ヨシュア記 9

1 茲にヨルダンの彼旁において山地平地レバノンに對へる大海の濱邊に居る諸の王すなはちヘテ人アモリ人カナン人ペリジ人ヒビ人ヱブス人たる者どもこれな聞て

And when all the Kings that were beyonde Iorden, in the mountaines and in the valleis, and by all the coastes of the great Sea ouer against Lebanon (as the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hiuites, and the Iebusites) heard thereof,

2 心を同うし相集まりてヨシユアおよびイスラエルと戰はんとす

They gathered themselues together, to fight against Ioshua, and against Israel with one accord.

3 然るにギベオンの民ヨシユアがヱリコとアイとに爲たりし事を聞しかば

But the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Ioshua had done vnto Iericho, and to Ai.

4 己も詭計をめぐらして使者の状にいでたち古き袋および古び破れたるを結びとめたる酒の革嚢を驢馬に負せ

And therefore they wrought craftily: for they went, and fayned themselues ambassadours, and tooke olde sackes vpon their asses, and olde bottels for wine, both rent and bound vp,

5 補ひたる古履を足にはき古衣を身にまとひ來れり其糧のパンは凡て乾きかつ黴てありき

And olde shoes and clouted vpon their feete: also the raiment vpon them was old, and all their prouision of bread was dried, and mouled.

6 彼等ギルガルの陣營に來りてヨシユアの許にいたり彼とイスラエルの人々に言ふ我らは遠き國より來れり然ば今われらと契約を結べと

So they came vnto Ioshua into the hoste to Gilgal, and said vnto him, and vnto the men of Israel, Wee be come from a farre countrey: nowe therefore make a league with vs.

7 イスラエルの人々ヒビ人に言けるは汝らは我等の中に住をるならんも計られねば我ら爭か汝らと契約を結ぶことを得んと

Then the men of Israel said vnto the Hiuites, It may be that thou dwellest among vs, how then can I make a league with thee?

8 彼ら又ヨシユアにむかひて我らは汝の僕なりと言ければヨシユアかれらに汝らは何人にして何處より來りしやと問しに

And they said vnto Ioshua, We are thy seruants. Then Ioshua saide vnto them, Who are ye? and whence come ye?

9 彼らヨシユアに言けるは僕等は汝の神ヱホバの名の故によりて遥に遠き國より來れり其は我ら彼の聲譽および彼がエジプトにて行ひたりし一切の事を聞き

And they answered him, From a very farre countrey thy seruants are come for the Name of the Lord thy God: for we haue heard his fame and all that he hath done in Egypt,

10 また彼がヨルダンの彼旁にをりしアモリ人の二箇の王すなはちヘシボンの王シホンおよびアシタロテにをりしバシヤンの王オグに爲たりし一切の事を聞たればなり

And all that he hath done to the two Kings of the Amorites that were beyonde Iorden, to Sihon King of Heshbon, and to Og King of Bashan, which were at Ashtaroth.

11 是をもて我らの長老および我らの國に住をるものみなわれらに告て言り汝ら旅路の糧を手に携さへ往てかれらを迎へて彼らに言へ我らは汝らの僕なり請ふ我らと契約を結べと

Wherefore our elders, and all the inhabitants of our countrey spake to vs, saying, Take vitailes with you for the iourney, and go to meete them, and say vnto them, Wee are your seruants: now therefore make ye a league with vs.

12 我らの此パンは汝らの所に來らんとて出たちし日に我ら家々より其なほ温煖なるをとり備へしなるが視よ今は已に乾きて黴たり

This our bread we tooke it hote with vs for vittailes out of our houses, the day we departed to come vnto you: but nowe beholde, it is dried, and it is mouled.

13 また酒をみたせるこれらの革嚢も新しかりしが破るるに至り我らのこの衣服も履も旅路の甚だ長きによりて古びぬと

Also these bottels of wine which we filled, were newe, and lo, they be rent, and these our garments and our shooes are olde, by reason of the exceeding great iourney.

