< Jeremiah 41 >

1 But in the seuenth moneth came Ishmael the sonne of Nethaniah, the sonne of Elishama of the seede royall, and the princes of the King, and tenne men with him, vnto Gedaliah the sonne of Ahikam to Mizpah, and there they did eate bread together in Mizpah.
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,
2 Then arose Ishmael the sonne of Nethaniah with these tenne men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the sonne of Ahikam the sonne of Shaphan with the sword, and slewe him, whom the King of Babel had made gouernour ouer the lande.
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。
3 Ishmael also slewe all the Iewes that were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, and all the Caldeans that were found there, and the men of warre.
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。
4 Now the second day that he had slaine Gedaliah, and no man knewe it,
革達里雅被害後第二天,人尚一無所知。
5 There came men from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, euen fourescore men, hauing their beardes shauen, and their clothes rent and cut, with offerings and incense in their hands to offer in the house of the Lord.
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,
6 And Ishmael the sonne of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meete them, weeping as he went: and when he met them, he said vnto them, Come to Gedaliah the sonne of Ahikam.
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! 」
7 And when they came into the middes of the citie, Ishmael the sonne of Nethaniah slewe them, and cast them into the middes of the pit, he and the men that were with him.
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。
8 But tenne men were founde among them, that saide vnto Ishmael, Slay vs not: for we haue treasures in the fielde, of wheate, and of barley, and of oyle, and of honie: so he stayed, and slew them not among their brethren.
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。
9 Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast the dead bodies of the men (whom he had slayne because of Gedaliah) is it, which Asa the King had made because of Basha King of Israel, and Ishmael the sonne of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slaine.
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。
10 Then Ishmael caryed away captiue all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, euen the Kings daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzar-adan the chiefe steward had committed to Gedaliah the sonne of Ahikam, and Ishmael the sonne of Nethaniah caried them away captiue, and departed to goe ouer to the Ammonites.
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。
11 But when Iohanan the sonne of Kareah, and all the captaines of the hoste that were with him, heard of all the euill that Ishmael the sonne of Nethaniah had done,
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,
12 Then they all tooke their men, and went to fight with Ishmael the sonne of Nethaniah, and founde him by ye great waters that are in Gibeon.
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。
13 Nowe when all the people whom Ishmael caryed away captiue, sawe Iohanan the sonne of Kareah, and all the captaines of the hoste, that were with him, they were glad.
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。
14 So all the people, that Ishmael had caryed away captiue from Mizpah, returned and came againe, and went vnto Iohanan the sonne of Kareah.
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;
15 But Ishmael the sonne of Nethaniah, escaped from Iohanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites.
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。
16 Then tooke Iohanan the sonne of Kareah, and all the captaines of the hoste that were with him, all the remnant of the people, whom Ishmael the sonne of Nethaniah had caried away captiue from Mizpah, (after that he had slaine Gedaliah the sonne of Ahikam) euen the strong men of warre, and the women, and the children, and the eunuches, whom hee had brought againe from Gibeon:
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,
17 And they departed and dwelt in Geruth Chimham, which is by Beth-lehem, to goe and to enter into Egypt,
一路前行,在靠近白冷的革魯特基默罕住下,有意進入埃及,
18 Because of the Caldeans: for they feared them, because Ishmael ye sonne of Nethaniah had slaine Gedaliah the sonne of Ahikam, whom the King of Babel made gouernour in the land.
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。

< Jeremiah 41 >