Ezra 7
1 Now after these things, in the reign of Artachshasta king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the 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 the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the 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 the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the 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 the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the 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 the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief 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 this Ezra went up from Babylon: and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which YHWH, the God of Israel, had given; and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of YHWH his God on him.
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 There went up some of the children 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 Artachshasta 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 He came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was 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 day of the first month he began to go up from Babylon; and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, for the good hand of his God was 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 had set his heart to seek the law of YHWH, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and ordinances.
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 Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artachshasta gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, even the scribe of the words of the commandments of YHWH, and of his statutes to 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 Artachshasta, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect and so forth.
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 I make a decree, that all those of the people of Israel, and their priests and the Levites, in my realm, who are minded of their own free will to go to Jerusalem, go with you.
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 you are sent of the king and his seven counselors, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of your God which 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 the silver and gold, which the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose habitation 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 shall find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which 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 shall with all diligence buy with this money bulls, rams, lambs, with their meal offerings and their drink offerings, and shall offer them on the altar of the house of your God which 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 Whatever shall seem good to you and to your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, do that after the will of your God.
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 The vessels that are given to you for the service of the house of your God, deliver 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 Whatever more shall be needful for the house of your God, which you shall have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king's treasure house.
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 I, even I Artachshasta the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers who are beyond the River, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done with all diligence,
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 one hundred talents of silver, and to one hundred measures of wheat, and to one hundred baths of wine, and to one hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.
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 Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done exactly for the house of the God of heaven; for why should there be wrath against the realm 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 Also we inform you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, the singers, doorkeepers, Nethinim, or servants of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, custom, or toll, on them.
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 You, Ezra, after the wisdom of your God who is in your hand, appoint magistrates and judges, who may judge all the people who are beyond the River, all such as know the laws of your God; and teach him who doesn't know them.
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 Whoever will not do the law of your God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed on him with all diligence, whether it be to death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.
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 be YHWH, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of YHWH which 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 has extended loving kindness to me before the king, and his counselors, and before all the king's powerful officers. I was strengthened according to the hand of YHWH my God on me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men 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
