2 Kings 7

1 Then said Elisha—Hear ye the word of Yahweh, —Thus, saith Yahweh—About this time to-morrow, a measure of fine meal for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.

エリシヤ言けるは汝らヱホバの言を聽けヱホバかく言たまふ明日の今頃サマリヤの門にて麥粉一セアを一シケルに賣り大麥二セアを一シケルに賣にいたらん

2 Then the officer on whose hand the king leaned responded to the man of God, and said, Even if Yahweh were making windows in the heavens, could this thing, come to pass? And he said—Lo! thou, art about to see it with thine own eyes, but, thereof, shalt thou not eat!

時に一人の大將すなはち王のその手に依る者神の人に答へて言けるは由やヱホバ天に窓をひらきたまふも此事あるべけんやエリシヤいひけるは汝は汝の目をもて之を見ん然どこれを食ふことはあらじ

3 Now there were, four men, lepers, at the entrance of the gate, —and they said one to another—Why are, we, sitting here until we are dead?

茲に城邑の門の入口に四人の癩病人をりしが互に言けるは我儕なんぞ此に坐して死るを待べけんや

4 If we say—Let us enter into the city, Then, the famine, is in the city, and we shall die there, and, if we remain here, then shall we die. Now, therefore, let us fall away unto the camp of the Syrians, if they save us alive, we shall live, and, if they put us to death, we shall die.

我ら若邑にいらんと言ば邑には食物竭てあれば我ら其處に死んもし又此に坐しをらば同く死ん然ば我儕ゆきてスリアの軍勢の所にいたらん彼ら我らを生しおかば我儕生ん若われらを殺すも死るのみなりと

5 So they rose up in the twilight, to enter into the camp of the Syrians, —and, when they entered the outskirts of the camp of the Syrians, lo! there was not there, a man.

すなはちスリア人の陣營にいたらんとて黄昏に起あがりしがスリアの陣營の邊にいたりて視に一人も其處にをる者なし

6 Now, the Lord, had caused the camp of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, noise of horses, a noise of a great host, —and they said one to another—Lo! the king of Israel hath hired against us—the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come against us.

是より先に主スリアの軍勢をして車の聲馬の聲大軍の聲を聞しめたまひしかば彼ら互に言けるは視よイスラエルの王われらに敵せんとてヘテ人の王等およびエジプトの王等を傭ひきたりて我らを襲はんとすと

7 So they arose, and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, —the camp, just as it was, —and fled for their lives.

すなはち黄昏に起て逃げその天幕と馬と驢馬とを棄て陣營をその儘になしおき生命を全うせんとて逃たり

8 When, therefore, these lepers came in as far as the outskirts of the camp, they entered into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried from thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went away and hid them, —and came again, and entered into another tent, and carried from thence—and went and hid them.

かの癩病人等陣營の邊に至りしが遂に一の天幕にいりて食飮し其處より金銀衣服を持さりて往てこれを隱し又きたりて他の天幕にいり其處よりも持さりて往てこれを隱せり

9 Then said they one to another—Not a right thing, are, we, doing. This day, is, a day of good tidings, and, we, are holding our peace, if we tarry until the light of the morning, there will come upon us, some misfortune, —Now, therefore, come and let us go in, and tell the household of the king.

かくて彼等互に言けるは我儕のなすところ善らず今日は好消息ある日なるに我儕は默し居る若夜明まで待ば菑害身におよばん然ば來れ往て王の眷屬に告んと

10 So they came in and called unto the gate of the city, and told them, saying, We entered into the camp of the Syrians, and lo! there was not there, a man, nor sound of human being, —only horses tied, and asses tied, and their tents, just as they were!

すなはち來りて邑の門を守る者を呼びこれに告て言けるは我儕スリア人の陣營にいたりて視に其處には一人も居る者なく亦人の聲もせず但馬のみ繋ぎてあり驢馬のみ繋ぎてあり天幕は其儘なりと

11 And the watchers of the gate called and told it to the household of the king, within.

是において門を守る者呼はりてこれを王の家の中に報せたれば

12 Then arose the king by night, and said unto his servants, Let me tell you, I pray you, what the Syrians have done to us, —they knew that we were, famished, so they have gone forth out of the camp, to hide in the field, saying, When they come forth out of the city, then shall we take them alive, and, into the city, will we enter.

王夜の中に興いでてその臣下に言けるは我スリア人が我儕になせる所の如何を汝等に示さん彼等はわれらの饑たるを知が故に陣營を去て野に隱る是はイスラエル人邑を出なば生擒て邑に推いらんと言て然せるなり

13 Then responded one of his servants, and said—Let there be taken, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which have been left therein, there they are, according to all the multitude of Israel who have been left therein, there they are, according to all the multitude of Israel, who have been consumed, —and let us send and see!

その臣下の一人對へて言けるは請ふ尚遺されて邑に存れる馬の中五匹を取しめよ我儕人を遣て窺はしめん視よ是等は邑の中に遺れるイスラエルの全群衆のごとし視よ是等は滅び亡たるイスラエルの全群衆のごとくなりと

14 So they took two chariots and horses, —and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see!

是において二輛の戰車とその馬を取り王すなはち往て見よといひて人を遣はしてスリアの軍勢の跡を尾しめたれば

15 And they followed them as far as the Jordan, and lo! all the way, was full of garments, and utensils, which the Syrians had cast away in their fright, —and the messengers returned, and told the king.

彼らその跡を尾てヨルダンにいたりしが途には凡てスリア人が狼狽逃る時に棄たる衣服と器具盈りその使者かへりてこれを王に告ければ

16 Then went the people forth and spoiled the camp of the Syrians, —and so there came to be—a measure of fine meal for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of Yahweh.

民いでてスリア人の陣營を掠めたり斯在しかば麥粉一セアは一シケルとなり大麥二セアは一シケルと成るヱホバの言のごとし

17 Now, the king, had set the officer on whose hand he leaned, in charge over the gate, and the people trode upon him in the gate, that he died, —as spake the man of God, who said it when the messenger came down to him.

爰に王その手に依ところの彼大將を立て門を司らしめたるに民門にて彼を踐たれば死り即ち神の人が王のおのれに下り來し時に言たる言のごとし

18 Yea it came to pass, as the man of God had spoken unto the messenger, saying, —Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine meal for a shekel, shall there be about this time to-morrow, in the gate of Samaria:

又神の人が王につげて明日の今頃サマリヤの門にて大麥二セアを一シケルに賣り麥粉二セアを一シケルに賣にいたらんと言しごとくに成ぬ

19 And when the officer responded to the man of God, and said, Lo! then, if Yahweh were making windows in the heavens, could it be according to this word? And he said, —Lo! thou art about to see it with thine own eyes, but, thereof, shalt thou not eat.

彼大將その時に神の人にこたへてヱホバ天に窓をひらきたまふも此事あるべけんやと言たりしかば答へて汝目をもてこれを見べけれどもこれを食ふことはあらじと言たりしが

20 Yea it fell out to him, thus, —and the people trode upon him in the gate, that he died.

そのごとくになりぬ即ち民門にてかれを踐て死しめたり