1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all that were carried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah, which were carried away captive unto Babylon. 2 And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place. 3 Now the LORD hath brought it , and done according as he hath said: because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you. 4 And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go. 5 Now while he was not yet gone back, he said , Go back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people: or go wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him go. 6 Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.
7 ¶ Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon; 8 Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even 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 a Maachathite, they and their men. 9 And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you. 10 As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah to serve the Chaldeans, which will come unto us: but ye, gather ye wine, and summer fruits, and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that ye have taken. 11 Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the Ammonites, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan; 12 Even all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits very much.
13 ¶ Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, 14 And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not. 15 Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish? 16 But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.
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Yeremiyo Gadaliyo bilan qoladi
1 Qoʻriqchilar sardori Nabizaradon Yeremiyoni Bobilga olib ketilayotgan Quddus va Yahudo asirlari orasidan zanjirband holda topib olib, uni Rama shahrida ozod qildi. Shundan soʻng Yeremiyoga Egamizning soʻzi ayon boʻldi. 2 Qoʻriqchilar sardori Nabizaradon Yeremiyoni yoniga chaqirib shunday dedi: “Egangiz Xudo, bu yurtga falokat keltiraman, deb aytgan edi. 3 Mana, hozirgi kunda Egangiz aytganini qilib, yurtingizga falokat keltirdi, chunki sizlar Egangizga qarshi gunoh qildingizlar, Uning aytganini qilmadingizlar. Shu sababdan bunday kulfat boshingizga tushdi. 4 Hozir men qoʻlingdagi kishanlarni yechaman, seni ozod qilaman. Agar men bilan Bobilga bormoqchi boʻlsang, marhamat, senga yaxshi qarayman. Bordi–yu, Bobilga borishni istamasang, ixtiyoring oʻzingda. Mana, butun yurt sening roʻparangda turibdi, xohlagan yeringga boraver. 5 Bu yurtda qoladigan boʻlsang , Oxixam oʻgʻli Gadaliyoning oldiga bor. Bobil shohi Gadaliyoni Yahudo shaharlariga hokim qilib tayinladi. Gadaliyo Shofon degan odamning nevarasidir. Sen uning yonida qolib, xalqing orasida yashashing mumkin yoki xohlagan joyingga borishing mumkin.” Qoʻriqchilar sardori Yeremiyoga yegulik bilan sovgʻa berib, uni ozod qildi. 6 Yeremiyo Mispax shahriga — Oxixam oʻgʻli Gadaliyoning oldiga borib, yurtda qolgan odamlar orasida oʻrnashdi.
Yahudo hokimi Gadaliyo
7 Baʼzi yahudiy lashkarboshilari va jangchilar taslim boʻlmagan edilar. Oxixam oʻgʻli Gadaliyoni Bobil shohi yurtga hokim qilib tayinlaganini, yurtda qolgan eng qashshoq erkak, ayollar va bolalarni Gadaliyoning ixtiyoriga topshirganini ular eshitdilar. 8 Soʻng Mispaxga kelib, Gadaliyoga uchrashdilar. Kelganlar — Nataniyo oʻgʻli Ismoil, Kariyox oʻgʻli Yoʻxanon, Tanxumat oʻgʻli Sarayo, Natufolik Efayning oʻgʻillari, Maxolik Yazaniyo va ularning odamlari edi. 9 Gadaliyo kelganlarga shunday deb ont ichdi: “Bobilliklarga tobe boʻlishdan qoʻrqmanglar. Yurtda oʻrnashib, Bobil shohiga xizmat qilaveringlar, shunda hammasi yaxshi boʻladi. 10 Men esa Mispaxda qolaman. Keladigan Bobilliklarning oldida vakilingiz boʻlaman. Sizlar oʻrnashib olgan shaharlaringizda yashayverasizlar. Mevalarni yigʻishtirib olinglar, sharob va zaytun moyini tayyorlab, gʻamlab qoʻyinglar.”
11 Bobil shohi baʼzi odamlarga Yahudo yurtida qolishga ijozat berganini va Gadaliyoni hokim qilib tayinlaganini Moʻab, Ommon, Edom va boshqa yurtlarda yashayotgan yahudiylar ham eshitishdi. 12 Shunda ular surgun qilingan hamma joylardan Yahudo yurtiga — Mispaxdagi Gadaliyoning oldiga qaytib kelishdi. U yerdan bir talay meva yigʻishtirib, koʻp sharob tayyorlashdi.
Gadaliyoni oʻldirib ketishadi
13 Bir kuni Kariyox oʻgʻli Yoʻxanon va qirlardagi lashkarboshilar Mispaxga Gadaliyoning oldiga kelib soʻradilar:
14 — Ommon shohi Baalis sizni oʻldirtirish uchun Nataniyo oʻgʻli Ismoilni yuborganidan xabaringiz bormi?
Ammo Gadaliyo ularga ishonmadi. 15 Shunda Yoʻxanon hech kimga bildirmay Gadaliyoga dedi:
— Ijozat bering, borib Ismoilni oʻldiray. Bu haqda hech kim bilmaydi. Nima uchun u sizni oʻldirishiga yoʻl qoʻyishimiz kerak? Bordi–yu, Ismoil niyatiga yetsa, atrofingizga yigʻilgan barcha yahudiylar tarqalib ketadilar, Yahudoda qolgan odamlarning boshi esa baloga qoladi.
16 Ammo Gadaliyo:
— Unday qilma! Ismoil haqida aytgan gaplaring yolgʻon, — dedi.
