¹The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzaradan 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.

¹Slovo, ktoré sa stalo od Hospodina k Jeremiášovi, keď ho bol prepustil Nebuzaradán, veliteľ kráľovskej stráže, z Rámy, keď ho bol vzal, keď ešte bol sviazaný reťazami medzi všetkými prestehovanými Jeruzalema a Júdu, ktorých stehovali zajatých do Babylona.

²And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.

²Vtedy vzal veliteľ kráľovskej stráže Jeremiáša a povedal mu: Hospodin, tvoj Bôh, hovoril toto zlé proti tomuto mestu

³Now 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.

³a Hospodin to uviedol a učinil tak, ako hovoril. Lebo ste hrešili proti Hospodinovi a nepočúvali ste na jeho hlas, a preto sa vám stala táto vec.

⁴And 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.

⁴A tak teraz hľa, rozväzujem ťa dnes a prepúšťam z reťazí, ktoré sú na tvojich rukách; ak sa ti ľúbi prijsť so mnou do Babylona, prijdi, a obrátim svoje oko na teba; a jestli sa ti neľúbi prijsť so mnou do Babylona, nechaj tak. Vidz, celá zem je pred tebou; kde sa ti vidí za dobré a kde za slušné ísť, iď ta.

⁵Now 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.

⁵A keď sa ešte na to nebol nikam obrátil, riekol mu: Tak sa obráť ku Gedaliášovi, synovi Achikáma, syna Šafánovho, ktorého ustanovil babylonský kráľ nad mestami Júdovými, a bývaj s ním medzi ľudom, alebo už kamkoľvek sa ti vidí za dobré ísť, idi. A veliteľ kráľovskej stráže mu dal potravy na cestu a dar a prepustil ho.

⁶Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.

⁶A tak prišiel Jeremiáš ku Gedaliášovi, synovi Achikámovmu, do Micpy a býval s ním medzi ľudom, ktorý pozostal v zemi.

⁷Now 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;

⁷A keď počuli všetci velitelia vojsk, ktorí sa boli ukryli na poli, aj ich mužovia, že babylonský kráľ ustanovil Gedaliáša, syna Achikámovho, nad zemou a že dal pod jeho správu mužov, ženy a deti a z chudobného ľudu zeme, z tých, ktorí neboli prestehovaní do Babylona,

⁸Then 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.

⁸prišli ku Gedaliášovi do Micpy, a to Izmael, syn Netaniášov, a Jochanán a Jonatán, synovia Kareachovi, a Seraiáš, syn Tanchumetov, a synovia Efaja Netofatského, a Jezaniáš, syn Maachatského, oni aj ich mužovia.

⁹And 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.

⁹A Gedaliáš, syn Achikáma, syna Šafánovho, im prisahal aj ich mužom a povedal: Nebojte sa slúžiť Chaldejom, bývajte v zemi a slúžte babylonskému kráľovi, a bude vám dobre.

¹⁰As 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.

¹⁰A ja, hľa, bývam v Micpe, aby som stál pred Chaldejmi, ktorí kedy prijdú k nám, a vy spratávajte víno, letné ovocie a olej a dávajte do svojich nádob a bývajte vo svojich mestách, ktoré ste zaujali.

¹¹Likewise 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;

¹¹A počuli aj všetci Židia, ktorí boli v Moábsku a medzi synmi Ammonovými a v Edomsku a ktorí boli vo všetkých tých krajinách, že babylonský kráľ dal Júdovi zbytok a že ustanovil nad nimi Gedaliáša, syna Achikáma, syna Šafánovho.

¹²Even 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.

¹²A tak sa navrátili všetci tí Židia zo všetkých miest, kde boli zahnaní, a prišli do zeme Júdovej ku Gedaliášovi do Micpy a naspratávali vína a letného ovocia veľmi mnoho.

¹³Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,

¹³Ale Jochanán, syn Kareachov a všetci velitelia vojsk, ktorí boli na poli, prišli ku Gedaliášovi do Micpy,

¹⁴And 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.

¹⁴a povedali mu: Či vieš naozaj, že Baalis, kráľ synov Ammonových, poslal Izmaela, syn Netaniášovho, aby ťa zabil? Ale Gedaliáš, syn Achikámov, im neveril.

¹⁵Then 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?

¹⁵A Jochanán, syn Kareachov, povedal Gedaliášovi tajne v Micpe: Dovoľ, aby som odišiel, a zabil Izmaela, syna Netaniášovho, a nezvie nikto o tom. Načo ťa má zabiť, a načo majú byť rozptýlení všetci Židia, ktorí sa shromaždili k tebe, aby tak zahynul zbytok Júdov?

¹⁶But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.

¹⁶Ale Gedaliáš, syn Achikámov, povedal Jochanánovi, synovi Kareachovmu: Neurob tej veci, lebo hovoríš nepravdu proti Izmaelovi.