
afraid of
serving the
Chaldeans;
stay in the
land and
serve the
king of
Babylon, that it may
go well with you.
!'p'v -n,B ~'qyix]a -n,b .Wh'y.l;d.G ~,h'l [;b'ViY;w ? ~yiD.f;K;h dw{b][em .Wa.ryiT -l;a r{mael ~,hyev.n;a.l.W ? b;jyIy.w l,b'B .$,l,m -t,a .Wd.bi[.w #,r'a'b .Wb.v ? ~,k'l