サムエル記Ⅰ 14
1 ある日、サウルの子ヨナタンは、その武器を執る若者に「さあ、われわれは向こう側の、ペリシテびとの先陣へ渡って行こう」と言った。しかしヨナタンは父には告げなかった。
One day, Jonathan said to the young man who carried his weapons, “Come with me; we will go over to where the Philistia soldiers have put up their tents.” [So they went], but Jonathan did not tell his father [what they were going to do].
2 サウルはギベアのはずれで、ミグロンにある、ざくろの木の下にとどまっていたが、共にいた民はおおよそ六百人であった。
On that day, Saul and the 600 soldiers who were with him were sitting around a pomegranate tree at a place where the people threshed grain, near Gibeah.
3 またアヒヤはエポデを身に着けて共にいた。アヒヤはアヒトブの子、アヒトブはイカボデの兄弟、イカボデはピネハスの子、ピネハスはシロにおいて主の祭司であったエリの子である。民はヨナタンが出かけることを知らなかった。
Ahijah the priest was also there. He was wearing the sacred vest. Ahijah was the son of Ahitub, who was a brother of Ichabod. Ichabod and Ahitub were the sons of Phinehas, who was the son of Eli, who had been Yahweh’s priest at Shiloh. No one knew that Jonathan had left [the Israeli camp].
4 ヨナタンがペリシテびとの先陣に渡って行こうとする渡りには、一方に険しい岩があり、他方にも険しい岩があり、一方の名をボゼヅといい、他方の名をセネといった。
Jonathan planned that he and the young man would go through a narrow (pass/place between two cliffs) to get to where the Philistia army was. The cliff on one side of the pass was named Bozez, and the other cliff was named Seneh.
5 岩の一つはミクマシの前にあって北にあり、一つはゲバの前にあって南にあった。
One cliff faced north toward Micmash, and the cliff on the other side faced south toward Geba [town].
6 ヨナタンはその武器を執る若者に言った、「さあ、われわれは、この割礼なき者どもの先陣へ渡って行こう。主がわれわれのために何か行われるであろう。多くの人をもって救うのも、少ない人をもって救うのも、主にとっては、なんの妨げもないからである」。
Jonathan said to the young man who carried his weapons, “Come with me. We will go to where those (pagans/people who do not believe in Yahweh) [MTY] have set up their tents. Perhaps Yahweh will help us. It does not matter whether we are only two men or many people; nothing can hinder Yahweh from enabling us to defeat them.”
7 武器を執る者は彼に言った、「あなたの望みどおりにしなさい。わたしは一緒にいます。わたしはあなたと同じ心です」。
The young man who was carrying Jonathan’s weapons said, “Do what you think is the best thing for us to do. I will help you.”
8 ヨナタンはまた言った、「われわれは、あの人々の所に渡っていって、彼らに身を現そう。
Then Jonathan said, “Okay, come with me. We will cross the valley to where the Philistia army is, and allow them to see us.
9 そして、もし彼らがわれわれに、『こちらから行くまで待て』と言うならば、われわれはその場にとどまり、彼らの所に上っていかないであろう。
If they then say to us, ‘You two stay there until we come down to you,’ we will stay there and not go up to them.
10 しかし、もし彼らが『われわれのところへ上ってこい』と言うならば、われわれは上って行こう。主が彼らをわれわれの手に渡されるからである。これをもってしるしとしよう」。
But if they say to us, ‘Come up here [and fight against] us,’ that will show us that Yahweh will enable us to defeat them. Then we will go up and fight them.”
11 こうしてふたりはペリシテびとの先陣に、その身を現したので、ペリシテびとは言った、「見よ、ヘブルびとが、隠れていた穴から出てくる」。
When the two of them crossed the valley, the Philistia soldiers saw them coming. They said, “Look! The Hebrews are crawling out of the holes in which they have been hiding!”
12 先陣の人々はヨナタンと、その武器を執る者に叫んで言った、「われわれのところに上ってこい。目に、もの見せてくれよう」。ヨナタンは、その武器を執る者に言った、「わたしのあとについて上ってきなさい。主は彼らをイスラエルの手に渡されたのだ」。
Then the Philistia soldiers who were closest to Jonathan and the young man who carried his weapons said, “Come up here, and we will teach you something [about how to fight] [IDM]!” Jonathan said to the young man who was with him, “Come behind me and climb up, because Yahweh is going to help us to defeat them!”
13 そしてヨナタンはよじ登り、武器を執る者もそのあとについて登った。ペリシテびとはヨナタンの前に倒れた。武器を執る者も、あとについていってペリシテびとを殺した。
So Jonathan climbed up, using his hands and his feet [because it was very steep]. The young man climbed up following him. As Jonathan climbed, he struck and killed many Philistia soldiers, and the young man who was with him killed many more as he followed behind Jonathan.
