< 耶利米書 41 >

1 到了七月,厄里沙瑪的孫子,乃塔尼雅的兒子依市瑪耳──他是王家的後代,是君王的大臣──帶了十個人來到米茲帕阿希甘的兒子革達里雅那裏;當他們在米茲帕一同進餐時,
Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethanyah the son of Elishama', of the royal seed, and the chiefs of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedalyahu the son of Achikam to Mizpah; and they ate there bread together in Mizpah.
2 乃塔尼雅的兒子依市瑪耳和他帶來的十個人就起來,拔刀擊殺了巴比倫王委派管理地方的沙番的孫子,阿希甘的兒子革達里雅。
Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethanyah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedalyahu the son of Achikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and put to death him, whom the king of Babylon had appointed governor over the land.
3 凡在米茲帕與達里雅在一起的猶太人,和在那裏偶然相遇的加色丁兵士,依市瑪耳也都擊殺了。
And all the Jews that were with him, even with Gedalyahu, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, even the men of war, did Ishmael slay.
4 革達里雅被害後第二天,人尚一無所知。
And it came to pass on the second day after he had put Gedalyahu to death, while no man knew of it,
5 有八十個人從舍根、史羅、撒瑪黎雅前來,都剃去了鬍鬚,撕破了衣服,割傷了身體,手裏拿著素祭祭品和乳香,要帶到上主殿宇去,
That there came certain men from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, eighty men [in all], having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with meat-offerings and frankincense in their hand, to bring the same to the house of the Lord.
6 沿途且走且哭。乃塔尼雅的兒子依市瑪耳從米茲帕出來迎接他們,一遇見他們就對他們說:「你們往阿希甘的兒子革達里雅那裏去罷! 」
And Ishmael the son of Nethanyah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, going along and weeping: and it came to pass as he met them, that he said unto them, Come to Gedalyahu the son of Achikam.
7 他們到了城市中心,乃塔尼雅的兒子依市瑪耳和自己的部下就將他們殺了,扔在蓄水池裏。
And it happened, as they entered into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethanyah slaughtered them, [and cast them] into the midst of the cistern, he, and the men that were with him.
8 其中有十個人卻對依市瑪耳說:「不要殺害我們,因為我們在田野裏藏有油、蜜、大麥和小麥。」他遂即住手,沒有將他們與他們的弟兄一同殺掉。
But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not; for we have some things hidden in the field, [such as] wheat, and barley, and oil, and honey. So he forbore, and slew them not in the midst of their brethren.
9 依市瑪耳將所殺之人的屍首,丟在那裏的一個蓄水池內,那是一個很大的蓄水池,原是阿撒君王為對抗以色列君王巴厄沙而建造的;乃塔尼雅的兒子依市瑪耳用自己所殺之人的屍首填滿了這蓄水池。
And the cistern wherein Ishmael cast all the corpses of the men, whom he had slain in company with Gedalyahu, is the same which king Assa had made on account of Ba'sha the king of Israel: this did Ishmael the son of Nethanyah fill with slain persons.
10 以後依市瑪耳擄去了留在米茲帕的遺民和王室閨秀,以及還留在米茲帕所有的人民:這些人,原是衛隊長乃步匝辣當委託給阿希甘的兒子革達里雅的;乃塔尼雅的兒子依市瑪耳卻將他們擄走,投往阿孟子民那裏去。
Then did Ishmael carry away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, the king's daughters, and all the people that were remaining in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had entrusted to Gedalyahu the son of Achikam: and Ishmael the son of Nethanyah carried them away captive, and went off to pass over to the children of Ammon.
11 卡勒亞的兒子約哈南和隨從他的其餘部隊首領,得知乃塔尼雅的兒子依市瑪耳所做的一切惡事,
But when Jochanan the son of Kareach, and all the captains of the armies that were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethanyah had done:
12 就帶領自己所左的部下,去攻擊乃塔尼雅的兒子依市瑪耳,在基貝紅大水池旁與他相遇。
Then did they take all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethanyah, and found him by the great water[-pool] that is near Gib'on.
13 與依市耳瑪在一起的全體人民,一見卡勒亞的兒子約哈南和隨他前來的眾部隊首領,無不喜出望外。
And it came to pass, when all the people who were with Ishmael saw Jochanan the son of Kareach, and all the captains of the armies that were with him, that they were rejoiced.
14 依市瑪耳從米茲帕擄來的全體人民,都轉身歸順卡勒亞的兒子約哈南;
And all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah turned about and returned, and went unto Jochanan the son of Kareach.
15 只有乃塔尼雅的兒子依市瑪耳和八個人,由約哈南面前逃脫,跑到阿孟子民那裏去了。
But Ishmael the son of Nethanyah escaped with eight men from the presence of Jochanan, and he went to the children of 'Ammon.
16 卡勒亞的兒子約哈南與隨從自己的眾部隊首領,就接收了乃塔尼雅的兒子依市瑪耳,在謀害阿希甘的兒子革達里雅後,從米茲帕擄走的全部遺民,能作戰的男子和婦女,幼童及宦官,從基貝紅將他們帶回來,
Then took Jochanan the son of Kareach, and all the captains of the armies that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethanyah, from Mizpah, after he had slain Gedalyah the son of Achikam, the adult males, the men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought back from Gib'on;
17 一路前行,在靠近白冷的革魯特基默罕住下,有意進入埃及,
And they went, and remained in Geruth-Kimham, which is by Beth-lechem, to go to enter into Egypt,
18 遠避加色丁人。他們實在害怕見到加色丁人,因為乃塔尼雅的兒子依市瑪耳,謀殺了巴比倫王委派管理地方的阿希甘的兒子革達里雅。
Because of the Chaldeans; for they were afraid of them; because Ishmael the son of Nethanyah had slain Gedalyahu the son of Achikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed governor over the land.

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