1 Kings 8
1 Then Solomon sent for all the responsible men of Israel, and all the chiefs of the tribes, and the heads of families of the children of Israel, to come to him in Jerusalem to take the ark of the Lord's agreement up out of the town of David, which is Zion.
ソロモンは主の契約の箱をダビデの町、すなわちシオンからかつぎ上ろうとして、イスラエルの長老たちと、すべての部族のかしらたちと、イスラエルの人々の氏族の長たちをエルサレムでソロモン王のもとに召し集めた。
2 And all the men of Israel came together to King Solomon at the feast, in the month Ethanim, the seventh month.
イスラエルの人は皆エタニムの月すなわち七月の祭にソロモン王のもとに集まった。
3 And all the responsible men of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
イスラエルの長老たちが皆来たので、祭司たちは箱を取りあげた。
4 They took up the ark of the Lord, and the Tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels which were in the Tent; all these the priests and the Levites took up.
そして彼らは主の箱と、会見の幕屋と、幕屋にあるすべての聖なる器をかつぎ上った。すなわち祭司とレビびとがこれらの物をかつぎ上った。
5 And King Solomon and all the men of Israel who had come together there, were with him before the ark, making offerings of sheep and oxen more than might be numbered.
ソロモン王および彼のもとに集まったイスラエルの会衆は皆彼と共に箱の前で、羊と牛をささげたが、その数が多くて調べることも数えることもできなかった。
6 And the priests took the ark of the agreement of the Lord and put it in its place in the inner room of the house, in the most holy place, under the wings of the winged ones.
祭司たちは主の契約の箱をその場所にかつぎ入れた。すなわち宮の本殿である至聖所のうちのケルビムの翼の下に置いた。
7 For their wings were outstretched over the place where the ark was, covering the ark and its rods.
ケルビムは翼を箱の所に伸べていたので、ケルビムは上から箱とそのさおをおおった。
8 The rods were so long that their ends were seen from the holy place, in front of the inmost room; but they were not seen from outside: and there they are to this day.
さおは長かったので、さおの端が本殿の前の聖所から見えた。しかし外には見えなかった。そのさおは今日までそこにある。
9 There was nothing in the ark but the two flat stones which Moses put there at Horeb, where the Lord made an agreement with the children of Israel when they came out of the land of Egypt.
箱の内には二つの石の板のほか何もなかった。これはイスラエルの人々がエジプトの地から出たとき、主が彼らと契約を結ばれたときに、モーセがホレブで、それに納めたものである。
10 Now when the priests had come out of the holy place, the house of the Lord was full of the cloud,
そして祭司たちが聖所から出たとき、雲が主の宮に満ちたので、
11 So that the priests were not able to keep their places to do their work because of the cloud, for the house of the Lord was full of the glory of the Lord.
祭司たちは雲のために立って仕えることができなかった。主の栄光が主の宮に満ちたからである。
12 Then Solomon said, O Lord, to the sun you have given the heaven for a living-place, but your living-place was not seen by men;
そこでソロモンは言った、「主は日を天に置かれた。しかも主は自ら濃き雲の中に住まおうと言われた。
13 So I have made for you a living-place, a house in which you may be for ever present.
わたしはあなたのために高き家、とこしえのみすまいを建てた」。
14 Then, turning his face about, the king gave a blessing to all the men of Israel; and they were all on their feet together.
王は身をめぐらして、イスラエルのすべての会衆を祝福した。その時イスラエルのすべての会衆は立っていた。
15 And he said, Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who himself gave his word to David my father, and with his strong hand has made his word come true, saying,
彼は言った、「イスラエルの神、主はほむべきかな。主はその口をもってわたしの父ダビデに約束されたことを、その手をもってなし遂げられた。主は言われた、
16 From the day when I took my people Israel out of Egypt, no town in all the tribes of Israel has been marked out by me for the building of a house for the resting-place of my name; but I made selection of David to be king over my people Israel.
