2 Kings 17
1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, began Hosea son of Elah to reign in Samaria, over Israel, [and he reigned] nine years.
ユダの王アハズの第十二年にエラの子ホセアが王となり、サマリヤで九年の間、イスラエルを治めた。
2 And he did the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh, —only, not like the kings of Israel who were before him.
彼は主の目の前に悪を行ったが、彼以前のイスラエルの王たちのようではなかった。
3 Against him, came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria, —and Hoshea became his servant, and rendered him a present.
アッスリヤの王シャルマネセルが攻め上ったので、ホセアは彼に隷属して、みつぎを納めたが、
4 Then found the king of Assyria, in Hosea, a conspiracy, in that he had sent messengers unto So king of Egypt, and had not brought up a present to the king of Assyria, as [he had done] year by year, —therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.
アッスリヤの王はホセアがついに自分にそむいたのを知った。それはホセアが使者をエジプトの王ソにつかわし、また年々納めていたみつぎを、アッスリヤの王に納めなかったからである。そこでアッスリヤの王は彼を監禁し、獄屋につないだ。
5 And the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, —yea he came up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.
そしてアッスリヤの王は攻め上って国中を侵し、サマリヤに上ってきて三年の間、これを攻め囲んだ。
6 In the ninth year of Hoshea, did the king of Assyria capture Samaria, and carried Israel away captive to Assyria, —and settled them in Halah, and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and the mountains of Media.
ホセアの第九年になって、アッスリヤの王はついにサマリヤを取り、イスラエルの人々をアッスリヤに捕えていって、ハラと、ゴザンの川ハボルのほとりと、メデアの町々においた。
7 And thus it came to pass that Israel sinned against Yahweh their God, who brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, —yea they did reverence to other gods;
この事が起ったのは、イスラエルの人々が、自分たちをエジプトの地から導き上って、エジプトの王パロの手をのがれさせられたその神、主にむかって罪を犯し、他の神々を敬い、
8 and walked in the statutes of the nations, whom Yahweh had dispossessed from before the sons of Israel, —and [in the statutes] of the kings of Israel, which they had made.
主がイスラエルの人々の前から追い払われた異邦人のならわしに従って歩み、またイスラエルの王たちが定めたならわしに従って歩んだからである。
9 And the sons of Israel did, secretly, things which were not right, against Yahweh their God, —and built for themselves high places in all their cities, from the watchmen’s tower, to the fortified city.
イスラエルの人々はその神、主にむかって正らぬ事をひそかに行い、見張台から堅固な町に至るまで、すべての町々に高き所を建て、
10 And they set up for themselves pillars and Sacred Stems, upon every high hill, and under every green tree;
またすべての高い丘の上、すべての青木の下に石の柱とアシラ像を立て、
11 and burned incense there, in all the high places, like the nations whom Yahweh drave out from before them, —and did things that were wicked, so as to provoke Yahweh to anger;
主が彼らの前から捕え移された異邦人がしたように、すべての高き所で香をたき、悪事を行って、主を怒らせた。
12 and they served the manufactured gods, as to which Yahweh had said to them, Ye shall not do this thing.
また主が彼らに「あなたがたはこの事をしてはならない」と言われたのに偶像に仕えた。
13 And Yahweh testified against Israel and against Judah, through all his prophets—every one who had a vision, saying—Turn ye from your wicked ways, and keep my commandments, my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers; and which I sent unto you through my servants the prophets.
主はすべての預言者、すべての先見者によってイスラエルとユダを戒め、「翻って、あなたがたの悪い道を離れ、わたしがあなたがたの先祖たちに命じ、またわたしのしもべである預言者たちによってあなたがたに伝えたすべての律法のとおりに、わたしの戒めと定めとを守れ」と仰せられたが、
14 Howbeit they hearkened not, —but stiffened their neck, like the neck of their fathers, who trusted not in Yahweh their God;
彼らは聞きいれず、彼らの先祖たちがその神、主を信じないで、強情であったように、彼らは強情であった。
15 but rejected his statutes, and his covenant, which he solemnised with their fathers, and his testimonies wherewith he testified against them, —and followed vanity, and became vain, and followed the nations that were round about them, as to whom Yahweh charged them, so that they should not do like them.
