Nehemiah 13
1 On that day, a portion, was read in the book of Moses, in the ears of the people, —and it was found written therein, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not enter into the convocation of God, unto times age-abiding;
その日モーセの書を読て民に聴しめけるに其中に録して云ふアンモニ人およびモアブ人は何時までも神の會に入べからず
2 because they met not the sons of Israel, with bread and with water, —but hired against them Balaam, to curse them, although our God turned the curse into a blessing.
是は彼らパンと水とをもてイスラエルの子孫を迎へずして還て之を詛はせんとてバラムを傭ひたりしが故なり斯りしかども我らの神はその呪詛を變て祝福となしたまへりと
3 So it came to pass, when they had heard the law, —that they separated all the mixed multitude from Israel.
衆人この律法を聞てのち雑りたる民を盡くイスラエルより分ち離てり
4 Now, before this, Eliashib the priest, who was set over a chamber of the house of God, was allied unto Tobiah;
是より先我らの神の家の室を掌れる祭司エリアシブといふ者トビヤと近くなりたれば
5 so he prepared him a large chamber, where aforetime they used to lay the meal-offering, the frankincense, and the utensils, and the tithe of the corn, the new wine and the oil, in charge of the Levites, and the singers, and the doorkeepers, —and the heave-offerings for the priests.
彼のために大なる室を備ふ其室は元來素祭の物乳香器皿および例によりてレビ人謳歌者門を守る者等に與ふる穀物酒油の什一ならびに祭司に與る挙祭の物を置し處なり
6 But, throughout all this [time], was I not in Jerusalem, —for, in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon, I came unto the king, and, at the end of certain days, obtained I leave of the king;
常時は我ヱルサレムに居ざりき我はバビロンの王アルタシヤスタの三十二年に王の所に往たりしが數日の後王に暇を乞て
7 and came to Jerusalem, —and had intelligence of the wickedness which Eliashib had committed for Tobiah, in preparing for him a chamber, in the courts of the house of God;
エルサレムに來りエリアシブがトビヤのために爲たる惡事すなはちかれがために神の家の庭に一の室を備へし事を詳悉にせり
8 and it grieved me exceedingly, —and I cast forth all the household utensils of Tobiah, outside of the chamber.
我はなはだこれを憂ひてトビヤの家の器皿をことごとくその室より投いだし
9 Then commanded I, and they purified the chambers, —and I put back there, the utensils of the house of God, the meal-offering and the frankincense.
頓て命じてすべての室を潔めさせ而して神の家の器皿および素祭乳香などを再び其處に携へいれたり
10 Then came I to know, that, the portions of the Levites, had not been given [them], —so that the Levites and the singers, who had been doing the work, had fled every one to his field.
我また査べ観しにレビ人そのうくべき分を與へられざりきこの故に其職務をなす所のレビ人および謳歌者等各々おのれの田に奔り歸りぬ
11 Therefore contended I with the deputies, and said, Wherefore is the house of God, forsaken? So I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
是において我何故に神の室を棄させしやと言て牧伯等を詰り頓てまたレビ人を招き集めてその故の所に立しめたり
12 Then, all Judah, brought in the tithe of corn, and new wine, and oil, unto the treasuries;
斯りしかばユダ人みな穀物酒油の什一を府庫に携へ來れり
13 and I made treasurers over the treasuries—Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah from among the Levites, and, next unto them, Hanan son of Zaccur, son of Mattaniah, —for faithful were they accounted, and it was [laid] upon them to distribute unto their brethren.
その時我祭司シレミヤ學士ザドクおよびレビ人ペダヤを府庫の有司とし之にマツタニヤの子ザツクルの子ハナンを副て庫をつかさどらしむ彼らは忠信なる者と思はれたればなり其職は兄弟等に分配るの事なりき
14 Remember me, O my God, concerning this, —and do not wipe out my lovingkindnesses, which I have done for the house of my God, and for those keeping charge thereof.
わが神よ此事のために我を記念たまへ我神の室とその職事のために我が行ひし善事を拭ひ去たまはざれ
15 In those days, saw I in Judah—some treading winepresses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves and lading asses, moreover also wine, grapes, and figs, and every kind of burden, which they were bringing into Jerusalem on the sabbath day, —so I protested against it, as a day for them to sell provisions.
當時われ観しにユダの中にて安息日に酒榨を踏む者あり麥束を持きたりて驢馬に負するあり亦酒葡萄無花果および各種の荷を安息日にヱルサレムに携へいるるあり我かれらが食物を鬻ぎをる日に彼らを戒しめたり
16 And, men of Tyre, dwelt therein, who were bringing in fish—and every kind of ware for sale, —and were selling, on the sabbath, to the sons of Judah, and in Jerusalem;
彼處にまたツロの人々も住をりしが魚および各種の貨物を携へいりて安息日にユダの人々に之を鬻ぎかつヱルサレムにて商賣せり
17 so I contended with the nobles of Judah, —and said unto them, What is this wicked thing which, ye, are doing, and profaning the sabbath day?
