エレミヤ書 37

1 ヨシヤの子ゼデキヤ、ヱホヤキムの子コニヤに代りて王となるバビロンの王ネブカデネザル彼をユダの地に王となせしなり

And Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned as king, instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.

2 彼もその臣僕等もその地の人々もヱホバが預言者ヱレミヤによりて示したまひし言を聽ざりき

But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of Jehovah, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah.

3 ゼデキヤ王シレミヤの子ユカルとマアセヤの子祭司ゼパニヤを預言者ヱレミヤに遣して請ふ汝我らの爲に我らの神ヱホバに祈れといはしむ

And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto Jehovah our God for us.

4 ヱレミヤは民の中に出入せりそはいまだ獄に入られざればなり

Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people; for they had not put him into prison.

5 パロの軍勢のエジプトより來りしかばヱルサレムを攻圍みたるカルデヤ人は其音信をききてヱルサレムを退けり

And Pharaoh’s army was come forth out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans that were besieging Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they brake up from Jerusalem.

6 時にヱホバの言預言者ヱレミヤにのぞみていふ

Then came the word of Jehovah unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying,

7 イスラエルの神ヱホバかくいふ汝らを遣して我に求めしユダの王にかくいへ汝らを救はんとて出きたりしパロの軍勢はおのれの地エジプトへ歸らん

Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to inquire of me: Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.

8 カルデヤ人再び來りてこの邑を攻て戰ひこれを取り火をもて焚べし

And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city; and they shall take it, and burn it with fire.

9 ヱホバかくいふ汝らカルデヤ人は必ず我らをはなれて去んといひて自ら欺く勿れ彼らは去ざるべし

Thus saith Jehovah, Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us; for they shall not depart.

10 設令汝らおのれを攻て戰ふところのカルデヤ人の軍勢を悉く撃ちやぶりてその中に負傷人のみを遺すとも彼らはおのおの其幕屋に起ちあがり火をもて此邑を焚かん

For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet would they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.

11 茲にカルデヤ人の軍勢パロの軍勢を懼れてヱルサレムを退きければ

And it came to pass that, when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army,

12 ヱレミヤ、ベニヤミンの地にて民の中にその分を分ち取らんとてヱルサレムを出でてかの地に行きしが

then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to receive his portion there, in the midst of the people.

13 ベニヤミンの門にいりし時そこにハナニヤの子シレミヤの子なるイリヤと名くる門守をり預言者ヱレミヤを執へて汝はカルデヤ人に降るなりといふ

And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he laid hold on Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou art falling away to the Chaldeans.

14 ヱレミヤいひけるは詐なり我はカルデヤ人に降るにあらずと然どイリヤこれを聽ずヱレミヤを執へて侯伯等の許に引ゆけり

Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I am not falling away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him; so Irijah laid hold on Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.

15 侯伯等すなはち怒りてヱレミヤを撻ちこれを書記ヨナタンの室の獄にいれたり蓋この室を獄となしたればなり

And the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe; for they had made that the prison.

16 ヱレミヤ獄にいり土牢に入りてそこに多の日を送りしのち

When Jeremiah was come into the dungeon-house, and into the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;

17 ゼデキヤ王人を遣して彼をひきいださしむ而して王室にて竊にかれにいひけるはヱホバより臨める言あるやとヱレミヤ答へていひけるは有り汝はバビロン王の手に付されん

then Zedekiah the king sent, and fetched him: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from Jehovah? And Jeremiah said, There is. He said also, Thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.

18 ヱレミヤまたゼデキヤ王にいひけるは我汝あるいは汝の臣僕或はこの民に何なる罪を犯したれば汝ら我を獄にいれしや

Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, Wherein have I sinned against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison?

19 汝らに預言してバビロンの王は汝らにも此地にも攻來らじといひし汝らの預言者はいま何處にあるや

Where now are your prophets that prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?

20 されば王わが君よ願くはいま我に聽たまへ請ふわが願望を受納れ給へ我を書記ヨナタンの家に歸らしめたまふなかれ恐らくは我彼處に死なんと

And now hear, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be presented before thee, that thou cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.

21 是においてゼデキヤ王命じてヱレミヤを獄の庭にいれしめ且邑のパンの悉く盡るまでパンを製る者の街より日々に一片のパンを彼に與へしむ即ちヱレミヤは獄の庭にをる

Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard; and they gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city was spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.