2 Chronicles 30
1 Then Hezekiah sent an announcement to everyone in Israel and Judah, and also sent letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, inviting them to come to the Lord's Temple in Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover of the Lord, the God of Israel.
茲にヒゼキヤ、イスラエルとユダに遍ねく人を遣しまた書をエフライムとマナセに書おくりヱルサレムなるヱホバの室に來りてイスラエルの神ヱホバに逾越節を行はんことを勸む
2 The king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem had decided to observe the Passover in the second month,
王すでにその牧伯等およびヱルサレムにある會衆と議り二月をもて逾越節を行はんと定めたり
3 because they hadn't been able to observe it at the usual time since not enough priests had purified themselves and the people hadn't had time to get to Jerusalem.
其は祭司の身を潔めし者足ず民またヱルサレムに集らざりしに因て彼時にこれを行ふことを得ざればなり
4 The plan seemed right to both the king and the whole assembly.
王も會衆もこの事を見て善となし
5 So they decided to send an announcement to everyone in Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, inviting people to come and keep the Passover to the Lord, the God of Israel, in Jerusalem, for many had not done as the Law required.
即ちこの事を定めてベエルシバよりダンまでイスラエルに遍ねく宣布しめしヱルサレムに來りてイスラエルの神ヱホバに逾越節を行はんことを勸む是はその録されたるごとくにこれを行ふ事久しく無りしが故なり
6 So messengers went to all of Israel and Judah carrying letters from the king and his officials and with the king's authorization. They said, “Children of Israel, return to the Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that he may return to you who are left, who have escaped the oppression of the kings of Assyria.
飛脚すなはち王とその牧伯等が授けし書をもちてイスラエルとユダを遍ねく行めぐり王の命を傳へて云ふイスラエルの子孫よ汝らアブラハム、イサク、イスラエルの神ヱホバに起歸れ然ばヱホバ、アツスリヤの王等の手より逃れて遺るところの汝らに歸りたまはん
7 Don't be like your fathers and those of you who sinned against the Lord, the God of your forefathers He made them into something horrifying, as you can see.
汝らの父および兄弟の如くならざれ彼らその先祖の神ヱホバにむかひて罪を犯したればこれを滅亡に就しめたまへり汝らが見るごとし
8 So don't be proud and obstinate like your fathers, but give yourselves to the Lord and come to his sanctuary, which he has made holy forever, and serve the Lord your God, that his fierce anger may no longer fall on you.
然ば汝らの父のごとく汝ら項を強くせずしてヱホバに歸服しその永久に聖別たまひし聖所に入り汝らの神ヱホバに事へよ然ればその烈しき怒なんぢらを離れん
9 If you come back to the Lord, your relatives and children will receive mercy from their captors and will return to this land. For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful. He will not reject you if you come back to him.”
汝ら若ヱホバに歸らば汝らの兄弟および子女その己を擄へゆきし者の前に衿憫を得て遂にまた此國にかへらん汝らの神ヱホバは恩惠あり憐憫ある者にましませば汝らこれに起かへるにおいては面を汝らに背けたまはじと
10 The messengers went from town to town all over the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun; but the people laughed at them and mocked them.
かくのごとく飛脚エフライム、マナセの國にいりて邑より邑に行めぐりて遂にゼブルンまで至りしが人衆これを嘲り笑へり
11 Only some men from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun weren't too proud to go to Jerusalem.
但しアセル、マナセおよびゼブルンの中より身を卑くしてヱルサレムに來りし者もあり
12 At this time the power of God was helping the people in Judah to all have the same desire to follow the orders of the king and his officials, as indicated by the word of the Lord.
またユダに於ては神その力をいだして人々に心を一にせしめ王と牧伯等がヱホバの言に依て傳へし命令を之に行はしむ
13 Many people gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the second month—a really large crowd.
斯りしかば二月にいたりて民酵いれぬバンの節をおこなはんとて多くヱルサレムに來り集れりその會はなはだ大なりき
14 They went and removed the pagan altars in Jerusalem as well as the incense altars and threw them into the Kidron Valley.
