2 Chronicles 21
1 Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in David’s city; and Jehoram his son reigned in his place.
ヨシャパテは先祖たちと共に眠り、先祖たちと共にダビデの町に葬られ、その子ヨラムが代って王となった。
2 He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah. All these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.
ヨシャパテの子であるその兄弟たちはアザリヤ、エヒエル、ゼカリヤ、アザリヤ、ミカエルおよびシパテヤで、皆ユダの王ヨシャパテの子たちであった。
3 Their father gave them great gifts of silver, of gold, and of precious things, with fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn.
その父は彼らに金、銀、宝物の賜物を多く与え、またユダの要害の町々を与えたが、ヨラムは長子なので、国はヨラムに与えた。
4 Now when Jehoram had risen up over the kingdom of his father, and had strengthened himself, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and also some of the princes of Israel.
ヨラムはその父の位に登って強くなった時、その兄弟たちをことごとくつるぎにかけて殺し、またユダのつかさたち数人を殺した。
5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
ヨラムは位についた時三十二歳で、エルサレムで八年の間世を治めた。
6 He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did Ahab’s house, for he had Ahab’s daughter as his wife. He did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight.
彼はアハブの家がしたようにイスラエルの王たちの道に歩んだ。アハブの娘を妻としたからである。このように彼は主の目の前に悪をおこなったが、
7 However the LORD would not destroy David’s house, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a lamp to him and to his children always.
主はさきにダビデと結ばれた契約のゆえに、また彼とその子孫とにながく、ともしびを与えると約束されたことによって、ダビデの家を滅ぼすことを好まれなかった。
8 In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
ヨラムの世にエドムがそむいて、ユダの支配を脱し、みずから王を立てたので、
9 Then Jehoram went there with his captains and all his chariots with him. He rose up by night and struck the Edomites who surrounded him, along with the captains of the chariots.
ヨラムはその将校たち、およびすべての戦車を従えて渡って行き、夜のうちに立ち上がって、自分を包囲しているエドムびととその戦車の隊長たちを撃った。
10 So Edom has been in revolt from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time from under his hand, because he had forsaken the LORD, the God of his fathers.
エドムはこのようにそむいてユダの支配を脱し、今日に至っている。そのころリブナもまたそむいてユダの支配を脱した。ヨラムが先祖たちの神、主を捨てたからである。
11 Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and made the inhabitants of Jerusalem play the prostitute, and led Judah astray.
彼はまたユダの山地に高き所を造って、エルサレムの民に姦淫を行わせ、ユダを惑わした。
12 A letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, “the LORD, the God of David your father, says, ‘Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,
その時預言者エリヤから次のような一通の手紙がヨラムのもとに来た、「あなたの先祖ダビデの神、主はこう仰せられる、『あなたは父ヨシャパテの道に歩まず、またユダの王アサの道に歩まないで、
13 but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the prostitute like Ahab’s house did, and also have slain your brothers of your father’s house, who were better than yourself,
イスラエルの王たちの道に歩み、ユダとエルサレムの民に、かのアハブの家がイスラエルに姦淫を行わせたように、姦淫を行わせ、またあなたの父の家の者で、あなたにまさっているあなたの兄弟たちを殺したゆえ、
14 behold, the LORD will strike your people with a great plague, including your children, your wives, and all your possessions;
主は大いなる災をもってあなたの民と子供と妻たちと、すべての所有を撃たれる。
15 and you will have great sickness with a disease of your bowels, until your bowels fall out by reason of the sickness, day by day.’”
あなたはまた内臓の病気にかかって大病になり、それが日に日に重くなって、ついに内臓が出るようになる』」。
16 The LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and of the Arabians who are beside the Ethiopians;
その時、主はヨラムに対してエチオピヤびとの近くに住んでいるペリシテびととアラビヤびとの霊を振り起されたので、
17 and they came up against Judah, broke into it, and carried away all the possessions that were found in the king’s house, including his sons and his wives, so that there was no son left to him except Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.
彼らはユダに攻め上って、これを侵し、王の家にある貨財をことごとく奪い去り、またヨラムの子供と妻たちをも奪い去ったので、末の子エホアハズのほかには、ひとりも残った者がなかった。
18 After all this the LORD struck him in his bowels with an incurable disease.
このもろもろの事の後、主は彼を撃って内臓にいえがたい病気を起させられた。
19 In process of time, at the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness, and he died of severe diseases. His people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.
時がたって、二年の終りになり、その内臓が病気のために出て、重い病苦によって死んだ。民は彼の先祖のために香をたいたように、彼のために香をたかなかった。
20 He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. He departed with no one’s regret. They buried him in David’s city, but not in the tombs of the kings.
ヨラムはその位についた時三十二歳で、八年の間エルサレムで世を治め、ついに死んだ。ひとりも彼を惜しむ者がなかった。人々は彼をダビデの町に葬ったが、王たちの墓にではなかった。
