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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 which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all that were carried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah, who 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 guard took Jeremiah, and said to him, The LORD thy God hath 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
Now the LORD hath brought [it], and done according as he hath said: because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed 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 which [were] upon thy hand. If it seemeth good to thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well to thee: but if it seemeth ill to thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land [is] before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee 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
Now while he had not yet gone back, [he said], Go back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people: or go wherever it seemeth convenient to thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him provisions and a reward, 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
Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and dwelt with him among the people that were left 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
Now when all the captains of the forces who [were] in the fields, [even] they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed to him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not 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
Then 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 to 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
As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to serve the Chaldeans, who will come to us: but ye, gather ye wine, and summer fruits, and oil, and put [them] in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that 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 when all the Jews that [were] in Moab, and among the Ammonites, and in Edom, and that [were] in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set 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
Even all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, to Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits in 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
Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, that [were] in the fields, came to Gedaliah to 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 to him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? 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
Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know [it]: why should he slay thee, that all the Jews who are gathered to thee should 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 to Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.