Ezra 7
1 And after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah,
是等の事の後ペルシヤ王アルタシヤスタの治世にエズラといふ者あり エズラはセラヤの子セラヤはアザリヤの子アザリヤはヒルキヤの子
2 son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub,
ヒルキヤはシヤルムの子シヤルムはザドクの子ザドクはアヒトブの子
3 son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth,
アヒトブはアマリヤの子アマリヤはアザリヤの子アザリヤはメラヨテの子
4 son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki,
メラヨテはゼラヒヤの子ゼラヒヤはウジの子ウジはブッキの子
5 son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the head priest;
ブッキはアビシュアの子アビシュアはピネハスの子ピネハスはエレアザルの子エレアザルは祭司の長アロンの子なり
6 Ezra himself has come up from Babylon, and he [is] a scribe ready in the Law of Moses, that YHWH God of Israel gave, and the king gives to him—according to the hand of his God YHWH on him—all his request.
此エズラ、バビロンより上り來れり 彼はイスラエルの神ヱホバの授けたまひしモーセの律法に精しき學士なりき 其神ヱホバの手これが上にありしに因てその求むる所を王ことごとく許せり
7 And there go up of the sons of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the gatekeepers, and the Nethinim, to Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.
アルタシヤスタ王の七年にイスラエルの子孫および祭司レビ人謳歌者門を守る者ネテニ人など多くヱルサレムに上れり
8 And he comes to Jerusalem in the fifth month, that [is in] the seventh year of the king,
王の七年の五月にエズラ、ヱルサレムに到れり
9 for on the first of the month he has founded the ascent from Babylon, and on the first of the fifth month he has come to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God on him,
即ち正月の一日にバビロンを出たちて五月の一日にヱルサレムに至る 其神のよき手これが上にありしに因てなり
10 for Ezra has prepared his heart to seek the Law of YHWH, and to do, and to teach in Israel statute and judgment.
エズラは心をこめてヱホバの律法を求め之を行ひてイスラエルの中に法度と例規とを教へたりき
11 And this [is] a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, a scribe of the words of the commands of YHWH, and of His statutes on Israel:
ヱホバの誡命の言に精しく且つイスラエルに賜ひし法度に明かなる學士にて祭司たるエズラにアルタシヤスタ王の與へし書の言は是のごとし
12 “Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, a perfect scribe of the Law of the God of the heavens, and at such a time:
諸王の王アルタシヤスタ天の神の律法の學士なる祭司エズラに諭す 願くは全云々
13 By me has been made a decree that everyone who is willing, in my kingdom, of the people of Israel and of its priests and Levites, to go to Jerusalem with you, go;
我詔言を出す 我國の内にをるイスラエルの民およびその祭司レビ人の中凡てヱルサレムに往んと志す者は皆なんぢと偕に往べし
14 because that from the king and his seven counselors you are sent, to inquire concerning Judah and concerning Jerusalem, with the Law of God that [is] in your hand,
汝はおのが手にある汝の神の律法に照してユダとヱルサレムの模樣とを察せんために王および七人の議官に遣はされて往くなり
15 and to carry silver and gold that the king and his counselors willingly offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling place [is] in Jerusalem,
且汝は王とその議官がヱルサレムに宮居するところのイスラエルの神のために誠意よりささぐる金銀を携へ
16 and all the silver and gold that you find in all the province of Babylon, with the free-will offerings of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly, for the house of their God that [is] in Jerusalem,
またバビロン全州にて汝が獲る一切の金銀および民と祭司とがヱルサレムなる其神の室のために誠意よりする禮物を携さふ
17 therefore you speedily buy with this money, bullocks, rams, lambs, and their presents, and their drink-offerings, and bring them near to the altar of the house of your God that [is] in Jerusalem,
然ば汝その金をもて牡牛牡羊羔羊およびその素祭と灌祭の品を速に買ひヱルサレムにある汝らの神の室の壇の上にこれを獻ぐべし
18 and that which to you and to your brothers is good to do with the rest of the silver and gold, according to the will of your God you do.
また汝と汝の兄弟等その餘れる金銀をもて爲んと欲する所あらば汝らの神の旨にしたがひて之を爲せ
19 And the vessels that are given to you, for the service of the house of your God, make perfect before the God of Jerusalem;
また汝の神の室の奉事のために汝が賜はりし器皿は汝これをヱルサレムの神の前に納めよ
20 and the rest of the necessary things of the house of your God, that it falls to you to give, you give from the treasure-house of the king.
その外汝の神の室のために需むる所あらば汝の用ひんとする所の者をことごとく王の府庫より取て用ふべし
21 And by me—I Artaxerxes the king—is made a decree to all treasurers who [are] beyond the river, that all that Ezra the priest, scribe of the Law of the God of the heavens, asks of you, be done speedily:
我や我アルタシヤスタ王 河外ふの一切の庫官に詔言を下して云ふ 天の神の律法の學士祭司エズラが汝らに需むる所は凡てこれを迅速に爲べし
22 To silver one hundred talents, and to wheat one hundred cors, and to wine one hundred baths, and to oil one hundred baths, and salt without reckoning;
即ち銀は百タラント小麥は百石酒は百バテ油は百バテ鹽は量なかるべし
23 all that [is] by the decree of the God of the heavens, let be done diligently for the house of the God of the heavens; for why is there wrath against the kingdom of the king and his sons?
天の神の室のために天の神の命ずる所は凡て謹んで之を行なへ しからずば王とその子等との國に恐くは震怒のぞまん
24 And to you we are making known, that on any of the priests and Levites, singers, gatekeepers, Nethinim, and servants of the house of God, tribute and custom there is no authority to lift up.
かつ我儕なんぢらに諭す 祭司レビ人謳歌者門を守る者ネテニ人および神のその室の役者などには貢賦租税税金などを課すべからず
25 And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God, that [is] in your hand, appoint magistrates—even judges who may be judging—judging all the people who are beyond the river, to all knowing the Law of your God, and he who has not known, you cause to know;
汝エズラ汝の手にある汝の神の智慧にしたがひて有司および裁判人を立て河外ふの一切の民すなはち汝の神の律法を知る者等を盡く裁判しめよ 汝らまた之を知ざる者を教へよ
26 and any who does not do the Law of your God, and the law of the king, judgment is done speedily on him, whether to death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of riches, and to bonds.”
凡そ汝の神の律法および王の律法を行はざる者をば迅速にその罪を定めて或は殺し或は追放ち或はその貨財を沒収し或は獄に繋ぐべし
27 Blessed [is] YHWH, God of our fathers, who has given such a thing as this in the heart of the king, to beautify the house of YHWH that [is] in Jerusalem,
我らの先祖の神ヱホバは讃べき哉 斯王の心にヱルサレムなるヱホバの室を飾る意を起させ
28 and to me has stretched out kindness before the king and his counselors, and before all the mighty heads of the king: and I have strengthened myself as the hand of my God YHWH [is] on me, and I gather out of Israel heads to go up with me.
また王の前とその議官の前と王の大臣の前にて我に矜恤を得させたまへり 我神ヱホバの手わが上にありしに因て我は力を得 イスラエルの中より首領たる人々を集めて我とともに上らしむ
