Zephaniah 2
1 Bend yourselves, yea, bend ye, O nation not desired,
汝等羞恥を知ぬ民早く自ら内に省みよ
2 Before the bringing forth of a statute, As chaff hath the day passed on, While yet not come in upon you doth the heat of the anger of Jehovah, While yet not come in upon you doth a day of the anger of Jehovah,
夫日は糠粃の如く過ぎさる 然ば詔言のいまだ行はれざる先ヱホバの烈き怒のいまだ汝等に臨まざる先ヱホバの忿怒の日のいまだ汝等にきたらざるさきに自ら省みるべし
3 Seek Jehovah, all ye humble of the land, Who His judgment have done, Seek ye righteousness, seek humility, It may be ye are hidden in a day of the anger of Jehovah.
すべてヱホバの律法を行ふ斯地の遜るものよ 汝等ヱホバを求め公義を求め謙遜を求めよ 然すれば汝等ヱホバの忿怒の日に或は匿さるることあらん
4 For Gaza is forsaken, And Ashkelon [is] for a desolation, Ashdod! at noon they do cast her forth, And Ekron is rooted up.
夫ガザは棄られアシケロンは荒はてアシドドは白晝に逐はらはれエクロンは抜さらるべし
5 Ho! O inhabitants of the sea-coast, Nation of the Cherethites, A word of Jehovah [is] against you, Canaan, land of the Philistines, And I have destroyed thee without an inhabitant.
海邊に住る者およびケレテの國民は禍なるかな ベリシテ人の國カナンよ ヱホバの言なんぢらを攻む 我なんぢを滅して住者なきに至らしむべし
6 And the sea-coast hath been habitations, Cottages [for] shepherds, and folds [for] a flock.
海邊は必ず牧塲となり牧者の洞および羊の牢そこに在ん
7 And the coast hath been for the remnant of the house of Judah, By them they have pleasure, In houses of Ashkelon at even they lie down, For inspect them doth Jehovah their God, And He hath turned back [to] their captivity.
此地はユダの家の殘餘れる者に歸せん 彼ら其處にて草飼ひ暮に至ればアシケロンの家に臥ん そは彼らの神ヱホバかれらを顧みその俘囚を歸したまふべければなり
8 I have heard the reproach of Moab, And the revilings of the sons of Ammon, Wherewith they reproached My people, And magnify [themselves] against their border.
我すでにモアブの嘲弄とアンモンの子孫の罵言を聞けり 彼らはわが民を嘲り自ら誇りて之が境界を侵せしなり
9 Therefore, I live, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Surely, Moab is as Sodom, And the sons of Ammon as Gomorrah, An overrunning of nettles and salt-pits, And a desolation — unto the age. A residue of My people do seize them, And a remnant of My nation inherit them.
是故に萬軍のヱホバ、イスラエルの神 言たまふ 我は活く 必ずモアブはソドムのごとくになりアンモンの子孫はゴモラのごとくにならん 是は共に蕁麻の蔓延る處となり鹽坑の地となりて長久に荒はつべし 我民の遺れる者かれらを掠めわが國民の餘されたる者かれらを獲ん
10 This [is] to them for their arrogancy, Because they have reproached, And they magnify [themselves] against the people of Jehovah of Hosts.
この事の彼らに臨むはその傲慢による 即ち彼ら萬軍のヱホバの民を嘲りて自ら誇りたればなり
11 Fearful [is] Jehovah against them, For He made bare all gods of the land, And bow themselves to Him, each from his place, Do all islanders of the nations.
ヱホバは彼等に對ひては畏ろしくましまし地の諸の神や饑し滅したまふなり 諸の國の民おのおのその處より出てヱホバを拜まん
12 Also ye, O Cushim, pierced of My sword [are] they.
エテオピア人よ汝等もまたわが劍にかかりて殺さる
13 And He stretcheth His hand against the north, And doth destroy Asshur, And he setteth Nineveh for a desolation, A dry land like a wilderness.
ヱホバ北に手を伸てアッスリヤを滅したまはん 亦ニネベを荒して荒野のごとき旱地となしたまはん
14 And crouched in her midst have droves, Every beast of the nation, Both pelican and hedge-hog in her knobs lodge, A voice doth sing at the window, 'Destruction [is] at the threshold, For the cedar-work is exposed.'
而して畜の群もろもろの類の生物その中に伏し鸅鸕および刺猬其柱の頂に住み囀る者の聲 窓の内にきこえ荒落たる物 閾の上に積り香柏の板の細工 露顯になるべし
15 This [is] the exulting city that is dwelling confidently, That is saying in her heart, 'I [am], and beside me there is none,' How hath she been for a desolation, A crouching-place for beasts, Every one passing by her doth hiss, He doth shake his hand!
是邑は驕り傲ぶりて安泰に立をり 唯我あり 我の外には誰もなしと心の中に言つつありし者なるが斯も荒はてて畜獣の臥す處となる者かな 此を過る者はみな嘶きて手をふるはん
