2 Chronicles 20
1 Then, after this, the Moabites and Ammonites, as well as some of the Meunites, came to attack Jehoshaphat.
この後モアブの子孫アンモンの子孫およびマオニ人等ヨシヤパテと戰はんとて攻きたれり
2 Some people came and told Jehoshaphat, “A large army is coming to fight you from Edom, from the other side of the Dead Sea. They have already reached Hazazon-tamar,” (otherwise called En-gedi).
時に或人きたりてヨシヤパテに告て云ふ海の彼旁スリアより大衆汝に攻きたる視よ今ハザゾンタマルにありとハザゾンタマルはすなはちエンゲデなり
3 Jehoshaphat was afraid, and went to ask the Lord what to do. He also ordered everyone throughout Judah to fast.
是においてヨシヤパテ懼れ面をヱホバに向てその助を求めユダ全國に斷食を布令しめたれば
4 So the people of Judah gathered in Jerusalem to pray to the Lord—in fact, they came from all the towns of Judah to commit themselves to him.
ユダ擧て集りヱホバの助を求めたり即ちユダの一切の邑より人々きたりてヱホバを求む
5 Jehoshaphat stood before the assembled people of Judah and Jerusalem at the Temple, in front of the new courtyard,
時にヨシヤパテ、ヱホバの室の新しき庭の前においてユダとヱルサレムの會衆の中に立ち
6 and said, “Lord, God of our forefathers, aren't you the God of heaven? Don't you rule over all earthly kingdoms? You possess strength and power, and no one can stand against you!
言けるは我らの先祖の神ヱホバよ汝は天の神にましますに非ずや異邦人の諸國を統たまふに非ずや汝の手には能力あり權勢ありて誰もなんぢを禦ぐこと能はざるに非ずや
7 Our God, didn't you drive out before your people Israel those who living in this land? Didn't you give this land to the descendants of your friend Abraham forever?
我らの神よ汝は此國の民を汝の民イスラエルの前より逐はらひて汝の友アブラハムの子孫に之を永く與へたまひしに非ずや
8 They are living in the land and have built a Temple for you here to honor you, saying,
彼らは此に住み汝の名のために此に聖所を建て言へり
9 ‘If disaster strikes us, whether it's invasion or judgment, disease or famine, we will stand in front of this Temple and before you, for this Temple is yours. We will cry out to you to help us in our suffering, and you will hear us and save us.’
刑罰の劍疫病饑饉などの災禍われらに臨まん時は我らこの家の前に立て汝の前にをりその苦難の中にて汝に呼號らんしかして汝聽て助けたまはん汝の名はこの家にあればなりと
10 Look, here come the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, those very countries you did not let Israel invade when they came out of Egypt. Israel left them alone and did not destroy them.
今アンモン、モアブおよびセイル山の子孫を視たまへ在昔イスラエル、エジプトの國より出きたれる時汝イスラエルに是等を侵さしめたまはざりしかば之を離れさりて滅ぼさざりしなり
11 See how they're rewarding us, coming to steal the land you gave us to possess forever!
かれらが我らに報ゆる所を視たまへ彼らは汝がわれらに有たしめたまへる汝の產業より我らを逐はらはんとす
12 Our God, won't you punish them, because we don't have the power to confront such a great army that is marching against us? We don't know what to do. We're looking to you for help.”
我らの神よ汝かれらを鞫きたまはざるや我らは此斯く攻よせたる此の大衆に當る能力なく又爲ところを知ず唯汝を仰ぎ望むのみと
13 All the men of Judah stood before the Lord, together with their wives and children and babies.
ユダの人々はその小者および妻子とともに皆ヱホバの前に立をれり
14 Then the Spirit of the Lord came over Jahaziel while he was standing there in the assembly. He was the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite from the descendants of Asaph.
時に會衆の中にてヱホバの霊アサフの子孫たるレビ人ヤハジエルに臨めりヤハジエルはゼカリヤの子ゼカリヤはベナヤの子ベナヤはヱイエルの子ヱイエルはマツタニヤの子なり
15 He said, “Listen, everyone from Judah, people of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat. This is what the Lord has to say to you: Don't be afraid or discouraged because of this large army. This isn't your battle—it's God's!
ヤハジエルすなはち言けるはユダの人衆およびヱルサレムの居民ならびにヨシヤパテ王よ聽べしヱホバかく汝らに言たまふ此大衆のために懼るる勿れ慄くなかれ汝らの戰に非ずヱホバの戰なればなり
16 Tomorrow march down to face them. You will see them coming up the pass at Ziz—you'll find them at the end of the valley in front of the desert of Jeruel.
なんぢら明日彼らの所に攻くだれ彼らはヂヅの坡より上り來る汝らヱルエルの野の前なる谷の口にて之に遇ん
17 But you do not need to fight this battle. Just stand still and watch the Lord's victory. He is with you, Judah and Jerusalem! Don't be afraid or discouraged! March down to face them, for the Lord is with you!”
この戰爭には汝ら戰ふにおよばずユダおよびヱルサレムよ汝ら惟進みいでて立ち汝らとともに在すヱホバの拯救を見よ懼る勿れ慄くなかれ明日彼らの所に攻いでよヱホバ汝らとともに在せばなりと
18 Jehoshaphat bowed down with his face to the ground, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell to the ground before the Lord, worshiping him.
是においてヨシヤパテ首をさげて地に俯伏りユダの人衆およびヱルサレムの民もヱホバの前に伏てヱホバを拝す
19 Then the Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood to praise the Lord, the God of Israel, shouting loudly.
