Jeremiah 32
1 After Zedekiah had been ruling Judah for almost ten years, Yahweh gave me another message, during the time that Nebuchadnezzar had been ruling [Babylonia] for almost 18 years.
ユダの王ゼデキヤの十年、すなわちネブカデレザルの十八年に、主の言葉がエレミヤに臨んだ。
2 His army was surrounding Jerusalem, and I was in a prison area in the courtyard where the guards of the king’s palace stayed.
その時、バビロンの王の軍勢がエルサレムを攻め囲んでいて、預言者エレミヤはユダの王の宮殿にある監視の庭のうちに監禁されていた。
3 King Zedekiah had put me there. I continued to prophesy there [about what would happen]. I continued to say, “Yahweh says that he is about to allow [the army of] the king of Babylon to capture this city [DOU].
ユダの王ゼデキヤが彼を閉じ込めたのであるが、王は言った、「なぜあなたは預言して言うのか、『主はこう仰せられる、見よ、わたしはこの町をバビロンの王の手に渡し、彼はこれを取る。
4 And the soldiers of Babylonia will capture King Zedekiah and (take him to/put him in the hands of) the king of Babylon.
またユダの王ゼデキヤはカルデヤびとの手をのがれることなく、かならずバビロンの王の手に渡され、顔と顔を合わせて彼と語り、目と目は相まみえる。
5 Then his [soldiers] will take Zedekiah to Babylon, and he will remain there until I arrange for him to be punished. And if he tries to fight against the soldiers from Babylonia, he will not succeed.”
そして彼はゼデキヤをバビロンに引いていき、ゼデキヤは、わたしが彼を顧みる時まで、そこにいると主は言われる。あなたがたは、カルデヤびとと戦っても勝つことはできない』と」。
6 [At that time], Yahweh gave me another message. He said,
エレミヤは言った、「主の言葉がわたしに臨んで言われる、
7 “[Your cousin] Hanamel, the son of Shallum [your uncle], will come to you. He will say to you, ‘Buy my field at Anathoth, [your hometown]. [Because you are my closest relative], [it is written in our laws that] you have the right to buy it [before I ask if anyone else wants to buy it].’”
『見よ、あなたのおじシャルムの子ハナメルがあなたの所に来て言う、「アナトテにあるわたしの畑を買いなさい。それは、これを買い取り、あがなう権利があなたにあるから」と』。
8 And just as Yahweh had predicted, my cousin Hanamel came to see me in the courtyard of the palace. He said, “[Please] buy my field at Anathoth in the area [where the descendants of] Benjamin live. It is written in our laws that you have the right to buy it [before I ask if anyone else wants to buy it.]” When he said that, I knew that the message that I had received was [truly] from Yahweh.
はたして主の言葉のように、わたしのいとこであるハナメルが監視の庭のうちにいるわたしの所に来て言った、『ベニヤミンの地のアナトテにあるわたしの畑を買ってください。所有するのも、あがなうのも、あなたの権利なのです。買い取ってあなたの物にしてください。これが主の言葉であるのをわたしは知っていました』。
9 [So], I bought the field at Anathoth. I paid Hanamel 17 pieces of silver for it.
そこでわたしは、いとこのハナメルからアナトテにある畑を買い取り、銀十七シケルを量って彼に支払った。
10 I signed the paper/papyrus on which it was written that I was buying it, while others were watching/witnessing it. Then I weighed the silver [and gave it to him].
すなわち、わたしはその証書をつくって、これに記名し、それを封印し、証人を立て、はかりをもって銀を量って与えた。
11 Then I took two copies of the paper/papyrus. One was sealed and the other was not sealed. On both of them was written the price and conditions of the purchase. I took both copies
そしてわたしはその約定をしるして封印した買収証書と、封印のない写しとを取り、
12 and I gave them to Baruch, who was the son of Neraiah and the grandson of Mahseiah. I did this while my cousin Hanamel, the [other] witnesses who had signed the paper/papyrus, and other men of Judah who were there in the courtyard, were watching.
いとこのハナメルと、買収証書に記名した証人たち、および監視の庭にすわっているすべてのユダヤ人の前で、その証書をマアセヤの子であるネリヤの子バルクに与え、
13 [Then], while they were [all] listening, I said to Baruch,
彼らの前で、わたしはバルクに命じて言った、
14 “This is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], says: ‘Take both copies of this paper/papyrus and put them in a clay jar, to preserve them for a long time.
『万軍の主、イスラエルの神はこう仰せられる、これらの証書すなわち、この買収証書の封印したものと、封印のない写しとを取り、これらを土の器に入れて、長く保存せよ。
15 [Do that] because this is what [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [you] Israelis [worship], say: “[Some day people will again own property] in this land, and they will buy and sell houses and vineyards and fields.’”
