¹以實瑪利刺殺基大利但在七月的時候，王裔以利沙瑪的孫子、尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利，也是王的一位大臣，帶了十個人和他一起到米斯巴去見亞希甘的兒子基大利；他們在米斯巴一起吃飯的時候，

¹Now it happened 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 to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they ate bread together in Mizpah.

²尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利和與他一起的那十個人就起來，用刀襲擊沙番的孫子、亞希甘的兒子基大利，就是巴比倫王指派管理那地的，把他殺掉。

²Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men who were with him, and struck Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and killed him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.

³以實瑪利也擊殺了所有在米斯巴和基大利一起的猶大人，以及在那裡所遇見的迦勒底軍兵。

³Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with him, with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans who were found there, the men of war.

⁴他殺了基大利以後，沒有人知道；第二天，

⁴It happened the second day after he had killed Gedaliah, and no man knew it,

⁵有八十個人從示劍、示羅和撒瑪利亞前來，鬍鬚剃去，衣服撕裂，身體割破，手裡拿著素祭和乳香，要帶到耶和華的殿裡去。

⁵that there came men from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even eighty men, having their beards shaved and their clothes torn, and having cut themselves, with meal offerings and frankincense in their hand, to bring them to the house of Yahweh.

⁶尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利從米斯巴出來迎接他們，邊走邊哭，遇見了他們，就對他們說：“請你們來見亞希甘的兒子基大利！”

⁶Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and it happened, as he met them, he said to them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.

⁷他們到了城中，尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利和與他一起的人，就把他們殺了，扔在坑裡。

⁷It was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah killed them, and cast them into the midst of the pit, he, and the men who were with him.

⁸只是他們中間有十個人卻對以實瑪利說：“請不要殺死我們！因為我們有許多小麥、大麥、油和蜜，埋藏在田間。”他就住了手，沒有把這十個人在他們的兄弟中一同殺死。

⁸But ten men were found among those who said to Ishmael, Don’t kill us; for we have stores hidden in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he stopped, and didn’t kill them among their brothers.

⁹以實瑪利把他們所擊殺的人的屍體全部扔在坑裡（他殺這些人是因為基大利的緣故）；這坑是從前亞撒王為了防禦以色列王巴沙而挖掘的。尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利用那些被殺的人的屍體填滿了那坑。

⁹Now the pit in which Ishmael cast all the dead bodies of the men whom he had killed, by the side of Gedaliah (the same was who which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel), Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with those who were killed.

¹⁰以實瑪利還擄去所有留在米斯巴的餘民，包括王的眾公主和所有留在米斯巴的人民；這些人都是護衛長尼布撒拉旦交給亞希甘的兒子基大利管理的。尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利把他們擄走，往亞捫那裡去。

¹⁰Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people who were in Mizpah, even the king’s daughters, and all the people who 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約哈難救回被擄的人加利亞的兒子約哈難和與他一起的眾將領，聽見了尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利所行的一切惡事，

¹¹But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done,

¹²就率領所有的人，去攻打尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利，在基遍的大水池邊追上他。

¹²then 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在以實瑪利那裡的眾民，看見了加利亞的兒子約哈難和與他一起的眾將領，就都歡喜。

¹³Now it happened that, when all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, then they were glad.

¹⁴於是以實瑪利從米斯巴擄去的眾民都轉身，歸到加利亞的兒子約哈難那裡。

¹⁴So all the people who Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah turned about and came back, and went to Johanan the son of Kareah.

¹⁵尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利帶著八個人逃脫了約哈難的手，到亞捫那裡去。

¹⁵But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the children of Ammon.

¹⁶加利亞的兒子約哈難和與他一起的眾將領，就奪回了全部餘民，包括軍兵、婦女、孩童和宮中的臣宰，就是尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利在刺殺亞希甘的兒子基大利以後，從米斯巴擄走的。約哈難把這些人都從基遍帶回來。

¹⁶Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who 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 killed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought back from Gibeon:

¹⁷他們去到伯利恆附近的基羅特金罕，停留在那裡，想要往埃及去，

¹⁷and they departed, and lived in Geruth Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to go to enter into Egypt,

¹⁸躲避迦勒底人。他們懼怕迦勒底人，因為尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利殺了巴比倫王指派管理那地的亞希甘的兒子基大利。

¹⁸because of the Chaldeans; for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had killed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor over the land.