7躲在鄉村的猶大將領和士兵聽說巴比倫王委任亞希甘的兒子基大利管理猶大的窮人，就是沒有被擄到巴比倫的男女婦孺，8便來到米斯巴見基大利。他們是尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利、加利亞的兒子約哈難和約拿單、單戶篾的兒子西萊雅、尼陀法人以斐的兒子們、瑪迦人耶撒尼亞及他們的屬下。9沙番的孫子、亞希甘的兒子基大利對他們起誓說：「你們不要怕臣服於迦勒底人，只管住在這裡做巴比倫王的臣民，你們會平安無事。10至於我，我要留在米斯巴，代表你們與迦勒底人會面。你們要儲備酒、夏天的果子和油，存放在器皿內，在你們所住的城邑生活。」11在摩押、亞捫、以東及各國的猶大人聽說巴比倫王留下一些人，並委任沙番的孫子、亞希甘的兒子基大利管理他們，12便從各地回到猶大，去米斯巴見基大利。他們儲備了大量的酒和夏天的果子。13加利亞的兒子約哈難和在鄉村的眾將領來到米斯巴見基大利，14對他說：「亞捫王巴利斯派尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利來殺你，你知道嗎？」亞希甘的兒子基大利卻不相信他們的話。15後來，加利亞的兒子約哈難在米斯巴私下對基大利說：「讓我去殺掉尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利吧！沒人會知道。何必讓他來殺害你，以致匯集到你這裡的猶大餘民再度分散、滅亡呢？」16但亞希甘的兒子基大利說：「你不可殺他，你說他要殺我這件事不是真的。」
English Standard Version
Jeremiah Remains in Judah
1The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord after Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he took him bound in chains along with all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon.2The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “The Lord your God pronounced this disaster against this place.3The Lord has brought it about, and has done as he said. Because you sinned against the Lord and did not obey his voice, this thing has come upon you.4Now, behold, I release you today from the chains on your hands. If it seems good to you to come with me to Babylon, come, and I will look after you well, but if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, do not come. See, the whole land is before you; go wherever you think it good and right to go.5If you remain,* then return to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon appointed governor of the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people. Or go wherever you think it right to go.” So the captain of the guard gave him an allowance of food and a present, and let him go.6Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, at Mizpah, and lived with him among the people who were left in the land.7When all the captains of the forces in the open country and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land and had committed to him men, women, and children, those of the poorest of the land who had not been taken into exile to Babylon,8they went to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, Johanan the son of Kareah, Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, Jezaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men.9Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, swore to them and their men, saying, “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.10As for me, I will dwell at Mizpah, to represent you before the Chaldeans who will come to us. But as for you, gather wine and summer fruits and oil, and store them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken.”11Likewise, when all the Judeans who were in Moab and among the Ammonites and in Edom and in other lands heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, as governor over them,12then all the Judeans returned from all the places to which they had been driven and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah. And they gathered wine and summer fruits in great abundance.13Now Johanan the son of Kareah and all the leaders of the forces in the open country came to Gedaliah at Mizpah14and said to him, “Do you know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam would not believe them.15Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke secretly to Gedaliah at Mizpah, “Please let me go and strike down Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no one will know it. Why should he take your life, so that all the Judeans who are gathered about you would be scattered, and the remnant of Judah would perish?”16But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said to Johanan the son of Kareah, “You shall not do this thing, for you are speaking falsely of Ishmael.”
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