そして彼らは主の定めを捨て、主が彼らの先祖たちと結ばれた契約を破り、また彼らに与えられた警告を軽んじ、かつむなしい偶像に従ってむなしくなり、また周囲の異邦人に従った。これは主が、彼らのようにおこなってはならないと彼らに命じられたものである。
16 But they forsook all the commandments of Yahweh their God, and made for themselves something molten—two calves, and made a Sacred Stem, and bowed themselves down to all the army of the heavens, and served Baal;
彼らはその神、主のすべての戒めを捨て、自分のために二つの子牛の像を鋳て造り、またアシラ像を造り、天の万象を拝み、かつバアルに仕え、
17 and made their sons and their daughters pass through the fire, and used divinations and enchantments, and sold themselves to do the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh, provoking him to wrath.
またそのむすこ、娘を火に焼いてささげ物とし、占いおよびまじないをなし、主の目の前に悪をおこなうことに身をゆだねて、主を怒らせた。
18 So Yahweh shewed himself exceeding angry with Israel, and removed them from his presence, —there was none left, save the tribe of Judah, alone.
それゆえ、主は大いにイスラエルを怒り、彼らをみ前から除かれたので、ユダの部族のほか残った者はなかった。
19 Even Judah, kept not the commandments of Yahweh their God, —but walked in the statutes of Israel, which they had made.
ところがユダもまたその神、主の戒めを守らず、イスラエルが定めたならわしに歩んだので、
20 So Yahweh rejected all the seed of Israel, and humiliated them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, —until he had cast them out from his presence;
主はイスラエルの子孫をことごとく捨て、彼らを苦しめ、彼らを略奪者の手にわたして、ついに彼らをみ前から打ちすてられた。
21 for he rent Israel away from the house of David, and they made Jeroboam son of Nebat, king, —and Jeroboam thrust away Israel from following Yahweh, and caused them to commit a great sin.
主はイスラエルをダビデの家から裂き離されたので、イスラエルはネバテの子ヤラベアムを王としたが、ヤラベアムはイスラエルに、主に従うことをやめさせ、大きな罪を犯させた。
22 And the sons of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he had committed, —they turned not away therefrom;
イスラエルの人々がヤラベアムのおこなったすべての罪をおこない続けて、それを離れなかったので、
23 until that Yahweh removed Israel from his presence, according as he spake through all his servants the prophets, —and so Israel was driven away from off their own soil, to Assyria, until this day.
ついに主はそのしもべである預言者たちによって言われたように、イスラエルをみ前から除き去られた。こうしてイスラエルは自分の国からアッスリヤに移されて今日に至っている。
24 And the king of Assyria brought [men] from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Avvah, and from Hamath, and [from] Sepharvaim, and caused them to dwell in the cities of Samaria, instead of the sons of Israel, —so they took possession of Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.
かくてアッスリヤの王はバビロン、クタ、アワ、ハマテおよびセパルワイムから人々をつれてきて、これをイスラエルの人々の代りにサマリヤの町々におらせたので、その人々はサマリヤを領有して、その町々に住んだ。
25 And so it was, that, when they first dwelt there, they revered not Yahweh, —therefore Yahweh sent among them, lions, which were slaying them.
彼らがそこに住み始めた時、主を敬うことをしなかったので、主は彼らのうちにししを送り、ししは彼らのうちの数人を殺した。
26 Therefore spake they unto the king of Assyria, saying, The nations whom thou hast removed and settled in the cities of Samaria, know not the custom of the God of the land, —and he hath sent among them lions, and lo! they are slaying them, because they know not the custom of the God of the land.
そこで人々はアッスリヤの王に告げて言った、「あなたが移してサマリヤの町々におらせられたあの国々の民は、その地の神のおきてを知らないゆえに、その神は彼らのうちにししを送り、ししは彼らを殺した。これは彼らが、その地の神のおきてを知らないためです」。
27 So the king of Assyria commanded, saying—Carry thither, one of the priests, whom ye brought away captive from thence, that they may go, and dwell there, —and teach them the custom of the God of the land.