彼等すなはち起てヱルサレムにある諸の壇を取のぞきまた一切の香壇を取のぞきてこれをキデロン川に投すて
15 On the fourteenth day of the second month they killed the Passover lamb. The priests and Levites were ashamed, and they purified themselves and brought burnt offerings to the Lord's Temple.
二月の十四日に逾越の物を宰れり是において祭司等およびレビ人は自ら恥ぢ身を潔めてヱホバの室に燧祭を携へきたり
16 They stood at their assigned positions, according to the law of Moses, the man of God. The priests sprinkled the blood of the sacrifices, which the Levites gave to them.
神の人モーセの律法に循ひ例に依て各々その所に立ち而して祭司等レビ人の手より血を受て灑げり
17 Since many people in the assembly had not purified themselves, the Levites had to kill the Passover lambs on behalf of every unclean person to dedicate the lambs to the Lord.
時に會衆の中に未だ身を潔めざる者多かりければレビ人その潔からざる一切の人々に代りて逾越の物を宰りてヱホバに潔め献ぐ
18 Most of the people, many of those from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not purified themselves. Yet they ate the Passover meal even though this was not what the Law required, for Hezekiah had prayed for them, saying, “May the good Lord forgive everyone
また衆多の民すたはちエフライム、マナセ、イツサカル、ゼブルンより來りし衆多の者未だ身を潔むる事をせずその書録されし所に違ひて逾越の物を食へり是をもてヒゼキヤこれがために祈りて云ふ
19 who sincerely wants to follow the Lord God, the God of their forefathers, even though they're not clean according to the sanctuary requirements.”
惠ふかきヱホバよ凡そその心を傾けて神を求めその先祖の神ヱホバを求むる者は假令聖所の潔斎に循はざるとも願くは是を赦したまへと
20 The Lord accepted Hezekiah's prayer and permitted them this violation.
ヱホバ、ヒゼキヤに聽て民を醫したまへり
21 The people of Israel who were there in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great enthusiasm, and every day the Levites and priests praised the Lord, accompanied by loud instruments.
ヱルサレムにきたれるイスラエルの子孫は大なる喜悦をいだきて七日の間酵いれぬパンの節をおこなへり又レビ人と祭司は日々にヱホバを讃美し高聲の樂を奏してヱホバを頌へたり
22 Hezekiah spoke positively to all the Levites who showed a good understanding of the Lord. For seven days they ate the food that was assigned to them, presented friendship offerings, and gave thanks to the Lord, the God of their forefathers.
ヒゼキヤ、ヱホバの奉事に善通じをる一切のレビ人を深く勞らふ斯人衆酬恩祭を献げその先祖の神ヱホバに感謝して七日のあひだ節の物を食へり
23 Everyone then agreed to continue to celebrate the festival for seven more days. So for another seven days they celebrated, full of joy.
かくて又全會あひ議りて更に七日を守らんと決め喜悦をいだきてまた七日を守れり
24 Hezekiah, king of Judah, gave a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep as offerings on behalf of the assembly. The officials in turn gave a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep on as offerings on behalf of the assembly. A large number of priests purified themselves.
時にユダの王ヒゼキヤは牡牛一千羊七千を會衆に餽り又牧伯等は牡牛一千羊一萬を會衆に餽れり祭司もまた衆く身を潔めたり
25 The whole assembly of Judah celebrated, together with the priests and Levites, and also with the whole assembly that had come from Israel, including the foreigners from Israel and those living in Judah.
ユダの全會衆および祭司レビ人ならびにイスラエルより來れる全會衆およびイスラエルの地より來れる異邦人とユダに住む異邦人みな喜べり
26 There was such tremendous happiness in Jerusalem, for since the time of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel, nothing like this had happened in the city.
かくヱルサレムに大なる喜悦ありきイスラエルの王ダビデの子ソロモンの時より以來かくのごとき事ヱルサレムに在ざりしなり
27 The priests and the Levites stood up to bless the people, and God heard them—their prayer ascended to where he lived in heaven.
この時祭司レビ人起て民を祝しけるにその言聽れその祈祷ヱホバの聖き住所なる天に達せり
