歴代誌Ⅱ 21
1 ヨシャパテは先祖たちと共に眠り、先祖たちと共にダビデの町に葬られ、その子ヨラムが代って王となった。
And Jehoshaphat went to rest with his fathers, and his body was put into the earth in the town of David. And Jehoram his son became king in his place.
2 ヨシャパテの子であるその兄弟たちはアザリヤ、エヒエル、ゼカリヤ、アザリヤ、ミカエルおよびシパテヤで、皆ユダの王ヨシャパテの子たちであった。
And he had brothers, sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah; all these were sons of Jehoshaphat, king of Israel.
3 その父は彼らに金、銀、宝物の賜物を多く与え、またユダの要害の町々を与えたが、ヨラムは長子なので、国はヨラムに与えた。
And their father gave them much silver and gold and things of great value, as well as walled towns in Judah; but the kingdom he gave to Jehoram, because he was the oldest.
4 ヨラムはその父の位に登って強くなった時、その兄弟たちをことごとくつるぎにかけて殺し、またユダのつかさたち数人を殺した。
Now when Jehoram had taken his place over his father's kingdom, and had made his position safe, he put all his brothers to death with the sword, as well as some of the princes of Israel.
5 ヨラムは位についた時三十二歳で、エルサレムで八年の間世を治めた。
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king; and he was ruling in Jerusalem for eight years.
6 彼はアハブの家がしたようにイスラエルの王たちの道に歩んだ。アハブの娘を妻としたからである。このように彼は主の目の前に悪をおこなったが、
He went in the ways of the kings of Israel, and did as the family of Ahab did, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife; and he did evil in the eyes of the Lord.
7 主はさきにダビデと結ばれた契約のゆえに、また彼とその子孫とにながく、ともしびを与えると約束されたことによって、ダビデの家を滅ぼすことを好まれなかった。
But it was not the Lord's purpose to send destruction on the family of David, because of the agreement he had made with David, when he said he would give to him and to his sons a light for ever.
8 ヨラムの世にエドムがそむいて、ユダの支配を脱し、みずから王を立てたので、
In his time Edom made themselves free from the rule of Judah, and took a king for themselves.
9 ヨラムはその将校たち、およびすべての戦車を従えて渡って行き、夜のうちに立ち上がって、自分を包囲しているエドムびととその戦車の隊長たちを撃った。
Then Jehoram went over with his captains and all his war-carriages ... made an attack by night on the Edomites, whose forces were all round him ... on the captains of the war-carriages.
10 エドムはこのようにそむいてユダの支配を脱し、今日に至っている。そのころリブナもまたそむいてユダの支配を脱した。ヨラムが先祖たちの神、主を捨てたからである。
So Edom made themselves free from the rule of Judah, to this day: and at the same time Libnah made itself free from his rule; because he was turned away from the Lord, the God of his fathers.
11 彼はまたユダの山地に高き所を造って、エルサレムの民に姦淫を行わせ、ユダを惑わした。
And more than this, he made high places in the mountains of Judah, teaching the people of Jerusalem to go after false gods, and guiding Judah away from the true way.
12 その時預言者エリヤから次のような一通の手紙がヨラムのもとに来た、「あなたの先祖ダビデの神、主はこう仰せられる、『あなたは父ヨシャパテの道に歩まず、またユダの王アサの道に歩まないで、
And a letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, The Lord, the God of your father David, says, Because you have not kept to the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or the ways of Asa, king of Judah,
13 イスラエルの王たちの道に歩み、ユダとエルサレムの民に、かのアハブの家がイスラエルに姦淫を行わせたように、姦淫を行わせ、またあなたの父の家の者で、あなたにまさっているあなたの兄弟たちを殺したゆえ、
But have gone in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the people of Jerusalem go after false gods, as the family of Ahab did: and because you have put to death your father's sons, your brothers, who were better than yourself:
14 主は大いなる災をもってあなたの民と子供と妻たちと、すべての所有を撃たれる。
Now, truly, the Lord will send a great destruction on your people and your children and your wives and everything which is yours:
15 あなたはまた内臓の病気にかかって大病になり、それが日に日に重くなって、ついに内臓が出るようになる』」。
And you yourself will undergo the cruel pains of a disease in your stomach, so that day by day your inside will be falling out because of the disease.
16 その時、主はヨラムに対してエチオピヤびとの近くに住んでいるペリシテびととアラビヤびとの霊を振り起されたので、
Then the Philistines and the Arabians, who are by Ethiopia, were moved by the Lord to make war on Jehoram;
17 彼らはユダに攻め上って、これを侵し、王の家にある貨財をことごとく奪い去り、またヨラムの子供と妻たちをも奪い去ったので、末の子エホアハズのほかには、ひとりも残った者がなかった。
And they came up against Judah, forcing a way into it, and took away all the goods in the king's house, as well as his sons and his wives; so that he had no son but only Jehoahaz, the youngest.
18 このもろもろの事の後、主は彼を撃って内臓にいえがたい病気を起させられた。
And after all this the Lord sent on him a disease of the stomach from which it was impossible for him to be made well.
19 時がたって、二年の終りになり、その内臓が病気のために出て、重い病苦によって死んだ。民は彼の先祖のために香をたいたように、彼のために香をたかなかった。
And time went on, and after two years, his inside falling out because of the disease, he came to his death in cruel pain. And his people made no burning for him like the burning made for his fathers.
20 ヨラムはその位についた時三十二歳で、八年の間エルサレムで世を治め、ついに死んだ。ひとりも彼を惜しむ者がなかった。人々は彼をダビデの町に葬ったが、王たちの墓にではなかった。
He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for eight years: and at his death he was not regretted; they put his body into the earth in the town of David, but not in the resting-place of the kings.
