Ezekiel 33
1 Yahweh gave me another message. He said,
主の言葉がわたしに臨んだ、
2 “You human, speak to your fellow Israelis and say this to them: ‘When I bring an enemy army [MTY] to attack a country, and the people of that country choose one of their men and appoint him to be a watchman,
「人の子よ、あなたの民の人々に語って言え、わたしがつるぎを一つの国に臨ませる時、その国の民が彼らのうちからひとりを選んで、これを自分たちの見守る者とする。
3 if he sees the enemy army [MTY] coming to attack his country, and he blows a trumpet to warn the people,
彼は国につるぎが臨むのを見て、ラッパを吹き、民を戒める。
4 if anyone hears the trumpet and does not heed the warning, and as a result he is killed by the sword [of one of his enemies], he will be responsible for his own death [MTY].
しかし人がラッパの音を聞いても、みずから警戒せず、ついにつるぎが来て、その人を殺したなら、その血は彼のこうべに帰する。
5 If he had heeded the warning, he would have (have saved his life/still be alive). But because he heard the sound of the trumpet and did not heed that warning, his death will be his own fault.
彼はラッパの音を聞いて、みずから警戒しなかったのであるから、その血は彼自身に帰する。しかしその人が、みずから警戒したなら、その命は救われる。
6 But if the watchman sees the enemy army [MTY] coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people, and one of his people is killed by an enemy sword, that person will die because of his sin, but I will consider that the watchman is responsible for that man’s death.’
しかし見守る者が、つるぎの臨むのを見ても、ラッパを吹かず、そのため民が、みずから警戒しないでいるうちに、つるぎが臨み、彼らの中のひとりを失うならば、その人は、自分の罪のために殺されるが、わたしはその血の責任を、見守る者の手に求める。
7 So, you human, I have appointed you to be a watchman for the Israeli people [MTY]. So always listen to what I say and warn the people for me.
それゆえ、人の子よ、わたしはあなたを立てて、イスラエルの家を見守る者とする。あなたはわたしの口から言葉を聞き、わたしに代って彼らを戒めよ。
8 When I say to some wicked person, ‘You wicked person, you will surely die [because of your sins,’ you must tell him that]. If you do not speak to that person to warn him that he should turn away from his sins, that wicked person will die because of his sins, but I will say that you are responsible for his death [MTY].
わたしが悪人に向かって、悪人よ、あなたは必ず死ぬと言う時、あなたが悪人を戒めて、その道から離れさせるように語らなかったら、悪人は自分の罪によって死ぬ。しかしわたしはその血を、あなたの手に求める。
9 But if you warn that wicked person that he should turn away from his sins, and he does not do that, he will die because of his sins, but you will have saved your life.
しかしあなたが悪人に、その道を離れるように戒めても、その悪人がその道を離れないなら、彼は自分の罪によって死ぬ。しかしあなたの命は救われる。
10 You human, say to the Israeli people, ‘This is what you all are saying: “[The guilt that we have for] disobeying God’s laws and sinning is like a heavy weight on us, and it is hurting us, and we are slowly dying. So what can we do to continue to remain alive?”’
それゆえ、人の子よ、イスラエルの家に言え、あなたがたはこう言った、『われわれのとがと、罪はわれわれの上にある。われわれはその中にあって衰えはてる。どうして生きることができようか』と。
11 Say to them, ‘Yahweh the Lord says, “As surely as I am alive, I am not happy when wicked people die; I would prefer that they turn away from their wicked behavior and continue to live. So repent! Turn away from your evil behavior! You Israeli people, do you really want to die [RHQ]?”’
あなたは彼らに言え、主なる神は言われる、わたしは生きている。わたしは悪人の死を喜ばない。むしろ悪人が、その道を離れて生きるのを喜ぶ。あなたがたは心を翻せ、心を翻してその悪しき道を離れよ。イスラエルの家よ、あなたはどうして死んでよかろうか。
12 Therefore, you human, say to your fellow Israelis, ‘If righteous people start to disobey me, their being righteous previously will not save them [from being punished]. And if wicked people turn away from their wicked behavior, they will not die because of the sins that they committed [previously]. And if righteous people start to sin, they will not be allowed to remain alive because of their formerly being righteous.’
人の子よ、あなたの民の人々に言え、義人の義は、彼が罪を犯す時には、彼を救わない。悪人の悪は、彼がその悪を離れる時、その悪のために倒れることはない。義人は彼が罪を犯す時、その義のために生きることはできない。
13 If I tell righteous people that they will surely remain alive, but then they trust/think that because they have been righteous previously, they can start to do evil [and not be punished], I will not think about the righteous things that they did previously; they will die because of the evil things that they are doing.
わたしが義人に、彼は必ず生きると言っても、もし彼が自分の義をたのんで、罪を犯すなら、彼のすべての義は覚えられない。彼はみずから犯した罪のために死ぬ。
14 And if I say to some wicked person, ‘You will surely die [because of your sins],’ that person may turn away from his sinful behavior and do what is just and right [DOU].
また、わたしが悪人に『あなたは必ず死ぬ』と言っても、もし彼がその罪を離れ、公道と正義とを行うならば、
15 For example, he may return what he took from another person to guarantee [that that person would pay back what he owes], or he may return things that he has stolen, and he may obey the laws that will enable [those who obey them] to remain alive, and he will not continue to do evil things. If that happens, he will surely remain alive; he will not die [because of the sins that he committed previously].
