サムエル記Ⅱ 18
1 爰にダビデ己とともにある民を核べて其上に千夫の長百夫の長を立たり
Then David mustered the people that were with him, —and set over them, captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds.
2 しかしてダビデ民を三に分ちて其一をヨアブの手に託け一をゼルヤの子ヨアブの兄弟アビシヤイの手に託け一をガテ人イツタイの手に託けたりかくして王民にいひけるは我もまた必ず汝らとともに出んと
And David sent forth the people—a third part, under the hand of Joab, and, a third part, under the hand of Abishai son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, and, a third part, under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. Then said the king, unto the people, I myself, will, surely go forth, with you.
3 されど民いふ汝は出べからず我儕如何に逃るとも彼等は我儕に心をとめじ又我儕半死とも我儕に心をとめざるべしされど汝は我儕の一萬に等し故に汝は城邑の中より我儕を助けなば善し
But the people said—Thou must not go forth, for, if we, flee, they will not regard us, neither, if half of us die, will they regard us, for, thou, compared with us, [art worth] ten thousand, —now, therefore, it will be better that thou come to us out of the city, with succour.
4 王かれらにいひけるは汝等の目に善と見ゆるところを爲すべしとかくて王門の傍に立ち民皆或は百人或は千人となりて出づ
And the king said unto them, Whatever is best in your eyes, I will do. And the king stood beside the gate, while, all the people, came out by hundreds and by thousands.
5 王ヨアブ、アビシヤイおよびイツタイに命じてわがために少年アブサロムを寛に待へよといふ王のアブサロムの事について諸の將官に命を下せる時民皆聞り
And the king charged Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently, for my sake, with the young man, even Absolom. And, all the people, heard when the king charged all the captains, for the sake of Absolom.
6 爰に民イスラエルにむかひて野に出でエフライムの叢林に戰ひしが
So the people went forth into the field against Israel, —and the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim.
7 イスラエルの民其處にてダビデの臣僕のまへに敗る其日彼處の戰死大にして二萬にいたれり
Then were the people of Israel defeated there, before he servants of David, —and the slaughter there was great, on that day—twenty thousand.
8 しかして戰徧く其地の表に廣がりぬ是日叢林の滅ぼせる者は刀劒の滅ぼせる者よりも多かりき
And the battle there was spread out over the face of all the land, —and the forest devoured more of the people than the sword devoured on that day.
9 爰にアブサロム、ダビデの臣僕に行き遭り時にアブサロム騾馬に乗居たりしが騾馬大なる橡樹の繁き枝の下を過ければアブサロムの頭其橡に繋りて彼天地のあひだにあがれり騾馬はかれの下より行過たり
Now, when Absolom met the servants of David, Absolom, was riding upon a mule, and the mule came under the thick branches of a large oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was suspended between heaven and earth, the mule that was under him passing on.
10 一箇の人見てヨアブに告ていひけるは我アブサロムが橡樹に懸りをるを見たりと
And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, —and said—Lo! I saw Absolom suspended in an oak.
11 ヨアブ其告たる人にいひけるはさらば爾見て何故に彼を其處にて地に撃落さざりしや我爾に銀十枚と一本の帶を與へんものを
Then said Joab to the man that was telling him, Lo! since thou sawest him, why didst thou not smite him there, to the ground? then should I have been bound to give thee ten pieces of silver, and a girdle.
12 其人ヨアブにいひけるは假令わが手に銀千枚を受べきも我は手をいだして王の子に敵せじ其は王我儕の聞るまへにて爾とアビシヤイとイツタイに命じて爾ら各少年アブサロムを害するなかれといひたまひたればなり
And the man said unto Joab, Though I were weighing upon my palm a thousand pieces of silver, yet would I not put forth my hand against the son of the king, —for, in our hearing, the king Charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Watch any man who [would touch] the young man Absolom.
13 我若し反いてかれの生命を戕賊はば何事も王に隱るる所なければ爾自ら立て我を責んと
Otherwise, had I dealt with my life falsely (and nothing can be hid from the king), then, thou thyself, wouldst have stood aloof.
14 時にヨアブ我かく爾とともに滞るべからずといひて手に三本の槍を携へゆきて彼の橡樹の中に尚生をるアブサロムの胸に之を衝通せり
And Joab said, Not thus, may I tarry before thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them into the heart of Absolom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
15 ヨアブの武器を執る十人の少者繞きてアブサロムを撃ち之を死しめたり
Then came round ten young men who bare Joab’s armour, —and smote Absolom, and slew him.
16 かくてヨアブ喇叭を吹ければ民イスラエルの後を追ふことを息てかへれりヨアブ民を止めたればなり
Then Joab blew with a horn, and the people returned from pursuing Israel, —for Joab had restrained the people.
17 衆アブサロムを將て叢林の中なる大なる穴に投げいれ其上に甚だ大きく石を疊あげたり是においてイスラエル皆おのおの其天幕に逃かへれり
And they took Absolom, and cast him, in the forest, into a large pit, and raised up over him a very great heap of stones, —and, all Israel, fled, every man to his home.