14 ヨナタンとその武器を執る者とが、手始めに殺したものは、おおよそ二十人であって、このことは一くびきの牛の耕す畑のおおよそ半分の内で行われた。
In that first battle the two of them killed about 20 Philistia soldiers in an area that was about half an acre.
15 そして陣営にいる者、野にいるもの、およびすべての民は恐怖に襲われ、先陣のもの、および略奪隊までも、恐れおののいた。また地は震い動き、非常に大きな恐怖となった。
Then all the other Philistia soldiers, the ones in the camp and the ones who had been attacking the Israeli towns, ones who were out in the field much closer, panicked. Then God caused the ground to shake, and they all became terrified/very afraid.
16 ベニヤミンのギベアにいたサウルの番兵たちが見ると、ペリシテびとの群衆はくずれて右往左往していた。
Saul’s (lookouts/men who were watching to see if enemies were coming) were in Gibeah [town] in the land of the tribe of Benjamin. They saw that the soldiers of the Philistia army were running away in all directions.
17 その時サウルは、共にいる民に言った、「人数を調べて、われわれのうちのだれが出て行ったかを見よ」。人数を調べたところ、ヨナタンとその武器を執る者とがそこにいなかった。
Saul [realized that some of his soldiers must have attacked the Philistia army. So he] said to the soldiers who were with him, “Check to see if any of our men are not here.” So they checked, and they found out that Jonathan and the man who carried his weapons were gone.
18 サウルはアヒヤに言った、「エポデをここに持ってきなさい」。その時、アヒヤはイスラエルの人々の前でエポデを身に着けていたからである。
So Saul said to Ahijah [the Supreme Priest], “Bring the sacred vest here [and find out what we should do].” On that day Ahijah was wearing the sacred vest, going in front of the Israelis.
19 サウルが祭司に語っている間にも、ペリシテびとの陣営の騒ぎはますます大きくなったので、サウルは祭司に言った、「手を引きなさい」。
But while Saul was talking to the priest, [he saw that] the Philistia soldiers were becoming more panicked/confused. So Saul said to Ahijah, “Take your hand down [from the sacred vest. Do not waste any more time using the marked stones in the vest to find out what Yahweh wants us to do.”]
20 こうしてサウルおよび共にいる民は皆、集まって戦いに出た。ペリシテびとはつるぎをもって同志打ちしたので、非常に大きな混乱となった。
Then Saul gathered his men and they went toward the battle. They found that the Philistia soldiers were so confused that they were striking each other with their swords.
21 また先にペリシテびとと共にいて、彼らと共に陣営にきていたヘブルびとたちも、翻ってサウルおよびヨナタンと共にいるイスラエルびとにつくようになった。
Before that, some of the Hebrew men had deserted their army and gone to join with the Philistia army. But now those men [revolted and] joined with Saul and Jonathan and the other Israeli soldiers.
22 またエフライムの山地に身を隠していたイスラエルびとたちも皆、ペリシテびとが逃げると聞いて、彼らもまた戦いに出て、それを追撃した。
Some of the Israeli soldiers had previously run away and hidden in the mountains where the tribe of Ephraim lived. But when they heard that the Philistia soldiers were running away, they [came down and] joined the other Israeli soldiers and pursued the Philistia soldiers.
23 こうして主はその日イスラエルを救われた。そして戦いはベテアベンに移った。
So Yahweh rescued the Israelis on that day. The Israeli soldiers continued to pursue their enemies beyond Beth-Aven [town].
24 しかしその日イスラエルの人々は苦しんだ。これはサウルが民に誓わせて「夕方まで、わたしが敵にあだを返すまで、食物を食べる者は、のろわれる」と言ったからである。それゆえ民のうちには、ひとりも食物を口にしたものはなかった。
Before Saul’s soldiers went to the battle, Saul declared to them solemnly, “I do not want any of you to eat any food before this evening, before we have defeated all our enemies. If anyone eats anything, [Yahweh] will curse/punish him.” So none of the Israeli soldiers ate any food, and they became faint/weak because they were very hungry.
25 ところで、民がみな森の中にはいると、地のおもてに蜜があった。
The Israeli army went into the forest, and they found honeycombs on the ground, but they did not eat any honey.
26 民は森にはいった時、蜜のしたたっているのを見た。しかしだれもそれを手に取って口につけるものがなかった。民が誓いを恐れたからである。
They were afraid to eat any, because they had solemnly promised that they would not eat any food.
27 しかしヨナタンは、父が民に誓わせたことを聞かなかったので、手を伸べてつえの先を蜜ばちの巣に浸し、手に取って口につけた。すると彼は目がはっきりした。
But Jonathan did not hear what his father commanded [because he had left the camp very early in the morning]. So [when he saw] a honeycomb, he dipped the end of his walking stick into it and ate some honey. After he ate the honey, he felt stronger.
