1 And it came to pass in the seventh month that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal seed, and the rulers of the king, and ten men with him, came to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam at Mizpah. And there they ate bread together at Mizpah.

2 Then Ishmael the son of Nethaniah arose, and the ten men who were with him, and struck Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and killed him whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.

3 Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with him, with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans who were found there, the men of war.

4 And it came to pass on the second day after he had killed Gedaliah (and no one yet knew it),

5 that some men from Shechem came from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even eighty men, with their beards shaved, and their clothes torn, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of Jehovah.

6 And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he walked. And it happened as he met them that he said to them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.

7 And so it happened when they came into the middle of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah killed them, he and the men with him, and threw them into the middle of the pit.

8 But there were ten men among them who said to Ishmael, Do not kill us, for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he left off and did not kill them with their brothers.

9 And the pit into which Ishmael had thrown all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had killed because of Gedaliah, was the one which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel. And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain.

10 Then Ishmael took captive all the rest of the people who were in Mizpah, even the king’s daughters and all the people who remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had entrusted to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah took captive and departed to go over to the Ammonites.

11 But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the commanders of the forces with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done,

12 they took all the men and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah. And they found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon.

13 And it happened when all the people with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the commanders of the forces with him, that they were glad.

14 So all the people that Ishmael had taken captive from Mizpah turned around and came back, and went to 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 Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces with him took from Mizpah all the rest of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, after he had killed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam; the mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the officials, whom he had brought back from Gibeon.

17 And they departed and stayed in the lodging place of Chimham, which is near Bethlehem, to go to enter 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.

1 SUCEDEU, porém, no mês sétimo, que veio Ismael, filho de Netanias, filho de Elisama, de sangue real, e os capitães do rei, a saber, dez homens com ele, a Gedalias, filho de Aicão, a Mizpá; e ali eles comeram pão juntos em Mizpá. 2 E levantou-se Ismael filho de Netanias, com os dez homens que estavam com ele, e feriram a Gedalias, filho de Aicão, filho de Safã, à espada; matando assim aquele que o rei de Babilônia havia posto sobre a terra. 3 Também feriu Ismael a todos os judeus que com ele; com Gedalias, estavam em Mizpá, como também aos caldeus, homens de guerra, que se achavam ali. 4 Sucedeu pois no dia seguinte, depois que ele matara a Gedalias, sem ninguém o saber, 5 Que vieram homens de Siquém, de Silo, e de Samaria; oitenta homens, com a barba rapada, e os vestidos rasgados, e sarjando-se; e traziam nas suas mãos ofertas de manjares e incenso, para levarem à casa do Senhor. 6 E, saindo-lhes ao encontro Ismael, filho de Netanias, desde Mizpá, ia chorando; e sucedeu que, encontrando-os lhes disse: Vinde a Gedalias, filho de Aicão. 7 Sucedeu, porém, que, indo eles até ao meio da cidade, matou-os Ismael, filho de Netanias, e os lançou num poço, ele e os homens que estavam com ele. 8 Mas houve entre eles dez homens que disseram a Ismael: Não nos mates a nós; porque temos no campo tesouros escondidos, trigo e cevada, e azeite e mel. E ele por isso os deixou, e não os matou como a seus irmãos. 9 E o poço, em que Ismael lançou todos os cadáveres dos homens que feriu por causa de Gedalias, é o mesmo que fez o rei Asa, por causa de Baasa, rei de Israel; foi esse mesmo que encheu de mortos Ismael, filho de Netanias. 10 E Ismael levou cativo a todo o resto do povo que estava em Mizpá; as filhas do rei, e todo o povo que ficara em Mizpá, que Nebuzaradão, capitão da guarda, havia confiado a Gedalias, filho de Aicão; levou-os cativos Ismael, filho de Netanias; e foi-se, para passar aos filhos de Amom. 11 Ouvindo pois Joanã, filho de Careá, e todos os príncipes dos exércitos que estavam com ele, todo o mal que havia feito Ismael, filho de Netanias. 12 Tomaram todos os seus homens, e foram pelejar contra Ismael, filho de Netanias: e acharam-no ao pé das muitas águas que há em Gibeom. 13 E aconteceu que, vendo todo o povo, que estava com Ismael, a Joanã filho de Careá, e a todos os príncipes dos exércitos, que vinham com ele, se alegrou. 14 E todo o povo que Ismael levara cativo de Mizpá virou as costas, e voltou, e foi para Joanã, filho de Careá. 15 Mas Ismael, filho de Netanias escapou com oito homens de diante de Joanã, e se foi para os filhos de Amom. 16 Então tomou Joanã, filho de Careá, e todos os príncipes dos exércitos que estavam com ele, a todo o resto do povo que ele havia recobrado de Ismael, filho de Netanias, desde Mizpá, depois que tinha sido ferido Gedalias, filho de Aicão, e aos homens valentes de guerra, e às mulheres, e aos meninos, e aos eunucos que havia recobrado de Gibeom, 17 E partiram, indo habitar em Gerute-Quimã, que está perto de Belém, para dali entrarem no Egito, 18 Por causa dos caldeus; porque os temiam, por ter Ismael, filho de Netanias, ferido a Gedalias, filho de Aicão, a quem o rei de Babilônia tinha posto sobre a terra.