2 Chronicles 33
1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem:
マナセは十二歳で王となり、五十五年の間エルサレムで世を治めた。
2 But did that which was evil in the sight of YHWH, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom YHWH had cast out before the children of Israel.
彼は主がイスラエルの人々の前から追い払われた国々の民の憎むべき行いに見ならって、主の目の前に悪を行った。
3 For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
すなわち、その父ヒゼキヤがこわした高き所を再び築き、またもろもろのバアルのために祭壇を設け、アシラ像を造り、天の万象を拝んで、これに仕え、
4 Also he built altars in the house of YHWH, whereof YHWH had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.
また主が「わが名は永遠にエルサレムにある」と言われた主の宮のうちに数個の祭壇を築き、
5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of YHWH.
主の宮の二つの庭に天の万象のために祭壇を築いた。
6 And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of YHWH, to provoke him to anger.
彼はまたベンヒンノムの谷でその子供を火に焼いて供え物とし、占いをし、魔法をつかい、まじないを行い、口寄せと、占い師を任用するなど、主の前に多くの悪を行って、その怒りをひき起した。
7 And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of Elohim, of which Elohim had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:
彼はまた刻んだ偶像を造って神の宮に安置した。神はこの宮についてダビデとその子ソロモンに言われたことがある、「わたしはこの宮と、わたしがイスラエルのすべての部族のうちから選んだエルサレムとに、わたしの名を永遠に置く。
8 Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land which I have appointed for your fathers; so that they will take heed to do all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses.
彼らがもし、わたしがすべて命じた事、すなわち、モーセが伝えたすべての律法と定めとおきてとを慎んで行うならば、わたしがあなたがたの先祖のために定めた地から、重ねてイスラエルの足を移すことをしない」と。
9 So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom YHWH had destroyed before the children of Israel.
マナセはこのようにユダとエルサレムの住民を迷わせ、主がイスラエルの人々の前に滅ぼされた国々の民にもまさって悪を行わせた。
10 And YHWH spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.
主はマナセおよびその民に告げられたが、彼らは心に留めなかった。
11 Wherefore YHWH brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
それゆえ、主はアッスリヤの王の軍勢の諸将をこれに攻めこさせられたので、彼らはマナセをかぎで捕え、青銅のかせにつないで、バビロンに引いて行った。
12 And when he was in affliction, he besought YHWH his Elohim, and humbled himself greatly before the Elohim of his fathers,
彼は悩みにあうに及んで、その神、主に願い求め、その先祖の神の前に大いに身を低くして、
13 And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that YHWH he was Elohim.
神に祈ったので、神はその祈を受けいれ、その願いを聞き、彼をエルサレムに連れ帰って、再び国に臨ませられた。これによってマナセは主こそ、まことに神にいますことを知った。
14 Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.
この後、彼はダビデの町の外の石がきをギホンの西の方の谷のうちに築き、魚の門の入口にまで及ぼし、またオペルに石がきをめぐらして、非常に高くこれを築き上げ、ユダのすべての堅固な町に軍長を置き、
15 And he took away the strange elohim, and the idol out of the house of YHWH, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of YHWH, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.
また主の宮から、異邦の神々および偶像を取り除き、主の宮の山とエルサレムに自分で築いたすべての祭壇を取り除いて、町の外に投げ捨て、
16 And he repaired the altar of YHWH, and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve YHWH Elohim of Israel.
主の祭壇を築き直して、酬恩祭および感謝の犠牲を、その上にささげ、ユダに命じてイスラエルの神、主に仕えさせた。
17 Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, yet unto YHWH their Elohim only.
しかし民は、なお高き所で犠牲をささげた。ただしその神、主にのみささげた。
18 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his Elohim, and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of YHWH Elohim of Israel, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel.
マナセのそのほかの行為、その神にささげた祈、およびイスラエルの神、主の名をもって彼に告げた先見者たちの言葉は、イスラエルの列王の記録のうちにしるされている。
19 His prayer also, and how Elohim was intreated of him, and all his sin, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the sayings of the seers.
またその祈と、祈の聞かれた事、そのもろもろの罪と、とが、その身を低くする前に高き所を築いて、アシラ像および刻んだ像を立てた場所などは、先見者の記録のうちにしるされている。
20 So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
マナセはその先祖たちと共に眠ったので、その家に葬られた。その子アモンが彼に代って王となった。
21 Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned two years in Jerusalem.
アモンは王となった時二十二歳で、二年の間エルサレムで世を治めた。
22 But he did that which was evil in the sight of YHWH, as did Manasseh his father: for Amon sacrificed unto all the carved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them;
彼はその父マナセのしたように主の前に悪を行った。すなわちアモンはその父マナセが造ったもろもろの刻んだ像に犠牲をささげて、これに仕え、
23 And humbled not himself before YHWH, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.
その父マナセが身を低くしたように主の前に身を低くしなかった。かえってこのアモンは、いよいよそのとがを増した。
24 And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house.
その家来たちは党を結んで彼にそむき、彼をその家で殺した。
25 But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.
しかし国の民は、党を結んでアモン王にそむいた者どもをことごとく撃ち殺した。そして国の民はその子ヨシヤを王となして、そのあとを継がせた。
