2 Chronicles 34
1 A son of eight years [is] Josiah in his reigning, and thirty and one years he hath reigned in Jerusalem,
ヨシアは八歳の時位に即きヱルサレムにて三十一年の間世を治めたり
2 and he doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walketh in the ways of David his father, and hath not turned aside — right or left.
彼はヱホバの善と觀たまふ事を爲しその父ダビデの道にあゆみて右にも左にも曲らざりき
3 And in the eighth year of his reign (and he yet a youth), he hath begun to seek to the God of David his father, and in the twelfth year he hath begun to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the shrines, and the graven images, and the molten images.
即ち尚若かりしかどもその治世の八年にその父ダビデの神を求むる事を始めその十二年には崇邱アシラ像刻たる像鋳たる像などを除きてユダとヱルサレムを潔むることを始め
4 And they break down before him the altars of the Baalim, and the images that [are] on high above them he hath cut down, and the shrines, and the graven images, and the molten images, he hath broken and beaten small, and streweth on the surface of the graves of those sacrificing to them,
諸のバアルの壇を己の前にて毀たしめ其上に立る日の像を斫たふしアシラ像および雕像鋳像を打碎きて粉々にし是等に犠牲を献げし者等の墓の上に其を撒ちらし
5 and the bones of the priests he hath burnt on their altars, and cleanseth Judah and Jerusalem,
祭司の骨をその諸の壇の上に焚き斯してユダとヱルサレムを潔めたり
6 and in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their tools, round about.
またマナセ、エフライム、シメオンおよびナフタリの荒たる邑々にも斯なし
7 And he breaketh down the altars and the shrines, and the graven images he hath beaten down very small, and all the images he hath cut down in all the land of Israel, and turneth back to Jerusalem.
諸壇を毀ちアシラ像および諸の雕像を微塵に打碎きイスラエル全國の日の像を盡く斫たふしてヱルサレムに歸りぬ
8 And in the eighteenth year of his reign, to purify the land and the house he hath sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah head of the city, and Joah son of Johaz the remembrancer, to strengthen the house of Jehovah his God.
ヨシアその治世の十八年にいたりて已に國と殿とを潔め了りその神ヱホバの家を修繕はしめんとてアザリヤの子シヤパン邑の知事マアセヤおよびヨアハズの子史官ヨアを遣せり
9 And they come in unto Hilkiah the high priest, and they give the money that is brought in to the house of God, that the Levites, keeping the threshold, have gathered from the hand of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and from all the remnant of Israel, and from all Judah, and Benjamin, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
彼ら祭司の長ヒルキヤの許に至りてヱホバの室に入し金を交せり是は門守のレビ人がマナセ、エフライムおよび其餘の一切のイスラエル人ならびにユダとベニヤミンの人およびヱルサレムの民の手より斂めたる者なり
10 and they give [it] into the hand of the workmen, those appointed over the house of Jehovah, and they give it [to] the workmen who are working in the house of Jehovah, to repair and to strengthen the house;
やがてヱホバの室を監督するところの工師等の手にこれを交しければ彼等ヱホバの室にて操作ところの工人にこれを交して室を繕ひ修めしむ
11 and they give [it] to artificers, and to builders, to buy hewn stones, and wood for couplings and for beams to the houses that the kings of Judah had destroyed.
即ち木匠および建築者に之を交しユダの王等が壞りたる家々のために琢石および骨木を買しめ梁木をととのはしむ
12 And the men are working faithfully in the business, and over them are appointed Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathite, to overlook; and of the Levites, every one understanding about instruments of song,
その人々忠實に操作けりその監督者はメラリの子孫たるヤハテ、オバデヤおよびコハテの子孫たるゼカリヤ、メシユラムなどのレビ人なりき彼等すなはち之を主どる又樂器を弄ぶに精巧なるレビ人凡て之に伴なふ
13 and over the burden-bearers, and overseers of every one doing work for service and service; and of the Levites [are] scribes, and officers, and gatekeepers.
彼等亦荷を負ものを監督し種々の工事に操作ところの諸の工人をつかさどれり別のレビ人書記となり役人となり門守となれり
14 And in their bringing out the money that is brought in to the house of Jehovah, hath Hilkiah the priest found the book of the law of Jehovah by the hand of Moses,
ヱホバの室にいりし金を取いだすに當りて祭司ヒルキヤ、モーセの傳へしヱホバの律法の書を見いだせり
15 and Hilkiah answereth and saith unto Shaphan the scribe, 'A book of the law I have found in the house of Jehovah;' and Hilkiah giveth the book unto Shaphan,
ヒルキヤ是において書記官シヤパンにきて言けるは我ヱホバの室にて律法の書を見いだせりと而してヒルキヤその書をシヤパンに付しければ
16 and Shaphan bringeth in the book unto the king, and bringeth the king back word again, saying, 'All that hath been given into the hand of thy servants they are doing,
シヤパンその書を王の所に持ゆき王に復命まうして言ふ僕等その手に委ねられし所を盡く爲し
17 and they pour out the money that is found in the house of Jehovah, and give it into the hand of those appointed, and into the hands of those doing the work.'
ヱホバの室にありし金を打あけて之を監督者の手および工人の手に交せりと
18 And Shaphan the scribe declareth to the king, saying, 'A book hath Hilkiah the priest given to me;' and Shaphan readeth in it before the king.