アッスリヤの王は命じて言った、「あなたがたがあそこから移した祭司のひとりをあそこへ連れて行きなさい。彼をあそこへやって住まわせ、その国の神のおきてをその人々に教えさせなさい」。
28 Then came one of the priests whom they had carried away captive from Samaria, and dwelt in Bethel, —and he began teaching them how they should do reverence unto Yahweh.
そこでサマリヤから移された祭司のひとりが来てベテルに住み、どのように主を敬うべきかを彼らに教えた。
29 Howbeit the nations severally were making their own gods, —and did put them in the houses of the high places, which, the Samaritans, had made, each several nation, in their cities wherein, they, were dwelling.
しかしその民はおのおの自分の神々を造って、それをサマリヤびとが造った高き所の家に安置した。民は皆住んでいる町々でそのようにおこなった。
30 So then, the men of Babylon, made Succoth-benoth, and, the men of Cuth, made Nergal, and, the men of Hamath, made Ashima:
すなわちバビロンの人々はスコテ・ベノテを造り、クタの人々はネルガルを造り、ハマテの人々はアシマを造り、
31 and, the Avvites, made Nibhaz and Tartak, and, the Sepharvites, did consume their sons in the fire, to Adrammelech and Anammelech gods of Sepharvaim.
アワの人々はニブハズとタルタクを造り、セパルワイムびとはその子を火に焼いて、セパルワイムの神アデランメレクおよびアナンメレクにささげた。
32 Thus became they reverers of Yahweh, —and yet made for themselves, from the whole compass of them, priests of high places, who became offerers for them in the house of the high places.
彼はまた主を敬い、自分たちのうちから一般の民を立てて高き所の祭司としたので、その人々は高き所の家で勤めをした。
33 Yahweh, were they revering, —and yet, their own gods, were they serving, according to the custom of the nations from whence they had brought them away captive.
このように彼らは主を敬ったが、また彼らが出てきた国々のならわしにしたがって、自分たちの神々にも仕えた。
34 Unto this day, are they offering according to the former customs, —they are not revering Yahweh, neither are they offering after their own statutes, or their own custom, nor yet after the law and the commandment which Yahweh commanded the sons of Jacob, whose name he made to be Israel:
今日に至るまで彼らは先のならわしにしたがっておこなっている。彼らは主を敬わず、また主がイスラエルと名づけられたヤコブの子孫に命じられた定めにも、おきてにも、律法にも、戒めにも従わない。
35 With, whom, Yahweh solemnised a covenant, and commanded them saying—Ye shall not revere other gods, —nor bow down to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them;
主はかつて彼らと契約を結び、彼らに命じて言われた、「あなたがたは他の神々を敬ってはならない。また彼らを拝み、彼らに仕え、彼らに犠牲をささげてはならない。
36 But, Yahweh—who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, with great might, and with arm outstretched, him, shall ye revere, —and to him, shall ye bow down, and to him, shall ye sacrifice;
ただ大きな力と伸べた腕とをもって、あなたがたをエジプトの地から導き上った主をのみ敬い、これを拝み、これに犠牲をささげなければならない。
37 And, the statutes and the regulations, and the law and the commandment, which he wrote for you, shall ye surely observe to do, continually, —So shall ye not revere other gods;
またあなたがたのために書きしるされた定めと、おきてと、律法と、戒めとを、慎んで常に守らなければならない。他の神々を敬ってはならない。
38 But, the covenant which I have solemnised with you, shall ye not forget, —So shall ye not revere other gods;
わたしがあなたがたと結んだ契約を忘れてはならない。また他の神々を敬ってはならない。
39 But, Yahweh your God, shall ye revere, —then will, he, deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.
ただあなたがたの神、主を敬わなければならない。主はあなたがたをそのすべての敵の手から救い出されるであろう」。
40 Howbeit they hearkened not, —but, according to their own former custom, were they offering.
しかし彼らは聞きいれず、かえって先のならわしにしたがっておこなった。
41 Thus were these nations doing reverence unto Yahweh, and yet, unto their own carved images, were they rendering service, —yea, their sons and their son’s sons, as the fathers offered, so are, they, offering until this day.
このように、これらの民は主を敬い、またその刻んだ像にも仕えたが、その子たちも、孫たちも同様であって、彼らはその先祖がおこなったように今日までおこなっている。
