1 N o sétimo mês, Ismael, filho de Netanias, filho de Elisama, que era de sangue real e tinha sido um dos oficiais do rei, foi até Gedalias, filho de Aicam, em Mispá, levando consigo dez homens. Enquanto comiam juntos,

Now in the seventh month, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal offspring and one of the chief officers of the king, and ten men with him, came to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they ate bread together in Mizpah.

2 I smael e os dez homens que estavam com ele se levantaram e feriram à espada Gedalias, filho de Aicam, neto de Safã, matando aquele que o rei da Babilônia tinha nomeado governador de Judá.

Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, 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 I smael também matou todos os judeus que estavam com Gedalias em Mispá, bem como os soldados babilônios que ali estavam.

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 N o dia seguinte ao assassinato de Gedalias, antes que alguém o soubesse,

The second day after he had killed Gedaliah, and no man knew it,

5 o itenta homens que haviam rapado a barba, rasgado suas roupas e feito cortes no corpo, vieram de Siquém, de Siló e de Samaria, trazendo ofertas de cereal e incenso para oferecer no templo do Senhor.

men came from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even eighty men, having their beards shaved and their clothes torn, and having cut themselves, with meal offerings and frankincense in their hand, to bring them to Yahweh’s house.

6 I smael, filho de Netanias, saiu de Mispá para encontrá-los, chorando enquanto caminhava. Quando os encontrou, disse: “Venham até onde se encontra Gedalias, filho de Aicam”.

Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and as he met them, he said to them, “Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.”

7 Q uando entraram na cidade, Ismael, filho de Netanias, e os homens que estavam com ele os mataram e os atiraram numa cisterna.

It was so, when they came into the middle of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah killed them, and cast them into the middle of the pit, he, and the men who were with him.

8 M as dez deles disseram a Ismael: “Não nos mate! Temos trigo e cevada, azeite e mel, escondidos num campo”. Então ele os deixou em paz e não os matou com os demais.

But ten men were found among those who said to Ishmael, Don’t kill us; for we have stores hidden in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he stopped, and didn’t kill them among their brothers.

9 A cisterna na qual ele jogou os corpos dos homens que havia matado, juntamente com o de Gedalias, tinha sido cavada pelo rei Asa para defender-se de Baasa, rei de Israel. Ismael, filho de Netanias, encheu-a com os mortos.

Now the pit in which Ishmael cast all the dead bodies of the men whom he had killed, by the side of Gedaliah (the same was who which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel), Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with those who were killed.

10 I smael tomou como prisioneiros todo o restante do povo que estava em Mispá, inclusive as filhas do rei, sobre os quais Nebuzaradã, o comandante da guarda imperial, havia nomeado Gedalias, filho de Aicam, governador. Ismael, filho de Netanias, levou-os como prisioneiros e partiu para o território de Amom.

Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue 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 committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam; Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the children of Ammon.

11 Q uando Joanã, filho de Careá, e todos os comandantes do exército que com ele estavam souberam do crime que Ismael, filho de Netanias, tinha cometido,

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

12 c onvocaram todos os seus soldados para lutar contra ele. Eles o alcançaram perto do grande açude de Gibeom.

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 Q uando todo o povo, que Ismael tinha levado como prisioneiro, viu Joanã, filho de Careá, e os comandantes do exército que estavam com ele, alegrou-se.

Now when all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, then they were glad.

14 T odo o povo que Ismael tinha levado como prisioneiro de Mispá se voltou e passou para o lado de Joanã, filho de Careá.

So all the people who Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah turned about and came back, and went to Johanan the son of Kareah.

15 M as Ismael, filho de Netanias, e oito de seus homens escaparam de Joanã e fugiram para o território de Amom A Fuga para o Egito

But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the children of Ammon.

16 E ntão, Joanã, filho de Careá, e todos os comandantes do exército que com ele estavam levaram todos os que tinham restado em Mispá, os quais ele tinha resgatado de Ismael, filho de Netanias, depois que este havia assassinado Gedalias, filho de Aicam: os soldados, as mulheres, as crianças e os oficiais do palácio real, que ele tinha trazido de Gibeom.

Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who 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 killed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought back from Gibeon:

17 E eles prosseguiram, parando em Gerute-Quimã, perto de Belém, a caminho do Egito.

and they departed, and lived in Geruth Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to go to enter into Egypt,

18 Q ueriam escapar dos babilônios. Estavam com medo porque Ismael, filho de Netanias, tinha matado Gedalias, filho de Aicam, a quem o rei da Babilônia nomeara governador de Judá.

because of the Chaldeans; for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had killed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor over the land.