時にコハテの子孫およびコラの子孫たるレビ人立あがり聲を高くあげてイスラエルの神ヱホバを讃美せり
20 They got up early the next morning and went to the desert of Tekoa. As they left, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Listen to me, people of Judah and Jerusalem. Trust in the Lord your God, and you will be vindicated; trust in his prophets, and you will be successful.”
かくて皆朝はやく起てテコアの野に出ゆけり其いづるに當りてヨシヤパテ立て言けるはユダの人衆およびヱルサレムの民よ我に聽け汝らの神ヱホバを信ぜよ然ば汝ら堅くあらんその預言者を信ぜよ然ば汝ら利あらん
21 After discussion with the people, he appointed singers to praise the Lord for his glorious, holy goodness. They led the way at the front of the army, singing, “Praise the Lord, for his trustworthy love lasts forever!”
彼また民と議りて人々を選び之をして聖き飾を著て軍勢の前に進ましめヱホバにむかひて歌をうたひ且これを讃美せしめヱホバに感謝せよ其恩惠は世々かぎりなしと言しむ
22 As soon as they started singing and praising, the Lord ambushed the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who were coming to attack Judah, and they were defeated.
その歌を歌ひ讃美をなし始むるに當りてヱホバ伏兵を設けかのユダに攻きたれるアンモン、モアブ、セイル山の子孫をなやましたまひければ彼ら打敗られたり
23 The men of Ammon and Moab turned on the men from Mount Seir, killing all of them. Once they'd finished wiping out the army from Seir, they turned on each other, destroying themselves.
即ちアンモンとモアブの子孫起てセイル山の民にむかひ盡くこれを殺して滅ししがセイルの民を殺し盡すに及びて彼らも亦力をいだして互に滅ぼしあへり
24 So when the men of Judah came to the watchtower in the desert, they looked out to see the enemy army and all they saw were corpses lying on the ground! No one had escaped.
ユダの人々野の觀望所に至りてかの群衆を觀たりければ唯地に仆れたる死屍のみにして一人だに逃れし者なかりき
25 When Jehoshaphat and his people came to collect the plunder, they found a great deal of cattle, equipment, clothing, and other valuable articles, more than they could carry. It took three days to collect the plunder because there was so much of it.
是においてヨシヤパテおよびその民彼らの物を奪はんとて來り觀にその死屍の間に財寳衣服および珠玉などおびただしく在たれば則ち各々これを剥とりけるが餘に多くして携さへ去こと能はざる程なりき其物多かりしに因て之を取に三日を費しけるが
26 On the fourth day they gathered in the Valley of Blessing. They gave it this name because this was where they blessed the Lord. It is still called the Valley of Blessing to this day.
第四日にベラカ(感謝)の谷に集り其處にてヱホバに感謝せり是をもてその處の名を今日までベラカ(感謝)の谷と呼ぶ
27 Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem celebrated as they returned to Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat leading them, full of joy for the Lord's victory over their enemies.
而してユダとヱルサレムの人々みな各々歸りきたりヨシヤパテの後にしたがひ歓びてヱルサレムに至れり其はヱホバ彼等をしてその敵の故によりて歓喜を得させたまひたればなり
28 They entered Jerusalem and went straight to the Temple of Lord, accompanied by music from harps, lyres, and trumpets.
即ち彼ら瑟と琴および喇叭を合奏してヱルサレムに往てヱホバの室にいたる
29 All the kingdoms around were in awe of God when they heard that the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel.
諸の國の民ヱホバがイスラエルの敵を攻撃たまひしことを聞て神を畏れたれば
30 Jehoshaphat and his kingdom were at peace, for God gave him rest—there were no attacks from any direction.
ヨシヤパテの國は平穩なりき即ちその神四方において之に安息を賜へり
31 So Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah, having become king when he was thirty-five years, and he reigned in Jerusalem for twenty-five years. His mother's name was Azubah, daughter of Shilhi.
ヨシヤパテはユダの王となり三十五歳のときその位に即き二十五年の間ヱルサレムにて世を治めたり其母はシルヒの女にして名をアズバといふ
32 Jehoshaphat followed the way of his father Asa and did not turn away from it. He did what was right in the Lord's sight.
ヨシヤパテはその父アサの道にあゆみて之を離れずヱホバの目に善と觀たまふ事を行へり
33 However, the high places were not removed, and the people were not committed to the God of their forefathers.
然れども崇邱はいまだ除かず又民はいまだその先祖の神に心を傾けざりき
34 The rest of what Jehoshaphat did, from beginning to end, is written down in the chronicles of Jehu, son of Hanani, recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel.
ヨシヤパテのその餘の始終の行爲はハナニの子ヱヒウの書に記さるヱヒウの事はイスラエルの列王の書に載す
35 Later in his life, Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, allied himself with Ahaziah, king of Israel, who did wicked things.
ユダの王ヨシヤパテ後にイスラエルの王アハジアと相結べりアハジアは大に惡を行ふ者なりき
36 They agreed to work together and send ships to Tarshish. The ships were built in Ezion-geber.
ヨシヤパテ、タルシシに遣る舟を造らんとて彼と相結びてエジオンゲベルにて共に舟數隻を造れり
37 But Eliezer, son of Dodavahu of Mareshah, prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have made an alliance with Ahaziah, the Lord will destroy what you're doing.” The ships were wrecked and couldn't sail to Tarshish.
時にマレシヤのドダワの子エリエゼル、ヨシヤパテにむかひて預言して云ふ汝アハジアと相結びたればヱホバなんぢの作りし者を毀ちたまふと即ちその舟は皆壞れてタルシシに往くことを得ざりき
