エレミヤ書 33
1 エレミヤがなお監視の庭に閉じ込められている時、主の言葉はふたたび彼に臨んだ、
While I was still being guarded in the courtyard of the palace, Yahweh gave me this second message:
2 「地を造られた主、それを形造って堅く立たせられた主、その名を主と名のっておられる者がこう仰せられる、
“This is what I, the one who made the earth, who formed/shaped it and put it in its place, say [to the people of Jerusalem]: ‘My name is Yahweh.
3 わたしに呼び求めよ、そうすれば、わたしはあなたに答える。そしてあなたの知らない大きな隠されている事を、あなたに示す。
Call out to me, and [then] I will tell you great and wonderful things that you have not known [before].’
4 イスラエルの神、主は塁と、つるぎとを防ぐために破壊されたこの町の家と、ユダの王の家についてこう言われる、
This is what [I, ] Yahweh, the God whom [you] Israeli people [say you belong to], say: ‘[The men in this city] have torn down [some of] their houses, and [even parts of] the king’s palace, to get materials to strengthen the walls around the city, in order that [the soldiers of Babylonia will not be able to break through the walls after they climb up] the ramps that they have built against the walls, and [kill the inhabitants with] their swords.
5 カルデヤびとは来て戦い、わたしが怒りと憤りをもって殺す人々の死体を、それに満たす。わたしは人々のもろもろの悪のために、この町にわたしの顔をおおい隠した。
You are expecting to fight against the army from Babylonia, but [what will happen is that] the houses of this city will be filled with the corpses of the men of this city whom I will [allow to be killed] because I am extremely angry [DOU] with them. I have abandoned them because of all the wicked things that they have done.
6 見よ、わたしは健康と、いやしとを、ここにもたらして人々をいやし、豊かな繁栄と安全とを彼らに示す。
However, [there will be a time when] I will cause the people in this city to be healthy and strong again. I will enable them to be prosperous and have peace.
7 わたしはユダとイスラエルを再び栄えさせ、彼らを建てて、もとのようにする。
I will bring the people of Judah and Israel back from the lands to which they were exiled. I will enable them to rebuild their towns.
8 わたしは彼らがわたしに向かって犯した罪のすべてのとがを清め、彼らがわたしに向かって犯した罪と反逆のすべてのとがをゆるす。
I will get rid of their guilt for all the sins that they have committed against me, and I will forgive them for their sin of rebelling against me.
9 この町は地のもろもろの民の前に、わたしのために喜びの名となり、誉となり、栄えとなる。彼らはわたしがわたしの民に施すもろもろの恵みのことを聞く。そして、わたしがこの町に施すもろもろの恵みと、もろもろの繁栄のために恐れて身をふるわす。
[When that happens], all the nations of the world will rejoice, and they will praise me and honor me. They will hear about all the good things that I have done for this city and, because of that, they will revere me, and they will tremble because I have caused [the people in this city] to have peace and to prosper.’
10 主はこう言われる、あなたがたが、『それは荒れて、人もおらず獣もいない』というこの所、すなわち、荒れて、人もおらず住む者もなく、獣もいないユダの町とエルサレムのちまたに、
And this is also what [I], Yahweh, say: ‘You people have said that this is a land where there are no [longer] any people or animals. But in the streets of Jerusalem that are now completely empty [DOU], and in the [other] towns in Judah,
11 再び喜びの声、楽しみの声、花婿の声、花嫁の声、および『万軍の主に感謝せよ、主は恵みふかく、そのいつくしみは、いつまでも絶えることがない』といって、感謝の供え物を主の宮に携えてくる者の声が聞える。それは、わたしがこの地を再び栄えさせて初めのようにするからであると主は言われる。
[some day] people will again be happy and laugh. Brides and bridegrooms will [again] sing [joyfully]. And many other people will also sing joyfully as they bring their offerings to me to thank me [for what I have done for them]. [They will sing this song]: “[We] thank you, the Commander of the armies of angels, because you are good [to us]. You faithfully love [us] forever.” [They will sing that] because I will cause [the people of] land to be as prosperous as they were before.’
12 万軍の主はこう言われる、荒れて、人もおらず獣もいないこの所と、そのすべての町々に再びその群れを伏させる牧者のすまいがあるようになる。
This land is [now] desolate. There are no people or animals living here. But [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, say this: ‘In this land there will again be pastures/fields where shepherds will lead their sheep.
