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。
Now Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
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 the sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah: all these were the 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 great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he was the firstborn.
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 was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brothers with the sword, and divers also 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 and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
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、
And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife: and he worked that which was 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。
However, the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons 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 days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king.
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 forth with his princes, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him in, and the captains of the chariots.
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 the Edomites revolted from under the hand of Judah to this day. The same time also did Libnah revolt from under his hand; because he had forsaken the LORD 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。
Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication, and compelled Judah thereto.
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 there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus says the LORD God of David your father, Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, nor in 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 walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to the prostitutions of the house of Ahab, and also have slain your brothers of your father’s house, which 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。
Behold, with a great plague will the LORD smite your people, and your children, and your wives, and all your goods:
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 shall have great sickness by disease of your bowels, until your bowels fall out by reason of the sickness day by day.
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、
Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians:
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 into Judah, and broke into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king’s house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.
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 smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.
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 it came to pass, that in process of time, after the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness: so he died of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of 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。
Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. However, they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchers of the kings.
