サムエル記Ⅱ 2
1 此のちダビデ、ヱホバに問ていひけるは我ユダのひとつの邑にのぼるべきやヱホバかれにいひたまひけるはのぼれダビデいひけるは何處にのぼるべきやヱホバいひたまひけるはヘブロンにのぼるべしと
Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD.
2 ダビデすなはち彼處にのぼれりその二人の妻ヱズレル人アヒノアムおよびカルメル人ナバルの妻なりしアビガルもともにのぼれり
So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.
3 ダビデ其おのれとともにありし從者と其家族をことごとく將のぼりければ皆ヘブロンの諸巴にすめり
David also took the men who were with him, each with his household, and they settled in the towns near Hebron.
4 時にユダの人々きたり彼處にてダビデに膏をそそぎてユダの家の王となせり 人々ダビデにつげてサウルを葬りしはヤベシギレアデの人なりといひければ
Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”
5 ダビデ使者をヤベシギレアデの人におくりてこれにいひけるは汝らこの厚意を汝らの主サウルにあらはしてかれを葬りたればねがはくは汝らヱホバより福祉をえよ
So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead to tell them, “The LORD bless you, because you showed this kindness to Saul your lord when you buried him.
6 ねがはくはヱホバ恩寵と眞實を汝等にしめしたまへ汝らこの事をなしたるにより我亦汝らに此恩惠をしめすなり
Now may the LORD show you loving devotion and faithfulness, and I will also show you the same favor because you have done this.
7 されば汝ら手をつよくして勇ましくなれ汝らの主サウルは死たり又ユダの家我に膏をそそぎて我をかれらの王となしたればなりと
Now then, be strong and courageous, for though Saul your lord is dead, the house of Judah has anointed me as their king.”
8 爰にサウルの軍の長ネルの子アブネル、サウルの子イシボセテを取りてこれをマナイムにみちびきわたり
Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim,
9 ギレアデとアシユリ人とヱズレルとエフライムとベニヤミンとイスラエルの衆の王となせり
and made him king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin—over all Israel.
10 サウルの子イシボセテはイスラエルの王となりし時四十歳にして二年のあひだ位にありしがユダの家はダビデにしたがへり
Saul’s son Ish-bosheth was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned for two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David.
11 ダビデのヘブロンにありてユダの家の王たりし日數は七年と六ヶ月なりき
And the length of time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
12 ネルの子アブネル及びサウルの子なるイシボセテの臣僕等マハナイムを出てギベオンに至れり
One day Abner son of Ner and the servants of Ish-bosheth son of Saul marched out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
13 セルヤの子ヨアブとダビデの臣僕もいでゆけり彼らギベオンの池の傍にて出會一方は池の此畔に一方は池の彼畔に坐す
So Joab son of Zeruiah, along with the servants of David, marched out and met them by the pool of Gibeon. And the two camps took up positions on opposite sides of the pool.
14 アブネル、ヨアブにいひけるはいざ少者をして起て我らのまへに戯れしめんヨアブいひけるは起しめんと
Then Abner said to Joab, “Let us have the young men get up and compete before us.” “Let them get up,” Joab replied.
15 サウルの子イシボセテに屬するベニヤミンの人其數十二人及びダビデの臣僕十二人起て前み
So they got up and were counted off—twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve for David.
16 おのおの其敵手の首を執へて劍を其敵手の脅に刺し斯して彼等倶に斃れたり是故に其處はヘルカテハヅリム(利劍の地)と稱らる即ちギベオンにあり
Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his sword into his opponent’s side, and they all fell together. So this place, which is in Gibeon, is called Helkath-hazzurim.
17 此日戰甚だ烈しくしてアブネルとイスラエルの人々ダビデの臣僕のまへに敗る
The battle that day was intense, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.
18 其處にゼルヤの三人の子ヨアブ、アビシヤイ、アサヘル居たりしがアサヘルは疾足なること野にをる麆のごとくなりき
The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle,
19 アサヘル、アブネルの後を追ひけるが行に右左にまがらずアブネルの後をしたふ
and he chased Abner, not turning to the right or to the left in his pursuit.
20 アブネル後を顧みていふ汝はアサヘルなるか彼しかりと答ふ
And Abner glanced back and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” “It is,” Asahel replied.
21 アブネルかれにいひけるは汝の右か左に轉向て少者の一人を擒へて其戎服を取れと然どアサヘル、アブネルをおふことを罷て外に向ふを肯ぜず
So Abner told him, “Turn to your right or to your left, seize one of the young men, and take his equipment for yourself.” But Asahel would not stop chasing him.
22 アブネルふたたびアサヘルにいふ汝我を追ことをやめて外に向へ我なんぞ汝を地に撃ち仆すべけんや然せば我いかでかわが面を汝の兄ヨアブにむくべけんと
Once again, Abner warned Asahel, “Stop chasing me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How could I show my face to your brother Joab?”
23 然どもかれ外にむかふことをいなむによりアブネル槍の後銛をもてかれの腹を刺しければ槍その背後にいでたりかれ其處にたふれて立時に死り斯しかばアサヘルの仆れて死るところに來る者は皆たちどまれり
But Asahel refused to turn away; so Abner thrust the butt of his spear into his stomach, and it came out his back, and he fell dead on the spot. And every man paused when he came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died.
24 されどヨアブとアビシヤイはアブネルの後を追きたりしがギベオンの野の道傍にギアの前にあるアンマの山にいたれる時日暮ぬ
But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. By sunset, they had gone as far as the hill of Ammah opposite Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.
25 ベニヤミンの子孫アブネルにしたがひて集まり一隊となりてひとつの山の頂にたてり
The Benjamites rallied to Abner, formed a single unit, and took their stand atop a hill.
26 爰にアブネル、ヨアブをよびていひけるは刀劍豈永久にほろぼさんや汝其終りには怨恨を結ぶにいたるをしらざるや汝何時まで民に其兄弟を追ふことをやめてかへることを命ぜざるや
Then Abner called out to Joab: “Must the sword devour forever? Do you not realize that this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers?”
27 ヨアブいひけるは神は活く若し汝が言出さざりしならば民はおのおの其兄弟を追はずして今晨のうちにさりゆきしならんと
“As surely as God lives,” Joab replied, “if you had not spoken up, the troops would have continued pursuing their brothers until morning.”
28 かくてヨアブ喇叭を吹きければ民皆たちどまりて再イスラエルの後を追はずまたかさねて戰はざりき
So Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.
29 アブネルと其從者終夜アラバを經ゆきてヨルダンを濟りビテロンを通りてマハナイムに至れり
And all that night Abner and his men marched through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, marched all morning, and arrived at Mahanaim.
30 ヨアブ、アブネルを追ことをやめて歸り民をことごとく集めたるにダビデの臣僕十九人とアサヘル缺てをらざりき
When Joab returned from pursuing Abner, he gathered all the troops. In addition to Asahel, nineteen of David’s servants were missing,
31 されどダビデの臣僕はベニヤミンとアブネルの從者三百六十人を撃ち殺せり
but they had struck down 360 Benjamites who were with Abner.
32 人々アサヘルを取りあげてベテレヘムにある其父の墓に葬るヨアブと其從者は終夜ゆきて黎明にヘブロンにいたれり
Later, they took Asahel and buried him in his father’s tomb in Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men marched all night and reached Hebron at daybreak.
