< Jeremiah 40 >
1 The thing that happened unto Jeremiah, from Yahweh, after Nebuzaradan chief of the royal executioners had let him go from Ramah, —when he had taken him, he having been bound in fetters in the midst of all the captive-host of Jerusalem, and Judah, who were being carried away captive 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 So then the, chief of the royal executioners took Jeremiah, —and said unto him, Yahweh thy God had threatened this calamity against 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 so Yahweh hath brought it about and done it just as he threatened, —for ye have sinned against Yahweh, and have not hearkened unto his voice, and so this thing hath befallen 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 Now, therefore, lo! I have loosed thee today, from the fetters which were upon thy hand: If it be good in thine eyes to come with me into Babylon, come, and I will set mine eyes upon thee, but if evil in thine eyes to come with me into Babylon, forbear, —see! all the land, is before thee, whither it may be good and right in thine eyes to go, thither, 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 ere yet he could make reply—Go thou back then unto Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath set in charge over the cities of Judah, and dwell thou with him in the midst of the people, or whithersoever it may be right in thine eyes to go, go! So the chief of the royal executioners gave him an allowance and a present and let him go.
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 Then came Jeremiah unto Gedaliah son of Ahikam to Mizpah, and dwelt with him in the midst of the people who were 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 Now, when all the captains of the forces which were in the field—they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had set Gedaliah son of Ahikam in charge over the land, —and that he had committed to him men and women and children, and the poor of the land of those who had not been carried away captive 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 then came they in unto Gedaliah in Mizpah, —both Ishmael son of Nethaniah and Johanan and Jonathan 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 Then Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan sware unto them, and to their men saying, Do not be afraid of serving the Chaldeans, —dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon that it may be well with 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 But as for me, behold me! remaining in Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldeans who may come unto us, Ye, however, gather ye wine and summer fruits and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities which ye have seized.
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 Likewise also, all the Jews, who were in Moab and among the sons of Ammon and in Edom and who were in any of the lands, when they heard that the king of Babylon had granted a remnant to Judah, and that he had set in charge 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 yea, then returned all the Jews out of all the places whither they had been driven, and came into the land of Judah unto Gedaliah, in Mizpah, —and gathered wine and summer fruits in great abundance.
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 But, Johanan son of Kareah, and all the princes of the forces which were in the field, came unto Gedaliah in 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 said unto him—Dost thou at all know, that, Baalis, king of the sons of Ammon, hath sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah, to smite thee to death? But Gedaliah son of Ahikam, believed them not.
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 Then, Johanan son of Kareah, spake unto Gedaliah secretly, in Mizpah, saying, —Let me go I pray thee, and smite Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and not, a man, shall know it, —wherefore should he smite thee to death, and all Judah who have gathered themselves unto thee, be dispersed, and the remnant of Judah perish?
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 Then said Gedaliah son of Ahikam unto Johanan son of Kareah, Thou mayest not do this thing, —for, falsely, art thou speaking against 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