サムエル記Ⅱ 3

1 サウルの家とダビデの家の間の戰爭久しかりしがダビデは益強くなりサウルの家はますます弱くなれり

Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David; and David waxed stronger and stronger, but the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.

2 ヘブロンにてダビデに男子等生る其首出の子はアムノンといひてヱズレル人アヒノアムより生る

And unto David were sons born in Hebron; and his first-born was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;

3 其次はギレアブといひてカルメル人ナバルの妻なりしアビガルより生る第三はアブサロムといひてゲシユルの王タルマイの女子マアカの子なり

and his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;

4 第四はアドニヤといひてハギテの子なり第五はシバテヤといひてアビタルの子なり

and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;

5 第六はイテレヤムといひてダビデの妻エグラの子なり是等の子ヘブロンにてダビデに生る

and the sixth, Ithream, of Eglah David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron.

6 サウルの家とダビデの家の間に戰爭ありし間アブネルは堅くサウルの家に荷擔り

And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner showed himself strong in the house of Saul.

7 嚮にサウル一人の妾を有り其名をリヅパといふアヤの女なり爰にイシボセテ、アブネルにいひけるは汝何ぞわが父の妾に通じたるや

Now Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah; and Ish-bosheth said to Abner: 'Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my father's concubine?'

8 アブネル甚しくイシボセテの言を怒りていひけるは我今日汝の父サウルの家とその兄弟とその朋友に厚意をあらはし汝をダビデの手にわたさざるに汝今日婦人の過を擧て我を責む我あに犬の首ならんやユダにくみする者ならんや

Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said: 'Am I a dog's head that belongeth to Judah? This day do I show kindness unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, and yet thou chargest me this day with a fault concerning this woman.

9 神アブネルに斯なしまたかさねて斯なしたまへヱホバのダビデに誓ひたまひしごとく我かれに然なすべし

God do so to Abner, and more also, if, as the LORD hath sworn to David, I do not even so to him;

10 即ち國をサウルの家より移しダビデの位をダンよりベエルシバにいたるまでイスラエルとユダの上にたてん

to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer-sheba.'

11 イシボセテ、アブネルを恐れたればかさねて一言も之にこたふるをえざりき

And he could not answer Abner another word, because he feared him.

12 アブネルおのれの代に使者をダビデにつかはしていひけるは此地は誰の所有なるや又いひけるは汝我と契約を爲せ我力を汝に添へてイスラエルを悉く汝に歸せしめん

And Abner sent messengers to David straightway, saying: 'Whose is the land?' saying also: 'Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring over all Israel unto thee.'

13 ダビデいひけるは善し我汝と契約をなさん但し我一の事を汝に索む即ち汝來りてわが面を覿る時先づサウルの女ミカルを携きたらざれば我面を覿るを得じと

And he said: 'Well; I will make a league with thee; but one thing I require of thee, that is, thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul's daughter, when thou comest to see my face.'

14 ダビデ使者をサウルの子イシボセテに遣していひけるはわがペリシテ人の陽皮一百を以て聘たるわが妻ミカルを我に交すべし

And David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth Saul's son, saying: 'Deliver me my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to me for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.'

15 イシボセテ人をつかはしてかれを其夫ライシの子パルテより取しかば

And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Paltiel the son of Laish.

16 其夫哭つつ歩みて其後にしたがひて倶にバホリムにいたりしがアブネルかれに歸り往けといひければすなはち歸りぬ

And her husband went with her, weeping as he went, and followed her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him: 'Go, return'; and he returned.

17 アブネル、イスラエルの長老等と語りていひけるは汝ら前よりダビデを汝らの王となさんことを求め居たり

And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying: 'In times past ye sought for David to be king over you;

18 されば今これをなすべし其はヱホバ、ダビデに付て語りて我わが僕ダビデの手を以てわが民イスラエルをペリシテ人の手よりまたその諸の敵の手より救ひいださんといひたまひたればなりと

now then do it; for the LORD hath spoken of David, saying: By the hand of My servant David I will save My people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.'

19 アブネル亦ベニヤミンの耳に語れりしかしてアブネル自らイスラエルおよびベニヤミンの全家の善とおもふ所をヘブロンにてダビデの耳に告んとて往り

And Abner also spoke in the ears of Benjamin; and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and to the whole house of Benjamin.

20 すなはちアブネル二十人をしたがへてヘブロンにゆきてダビデの許にいたりければダビデ、アブネルと其したがへる從者のために酒宴を設けたり

So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.