28 その時、民のひとりが言った、「あなたの父は、かたく民に誓わせて『きょう、食物を食べる者は、のろわれる』と言われました。それで民は疲れているのです」。
But one of the Israeli soldiers saw him and said to him, “Your father solemnly declared to us that [Yahweh] would curse/punish anyone who ate any food today. So now we are [very tired and] weak from being hungry [because we obeyed him].”
29 ヨナタンは言った、「父は国を悩ませました。ごらんなさい。この蜜をすこしなめたばかりで、わたしの目がこんなに、はっきりしたではありませんか。
Jonathan exclaimed, “My father has caused trouble for all of us! See how refreshed/strong I am after eating a little honey!
30 まして、民がきょう敵からぶんどった物を、じゅうぶん食べていたならば、さらに多くのペリシテびとを殺していたでしょうに」。
If he had permitted all of us to eat from the food we took from our enemies while we were pursuing them, we would have been able to kill many more of their soldiers!”
31 その日イスラエルびとは、ペリシテびとを撃って、ミクマシからアヤロンに及んだ。そして民は、ひじょうに疲れたので、
The Israelis pursued and killed Philistia soldiers all that day, from Micmash [town west] to Aijalon. But they continued to become weaker from being hungry.
32 ぶんどり物に、はせかかって、羊、牛、子牛を取って、それを地の上に殺し、血のままでそれを食べた。
They had taken [many] sheep and cattle that the Philistia soldiers had abandoned. Now, because they were extremely hungry, they butchered some of those animals and ate the meat without draining the blood from the animals.
33 人々はサウルに言った、「民は血のままで食べて、主に罪を犯しています」。サウルは言った、「あなたがたはそむいている。この所へ、わたしのもとに大きな石をころがしてきなさい」。
One of the soldiers told Saul, “Look! The men are sinning against Yahweh by eating meat that still has blood in it!” Saul replied [to the men who were near him], “They have disobeyed Yahweh! Roll a large stone over here!”
34 サウルはまた言った、「あなたがたは分れて、民の中にはいって、彼らに言いなさい、『おのおの牛または、羊を引いてきてここでほふって食べなさい。血のままで食べて、主に罪を犯してはならない』」。そこで民は皆、その夜、おのおの牛を引いてきて、それを、その所でほふった。
After they did that, he said to those men, “Go and tell all the soldiers that each of them must bring an ox or a sheep to me, and kill it here on this stone, [and drain the blood] before he eats any of the meat. They should not sin against Yahweh by eating meat [from some animal] without draining its blood.” So that night all the soldiers brought animals and slaughtered them there. Then Saul built an altar to [worship] Yahweh.
35 こうしてサウルは主に一つの祭壇を築いた。これはサウルが主のために築いた最初の祭壇である。
That was the first [time that he built an] altar for Yahweh.
36 サウルは言った、「われわれは夜のうちにペリシテびとを追って下り、夜明けまで彼らをかすめて、ひとりも残らぬようにしよう」。人々は言った、「良いと思われることを、なんでもしてください」。しかし祭司は言った、「われわれは、ここで、神に尋ねましょう」。
Then Saul said [to the Israeli soldiers], “Let’s pursue the Philistia soldiers tonight. We can attack them all night. We will not allow any of them to escape alive.” The Israeli soldiers answered, “We will do whatever you think is the best thing for us to do.” But the priest said, “We should ask Yahweh [what he thinks we should do].”
37 そこでサウルは神に伺った、「わたしはペリシテびとを追って下るべきでしょうか。あなたは彼らをイスラエルの手に渡されるでしょうか」。しかし神はその日は答えられなかった。
So Saul asked God, “Should we pursue the Philistine soldiers? Will you enable us to defeat them?” But God did not answer Saul that day.
38 そこでサウルは言った、「民の長たちよ、みなこの所に近よりなさい。あなたがたは、よく見きわめて、きょうのこの罪が起きたわけを知らなければならない。
Then Saul summoned all the leaders of his army. He said to them, “[I am sure that God has not answered me because] someone has sinned. We must find out what sin someone has committed.
39 イスラエルを救う主は生きておられる。たとい、それがわたしの子ヨナタンであっても、必ず死ななければならない」。しかし民のうちにはひとりも、これに答えるものがいなかった。
Yahweh has rescued us [from the Philistia army]. Just as certain as Yahweh lives, whoever has sinned must be executed. Even if it is my son Jonathan who has sinned, he must be executed.” [His men knew who was guilty], but none of them said anything [to Saul].
