그달랴가 살해됨
1그 해 7월에 왕족 엘리사마의 손자이며 느다냐의 아들인 왕의 신하 이 스마엘이 열 사람과 함께 미스바에 있는 아히감의 아들 그달랴에게 가서 함께 식사를 하게 되었다.
2그런데 식사 도중에 느다냐의 아들 이스마엘과 그와 같이 온 열 사람이 일어나서 바빌로니아 왕이 그 땅 총독으로 세운 사반의 손자이며 아히감의 아들인 그달랴를 칼로 쳐죽였다.
3그리고 이스마엘은 또 그달랴와 함께 미스바에 있던 모든 유대인들과 그 곳에 있던 바빌로니아 군인들도 죽였다.
4그달랴의 살해 사건을 아는 자는 아무도 없었다. 그런데 그 다음날
5수염을 깎고 옷을 찢고 몸에 상처를 낸 80명의 사람들이 성전에 바칠 곡식의 소제물과 향을 가지고 세겜과 실로와 사마리아에서 왔다.
6그때 느다냐의 아들 이스마엘은 그들을 맞기 위해 미스바에서 울며 나오다가 그들을 만나자 “아히감의 아들 그달랴에게 갑시다” 하고 말하였다.
7그들이 성 안에 들어섰을 때 느다냐의 아들 이스마엘과 그 부하들이 그들을 죽이고 그 시체를 구덩이에 던져 넣어 버렸다.
8그러나 그들 중 열 사람은 이스마엘에게 “제발 우리를 죽이지 마시오. 우리에게는 들에 숨겨 놓은 밀과 보리와 기름과 꿀이 있습니다” 하고 애원하였다. 그래서 이스마엘은 그들을 죽이지 않고 살려 주었다.
9이스마엘이 자기가 죽인 시체를 던져 넣은 그 구덩이는 아사왕이 이스라엘의 바아사왕을 방어하기 위해서 판 것인데 이스마엘은 그 곳을 시체로 가득 채웠다.
10그러고서 그는 바빌로니아의 경호대장 느부사라단이 아히감의 아들 그달랴에게 맡긴 왕의 딸들과 미스바에 남아 있는 모든 백성을 사로잡아 암몬 땅을 향해 출발하였다.
11가레아의 아들 요하난과 그와 함께 있던 모든 군 지휘관들이 느다냐의 아들 이스마엘이 행한 모든 악한 일에 대하여 듣고
12그 부하들을 이끌고 이스마엘과 싸우러 가다가 기브온에 있는 큰 못 근처에서 그를 만났다.
13그러자 이스마엘에게 잡혀 있던 모든 백성들이 가레아의 아들 요하난과 그와 함께 온 모든 군 지휘관들을 보고 기뻐하며
14그들에게 달려갔다.
15그러나 느다냐의 아들 이스마엘과 그의 부하 8명은 요하난을 피하여 암몬 땅으로 도망하였다.
16요하난과 그와 함께 있던 모든 군 지휘관들은 이스마엘이 아히감의 아들 그달랴를 죽이고 미스바에서 잡아간 모든 사람들, 곧 군인과 여자들과 아이들과 궁중 관리들을 기브온에서 빼앗아 그들을 이끌고
17이집트로 향해 가다가 베들레헴 근처에 있는 게룻 김함에 머물게 되었다.
18이것은 바빌로니아 왕이 그 땅 총독으로 세운 아히감의 아들 그달랴를 이스마엘이 죽였으므로 그들이 바빌로니아 사람을 두려워했기 때문이었다.
1In the seventh month Ishmael came with ten men to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, at Mizpah. Ishmael was the son of Nethaniah. Nethaniah was the son of Elishama. Ishmael was a member of the royal family. He had been one of the king’s officers. Ishmael and his ten men were eating together at Mizpah. 2They got up and struck down Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, with their swords. They killed him even though the king of Babylon had appointed him as governor over Judah. Ahikam was the son of Shaphan. 3Ishmael also killed all the men of Judah who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah. And he killed the Babylonian soldiers who were there.
4On the next day, people still hadn’t found out that Gedaliah had been murdered. 5On that day 80 men came from Shechem, Shiloh and Samaria. They had shaved off their beards. They had torn their clothes. And they had cut themselves. They brought grain offerings and incense with them. They took them to the Lord’s house. 6Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, went out from Mizpah to meet them. He was weeping as he went. When he met them, he said, “Come to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam.” 7They went with him into the city. Then Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, and the men who were with him killed them. And they threw them into an empty well. 8But ten of the men had spoken to Ishmael. They had said, “Don’t kill us! We have some wheat and barley. We also have olive oil and honey. We’ve hidden all of it in a field.” So he didn’t kill them along with the others. 9But he had thrown into the empty well all the bodies of the men he had killed. That included Gedaliah’s body. The well was the one King Asa had made. He had made it when he strengthened Mizpah against attack by Baasha, the king of Israel. Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, filled it with the bodies of those he had killed.
10Nebuzaradan was the commander of the royal guard. He had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over all the people at Mizpah. But Ishmael made prisoners of the people left at Mizpah. These prisoners included women who were members of the royal court. The prisoners also included everyone else left at Mizpah. Then Ishmael started out to go across the Jordan River to the land of Ammon.
11Johanan, the son of Kareah, was told what had happened. And so were all the other army officers with him. They heard about all the crimes Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, had committed. 12So they brought all their men together. Then they went to fight against Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah. They caught up with him near the large pool in Gibeon. 13Ishmael had many people with him. They saw Johanan, the son of Kareah. And they saw the other army officers who were with him. So the people who had been forced to go with Ishmael were glad. 14Ishmael had taken those people from Mizpah as prisoners. But now they turned and went over to the side of Johanan, the son of Kareah. 15But Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, and eight of his men escaped from Johanan. They ran away to the land of Ammon.
Some Jews Take Jeremiah to Egypt
16Then Johanan, the son of Kareah, led away all the people of Mizpah who were still alive. All the other army officers with Johanan helped him do this. He had taken them away from Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah. That happened after Ishmael had murdered Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam. The people Johanan had taken away included soldiers, women, children and court officials. He had brought them from Gibeon. 17They went on their way. They stopped at Geruth Kimham near Bethlehem. They were going to Egypt. 18They wanted to get away from the Babylonians. They were afraid of them. That’s because Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, had killed Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam. The king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as governor over Judah.
