歴代誌Ⅱ 14

1 アビヤその先祖等とともに寝りてダビデの邑に葬られその子アサこれに代りて王となれりアサの代になりて其國十年の間平穩なりき

Forsothe Abia slepte with hise fadris, and thei birieden hym in the citee of Dauid; and Asa, his sone, regnede for hym. In whos daies the lond restide ten yeer.

2 アサはその神ヱホバの目に善と視正義と視たまふ事を行へり

And Asa dide that, that was good and plesaunt in the siyt of his God, and he destriede the auteris of straunge worschipyng, and `he destriede hiy places,

3 即ち異なる祭壇を取のぞき諸の崇邱を毀ち柱像を打碎きアシラ像を斫倒し

and brak ymagis, and kittide doun woodis;

4 ユダに命じてその先祖等の神ヱホバを求めしめその律法と誡命を行はしめ

and he comaundide Juda to seke the Lord God of her fadris, and to do the lawe and alle comaundementis.

5 ユダの一切の邑々より崇邱と日の像とを取除けり而して國は彼の前に平穩なりき

And he took awei fro alle the citees of Juda auteris and templis of idols, and he regnede in pees.

6 彼また守衛の邑數箇をユダに建たり是はその國平安を得て此年頃戰爭なかりしに因る即ちヱホバ彼に安息を賜ひしなり

And he bildide stronge cytees in Juda; for he was in reste, and no batels risiden in his tymes, for the Lord yaf pees.

7 彼すなはちユダに言けるは我儕是等の邑を建てその四周に石垣を築き戌樓を起し門と門閂とを設けん我儕の神ヱホバを我儕求めしに因て此國なほ我儕の前にあり我ら彼を求めたれば四方において我らに平安を賜へりと斯彼ら阻滞なく之を建了たり

Forsothe he seide to Juda, Bilde we these cytees, and cumpasse we with wallis, and strengthe we with touris and yatis and lockis, as longe as alle thingis ben restful fro batel; for we han souyte the Lord God of oure fadris, and he hath youe to vs pees bi cumpas. Therfor thei bildiden, and no lettyng was in bildyng.

8 アサの軍勢はユダより出たる者三十萬ありて楯と戈とを執りベニヤミンより出たる者二十八萬ありて小楯を執り弓を彎く是みな大勇士なり

Sotheli Asa hadde in his oost thre hundrid thousynde of men of Juda berynge scheldis and speris, sotheli of Beniamyn he hadde two hundrid thousynde and fourscoore thousynde of scheeld beeris and of archeris; alle these weren ful stronge men.

9 茲にエテオピア人ゼラ軍勢百萬人戰車三百輌を率ゐて攻きたりマレシヤに至りければ

Forsothe Zara of Ethiop yede out ayens hem with his oost ten `sithis an hundrid thousynde, and with thre hundrid charis, and cam `til to Masera.

10 アサこれにむかひて進み出で共にマレシヤのゼパタの谷において戰爭の陣列を立つ

Certis Aza yede ayens hem, and araiede scheltrun to batel in the valei Sephata, which is bisidis Masera. And he inwardli clepide the Lord God,

11 時にアサその神ヱホバにむかひて呼はりて言ふヱホバよ力ある者を助くるも力なき者を助くるも汝においては異ること無し我らの神ヱホバよ我らを助けたまへ我らは汝に倚賴み汝の名に託りて往て此群集に敵るヱホバよ汝は我らの神にましませり人をして汝に勝せたまふ勿れと

and seide, Lord, no dyuersitee is anentis thee, whether thou helpe in fewe, ethir in manye; oure Lord God, helpe thou vs, for we han trist in thee and in thi name, and camen ayens this multitude; Lord, thou art oure God, a man haue not the maistrye ayens thee.

12 ヱホバすなはちアサの前とユダの前においてエテオピア人を撃敗りたまひしかばエテオピア人逃はしりけるに

Therfor the Lord made aferd Ethiopens bifor Asa and Juda, and Ethiopens fledden; and Asa and his puple,

13 アサと之に從がふ民かれらをゲラルまで追撃り斯エテオピア人は倒れて再び振ふことを得ざりき其は彼等ヱホバとその軍旅に打敗られたればなりユダの人々の得たる掠取物は甚だ多りき

that was with hym, pursuede hem `til to Gerare. And Ethiopens felden doun `til to deeth, for thei weren al to-brokun bi the Lord sleynge, and bi his oost fiytynge. Therfor thei token many spuylis,

14 かれらはまたゲラルの四周の邑々を盡く撃やぶれり是その邑々ヱホバを畏れたればなり是において彼らその一切の邑より物を掠めたりしがその中より得たる掠取物は夥多かりき

and smitiden alle the citees `bi the cumpas of Gerare; for greet drede hadde assailid alle men. And thei rifliden cytees, and baren a weye myche prey;

15 また家畜のをる天幕を襲ふて羊と駱駝を多く奪ひ取り而してヱルサレムに歸りぬ

but also thei destrieden the fooldis of scheep, and token multitude without noumbre of scheep and of camels, and turneden ayen in to Jerusalem.