万軍の主、イスラエルの神がこう言われるからである、「この地で人々はまた家と畑とぶどう畑を買うようになる」と』。
16 After I had given the papers/papyri to Baruch, I prayed to Yahweh, saying this:
わたしは買収証書をネリヤの子バルクに渡したあとで主に祈って言った、
17 “Yahweh, [you are my] Lord! You made the sky and the earth by your very great power. [MTY, DOU] Nothing is too difficult for you [to do].
『ああ主なる神よ、あなたは大いなる力と、伸べた腕をもって天と地をお造りになったのです。あなたのできないことは、ひとつもありません。
18 You show thousands of people that you faithfully love them, but you punish people for the sins that their parents have committed. [You are the] great and powerful God, the Commander of the armies of angels.
あなたはいつくしみを千万人に施し、また父の罪をそののちの子孫に報いられるのです。あなたは大いなる全能の神でいらせられ、その名は万軍の主と申されます。
19 You make wise plans and you do mighty deeds. You see how all people behave [DOU], and you do to them what they deserve.
あなたの計りごとは大きく、また、事を行うのに力があり、あなたの目は人々の歩むすべての道を見て、おのおのの道にしたがい、その行いの実によってこれに報いられます。
20 You performed many miracles [DOU] in Egypt, and you continue [to perform miracles here] in Israel and everywhere else in the world. [Because of that], you have (become very famous/caused many people to know that you are very great/powerful).
あなたは、しるしと、不思議なわざとをエジプトの地に行い、また今日に至るまでイスラエルと全人類のうちに行い、そして今日のように名をあげられました。
21 You brought our Israeli ancestors out of Egypt by performing many great miracles [DOU], using your very great power [DOU], causing [our enemies to be] terrified.
あなたは、しるしと、不思議なわざと、強い手と、伸べた腕と、大いなる恐るべき事をもって、あなたの民イスラエルをエジプトの地から導き出し、
22 You gave to us Israeli people this land that you solemnly promised to give to our ancestors, a land that is very fertile [IDM].
この地を彼らに賜わりました。これはあなたが彼らの先祖たちに与えようと誓われた乳と蜜の流れる地です。
23 Our ancestors came here and conquered this land and started to live in it, but they refused to obey you or to do what you commanded them to do. Because of that, you have caused us to experience all these disasters.
こうして彼らは、はいってこれを獲たのですが、あなたの声に聞き従わず、あなたの律法を行わず、すべてあなたがせよと命じられたことをしなかったので、あなたはこの災を彼らの上にお下しになりました。
24 And now, [the army] of Babylonia has built ramps up against our city [walls] in order to attack our city. Because of [our enemies’] swords and because of famines and diseases, they will be able to conquer it [easily]. The things that you said would happen have [now] happened.
見よ、塁が築きあげられたのは、この町を取るためです。つるぎと、ききんと、疫病のために、町はこれを攻めているカルデヤびとの手に渡されます。あなたの言われたようになりましたのは、ごらんのとおりであります。
25 [And it is evident that] the Babylonian army will soon conquer this city. So now, Yahweh my Lord, [I do not understand] why you told me to buy this field with my silver, while others were watching. [It seems that I have just been wasting my money by doing that]!”
主なる神よ、あなたはわたしに言われました、「銀をもって畑を買い、証人を立てよ」と。そうであるのに、町はカルデヤびとの手に渡されています』」。
26 [Then] Yahweh gave me this message:
主の言葉がエレミヤに臨んだ、
27 “I am Yahweh, the God [who rules] all the people [in the world]. There is absolutely nothing [RHQ] that is too difficult for me [to do].
「見よ、わたしは主である、すべて命ある者の神である。わたしにできない事があろうか。
28 So, this is what I say: [It is true that] I will enable the Babylonian army and King Nebuchadnezzar to capture this city.
それゆえ、主はこう言われる、見よ、わたしはこの町をカルデヤびとと、バビロンの王ネブカデレザルの手に渡す。彼はこれを取る。
29 The soldiers of Babylonia who are [now outside the walls] around the city will enter and burn this city. They will burn down [all] the houses where people caused me to become angry by burning incense on [the tops of] their roofs to [honor] Baal and by pouring out offerings of wine to other gods.
この町を攻めているカルデヤびとがきて、この町に火をつけて焼き払う。屋根の上で人々が、バアルに香をたき、ほかの神々に酒をそそいで、わたしを怒らせたその家をも彼らは焼く。
30 The people of Israel and Judah have continually done only evil things from the time that they became a nation. They have caused me to become very angry by all their evil deeds.
それは、イスラエルの人々とユダの人々とは、その若い時から、わたしの前に悪いことのみを行い、またイスラエルの民はその手のわざをもって、わたしを怒らせることばかりをしたからであると主は言われる。
31 From the time that this city was built until now, the people of this city have done [only] things that caused me to be very angry [DOU]. So [now] I will destroy it.
