エレミヤ書 40
1 侍衞の長ネブザラダンかのバビロンにとらへ移さるるヱルサレムとユダの人々の中にヱレミヤを鏈につなぎおきてこれを執へゆきけるが遂にこれを放ちてラマを去しめたりその後ヱホバの言ヱレミヤにのぞめり
The word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, after that Nebuzar-adan the captain of the body-guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him, being bound in chains, among all the captivity of Jerusalem and Judah, that were carried away captive to Babylon.
2 茲に侍衞の長ヱレミヤを召てこれにいひけるは汝の神ヱホバ此處にこの災あらんことを言り
And the captain of the body-guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, Jehovah thy God pronounced this evil upon this place,
3 ヱホバこれを降しその云し如く行へり汝らヱホバに罪を犯しその聲に聽したがはざりしによりてこの事汝らに來りしなり
and Jehovah hath brought [it about] and done according as he said; for ye have sinned against Jehovah, and have not hearkened unto his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you.
4 視よ我今日汝の手の鏈を解て汝を放つ汝もし我とともにバビロンにゆくことを善とせば來れわれ汝を善くあしらはん汝もし我と偕にバビロンにゆくを惡とせば留れ視よこの地は皆汝の前に在り汝の善とする所汝の心に合ふところに往べし
And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains that are upon thy hand. If it seem good in thy sight to come with me to Babylon, come, and I will keep mine eye upon thee; but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me to Babylon, forbear. See, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and right in thy sight to go, thither go.
5 ヱレミヤいまだ答へざるに彼またいひけるは汝バビロンの王がユダの諸邑の上にたてて有司となせしシヤパンの子アヒカムの子なるゲダリヤの許に歸り彼とともに民の中に居れ或は汝の善とおもふところにゆくべしと侍衞の長彼に食糧と禮物をとらせて去しめたり
And while he had not yet given answer; [he said, ] Yea, go back to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath appointed over the cities of Judah, and abide with him in the midst of the people; or go wheresoever it seemeth right in thy sight to go. And the captain of the body-guard gave him provisions and a present, and let him go.
6 ヱレミヤすなはちミヅパに往きてアヒカムの子ゲダリヤに詣りその地に遺れる民のうちに彼と偕にをる
And Jeremiah came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah, and abode with him among the people that remained in the land.
7 茲に田舍にある軍勢の長等および彼らに屬する人々バビロンの王がアヒカムの子ゲダリヤを立てこの地の有司となし男女嬰孩および國の中のバビロンに移されざる貧者を彼にあづけたることをききしかば
And all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam over the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that had not been carried away captive to Babylon.
8 即ちネタニヤの子イシマエルとカレヤの子ヨハナンとヨナタンおよびタンホメテの子セラヤとネトパ人なるエパイの諸子と或マアカ人の子ヤザニヤおよび彼らに屬する人々ミヅパにゆきてゲダリヤの許にいたる
And they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah; even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
9 シヤパンの子アヒカムの子なるゲダリヤ彼らと彼らに屬する人々に誓ひていひけるは汝らカルデヤ人に事ることを怖るる勿れこの地に住てバビロンの王に事へなば汝ら幸幅ならん
And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan swore unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
10 我はミヅパに居り我らに來らんところのカルデヤ人に事へん汝らは葡萄酒と菓物と油とをあつめて之を器に蓄へ汝らが獲るところの諸邑に住めと
And as for me, behold, I dwell at Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldeans, who will come unto us; and ye, gather wine, and summer fruits, and oil, and put [them] in your vessels, and dwell in your cities which ye have taken.
11 又モアブとアンモン人の中およびエドムと諸の邦にをるところのユダヤ人はバビロンの王がユダに人を遺したるシヤパンの子アヒカムの子なるゲダリヤを立てこれが有司となしたることを聞り
Likewise all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the children of Ammon and in Edom, and that were in all the lands, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah, and that he had appointed over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan;
12 是においてそのユダヤ人皆その追やられし諸の處よりかへりてユダの地のミヅパに來りゲダリヤに詣れり而して多くの葡萄酒と菓物をあつむ
and all the Jews returned out of all the places whither they had been driven, and came to the land of Judah to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits in great abundance.
13 又カレヤの子ヨハナンおよび田舍にをりし軍勢の長たちミヅパにきたりてゲダリヤの許にいたり
And Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah unto Mizpah,
14 彼にいひけるは汝アンモン人の王バアリスが汝を殺さんとてネタニヤの子イシマエルを遣せしを知るやと然どアヒカムの子ゲダリヤこれを信ぜざりしかば
and said unto him, Dost thou indeed know that Baalis the king of the children of Ammon hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to smite thee to death? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.
15 カレヤの子ヨハナン、ミヅパにて密にゲダリヤに語りて言けるは請ふわれゆきて人知ずにネタニヤの子イシマエルを殺さんいかで彼汝を殺し汝に集れるユダ人を散しユダの遺れる者を滅すべけんやと
And Johanan the son of Kareah spoke to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will smite Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and no man shall know it: why should he take thy life, and all they of Judah who are gathered unto thee be scattered, and the remnant of Judah perish?
16 然るにアヒカムの子ゲダリヤ、カレヤの子ヨハナンにいひけるは汝この事をなすべからず汝イシマエルにつきて僞をいふなり
But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing; for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.