21 アブネル、ダビデにいひけるは我起てゆきイスラエルをことごとくわが主王の所に集めて彼等に汝と契約を立しめ汝をして心の望む所の者をことごとく治むるにいたらしめんと是においてダビデ、アブネルを歸してかれ安然に去り

And Abner said unto David: 'I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thy soul desireth.' And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.

22 時にダビデの臣僕およびヨアブ人の國を侵して歸り大なる掠取物を携へきたれり然どアブネルはタビデとともにヘブロンにはをらざりき其はダビデかれを歸してかれ安然に去りたればなり

And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from a foray, and brought in a great spoil with them; but Abner was not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace.

23 ヨアブおよびともにありし軍兵皆かへりきたりしとき人々ヨアブに告ていひけるはネルの子アブネル王の所にきたりしが王かれを返してかれ安然にされりと

When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying: 'Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace.'

24 ヨアブ王に詣りていひけるは汝何を爲したるやアブネル汝の所にきたりしに汝何故にかれを返して去ゆかしめしや

Then Joab came to the king, and said: 'What hast thou done? behold, Abner came unto thee; why is it that thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone?

25 汝ネルの子アブネルが汝を誑かさんとてきたり汝の出入を知りまた汝のすべて爲す所を知んために來りしを知ると

Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.'

26 かくてヨアブ、ダビデの所より出來り使者をつかはしてアブネルを追しめたれば使者シラの井よりかれを將返れりされどダビデは知ざりき

And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from Bor-sirah; but David knew it not.

27 アブネル、ヘブロンに返りしかばヨアブ彼と密に語らんとてかれを門の内に引きゆき其處にてその腹を刺てこれを殺し己の兄弟アサヘルの血をむくいたり

And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the midst of the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there in the groin, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.

28 其後ダビデ聞ていひけるは我と我國はネルの子アブネルの血につきてヱホバのまへに永く罪あることなし

And afterward when David heard it, he said: 'I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner;

29 其罪はヨアブの首と其父の全家に歸せよねがはくはヨアブの家には白濁を疾ものか癩病人か杖に倚ものか劍に仆るものか食物に乏しき者か絶ゆることあらざれと

let it fall upon the head of Joab, and upon all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth by the sword, or that lacketh bread.'

30 ヨアブとその弟アビシヤイのアブネルを殺したるは彼がギベオンにて戰陣のうちにおのれの兄弟アサヘルをころせしによれり

So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.

31 ダビデ、ヨアブおよびおのれとともにある民にいひけるは汝らの衣服を裂き麻の衣を著てアブネルのために哀哭くべしとダビデ王其棺にしたがふ

And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him: 'Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and wail before Abner.' And king David followed the bier.

32 人衆アブネルをヘブロンに葬れり王聲をあげてアブネルの墓に哭き又民みな哭けり

And they buried Abner in Hebron; and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.

33 王アブネルの爲に悲の歌を作りて云くアブネル如何にして愚なる人の如くに死けん

And the king lamented for Abner, and said: Should Abner die as a churl dieth?

34 汝の手は縛もあらず汝の足は鏈にも繋れざりしものを嗚呼汝は惡人のために仆る人のごとくにたふれたり斯て民皆再びかれのために哭けり

Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters; as a man falleth before the children of iniquity, so didst thou fall. And all the people wept again over him.

35 民みな日のあるうちにダビデにパンを食はしめんとて來りしにダビデ誓ひていひけるは若し日の沒まへに我パンにても何にても味ひなば神我にかくなし又重ねて斯なしたまへと

And all the people came to cause David to eat bread while it was yet day; but David swore, saying: 'God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or aught else, till the sun be down.'

36 民皆見て之を其目に善しとせり凡て王の爲すところの事は皆民の目に善と見えたり

And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them; whatsoever the king did, pleased all the people.

37 其日民すなはちイスラエル皆ネルの子アブネルを殺たるは王の所爲にあらざるを知れり

So all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner.

38 王その臣僕にいひけるは今日一人の大將大人イスラエルに斃る汝らこれをしらざるや

And the king said unto his servants: 'Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?

39 我は膏そそがれし王なれども今日尚弱しゼルヤの子等なる此等の人我には制しがたしヱホバ惡をおこな者に其惡に隨ひて報いたまはん

And I am this day weak, and just anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah are too hard for me; the LORD reward the evildoer according to his wickedness.'