歴代誌Ⅱ 32

1 ヒゼキヤが此等の事を行ひ且つ忠實なりし後アツスリヤの王セナケリブ來りてユダに入り堅固なる邑々にむかひて陣を張り之を攻取んとす

After these things faithfully described, Saneherib King of Asshur came and entred into Iudah, and besieged the strong cities, and thought to winne them for him selfe.

2 ヒゼキヤ、セナケリブの旣に來りヱルサレムに攻むかはんとするを見

When Hezekiah sawe that Saneherib was come, and that his purpose was to fight against Ierusalem,

3 その牧伯等および勇士等と謀りて邑の外なる一切の泉水を塞がんとす彼等これを助く

Then he tooke counsell with his princes and his nobles, to stoppe the water of the fountaines without the citie: and they did helpe him.

4 衆多の民あつまりて一切の泉水および國の中を流れわたる渓河を塞ぎていひけるはアツスリヤの王等來りて水を多く得ば豈で可らんやと

So many of the people assembled themselues, and stopt all the fountaines, and the riuer that ranne through the middes of the countrey, saying, Why should the Kings of Asshur come, and finde much water?

5 ヒゼキヤまた力を強くし破れたる石垣をことごとく建なほして之を戌樓まで築き上げその外にまた石垣をめぐらしダビデの邑のミロを堅くし戈盾を多く造り

And he tooke courage, and built all the broken wall, and made vp the towers, and another wall without, and repayred Millo in the citie of Dauid, and made many dartes and shields.

6 軍長を多く民の上に立て邑の門の廣場に民を集めてこれを努ひて言ふ

And he set captaines of warre ouer the people, and assembled them to him in the broade place of the gate of the citie, and spake comfortably vnto them, saying,

7 汝ら心を強くし且勇めアツスリヤの王のためにも彼とともなる群衆のためにも懼るる勿れ慄く勿れ我らとともなる者は彼とともになる者よりも多きぞかし

Be strong and couragious: feare not, neither be afraide for the King of Asshur, neither for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with vs, then is with him.

8 彼とともなる者は肉の腕なり然れども我らとともなる者は我らの神ヱホバにして我らを助け我らに代りて戰かひたまふべしと民はユダの王ヒゼキヤの言に安んず

With him is an arme of flesh, but with vs is the Lord our God for to helpe vs, and to fight our battels. Then the people were confirmed by the wordes of Hezekiah King of Iudah.

9 此後アツスリヤの王セナケリブその全軍をもてラキシを攻圍み居りて臣僕をヱルサレムに遣はしてユダの王ヒゼキヤおよびヱルサレムにをる一切のユダ人に告しめて云く

After this, did Saneherib King of Asshur send his seruants to Ierusalem (while he was against Lachish, and all his dominion with him) vnto Hezekiah King of Iudah and vnto all Iudah that were at Ierusalem, saying,

10 アツスリヤの王セナケリブかく言ふ汝ら何を恃みてヱルサレムに閉籠りをるや

Thus saith Saneherib the King of Asshur, Wherein doe ye trust, that ye will remaine in Ierusalem, during the siege?

11 ヒゼキヤ我らの神ヱホバ、アツスリヤの王の手より我らを救ひ出したまはんと言て汝らを浚かし汝らをして饑渇て死しめんとするに非ずや

Doeth not Hezekiah entice you to giue ouer your selues vnto death by famine and by thirst, saying, The Lord our God shall deliuer vs out of the hande of the King of Asshur?

12 此ヒゼキヤはすなはちヱホバの諸の崇邱と祭壇を取のぞきユダとヱルサレムとに命じて汝らは唯一の壇の前にて崇拝を爲しその上に香を焚べしと言し者にあらずや

Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his hie places and his altars, and commanded Iudah and Ierusalem, saying, Ye shall worshippe before one altar, and burne incense vpon it?

13 汝らは我およびわが先祖等が諸の國の民に爲したる所を知ざるか其等の國々の民の神少許にてもその國をわが手より救ひ取ることを得しや

Knowe ye not what I and my fathers haue done vnto all the people of other countreyes? were the gods of the nations of other landes able to deliuer their land out of mine hande?

14 わが先祖等の滅ぼし盡せし國民の諸の神の中誰か己の民をわが手より救ひ出すことを得し者あらんや然れば汝らの神いかでか汝らをわが手より救ひいだすことを得ん

Who is he of al the gods of those natios (that my fathers haue destroied) that could deliuer his people out of mine hande? that your God should be able to deliuer you out of mine hand?

15 然れば斯ヒゼキヤに欺かるる勿れ浚かさるる勿れまた彼を信ずる勿れ何の民何の國の神もその民を我手または我父祖の手より救ひ出すことを得ざりしなれば况て汝らの神いかでか我手より汝らを救ひ出すことを得んと

Nowe therefore let not Hezekiah deceiue you, nor seduce you after this sort, neither beleeue ye him: for none of all the gods of any nation or kingdome was able to deliuer his people out of mine hande and out of the hande of my fathers: howe much lesse shall your gods deliuer you out of mine hande?

16 セナケリブの臣僕等この外にも多くヱホバ神およびその僕ヒゼキヤを誹れり

And his seruants spake yet more against the Lord God, and against his seruant Hezekiah.

