列王記Ⅱ 22

1 ヨシアは八歳にして王となりヱルサレムにおいて三十一年世を治めたり其母はボヅカテのアダヤの女にして名をヱデダと曰ふ

Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.

2 ヨシアはヱホバの目に適ふ事をなしその父ダビデの道にあゆみて右にも左にも轉らざりき

And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.

3 ヨシア王の十八年に王メシユラムの子アザリヤの子なる書記官シヤパンをヱホバの家に遣せり即ちこれに言けらく

And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of Jehovah, saying,

4 汝祭司の長ヒルキヤの許にのぼり行てヱホバの家にいりし銀すなはち門守が民よりあつめし者を彼に計算しめ

Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the money which is brought into the house of Jehovah, which the keepers of the threshold have gathered of the people:

5 工事を司どるヱホバの家の監督者の手にこれを付さしめ而してまた彼らをしてヱホの家にありて工事をなすところの者にこれを付さしめ殿の破壞を修理はしめよ

and let them deliver it into the hand of the workmen that have the oversight of the house of Jehovah; and let them give it to the workmen that are in the house of Jehovah, to repair the breaches of the house,

6 即ち工匠と建築者と石工にこれを付さしめ又これをもて殿を修理ふ材木と斫石を買しむべし

unto the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the house.

7 但し彼らは誠實に事をなせば彼らの手にわたすところの銀の計算をかれらとするには及ばざるなり

Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand; for they dealt faithfully.

8 時に祭司の長ヒルキヤ書記官シヤパンに言けるは我ヱホバの家において律法の書を見いだせりとヒルキヤすなはちその書をシヤパンにわたしたれば彼これを讀り

And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of Jehovah. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

9 かくて書記官シヤパン王の許にいたり王に返事まうして言ふ僕等殿にありし金を打あけてこれを工事を司どるヱホバの家の監督者の手に付せりと

And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of the workmen that have the oversight of the house of Jehovah.

10 書記官シヤパンまた王につげて祭司ヒルキヤ我に一書をわたせりと言ひシヤパン其を王の前に讀けるに

And Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.

11 王その律法の書の言を聞やその衣を裂り

And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.

12 而して王祭司ヒルキヤとシヤパンの子アヒカムとミカヤの子アクボルと書記官シヤパンと王の内臣アサヤとに命じて言ふ

And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king’s servant, saying,

13 汝等往てこの見當し書の言につきて我のため民のためユダ全國のためにヱホバに問へ其は我儕の先祖等はこの書の言に聽したがひてその凡て我儕のために記されたるところを行ふことをせざりしに因てヱホバの我儕にむかひて怒を發したまふこと甚だしかるべければなり

Go ye, inquire of Jehovah for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found; for great is the wrath of Jehovah that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.

14 是において祭司ヒルキヤ、アヒカム、アクボル、シヤパンおよびアサヤ等シヤルムの妻なる女預言者ホルダの許にいたれりシヤルムはハルハスの子なるテクワの子にして衣裳の室を守る者なり時にホルダはヱルサレムの下邑に住をる彼等すなはちホルダに物語せしかば

So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the second quarter); and they communed with her.

15 ホルダかれらに言けるはイスラエルの神ヱホバかく言たまふ汝等を我につかはせる人に告よ

And she said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Tell ye the man that sent you unto me,

16 ヱホバかく言ふ我ユダの王が讀たるかの書の一切の言にしたがひて災害をこの處と此にすめる民に降さんとす

Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read.

17 彼等はわれを棄て他の神に香を焚きその手に作れる諸の物をもて我を怒らするなり是故に我この處にむかひて怒の火を發す是は滅ざるべし

Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the work of their hands, therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and it shall not be quenched.

18 但し汝等をつかはして我に問しむるユダの王には汝等かく言べし汝が聞る言につきてイスラエルの神ヱホバかく言たまふ

But unto the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of Jehovah, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: As touching the words which thou hast heard,

19 汝はわが此處と此にすめる民にむかひて是は荒地となり呪詛とならんと言しを聞たる時に心柔にしてヱホバの前に身を卑し衣を裂て吾前に泣たれば我もまた聽ことをなすなりヱホバこれを言ふ

because thy heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before Jehovah, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith Jehovah.

20 然ば視よ我なんぢを汝の先祖等に歸せしめん汝は安全に墓に歸することをうべし汝はわが此處にくだす諸の災害を目に見ることあらじと彼等すなはち王に返事まうしぬ

Therefore, behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.