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

And the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was prolonged, —and, David, waxed stronger and stronger, and, the house of Saul, became 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 there were born unto David, sons, in Hebron, —and it came to press that—His firstborn was Amnon, by 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, by Abigail, wife of Nabal the Carmelite, And the third Absolom, son of Maachah, 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, son of Higgith, —And the fifth Shephatiah, 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, by Eglah wife of David. These, were born unto 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 the war continued between the house of Saul and the house of David, that, Abner, shewed himself courageous for 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 daughter of Aiah, —and [Ish-bosheth] said unto Abner, Why, wentest thou 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

And it provoked Abner greatly, on account of the words of Ish-bosheth, and he said—Am I, the head of the dogs, that pertain unto Judah? To-day, would I deal in lovingkindness with the house of Saul thy father, towards his brethren, and towards his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, —and yet thou hast charged upon me the transgression of the woman, today.

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

So, may God do unto Abner, and, so, may he add to him, —if, as Yahweh hath sworn unto David, even so, I deal not with 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

by turning over the kingdom from the house of Saul, —and establishing the throne of David, over Israel and over Judah, from Dan, even unto 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 no further answer Abner, a 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

So Abner sent messengers unto David, on the spot, saying—Whose, is the land? Saying [also] —Solemnise thy covenant with me; and lo! my hand, shall be with thee, to bring round unto thee, all Israel.

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—Good! I, will solemnise with thee a covenant, —but, one thing, must I ask of thee, saying—Thou shalt not see my face, except thou have brought in 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 unto Ish-bosheth son of Saul, saying, —Give up my wife, Michal, whom I espoused to myself, for a hundred foreskins of 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

So Ish-bosheth sent and took her from her husband, —from Paltiel, 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 along with her, weeping as he went behind her, as far as Behurim, —when Abner said 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

Then had Abner, speech, with the elders of Israel, saying, —In times past, ye were seeking 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, therefore, act, —for Yahweh, spake unto David, saying, By the hand of David my servant, will I 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 spake in the ears of Benjamin, —and Abner also went to speak in the ears of David, in Hebron, all that was pleasing in the eyes of Israel, and in the eyes of all the 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, when Abner came in unto David, in Hebron, and, with him, twenty men, David made, for Abner, and for the men who were with him, a banquet.

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

Then said Abner unto David—I will verily arise and go, and gather together unto my lord the king, all Israel—that they may solemnise with thee a covenant, so shalt thou reign over all that thy soul desireth. And David let Abner go, and he departed 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 lo! the servants of David, and Joab, came in from a raid, and, great spoil, brought they in with them; but, Abner, was not with David in Hebron, for he had let him go, and he had departed 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, had come in, then told they Joab, saying, Abner son of Ner hath been in unto the king, and he hath let him go, and he hath departed 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 in unto the king, and said—What hast thou done? Lo! Abner came in unto thee. Wherefore is it that thou didst let him go, so that he is clean departed?

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 son of Ner, that, to deceive thee, he came, —and to take knowledge of thy going out, and thy coming in, and to take knowledge of all that thou art doing.

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 had come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, and brought him back from the well of 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

So Abner returned to Hebron, and Joab took him aside into the midst of the gate, to speak with him quietly, —and then smote him there, in the belly, that he died, for the blood of Asahel the brother of Joab.

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, when David heard of it, after that, he said—Guiltless, am I and my kingdom before Yahweh, unto times age-abiding, —of the blood of Abner 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 be hurled upon the head of Joab, and against all his father’s house, —and let there not fail from the house of Joab—one that hath an issue, or a leper, or one that leaneth on a crutch, 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

Thus, Joab and Abishai his brother, slew Abner, —because he had caused the death of Asahel their brother, in 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 unto Joab, and unto all the people who were with him, —Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and lament aloud before Abner. And, King David himself, was following 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 addressed his dirge unto Abner, and said, —As a base man dieth, should Abner have died?

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, And, thy feet, near to fetters, were not brought, As one falleth before assassins, so didst thou fall! And again all the people wept 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, when all the people came near to get David to eat bread, while yet it was day, David sware, saying—So, let God do to me, and, so, let him add, if, before the sun go in, I taste bread, or anything else.

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 note of it, and it was noble in their eyes, —as, all that the king did, was, in the eyes of all the people, noble.

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 then all the people, and all Israel, took note, that day, that it was not of the king, to cause the death of Abner 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, —Will ye not take note that, a prince and a great man, hath 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 myself, this day, am weak, though anointed king, but, these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are more severe than I: Yahweh repay, the doer of wickedness, according to his wickedness.