17 セナケリブまた書をかきおくりてイスラエルの神ヱホバを嘲りかつ誹り諸國の民の神々その民をわが手より救ひいださざりし如くヒゼキヤの神もその民をわが手より救ひ出さじと云ふ

He wrote also letters, blaspheming the Lord God of Israel and speaking against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of other countreies could not deliuer their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliuer his people out of mine hande.

18 彼ら遂に大聲を擧げユダヤ語をもて石垣の上なるヱルサレムの民に語ひ之を威しかつ擾せり是は邑を取んとてなり

Then they cryed with a loude voyce in the Iewes speach vnto the people of Ierusalem that were on the wall, to feare them and to astonish them, that they might take the citie.

19 斯かれらはヱルサレムの神を論ずること人の手の作なる地上の民の神々を論ずるがごとくせり

Thus they spake against the God of Ierusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, euen the workes of mans hands,

20 是によりてヒゼキヤ王およびアモツの子預言者イザヤともに祈祷て天に呼はりければ

But Hezekiah the King, and the Prophet Isaiah the sonne of Amoz prayed against this and cryed to heauen.

21 ヱホバ天の使一箇を遣はしてアツスリヤ王の陣營にある一切の大勇士および將官軍長等を絶しめたまへり斯りしかば王面を赧らめて己の國に還りけるがその神の家にいりし時其身より出たる者等劍をもて之を其處に弑せり

And the Lord sent an Angel which destroyed all the valiant men, and the princes and captaines of the hoste of the King of Asshur: so he returned with shame to his owne lande. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came foorth of his owne bowels, slewe him there with the sworde.

22 是のごとくヱホバ、ヒゼキヤとヱルサレムの民をアツスリヤの王セナケリブの手および諸人の手より救ひいだし四方において之を守護たまへり

So the Lord saued Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Ierusalem from the hande of Saneherib King of Asshur, and from the hande of all other, and maintained them on euery side.

23 是において衆多の人献納物をヱルサレムに携へきたりてヱホバに奉りまた財寳をユダの王ヒゼキヤに餽れり此後ヒゼキヤは萬國の民に尊び見らる

And many brought offrings vnto the Lord to Ierusalem, and presents to Hezekiah King of Iudah, so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations from thencefoorth.

24 當時ヒゼキヤ病て死んとせしがヱホバに祈りければヱホバこれに告をなし之に休徴を賜へり

In those dayes Hezekiah was sicke vnto the death, and prayed vnto the Lord, who spake vnto him, and gaue him a signe.

25 然るにヒゼキヤその蒙むりし恩に酬ゆることをせずして心に高ぶりければ震怒これに臨まんとしまたユダとヱルサレムに臨まんとせしが

But Hezekiah did not render according to the rewarde bestowed vpon him: for his heart was lift vp, and wrath came vpon him, and vpon Iudah and Ierusalem.

26 ヒゼキヤその心に高慢を悔て身を卑くしヱルサレムの民も同じく然なしたるに因てヒゼキヤの世にはヱホバの震怒かれらに臨まざりき

Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled him selfe (after that his heart was lifted vp) he and the inhabitants of Ierusalem, and the wrath of the Lord came not vpon them in the dayes of Hezekiah.

27 ヒゼキヤは富と貴を極め府庫を造りて金銀寶石香物楯および各種の寶貴き器物を蔵め

Hezekiah also had exceeding much riches and honour, and he gate him treasures of siluer, and of golde, and of precious stones, and of sweete odours, and of shieldes, and of all pleasant vessels:

28 また倉廩を造りて穀物酒油などの產物を蔵め圈を造りて種々の家畜を置き牢を造りて羊の群を置き

And of store houses for the increase of wheat and wine and oyle, and stalles for all beasts, and rowes for the stables.

29 また許多の邑を設けかつ牛羊を夥多しく有り是は神貨財を甚だ多くこれに賜ひしが故なり

And he made him cities, and had possession of sheepe and oxen in abundance: for God had giuen him substance exceeding much.

30 このヒゼキヤまたギホンの水の上の源を塞ぎてこれを下より眞直にダビデの邑の西の方に引り斯ヒゼキヤはその一切の工を善なし就たり

This same Hezekiah also stopped the vpper water springs of Gihon, and led them streight vnderneath towarde the citie of Dauid Westwarde. so Hezekiah prospered in all his workes.

31 但しバビロンの君等が使者を遣はしてこの國にありし奇蹟を問しめたる時には神かれを棄おきたまへり是その心に有ところの事を盡く知んがために之を試みたまへるなり

But because of the ambassadours of the princes of Babel, which sent vnto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the lande, God left him to trie him, and to knowe all that was in his heart.

32 ヒゼキヤのその餘の行爲およびその徳行はユダとイスラエルの列王紀の書の中なるアモツの子預言者イザヤの默示の中に記さる

Concerning the rest of the actes of Hezekiah, and his goodnesse, beholde, they are written in the vision of Ishiah the Prophet, the sonne of Amoz, in the booke of the Kings of Iudah and Israel.

33 ヒゼキヤその先祖等と偕に寝りたればダビデの子孫の墓の中なる高き處にこれを葬りユダの人々およびヱルサレムの民みな厚くその死を送れり其子マナセこれに代りて王となる

So Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buryed him in the highest sepulchre of the sonnes of Dauid: and all Iudah and the inhabitants of Ierusalem did him honour at his death: and Manasseh his sonne reigned in his stead.