是において我ユダの貴き人々を詰りて之に言ふ汝ら何ぞ此惡き事をなして安息日を涜すや
18 Was it not, thus, your fathers did, and our God brought upon us all this calamity, and upon this city?—and, ye, would add indignation against Israel, by profaning the sabbath!
汝らの先祖等も斯おこなはざりしや我らの神これが爲にこの一切の災禍を我らとこの邑とに降したまひしにあらずや然るに汝らは安息日を涜して更に大なる震怒をイスラエルに招くなりと
19 And it came to pass, when the gates of Jerusalem made a shadow before the sabbath, then gave I word, and they shut the doors, and I gave word, that they should not open them, until after the sabbath, —and, some of my young men, set I near the gates, so that no burden should be brought in, on the sabbath day.
而して安息日の前の日ヱルサレムの門々暗くならんとする頃ほひに我命じてその扉を閉させ安息日の過さるまで之を開くべからずと命じ我僕數人を門々に置て安息日に荷を携へいるる事なからしめたり
20 But the traders and sellers of all kinds of wares lodged outside Jerusalem once or twice.
斯りしかば商賣および各種の品を賣る者等一二回ヱルサレムの外に宿れり
21 Therefore I testified against them, and said unto them, Wherefore are ye lodging against the wall? if ye do it again, a hand, will I thrust upon you, —From that time, they came not on the sabbath.
我これを戒めてこれに言ふ汝ら石垣の前に宿るは何ぞや汝等もし重ねて然なさば我なんぢらに手をかけんと其時より後は彼ら安息日には來らざりき
22 And I gave word to the Levites, that they should be purifying themselves and coming in, as keepers of the gates, to hallow the sabbath day. This also, remember to me, O my God, and have pity upon me, according to the abundance of thy lovingkindness.
我またレビ人に命じてその身を潔めさせ來りて門を守らしめて安息日を聖くす我神よ我ために此事を記念し汝の大なる仁慈をもて我を憫みたまへ
23 Moreover, in these days, saw I the Jews who had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, of Moab;
富時われアシドド、アンモン、モアブなどの婦女を娶りしユダヤ人を見しに
24 and, their children, were one-half speaking the language of Ashdod, and understood not how to speak the language of the Jews, —but after the tongue of both people.
その子女はアシドドの言語を半雑へて言ひユダヤの言語を言ことあたはず各國の言語を雑へ用ふ
25 So I contended with them, and laid a curse upon them, and I smote, from among them, certain men, and pulled out their hair, —and I put them on oath by God, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take of their daughters, for your sons nor for yourselves.
我彼等を詰りまた詬りその中の數人を撻ちその毛を抜き神を指て誓はしめて言ふ汝らは彼らの男子におのが女子を與ふべからず又なんぢらの男子あるひはおのれ自身のために彼らの女子を娶るべからず
26 Was it not, over these things, that Solomon king of Israel sinned—though, among many nations, there was no king such as he, and he was, beloved by his God, and so God gave him to be king over all Israel, —even him, did foreign women, cause to sin.
是らの事についてイスラエルの王ソロモンは罪を獲たるに非ずや彼がごとき王は衆多の國民の中にもあらずして神に愛せられし者なり神かれをイスラエル全國の王となしたまへり然るに尚ほ異邦の婦女等はこれに罪を犯さしめたり
27 Unto you, then, shall we hearken, to do all this great wickedness, to act unfaithfully with our God, —by marrying foreign wives?
然ば汝らが異邦の婦女を娶りこの一切の大惡をなして我らの神に罪を犯すを我儕聴し置べけんや
28 And, one of the sons of Joiada, son of Eliashib the high priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite, —therefore I chased him from me.
祭司の長エリアシブの子ヨイアダの一人の子はホロニ人サンバラテの婿なりけれぱ我これを逐出して我を離れしむ
29 Remember them, O my God, —on account of the Defilings of the Priesthood, and the Covenant of the Priesthood, and of the Levites.
わが神よ彼らは祭司の職を汚し祭司およびレビ人の契約に背きたり彼らのことを忘れたまふ勿れ
30 So I purified them from everything foreign, —and appointed charges unto the priests and unto the Levites, every one in his work;
我かく人衆を潔めて異邦の物を盡く棄しめ祭司およびいビ人の班列を立て各々その職務に服せしめ
31 also for the offering of wood, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good!
また人衆をして薪柴の禮物をその定まる期に献げしめかつ初物を奉つらしむ我神よ我を憶ひ仁慈をもて我を待ひたまへ
