歴代誌Ⅱ 34
1 ヨシヤは八歳のとき王となり、エルサレムで三十一年の間世を治めた。
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
2 彼は主の良しと見られることをなし、その父ダビデの道を歩んで、右にも左にも曲らなかった。
He did that which was right in the LORD’s eyes, and walked in the ways of David his father, and did not turn away to the right hand or to the left.
3 彼はまだ若かったが、その治世の第八年に父ダビデの神を求めることを始め、その十二年には高き所、アシラ像、刻んだ像、鋳た像などを除いて、ユダとエルサレムを清めることを始め、
For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, the Asherah poles, the engraved images, and the molten images.
4 もろもろのバアルの祭壇を、自分の前で打ちこわさせ、その上に立っていた香の祭壇を切り倒し、アシラ像、刻んだ像、鋳た像を打ち砕いて粉々にし、これらの像に犠牲をささげた者どもの墓の上にそれをまき散らし、
They broke down the altars of the Baals in his presence; and he cut down the incense altars that were on high above them. He broke the Asherah poles, the engraved images, and the molten images in pieces, made dust of them, and scattered it on the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.
5 祭司らの骨をそのもろもろの祭壇の上で焼き、こうしてユダとエルサレムを清めた。
He burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
6 またマナセ、エフライム、シメオンおよびナフタリの荒れた町々にもこのようにし、
He did this in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, even to Naphtali, around in their ruins.
7 もろもろの祭壇をこわし、アシラ像およびもろもろの刻んだ像を粉々に打ち砕き、イスラエル全国の香の祭壇をことごとく切り倒して、エルサレムに帰った。
He broke down the altars, beat the Asherah poles and the engraved images into powder, and cut down all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel, then returned to Jerusalem.
8 ヨシヤはその治世の十八年に、国と宮とを清めた時、その神、主の宮を繕わせようと、アザリヤの子シャパン、町のつかさマアセヤおよびヨアハズの子史官ヨアをつかわした。
Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder to repair the house of the LORD his God.
9 彼らは大祭司ヒルキヤのもとへ行って、神の宮にはいった金を渡した。これは門を守るレビびとがマナセ、エフライムおよびその他のすべてのイスラエル、ならびにユダとベニヤミンのすべての人、およびエルサレムの住民の手から集めたものである。
They came to Hilkiah the high priest and delivered the money that was brought into God’s house, which the Levites, the keepers of the threshold, had gathered from the hands of Manasseh, Ephraim, of all the remnant of Israel, of all Judah and Benjamin, and of the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
10 彼らはこれを主の宮を監督する職工らの手に渡したので、主の宮で働く職工らは、これを宮を繕い直すために支払った。
They delivered it into the hands of the workmen who had the oversight of the LORD’s house; and the workmen who labored in the LORD’s house gave it to mend and repair the house.
11 すなわち、大工および建築者にこれを渡して、ユダの王たちが破った建物のために、切り石および骨組の材木を買わせ、梁材を整えさせた。
They gave it to the carpenters and to the builders to buy cut stone and timber for couplings, and to make beams for the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.
12 その人々は忠実に仕事をした。その監督者はメラリの子孫であるレビびとヤハテとオバデヤ、およびコハテびとの子孫であるゼカリヤとメシュラムであって、工事をつかさどった。また楽器に巧みなレビびとがこれに伴った。
The men did the work faithfully. Their overseers were Jahath and Obadiah the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to give direction; and others of the Levites, who were all skillful with musical instruments.
13 彼らはまた荷を負う者を監督し、様々の仕事に働くすべての者をつかさどった。また他のレビびとは書記となり、役人となり、また門衛となった。
Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and directed all who did the work in every kind of service. Of the Levites, there were scribes, officials, and gatekeepers.
14 さて彼らが主の宮にはいった金を取りだした時、祭司ヒルキヤはモーセの伝えた主の律法の書を発見した。
When they brought out the money that was brought into the LORD’s house, Hilkiah the priest found the book of the LORD’s law given by Moses.
15 そこでヒルキヤは書記官シャパンに言った、「わたしは主の宮で律法の書を発見しました」と。そしてヒルキヤはその書をシャパンに渡した。
Hilkiah answered Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the book of the law in the LORD’s house.” So Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.
16 シャパンはその書を王のもとに持って行き、さらに王に復命して言った、「しもべらはゆだねられた事をことごとくなし、
Shaphan carried the book to the king, and moreover brought back word to the king, saying, “All that was committed to your servants, they are doing.
17 主の宮にあった金をあけて、監督者の手および職工の手に渡しました」。
They have emptied out the money that was found in the LORD’s house, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers and into the hand of the workmen.”
