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。
Josias 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。
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of his father David, and turned not aside 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、
And in the eighth year of his reign, and he [being] yet a youth, he began to seek the Lord God of his father David: and in the twelfth year of his reign he began to purge Juda and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the ornaments for the altars, 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、
And he pulled down the altars of Baalim that were before his face, and the high places that were above them; and he cut down the groves, and the graven images, and broke in pieces the molten images, and reduced them to powder, and cast [it] upon the surface of the tombs 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。
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon the altars, and purged Juda 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、
And [he did so] in the cities of Manasse, and Ephraim, and Symeon, and Nephthali, and the places round about them.
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。
And he pulled down the altars and the groves, and he cut the idols in small pieces, and cut off all the high places from all the land of Israel, and 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。
And in the eighteenth year of his reign, after having cleansed the land, and the house, he sent Saphan the son of Ezelias, and Maasa prefect of the city, and Juach son of Joachaz his 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。
And they came to Chelcias the high priest, and gave the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites who kept the gate collected of the hand of Manasse and Ephraim, and of the princes, and of every one that was left in Israel, and of the children of Juda and Benjamin, and of the dwellers in 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。
And they gave it into the hand of the workmen, who were appointed in the house of the Lord, and they gave it to the workmen who wrought in the house of the Lord, to repair and strengthen 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] also to the carpenters and builders, to buy squared stones, and timber for beams to cover the houses which the kings of Juda 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。
And the men [were] faithfully [engaged] in the works: and over them were superintendents, Jeth and Abdias, Levites of the sons of Merari, and Zacharias and Mosollam, of the sons of Caath, [appointed] to oversee; and every Levite, and every one that understood [how] to play on 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。
And [overseers were] over the burden-bearers, and over all the workmen in the respective works; and of the Levites [were appointed] scribes, and judges, and porters.
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。
And when they brought forth the money that had been brought into the house of the Lord, Chelcias the priest found a book of the law of the Lord [given] by the hand of 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。
And Chelcias answered and said to Saphan the scribe, I have found a book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Chelcias gave the book to Saphan.
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、
And Saphan brought in the book to the king, and moreover gave an account to the king, [saying, This is] all the money given into the hand of your servants that work.
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」。
And they have collected the money that was found in the house of the Lord, and given it into the hand of the overseers, and into the hand of them that do the work.
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。
And Saphan the scribe brought word to the king, saying, Chelcias the priest has given me a book. And Saphan read it before the king.
19 王はその律法の言葉を聞いて衣を裂いた。
And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the law, that he tore his garments.
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、
And the king commanded Chelcias, and Achicam the son of Saphan, and Abdom the son of Michaias, and Saphan the scribe, and Asia the servant of the king, 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, enquire of the Lord for me, and for every one that is left in Israel and Juda, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the Lord [which] has been kindled amongst us, because our fathers have not listened to the words of the Lord, to do according to all the things 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、
And Chelcias went, and [the others] whom the king told, to Olda the prophetess, the wife of Sellem son of Thecoe, son of Aras, who kept the commandments; and she lived in Jerusalem in the second [quarter]: and they spoke to her accordingly.
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。
And she said to them, Thus has the Lord God of Israel said, 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。
Thus says the Lord, Behold, I bring evil upon this place, [even] all the words that are written in the book that was read before the king of Juda:
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 burnt incense to strange gods, that they might provoke me by all the works of their hands; and my wrath is kindled against this place, and it shall 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、
And concerning the king of Juda, who sent you to seek the Lord, —thus shall you say to him, Thus says the Lord God of Israel, [As for] the words which you has 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。
forasmuch as your heart was ashamed, and you was humbled before me when you heard my words against this place, and against the inhabitants of it, and you were humbled before me, and did rend your garments, and did weep before me; I also have heard, 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 shall be gathered to your grave in peace, and your eyes shall not look upon all the evils which I am bringing upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of it. And they brought back word 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、
And the king sent and gathered the elders of Juda 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、
And the king went up to the house of the Lord, [he] and all Juda, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that were found in the house of the Lord.
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、
And the king stood at a pillar, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk before the Lord, to keep his commandments and testimonies, and his ordinances, with all [his] heart and with all [his] soul, so as 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。
And he caused all that were found in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand; and the inhabitants of Jerusalem made a covenant in the house of the Lord 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。
And Josias removed all the abominations out of the whole land which belonged to the children of Israel, and caused all that were found in Jerusalem and in Israel, to serve the Lord their God all his days: he departed not from following the Lord God of his fathers.
