< 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,
And 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 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。
And 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 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 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 革達里雅被害後第二天,人尚一無所知。
And it cometh to pass, on the second day of the putting of Gedaliah to death, (and no one hath known, )
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 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 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 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 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 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。
And 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 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 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。
And 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 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,
And 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。
and 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 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 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 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 whom Ishmael hath taken captive from Mizpah turn round, yea, they turn back, and go unto Johanan son of Kareah.
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。
And Ishmael son of Nethaniah hath escaped, with eight men, from the presence of Johanan, and he goeth unto the sons 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,
And 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 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 go and abide in the habitations of Chimham, that [are] near Beth-Lehem, to go to enter 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。
from 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.

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