2 Chronicles 13
1 When Jeroboam had been ruling [Israel] for almost 18 years, Abijah became the king of Judah.
ヤラベアム王の第十八年にアビヤがユダの王となった。
2 He ruled in Jerusalem for three years. His mother was Micaiah (OR, Maacah), the daughter of Uriel from Gibeah [town]. There was a war between [the armies of] Abijah and Jeroboam.
彼は三年の間エルサレムで世を治めた。彼の母はギベアのウリエルの娘で、名をミカヤといった。
3 Abijah went into the battle, taking 400,000 of his capable soldiers, and Jeroboam prepared to fight them, taking 800,000 of his capable troops.
ここにアビヤとヤラベアムとの間に戦争が起り、アビヤは四十万の精兵から成る勇敢な軍勢をもって戦いにいで、ヤラベアムも大勇士から成る八十万の精兵をもって、これに向かって戦いの備えをした。
4 Abijah stood on the top of Zemaraim Mountain, which is in the hilly area that belonged to the tribe of Ephraim, and he shouted, “Jeroboam and all you other people of Israel, listen to me!
時にアビヤはエフライムの山地にあるゼマライム山の上に立って言った、「ヤラベアムおよびイスラエルの人々よ皆聞け。
5 You should know that Yahweh, the God to whom all we Israelis belong, has appointed David and his descendants to be the kings of Israel forever. He has confirmed that by making a permanent agreement.
あなたがたはイスラエルの神、主が塩の契約をもってイスラエルの国をながくダビデとその子孫に賜わったことを知らないのか。
6 But Jeroboam, who was [only] an official of David’s son King Solomon, rebelled against his king.
ところがダビデの子ソロモンの家来であるネバテの子ヤラベアムが起って、その主君にそむき、
7 And when Solomon’s son Rehoboam became king and was still young and inexperienced, a group of worthless scoundrels gathered around you, Jeroboam, and rebelled against Rehoboam.
また卑しい無頼のともがらが集まって彼にくみし、ソロモンの子レハベアムに敵したが、レハベアムは若く、かつ意志が弱くてこれに当ることができなかった。
8 “And now you are planning to fight against the kingdom that Yahweh established to be governed by David’s descendants. It is true that you have a huge army, and you and your soldiers have brought with you the golden [statues of] calves that Jeroboam’s workers made to be gods for all of you.
今また、あなたがたは大軍をたのみ、またヤラベアムが造って、あなたがたの神とした金の子牛をたのんで、ダビデの子孫の手にある主の国に敵対しようとしている。
9 But you expelled the priests that Yahweh [appointed], men who are descendants of Aaron [the first Supreme Priest], and you expelled the descendants of Levi, and you appointed the priests that you wanted, like the people of other countries do. You allow anyone to become a priest of idols that are not gods if he comes to dedicate himself to be a priest by sacrificing a young bull and seven rams.
またあなたがたはアロンの子孫である主の祭司とレビびととを追いだして、他の国々の民がするように祭司を立てたではないか。すなわちだれでも若い雄牛一頭、雄羊七頭を携えてきて、自分を聖別する者は皆あの神でない者の祭司とすることができた。
10 “As for us, Yahweh is our God, and we have not abandoned him. Our priests who serve Yahweh are descendants of Aaron, and the descendants of Levi assist them.
しかしわれわれにおいては、主がわれわれの神であって、われわれは彼を捨てない。また主に仕える祭司はアロンの子孫であり、働きをなす者はレビびとである。
11 Every morning and every evening they present to Yahweh offerings to be completely burned [on the altar], and they burn fragrant incense. [Each week] they place the sacred bread on the sacred table, and each morning they light the lamps that are on the gold lampstand. We are obeying what Yahweh our God requires us to do. But you have abandoned him.
彼らは朝ごと夕ごとに主に燔祭と、こうばしい香をささげ、供えのパンを純金の机の上に供え、また金の燭台とそのともしび皿を整えて、夕ごとにともすのである。このようにわれわれはわれわれの神、主の務を守っているが、あなたがたは彼を捨てた。
12 Yahweh is with us; he is our leader. The priests whom he has appointed will blow their trumpets to signal [that we are ready] to fight a battle against you. You Israeli men, do not fight against Yahweh, the God to whom your ancestors belonged, because you will not be successful and win the battle against him.”
見よ、神はみずからわれわれと共におられて、われわれのかしらとなられ、また、その祭司たちはラッパを吹きならして、あなたがたを攻める。イスラエルの人々よ、あなたがたの先祖の神、主に敵して戦ってはならない。あなたがたは成功しない」。
13 [While he was speaking, ] Jeroboam sent some of his troops around the army of Judah. So while the soldiers who were with Jeroboam were in front of the army of Judah, the other soldiers of Israel were behind the army of Judah.
ヤラベアムは伏兵を彼らのうしろに回らせたので、彼の軍隊はユダの前にあり、伏兵は彼らのうしろにあった。
14 When the soldiers of Judah turned and saw that they were going to be attacked from the front and from the rear, they cried out to Yahweh. The priests blew their trumpets,
ユダはうしろを見ると、敵が前とうしろとにあったので、主に向かって呼ばわり、祭司たちはラッパを吹いた。
15 and the men of Judah shouted a loud battle-cry. Then Yahweh [enabled Abijah and the army of Judah to] defeat Jeroboam and [the army of] Israel.
そこでユダの人々はときの声をあげた。ユダの人々がときの声をあげると、神はヤラベアムとイスラエルの人々をアビヤとユダの前に打ち敗られたので、
16 The soldiers of Israel fled from the soldiers of Judah, and God enabled the army of Judah to defeat them.
イスラエルの人々はユダの前から逃げた。神が彼らをユダの手に渡されたので、
17 Abijah and his troops struck the capable soldiers of Israel and killed 500,000 of them.
アビヤとその民は、彼らをおびただしく撃ち殺した。イスラエルの殺されて倒れた者は五十万人、皆精兵であった。
18 So the soldiers of Israel were defeated, and the soldiers of Judah won the battle because they trusted in Yahweh, the God to whom their ancestors belonged.
このように、この時イスラエルの人々は打ち負かされ、ユダの人々は勝を得た。彼らがその先祖の神、主を頼んだからである。
19 Abijah’s army pursued the army of Jeroboam, and they captured from the people of Israel the cities of Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, and the surrounding villages.
アビヤはヤラベアムを追撃して数個の町を彼から取った。すなわちベテルとその村里、エシャナとその村里、エフロンとその村里である。
20 During the remaining time that Abijah ruled, Jeroboam did not become powerful again. Then Yahweh caused him to become very ill, and he died.
ヤラベアムは、アビヤの世には再び力を得ることができず、主に撃たれて死んだ。
21 But Abijah became more powerful. He married 14 wives and had 22 sons and 16 daughters.
しかしアビヤは強くなり、妻十四人をめとり、むすこ二十二人、むすめ十六人をもうけた。
22 An account of the other things that Abijah did while he was the king, including what he said and what he did, is in the scroll written by the prophet Iddo.
アビヤのその他の行為すなわちその行動と言葉は、預言者イドの注釈にしるされている。