14 然るに人々は彼らの糧を取りヱホバの口を問ことをせざりき

And the men accepted their tale concerning their vittailes, and counselled not with the mouth of the Lord.

15 ヨシユアすなはち彼らと好を爲し彼らを生しおかんといふ契約を結び會中の長等かれらに誓ひたりしが

So Ioshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, that he would suffer them to liue: also the Princes of the Congregation sware vnto them.

16 その彼らと契約を結びてより三日を經て後かれらは己に近き人にして己の中に住をる者なりと聞り

But at the end of three dayes, after they had made a league with them, they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt among them.

17 イスラエルの子孫やがて進みて第三日に彼らの邑々に至れり其邑はギベオン、ケピラ、ベエロテおよびキリアテヤリムなり

And the children of Israel tooke their iourney, and came vnto their cities the third day, and their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth and Kiriath-iearim.

18 然れども會中の長等イスラエルの神ヱホバを指て彼らに誓ひたりしをもてイスラエルの子孫これを攻撃ざりき是をもて會衆みな長等にむかひて呟けり

And the children of Israel slewe them not, because the Princes of the Congregation had sworne vnto them by the Lord God of Israel: wherefore all the Congregation murmured against the Princes.

19 然ど長等は凡て全會衆に言ふ我らイスラエルの神ヱホバを指て彼らに誓へり然ば今彼らに觸べからず

Then all the Princes said vnto all the Congregation, We haue sworne vnto them by the Lord God of Israel: nowe therefore we may not touch them.

20 我ら斯かれらに爲て彼らを生しおかん然すれば彼らに誓ひし誓によりて震怒の我らに及ぶことあらじと

But this we wil doe to them, and let them liue, least the wrath be vpon vs because of the othe which we sware vnto them.

21 長等また人衆にむかひて彼らを生しおくべしと言ければ彼らは遂に全會衆のために薪を斬り水を汲ことをする者となれり長等の彼等に言たるが如し

And the Princes sayd vnto them againe, Let them liue, but they shall hewe wood, and drawe water vnto all the Congregation, as the Princes appoint them.

22 ヨシユアすなはち彼らを召よせて彼らに語りて言けるは汝らは我らの中に住をりながら何とて我らは汝らに甚だ遠しと言て我らを誑かししや

Ioshua then called them, and talked with them, and sayd, Wherefore haue ye beguiled vs, saying, We are very farre from you, when ye dwel among vs?

23 然ば汝らは詛はる汝らは永く奴隸となり皆わが神の室のために薪を斬り水を汲ことをする者となるべしと

Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood, and drawers of water for the house of my God.

24 彼らヨシユアに應へて言けるは僕等はなんぢの神ヱホバその僕モーセに此地をことごとく汝らに與へ此地の民をことごとく汝らの前より滅ぼし去ことを命ぜしと明白に傳へ聞たれば汝らのために生命の危からんことを太く懼れて斯は爲けるなり

And they answered Ioshua, and sayd, Because it was tolde thy seruants, that the Lord thy God had commanded his seruant Moses to giue you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land out of your sight, therefore we were exceeding sore afraid for our liues at the presence of you, and haue done this thing:

25 視よ我らは今汝の手の中にあり汝の我らに爲を善とし正當とする所を爲たまへと

And beholde nowe, we are in thine hand: doe as it seemeth good and right in thine eyes to doe vnto vs.

26 ヨシユアすなはち其ごとく彼らに爲し彼らをイスラエルの子孫の手より救ひて殺さしめざりき

Euen so did he vnto them, and deliuered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slewe them not.

27 ヨシユアその日かれらをして會衆のためおよびヱホバの壇の爲に其えらびたまふ處において薪を斬り水を汲ことをする者とならしめたりしが今日まで然り

And Ioshua appointed them that same day to be hewers of wood, and drawers of water for the Congregation, and for the altar of the Lord vnto this day, in the place which he should chuse.