歴代誌Ⅱ 19
1 ユダの王ヨシヤパテは恙なくヱルサレムに歸りてその家に至れり
Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.
2 時に先見者ハナニの子ヱヒウ、ヨシヤパテ王を出むかへて之に言けるは汝惡き者を助けヱホバを惡む者を愛して可らんや之がためにヱホバの前より震怒なんぢの上に臨む
Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked, and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, wrath is on you from before the LORD.
3 然ながら善事もまた汝の身に見ゆ即ち汝はアシラ像を國中より除きかつ心を傾けて神を求むるなりと
Nevertheless there are good things found in you, in that you have put away the Asheroth out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God.”
4 ヨシヤパテはヱルサレムに住をりしが復出てベエルシバよりエフライムの山地まで民の間を行めぐりその先祖の神ヱホバにこれを導き歸せり
Jehoshaphat lived at Jerusalem; and he went out again amongst the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim, and brought them back to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
5 彼またユダの一切の堅固なる邑に裁判人を立つ國中の邑々みな然り
He set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,
6 而して裁判人に言けるは汝等その爲ところを愼め汝らは人のために裁判するに非ずヱホバのために裁判するなり裁判する時にはヱホバ汝らと偕にいます
and said to the judges, “Consider what you do, for you don’t judge for man, but for the LORD; and he is with you in the judgement.
7 然ば汝らヱホバを畏れ愼みて事をなせ我らの神ヱホバは惡き事なく人を偏視ことなく賄賂を取こと無ればなり
Now therefore let the fear of the LORD be on you. Take heed and do it; for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.”
8 ヨシヤパテまたレビ人祭司およびイスラエルの族長を選びてヱルサレムに置きヱホバの事および訴訟を審判しむ彼らはヱルサレムにかへれり
Moreover in Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed certain Levites, priests, and heads of the fathers’ households of Israel to give judgement for the LORD and for controversies. They returned to Jerusalem.
9 ヨシヤパテこれに命じて云く汝らヱホバを畏れ眞實と誠心をもて斯おこなふべし
He commanded them, saying, “You shall do this in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.
10 凡てその邑々に住む汝らの兄弟血を相流せる事または律法と誡命法度と條例などの事につきて汝らに訴へ出ること有ばこれを諭してヱホバに罪を犯さざらしめよ恐らくは震怒なんぢと汝らの兄弟にのぞまん汝ら斯おこなはば愆なかるべし
Whenever any controversy comes to you from your brothers who dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and ordinances, you must warn them, that they not be guilty towards the LORD, and so wrath come on you and on your brothers. Do this, and you will not be guilty.
11 視よ祭司の長アマリヤ汝らの上にありてヱホバの事を凡て司どりユダの家の宰イシマエルの子ゼバデヤ王の事を凡て司どる亦レビ人汝らの前にありて官吏とならん汝ら心を強くして事をなせヱホバ善人を祐けたまふべし
Behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all the king’s matters. Also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and may the LORD be with the good.”
