士師記 9
1 ヱルバアルの子アビメレク、シケムに往きその母の兄弟のもとに至りて彼らおよびすべて其母の父の家の一族に語りて云ひけるは
Then went Abimelech son of Jerubbaal, to Shechem, unto the brethren of his mother, —and spake unto them, and unto all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying;
2 ねがはくはシケムのすべての民の耳に斯く告よヱルバアルのすべての子七十人して汝らを治むると一人して汝らを治むると孰れか汝らのためによきやまた我は汝らの骨肉なるを記えよと
Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the owners of Shechem—Which is better for you, that there should rule over you, seventy men, all sons of Jerubbaal, or that there should rule over you, one man? And remember that, your bone and your flesh, am I.
3 その母の兄弟アビメレクのことにつきて此等の言をことごとくシケムの人々の耳に語りしに是はわれらの兄弟なりといひて心をアビメレクに傾むけ
So the brethren of his mother spake for him, in the ears of all the owners of Shechem, all these words, —and their heart inclined after Abimelech, for they said—Our own brother, is he.
4 バアルベリテの社より銀七十をとりて之に與ふアビメレクこれをもて遊蕩にして輕躁なる者等を傭ひておのれに從はせ
So they gave him seventy pieces of silver, out of the house of Baal-berith, —and Abimelech hired therewith, loose and unstable men, and they followed him.
5 オフラに在る父の家に往きてヱルバアルの子なるその兄弟七十人を一つの石の上に殺せり但しヱルバアルの季の子ヨタムは身を潜めしに由て遺されたり
And he entered the house of his father, at Ophrah, and slew his brethren, sons of Jerubbaal, seventy men, upon one stone, —but there remained Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, for he had hidden himself.
6 ここにおいてシケムのすべての民およびミロの諸の人集り往てシケムの碑の旁なる橡樹の邊にてアビメレクを立て王となしけるが
Then were gathered together all the owners of Shechem, and all the house of Millo, and they went and made Abimelech king, —by the oak of the pillar, that was in Shechem.
7 ヨタムにかくと告るものありければ往てゲリジム山の巓に立ち聲を揚て號びかれらにいひけるはシケムの民よ我に聽よ神また汝らに聽たまはん
And, when it was told Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried aloud, —and said unto them—Hearken unto me, ye owners of Shechem, and may God, hearken unto you.
8 樹木出ておのれのうへに王を立んとし橄欖の樹に汝われらの王となれよといひけるに
The trees, went their way, to anoint over them, a king, —and they said unto the olive tree—Reign thou over us.
9 橄欖の樹之にいふ我いかで人の我に取て神と人とを崇むるところのそのわが油を棄て往て樹木の上に戰ぐべけんやと
But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, which, in me, gods and men do honour, —and go to wave to and fro, over the trees?
10 樹木また無花果樹に汝來りて我らの王となれといひけるに
Then said the trees unto the fig-tree, —Come! thou reign over us.
11 無花果樹之にいひけらく我いかでわが甜美とわが善き果を棄て往きて樹木の上に戰ぐべけんやと
But the fig-tree said unto them, Should I leave my sweetness, and mine excellent increase, —and go to wave to and fro, over the trees?
12 樹木また葡萄の樹に汝來りて我らの王となれよといふに
Then said the trees unto the vine, —Come! thou, reign over us.
13 葡萄の樹之にいひけるは我いかで神と人を悦こばしむるわが葡萄酒を棄て往て樹木の上に戰ぐべけんやと
But the vine said unto them, Should I leave my new wine, that rejoiceth gods and men, —and go to wave to and fro, over the trees?
14 ここにおいてすべての樹木荊に汝來りて我らの王となれよといひければ
Then said all the trees, unto the bramble, —Come, thou, to reign over us.
15 荊樹木にいふ汝らまことに我を立て汝らの王と爲さば來りて我が庇蔭に托れ然せずば荊より火出てレバノンの香柏を燒き殫すべしと
And the bramble said unto the trees, If, in truth, ye are about to anoint me to be king over you, come, take refuge in my shade, —but, if not, there shall come forth fire out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
16 抑汝らがアビメレクを立て王となせしは眞實と誠意をもて爲しことなるや汝等はヱルバアルと其家を善く待ひかれの手のなせし所に循ひて之にむくいしや
Now, therefore, if, in truth and sincerity, ye have acted, in making Abimelech king, —and if ye have dealt, well, with Jerubbaal and with his house, and if, according to the deserving of his hands, ye have done unto him;
17 夫わが父は汝らのため戰ひ生命を惜まずして汝らをミデアンの手より救ひ出したるに
in that my father fought for you, and cast his soul away from before him, and rescued you out of the hand of Midian; —
18 汝ら今日おこりてわが父の家を攻めその子七十人を一つの石の上に殺しその侍妾の子アビメレクは汝らの兄弟なるをもて之を立てシケムの民の王となせり
yet have, ye, risen up against the house of my father, to-day, and slain his sons—seventy men, upon one stone, —and made Abimelech, son of his maidservant, king over the owners of Shechem, because he is, your brother;
19 汝らが今日ヱルバアルとその家になせしこと眞實と誠意をもてなせし者ならば汝らアビメレクのために悦べ彼も汝らのために悦ぶべし
if then, in truth and in sincerity, ye have dealt with Jerubbaal and with his house, this day, rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let, him also, rejoice in you;
20 若し然らずばアビメレクより火いでてシケムの民とミロの家を燬つくさんまたシケムの民とミロの家よりも火いでてアビメレクを燬つくすべしと
but, if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the owners of Shechem, and the house of Millo, —and let fire come out from the owners of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech!
