Ezra 7
1 Now after this, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra came up from Babylon. Ezra's ancestors were Seraiah, Azariah, Hilkiah,
是等の事の後ペルシヤ王アルタシヤスタの治世にエズラといふ者あり エズラはセラヤの子セラヤはアザリヤの子アザリヤはヒルキヤの子
2 Shallum, Zadok, Ahitub,
ヒルキヤはシヤルムの子シヤルムはザドクの子ザドクはアヒトブの子
3 Amariah, Azariah, Meraioth,
アヒトブはアマリヤの子アマリヤはアザリヤの子アザリヤはメラヨテの子
4 Zerahiah, Uzzi, Bukki,
メラヨテはゼラヒヤの子ゼラヒヤはウジの子ウジはブツキの子
5 Abishua, Phinehas, Eleazar, who was son of Aaron the high priest.
ブツキはアビシユアの子アビシユアはピネハスの子ピネハスはエレアザルの子エレアザルは祭司の長アロンの子なり
6 Ezra came up from Babylon and he was a skilled scribe in the law of Moses that Yahweh, the God of Israel, had given. The king gave him anything he asked since the hand of Yahweh was with him.
此エズラ、バビロンより上り來れり 彼はイスラエルの神ヱホバの授けたまひしモーセの律法に精しき學士なりき 其神ヱホバの手これが上にありしに因てその求むる所を王ことごとく許せり
7 Some of the descendants of Israel and the priests, Levites, temple singers, gatekeepers, and those assigned to serve in the temple also went up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes.
アルタシヤスタ王の七年にイスラエルの子孫および祭司レビ人謳歌者門を守る者ネテニ人など多くヱルサレムに上れり
8 He arrived in Jerusalem in the fifth month of the same year.
王の七年の五月にエズラ、ヱルサレムに到れり
9 He left Babylon on the first day of the first month. It was on the first day of the fifth month that he arrived in Jerusalem, since the good hand of God was with him.
即ち正月の一日にバビロンを出たちて五月の一日にヱルサレムに至る 其神のよき手これが上にありしに因てなり
10 Ezra had established his heart to study, carry out, and teach the statutes and decrees of the law of Yahweh.
エズラは心をこめてヱホバの律法を求め之を行ひてイスラエルの中に法度と例規とを敎へたりき
11 This was the decree that King Artaxerxes gave Ezra the priest and scribe of Yahweh's commandments and statutes for Israel:
ヱホバの誡命の言に精しく且つイスラエルに賜ひし法度に明かなる學士にて祭司たるエズラにアルタシヤスタ王の與へし書の言は是のごとし
12 “The King of kings Artaxerxes, to the priest Ezra, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven:
諸王の王アルタシヤスタ天の神の律法の學士なる祭司エズラに諭す 願くは全云々
13 I am ordering that anyone from Israel in my kingdom along with their priests and Levites who desires to go to Jerusalem, may go with you.
我詔言を出す 我國の内にをるイスラエルの民およびその祭司レビ人の中凡てヱルサレムに往んと志す者は皆なんぢと偕に往べし
14 I, the king, and my seven counselors, send you all out to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem according to God's law, which is in your hand.
汝はおのが手にある汝の神の律法に照してユダとヱルサレムの模樣とを察せんために王および七人の議官に遣はされて往くなり
15 You are to bring the silver and gold that they have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem.
且汝は王とその議官がヱルサレムに宮居するところのイスラエルの神のために誠意よりささぐる金銀を携へ
16 Freely give all the silver and gold that all of Babylon has given along with what is freely offered by the people and the priests for the house of God in Jerusalem.
またバビロン全州にて汝が獲る一切の金銀および民と祭司とがヱルサレムなる其神の室のために誠意よりする禮物を携さふ
17 So buy in full the oxen, rams and lambs, and grain and drink offerings. Offer them on the altar that is in the house of your God in Jerusalem.
然ば汝その金をもて牡牛牡羊羔羊およびその素祭と灌祭の品を速に買ひヱルサレムにある汝らの神の室の壇の上にこれを獻ぐべし
18 Do with the rest of the silver and gold whatever seems good to you and your brothers, to please your God.
また汝と汝の兄弟等その餘れる金銀をもて爲んと欲する所あらば汝らの神の旨にしたがひて之を爲せ
19 Place the objects that were freely given to you before him for the service of the house of your God in Jerusalem.
また汝の神の室の奉事のために汝が賜はりし器皿は汝これをヱルサレムの神の前に納めよ
20 Anything else that is needed for the house of your God that you require, take its cost from my treasury.
その外汝の神の室のために需むる所あらば汝の用ひんとする所の者をことごとく王の府庫より取て用ふべし
21 I, King Artaxerxes, make a decree to all the treasurers in the Province Beyond the River, that anything that Ezra asks from you should be given in full,
我や我アルタシヤスタ王 河外ふの一切の庫官に詔言を下して云ふ 天の神の律法の學士祭司エズラが汝らに需むる所は凡てこれを迅速に爲べし
22 up to one hundred silver talents, one hundred cors of grain, one hundred baths of wine, and one hundred baths of oil, also salt without limit.
即ち銀は百タラント小麥は百石酒は百バテ油は百バテ鹽は量なかるべし
23 Anything that comes from the decree of the God of Heaven, do it with devotion for his house. For why should his wrath come upon the kingdom of me and my sons?
天の神の室のために天の神の命ずる所は凡て謹んで之を行なへ しからずば王とその子等との國に恐くは震怒のぞまん
24 We are informing them about you not to impose any tribute or taxes on any of the priests, Levites, musicians, gatekeepers, or on the people assigned to the service of the temple and servants of the house of this God.
かつ我儕なんぢらに諭す 祭司レビ人謳歌者門を守る者ネテニ人および神のその室の役者などには貢賦租税税金などを課すべからず
25 Ezra, with the wisdom that God has given you, you must appoint judges and magistrates to judge all the people in the Province Beyond the River, and to serve all who know the laws of your God. You must also teach those who do not know the law.
汝エズラ汝の手にある汝の神の智慧にしたがひて有司および裁判人を立て河外ふの一切の民すなはち汝の神の律法を知る者等を盡く裁判しめよ 汝らまた之を知ざる者を敎へよ
26 Punish anyone who does not fully obey God's law or the king's law, whether by death, banishment, confiscation of their goods, or imprisonment.
凡そ汝の神の律法および王の律法を行はざる者をば迅速にその罪を定めて或は殺し或は追放ち或はその貨財を沒収し或は獄に繋ぐべし
27 Praise Yahweh, our ancestors' God, who placed all this into the king's heart to glorify Yahweh's house in Jerusalem,
我らの先祖の神ヱホバは讃べき哉 斯王の心にヱルサレムなるヱホバの室を飾る意を起させ
28 and who extended covenant faithfulness to me before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials. I have been strengthened by the hand of Yahweh my God, and I gathered leaders from Israel to go with me.
また王の前とその議官の前と王の大臣の前にて我に矜恤を得させたまへり 我神ヱホバの手わが上にありしに因て我は力を得 イスラエルの中より首領たる人々を集めて我とともに上らしむ
