< 2 Kings 5 >

1 Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.
スリア王の軍勢の長ナアマンはその主君のまへにありて大なる者にしてまた貴き者なりき是はヱホバ曾て彼をもてスリアに拯救をほどこしたまひしが故なり彼は大勇士なりしが癩病をわづらひ居る
2 At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife.
昔にスリア人隊を組ていでたりし時にイスラエルの地より一人の小女を執へゆけり彼ナアマンの妻に事たりしが
3 She said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.”
その女主にむかひわが主サマリヤに居る預言者の前にいまさば善らん者をかれその癩病を痊すならんと言たれば
4 And Naaman went and told his master what the girl from the land of Israel had said.
ナアマン入りてその主君に告てイスラエルの地よりきたれる女子斯々語りたりと言ふに
5 “Go now,” said the king of Aram, “and I will send you with a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman departed, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothing.
スリヤ王いひけるは往よ往よ我イスラエルの王に書をおくるべしと是において彼いでゆき銀十タラントと金六千および衣服十襲をたづさヘ
6 And the letter that he took to the king of Israel stated: “With this letter I am sending my servant Naaman, so that you may cure him of his leprosy.”
イスラエルの王にその書をもちゆけりその文に曰くこの書汝にいたらば視よ我わが臣ナアマンをなんぢに遣はせるなりこは汝にその癩病を痊されんがためなり
7 When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!”
イスラエルの王その書を讀み衣を裂ていふ我神ならんや爭か殺すことをなし生すことをなしえん然るに此人なんぞ癩病の人を我に遣はしてこれを痊さしめんとするや然ば請ふ汝等彼が如何に我に爭を求むるかを見て知れと
8 Now when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent a message to the king: “Why have you torn your clothes? Please let the man come to me, and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel.”
茲に神の人エリシヤ、イスラエルの王がその衣を裂たることをきき王に言遣しけるは汝何とて汝の衣をさきしや彼をわがもとにいたらしめよ然ば彼イスラエルに預言者のあることを知にいたるべし
9 So Naaman came with his horses and chariots and stood at the door of Elisha’s house.
是においてナアマンその馬と車とをしたがへ來りてエリシヤの家の門に立けるに
10 Then Elisha sent him a messenger, who said, “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be clean.”
エリシヤ使をこれに遣して言ふ汝ゆきて身をヨルダンに七たび洗へ然ば汝の肉本にかへりて汝は清く爲べしと
11 But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy.
ナアマン怒りて去り言けるは我は彼かならず我もとにいできたりて立ちその神ヱホバの名を呼てその所の上に手を動して癩病を痊すならんと思へり
12 Are not the Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not have washed in them and been cleansed?” So he turned and went away in a rage.
ダマスコの河アバナとパルパルはイスラエルのすべての河水にまさるにあらずや我これらに身を洗ふて清まることを得ざらんやと乃ち身をめぐらし怒りて去る
13 Naaman’s servants, however, approached him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’?”
時にその僕等近よりてこれにいひけるは我父よ預言者なんぢに大なる事をなせと命ずるとも汝はそれを爲ざらんや况て彼なんぢに身を洗ひて清くなれといふをやと
14 So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored and became like that of a little child, and he was clean.
是においてナアマン下りゆきて神の人の言のごとくに七たびヨルダンに身を洗ひしにその肉本にかへり嬰兒の肉の如くになりて清くなりぬ
15 Then Naaman and all his attendants went back to the man of God, stood before him, and declared, “Now I know for sure that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant.”
かれすなはちその從者とともに神の人の許にかへりきたりてその前に立ていふ我いまイスラエルのほかは全地に神なしと知る然ば請ふ僕より禮物をうけよ
16 But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will not accept it.” And although Naaman urged him to accept it, he refused.
エリシヤいひけるはわが事へまつるヱホバは活く肯て禮物をうけじとかれ強て之を受しめんとしたれども遂にこれを辭したり
17 “If you will not,” said Naaman, “please let me, your servant, be given as much soil as a pair of mules can carry. For your servant will never again make a burnt offering or a sacrifice to any other god but the LORD.
ナアマンいひけるは然ば請ふ騾馬に二駄の土を僕にとらせよ僕は今よりのち他の神には燔祭をも祭品をもささげずして只ヱホバにのみ献げんとす
18 Yet may the LORD forgive your servant this one thing: When my master goes into the temple of Rimmon to worship there, and he leans on my arm, and I bow down in the temple of Rimmon, may the LORD forgive your servant in this matter.”
ねがはくは主この事につきて僕をゆるしたまへ即ちわが主君リンモンの宮にいりそこにて崇拝をなしてわが手に倚ることありまた我リンモンの宮にありて身をかがむることあらんわがリンモンの宮において身をかがむる時に願くはヱホバその事につきて僕をゆるしたまへと
19 “Go in peace,” said Elisha. But after Naaman had traveled a short distance,
エリシヤ彼になんぢ安じて去れといひければ彼エリシヤをはなれて少しく進みゆきけるに
20 Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, while not accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”
神の人エリシヤの僕ゲハジいいひけるは吾が主人は此スリア人ナアマンをいたはりて彼が手に携へきたれるものを受ざりしがヱホバは活くわれ彼のあとを追かけて彼より少く物をとらんと
21 So Gehazi pursued Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running toward him, he got down from the chariot to meet him and asked, “Is everything all right?”
ゲハジすなはちナアマンのあとをおひ行くにナアマンはおのれのあとに走り來る者あるを見て車より下りこれを迎へて皆平安やと言ふに
22 “Everything is all right,” Gehazi replied. “My master has sent me to say, ‘I have just now discovered that two young men from the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two sets of clothing.’”
彼言けるは皆平安しわが主我を遣していはしむ只今エフライムの山より預言者の徒なる二人の少者わが許に來れり請ふ汝かれらに銀一タラントと衣二襲をあたへよと
23 But Naaman insisted, “Please, take two talents.” And he urged Gehazi to accept them. Then he tied up two talents of silver in two bags along with two sets of clothing and gave them to two of his servants, who carried them ahead of Gehazi.
ナアマンいひけるは望むらくは二タラントを取れとてかれを強ひ銀二タラントを二の袋にいれ衣二襲を添て二人の僕に負せたれば彼等これをゲハジの前に負きたりしが
24 When Gehazi came to the hill, he took the gifts from the servants and stored them in the house. Then he dismissed the men, and they departed.
彼岡に至りしとき之をかれらの手より取て室のうちにをさめかれらを放ちて去しめ
25 When Gehazi went in and stood before his master, Elisha asked him, “Gehazi, where have you been?” “Your servant did not go anywhere,” he replied.
而して入てその主人のまへに立つにエリシヤこれにいひけるはゲハジよ何處より來りしや答へていふ僕は何處にもゆかず
26 But Elisha questioned him, “Did not my spirit go with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to accept money and clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, menservants and maidservants?
エリシヤいひけるはその人が車をはなれ來りてなんぢを迎へし時にわが心其處にあらざりしや今は金をうけ衣をうけ橄欖園葡萄園羊牛僕婢をうくべき時ならんや
27 Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and your descendants forever!” And as Gehazi left his presence, he was leprous—as white as snow.
然ばナアマンの癩病はなんぢにつき汝の子孫におよびて限なからんと彼その前より退ぞくに癩病發して雪のごとくになりぬ

< 2 Kings 5 >