21 かくてヨタム走り遁れてベエルに往きその兄弟アビメレクの面を避て彼所に住めり
And Jotham hasted away, and fled, and went to Beer, —and dwelt there, away from the face of Abimelech his brother.
22 アビメレク三年の間イスラエルを治めたりしが
And Abimelech ruled over Israel three years.
23 神アビメレクとシケムの民のあひだに惡鬼をおくりたまひたればシケムの民アビメレクを欺くにいたる
Then God let go a spirit of mischief between Abimelech and the owners of Shechem, —and the owners of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
24 是ヱルバアルの七十人の子が受たる殘忍と彼らの血のこれを殺せしその兄弟アビメレクおよび彼の手に力をそへてその兄弟を殺さしめたるシケムの人々に報い來るなり
that the cruel wrong to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might [come upon them], —and that their blood might be laid upon Abimelech their brother, who slew them, and upon the owners of Shechem who strengthened his hands, to slay his brethren.
25 シケムの人伏兵を山の巓に置て彼を窺はしめ其途を經て傍を過る者を凡て褫しめたり或人之をアビメレクに告ぐ
So the owners of Shechem set for him liers in wait, upon the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all who crossed over them by the road, —and it was told Abimelech.
26 ここにエベデの子ガアル其の兄弟とともにシケムに越ゆきたりしかばシケムの民かれを恃めり
And Gaal son of Ebed came, with his brethren, and they passed through to Shechem, —and the owners of Shechem put their trust in him.
27 民田野に出て葡萄を收穫れこれを踐み絞りて祭禮をなしその神の社に入り食ひかつ飮みてアビメレクを詛ふ
Then went they out into the fields, and gathered the fruit of their vineyards and trode [the grapes], and held a vintage festival, —and entered the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and poured contempt on Abimelech.
28 エベデの子ガアルいひけるはアビメレクは如何なるものシケムは如何なるものなればか我ら彼に從ふべき彼はヱルバアルの子に非ずやゼブルその輔佐なるにあらずやむしろシケムの父ハモルの一族に事ふべし我らなんぞ彼に事ふべけんや
And Gaal son of Ebed said: Who is Abimelech—and who is the son of Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? Serve ye the men of Hamor, Shechem’s father, but why should, we, serve him?
29 嗚呼此の民を吾が手に屬しむるものもがな然ば我アビメレクを除かんと而してガアル、アビメレクに汝の軍勢を益て出きたれよと言り
Would, then, this people were in my hand! that I might set aside Abimelech, —and say to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out!
30 邑の宰ゼブル、エベデの子ガアルの言をききて怒を發し
And, when Zubul, governor of the city, heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, then was kindled his anger.
31 私かに使者をアビメレクに遣りていひけるはエベデの子ガアル及びその兄弟シケムに來り邑をさわがして汝に敵せしめんとす
And he sent messengers unto Abimelech, by deceit, saying, —Lo! Gaal son of Ebed, and his brethren, are coming into Shechem; and lo! are fortifying the city against thee.
32 然ば汝及び汝と共なる民夜の中に興て野に身を伏よ
Now, therefore, up by night, thou and the people that are with thee, and lie in wait in the field;
33 而て朝に至り日の昇る時汝夙く興出て邑に攻かかれガアル及び之とともなる民出て汝に當らん汝機を見てこれに事をなすべし
and it shall be, in the morning, about sunrise, thou shalt get up early, and spread thyself out against the city, —when lo! he and the people that are with him coming out against thee, so shalt thou do unto him as thy hand shall find opportunity.
34 アビメレクおよび之とともなるすべての民夜の中に興出て四隊に分れ身を伏てシケムを伺ふ
So Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, —and they lay in wait above Shechem, in four companies.
35 エベデの子ガアル出て邑の門の口に立るにアビメレク及び之とともなる民その伏たるところより起りしかば
Then came forth Gaal son of Ebed, and took his stand at the opening of the gate of the city, —so Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from the place of ambush.
36 ガアル民を見てゼブルにいひけるは視よ民山の峰々より下るとゼブル之に答へて汝山の影を見て人と做すのみといふ
And, when Gaal saw the people, he said unto Zebul, Lo! people coming down from the tops of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, The shadow of the mountains, thou seest, like men.
37 ガアルふたたび語りていひけるは視よ民地の高處より下りまた一隊は法術士の橡樹の途より來ると
Then did Gaal yet further speak, and say—Lo! people coming down from the highest part of the land, —and one company, coming in by way of the Conjurers’ Terebinth.
