エレミヤ書 38

1 マツタンの子シパテヤ、パシユルの子ゲダリヤ、シレミヤの子ユカル、マルキヤの子パシユル、ヱレミヤがすべての民に告たるその言を聞り

And Shephatiah, the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah, the son of Pashur, and Jucal, the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur, the son of Malchiah, heard the words which Jeremiah spoke to all the people, saying,

2 云くヱホバかくいひたまふこの邑に留まるものは劍と饑饉と疫病に死べし然どいでてカルデヤ人に降る者は生んすなはちその生命をおのれの掠取物となして生べし

“Thus saith Jehovah: He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but he that goeth forth to the Chaldaeans shall live, and he shall retain his life as a prey, and shall live.

3 ヱホバかくいひたまふこの邑は必ずバビロン王の軍勢の手に付されん彼之を取べしと

Thus saith Jehovah: This city shall surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it.”

4 是をもてかの牧伯等王にいひけるは請ふこの人を殺したまへ彼はかくの如き言をのべて此邑に遺れる兵卒の手と民の手を弱くす夫人は民の安を求めずして其害を求むるなりと

Then said the princes to the king, “We beseech thee, let this man be put to death! for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words to them; for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but their hurt.”

5 ゼデキヤ王いひけるは視よ彼は汝らの手にあり王は汝らに逆ふこと能はざるなりと

Then Zedekiah the king said, “Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not one that can do anything in opposition to you.”

6 彼らすなはちヱレミヤを取て獄の庭にあるハンメレクの子マルキヤの阱に投いる即ち索をもてヱレミヤを縋下せしがその阱は水なくして汚泥のみなりければヱレミヤは汚泥のなかに沈めり

Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah, the son of Hammelech, which was in the court of the prison; and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but only mire; and Jeremiah sunk in the mire.

7 王の室の寺人エテオピア人エベデメレク彼らがヱレミヤを阱になげいれしを聞り時に王ベニヤミンの門に坐しゐたれば

And Ebedmelech, the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was then in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah into the dungeon; and the king was sitting in the gate of Benjamin.

8 エベデメレク王の室よりいでゆきて王にいひけるは

Then Ebedmelech went forth out of the king's house, and spake to the king, saying,

9 王わが君よかの人々が預言者ヱレミヤに行ひし事は皆好らず彼らこれを阱になげ入たり邑の中に食物なければ彼はその居るところに餓死せん

“My lord the king! these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet whom they have cast into the dungeon; for he was already almost dead in his place for hunger; for there is no more bread in the city.”

10 王エテオピヤ人エベデメレクに命じていひけるは汝ここより三十人を携へゆきて預言者ヱレミヤをその死ざる先にを阱より曳あげよ

Then the king commanded Ebedmelech, the Ethiopian, saying, “Take along with thee thirty men from hence, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.”

11 エベデメレクすなはちその人々を携へて王の室の庫の下にいり其處より破れたる舊き衣の布片をとり索をもてこれをを阱にをるヱレミヤの所に縋下せり

And Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went into the king's house under the store-room, and took from thence torn rags and worn-out rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.

12 而してエテオピア人エベデメレク、ヱレミヤに告て汝この破れたる舊き衣の布片を汝の腋の下にはさみて索に當よと云ければヱレミヤ然なせり

And Ebedmelech, the Ethiopian, said to Jeremiah, put now these torn and worn-out rags under thy knuckles under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.

13 彼らすなはち索をもてヱレミヤを阱より曳あげたりヱレミヤは獄の庭にをる

And they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon; and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

14 かくてゼデキヤ王人を遣はして預言者ヱレミヤをヱホバの室の第三の門につれきたらしめ王ヱレミヤにいひけるは我汝に問ことあり毫もわれに隱す勿れ

And King Zedekiah sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet to him into the third entrance, which is in the house of Jehovah; and the king said to Jeremiah, “I will ask thee a question; hide nothing from me!”