18 書記官シャパンはまた王に告げて、「祭司ヒルキヤはわたしに一つの書物を渡しました」と言い、シャパンはそれを王の前で読んだ。
Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, “Hilkiah the priest has delivered me a book.” Shaphan read from it to the king.
19 王はその律法の言葉を聞いて衣を裂いた。
When the king had heard the words of the law, he tore his clothes.
20 そして王はヒルキヤおよびシャパンの子アヒカムとミカの子アブドンと書記官シャパンと王の家来アサヤとに命じて言った、
The king commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Abdon the son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king’s servant, saying,
21 「あなたがたは行って、この発見された書物の言葉についてわたしのために、またイスラエルとユダの残りの者のために主に問いなさい。われわれの先祖たちが主の言葉を守らず、すべてこの書物にしるされていることを行わなかったので、主はわれわれに大いなる怒りを注がれるからです」。
“Go inquire of the LORD for me, and for those who are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found; for great is the LORD’s wrath that is poured out on us, because our fathers have not kept the LORD’s word, to do according to all that is written in this book.”
22 そこでヒルキヤおよび王のつかわした人々は、シャルムの妻である女預言者ホルダのもとへ行った。シャルムはハスラの子であるトクハテの子で、衣装を守る者である。時にホルダは、エルサレムの第二区に住んでいた。彼らはホルダにその趣意を語ったので、
So Hilkiah and those whom the king had commanded went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter), and they spoke to her to that effect.
23 ホルダは彼らに言った、「イスラエルの神、主はこう仰せられます、『あなたがたをわたしにつかわした人に告げなさい。
She said to them, “The LORD, the God of Israel says: ‘Tell the man who sent you to me,
24 主はこう仰せられます。見よ、わたしはユダの王の前で読んだ書物にしるされているもろもろののろい、すなわち災をこの所と、ここに住む者に下す。
“The LORD says, ‘Behold, I will bring evil on this place and on its inhabitants, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah.
25 彼らはわたしを捨てて、他の神々に香をたき、自分の手で造ったもろもろの物をもって、わたしの怒りを引き起そうとしたからである。それゆえ、わたしの怒りは、この所に注がれて消えない。
Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands, therefore my wrath is poured out on this place, and it will not be quenched.’”’
26 しかしあなたがたをつかわして、主に問わせるユダの王にはこう言いなさい。イスラエルの神、主はこう仰せられる。あなたが聞いた言葉については、
But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, you shall tell him this, ‘The LORD, the God of Israel says: “About the words which you have heard,
27 この所と、ここに住む者を責める神の言葉を、あなたが聞いた時、心に悔い、神の前に身をひくくし、わたしの前にへりくだり、衣を裂いて、わたしの前に泣いたので、わたしもまた、あなたに聞いた、と主は言われる。
because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this place and against its inhabitants, and have humbled yourself before me, and have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you,” says the LORD.
28 見よ、わたしはあなたを先祖たちのもとに集める。あなたは安らかにあなたの墓に集められる。あなたはわたしがこの所と、ここに住む者に下すもろもろの災を目に見ることがない』と」。彼らは王に復命した。
“Behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the evil that I will bring on this place and on its inhabitants.”’” They brought back this message to the king.
29 そこで王は人をつかわしてユダとエルサレムの長老をことごとく集め、
Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
30 そして王は主の宮に上って行った。ユダのすべての人々、エルサレムの住民、祭司、レビびと、およびすべての民は、老いた者も若い者もことごとく彼に従った。そこで王は主の宮で発見した契約の書の言葉を、ことごとく彼らの耳に読み聞かせ、
The king went up to the LORD’s house with all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem—the priests, the Levites, and all the people, both great and small—and he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the LORD’s house.
31 そして王は自分の所に立って、主の前に契約を立て、主に従って歩み、心をつくし、精神をつくして、その戒めと、あかしと定めとをまもり、この書にしるされた契約の言葉を行おうと言い、
The king stood in his place and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments, his testimonies, and his statutes with all his heart and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that were written in this book.
32 エルサレムおよびベニヤミンの人々を皆これに加わらせた。エルサレムの住民は先祖の神であるその神の契約にしたがって行った。
He caused all who were found in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand. The inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.
33 ヨシヤはイスラエルの人々に属するすべての地から、憎むべきものをことごとく取り除き、イスラエルにいるすべての人をその神、主に仕えさせた。ヨシヤが世にある日の間は、彼らは先祖の神、主に従って離れなかった。
Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that belonged to the children of Israel, and made all who were found in Israel to serve, even to serve the LORD their God. All his days they did not depart from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.
