Jeremiah 41 | King James Version

King James Version

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' daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan 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 Bethlehem, 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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Gedalja blir mördad

1 Men i sjunde månaden kom Ismael, Netanjas son och Elisamas sonson, som var av kunglig släkt och en av de förnämsta hovmännen, till Mispa i sällskap med tio män. Gedalja inbjöd dem att äta med honom. 2 Mitt under måltiden rusade plötsligt Ismael och hans män upp, drog sina svärd och dödade Gedalja. 3 Sedan gick de ut och dödade alla judiska ämbetsmän och babyloniska soldater som var i Mispa tillsammans med Gedalja. 4 Nästa dag, innan folket fått reda på vad som hänt, 5 kom åttio män till Mispa från Sikem, Silo och Samaria för att tillbe i Herrens tempel. De hade rakat av sig skägget, rivit sönder sina kläder och ristat in märken på sina kroppar. De hade med sig spisoffer och rökelse, som de skulle bära fram i Herrens hus. 6 Ismael gick ut ur staden för att möta dem och han grät högljutt när han kom emot dem. "Kom ska ni få se vad som har hänt med Gedalja", sa han. 7 När de hade kommit in i staden, dödade Ismael och hans män allesammans utom tio. De döda kropparna kastade de i en brunn. 8 De tio hade övertalat Ismael, att om han lät dem gå skulle han få deras förråd av vete, korn, olja och honung, som de hade gömt ute på landsbygden. 9 Brunnen, som Ismael hade kastat de döda kropparna i, var den stora brunn som kung Asa hade låtit göra, när han byggde fästningar i Mispa för att skydda sig mot Baesa, Israels kung. Den blev alldeles full av döda kroppar. 10 Ismael tog till fånga kvinnor från Sidkias hov, som fanns kvar i Jerusalem, och de personer som Nebusaradan, befälhavaren över vakten, hade lämnat under Gedaljas vård i Mispa. Han tog dem med sig, när han så småningom drog bort mot ammoniternas land. 11 Men när Johanan, Kareas son, och de andra gerillaledarna fick höra vad Ismael hade gjort, 12 samlade de alla sina män och gav sig iväg för att stoppa honom. De fick tag i honom vid den stora källan i Gibeon. 13-14 De som Ismael hade tagit till fånga ropade högt av glädje när de fick se Johanan och hans män och sprang för att möta dem. 15 Under tiden flydde Ismael med åtta av sina män in i ammoniternas land. 16-17 Johanan och hans män tog med sig alla de hade räddat, soldater, kvinnor, barn och hovmän till värdshuset i Kimham i närheten av Betlehem, för att förbereda sin vidare flykt till Egypten. 18 De var nämligen rädda för vad babylonierna skulle göra när de nåddes av nyheten om att Ismael hade dödat Gedalja, som kungen i Babylon hade utsett till landshövding.