『わが民イスラエルをエジプトから導き出した日から、わたしはわたしの名を置くべき宮を建てるために、イスラエルのもろもろの部族のうちから、どの町をも選んだことがなかった。ただダビデを選んで、わが民イスラエルの上に立たせた』と。
17 Now it was in the heart of David my father to put up a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
イスラエルの神、主の名のために宮を建てることは、わたしの父ダビデの心にあった。
18 But the Lord said to David my father, You did well to have in your heart the desire to make a house for my name;
しかし主はわたしの父ダビデに言われた、『わたしの名のために宮を建てることはあなたの心にあった。あなたの心にこの事のあったのは結構である。
19 But you yourself will not be the builder of my house; but your son, the offspring of your body, he it is who will put up a house for my name.
けれどもあなたはその宮を建ててはならない。あなたの身から出るあなたの子がわたしの名のために宮を建てるであろう』と。
20 And the Lord has made his word come true; for I have taken my father David's place on the seat of the kingdom of Israel, as the Lord gave his word; and I have made a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
そして主はその言われた言葉を行われた。すなわちわたしは父ダビデに代って立ち、主が言われたように、イスラエルの位に座し、イスラエルの神、主の名のために宮を建てた。
21 In it I have made a place for the ark, in which is the agreement which the Lord made with our fathers, when he took them out of the land of Egypt.
わたしはまたそこに主の契約を納めた箱のために一つの場所を設けた。その契約は主がわれわれの先祖をエジプトの地から導き出された時に、彼らと結ばれたものである」。
22 Then Solomon took his place before the altar of the Lord, all the men of Israel being present, and stretching out his hands to heaven,
ソロモンはイスラエルの全会衆の前で、主の祭壇の前に立ち、手を天に伸べて、
23 Said, O Lord, the God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven or on the earth; keeping faith and mercy unchanging for your servants, while they go in your ways with all their hearts.
言った、「イスラエルの神、主よ、上の天にも、下の地にも、あなたのような神はありません。あなたは契約を守られ、心をつくしてあなたの前に歩むあなたのしもべらに、いつくしみを施し、
24 And you have kept the word which you gave to your servant David, my father; with your mouth you said it and with your hand you have made it come true this day.
あなたのしもべであるわたしの父ダビデに約束されたことを守られました。あなたが口をもって約束されたことを、手をもってなし遂げられたことは、今日見るとおりであります。
25 So now, O Lord, the God of Israel, let your word to your servant David, my father, come true, when you said, You will never be without a man to take his place on the seat of the kingdom of Israel before me, if only your children give attention to their ways, walking before me as you have done.
それゆえ、イスラエルの神、主よ、あなたのしもべであるわたしの父ダビデに、あなたが約束して『おまえがわたしの前に歩んだように、おまえの子孫が、その道を慎んで、わたしの前に歩むならば、おまえにはイスラエルの位に座する人が、わたしの前に欠けることはないであろう』と言われたことを、ダビデのために守ってください。
26 So now, O God of Israel, it is my prayer that you will make your word come true which you said to your servant David, my father.
イスラエルの神よ、どうぞ、あなたのしもべであるわたしの父ダビデに言われた言葉を確認してください。
27 But is it truly possible that God may be housed on earth? see, heaven and the heaven of heavens are not wide enough to be your resting-place; how much less this house which I have made!
しかし神は、はたして地上に住まわれるでしょうか。見よ、天も、いと高き天もあなたをいれることはできません。ましてわたしの建てたこの宮はなおさらです。
28 Still, let your heart be turned to the prayer of your servant, O Lord God, and to his prayer for grace; give ear to the cry and the prayer which your servant sends up to you this day;
しかしわが神、主よ、しもべの祈と願いを顧みて、しもべがきょう、あなたの前にささげる叫びと祈をお聞きください。
29 That your eyes may be open to this house night and day, to this place of which you have said, My name will be there; hearing the prayer which your servant may make, turning to this place.
