Jeremiah 40
1 The word that has been to Jeremiah from YHWH, after Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the executioners, has sent him from Ramah, in his taking him—and he a prisoner in chains—in the midst of all the expulsion of Jerusalem and of Judah, who are removed to Babylon.
侍衞の長ネブザラダンかのバビロンにとらへ移さるるヱルサレムとユダの人々の中にヱレミヤを鏈につなぎおきてこれを執へゆきけるが遂にこれを放ちてラマを去しめたりその後ヱホバの言ヱレミヤにのぞめり
2 And the chief of the executioners takes Jeremiah and says to him, “Your God YHWH has spoken this calamity concerning this place,
茲に侍衞の長ヱレミヤを召てこれにいひけるは汝の神ヱホバ此處にこの災あらんことを言り
3 and YHWH brings [it] in, and does as He spoke, because you have sinned against YHWH, and have not listened to His voice, even this thing has been to you.
ヱホバこれを降しその云し如く行へり汝らヱホバに罪を犯しその聲に聽したがはざりしによりてこの事汝らに來りしなり
4 And now, behold, I have loosed you today from the chains that [are] on your hand; if [it is] good in your eyes to come with me [to] Babylon, come, and I keep my eye on you: and if [it is] evil in your eyes to come with me to Babylon, refrain; see, all the land [is] before you, to where [it is] good, and to where [it is] right in your eyes to go—go.”
視よ我今日汝の手の鏈を解て汝を放つ汝もし我とともにバビロンにゆくことを善とせば來れわれ汝を善くあしらはん汝もし我と偕にバビロンにゆくを惡とせば留れ視よこの地は皆汝の前に在り汝の善とする所汝の心に合ふところに往べし
5 And while he does not reply—“Or turn back to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him in the midst of the people, or wherever it is right in your eyes to go—go.” And the chief of the executioners gives a ration and gift to him, and sends him away,
ヱレミヤいまだ答へざるに彼またいひけるは汝バビロンの王がユダの諸邑の上にたてて有司となせしシヤパンの子アヒカムの子なるゲダリヤの許に歸り彼とともに民の中に居れ或は汝の善とおもふところにゆくべしと侍衞の長彼に食糧と禮物をとらせて去しめたり
6 and Jeremiah comes to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, to Mizpah, and dwells with him in the midst of the people who are left in the land.
ヱレミヤすなはちミヅパに往きてアヒカムの子ゲダリヤに詣りその地に遺れる民のうちに彼と偕にをる
7 And all the heads of the forces that [are] in the field hear, they and their men, that the king of Babylon has appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land, and that he has charged him [with] men, and women, and infants, and of the poor of the land, of those who have not been removed to Babylon;
茲に田舍にある軍勢の長等および彼らに屬する人々バビロンの王がアヒカムの子ゲダリヤを立てこの地の有司となし男女嬰孩および國の中のバビロンに移されざる貧者を彼にあづけたることをききしかば
8 and they come to Gedaliah at Mizpah, even Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan [the] sons of Kareah, and Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maachathite, they and their men.
即ちネタニヤの子イシマエルとカレヤの子ヨハナンとヨナタンおよびタンホメテの子セラヤとネトパ人なるエパイの諸子と或マアカ人の子ヤザニヤおよび彼らに屬する人々ミヅパにゆきてゲダリヤの許にいたる
9 And Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, swears to them and to their men, saying, “Do not be afraid of serving the Chaldeans, abide in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it is well for you;
シヤパンの子アヒカムの子なるゲダリヤ彼らと彼らに屬する人々に誓ひていひけるは汝らカルデヤ人に事ることを怖るる勿れこの地に住てバビロンの王に事へなば汝ら幸幅ならん
10 and I, behold, I am dwelling in Mizpah to stand before the Chaldeans who have come to us, and you, gather wine, and summer fruit, and oil, and put [them] in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken.”
我はミヅパに居り我らに來らんところのカルデヤ人に事へん汝らは葡萄酒と菓物と油とをあつめて之を器に蓄へ汝らが獲るところの諸邑に住めと
11 And also all the Jews who [are] in Moab, and among the sons of Ammon, and in Edom, and who [are] in all the lands, have heard that the king of Babylon has given a remnant to Judah, and that he has appointed over them Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan,
又モアブとアンモン人の中およびエドムと諸の邦にをるところのユダヤ人はバビロンの王がユダに人を遺したるシヤパンの子アヒカムの子なるゲダリヤを立てこれが有司となしたることを聞り
12 and all the Jews from all the places to where they have been driven, return and enter the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, to Mizpah, and they gather wine and summer fruit—to multiply abundantly.
是においてそのユダヤ人皆その追やられし諸の處よりかへりてユダの地のミヅパに來りゲダリヤに詣れり而して多くの葡萄酒と菓物をあつむ
13 And Johanan son of Kareah, and all the heads of the forces that [are] in the field, have come to Gedaliah at Mizpah,
又カレヤの子ヨハナンおよび田舍にをりし軍勢の長たちミヅパにきたりてゲダリヤの許にいたり
14 and they say to him, “Do you really know that Ba‘alis king of the sons of Ammon has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to strike your soul?” And Gedaliah son of Ahikam has not given credence to them.
彼にいひけるは汝アンモン人の王バアリスが汝を殺さんとてネタニヤの子イシマエルを遣せしを知るやと然どアヒカムの子ゲダリヤこれを信ぜざりしかば
15 And Johanan son of Kareah has spoken to Gedaliah in secret, in Mizpah, saying, “Please let me go, and I strike Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and no one knows; why does he strike your soul? And all Judah who are gathered to you have been scattered, and the remnant of Judah has perished.”
カレヤの子ヨハナン、ミヅパにて密にゲダリヤに語りて言けるは請ふわれゆきて人知ずにネタニヤの子イシマエルを殺さんいかで彼汝を殺し汝に集れるユダ人を散しユダの遺れる者を滅すべけんやと
16 And Gedaliah son of Ahikam says to Johanan son of Kareah, “You do not do this thing, for you are speaking falsehood concerning Ishmael.”
然るにアヒカムの子ゲダリヤ、カレヤの子ヨハナンにいひけるは汝この事をなすべからず汝イシマエルにつきて僞をいふなり
