エレミヤ書 30
1 主からエレミヤに臨んだ言葉。
Yahweh gave me another message. He said,
2 「イスラエルの神、主はこう仰せられる、わたしがあなたに語った言葉を、ことごとく書物にしるしなさい。
“[I], Yahweh, the God whom the Israeli people [say they belong to], am telling you that you should write down everything that I have said to you.
3 主は言われる、見よ、わたしがわが民イスラエルとユダの繁栄を回復する日が来る。主がこれを言われる。わたしは彼らを、その先祖に与えた地に帰らせ、彼らにこれを保たせる」。
[I want you to know that] some day I will free my people, [the people of] Israel and Judah, from being slaves [in Babylon]. I will bring them back to this land that I gave to their ancestors, and this land will belong to them again. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.”
4 これは主がイスラエルとユダについて言われた言葉である。
Yahweh gave [to me] another message concerning [the people of] Israel and Judah.
5 「主はこう仰せられる、われわれはおののきの声を聞いた。恐れがあり、平安はない。
This is what he said: “I hear people screaming because they are terrified [DOU]; there is no peace [in the land].
6 子を産む男があるか、尋ねてみよ。どうして男がみな子を産む女のように手を腰におくのをわたしは見るのか。なぜ、どの人の顔色も青く変っているのか。
But think about this: Men certainly do not [RHQ] give birth to babies. Therefore, why do strong men stand there, with their faces very white/pale, with their hands pressed against their stomachs, like women who are about to give birth to babies?
7 悲しいかな、その日は大いなる日であって、それに比べるべき日はない。それはヤコブの悩みの時である。しかし彼はそれから救い出される。
[Terrible things will soon happen]; that will be a terrible day! There has never been such a time. It will be a time when [my] Israeli people will experience great trouble, but [finally] they will be saved [from their sufferings].”
8 万軍の主は仰せられる、その日わたしは彼らの首からそのくびきを砕き離し、彼らの束縛を解く。異邦の人はもはや、彼らを使役することをしない。
The Commander of the armies of angels says this: “At that time [it will be as though] I will sever/cut the ropes [that are around my people], and I will free them from being (slaves/forced to do what the King of Babylon wants them to do) [MET]. People in other countries will no longer be their bosses.
9 彼らはその神、主と、わたしが彼らのために立てるその王ダビデに仕える。
My people will [again] serve me, Yahweh, their God, and [they will serve a king who is a descendant of] King David; [they will serve the king] whom I will appoint for them.
10 主は仰せられる、わがしもべヤコブよ、恐れることはない、イスラエルよ、驚くことはない。見よ、わたしがあなたを救って、遠くからかえし、あなたの子孫を救って、その捕え移された地からかえすからだ。ヤコブは帰ってきて、穏やかに安らかにおり、彼を恐れさせる者はない。
So, [you people of] Israel who serve me, do not be dismayed/worried [now], because [some day] I will bring you back from distant places; I will bring your descendants [back home] from the land to which they were exiled. [Then you] Israeli people will [again] live peacefully and safely, and there will not be any [nation] that will cause you to be terrified.
11 主は言われる、わたしはあなたと共にいて、あなたを救う。わたしはあなたを散らした国々をことごとく滅ぼし尽す。しかし、あなたを滅ぼし尽すことはしない。わたしは正しい道に従ってあなたを懲らしめる。決して罰しないではおかない。
I, Yahweh, say that I will be with you and will rescue you; I will completely destroy the nations to which I have scattered you. But I will not completely destroy you. I will punish you [for your many sins], but I will punish you [only] as severely as you deserve: I would be doing wrong if I did not punish you at all.”
12 主はこう仰せられる、あなたの痛みはいえず、あなたの傷は重い。
Yahweh [also] says this: “[You have (suffered very much/endured many disasters)]; [it is as though] you have a terrible wound that cannot be cured.
