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.
Gipatay si Gedalia
1Si Ishmael anak ni Netania ug apo ni Elishama. Miyembro siya sa harianong pamilya ug usa sa mga opisyal sa hari kaniadto. Sa ikapito nga bulan niadtong tuiga, miadto siya kang Gedalia uban sa napulo ka mga tawo. Ug samtang nangaon sila, 2mitindog si Ishmael ug ang napulo ka mga tawo ug gipatay nila si Gedalia ginamit ang espada. Busa namatay ang tawo nga gihimo sa hari sa Babilonia nga gobernador sa Juda. 3Gipatay usab nila ni Ishmael ang tanang mga Judio ug mga sundalo nga taga-Babilonia41:3 taga-Babilonia: sa literal, Kaldeanhon. Mao usab sa bersikulo 18. nga kauban ni Gedalia didto sa Mizpa.
4Pagkaugma, sa wala pay nakahibalo nga gipatay si Gedalia, 5may 80 ka mga tawo nga miabot sa Mizpa gikan sa Shekem, Shilo, ug Samaria. Binalbasan ang ilang mga bangas, gisi ang ilang mga bisti, ug gisamad-samaran ang ilang lawas sa pagpakita nga nagbangotan sila. May dala silang: mga halad sa pagpasidungog sa Ginoo ug insenso aron ihalad sa templo sa Ginoo. 6Migawas si Ishmael sa Mizpa aron sa pagsugat kanila. Naghilak siya samtang naglakaw. Ug sa dihang nagtagbo na sila, miingon si Ishmael kanila, “Dali, mangadto kita kang Gedalia.”
7Pagsulod gayod nila sa lungsod, gipamatay sila ni Ishmael ug sa iyang mga kauban, ug gihulog ang ilang mga patayng lawas sa bangag nga pundohanan ug tubig. 8Apan may napulo kanila nga wala iapil ug patay kay miingon sila kang Ishmael, “Ayaw kami pagpatya! Ihatag namo kanimo ang among mga trigo, barley, lana, ug dugos nga gitagoan sa uma.” 9Ang bangag nga gihulogan ni Ishmael sa mga patayng lawas sa mga tawo nga iyang gipamatay, apil ang patayng lawas ni Gedalia gipakalot kaniadto ni Haring Asa sa dihang gisulong sila ni Baasha nga hari sa Israel. Gipuno ni Ishmael ug mga patayng lawas ang maong bangag.
10Unya gipangbihag ni Ishmael ang mga tawo nga nahibilin sa Mizpa—ang mga anak nga babaye sa hari ug ang mga katawhan nga gitugyan ni Nebuzaradan sa pagdumala ni Gedalia. Unya milakaw si Ishmael pabalik sa Ammon dala kini nga mga bihag.
11Nabalitaan ni Johanan nga anak ni Karea ug sa iyang kauban nga opisyal sa mga kasundalohan ang tanang daotang gibuhat ni Ishmael. 12Busa gitigom nila ang tanan nilang sakop ug milakaw sa pagpakiggira kang Ishmael. Naapsan nila kini duol sa dakong pundohanan ug tubig sa Gibeon. 13Pagkakita sa mga bihag ni Ishmael kang Johanan ug sa kauban niining mga opisyal, nangalipay sila. 14Ang tanang gipangbihag ni Ishmael gikan sa Mizpa nanagan paingon kang Johanan. 15Apan si Ishmael ug ang iyang walo ka mga sakop miikyas ngadto sa Ammon.
16Unya gitigom ni Johanan ug sa kauban niyang mga opisyal ang tanang gipangbihag ni Ishmael gikan sa Mizpa human niya patya si Gedalia nga anak ni Ahikam—mga sundalo, kababayen-an, kabataan, ug mga taas nga opisyal. Gikan didto sa Gibeon, 17nangadto sila sa Gerut Kimhan duol sa Betlehem, diin nangandam sila sa pag-adto sa Ehipto. 18Kay nahadlok sila sa mga taga-Babilonia tungod sa pagpatay ni Ishmael kang Gedalia nga gihimo sa hari sa Babilonia nga gobernador sa Juda.
