イザヤ書 26
1 その日ユダの国で、この歌をうたう、「われわれは堅固な町をもつ。主は救をその石がきとし、またとりでとされる。
Some day, [people in] Judah will sing this song: Our city [of Jerusalem] is strong! Yahweh protects our city; He is like [MET] a wall that surrounds it.
2 門を開いて、信仰を守る正しい国民を入れよ。
Open the gates of the city for people who are righteous; allow people who faithfully [obey Yahweh] to enter the city.
3 あなたは全き平安をもってこころざしの堅固なものを守られる。彼はあなたに信頼しているからである。
Yahweh, those who trust in you, those who firmly resolve to never doubt you, you will enable them to feel perfectly peaceful.
4 とこしえに主に信頼せよ、主なる神はとこしえの岩だからである。
[So] always trust in Yahweh, because Yahweh, [our God], is forever [like] [MET] a huge rock [under which we are sheltered/protected/safe].
5 主は高き所、そびえたつ町に住む者をひきおろし、これを伏させ、これを地に伏させて、ちりにかえされる。
He humbles proud people and destroys cities whose people are arrogant. He causes those cities to collapse into the dust/dirt.
6 こうして足で踏まれ、貧しい者の足で踏まれ、乏しい者はその上を歩む」。
[When that happens], poor and oppressed people will trample on the ruins.
7 正しい者の道は平らである。あなたは正しい者の道をなめらかにされる。
[But as for] righteous people, Yahweh, you do what is right; [it is as though] you cause the paths where they walk to be level and smooth.
8 主よ、あなたがさばきをなさる道で、われわれはあなたを待ち望む。われわれの魂の慕うものは、あなたの記念の名である。
Yahweh, by obeying your laws we show that we trust you to help us; and what we desire is that you will be honored/praised/exalted.
9 わが魂は夜あなたを慕い、わがうちなる霊は、せつにあなたを求める。あなたのさばきが地に行われるとき、世に住む者は正義を学ぶからである。
[All] through the night I [SYN] desire to know you better, and each morning I still want to be with you. [Only] when you come to judge [and punish] people who live on the earth will they learn to do what is right.
10 悪しき者は恵まれても、なお正義を学ばず、正しい地にあっても不義を行い、主の威光を仰ぐことをしない。
[But] your acting kindly toward wicked people does not cause them to do what is good. [Even] in places where people do what is right, the wicked people continue to do what is evil, and they do not realize that you, Yahweh, are great.
11 主よ、あなたのみ手が高くあがるけれども、彼らはそれを顧みない。どうか、あなたの、おのが民を救われる熱心を彼らに見させて、大いに恥じさせ、火をもってあなたの敵を焼き滅ぼしてください。
Yahweh, [it is as though] your fist is raised up [ready to strike them], but they do not realize that. Show them that you are very eager to help your people. If your enemies would realize that, they would be ashamed; allow your fire to burn them up [because they are] your enemies.
12 主よ、あなたはわれわれのために平和を設けられる。あなたはわれわれのためにわれわれのすべてのわざをなし遂げられた。
Yahweh, [we desire that] you will allow things to go well for us; everything that we have done is what you have enabled us to do.
13 われわれの神、主よ、あなた以外のもろもろの主がわれわれを治めた。しかし、われわれはただ、あなたの名のみをあがめる。
Yahweh, our God, others have ruled over us, but you [MTY] are the only one whom we honor.
14 死んだ者はまた生きない。亡霊は生き返らない。それで、あなたは彼らを罰して滅ぼし、彼らの思い出をことごとく消し去られた。
Those who ruled us are [now] gone; they are dead; their spirits have left this earth, and they will not become alive [again]. You punished those rulers and got rid of them, and people do not even remember them any more.
15 主よ、あなたはこの国民を増し加えられた。あなたはこの国民を増し加えられた。あなたは栄光をあらわされた。あなたは地の境を四方に広げられた。
Yahweh, you have enabled our nation to become great; we are more in [now], and we have more land, [so we] thank/praise you.
16 主よ、彼らは悩みのとき、あなたに求めた。彼らがあなたの懲しめにあったとき、祈をささげた。
Yahweh, when we were distressed, we asked you [to help us]; when you disciplined/punished us, we were able only to whisper when we prayed to you.
17 主よ、はらめる女の産むときが近づいて苦しみ、その痛みによって叫ぶように、われわれはあなたのゆえに、そのようであった。
Like pregnant women writhe and cry out when they are giving birth, we suffered very much, too.
18 われわれは、はらみ、苦しんだ。しかしわれわれの産んだものは風にすぎなかった。われわれは救を地に施すこともせず、また世に住む者を滅ぼすこともしなかった。
We had severe pain, but nothing good resulted [MET] from it. We have not rescued our people [from being conquered by our enemies], and we have not given birth to children [who will rule the world correctly] (OR, not defeated the armies [that have attacked other nations].
19 あなたの死者は生き、彼らのなきがらは起きる。ちりに伏す者よ、さめて喜びうたえ。あなたの露は光の露であって、それを亡霊の国の上に降らされるからである。
But Yahweh’s people who have died will become alive [again], their corpses will become alive! Those whose bodies lie in graves will rise and shout joyfully! His light will be [like] dew that falls on his people who have died, who are [now] in the place where the dead people are, [and will cause them to become alive again].
20 さあ、わが民よ、あなたのへやにはいり、あなたのうしろの戸を閉じて、憤りの過ぎ去るまで、しばらく隠れよ。
But now, my people/fellow-citizens, go home and lock your doors! Hide for a short time, until [Yahweh] is no longer angry.
21 見よ、主はそのおられる所を出て、地に住む者の不義を罰せられる。地はその上に流された血をあらわして、殺された者を、もはやおおうことがない。
Listen to this: Yahweh will come from heaven to punish [all] the people on the earth for the sins that they have committed. People will be able to see [PRS] the (blood of those/the people) who have been murdered; their murderers will no longer be able to hide.
