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
Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother’s brothers, and spoke with them and with 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
“Please speak in the ears of all the men of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are seventy persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you?’ Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.”
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
His mother’s brothers spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words. Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, “He is our brother.”
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
They gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal Berith, with which Abimelech hired vain and reckless fellows who 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
He went to his father’s house at Ophrah, and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, being seventy persons, on one stone; but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, for he hid 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
All the men of Shechem assembled themselves together with all the house of Millo, and 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
When they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim and lifted up his voice, cried out, and said to them, “Listen to me, you men of Shechem, that God may listen to 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 set out to anoint a king over themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign 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 to them, ‘Should I stop producing my oil, with which they honour God and man by me, and go to wave back and forth 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
“The trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come and 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 to them, ‘Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave back and forth 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
“The trees said to the vine, ‘Come and 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
“The vine said to them, ‘Should I leave my new wine, which cheers God and man, and go to wave back and forth 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 all the trees said to the bramble, ‘Come and 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
“The bramble said to the trees, ‘If in truth you anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; and if not, let fire come 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 you have dealt truly and righteously, in that you have made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him according to the deserving of his hands
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
(for my father fought for you, risked his life, and delivered 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
and you have risen up against my father’s house today and have slain his sons, seventy persons, on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his female servant, king over the men 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 you then have dealt truly and righteously with Jerubbaal and with his house today, then rejoice 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 men of Shechem and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men 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
Jotham ran away and fled, and went to Beer and lived there, for fear 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
Abimelech was prince 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 sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men 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 violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid on Abimelech their brother who killed them, and on the men of Shechem who strengthened his hands to kill his brothers.
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
The men of Shechem set an ambush for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all who came along that way by them; and Abimelech was told about it.
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
Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brothers and went over to Shechem; and the men 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
They went out into the field, harvested their vineyards, trod the grapes, celebrated, and went into the house of their god and ate and drank, and cursed 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
Gaal the son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Isn’t he the son of Jerubbaal? Isn’t Zebul his officer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem, 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
I wish that this people were under my hand! Then I would remove Abimelech.” He said to Abimelech, “Increase your 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
When Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger burnt.
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
He sent messengers to Abimelech craftily, saying, “Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem; and behold, they incite the city against you.
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, go up by night, you and the people who are with you, 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
It shall be that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, you shall rise early and rush on the city. Behold, when he and the people who are with him come out against you, then may you do to them as you shall find occasion.”
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
Abimelech rose up, and all the people who were with him, by night, and they laid wait against 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
Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city. Abimelech rose up, and the people who were with him, from the 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
When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “Behold, people are coming down from the tops of the mountains.” Zebul said to him, “You see the shadows of the mountains as if they were 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
Gaal spoke again and said, “Behold, people are coming down by the middle of the land, and one company comes by the way of the oak of Meonenim.”
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
Then Zebul said to him, “Now where is your mouth, that you said, ‘Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?’ Isn’t this the people that you have despised? Please go out 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
Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with 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
Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many fell wounded, even to the entrance 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
Abimelech lived at Arumah; and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brothers, 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
On the next day, the people went out 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
He took the people and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field; and he looked, and behold, the people came out of the city. So, he rose up against them and struck 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
Abimelech and the companies that were with him rushed forward and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city; and the two companies rushed on all who were in the field and struck 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
Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city and killed the people in it. He beat 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
When all the men of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith.
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
Abimelech was told that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered 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
Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder. Then he said to the people who were with him, “What you have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done!”
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
All the people likewise each cut down his bough, followed Abimelech, and put them at the base of the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire over them, so that all the people of the tower of Shechem died also, 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 Abimelech went to Thebez and encamped against Thebez, and took 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
But there was a strong tower within the city, and all the men and women of the city fled there, and shut themselves in, and went up to 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
Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it, and came near to the door 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
A certain woman cast an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, and broke 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 he called hastily to the young man, his armour bearer, and said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, that men not say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’ 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
When the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they each departed to his 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 God repaid the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father in killing his seventy brothers;
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
and God repaid all the wickedness of the men of Shechem on their heads; and the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal came on them.
