2 Chronicles 11
1 Then Rehoboam went to Jerusalem, and he called together the entire house of Judah and of Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand elect men of war, so that he might contend against Israel, and turn back his kingdom to himself.
レハベアムはエルサレムに来て、ユダとベニヤミンの家の者、すなわち、えり抜きの軍人十八万人を集め、国を取りもどすためにイスラエルと戦おうとしたが、
2 And the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying:
主の言葉が神の人シマヤに臨んで言った、
3 “Speak to Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, the king of Judah, and to all of Israel who are of Judah, or of Benjamin:
「ソロモンの子、ユダの王レハベアムおよびユダとベニヤミンにいるすべてのイスラエルの人々に言いなさい、
4 Thus says the Lord: You shall not ascend and fight against your brothers. Let each one return to his own house. For it is by my will that this has happened.” And when they had heard the word of the Lord, they turned back, and they did not continue on against Jeroboam.
『主はこう仰せられる、あなたがたは上ってはならない。あなたがたの兄弟と戦ってはならない。おのおの自分の家に帰りなさい。この事はわたしから出たのである』」。それで人々は主の言葉を聞き、ヤラベアムを攻めに行くのをやめて帰った。
5 Then Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built fortified cities in Judah.
レハベアムはエルサレムに住んで、ユダに防衛の町々を建てた。
6 And he built up Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
すなわちベツレヘム、エタム、テコア、
7 and also Bethzur, and Soco, and Adullam,
ベテズル、ソコ、アドラム、
8 indeed also Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
ガテ、マレシャ、ジフ、
9 then too Adoram, and Lachish, and Azekah,
アドライム、ラキシ、アゼカ、
10 as well as Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which were very fortified cities in Judah and in Benjamin.
ゾラ、アヤロン、およびヘブロン。これらはユダとベニヤミンにあって要害の町々である。
11 And when he had enclosed them with walls, he placed in them rulers, and storehouses of provisions, that is, of oil and wine.
彼はその要害を堅固にし、これに軍長を置き、糧食と油とぶどう酒をたくわえ、
12 Moreover, in each city he made an armory of shields and spears, and he strengthened them with the utmost diligence. And he ruled over Judah and Benjamin.
またそのすべての町に盾とやりを備えて、これを非常に強化し、そしてユダとベニヤミンを確保した。
13 Then the priests and Levites, who were in all of Israel, came to him from all their settlements,
イスラエルの全地の祭司とレビびとは四方の境から来てレハベアムに身を寄せた。
14 leaving behind their suburbs and possessions, and crossing over to Judah and to Jerusalem. For Jeroboam and his followers had cast them out, so that they could not exercise the priestly office to the Lord.
すなわちレビびとは自分の放牧地と領地を離れてユダとエルサレムに来た。これはヤラベアムとその子らが彼らを排斥して、主の前に祭司の務をさせなかったためである。
15 And he appointed for himself priests of high places, and of demons, and of calves that he had made.
ヤラベアムは高き所と、みだらな神と、自分で造った子牛のために自分の祭司を立てた。
16 Moreover, out of all the tribes of Israel, whosoever would give their heart so that they sought the Lord God of Israel, they went to Jerusalem to immolate their victims before the Lord, the God of their fathers.
またイスラエルのすべての部族のうちで、すべてその心を傾けて、イスラエルの神、主を求める者は先祖の神、主に犠牲をささげるために、レビびとに従ってエルサレムに来た。
17 And they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and they confirmed Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, for three years. For they walked in the ways of David and of Solomon, but only for three years.
このように彼らはユダの国を堅くし、ソロモンの子レハベアムを三年の間強くした。彼らは三年の間ダビデとソロモンの道に歩んだからである。
18 Then Rehoboam took as wife Mahalath, the daughter of Jerimoth, son of David, and also Abihail, the daughter of Eliab, son of Jesse.
レハベアムはダビデの子エレモテの娘マハラテを妻にめとった。マハラテはエッサイの子エリアブの娘アビハイルが産んだ者である。
19 They bore sons for him: Jeush, and Shemariah, and Zaham.
彼女はエウシ、シマリヤおよびザハムの三子を産んだ。
20 And also after her, he married Maacah, the daughter of Absalom, who bore for him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
彼はまた彼女の後にアブサロムの娘マアカをめとった。マアカはアビヤ、アッタイ、ジザおよびシロミテを産んだ。
21 But Rehoboam loved Maacah, the daughter of Absalom, above all his wives and concubines. For he had taken eighteen wives and sixty concubines. And he conceived twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
レハベアムはアブサロムの娘マアカをすべての妻とそばめにまさって愛した。彼は妻十八人、そばめ六十人をめとって、男の子二十八人と女の子六十人をもうけた。
22 Truly, he appointed as the head, Abijah, the son of Maacah, to be the ruler over all his brothers. For he thought to make him king,
レハベアムはマアカの子アビヤを立ててかしらとし、その兄弟の長とした。彼はアビヤを王にしようと思ったからである。
23 since he was wiser and more powerful than all his sons, even in all the regions of Judah and Benjamin, and in all the fortified cities. And he provided them with very much food, and he sought many wives.
それで王は賢くとり行い、そのむすこたちをことごとく、ユダとベニヤミンの全地方にあるすべての要害の町に散在させ、彼らに糧食を多く与え、また多くの妻を得させた。
