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, and this faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fortified cities, and thought to make a breach therein for himself.

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

And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,

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

he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city; and they helped 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 there was gathered much people together, and they stopped all the fountains, and the brook that flowed through the midst of the land, saying: 'Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find 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 took courage, and built up all the wall that was broken down, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and strengthened Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.

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 captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the broad place at the gate of the city, and spoke encouragingly to 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 of good courage, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him; for there is a Greater with us than 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 arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles.' And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

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 Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem — now he was before Lachish, and all his power with him — unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, 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 Sennacherib king of Assyria: Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide the siege in Jerusalem?

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

Doth not Hezekiah persuade you, to give you over to die by famine and by thirst, saying: The LORD our God will deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

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 high places and His altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying: Ye shall worship before one altar, and upon it shall ye offer?

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

Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the peoples of the lands? Were the gods of the nations of the lands in any wise able to deliver their land out of my hand?

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 was there among all the gods of those nations which my fathers utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people out of my hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of my 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

Now therefore let not Hezekiah beguile you, nor persuade you after this manner, neither believe ye him; for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of my hand, and out of the hand of my fathers; how much less shall your God deliver you out of my hand?'

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 servants spoke yet more against the LORD God, and against His servant 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 a letter, to taunt the LORD, the God of Israel, and to speak against Him, saying: 'As the gods of the nations of the lands, which have not delivered their people out of my hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver His people out of my hand.'

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

And they cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to terrify them, and to affright them; that they might take the city.

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

And they spoke of the God of Jerusalem, as of the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are the work of men's 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

And Hezekiah the king, and Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, prayed because of this, and cried to heaven.

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, who cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains, in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.

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

Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all, and guided them on every 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 gifts unto the LORD to Jerusalem, and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah; so that he was exalted in the sight of all nations from thenceforth.

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 days Hezekiah was sick even unto death; and he prayed unto the LORD; and He spoke unto him, and gave him a sign.

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 rendered not according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up; therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.

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 himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD came not upon them in the days 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

And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour; and he provided him treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of goodly 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

store-houses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and stalls for all manner of beasts, and flocks in folds.

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

Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance; for God had given him very much substance.

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 upper spring of the waters of Gihon, and brought them straight down on the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.

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

Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that He might know 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

Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his good deeds, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, and in the book of the kings of Judah 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

And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the ascent of the sepulchres of the sons of David; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.