2 Kings 7
1 Then Elisha said, Give ear to the word of the Lord: the Lord says, Tomorrow, about this time, a measure of good meal will be offered for the price of a shekel and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the market-place of Samaria.
エリシャは言った、「主の言葉を聞きなさい。主はこう仰せられる、『あすの今ごろサマリヤの門で、麦粉一セアを一シケルで売り、大麦二セアを一シケルで売るようになるであろう』」。
2 Then the captain whose arm was supporting the king said to the man of God, Even if the Lord made windows in heaven, would such a thing be possible? And he said, Your eyes will see it, but you will not have a taste of the food.
時にひとりの副官すなわち王がその人の手によりかかっていた者が神の人に答えて言った、「たとい主が天に窓を開かれても、そんな事がありえましょうか」。エリシャは言った、「あなたは自分の目をもってそれを見るであろう。しかしそれを食べることはなかろう」。
3 Now there were four lepers seated at the doorway into the town: and they said to one another, Why are we waiting here for death?
さて町の門の入口に四人のらい病人がいたが、彼らは互に言った、「われわれはどうしてここに座して死を待たねばならないのか。
4 If we say, We will go into the town, there is no food in the town, and we will come to our end there; and if we go on waiting here, death will come to us. Come then, let us give ourselves up to the army of Aram: if they let us go on living, then life will be ours; and if they put us to death, then death will be ours.
われわれがもし町にはいろうといえば、町には食物が尽きているから、われわれはそこで死ぬであろう。しかしここに座していても死ぬのだ。いっその事、われわれはスリヤびとの陣営へ逃げて行こう。もし彼らがわれわれを生かしておいてくれるならば、助かるが、たといわれわれを殺しても死ぬばかりだ」。
5 So in the half light they got up to go to the tents of Aram; but when they came to the outer line of tents, there was no one there.
そこで彼らはスリヤびとの陣営へ行こうと、たそがれに立ちあがったが、スリヤびとの陣営のほとりに行って見ると、そこにはだれもいなかった。
6 For the Lord had made the sound of carriages and horses, and the noise of a great army, come to the ears of the Aramaeans, so that they said to one another, Truly, the king of Israel has got the kings of the Hittites and of the Egyptians for a price to make an attack on us.
これは主がスリヤびとの軍勢に戦車の音、馬の音、大軍の音を聞かせられたので、彼らは互に「見よ、イスラエルの王がわれわれを攻めるために、ヘテびとの王たちおよびエジプトの王たちを雇ってきて、われわれを襲うのだ」と言って、
7 So they got up and went in flight, in the half light, without their tents or their horses or their asses or any of their goods; they went in flight, fearing for their lives.
たそがれに立って逃げ、その天幕と、馬と、ろばを捨て、陣営をそのままにしておいて、命を全うしようと逃げたからである。
8 And when those lepers came to the outer line of tents, they went into one tent, and had food and drink, and took from it silver and gold and clothing, which they put in a secret place; then they came back and went into another tent from which they took more goods, which they put away in a secret place.
そこでらい病人たちは陣営のほとりに行き、一つの天幕にはいって食い飲みし、そこから金銀、衣服を持ち出してそれを隠し、また来て、他の天幕に入り、そこからも持ち出してそれを隠した。
9 Then they said to one another, We are not doing right. Today is a day of good news, and we say nothing: if we go on waiting here till the morning, punishment will come to us. So let us go and give the news to those of the king's house.
そして彼らは互に言った、「われわれのしている事はよくない。きょうは良いおとずれのある日であるのに、黙っていて、夜明けまで待つならば、われわれは罰をこうむるであろう。さあ、われわれは行って王の家族に告げよう」。
10 So they came in, and, crying out to the door-keepers of the town, they gave them the news, saying, We came to the tents of the Aramaeans, and there was no one there and no voice of man, only the horses and the asses in their places, and the tents as they were.
そこで彼らは来て、町の門を守る者を呼んで言った、「わたしたちがスリヤびとの陣営に行って見ると、そこにはだれの姿も見えず、また人声もなく、ただ、馬とろばがつないであり、天幕はそのままでした」。
11 Then the door-keepers, crying out, gave the news to those inside the king's house.
そこで門を守る者は呼ばわって、それを王の家族のうちに知らせた。
12 Then the king got up in the night and said to his servants, This is my idea of what the Aramaeans have done to us. They have knowledge that we are without food; and so they have gone out of their tents, and are waiting secretly in the open country, saying, When they come out of the town, we will take them living and get into the town.
王は夜のうちに起きて、家来たちに言った、「スリヤびとがわれわれに対して図っている事をあなたがたに告げよう。彼らは、われわれの飢えているのを知って、陣営を出て野に隠れ、『イスラエルびとが町を出たら、いけどりにして、町に押し入ろう』と考えているのだ」。
13 And one of his servants said in answer, Send men and let them take five of the horses which we still have in the town; if they keep their lives they will be the same as those of Israel who are still living here; if they come to their death they will be the same as all those of Israel who have gone to destruction: let us send and see.
家来のひとりが答えて言った、「人々に、ここに残っている馬のうち五頭を連れてこさせてください。ここに残っているこれらの人々は、すでに滅びうせたイスラエルの全群衆と同じ運命にあうのですから。わたしたちは人をやってうかがわせましょう」。
14 So they took two horsemen; and the king sent them after the army of the Aramaeans, saying, Go and see.
そこで彼らはふたりの騎兵を選んだ。王はそれをつかわし、「行って見よ」と言って、スリヤびとの軍勢のあとをつけさせたので、
15 And they went after them as far as Jordan; and all the road was covered with clothing and vessels dropped by the Aramaeans in their flight. So those who were sent went back and gave the news to the king.
彼らはそのあとを追ってヨルダンまで行ったが、道にはすべて、スリヤびとがあわてて逃げる時に捨てていった衣服と武器が散らばっていた。その使者は帰ってきて、これを王に告げた。
16 Then the people went out and took the goods from the tents of the Aramaeans. So a measure of good meal was to be had for the price of a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, as the Lord had said.
そこで民が出ていって、スリヤびとの陣営をかすめたので、麦粉一セアは一シケルで売られ、大麦二セアは一シケルで売られ、主の言葉のとおりになった。
17 And the king gave authority to that captain, on whose arm he was supported, to have control over the doorway into the town; but he was crushed to death there under the feet of the people, as the man of God had said when the king went down to him.
王は自分がその人の手によりかかっていた、あの副官を立てて門を管理させたが、民は門で彼を踏みつけたので、彼は死んだ。すなわち、王が神の人のところに下ってきた時、神の人が言ったとおりであった。
18 So the words of the man of God came true, which he said to the king: Two measures of barley will be offered for the price of a shekel and a measure of good meal for a shekel, tomorrow about this time in the market-place of Samaria.
これは神の人が王にむかって、「あすの今ごろ、サマリヤの門で大麦二セアを一シケルで売り、麦粉一セアを一シケルで売るようになるであろう」と言ったときに、
19 And that captain said to the man of God, Even if the Lord made windows in heaven, would such a thing be possible? And he said to him, Your eyes will see it, but you will not have a taste of the food.
その副官が神の人に答えて、「たとい主が天に窓を開かれても、そんな事がありえようか」と言ったからである。そのとき神の人は「あなたは自分の目をもってそれを見るであろう。しかしそれを食べることはなかろう」と言ったが、
20 And such was his fate; for he was crushed to death under the feet of the people, in the doorway into the town.
これはそのとおり彼に臨んだ。すなわち民が門で彼を踏みつけたので彼は死んだ。
