1 Samuel 11
1 About a month later, King Nahash of Ammon [led his army across the Jordan River, and they] surrounded Jabesh [city] in [the] Gilead [region]. But all the men of Jabesh [went and] said to Nahash, “Make an agreement/treaty with us [not to kill us], and then we will let you rule us.”
アンモンびとナハシは上ってきて、ヤベシ・ギレアデを攻め囲んだ。ヤベシの人々はナハシに言った、「われわれと契約を結びなさい。そうすればわれわれはあなたに仕えます」。
2 Nahash replied, “I will do that if you do one thing. Allow us to gouge out all the right eyes of your people. By doing that we will cause the people [in other countries] to despise all you Israeli people.”
しかしアンモンびとナハシは彼らに言った、「次の条件であなたがたと契約を結ぼう。すなわち、わたしが、あなたがたすべての右の目をえぐり取って、全イスラエルをはずかしめるということだ」。
3 The leaders of Jabesh replied, “Do not attack us for the next seven days. During that time, we will send messengers throughout Israel [to tell them what you are demanding]. If no one will help us, then we will (surrender to you/allow you to do to us whatever you want).”
ヤベシの長老たちは彼に言った、「われわれに七日の猶予を与え、イスラエルの全領土に使者を送ることを許してください。そしてもしわれわれを救う者がない時は降伏します」。
4 [Being very confident that his army was very superior, Nahash agreed. So the leaders of Jabesh sent messengers throughout Israel]. When the messengers came to Gibeah, which was [the city] where Saul lived, and they told the people there about the situation, everyone started to cry.
こうして使者が、サウルのギベアにきて、この事を民の耳に告げたので、民はみな声をあげて泣いた。
5 At that time, Saul was plowing in the field. When he returned home, he asked, “Why are all the people [crying]?” So they told him what the messengers from Jabesh had reported.
その時サウルは畑から牛のあとについてきた。そしてサウルは言った、「民が泣いているのは、どうしたのか」。人々は彼にヤベシの人々の事を告げた。
6 Then God’s Spirit came powerfully upon Saul, and he became very angry [because of what Nahash wanted to do].
サウルがこの言葉を聞いた時、神の霊が激しく彼の上に臨んだので、彼の怒りははなはだしく燃えた。
7 He took two of his oxen [and killed them] and cut them into pieces. Then he sent messengers [carrying those pieces] throughout Israel to tell people this message: “Saul says that [he cut this ox in pieces, and that he] will do the same thing to the oxen of anyone who refuses to come with him and Samuel to fight [the army from Ammon]!” Then Yahweh caused all the people of Israel to be afraid of what Saul might do to them (OR, of what Yahweh might do to them) [if they did not go and help Saul]. So the men all gathered together.
彼は一くびきの牛をとり、それを切り裂き、使者の手によってイスラエルの全領土に送って言わせた、「だれであってもサウルとサムエルとに従って出ない者は、その牛がこのようにされるであろう」。民は主を恐れて、ひとりのように出てきた。
8 When Saul gave them all weapons at Bezek, he saw that there were 300,000 Israeli men there, as well as 30,000 men from the tribe of Judah.
サウルはベゼクでそれを数えたが、イスラエルの人々は三十万、ユダの人々は三万であった。
9 So Saul sent messengers back to the people at Jabesh to tell them, “We will rescue/save you by noontime tomorrow.” When the people of Jabesh heard that message, they were very joyful/happy.
そして人々は、きた使者たちに言った、「ヤベシ・ギレアデの人にこう言いなさい、『あす、日の暑くなるころ、あなたがたは救を得るであろう』と」。使者が帰って、ヤベシの人々に告げたので、彼らは喜んだ。
10 Then the men of Jabesh told [Nahash], “Tomorrow we will surrender to you, and then you can do to us whatever you want to.”
そこでヤベシの人々は言った、「あす、われわれは降伏します。なんでも、あなたがたが良いと思うことを、われわれにしてください」。
11 But before the sun rose the next morning, Saul [and his army arrived. He] divided them into three groups. They rushed into the camp of the soldiers from Ammon, and attacked them. By noontime they had killed most of them, and those who were not killed scattered. Each of them who ran away ran away alone.
明くる日、サウルは民を三つの部隊に分け、あかつきに敵の陣営に攻め入り、日の暑くなるころまで、アンモンびとを殺した。生き残った者はちりぢりになって、ふたり一緒にいるものはなかった。
12 Then the people [of Jabesh] said to Samuel, “Where are those men who said that they did not want Saul to be our king? Bring them here, and we will kill them!”
その時、民はサムエルに言った、「さきに、『サウルがどうしてわれわれを治めることができようか』と言ったものはだれでしょうか。その人々を引き出してください。われわれはその人々を殺します」。
13 But Saul replied, “[No], we are not going to execute anyone today, because this is the day that Yahweh has saved us Israeli people. [It is a day to rejoice, not to kill anyone].”
しかしサウルは言った、「主はきょう、イスラエルに救を施されたのですから、きょうは人を殺してはなりません」。
14 Then Samuel said to the people, “Let’s all go to Gilgal, and there we will again proclaim [that Saul is] our king.”
そこでサムエルは民に言った、「さあ、ギルガルへ行って、あそこで王国を一新しよう」。
15 So they went to Gilgal. There, knowing that Yahweh was watching, they proclaimed that Saul was their king. Then they offered sacrifices to enable them to maintain fellowship with Yahweh. And Saul and all the other Israeli people were very happy.
こうして民はみなギルガルへ行って、その所で主の前にサウルを王とし、酬恩祭を主の前にささげ、サウルとイスラエルの人々は皆、その所で大いに祝った。