すなわちその悪人が質物を返し、奪った物をもどし、命の定めに歩み、悪を行わないならば、彼は必ず生きる。決して死なない。
16 I will not think about the sins that he has committed; he will surely remain alive.
彼の犯したすべての罪は彼に対して覚えられない。彼は公道と正義とを行ったのであるから、必ず生きる。
17 Your fellow Israelis say, ‘What Yahweh does is not fair.’ But it is your behavior that is not fair.
あなたの民の人々は『主の道は公平でない』と言う。しかし彼らの道こそ公平でないのである。
18 If a righteous person turns away from doing what is righteous and starts to do what is evil, [it is fair that] he die because of his sins.
義人がその義を離れて、罪を犯すならば、彼はこれがために死ぬ。
19 And if a wicked person turns away from his wicked behavior and does what is right and fair [DOU], [it is fair] for him to remain alive because of doing that.
悪人がその悪を離れて、公道と正義とを行うならば、彼はこれによって生きる。
20 But you Israeli people still say, ‘What Yahweh does is not fair.’ But I will judge each of you for what you do.”
それであるのに、あなたがたは『主の道は公平でない』と言う。イスラエルの家よ、わたしは各自のおこないにしたがって、あなたがたをさばく」。
21 Almost twelve years [after we had been taken to Babylonia], on the fifth day of the tenth month [of that year], a man who had escaped from Jerusalem came to me [in Babylon] and said, “Jerusalem has been captured!”
わたしたちが捕え移された後、すなわち第十二年の十月五日に、エルサレムからのがれて来た者が、わたしのもとに来て言った、「町は打ち破られた」と。
22 The evening before that man arrived, Yahweh took control [MTY] of me, and when that man arrived, Yahweh enabled me to speak again; I was no longer forced to be silent.
その者が来た前の夜、主の手がわたしに臨んだ。次の朝、その人がわたしのもとに来たころ、主はわたしの口を開かれた。わたしの口が開けたので、もはやわたしは沈黙しなかった。
23 Then Yahweh gave a message to me. He said,
主の言葉がわたしに臨んだ、
24 “You human, the people who are living in the ruins in Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one person, but Yahweh [promised him that he and his descendants] would possess this land. But we are many; so surely this land has been given to us [by Yahweh] to continue to possess.’
「人の子よ、イスラエルの地の、かの荒れ跡の住民らは、語り続けて言う、『アブラハムはただひとりで、なおこの地を所有した。しかしわたしたちの数は多い。この地はわれわれの所有として与えられている』と。
25 So send a message to them. Say, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: You eat meat that still has the animal’s blood in it. You still worship idols. And you still murder others [MTY]. So, (should this land belong to you?/this land should certainly not belong to you!) [RHQ]
それゆえ、あなたは彼らに言え、主なる神はこう言われる、あなたがたは肉を血のついたままで食べ、おのが偶像を仰ぎ、血を流していて、なおこの地を所有することができるか。
26 You rely on using your swords [to obtain things that you want]. You do many detestable things. Each of you has sex with other men’s wives. So (why should you continue to possess the land of Israel?/you should not continue to possess this land!) [RHQ]’
あなたがたはつるぎをたのみ、憎むべき事をおこない、おのおの隣り人の妻を汚して、なおこの地を所有することができるか。
27 Send this message to them: ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: As surely as I am alive, those who are left in the ruins [in Jerusalem] will also be killed by [their enemies’] swords, and those who are living in the countryside will be killed by wild animals, and those who are living in forts and caves will die from a plague.
あなたは彼らに言いなさい。主なる神はこう言われる、わたしは生きている。かの荒れ跡にいる者は必ずつるぎに倒れる。わたしは野の面にいる者を、獣に与えて食わせ、要害とほら穴とにいる者は疫病で死ぬ。
28 I will cause your country to become a desolate wasteland. You will no longer be proud of being a strong country. The mountains of Israel will become very desolate, with the result that no one will walk across them.
わたしはこの国を全く荒す。彼の誇る力はうせ、イスラエルの山々は荒れて通る者もなくなる。
29 Then, when I have caused your country to become a desolate wasteland because of all the detestable things that you have done, you will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].’
彼らがおこなったすべての憎むべきことのために、わたしがこの国を全く荒す時、彼らはわたしが主であることを悟る。
30 As for you, you human, your fellow Israelis [here in Babylon] are talking about you along the city walls and at the doors of their houses. They are saying to each other, ‘Come and listen to the message that has come from Yahweh!’
人の子よ、あなたの民の人々は、かきのかたわら、家の入口で、あなたの事を論じ、たがいに語りあって言う、『さあ、われわれは、どんな言葉が主から出るかを聞こう』と。
31 My people come to you as they often have done, and they sit in front of you to listen to what you say. But they do not do what you tell them that they must do. With their mouths they say that they love me, but in their inner beings they are eager to acquire things by doing what is unjust.
彼らは民が来るようにあなたの所に来、わたしの民のようにあなたの前に座して、あなたの言葉を聞く。しかし彼らはそれを行わない。彼等は口先では多くの愛を現すが、その心は利におもむいている。
32 To them, you are only a man who sings love songs with a beautiful voice, and you play a musical instrument well. They hear what you say, but they do not do what you tell them to do.
見よ、あなたは彼らには、美しい声で愛の歌をうたう者のように、また楽器をよく奏する者のように思われる。彼らはあなたの言葉は聞くが、それを行おうとはしない。
33 The terrible things that I have said will happen to them will surely happen. And then they will know that a prophet has been among them, [and that you are that prophet].”
この事が起る時これは必ず起るそのとき彼らの中にひとりの預言者がいたことを彼らは悟る」。