この町はそれが建った日からきょうまで、わたしの怒りと憤りとをひき起してきたので、わたしの前からこれを除き去るのである。
32 The people of Israel and Judah, [including] their kings, their officials, the priests, the [false] prophets, and all the other people in Jerusalem have committed many sins that have caused me to become angry.
それは、イスラエルの民とユダの民とが、もろもろの悪を行って、わたしを怒らせたことによるのである。彼らの王たちと、そのつかさたち、祭司たち、預言者たち、またユダの人々とエルサレムの住民たちが皆そうである。
33 My people have turned away from me and have refused to return to me. Even though I taught them things many times, they would not pay attention to what I taught them, and they would not obey me.
彼らはその背中をわたしに向けて顔をわたしに向けず、わたしがたゆまず教えたにもかかわらず、彼らは教を聞かず、またうけないのである。
34 They have set up their detestable idols [even] in my own [MTY] temple and (defiled it/caused it to become a place that is unacceptable for people to worship me).
彼らは憎むべき物を、わが名をもって呼ばれている家にすえつけて、そこを汚し、
35 They have built shrines to [honor] Baal in Ben-Hinnom Valley [outside Jerusalem], and there they sacrifice their sons and daughters to [their god] Molech. I never commanded them to do such horrible things. I never even thought that anyone might do such a terrible thing. And by doing it they have caused [all the people of] Judah to [be guilty of having] sinned.”
またベンヒンノムの谷にバアルの高き所を築いて、むすこ娘をモレクにささげた。わたしは彼らにこのようなことを命じたことはなく、また彼らがこの憎むべきことを行って、ユダに罪を犯させようとは考えもしなかった。
36 “But now [I will say something more] about this city. You [people of Jerusalem] have been saying, ‘[The army of] the King of Babylon will conquer it, either by their swords or because of famines or diseases.’ But this is what [I], Yahweh, the God whom you Israeli people [say you belong to], say:
それゆえ今イスラエルの神、主は、この町、すなわちあなたがたが、『つるぎと、ききんと、疫病のためにバビロンの王の手に渡される』といっている町についてこう仰せられる、
37 ‘I will certainly bring my people back here again, from all the countries to which I will force them to go because I am extremely angry [DOU] with them. I will bring them back to this city and allow them to live here safely.
見よ、わたしは、わたしの怒りと憤りと大いなる怒りをもって、彼らを追いやったもろもろの国から彼らを集め、この所へ導きかえって、安らかに住まわせる。
38 They will be my people, and I will be their God.
そして彼らはわたしの民となり、わたしは彼らの神となる。
39 I will cause them to have one way of thinking [IDM] and behaving, in order that they may revere me, for their good and for the good of their descendants.
わたしは彼らに一つの心と一つの道を与えて常にわたしを恐れさせる。これは彼らが彼ら自身とその後の子孫の幸を得るためである。
40 I will make an agreement with them that will last forever: I will never stop doing good things for them, and I will encourage them to revere me and never turn away from me.
わたしは彼らと永遠の契約を立てて、彼らを見捨てずに恵みを施すことを誓い、またわたしを恐れる恐れを彼らの心に置いて、わたしを離れることのないようにしよう。
41 I will be happy to do good things for them, and I will surely enable them to return to this land and remain here [MET]; I will do that with all my inner being and all my strength.’
わたしは彼らに恵みを施すことを喜びとし、心をつくし、精神をつくし、真実をもって彼らをこの地に植える。
42 And this is [also] what [I], Yahweh, say: ‘I have caused them to experience all these disasters. Similarly, [some day] I will do for them all the good things that I have promised.
主はこう仰せられる、わたしがこのもろもろの大きな災をこの民に下したように、わたしが彼らに約束するもろもろの幸を彼らの上に下す。
43 [By buying land you, Jeremiah, have predicted that some day] people will buy and sell fields in this land about which you [people of Jerusalem] now say, “The Babylonian soldiers have destroyed it. It is [now] desolate. [It is a land where] there are no longer any people or animals.”
人々はこの地に畑を買うようになる。あなたがたが、『それは荒れて人も獣もいなくなり、カルデヤびとの手に渡されてしまう』といっている地である。
44 [But some day] people will [again] buy [and sell] fields here. People will sign documents [about buying those fields], and [other people] will witness them doing that. [That will happen] in the land where [the descendants of] Benjamin live and [here] in the villages near Jerusalem, in [other] towns in Judah, in the hilly areas and in the foothills [to the west], and in the southern desert area, [too. Some day] I will cause them to prosper again. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.’”
人々はベニヤミンの地と、エルサレムの周囲と、ユダの町々と、山地の町々と、平地の町々と、ネゲブの町々で、銀をもって畑を買い、証書をつくって、これに記名し封印し、また証人を立てる。それは、わたしが彼らを再び栄えさせるからであると主は言われる」。