13 山地の町々と、平地の町々と、ネゲブの町々と、ベニヤミンの地、エルサレムの周囲と、ユダの町々で、群れは再びそれを数える者の手の下を通りすぎると主は言われる。
Shepherds will again count their sheep as the sheep walk by, outside the towns in the hilly area, in the western foothills, in the southern desert area, in the land [where the descendants] of Benjamin live, around Jerusalem, and outside [all] the [other] towns in Judah.’ [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.
14 主は言われる、見よ、わたしがイスラエルの家とユダの家に約束したことをなし遂げる日が来る。
Listen to this! [I], Yahweh, say that there will be a time when I will do for the people of Israel and Judah [all the good things that] I promised to do [for them].
15 その日、その時になるならば、わたしはダビデのために一つの正しい枝を生じさせよう。彼は公平と正義を地に行う。
At that time [DOU] I will appoint a righteous man who will be a descendant [MET] of King David. Throughout the land, he will do what is just and right.
16 その日、ユダは救を得、エルサレムは安らかにおる。その名は『主はわれわれの正義』ととなえられる。
At that time, [the people of] Judah will be rescued [from their enemies], and [the people of] Jerusalem will be safe. And people will say that the name of the city is ‘Yahweh [is the one who] vindicates/defends us’.
17 主はこう仰せられる、イスラエルの家の位に座する人がダビデの子孫のうちに欠けることはない。
And this is [also] what [I], Yahweh, say: ‘There will be descendants of King David ruling [MTY] Israel forever.
18 またわたしの前に燔祭をささげ、素祭を焼き、つねに犠牲をささげる人が、レビびとである祭司のうちに絶えることはない」。
And there will always be priests who are descendants of Levi who [stand] in front of me and offer sacrifices that will be completely burned [on the altar] and who will burn grain offerings and [other] sacrifices.’”
19 主の言葉はエレミヤに臨んだ、
[Then] Yahweh gave me this message:
20 「主はこう仰せられる、もしあなたがたが、昼と結んだわたしの契約を破り、また夜と結んだわたしの契約を破り、昼と夜が定められた時に来ないようにすることができるならば、
“This is what [I], Yahweh, say: ‘[You] certainly cannot annul my promise/agreement to cause nighttime to follow daytime each day.
21 しもべダビデとわたしが結んだ契約もまた破れ、彼はその位に座して王となる子を与えられない。またわたしがわたしに仕えるレビびとである祭司に立てた契約も破れる。
Similarly, you cannot annul the promise/agreement [that I made] with King David, who served me [well], that there will always be descendants of his who will rule [Judah]. The same is true for my agreement with the descendants of Levi who are priests who do work for me.
22 天の星は数えることができず、浜の砂は量ることができない。そのようにわたしは、しもべダビデの子孫と、わたしに仕えるレビびとである祭司の数を増そう」。
No one can count the stars in the sky, and no one can count the grains of sand at the seashore. Similarly, I will cause there to be a huge number of priests who are descendants of David and descendants of Levi who will work for me.’”
23 主の言葉はエレミヤに臨んだ、
Yahweh gave another message to me. He said,
24 「あなたはこの民が、『主は自ら選んだ二つのやからを捨てた』といっているのを聞かないか。彼らはこのようにわたしの民を侮って、これを国とみなさないのである。
“Have you noticed/heard that some people are saying, ‘Yahweh chose two groups, the people [of Judah] and the people [of Israel], and [later] abandoned them.’ They are despising my people and saying that Israel no longer deserves to be considered a nation.
25 主はこう言われる、もしわたしが昼と夜とに契約を立てず、また天地のおきてを定めなかったのであれば、
But this is what I say: ‘I will not change my laws that control the day and the night, the sky and the earth.
26 わたしは、ヤコブとわたしのしもべダビデとの子孫を捨てて、再び彼の子孫のうちからアブラハム、イサク、ヤコブの子孫を治める者を選ばない。わたしは彼らを再び栄えさせ、彼らにあわれみをたれよう」。
Similarly, I will never abandon the descendants of David or the [other] descendants of Jacob, and I will always allow descendants of David to rule the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will bring my people back to their land, and I will act mercifully toward them.’”
