2 Chronicles 30
1 And he sent Hezekiah to all Israel and Judah and also letters he wrote to Ephraim and Manasseh to come to [the] house of Yahweh in Jerusalem to observe a passover to Yahweh [the] God of Israel.
ヒゼキヤはイスラエルとユダにあまねく人をつかわし、また手紙をエフライムとマナセに書き送り、エルサレムにある主の宮に来て、イスラエルの神、主に過越の祭を行うように勧めた。
2 And he had taken counsel the king and officials his and all the assembly in Jerusalem to observe the passover in the month second.
王はすでにつかさたちおよびエルサレムにおる全会衆に計って、二月に過越の祭を行うことを定めた。
3 For not they had been able to observe it at the time that for the priests not they had consecrated themselves to [what] [was] sufficiency and the people not they had gathered to Jerusalem.
これは身を清めた祭司の数が足らず、民もまた、エルサレムに集まらなかったので、正月にこれを行うことができなかったからである
4 And it was pleasing the thing in [the] eyes of the king and in [the] eyes of all the assembly.
この事が、王にも全会衆にも良かったので、
5 And they appointed a word to cause to pass a proclamation in all Israel from Beer Sheba and to Dan to come to observe a passover to Yahweh [the] God of Israel in Jerusalem for not to multitude they had done according to [what] is written.
この事を定めて、ベエルシバからダンまでイスラエルにあまねくふれ示し、エルサレムに来て、イスラエルの神、主に過越の祭を行うことを勧めた。これはしるされているように、これを行う者が多くなかったゆえである。
6 And they went the runners with letters from [the] hand of the king and officials his in all Israel and Judah and according to [the] command of the king saying O people of Israel return to Yahweh [the] God of Abraham Isaac and Israel so he may return to the escaped remnant which remains to you from [the] hand of [the] kings of Assyria.
そこで飛脚たちは、王とそのつかさたちから受けた手紙をもって、イスラエルとユダをあまねく行き巡り、王の命を伝えて言った、「イスラエルの人々よ、あなたがたはアブラハム、イサク、イスラエルの神、主に立ち返りなさい。そうすれば主は、アッスリヤの王たちの手からのがれた残りのあなたがたに、帰られるでしょう。
7 And may not you be like fathers your and like brothers your who they acted unfaithfully against Yahweh [the] God of ancestors their and he made them into a horror just as you [are] seeing.
あなたがたの父たちおよび兄弟たちのようになってはならない。彼らはその先祖たちの神、主にむかって罪を犯したので、あなたがたの見るように主は彼らを滅びに渡されたのです。
8 Now may not you harden neck your like fathers your give a hand to Yahweh and come to sanctuary his which he has consecrated for ever and serve Yahweh God your so may it turn back from you [the] burning of anger his.
あなたがたの父たちのように強情にならないで、主に帰服し、主がとこしえに聖別された聖所に入り、あなたがたの神、主に仕えなさい。そうすれば、その激しい怒りがあなたがたを離れるでしょう。
9 For when return you to Yahweh relatives your and children your to compassion before captors their and to return to the land this for [is] gracious and compassionate Yahweh God your and not he will turn aside face from you if you will turn back to him.
もしあなたがたが主に立ち返るならば、あなたがたの兄弟および子供は、これを捕えていった者の前にあわれみを得て、この国に帰ることができるでしょう。あなたがたの神、主は恵みあり、あわれみある方であられるゆえ、あなたがたが彼に立ち返るならば、顔をあなたがたにそむけられることはありません」。
10 And they were the runners passing from city - to [the] city in [the] land of Ephraim and Manasseh and to Zebulun and people were laughing on them and mocking them.
このように飛脚たちは、エフライムとマナセの国にはいって、町から町に行き巡り、ついに、ゼブルンまで行ったが、人々はこれをあざけり笑った。
11 Nevertheless men from Asher and Manasseh and from Zebulun they humbled themselves and they came to Jerusalem.
ただしアセル、マナセ、ゼブルンのうちには身を低くして、エルサレムにきた人々もあった。
12 Also on Judah it was [the] hand of God to give to them a heart one to do [the] command of the king and the officials by [the] word of Yahweh.
またユダにおいては神の手が人々に一つ心を与えて、王とつかさたちが主の言葉によって命じたことを行わせた。
13 And they gathered Jerusalem a people numerous to observe [the] festival of the unleavened bread in the month second an assembly for multitude exceedingly.
こうして二月になって、多くの民は、種入れぬパンの祭を行うためエルサレムに集まったが、非常に大きな会衆であった。
14 And they arose and they removed the altars which [were] in Jerusalem and all the incense altars they removed and they threw [them] to [the] wadi of Kidron.
