1 Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah. 2 Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land. 3 Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, and the men of war. 4 And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it , 5 That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the LORD. 6 And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. 7 And it was so , when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah slew them, and cast them into the midst of the pit, he, and the men that were with him. 8 But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren. 9 Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain because of Gedaliah, was it which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain. 10 Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king’s daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the Ammonites.
11 ¶ But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done, 12 Then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon. 13 Now it came to pass, that when all the people which were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, then they were glad. 14 So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah cast about and returned, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah. 15 But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites. 16 Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon: 17 And they departed, and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is by Beth-lehem, to go to enter into Egypt, 18 Because of the Chaldeans: for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor in the land.
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1 Ўша йилнинг еттинчи ойида шоҳ Зидқиёнинг бош лашкарбошиларидан бири бўлган Натаниё ўғли Исмоил ўнта одами билан бирга Миспахга — Охихам ўғли Гадалиёнинг ҳузурига борди. Исмоил шоҳ уруғидан бўлган Элишаманинг набираси эди. Гадалиё келганлар билан бирга дастурхон атрофида ўтириб овқатланаётганда, 2 Исмоил ва у билан келган ўнта одам қиличларини яланғочлаб, Бобил шоҳи ҳоким қилиб тайинлаб кетган Гадалиёни ўлдиришди. 3 Гадалиё билан бирга Миспахда бўлган ҳамма яҳудийларни Исмоил қиличдан ўтказди. У ердаги Бобиллик сипоҳларни ҳам ўлдирди.
4 Эртаси куни Гадалиё ўлдирилганлиги ҳақидаги хабар тарқалмай туриб, 5 Шакам, Шилў ва Самариядан саксонта одам келди. Улар қайғудан соқолини қирган, кийимларини йиртган, таналарини тилган эдилар . Улар дон ва тутатқиларни назр қилиш учун Эгамизнинг уйига кетаётган эдилар. 6 Натаниё ўғли Исмоил уларни кутиб олиш учун Миспахдан йиғлаб чиқди. Уларга яқинлашгач: “Қани, ичкарига, Гадалиёнинг олдига киринглар”, деди. 7-9 Улар шаҳарга киришлари биланоқ, Исмоил билан унинг одамлари уларни ҳам қириб ташладилар. Аммо келганлардан ўнтаси Исмоилга ёлвориб деди: “Илтимос, бизни ўлдирма! Далаларда яшириб қўйган буғдой, арпа, зайтун мойи ва асалимиз бор.” Исмоил уларни ўлдирмай, ҳаётларини сақлаб қолди. Ўлдирган одамларнинг жасадларини эса катта сардобага ташлади . Жасадларга тўлган бу сардобани Яҳудо шоҳи Осо Исроил шоҳи Башо ҳужум қилган пайтда қурдирган эди . 10 Исмоил Миспахда омон қолган ҳамма одамларни асир қилиб олди. Бобиллик қўриқчилар сардори Набизарадон Миспахдаги ҳамма одамларни уларнинг орасидаги маликаларга қўшиб, Гадалиёнинг ихтиёрига топширган эди. Исмоил уларнинг ҳаммасини асир қилиб, Оммон юртига жўнади.
11 Натаниё ўғли Исмоилнинг қилган жиноятлари ҳақида Кариёх ўғли Йўханон ва лашкарбошилар хабар топдилар. 12 Улар бор одамларини тўплаб, Исмоил билан жанг қилиш учун йўлга тушдилар. Улар Исмоилга Гивондаги катта ҳовуз бўйида етиб олдилар. 13 Исмоилнинг асирлари Йўханонни ва унинг ёнидаги ҳамма лашкарбошиларни кўриб, хурсанд бўлиб кетишди. 14 Исмоил Миспахдан асир қилиб олган ўша одамларнинг ҳаммаси орқага — Йўханоннинг олдига югуриб келишди. 15 Исмоил эса саккизта одами билан Йўханондан қочиб, Оммон юртига кетди. 16 Шундай қилиб, Йўханон ва унинг лашкарбошилари Миспахдаги фожиада омон қолган аёлу бола–чақаларни, сарой амалдориларию жангчиларни Гадалиёнинг қотили Исмоилнинг қўлидан озод қилдилар. Уларни ўзлари билан Гивондан олиб кетдилар. 17-18 Йўханон одамлари билан Бобилликлардан қўрққанлари учун Мисрга йўл олдилар. Чунки Бобил шоҳи юртга ҳоким қилиб тайинлаган Гадалиёни Исмоил ўлдирган эди. Сўнг ҳаммаси йўлда Байтлаҳм ёнидаги Химам қўнолғасида тўхтадилар.
