¹सातौं महीनामा, एलीशाको नाति नतन्याहको छोरो इश्माएल, अहीकामको छोरो गदल्याहकहाँ उसको दशजना मानिसहरूसित आई पुग्यो। ती मानिसहरू मिस्पाको शहरमा आए। इश्माएल राज-परिवारको सदस्य थिए। उनी राजा यहूदाका हाकिमहरू मध्ये एकजना थिए। इश्माएल अनि उसका मानिसहरूले गदल्याहसँग भोजन गरे।

¹And it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the royal seed, and [one] of the king's chief men, and ten men with him, came to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam unto Mizpah, and there they ate bread together, in Mizpah.

²जब तिनीहरूले खाईरहेका थिए, इश्माएल र उसका मानिसहरू उठे अनि शापानको नाति अहीकामको छोरो गदल्याहलाई तरवारले मारे। गदल्याह ती मानिस हुन जसलाई राजाले बाबेलका राज्यपाल नियुक्त गरेका थिए।

²And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah arose, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and killed him, whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land.

³इश्माएलले यहूदावासी मानिसहरू अनि कल्दी सिपाहीहरू जो गदल्याहसँग मिस्पा शहरमा थिए। तिनीहरूलाई पनि मारे।

³And Ishmael smote all the Jews that were with him, with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, the men of war.

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⁴And it came to pass the second day after he had killed Gedaliah, and no man knew it,

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⁵that there came men from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, eighty men, having their beards shaven and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves; with oblations and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of Jehovah.

⁶इश्माएलले मिस्पा छाडे अनि ती 80 जना मानिसहरू भेट्न गए। तिनी ती 80 जना मानिसहरूसँग भेट्न जाँदा रोए। तिनले ती 80 जना मानिसहरूलाई भेटे अनि अहीकामका छोरो गदल्याहलाई भेट्न मसित जाऊँ भने।

⁶And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went; and it came to pass when he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.

⁷तिनीहरू शहरमा पुगेका मात्र थिए, इश्माएल र उनका मानिसहरूले ती 80 जना मानिसहरूलाई मार्न थाले अनि इनारमा फ्याँकी दिए।

⁷And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, he and the men that were with him, slew them, [and cast them] into the midst of the pit.

⁸तर ती मध्ये दशजना मानिसहरूले इश्माएललाई भने, “हामीलाई नमार। हामीले कतिथोकहरू जमीनमा लुकाएका छौं। हामीसँग गहुँ, जौ तेल र मह छन्। हामी ती थोकहरू तिमीहरूलाई दिनेछौ।” यसकारण इश्माएल थामिए अनि तिनीहरूलाई मारेनन्।

⁸But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Do not kill us, for we have hidden stores in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbore, and did not kill them among their brethren.

⁹नतन्याहको छोरो इश्माएलले ती मृत शरीरहरू इनारभित्र त्यो नभरिञ्जेलसम्म फ्याँके। त्यो ठूलो इनार राजा आसाले इस्राएलका राजा बाशाबाट आफू सुरक्षित रहन बनाएका थिए।

⁹And the pit into which Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men whom he had slain by the side of Gedaliah was the one which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel: Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain.

¹⁰इश्माएलले मिस्पा शहरका सारा मानिसहरूलाई आफ्नो कब्जामा पारे अनि अम्मोनी मानिसहरूको देश पार गरे। ती मानिसहरूमा राजाको छोरीहरू अनि अन्य जे मानिसहरू त्यहाँ छाडिएका थिए। तिनीहरू थिए, बाबेलका राजाका विशेष रक्षकहरू कप्तानले, नबूजरदान गदल्याहलाई ती मानिसहरूको हेरचाह गर्न भनी नियुक्त गरेका थिए।

¹⁰And Ishmael carried away captive all the remnant of the people that were in Mizpah, the king's daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzar-adan the captain of the body-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.

¹¹कारेहको छोरो योहानान अनि सेनाका हाकिमहरू जो उनीसँग थिए, इश्माएलले गरेका दुष्ट्याइँको बारेमा सुने।

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

¹²यसकारण तिनीहरूले तिनीहरूसित रहेका सारा सैन्य नतन्याहको छोरो इश्माएलसित लडन लगे। तिनीहरूले इश्माएललाई गिबोन शहरको ठूलो दहनेर नजिकै भेटे।

¹²and they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are at Gibeon.

¹³कैदीहरू जसलाई इश्माएलले लगेर गएका थिए उनीहरूले योहानान र तिनका साथमा भएका सेनाका सबै हाकिमहरूलाई देखे। तिनीहरू अति खुशी भए।

¹³And it came to pass when all the people that were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, then they were glad.

¹⁴यसर्थ ती मानिसहरू जसलाई इश्माएलले मिस्पाबाट कैदी बनाएर लगेका थिए कारेहको छोरो योहानानकहाँ गए।

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

¹⁵तर इश्माएल र उनका आठजना मानिसहरू योहानानबाट बाँचे अनि अम्मोन मानिसहरूकहाँ भागे।

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

¹⁶यसकारण कारेहको छोरो योहानान अनि उसका सेनाका हाकिमहरूले कैदीहरूलाई मुक्त पारे जसलाई इश्माएलले गदल्याहको हत्या गरे पछि ती मानिसहरूलाई मिस्पाबाट कैदी बनाई लगेका थिए। तिनीहरूमा सिपाहीहरू, पत्नी मानिसहरू, नानीहरू अनि नपुंसकहरू थिए। योहानानले तिनीहरूलाई गिबोन शहरबाट ल्याए।

¹⁶Then Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, took all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon;

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¹⁷and they departed, and dwelt at Geruth-Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to go to enter into Egypt,

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¹⁸because of the Chaldeans; for they feared them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had smitten Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land.