書記官シヤパン亦王に告て祭司ヒルキヤ我に一の書を交せりと言ひシヤパンそれを王の前に讀けるに
19 And it cometh to pass, at the king's hearing the words of the law, that he rendeth his garments,
王その律法の言を聞て衣服を裂り
20 and the king commandeth Hilkiah, and Ahikam son of Shaphan, and Abdon son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah, servant of the king, saying,
而して王ヒルキヤとシヤパンの子アヒカムとミカの子アブドンと書記官シヤパンと王の内臣アサヤとに命じて言ふ
21 'Go, seek Jehovah for me, and for him who is left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found, for great [is] the fury of Jehovah that is poured on us, because that our fathers kept not the word of Jehovah, to do according to all that is written on this book.'
汝ら往てこの見當りし書の言につきて我の爲またイスラエルとユダに遺れる者等のためにヱホバに問へ我らの先祖等はヱホバの言を守らず凡て此書に記されたる所を行ふことを爲ざりしに因てヱホバ我等に大なる怒を斟ぎ給ふべければなりと
22 And Hilkiah goeth, and they of the king, unto Huldah the prophetess, wife of Shallum son of Tikvath, son of Hasrah, keeper of the garments, and she is dwelling in Jerusalem in the Second, and they speak unto her thus.
是においてヒルキヤおよび王の人々シヤルムの妻なる女預言者ホルダの許に往りシヤルムはハルハスの子なるテクワの子にして衣裳を守る者なり時にホルダはヱルサレムの第二の邑に住をれり彼等すなはちホルダに斯と語りしかば
23 And she saith to them, 'Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Say to the man who hath sent you unto me,
ホルダこれに答へけるはイスラエルの神ヱホバかく言たまふ汝らを我に遣はせる人に告よ
24 Thus said Jehovah, Lo, I am bringing in evil on this place, and on its inhabitants, all the execrations that are written on the book that they read before the king of Judah;
ヱホバかく言たまふユダの王の前に讀し書に記されたる諸の呪詛に循ひて我この處と此に住む者に災害を降さん
25 because that they have forsaken Me, and make perfume to other gods, so as to provoke Me with all the works of their hands, and poured out is My fury upon this place, and it is not quenched.
其は彼ら我を棄て他の神に香を焚きおのが手にて作れる諸の物をもて我怒を惹起さんとしたればなりこの故にわが震怒この處に斟ぎて滅ざるべし
26 'And unto the king of Judah, who is sending you to inquire of Jehovah, thus do ye say unto him: Thus said Jehovah God of Israel, whose words thou hast heard:
されど汝らを遣はしてヱホバに問しむるユダの王には汝ら斯いふべしイスラエルの神ヱホバかく言たまふ汝が聞る言につきては
27 Because thy heart [is] tender, and thou art humbled before God in thy hearing His words concerning this place, and concerning its inhabitants, and art humbled before Me, and dost rend thy garments, and weep before Me: even I also have heard — the affirmation of Jehovah.
汝此處と此にすむ者を責る神の言を聞し時に心やさしくして神の前に於て身を卑くし我前に身を卑くし衣服を裂て我前に泣たれば我も汝に聽りとヱホバ宣まふ
28 Lo, I am gathering thee unto thy fathers, and thou hast been gathered unto thy graves in peace, and thine eyes do not look on all the evil that I am bringing upon this place, and upon its inhabitants;' and they bring the king back word.
然ば我汝をして汝の先祖等に列ならしめん汝は安然に墓に歸する事を得べし汝は我が此處と此に住む者に降すところの諸の災害を目に見る事あらじと彼等即ち王に復命まうしぬ
29 And the king sendeth and gathereth all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem,
是において王人を遣はしてユダとヱルサレムの長老をことごとく集め
30 and the king goeth up to the house of Jehovah, and every man of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, even all the people, from great even unto small, and he readeth in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that is found in the house of Jehovah.
而して王ヱホバの室に上りゆけりユダの人々ヱルサレムの民祭司レビ人及び一切の民大より小にいたるまでことごとく之にともなふ王すなはちヱホバの室に見あたりし契約の書の言を盡く彼らの耳に讀聞せ
31 And the king standeth on his station, and maketh the covenant before Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah, and to keep His commands, and His testimonies, and His statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to do the words of the covenant that are written on this book.
而して王己の所に立ちてヱホバの前に契約を立てヱホバにしたがひて歩み心を盡し精神を盡してその誡命と證詞と法度を守り此書にしるされたる契約の言を行はんと言ひ
32 And he presenteth every one who is found in Jerusalem and Benjamin, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem do according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.
ヱルサレムおよびベニヤミンの有ゆる人々をみな之に加はらしめたりヱルサレムの民すなはちその先祖の神にまします御神の契約にしたがひて行へり
33 And Josiah turneth aside all the abominations out of all the lands that the sons of Israel have, and causeth every one who is found in Israel to serve, to serve Jehovah their God; all his days they turned not aside from after Jehovah, God of their fathers.
かくてヨシア、イスラエルの子孫に屬する一切の地より憎むべき者を盡く取のぞきイスラエルの有ゆる人をしてその神ヱホバに事まつらしめたりヨシアの世にある日の間は彼らその先祖の神ヱホバに從ひて離れざりき