18 アブサロム我はわが名を傳ふべき子なしと言て其生る間に己のために一の表柱を建たり王の谷にあり彼おのれの名を其表柱に與たり其表柱今日にいたるまでアブサロムの碑と稱らる
But, Absolom, had taken, and raised up for himself, in his lifetime, the pillar that is in the king’s vale, for he said, I have no son, to keep in remembrance my name, so he called the pillar after his own name, and it is called Absolom’s monument unto this day.
19 爰にザドクの子アヒマアズいひけるは請ふ我をして趨りて王にヱホバの王をまもりて其敵の手を免かれしめたまひし音信を傳へしめよと
Then, Ahimaaz, son of Zadok, said, Let me run, I pray thee, and carry tidings unto the king, —how that Yahweh hath vindicated him, at the hand of his enemies.
20 ヨアブかれにいひけるは汝は今日音信を傳ふるものとなるべからず他日に音信を傳ふべし今日は王の子死たれば汝音信を傳ふべからず
And Joab said to him—Not a man to bear tidings, art thou this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day, —but, this day, shalt thou not bear tidings, for this cause, that, the king’s son, is dead.
21 ヨアブ、クシ人にいひけるは往て爾が見たる所を王に告よクシ人ヨアブに禮をなして走れり
Then said Joab to a Cushite, Go tell the king, what thou hast seen. And the Cushite bowed himself down to Joab, and ran.
22 ザドクの子アヒマアズ再びヨアブにいひけるは請ふ何にもあれ我をも亦クシ人の後より走ゆかしめよヨアブいひけるは我子よ爾は充分の音信を持ざるに何故に走りゆかんとするや
Then, yet again, said Ahimaaz son of Zadok unto Joab. But, be what may, do, I pray thee, let, me also, run, after the Cushite. And Joab said—Wherefore is it that, thou, wouldst run, my son, when, thou, hast no tidings of, any profit?
23 かれいふ何れにもあれ我をして走りゆかしめよとヨアブかれにいふ走るべし是においてアヒマアズ低地の路をはしりてクシ人を走越たり
But, be what may, I will run. So he said to him—Run. Then ran Ahimaaz by the way of the plain, and got beyond the Cushite.
24 時にダビデは二の門の間に坐しゐたり爰に守望者門の蓋上にのぼり石墻にのぼりて其目を擧て見るに視よ獨一人にて走きたる者あり
Now, David, was sitting between the two gates, —and the watchman went on to the top of the gate-house, upon the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and lo! a man, running alone.
25 守望者呼はりて王に告ければ王いふ若し獨ならば口に音信を持つならんと其人進み來りて近づけり
So the watchman called out, and told the king. And the king said, If he is alone, there are tidings in his mouth. And he came on nearer and nearer.
26 守望者復一人の走りきたるを見しかば守望者守門者に呼はりて言ふ獨一人にて走きたる者あり王いふ其人もまた音信を持ものなり
Then saw the watchman another man, running, so he called out unto the porter, Lo! a man, running alone. And the king said. This one also, beareth tidings.
27 守望者言ふ我先者の走を見るにザドクの子アヒマアズの走るが如しと王いひけるは彼は善人なり善き音信を持來るならん
Then said the watchman, It seemeth, to me, that, the running of the foremost, is like the running of Ahimaaz son of Zadok. And the king said, A good man, is he, and, with good tidings, he cometh.
28 アヒマアズ呼はりて王にいひけるはねがはくは平安なれとかくて王のまへに地に伏していふ爾の神ヱホバは讃べきかなヱホバかの手をあげて王わが主に敵したる人々を付したまへり
Then called out Ahimaaz, and said unto the king, Peace! And he bowed himself down to the king, with his face to the earth, —and said—Blessed, be Yahweh thy God, who hath surrendered the men who were lifting up their hand, against my lord the king.
29 王いひけるは少年アブサロムは平安なるやアヒマアズこたへけるは王の僕ヨアブ僕を遣はせし時我大なる噪を見たれども何をも知らざるなり
And the king said, Is it, well, with the young man—Absolom? Then said Ahimaaz—I saw a great crowd, when Joab sent the king’s servant and [me] thy servant, but I knew not what [it meant].
30 王いひけるは側にいたりて其處に立よと乃ち側にいたりて立つ
And the king said, Aside! stand, here. So he turned aside, and stood.
31 時に視よクシ人來れりクシ人いひけるはねがはくは王音信を受たまへヱホバ今日爾をまもりて凡て爾にたち逆ふ者の手を免かれしめたまへり
Then lo! the Cushite, coming in, —and the Cushite said—Tidings, getteth my lord the king, how that Yahweh hath vindicated thee to-day, at the hand of all them who had risen up against thee.
32 王クシ人にいひけるは少年アブサロムは平安なるやクシ人いひけるはねがはくは王わが主の敵および凡て汝に起ち逆ひて害をなさんとする者は彼少年のごとくなれと
And the king said unto the Cushite—Is it, well, with the young man—Absolom? Then said the Cushite—Be, like the young man, the enemies of my lord the king, and all who have risen up against thee, for harm.
33 王大に感み門の樓にのぼりて哭り彼行ながらかくいへりわが子アブサロムよわが子わが子アブサロムよ鳴呼われ汝に代りて死たらん者をアブサロムわが子よわが子よ
Then was the king deeply moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept, —and, thus, he said as he went—O my son Absolom, my son—my son—Absolom! could, I, but have died in thy stead, O Absolom, my son—my son!