40 サウルはイスラエルのすべての人に言った、「あなたがたは向こう側にいなさい。わたしとわたしの子ヨナタンはこちら側にいましょう」。民はサウルに言った、「良いと思われることをしてください」。
Then Saul said to all the Israeli soldiers, “You stand on one side. My son Jonathan and I will stand on the other side.” His men replied, “Do whatever you think is best.”
41 そこでサウルは言った、「イスラエルの神、主よ、あなたはきょう、なにゆえしもべに答えられなかったのですか。もしこの罪がわたしにあるか、またはわたしの子ヨナタンにあるのでしたら、イスラエルの神、主よ、ウリムをお与えください。しかし、もしこの罪が、あなたの民イスラエルにあるのでしたらトンミムをお与えください」。こうしてヨナタンとサウルとが、くじに当り、民はのがれた。
Then Saul prayed to Yahweh, the Israelis’ God, “Tell me who is guilty and who is not guilty.” Then the priest (cast lots/threw the stones that were marked), and they indicated that it was [either] Jonathan or Saul who was the guilty one, and that the other men were not guilty.
42 サウルは言った、「わたしか、わたしの子ヨナタンかを決めるために、くじを引きなさい」。くじはヨナタンに当った。
Then Saul said to the priest, “Throw the stones again to indicate which of us two is guilty.” So he did, and the stones indicated that Jonathan was the guilty one.
43 サウルはヨナタンに言った、「あなたがしたことを、わたしに言いなさい」。ヨナタンは言った、「わたしは確かに手にあったつえの先に少しばかりの蜜をつけて、なめました。わたしはここにいます。死は覚悟しています」。
Then Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done [that was wrong].” Jonathan replied, “I ate a little bit of honey. It was only a little bit that was on the end of my stick. Do I [deserve to be] executed [because of doing that]?”
44 サウルは言った、「神がわたしをいくえにも罰してくださるように。ヨナタンよ、あなたは必ず死ななければならない」。
Saul replied, “Yes, you must be executed! I hope/wish that God will strike me and kill me if you are not executed for having done that!”
45 その時、民はサウルに言った、「イスラエルのうちにこの大いなる勝利をもたらしたヨナタンが死ななければならないのですか。決してそうではありません。主は生きておられます。ヨナタンの髪の毛一すじも地に落してはなりません。彼は神と共にきょう働いたのです」。こうして民はヨナタンを救ったので彼は死を免れた。
But the Israeli soldiers said to Saul, “Jonathan has won a great victory for all us Israelis. Should he be executed for eating some honey [RHQ]? Certainly not! Just as surely as Yahweh lives, we will not allow you to injure him in any manner [IDM], [because] today God helped Jonathan [to kill many soldiers of the Philistia army]!” So [by saying that] the Israeli soldiers rescued Jonathan, and he was not executed.
46 サウルはペリシテびとを追うことをやめて引きあげ、ペリシテびとはその国へ帰った。
Then Saul ordered his soldiers to stop pursuing the Philistia army, so the Philistia soldiers returned to their homes.
47 サウルはイスラエルの王となって、周囲のもろもろの敵、すなわちモアブ、アンモンの人々、エドム、ゾバの王たちおよびペリシテびとと戦い、すべて向かう所で勝利を得た。
After Saul became the ruler/king of the Israeli people, his army fought against their enemies in many areas. They fought against armies of the Moab people-group, the Ammon people-group, the Edom people-group, the kings of Zobah [city/area], and the Philistia people-group. Wherever the Israeli army fought, they defeated their enemies.
48 サウルは勇ましく働き、アマレクびとを撃って、イスラエルびとを略奪者の手から救い出した。
Saul’s army fought bravely and defeated the [very tall] descendants of Amalek. His army rescued the Israelis from those who had (plundered/forcefully taken things from) them.
49 さて、サウルのむすこたちはヨナタン、エスイ、およびマルキシュアである。ふたりの娘の名は次のとおりである。すなわち姉の名はメラブ、妹の名はミカルである。
Saul’s sons were Jonathan, Ishbosheth, and Malchishua. He also had two daughters, Merab and her younger sister Michal.
50 サウルの妻の名はアヒノアムといい、アヒマアズの娘である。また軍の長の名はアブネルといい、サウルのおじネルの子である。
Saul’s wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz. The commander of Saul’s army was Abner, who was the son of Saul’s uncle Ner.
51 サウルの父キシとアブネルの父ネルとは、アビエルの子である。
Saul’s father Kish and Abner’s father Ner were both sons of Abiel.
52 サウルの一生の間、ペリシテびとと激しい戦いがあった。サウルは力の強い人や勇気のある人を見るごとに、それを召しかかえた。
All the time that Saul was alive, his army fought against the Philistia army. And whenever Saul saw a young man who was (brave/not afraid to fight) and strong, he forced him to join his army.
