1 Samuel 30
1 And when David and his men had arrived at Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had made an attack on the south side against Ziklag. And they had struck Ziklag, and burned it with fire.
さてダビデとその従者たちが三日目にチクラグにきた時、アマレクびとはすでにネゲブとチクラグを襲っていた。彼らはチクラグを撃ち、火をはなってこれを焼き、
2 And they had led the women in it away as captives, from the small to the great. And they had not killed anyone, but they led them away with them. And then they traveled on their journey.
その中にいた女たちおよびすべての者を捕虜にし、小さい者をも大きい者をも、ひとりも殺さずに、引いて、その道に行った。
3 Therefore, when David and his men had arrived at the city, and had found it burned with fire, and that their wives and their sons and daughters had been led away as captives,
ダビデと従者たちはその町にきて、町が火で焼かれ、その妻とむすこ娘らは捕虜となったのを見た。
4 David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices. And they mourned until the tears in them failed.
ダビデおよび彼と共にいた民は声をあげて泣き、ついに泣く力もなくなった。
5 For indeed, the two wives of David also had been led away as captives: Ahinoam, the Jezreelite, and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel.
ダビデのふたりの妻すなわちエズレルの女アヒノアムと、カルメルびとナバルの妻であったアビガイルも捕虜になった。
6 And David was greatly saddened. And the people were willing to stone him, because the soul of every man was bitter over his sons and daughters. But David was strengthened by the Lord his God.
その時、ダビデはひじょうに悩んだ。それは民がみなおのおのそのむすこ娘のために心を痛めたため、ダビデを石で撃とうと言ったからである。しかしダビデはその神、主によって自分を力づけた。
7 And he said to the priest Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring the ephod to me.” And Abiathar brought the ephod to David.
ダビデはアヒメレクの子、祭司アビヤタルに、「エポデをわたしのところに持ってきなさい」と言ったので、アビヤタルは、エポデをダビデのところに持ってきた。
8 And David consulted the Lord, saying, “Shall I pursue these robbers, and will I overtake them, or not?” And the Lord said to him: “Pursue. For without doubt, you will overtake them and find the prey.”
ダビデは主に伺いをたてて言った、「わたしはこの軍隊のあとを追うべきですか。わたしはそれに追いつくことができましょうか」。主は彼に言われた、「追いなさい。あなたは必ず追いついて、確かに救い出すことができるであろう」。
9 Therefore, David went away, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and they arrived as far as the torrent Besor. And certain ones, being weary, stayed there.
そこでダビデは、一緒にいた六百人の者と共に出立してベソル川へ行ったが、あとに残る者はそこにとどまった。
10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men. For two hundred stayed, who, being weary, were not able to cross the torrent Besor.
すなわちダビデは四百人と共に追撃をつづけたが、疲れてベソル川を渡れない者二百人はとどまった。
11 And they found an Egyptian man in the field, and they led him to David. And they gave him bread, so that he might eat, and water, so that he might drink,
彼らは野で、ひとりのエジプトびとを見て、それをダビデのもとに引いてきて、パンを食べさせ、水を飲ませた。
12 and also a section of a mass of dried figs, and two clusters of dried grapes. And when he had eaten, his spirit returned, and he was refreshed. For he had not eaten bread, nor drank water, for three days and three nights.
また彼らはほしいちじくのかたまり一つと、ほしぶどう二ふさを彼に与えた。彼は食べて元気を回復した。彼は三日三夜、パンを食べず、水を飲んでいなかったからである。
13 And so David said to him: “To whom do you belong? Or where are you from? And where are you going?” And he said: “I am a young man of Egypt, the servant of an Amalekite man. But my lord abandoned me, because I began to be sick the day before yesterday.
ダビデは彼に言った、「あなたはだれのものか。どこからきたのか」。彼は言った、「わたしはエジプトの若者で、アマレクびとの奴隷です。三日前にわたしが病気になったので、主人はわたしを捨てて行きました。
14 For indeed, we broke forth to the southern side of Cherethi, and against Judah, and to the south of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag with fire.”
わたしどもは、ケレテびとのネゲブと、ユダに属する地と、カレブのネゲブを襲い、また火でチクラグを焼きはらいました」。
15 And David said to him, “Are you able to lead me to this battle line?” And he said, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me, and that you will not deliver me into the hands of my lord, and I will lead you to this battle line.” And David swore to him.
ダビデは彼に言った、「あなたはその軍隊のところへわたしを導き下ってくれるか」。彼は言った、「あなたはわたしを殺さないこと、またわたしを主人の手に渡さないことを、神をさしてわたしに誓ってください。そうすればあなたをその軍隊のところへ導き下りましょう」。
16 And when he had led him, behold, they were stretched out on the face of the land everywhere, eating and drinking and celebrating, as if it were a feast day, because of all the prey and spoils that they had taken from the land of the Philistines, and from the land of Judah.