15 ヱレミヤ、ゼデキヤにいひけるは我もし汝に示さば汝かならず我を殺さざらんや假令われ汝を勸むるとも汝われに聽じ

And Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “When I have told thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, thou wilt not hearken to me.”

16 ゼデキヤ王密にヱレミヤに誓ひていひけるは我らにこの靈魂を造りあたへしヱホバは活く我汝を殺さず汝の生命を索むる者の手に汝を付さじ

Then King Zedekiah swore to Jeremiah in secret, saying, “As Jehovah liveth, who made for us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.”

17 ヱレミヤ、ゼデキヤにいひけるは萬軍の神イスラエルの神ヱホバかくいひたまふ汝もしまことにバビロン王の牧伯等に降らば汝の生命活んまた此邑は火にて焚れず汝と汝の家の者はいくべし

Then said Jeremiah to Zedekiah, “Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: If thou wilt go forth to the chieftains of the king of Babylon, then shalt thou live; and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, thou and thine house.

18 然ど汝もし出てバビロンの王の牧伯等に降らずば此邑はカルデヤ人の手に付されん彼らは火をもて之を焚ん汝はその手を脱れざるべし

But if thou wilt not go forth to the chieftains of the king of Babylon, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldaeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.”

19 ゼデキヤ王ヱレミヤに云けるは我カルデヤ人に降りしところのユダ人を恐る恐くはカルデヤ人我をかれらの手に付さん彼ら我を辱しめん

And Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews who have gone over to the Chaldaeans, lest I should be delivered into their hand, and they should mock me.”

20 ヱレミヤいひけるは彼らは汝を付さじ願くはわが汝に告しヱホバの聲に聽したがひたまへさらば汝祥をえん汝の生命いきん

And Jeremiah said, “Thou shalt not be delivered up to them. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of Jehovah in what I speak to thee; so shall it be well with thee, and thou shalt live.

21 然ど汝もし降ることを否まばヱホバこの言を我に示し給ふ

But if thou refuse to go forth, this is what Jehovah hath revealed to me.

22 すなはちユダの王の室に遺れる婦は皆バビロンの王の牧伯等の所に曳いだされん其婦等いはん汝の朋友等は汝を誘ひて汝に勝り汝の足は泥に沈む彼らは退き去る

Behold, all the women that are left in the house of the king of Judah shall be brought forth to the chieftains of the king of Babylon, and shall say, 'Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee; thy feet are sunk in the mire; they go backward.'

23 汝の妻たちと汝の子女等はカルデヤ人の所に曳出されん汝は其手を脱れじバビロンの王の手に執へられん汝此邑をして火に焚しめん

And all thy wives and thy children shall they bring out to the Chaldaeans, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but by the hand of the king of Babylon shalt thou be taken; and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire.”

24 ゼデキヤ、ヱレミヤにいひけるは汝この事を人に知する勿れさらば汝殺されじ

Then said Zedekiah to Jeremiah, “Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die.

25 もし牧伯等わが汝と語りしことを我儕に告げよ我らに隱す勿れ然ば我ら汝を殺さじ又王の汝に語りしことを告よといはば

But if the princes shall hear that I have talked with thee, and shall come to thee, and say to thee, 'Tell us, we pray thee, what thou hast said to the king; hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; and what the king hath said to thee';

26 汝彼らに答へて我王に求めて我をヨナタンの家に歸して彼處に死しむること勿れといへりといふべし

then shalt thou say to them, 'I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to the house of Jonathan to die there.'”

27 かくて牧伯等ヱレミヤにきたりて問けるに彼王の命ぜし言のごとく彼らに告たればその事露はれざりき是をもて彼ら彼とものいふことを罷たり

Then came all the princes to Jeremiah, and asked him; and he told them according to all those words which the king had commanded. And they said no more to him, for the matter was not known.

28 ヱレミヤはヱルサレムの取るる日まで獄の庭に居りしがヱルサレムの取れし時にも彼處にをれり

And Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison to the day when Jerusalem was taken.