イザヤ書 65
1 わたしはわたしを求めなかった者に問われることを喜び、わたしを尋ねなかった者に見いだされることを喜んだ。わたしはわが名を呼ばなかった国民に言った、「わたしはここにいる、わたしはここにいる」と。
[This is what Yahweh said]: “I was ready to reply [to my people], but no one requested me [to help them]. I was ready to help [even] those who did not call out to me. I continued to say, ‘I am here [to help you]!’
2 よからぬ道に歩み、自分の思いに従うそむける民に、わたしはひねもす手を伸べて招いた。
[It is as though] I have continually held out my arms [to show that I am ready to help] my people who rebel [against me], and who [continually] do the evil things that they want to do.
3 この民はまのあたり常にわたしを怒らせ、園の中で犠牲をささげ、かわらの上で香をたき、
They boldly continue to do things that cause me to be angry: They offer sacrifices [to their idols] in their gardens, and they burn incense [to them] on [altars made of] bricks.
4 墓場にすわり、ひそかな所にやどり、豚の肉を食らい、憎むべき物の、あつものをその器に盛って、
They secretly remain awake at night in burial caves, [talking with the spirits of] ([dead people/their ancestors]). They eat the meat of pigs, and their pots are full of [other] meat that is [also] unacceptable to me.
5 言う、「あなたはそこに立って、わたしに近づいてはならない。わたしはあなたと区別されたものだから」と。これらはわが鼻の煙、ひねもす燃える火である。
[Then] they say [to others], ‘Stay away from me; do not come near me, because I am very holy, [with the result that you should not touch me].’ People like that are [like] [MET] smoke in my nose [from] a fire that burns continually.
6 見よ、この事はわが前にしるされた、「わたしは黙っていないで報い返す。そうだ、わたしは彼らのふところに、
I have written [a record of all the evil things that they have done]. And I will not do nothing about all those things; I will certainly punish them
7 彼らの不義と、彼らの先祖たちの不義とを共に報い返す。彼らが山の上で香をたき、丘の上でわたしをそしったゆえ、わたしは彼らのさきのわざを量って、そのふところに返す」と主は言われる。
for the sins that they and their ancestors have committed. They have mocked/insulted me by burning incense [to their idols] on the hilltops. So I will punish them like they deserve for doing those things.”
8 主はこう言われる、「人がぶどうのふさの中に、ぶどうのしるのあるのを見るならば、『それを破るな、その中に祝福があるから』と言う。そのようにわたしは、わがしもべらのために行って、ことごとくは滅ぼさない。
This is [also] what Yahweh said: “When there is a cluster of nice grapes on a vine, people do not throw them away, because they know that there is good juice in those grapes. Similarly, because there are some people [in Judah] who faithfully serve/worship me, I will not get rid of all of them.
9 わたしはヤコブから子孫をいだし、ユダからわが山々を受けつぐべき者をいだす。わたしが選んだ者はこれを受けつぎ、わがしもべらはそこに住む。
I will spare some of the descendants of Jacob who are living on the hills of Judah. I have chosen them, and they will possess that land; they will worship/serve me, and they will live there.
10 シャロンは羊の群れの牧場となり、アコルの谷は牛の群れの伏す所となって、わたしを尋ね求めたわが民のものとなる。
[Then all the land from the] Sharon [Plain near the Mediterranean Sea] and [as far east as] Achor Valley [near Jericho] will become pastureland where their cattle and sheep will rest.
11 しかし主を捨て、わが聖なる山を忘れ、机を禍福の神に供え、混ぜ合わせた酒を盛って運命の神にささげるあなたがたよ、
But [it will be different] for you who have abandoned me, you who do not worship me on [Zion], my sacred hill, you who worship Gad and Meni, [the gods who you think will bring you] good luck and good fortune.
12 わたしは、あなたがたをつるぎに渡すことに定めた。あなたがたは皆かがんでほふられる。あなたがたはわたしが呼んだときに答えず、わたしが語ったときに聞かず、わたしの目に悪い事をおこない、わたしの好まなかった事を選んだからだ」。
[It is I, not Meni, who will decide/say what will happen to you]; you will all [be slaughtered by] swords. [That will happen] because you did not answer when I called out to you. I spoke to you, but you did not pay attention. Instead, you did things that I said are evil; you chose to do things that do not please me.