38 ゼブル之にいひけるは汝がかつてアビメレクは何者なればか我ら之に事ふべきといひしその汝の口今いづこに在るや是汝が侮りたる民にあらずや今乞ふ出て之と戰へよと
So then Zebul said unto him—Where, then, is thy mouth that kept on saying, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? Is not, this, the people which thou didst despise? Go forth, I pray thee, now, and fight with them!
39 ここにおいてガアル、シケム人を率ゐ往てアビメレクと戰ひしが
And Gaal went forth before the owners of Shechem, —and fought against Abimelech.
40 アビメレク之を追くづしたればガアル其まへより逃走れりかくて殺されて斃るるもの多くして邑の門の口までに及ぶ
And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, —and there fell a multitude of slain as far as the entering of the gate.
41 かくてアビメレクはアルマに居しがゼブルはガアルおよびその兄弟等を逐いだしてシケムに居ることを得ざらしむ
Then dwelt Abimelech in Arumah, —and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.
42 あくる日民田畑に出しに人之をアビメレクに告げしかば
And it came to pass, on the morrow, that the people went forth into the field, —and they told Abimelech.
43 アビメレクおのれの民を率ゐてこれを三隊に分ち野に埋伏して伺ふに民邑より出來りたればすなはち起りて之を撃り
So he took the people and divided them into three companies, and lay in wait in the field, —and he looked, and lo! the people coming forth out of the city, so he rose up against them, and smote them.
44 アビメレクおよび之とともに在る隊の者は襲ひゆきて邑の門の入口に立ち餘の二隊は野に在るすべてのものをおそふて之を殺せり
And, Abimelech, and the companies that were with him, spread themselves out, and [one of the companies] took their stand at the opening of the gate of the city, —while, the two companies, spread themselves out against all that were in the field, and smote them.
45 アビメレク其日終日邑を攻めつひに邑を取りてそのうちの民を殺し邑を破却ちて鹽を撒布ぬ
And, Abimelech, fought against the city, all that day, and captured the city, the people also that were therein, he slew, —and brake down the city, and sowed it with salt.
46 シケムの櫓の人みな之を聞てベリテ神の廟の塔に入たりしが
And, when all the owners of the tower of Shechem heard, they entered into the basement of the house of El-berith.
47 シケムの櫓の人のことごとく集れるよしアビメレクに聞えければ
And it was told Abimelech, that all the owners of the tower of Shechem had gathered themselves together.
48 アビメレク己とともなる民をことごとく率ゐてザルモン山に上りアビメレク手に斧を取り木の枝を斫落し之をおのれの肩に載せ偕に居る民にむかひて汝ら吾が爲ところを見る急ぎてわがごとく爲せよといひしかば
So Abimelech went up Mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him, and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and lifted it, and laid it on his shoulder, —and said unto the people that were with him—What ye have seen me do, haste! do likewise.
49 民もまた皆おのおのその枝を斫りおとしアビメレクに從ひて枝を塔に倚せかけ塔に火をかけて彼等を攻むここにおいてシケムの櫓の人もまた悉く死り男女およそ一千人なりき
So, even all the people cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and laid them over the basement, and set it on fire over them who were therein, —even all the men of the tower of Shechem died about a thousand men and women.
50 茲にアビメレク、テベツに赴きテベツに對て陣を張て之を取しが
Then went Abimelech unto Thebez, —and encamped against Thebez, and captured it.
51 邑のなかに一の堅固なる櫓ありてすべての男女および邑の民みな其所に遁れ往き後を鎖して櫓の頂に上りたれば
Now, a strong tower, was in the midst of the city, and there fled thither all the men and the women, and all the owners of the city, and shut themselves in, —and went up on the roof of the tower.
52 アビメレクすなはち櫓のもとに押寄て之を攻め櫓の口に近きて火をもて之を焚んとせしに
And Abimelech came in as far as the tower, and fought against it, —and so came near, as far as the entrance of the tower, to burn it with fire.
53 一人の婦アビメレクの頭に磨石の上層石を投げてその腦骨を碎けり
And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon the head of Abimelech, —and brake in pieces his skull.
54 アビメレクおのれの武器を執る少者を急ぎ召て之にいひけるは汝の劍を拔て我を殺せおそらくは人吾をさして婦に殺されたりといはんと其少者之を刺し通したればすなはち死り
Then called he hastily unto the young man bearing his armour, and said unto him—Draw thy sword, and put me to death, lest they say of me, A woman, slew him! So his young man thrust him through, and he died.
55 イスラエルの人々はアビメレクの死たるを見ておのおのおのれの處に歸り去りぬ
And, when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was, dead, they went their way every man to his own place.
56 神はアビメレクがその七十人の兄弟を殺しておのれの父になしたる惡に斯く報いたまへり
Thus did God requite the wickedness of Abimelech, which he had done to his father, in slaying his seventy brethren;
57 またシケムの民のすべての惡き事をも神は彼等の頭に報いたまへりすなはちヱルバアルの子ヨタムの詛彼らの上に及べるなり
all the wickedness also, of the men of Shechem, did God requite upon their own head, —and so brought in upon, them the curse of Jotham, son of Jerubbaal.