あなたが『わたしの名をそこに置く』と言われた所、すなわち、この宮に向かって夜昼あなたの目をお開きください。しもべがこの所に向かって祈る祈をお聞きください。
30 Give ear to the prayers of your servant, and the prayers of your people Israel, when they make their prayers, turning to this place; give ear in heaven your living-place, and hearing, have mercy.
しもべと、あなたの民イスラエルがこの所に向かって祈る時に、その願いをお聞きください。あなたのすみかである天で聞き、聞いておゆるしください。
31 If a man does wrong to his neighbour, and has to take an oath, and comes before your altar to take his oath in this house:
もし人がその隣り人に対して罪を犯し、誓いをすることを求められる時、来てこの宮であなたの祭壇の前に誓うならば、
32 Then let your ear be open in heaven, and be the judge of your servants, giving your decision against the wrongdoer, so that punishment for his sins may come on his head; and, by your decision, keeping from evil him who has done no wrong.
あなたは天で聞いて行い、あなたのしもべらをさばき、悪人を罰して、そのおこないの報いをそのこうべに帰し、義人を義として、その義にしたがって、その人に報いてください。
33 When your people Israel are overcome in war, because of their sin against you; if they are turned to you again, honouring your name, making prayers to you and requesting your grace in this house:
もしあなたの民イスラエルが、あなたに対して罪を犯したために敵の前に敗れた時、あなたに立ち返って、あなたの名をあがめ、この宮であなたに祈り願うならば、
34 Then give ear in heaven, and let the sin of your people Israel have forgiveness, and take them back again into the land which you gave to their fathers.
あなたは天にあって聞き、あなたの民イスラエルの罪をゆるして、あなたが彼らの先祖に賜わった地に彼らを帰らせてください。
35 When heaven is shut up and there is no rain, because of their sin against you; if they make prayers with their faces turned to this place, honouring your name and turning away from their sin when you send trouble on them:
もし彼らがあなたに罪を犯したために、天が閉ざされて雨がなく、あなたが彼らを苦しめられる時、彼らがこの所に向かって祈り、あなたの名をあがめ、その罪を離れるならば、
36 Then give ear in heaven, so that the sin of your servants, and of your people Israel, may have forgiveness, when you make clear to them the good way in which they are to go; and send rain on your land which you have given to your people for their heritage.
あなたは天で聞き、あなたのしもべ、あなたの民イスラエルの罪をゆるし、彼らに歩むべき良い道を教えて、あなたが、あなたの民に嗣業として与えられた地に雨を降らせてください。
37 If there is no food in the land, or if there is disease, or if the fruits of the earth are damaged through heat or water, locust or worm; if their towns are shut in by their attackers; whatever trouble, whatever disease there may be:
もし国にききんがあるか、もしくは疫病、立ち枯れ、腐り穂、いなご、青虫があるか、もしくは敵のために町の中に攻め囲まれることがあるか、どんな災害、どんな病気があっても、
38 Whatever prayer or request for your grace is made by any man, or by all your people Israel, whatever his trouble may be, whose hands are stretched out to this house:
もし、だれでも、あなたの民イスラエルがみな、おのおのその心の悩みを知って、この宮に向かい、手を伸べるならば、どんな祈、どんな願いでも、
39 Give ear in heaven your living-place, acting in mercy; and give to every man whose secret heart is open to you, the reward of all his ways; for you, and you only, have knowledge of the hearts of all the children of men:
あなたは、あなたのすみかである天で聞いてゆるし、かつ行い、おのおのの人に、その心を知っておられるゆえ、そのすべての道にしたがって報いてください。ただ、あなただけ、すべての人の心を知っておられるからです。