彼らは立ってエルサレムにあるもろもろの祭壇を取り除き、またすべての香をたく祭壇を取り除いてキデロン川に投げすて、
15 And they slaughtered the passover on [day] four-teen of the month second and the priests and the Levites they were ashamed and they consecrated themselves and they brought burnt offerings [the] house of Yahweh.
二月の十四日に過越の小羊をほふった。そこで祭司たちおよびレビびとはみずから恥じ、身を清めて主の宮に燔祭を携えて来た。
16 And they stood at place their according to custom their according to [the] law of Moses [the] man of God the priests [were] sprinkling the blood from [the] hand of the Levites.
彼らは神の人モーセの律法に従い、いつものようにその所に立ち、祭司たちは、レビびとの手から血を受けて注いだ。
17 For many among the assembly who not they had consecrated themselves and the Levites [were] over [the] slaughter of the passovers for every not clean to consecrate [them] to Yahweh.
時に、会衆のうちにまだ身を清めていない者が多かったので、レビびとはその清くないすべての人々に代って過越の小羊をほふり、主に清めてささげた。
18 For [the] greater part of the people many from Ephraim and Manasseh Issachar and Zebulun not they had purified themselves for they ate the passover with not according to [what] is written for he had prayed Hezekiah on them saying Yahweh good may he make atonement for.
多くの民すなわちエフライム、マナセ、イッサカル、ゼブルンからきた多くの者はまだ身を清めていないのに、書きしるされたとおりにしないで過越の物を食べた。それでヒゼキヤは、彼らのために祈って言った、「恵みふかき主よ、彼らをゆるしてください。
19 Every [one who] heart his he has directed to seek God - Yahweh [the] God of ancestors his and not according to [the] purification of the holy place.
彼らは聖所の清めの規定どおりにしなかったけれども、その心を傾けて神を求め、その先祖の神、主を求めたのです」。
20 And he listened Yahweh to Hezekiah and he healed the people.
主はヒゼキヤに聞いて、民をいやされた。
21 And they observed [the] people of Israel who were found (in Jerusalem *L(abh)*) [the] festival of the unleavened bread seven days with joy great and [were] praising Yahweh a day - in a day the Levites and the priests with instruments of strength to Yahweh.
そこでエルサレムに来ていたイスラエルの人々は大いなる喜びをいだいて、七日のあいだ種入れぬパンの祭を行った。またレビびとと祭司たちは日々に主をさんびし、力をつくして主をたたえた。
22 And he spoke Hezekiah to [the] heart of all the Levites who were understanding understanding good to Yahweh and they ate the appointed feast [the] seven the days sacrificing sacrifices of peace offerings and giving thanks to Yahweh [the] God of ancestors their.
そしてヒゼキヤは主の勤めによく通じているすべてのレビびとを深くねぎらった。こうして人々は酬恩祭の犠牲をささげ、その先祖の神、主に感謝して、七日のあいだ祭の供え物を食べた。
23 And they took counsel all the assembly to observe seven days another and they observed seven days joy.
なお全会衆は相はかって、さらに七日のあいだ祭を守ることを定め、喜びをもってまた七日のあいだ守った。
24 For Hezekiah [the] king of Judah he contributed for the assembly one thousand young bulls and seven thousand sheep. And the officials they contributed for the assembly young bulls one thousand and sheep ten thousand and they consecrated themselves priests to multitude.
時にユダの王ヒゼキヤは雄牛一千頭、羊七千頭を会衆に贈り、また、つかさたちは雄牛一千頭、羊一万頭を会衆に贈った。祭司もまた多く身を清めた。
25 And they rejoiced - all [the] assembly of Judah and the priests and the Levites and all the assembly which were coming from Israel and the sojourners who were coming from [the] land of Israel and who were dwelling in Judah.
ユダの全会衆および祭司、レビびと、ならびにイスラエルからきた全会衆、およびイスラエルの地からきた他国人と、ユダに住む他国人は皆喜んだ。
26 And it was joy great in Jerusalem for since [the] days of Solomon [the] son of David [the] king of Israel not like this in Jerusalem.
このようにエルサレムに大いなる喜びがあった。イスラエルの王ダビデの子ソロモンの時からこのかた、このような事はエルサレムになかった。
27 And they arose the priests the Levites and they blessed the people and it was listened to voice their and it came prayer their to [the] dwelling of holiness his to the heavens.
このとき祭司たちとレビびとは立って、民を祝福したが、その声は聞かれ、その祈は主の聖なるすみかである天に達した。
