申命記 10
1 その時、主はわたしに言われた、『おまえは、前のような石の板二枚を切って作り、山に登って、わたしのもとにきなさい。また木の箱一つを作りなさい。
“Then Yahweh said to me, ‘Cut two stone tablets like the first ones. And make a wooden chest to put them in. Then [bring the tablets] up to me on this mountain.
2 さきにおまえが砕いた二枚の板に書いてあった言葉を、わたしはその板に書きしるそう。おまえはそれをその箱におさめなければならない』。
I will write on those tablets the same words that I wrote on the first tablets, the ones that you broke. Then you can put them in the chest.’
3 そこでわたしはアカシヤ材の箱一つを作り、また前のような石の板二枚を切って作り、その二枚の板を手に持って山に登った。
“So I made a chest. I used wood from an acacia tree to make it. Then I cut two tablets of stone like the first ones, and I went up the mountain carrying the tablets.
4 主はかつて、かの集会の日に山で火の中からあなたがたに告げられた十誡を書きしるされたように、その板に書きしるし、それを主はわたしに授けられた。
There Yahweh wrote on the tablets the [same] Ten Commandments [that he had written on the first tablet]. They are the commandments that he told to your ancestors from the middle of the fire on the mountain, when they were gathered [at the bottom of the mountain]. Then Yahweh gave the tablets to me,
5 それでわたしは身をめぐらして山から降り、その板を、わたしが作った箱におさめた。今なおその中にある。主がわたしに命じられたとおりである。
and I turned and went down the mountain. Then, just as he had commanded, I put them in the chest that I had made. And they are still there.”
6 （こうしてイスラエルの人々はベエロテ・ベネ・ヤカンを出立してモセラに着いた。アロンはその所で死んでそこに葬られ、その子エレアザルが彼に代って祭司となった。
(Then, from the wells that belonged to the people of Jaakan, the Israeli people traveled to Moserah. There Aaron died and was buried, and his son Eleazar took his place and became the Supreme Priest.
7 またそこを出立してグデゴダに至り、グデゴダを出立してヨテバタに着いた。この地には多くの水の流れがあった。
From there, the Israelis traveled to Gudgodah, and from there to Jotbathah, which was a place that had many streams.
8 その時、主はレビの部族を選んで、主の契約の箱をかつぎ、主の前に立って仕え、また主の名をもって祝福することをさせられた。この事は今日に及んでいる。
At that time, Yahweh (set apart/appointed) the tribe of Levi to carry the chest that contained [the tablets on which were written] the Ten Commandments, and to stand in Yahweh’s presence [in the sacred tent], to offer sacrifices, and to pray for Yahweh to bless [the people. They are still doing those things] at the present time.
9 そのためレビは兄弟たちと一緒には分け前がなく、嗣業もない。あなたの神、主が彼に言われたとおり、主みずからが彼の嗣業であった。）
That is the reason that the tribe of Levi did not receive any land like the other tribes did. What they received was the work/privilege of being Yahweh’s [priests], which is what he said that they should do.)
10 わたしは前の時のように四十日四十夜、山におったが、主はその時にもわたしの願いを聞かれた。主はあなたを滅ぼすことを望まれなかった。
“I stayed on the mountain 40 days and nights, just like I did the first time. [I prayed to] Yahweh, and he (answered my prayers/did what I requested) again and said that he would not destroy your ancestors.
11 そして主はわたしに『おまえは立ちあがり、民に先立って進み行き、わたしが彼らに与えると、その先祖に誓った地に彼らをはいらせ、それを取らせよ』と言われた。
Then Yahweh said to me, ‘Continue your journey, going in front of the people, to occupy the land that I vowed your ancestors that I would give to you.’”
12 イスラエルよ、今、あなたの神、主があなたに求められる事はなんであるか。ただこれだけである。すなわちあなたの神、主を恐れ、そのすべての道に歩んで、彼を愛し、心をつくし、精神をつくしてあなたの神、主に仕え、
“Now, you Israeli people, [I will tell you] [RHQ] what Yahweh our God requires/demands that you do. He requires you to revere him, to conduct your lives as he wants you to, to love him, and to serve him wholeheartedly [DOU],
13 また、わたしがきょうあなたに命じる主の命令と定めとを守って、さいわいを得ることである。
and to obey all of his commandments [DOU] which I am giving to you today for your benefit.
14 見よ、天と、もろもろの天の天、および地と、地にあるものとはみな、あなたの神、主のものである。
“Do not forget that Yahweh our God owns even the sky and everything that is in it. He also owns the earth and everything that is on it.
15 そうであるのに、主はただあなたの先祖たちを喜び愛し、その後の子孫であるあなたがたを万民のうちから選ばれた。今日見るとおりである。
But [in spite of owning all those things], Yahweh loved your ancestors, and from all the people-groups [on the earth] he chose us, their descendants, and we are still his people.
16 それゆえ、あなたがたは心に割礼をおこない、もはや強情であってはならない。
So you must stop sinning [MET] and stop being stubborn [IDM]!
17 あなたがたの神である主は、神の神、主の主、大いにして力ある恐るべき神にましまし、人をかたより見ず、また、まいないを取らず、
Yahweh our God is greater than all gods, and he is greater than all rulers. He is very powerful [DOU] and awesome. He (is impartial/does not do things that favor one (group/person) more than others), and he does not accept bribes.
18 みなし子とやもめのために正しいさばきを行い、また寄留の他国人を愛して、食物と着物を与えられるからである。
He makes sure that orphans and widows are treated fairly. He loves even (foreigners/people from other countries) who live among us Israeli people, and he gives them food and clothes.
19 それゆえ、あなたがたは寄留の他国人を愛しなさい。あなたがたもエジプトの国で寄留の他国人であった。
So you must love those foreigners too, because you were once foreigners when you were living in Egypt.
20 あなたの神、主を恐れ、彼に仕え、彼に従い、その名をさして誓わなければならない。
Revere Yahweh our God and worship only him. (Be faithful to/Have a close relationship with) him, and say that he should punish you if you do not do what you promise.
21 彼はあなたのさんびすべきもの、またあなたの神であって、あなたが目に見たこれらの大いなる恐るべき事を、あなたのために行われた。
He is the one whom you must praise. He is our God, and we have seen the great and amazing things that he has done for us.
22 あなたの先祖たちは、わずか七十人でエジプトに下ったが、いま、あなたの神、主はあなたを天の星のように多くされた。
When our ancestors, [Jacob and his family], went down to Egypt, there were only seventy of them. But now Yahweh our God has caused us to be as numerous as the stars in the sky.”
