¹以实玛利刺杀基大利

¹And it cometh to pass, in the seventh month, come hath Ishmael son of Nethaniah, son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and of the chiefs of the king, and ten men with him, unto Gedaliah son of Ahikam, to Mizpah, and they eat there bread together in Mizpah.

²尼探雅的儿子以实玛利和与他一起的那十个人就起来，用刀袭击沙番的孙子、亚希甘的儿子基大利，就是巴比伦王指派管理那地的，把他杀掉。

²And Ishmael son of Nethaniah riseth, and the ten men who have been with him, and they smite Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, with the sword, and he putteth him to death whom the king of Babylon hath appointed over the land.

³以实玛利也击杀了所有在米斯巴和基大利一起的犹大人，以及在那里所遇见的迦勒底军兵。

³And all the Jews who have been with him, with Gedaliah, in Mizpah, and the Chaldeans who have been found there — the men of war — hath Ishmael smitten.

⁴他杀了基大利以后，没有人知道；第二天，

⁴And it cometh to pass, on the second day of the putting of Gedaliah to death, (and no one hath known,)

⁵有八十个人从示剑、示罗和撒玛利亚前来，胡须剃去，衣服撕裂，身体割破，手里拿着素祭和乳香，要带到耶和华的殿里去。

⁵that men come in from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria — eighty men — with shaven beards, and rent garments, and cutting themselves, and an offering and frankincense in their hand, to bring in to the house of Jehovah.

⁶尼探雅的儿子以实玛利从米斯巴出来迎接他们，边走边哭，遇见了他们，就对他们说：“请你们来见亚希甘的儿子基大利！”

⁶And Ishmael son of Nethaniah goeth forth to meet them, from Mizpah, going on and weeping, and it cometh to pass, at meeting them, that he saith unto them, `Come in unto Gedaliah son of Ahikam.`

⁷他们到了城中，尼探雅的儿子以实玛利和与他一起的人，就把他们杀了，扔在坑里。

⁷And it cometh to pass, at their coming in unto the midst of the city, that Ishmael son of Nethaniah doth slaughter them, at the midst of the pit, he and the men who [are] with him.

⁸只是他们中间有十个人却对以实玛利说：“请不要杀死我们！因为我们有许多小麦、大麦、油和蜜，埋藏在田间。”他就住了手，没有把这十个人在他们的兄弟中一同杀死。

⁸And ten men have been found among them, and they say unto Ishmael, `Do not put us to death, for we have things hidden in the field — wheat, and barley, and oil, and honey.` And he forbeareth, and hath not put them to death in the midst of their brethren.

⁹以实玛利把他们所击杀的人的尸体全部扔在坑里（他杀这些人是因为基大利的缘故）；这坑是从前亚撒王为了防御以色列王巴沙而挖掘的。尼探雅的儿子以实玛利用那些被杀的人的尸体填满了那坑。

⁹And the pit whither Ishmael hath cast all the carcases of the men whom he hath smitten along with Gedaliah, is that which the king Asa made because of Baasha king of Israel — it hath Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled with the pierced.

¹⁰以实玛利还掳去所有留在米斯巴的余民，包括王的众公主和所有留在米斯巴的人民；这些人都是护卫长尼布撒拉旦交给亚希甘的儿子基大利管理的。尼探雅的儿子以实玛利把他们掳走，往亚扪那里去。

¹⁰And Ishmael taketh captive all the remnant of the people who [are] in Mizpah, the daughters of the king, and all the people who are left in Mizpah, whom Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the executioners, hath committed [to] Gedaliah son of Ahikam, and Ishmael son of Nethaniah taketh them captive, and goeth to pass over unto the sons of Ammon.

¹¹约哈难救回被掳的人加利亚的儿子约哈难和与他一起的众将领，听见了尼探雅的儿子以实玛利所行的一切恶事，

¹¹And hear doth Johanan son of Kareah, and all the heads of the forces that [are] with him, of all the evil that Ishmael son of Nethaniah hath done,

¹²就率领所有的人，去攻打尼探雅的儿子以实玛利，在基遍的大水池边追上他。

¹²and they take all the men, and go to fight with Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and they find him at the great waters that [are] in Gibeon.

¹³在以实玛利那里的众民，看见了加利亚的儿子约哈难和与他一起的众将领，就都欢喜。

¹³And it cometh to pass, when all the people who [are] with Ishmael see Johanan son of Kareah, and all the heads of the forces who [are] with him, that they rejoice.

¹⁴于是以实玛利从米斯巴掳去的众民都转身，归到加利亚的儿子约哈难那里。

¹⁴And all the people whom Ishmael hath taken captive from Mizpah turn round, yea, they turn back, and go unto Johanan son of Kareah.

¹⁵尼探雅的儿子以实玛利带着八个人逃脱了约哈难的手，到亚扪那里去。

¹⁵And Ishmael son of Nethaniah hath escaped, with eight men, from the presence of Johanan, and he goeth unto the sons of Ammon.

¹⁶加利亚的儿子约哈难和与他一起的众将领，就夺回了全部余民，包括军兵、妇女、孩童和宫中的臣宰，就是尼探雅的儿子以实玛利在刺杀亚希甘的儿子基大利以后，从米斯巴掳走的。约哈难把这些人都从基遍带回来。

¹⁶And Johanan son of Kareah, and all the heads of the forces who [are] with him, take all the remnant of the people whom he hath brought back from Ishmael son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah — after he had smitten Gedaliah son of Ahikam — mighty ones, men of war, and women, and infants, and eunuchs, whom he had brought back from Gibeon,

¹⁷他们去到伯利恒附近的基罗特金罕，停留在那里，想要往埃及去，

¹⁷and they go and abide in the habitations of Chimham, that [are] near Beth-Lehem, to go to enter Egypt,

¹⁸躲避迦勒底人。他们惧怕迦勒底人，因为尼探雅的儿子以实玛利杀了巴比伦王指派管理那地的亚希甘的儿子基大利。

¹⁸from the presence of the Chaldeans, for they have been afraid of them, for Ishmael son of Nethaniah had smitten Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land.