40 So that they may give you worship all the days of their life in the land which you gave to our fathers.
あなたが、われわれの先祖に賜わった地に、彼らの生きながらえる日の間、常にあなたを恐れさせてください。
41 And as for the man from a strange land, who is not of your people Israel; when he comes from a far country because of the glory of your name:
またあなたの民イスラエルの者でなく、あなたの名のために遠い国から来る異邦人が、
42 (For they will have news of your great name and your strong hand and your out-stretched arm; ) when he comes to make his prayer, turning to this house:
それは彼らがあなたの大いなる名と、強い手と、伸べた腕とについて聞き及ぶからです、もしきて、この宮に向かって祈るならば、
43 Give ear in heaven your living-place, and give him his desire, whatever it may be; so that all the peoples of the earth may have knowledge of your name, worshipping you as do your people Israel, and that they may see that this house which I have put up is truly named by your name.
あなたは、あなたのすみかである天で聞き、すべて異邦人があなたに呼び求めることをかなえさせてください。そうすれば、地のすべての民は、あなたの民イスラエルのように、あなたの名を知り、あなたを恐れ、またわたしが建てたこの宮があなたの名によって呼ばれることを知るにいたるでしょう。
44 If your people go out to war against their attackers, by whatever way you may send them, if they make their prayer to the Lord, turning their faces to this town of yours and to this house which I have made for your name:
あなたの民が敵と戦うために、あなたがつかわされる道を通って出て行くとき、もし彼らがあなたの選ばれた町、わたしがあなたの名のために建てた宮の方に向かって、主に祈るならば、
45 Give ear in heaven to their prayer and their cry for grace, and see right done to them.
あなたは天で、彼らの祈と願いを聞いて彼らをお助けください。
46 If they do wrong against you, (for no man is without sin, ) and you are angry with them and give them up into the power of those who are fighting against them, so that they take them away as prisoners into a strange land, far off or near;
彼らがあなたに対して罪を犯すことがあって、人は罪を犯さない者はないのです、あなたが彼らを怒り、彼らを敵にわたし、敵が彼らを捕虜として遠近にかかわらず、敵の地に引いて行く時、
47 And if they take thought, in the land where they are prisoners, and are turned again to you, crying out in prayer to you in that land, and saying, We are sinners, we have done wrong, we have done evil;
もし彼らが捕われていった地で、みずから省みて悔い、自分を捕えていった者の地で、あなたに願い、『われわれは罪を犯しました、そむいて悪を行いました』と言い、
48 And with all their heart and soul are turned again to you, in the land of those who took them prisoners, and make their prayer to you, turning their eyes to this land which you gave to their fathers, and to the town which you took for yourself, and the house which I made for your name:
自分を捕えていった敵の地で、心をつくし、精神をつくしてあなたに立ち返り、あなたが彼らの先祖に与えられた地、あなたが選ばれた町、わたしがあなたの名のために建てた宮の方に向かって、あなたに祈るならば、
49 Then give ear to their prayer and to their cry in heaven your living-place, and see right done to them;
あなたのすみかである天で、彼らの祈と願いを聞いて、彼らを助け、
50 Answering with forgiveness the people who have done wrong against you, and overlooking the evil which they have done against you; let those who made them prisoners be moved with pity for them, and have pity on them;
あなたの民が、あなたに対して犯した罪と、あなたに対して行ったすべてのあやまちをゆるし、彼らを捕えていった者の前で、彼らにあわれみを得させ、その人々が彼らをあわれむようにしてください。
51 For they are your people and your heritage, which you took out of Egypt, out of the iron fireplace;
（彼らはあなたがエジプトから、鉄のかまどの中から導き出されたあなたの民、あなたの嗣業であるからです）。
52 Let your eyes be open to your servant's prayer for grace and to the prayer of your people Israel, hearing them when their cry comes to you.
どうぞ、しもべの願いと、あなたの民イスラエルの願いに、あなたの目を開き、すべてあなたに呼び求める時、彼らの願いをお聞きください。
53 For you made them separate from all the peoples of the earth, to be your heritage, as you said by Moses your servant, when you took our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God.