彼はダビデを導き下ったが、見よ、彼らはペリシテびとの地とユダの地から奪い取ったさまざまの多くのぶんどり物のゆえに、食い飲み、かつ踊りながら、地のおもてにあまねく散りひろがっていた。
17 And David struck them down from evening until the evening of the next day. And no one among them escaped, except four hundred youths, who had climbed on camels and fled.
ダビデは夕ぐれから翌日の夕方まで、彼らを撃ったので、らくだに乗って逃げた四百人の若者たちのほかには、ひとりものがれた者はなかった。
18 Therefore, David rescued all that the Amalekites had taken, and he rescued his two wives.
こうしてダビデはアマレクびとが奪い取ったものをみな取りもどした。またダビデはそのふたりの妻を救い出した。
19 And nothing was missing, from small even to great, among the sons and daughters, and among the spoils, and among everything whatsoever that they had seized. David returned it all.
そして彼らに属するものは、小さいものも大きいものも、むすこも娘もぶんどり物も、アマレクびとが奪い去った物は何をも失わないで、ダビデがみな取りもどした。
20 And he took all the flocks and the herds, and he drove them before his face. And they said, “This is the prey of David.”
ダビデはまたすべての羊と牛を取った。人々はこれらの家畜を彼の前に追って行きながら、「これはダビデのぶんどり物だ」と言った。
21 Then David arrived at the two hundred men, who, being weary, had stayed, for they had not been able to follow David, and he had ordered them to remain at the torrent Besor. And they went out to meet David, and the people who were with him. Then David, drawing near to the people, greeted them peacefully.
そしてダビデが、あの疲れてダビデについて行くことができずに、ベソル川のほとりにとどまっていた二百人の者のところへきた時、彼らは出てきてダビデを迎え、またダビデと共にいる民を迎えた。ダビデは民に近づいてその安否を問うた。
22 And all the wicked and iniquitous men, out of the men who had gone with David, responding, said: “Since they did not go with us, we will not give to them anything from the prey that we have rescued. But let his wife and children be enough for each of them; when they have accepted this, they may go back.”
そのときダビデと共に行った人々のうちで、悪く、かつよこしまな者どもはみな言った、「彼らはわれわれと共に行かなかったのだから、われわれはその人々にわれわれの取りもどしたぶんどり物を分け与えることはできない。ただおのおのにその妻子を与えて、連れて行かせましょう」。
23 But David said: “You shall not do this, my brothers, with these things that the Lord has delivered to us, for he has preserved us, and he has given into our hands the robbers who broke out among us.
しかしダビデは言った、「兄弟たちよ、主はわれわれを守って、攻めてきた軍隊をわれわれの手に渡された。その主が賜わったものを、あなたがたはそのようにしてはならない。
24 And so, let no one heed you over these words. But equal shall be the portion of him who descended to the battle, and of him who remained with the supplies, and they will divide it alike.”
だれがこの事について、あなたがたに聞き従いますか。戦いに下って行った者の分け前と、荷物のかたわらにとどまっていた者の分け前を同様にしなければならない。彼らはひとしく分け前を受けるべきである」。
25 And this has been done from that day and thereafter. And it was established as a statute, and as if a law, in Israel even to this day.
この日以来、ダビデはこれをイスラエルの定めとし、おきてとして今日に及んでいる。
26 Then David went to Ziklag, and he sent gifts from the prey to the elders of Judah, his neighbors, saying, “Receive a blessing from the prey of the enemies of the Lord,”
ダビデはチクラグにきて、そのぶんどり物の一部をユダの長老である友人たちにおくって言った、「これは主の敵から取ったぶんどり物のうちからあなたがたにおくる贈り物である」。
27 to those who were in Bethel, and who were in Ramoth toward the south, and who were in Jattir,
そのおくり先は、ベテルにいる人々、ネゲブのラモテにいる人々、ヤッテルにいる人々、
28 and who were in Aroer, and who were in Siphmoth, and who were in Eshtemoa,
アロエルにいる人々、シフモテにいる人々、エシテモアにいる人々、ラカルにいる人々、
29 and who were in Racal, and who were in the cities of Jerahmeel, and who were in the cities of Keni,
エラメルびとの町々にいる人々、ケニびとの町々にいる人々、
30 and who were in Hormah, and who were at the lake of Ashan, and who were in Athach,
ホルマにいる人々、ボラシャンにいる人々、アタクにいる人々、
31 and who were in Hebron, and to the remainder who were in those places where David had stayed, he and his men.
ヘブロンにいる人々、およびダビデとその従者たちが、さまよい歩いたすべての所にいる人々であった。