13 あなたの訴えを支持する者はなく、あなたの傷をつつむ薬はなく、あなたをいやすものもない。
There is no one to help you, no one to put a bandage on your wound. There is no [medicine that will] heal you.
14 あなたの愛する者は皆あなたを忘れてあなたの事を心に留めない。それは、あなたのとがが多く、あなたの罪がはなはだしいので、わたしがあだを撃つようにあなたを撃ち、残忍な敵のように懲らしたからだ。
All your allies [MET] have deserted you and they do not want to help you [any more]. [It is true that] I have punished you severely, [like your] enemies would wound you, because you have committed many sins and you are very guilty.
15 なぜ、あなたの傷のために叫ぶのか、あなたの悩みはいえることはない。あなたのとがが多く、あなたの罪がはなはだしいので、これらの事をわたしはあなたにしたのである。
[Because that is true], why do you protest about my punishing you, [as though I had caused] a wound that could not be cured [RHQ]? It was necessary for me to punish you, because you had committed many sins and you were very guilty.
16 しかし、すべてあなたを食い滅ぼす者は食い滅ぼされ、あなたをしえたげる者は、ひとり残らず、捕え移され、あなたをかすめる者は、かすめられ、すべてあなたの物を奪う者は奪われる者となる。
But [some day] all those who [are trying to] destroy you will be destroyed; all your enemies will be exiled [to other nations]. All those who have stolen things from you will have their [valuable] possessions stolen, and all those who attack you will be attacked.
17 主は言われる、わたしはあなたの健康を回復させ、あなたの傷をいやす。それは、人があなたを捨てられた者とよび、『だれも心に留めないシオン』というからである。
[Everyone] says that you are (outcasts/people that they no longer associate with), and that [you live in] Jerusalem, a city that no one cares about.” But Yahweh says, “I will heal your injuries/wounds and cause you to be healthy again.”
18 主はこう仰せられる、見よ、わたしはヤコブの天幕を再び栄えさせ、そのすまいにあわれみを施す。町は、その丘に建てなおされ、宮殿はもと立っていた所に立つ。
This is what Yahweh says: “I will bring the people of Israel back from the lands to which they were taken and enable them to possess their land and their houses again. [When that happens], Jerusalem will be rebuilt on top of its ruins, and the [king’s] palace will be rebuilt to be like it was before.
19 感謝の歌と喜ぶ者の声とが、その中から出る。わたしが彼らを増すゆえ、彼らは少なくはなく、また彼らを尊ばれしめるゆえ、卑しめられることはない。
People will [again] sing joyfully to thank [me], and I will cause there to be more people [in Jerusalem], not fewer; I will cause them to be honored, not despised.
20 その子らは、いにしえのようになり、その会衆はわたしの前に堅く立つ。すべて彼らをしえたげる者をわたしは罰する。
Their children will [prosper] like they did before. I will cause them to be a group of people [who worship] me, and I will punish any [nation] that oppresses them.
21 その君は彼ら自身のうちのひとりであり、そのつかさは、そのうちから出る。わたしは彼をわたしに近づけ、彼はわたしに近づく。だれか自分の命をかけてわたしに近づく者があろうかと主は言われる。
One of their own people will be their king, and I will invite him to come close to me [to worship me], because no one [RHQ] would (dare/have courage) to come close to me [if I did not invite him].
22 あなたがたは、わたしの民となり、わたしはあなたがたの神となる」。
You [Israeli people] will be my people, and I will be your God.”
23 見よ、主の暴風がくる。憤りと、つむじ風が出て、悪人のこうべをうつ。
Yahweh will punish [MTY] [your enemies]; [it will be like a great] storm; it will come down [like] a whirlwind, swirling around the heads of wicked people.
24 主の激しい怒りは、み心に思い定められたことを行って、これを遂げるまで、退くことはない。末の日にあなたがたはこれを悟るのである。
He will not stop being angry until he completely accomplishes [all] that he has planned. In the future, you will understand [all] of this [clearly].