13 それゆえ、主なる神はこう言われる、「見よ、わがしもべたちは食べる、しかし、あなたがたは飢える。見よ、わがしもべたちは飲む、しかし、あなたがたはかわく。見よ、わがしもべたちは喜ぶ、しかし、あなたがたは恥じる。
I, Yahweh the Lord, will give to those who worship and obey me things to eat and drink, and they will be happy; but [all] you evil people will be hungry and thirsty, and you will be [sad and] disgraced.
14 見よ、わがしもべたちは心の楽しみによって歌う、しかし、あなたがたは心の苦しみによって叫び、たましいの悩みによって泣き叫ぶ。
Those who worship and obey me will sing joyfully, but you [evil people] will wail loudly because you will be suffering in your inner beings.
15 あなたがたの残す名はわが選んだ者には、のろいの文句となり、主なる神はあなたがたを殺される。しかし、おのれのしもべたちを、ほかの名をもって呼ばれる。
Those whom I have chosen will use your names when they curse people; [I], Yahweh the Lord, will get rid of you. But I will give to those who worship and obey me a new name [that they will use when they bless people].
16 それゆえ、地にあっておのれのために祝福を求める者は、真実の神によっておのれの祝福を求め、地にあって誓う者は、真実の神をさして誓う。さきの悩みは忘れられて、わが目から隠れうせるからである。
The people in this land have had many troubles, but I will cause those troubles to occur no more. Therefore those who ask me to bless them and those who solemnly promise to do something should never forget that I am God, who faithfully [do what I promise to do].”
17 見よ、わたしは新しい天と、新しい地とを創造する。さきの事はおぼえられることなく、心に思い起すことはない。
“Note this: [Some day] I will create a new heaven and a new earth. [They will be very wonderful, with the result that] you will no longer think about all [the troubles] you had previously.
18 しかし、あなたがたはわたしの創造するものにより、とこしえに楽しみ、喜びを得よ。見よ、わたしはエルサレムを造って喜びとし、その民を楽しみとする。
Be glad and always rejoice because of what I will do: Jerusalem will be a place where [people] rejoice; the people who live there will always be happy.
19 わたしはエルサレムを喜び、わが民を楽しむ。泣く声と叫ぶ声は再びその中に聞えることはない。
I will rejoice about Jerusalem, and I will be delighted with my people. [People] will no longer weep or cry because of being distressed.
20 わずか数日で死ぬみどりごと、おのが命の日を満たさない老人とは、もはやその中にいない。百歳で死ぬ者も、なお若い者とせられ、百歳で死ぬ者は、のろわれた罪びととされる。
No child will die when it is still an infant; all people will live until they are very old. [People will consider that] anyone who is 100 years old is still young; [they will consider that] anyone who dies who is younger than that has been cursed.
21 彼らは家を建てて、それに住み、ぶどう畑を作って、その実を食べる。
My people will build houses and [then] live in them. They will plant vineyards and then eat grapes from those vineyards.
22 彼らが建てる所に、ほかの人は住まず、彼らが植えるものは、ほかの人が食べない。わが民の命は、木の命のようになり、わが選んだ者は、その手のわざをながく楽しむからである。
As for the houses that they build, no one will [take those houses away from them and] live in them. No one will take a vineyard away from its owner. My chosen people will live a long time, like trees do, and they will enjoy what they have accomplished— [the houses that they have built and the crops that they have planted].
23 彼らの勤労はむだでなく、その生むところの子らは災にかからない。彼らは主に祝福された者のすえであって、その子らも彼らと共におるからである。
They will not work hard in vain, and their children will not die from some (calamity/terrible thing happening to them). I will [certainly] bless their children and their grandchildren.
24 彼らが呼ばないさきに、わたしは答え、彼らがなお語っているときに、わたしは聞く。
Before they call to me [to help them], I will answer; I will answer their prayers while they are still praying [for me to do something for them].
25 おおかみと小羊とは共に食らい、ししは牛のようにわらを食らい、へびはちりを食物とする。彼らはわが聖なる山のどこでもそこなうことなく、やぶることはない」と主は言われる。
No one will be harmed or injured anywhere on [Zion], my sacred hill: Wolves and lambs will eat grass together [peacefully]; lions will eat hay like oxen do, [and they will not attack people]. Snakes will [not hurt anyone; they will lie on the ground and] eat [only] dirt. [That is surely what it will be like because I], Yahweh, have said it.”
