在野外的眾將軍和他們屬下的人聽見巴比倫王立了亞希甘的兒子基大利做本地的總督，並將那些沒有流亡到巴比倫去的男人、婦女、幼童、和本地極窮的人、都交給他管理，

在田野的一切军长和属他们的人听见巴比伦王立了亚希甘的儿子基大利作境内的省长，并将没有掳到巴比伦的男人、妇女、孩童，和境内极穷的人全交给他。

在乡间所有的军官和属他们的人，听见巴比伦王立了亚希甘的儿子基大利作当地的省长，并将没有掳到巴比伦的男人、妇女、孩童和当地极穷的人全交给他，

在乡间所有的军官和属他们的人，听见巴比伦王立了亚希甘的儿子基大利作当地的省长，并将没有掳到巴比伦的男人、妇女、孩童和当地极穷的人全交给他，

躲在乡村的犹大将领和士兵听说巴比伦王委任亚希甘的儿子基大利管理犹大的穷人，就是没有被掳到巴比伦的男女妇孺，

在田野的众将领和他们的士兵，听见巴比伦王委派了亚希甘的儿子基大利管理那地，也委派他管理那些没有被掳到巴比伦去的男人、妇女、孩童，和那地最贫穷的人，

在田野的一切軍長和屬他們的人聽見巴比倫王立了亞希甘的兒子基大利作境內的省長，並將沒有擄到巴比倫的男人、婦女、孩童，和境內極窮的人全交給他。

在鄉間所有的軍官和屬他們的人，聽見巴比倫王立了亞希甘的兒子基大利作當地的省長，並將沒有擄到巴比倫的男人、婦女、孩童和當地極窮的人全交給他，

在鄉間所有的軍官和屬他們的人，聽見巴比倫王立了亞希甘的兒子基大利作當地的省長，並將沒有擄到巴比倫的男人、婦女、孩童和當地極窮的人全交給他，

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，

在田野的眾將領和他們的士兵，聽見巴比倫王委派了亞希甘的兒子基大利管理那地，也委派他管理那些沒有被擄到巴比倫去的男人、婦女、孩童，和那地最貧窮的人，

在郊野之軍長、及其從者、聞巴比倫王立亞希甘子基大利、為斯土方伯、以男女幼稚、及國中之貧乏、未虜至巴比倫者付之、

武士長與潰卒逃於平原、聞巴比倫王封亞希甘子其大利為方伯、以未徙巴比倫之男女幼稚貧乏來歸、

在田野田野或作平原下同之武士長、與其兵卒、聞巴比倫王立亞希甘子基大利為斯地之方伯、以男女及幼孩、未擄至巴比倫之貧民、歸其轄制、

When all the army officers and their men who were still in the open country heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam as governor over the land and had put him in charge of the men, women and children who were the poorest in the land and who had not been carried into exile to Babylon,

Some of Judah’s army officers and their men were still in the open country. They heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as governor over Judah. Gedaliah was the son of Ahikam. The king had put Gedaliah in charge of the men, women and children who were still there. They were the poorest people in the land. They hadn’t been taken to Babylon.

When 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,

The leaders of the Judean military groups in the countryside heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam as governor over the poor people who were left behind in Judah— the men, women, and children who hadn’t been exiled to Babylon.

All the commanders of the armies that were in the countryside— they and their men— heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land. He had been put in charge of the men, women, and children from among the poorest of the land, who had not been deported to Babylon.

Now all the commanders of the forces that were in the field, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam over the land, and that he had put him in charge of the men, women, and children, those of the poorest of the land who had not been exiled to Babylon.

And when all the captains of the armies who were in the fields, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed to him men, women, children, and the poorest of the land who had not been carried away captive to Babylon,

Now when all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poorest of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;

When all the commanders of the armies in the field— they and their men— heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land and that he had put him in charge of the men, women, and children from the poorest of the land who had not been deported to Babylon,

Now when all the captains of the forces which[ were] in the fields,[ even] they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;

Now some of the officers of the Judean army and their troops had been hiding in the countryside. They heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam to govern the country. They also heard that he had been put in charge over the men, women, and children from the poorer classes of the land who had not been carried off into exile in Babylon.

Now when all the captains of the forces who were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed to him men, women, children, and of the poorest of the land, of those who were not carried away captive to Babylon;

但是護衛長尼布撒拉旦仍將人民中一些毫無所有的窮人留在猶大地，同時也給他們葡萄園和耕種地。

『人子啊，住在以色列地那些荒廢之處的人常說：「亞伯拉罕只是獨自一人尚且能擁有這地為基業，我們呢、人數眾多，一定更能給我們擁有這地的。」因此呢、你要對他們說；主永恆主這麼說：你們喫帶血之物，舉目瞻仰你們的偶像，並且殺人流人的血，你們還能擁有這地以為業麼？你們倚仗着你們的刀劍，行可厭惡的事，人人玷污鄰舍的妻子，你們還能擁有這地以為業麼？你要對他們這麼說：主永恆主這麼說：我指着永活的我來起誓；那在荒場中的定必倒斃於刀下；那在田野上的、我必交給野獸喫；那在山寨和洞裏的定必遭瘟疫而死。我必使這地荒涼淒慘；他勢力所驕矜的必止息；以色列的山都必荒涼，沒有人經過。我因他們所行一切可厭惡的事而使這地荒涼淒慘，那時他們就知道我乃是永恆主。

至於猶大地剩下的人民、就是巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒所剩下的、巴比倫王卻立了沙番的孫子、亞希甘的兒子基大利作總督來管理他們。在野外的眾將軍和他們屬下的人聽見巴比倫王立了基大利作總督，於是尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利、加利亞的兒子約哈難、尼陀法人單戶蔑的兒子西萊雅、瑪迦人的兒子雅撒尼亞：這些人和他們屬下的人就都到米斯巴去見基大利。基大利向他們和他們屬下的人起誓，對他們說：『你們不必懼怕迦勒底人的臣僕；只管住在這地、服事巴比倫王，就可以平安無事。』但是七月間、王家後裔以利沙瑪的孫子尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利卻帶着十個人一同來，擊打了基大利以至於死，又擊殺了同他在米斯巴的猶大人和迦勒底人。於是眾民、無論大小、以及眾將軍、因為懼怕迦勒底人的緣故，都起來、往埃及去了。

國中的眾民都要奉上這提獻物給以色列中的人君。

城被攻破，王和所有的戰士就在夜間從靠近王家園子兩城牆中間的門那路向出城逃跑；那時迦勒底人正在四圍攻城；他們就按亞拉巴路向走。

猶大王西底家和所有的軍兵看見他們，便逃跑，就在夜間從王家園子的路、兩城牆中間的門、出城，按亞拉巴的路向出走。