Jeremiah 41

1 In the seventh month, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family and one of the king’s chief officers, came with ten men to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah, and they ate a meal together there.

1 七月，犹大王室宗亲、大臣以利沙玛的孙子、尼探雅的儿子以实玛利，带着十个人去米斯巴见亚希甘的儿子基大利。趁在米斯巴一同吃饭的时候，

2 Then Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him got up and struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, killing the one whom the king of Babylon had appointed to govern the land.

2 尼探雅的儿子以实玛利和同来的十个人起来，拔刀刺杀了巴比伦王委任管理犹大的沙番的孙子、亚希甘的儿子基大利，

3 Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, as well as the Chaldean soldiers who were there.

3 还杀了所有在米斯巴与基大利在一起的犹大人和那里的迦勒底士兵。

4 On the second day after the murder of Gedaliah, when no one yet knew about it,

4 第二天，基大利被杀的事仍无人知道。

5 eighty men who had shaved off their beards, torn their garments, and cut themselves came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria, carrying grain offerings and frankincense for the house of the LORD.

5 当天，从示剑、示罗和撒玛利亚来了八十个人，他们剃了胡须，撕裂衣服，割破身体，手里拿着素祭和乳香要去耶和华的殿。

6 And Ishmael son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went. When Ishmael encountered the men, he said, “Come to Gedaliah son of Ahikam.”

6 尼探雅的儿子以实玛利就从米斯巴出来迎接他们，边走边哭，见面后邀请他们去见亚希甘的儿子基大利。

7 And when they came into the city, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the men with him slaughtered them and threw them into a cistern.

7 到了城中，尼探雅的儿子以实玛利和部下便屠杀他们，弃尸于蓄水池中。

8 But ten of the men among them said to Ishmael, “Do not kill us, for we have hidden treasure in the field—wheat, barley, oil, and honey!” So he refrained from killing them with the others.

8 其中有十个人对以实玛利说：“请不要杀我们，我们在田野里藏了许多大麦、小麦、油和蜜。”他就没有杀他们。

9 Now the cistern into which Ishmael had thrown all the bodies of the men he had struck down along with Gedaliah was a large one that King Asa had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain.

9 尼探雅的儿子以实玛利抛尸的地方是个很大的蓄水池，是从前亚撒王为抵御以色列王巴沙而修建的。尼探雅的儿子以实玛利用被杀者的尸体填满了蓄水池。

10 Then Ishmael took captive all the remnant of the people of Mizpah—the daughters of the king along with all the others who remained in Mizpah—over whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam. Ishmael son of Nethaniah took them captive and set off to cross over to the Ammonites.

10 以实玛利还掳去了留在米斯巴的公主和其他人。护卫长尼布撒拉旦曾委任亚希甘的儿子基大利管理这些人。尼探雅的儿子以实玛利带着俘虏前往亚扪人那里。

11 When Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him heard of all the crimes that Ishmael son of Nethaniah had committed,

11 加利亚的儿子约哈难和其他将领听说尼探雅的儿子以实玛利的一切恶行后，

12 they took all their men and went to fight Ishmael son of Nethaniah. And they found him near the great pool in Gibeon.

12 便率领部下去攻打他，在基遍的大水池边追上了他。

13 When all the people with Ishmael saw Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the army with him, they rejoiced,

13–14 被以实玛利从米斯巴掳走的人看见加利亚的儿子约哈难和众将领，喜出望外，都转身投奔约哈难。

14 and all the people whom Ishmael had taken captive at Mizpah turned and went over to Johanan son of Kareah.

15 But Ishmael son of Nethaniah and eight of his men escaped from Johanan and went to the Ammonites.

15 尼探雅的儿子以实玛利带着八个人逃脱约哈难的追击，前往亚扪。

16 Then Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him took the whole remnant of the people from Mizpah whom he had recovered from Ishmael son of Nethaniah after Ishmael had killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam: the soldiers, women, children, and court officials he had brought back from Gibeon.

16 加利亚的儿子约哈难和众将领从基遍救回了那些幸存的士兵、妇孺和宫廷侍臣，他们都是尼探雅的儿子以实玛利杀了亚希甘的儿子基大利之后从米斯巴掳走的。

17 And they went and stayed in Geruth Chimham, near Bethlehem, in order to proceed into Egypt

17 他们启程前往埃及，途中在伯利恒附近的基罗特金罕住下。

18 to escape the Chaldeans. For they were afraid of the Chaldeans because Ishmael son of Nethaniah had struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land.

18 他们是害怕迦勒底人才逃往埃及的，因为尼探雅的儿子以实玛利杀了巴比伦王委任管理犹大的亚希甘的儿子基大利。