あなたは彼らを地のすべての民のうちから区別して、あなたの嗣業とされたからです。主なる神よ、あなたがわれわれの先祖をエジプトから導き出された時、モーセによって言われたとおりです」。
54 Then Solomon, after making all these prayers and requests for grace to the Lord, got up from his knees before the altar of the Lord, where his hands had been stretched out in prayer to heaven;
ソロモンはこの祈と願いをことごとく主にささげ終ると、それまで天に向かって手を伸べ、ひざまずいていた主の祭壇の前から立ちあがり、
55 And, getting on his feet, he gave a blessing to all the men of Israel, saying with a loud voice,
立って大声でイスラエルの全会衆を祝福して言った、
56 Praise be to the Lord who has given rest to his people Israel, as he gave them his word to do; every word of all his oath, which he gave by the hand of Moses his servant, has come true.
「主はほむべきかな。主はすべて約束されたように、その民イスラエルに太平を賜わった。そのしもべモーセによって仰せられたその良き約束は皆一つもたがわなかった。
57 Now may the Lord our God be with us as he was with our fathers; let him never go away from us or give us up;
われわれの神がわれわれの先祖と共におられたように、われわれと共におられるように。われわれを離れず、またわれわれを見捨てられないように。
58 Turning our hearts to himself, guiding us to go in all his ways, to keep his orders and his laws and his decisions, which he gave to our fathers.
われわれの心を主に傾けて、主のすべての道に歩ませ、われわれの先祖に命じられた戒めと定めと、おきてとを守らせられるように。
59 And may these my words, the words of my prayer to the Lord, be before the Lord our God day and night, so that he may see right done to his servant and to his people Israel, day by day as we have need.
主の前にわたしが述べたこれらの願いの言葉が、日夜われわれの神、主に覚えられるように。そして主は日々の事に、しもべを助け、主の民イスラエルを助けられるように。
60 So that all the peoples of the earth may see that the Lord is God, and there is no other.
そうすれば、地のすべての民は主が神であることと、他に神のないことを知るに至るであろう。
61 Then let your hearts be without sin before the Lord our God, walking in his laws and keeping his orders as at this day.
それゆえ、あなたがたは、今日のようにわれわれの神、主に対して、心は全く真実であり、主の定めに歩み、主の戒めを守らなければならない」。
62 Now the king, and all Israel with him, were making offerings before the Lord.
そして王および王と共にいるすべてのイスラエルびとは主の前に犠牲をささげた。
63 And Solomon gave to the Lord for peace-offerings, twenty-two thousand oxen and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel kept the feast of the opening of the Lord's house.
ソロモンは酬恩祭として牛二万二千頭、羊十二万頭を主にささげた。こうして王とイスラエルの人々は皆主の宮を奉献した。
64 The same day the king made holy the middle of the open square in front of the house of the Lord, offering there the burned offering and the meal offering and the fat of the peace-offerings; for there was not room on the brass altar of the Lord for the burned offerings and the meal offerings and the fat of the peace-offerings.
その日、王は主の宮の前にある庭の中を聖別し、その所で燔祭と素祭と酬恩祭の脂肪をささげた。これは主の前にある青銅の祭壇が素祭と酬恩祭の脂肪とを受けるに足りなかったからである。
65 So Solomon and all Israel with him, a very great meeting, (for the people had come together from the way into Hamath to the river of Egypt, ) kept the feast at that time before the Lord our God, for two weeks, even fourteen days.
その時ソロモンは七日の間われわれの神、主の前に祭を行った。ハマテの入口からエジプトの川に至るまでのすべてのイスラエルびとの大いなる会衆が彼と共にいた。
66 And on the eighth day he sent the people away, and, blessing the king, they went to their tents full of joy and glad in their hearts, because of all the good which the Lord had done to David his servant and to Israel his people.
八日目にソロモンは民を帰らせた。民は王を祝福し、主がそのしもべダビデと、その民イスラエルとに施されたもろもろの恵みを喜び、心に楽しんでその天幕に帰って行った。
