エレミヤ書 41
1 七月のころ、王家のもので、エリシャマの子ネタニヤの子であり、また王の高官のひとりであるイシマエルは、王の十人のつかさたちと共にミヅパにいたアヒカムの子ゲダリヤのもとにきて、ミヅパで食を共にしたが、
Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah.
2 ネタニヤの子イシマエルおよび共にいた十人の者は立ち上がって、バビロンの王がこの地の総督としたシャパンの子アヒカムの子であるゲダリヤを刀で殺し、
Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.
3 イシマエルはまたミヅパでゲダリヤと共にいたすべてのユダヤ人と、たまたまそこにいたカルデヤびとの兵士たちを殺した。
Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, and the men of war.
4 ゲダリヤが殺された次の日、まだだれもその事を知らないうちに、
And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it,
5 八十人の人々がそのひげをそり、衣服をさき、身に傷をつけ、手には素祭のささげ物と香を携え、シケム、シロ、サマリヤからきて、主の宮にささげようとした。
That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of YHWH.
6 ネタニヤの子イシマエルはミヅパから泣きながら出てきて彼らを迎え、彼らに会って、「アヒカムの子ゲダリヤのもとにおいでなさい」と言った。
And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.
7 そして彼らが町の中にはいったとき、ネタニヤの子イシマエルは自分と一緒にいた人々と共に彼らを殺して、その死体を穴に投げ入れた。
And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah slew them, and cast them into the midst of the pit, he, and the men that were with him.
8 しかしそのうちの十人はイシマエルに向かい、「わたしたちは畑に小麦、大麦、油、および蜜を隠しています、わたしたちを殺さないでください」と言ったので、彼らをその仲間と共に殺さないでしまった。
But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren.
9 イシマエルが自分の殺した人々の死体を投げ入れた穴は、アサ王がイスラエルの王バアシャを恐れて掘った穴であった。ネタニヤの子イシマエルは殺した人々をこれに満たした。
Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain because of Gedaliah, was it which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain.
10 次いでイシマエルはミヅパに残っているすべての民、すなわち王の娘たちと侍衛の長ネブザラダンがアヒカムの子ゲダリヤに託したミヅパに残っているすべての民とを捕虜とした。ネタニヤの子イシマエルは彼らを捕虜とし、アンモンびとのもとに渡り行こうとして立ち去った。
Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king's daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the Ammonites.
11 カレヤの子ヨハナンおよび彼と共にいる軍勢の長たちはネタニヤの子イシマエルの行った悪事をみな聞き、
But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done,
12 その兵士たちを率いて、ネタニヤの子イシマエルと戦うために出て行き、ギベオンの大池のほとりで彼に会った。
Then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon.
13 イシマエルと共にいる人々は、カレヤの子ヨハナンおよび彼と共にいる軍勢の長たちを見て喜んだ。
Now it came to pass, that when all the people which were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, then they were glad.
14 そしてイシマエルがミヅパから捕虜にしてきた人々は身をめぐらしてカレヤの子ヨハナンのもとへ行った。
So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah cast about and returned, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah.
15 ネタニヤの子イシマエルは八人の者と共にヨハナンを避けて逃げ、アンモンびとの所へ行った。
But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites.
16 そこでカレヤの子ヨハナンおよび彼と共にいる軍勢の長たちはネタニヤの子イシマエルがアヒカムの子ゲダリヤを殺して、ミヅパから捕虜として連れてきた、あの残っていた民、すなわち兵士や女、子供、宦官をギベオンから連れ帰ったが、
Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon:
17 彼らはエジプトへ行こうとしてベツレヘムの近くにあるゲルテ・キムハムへ行って、そこにとどまった。
And they departed, and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to go to enter into Egypt,
18 これは、ネタニヤの子イシマエルが、バビロンの王によってこの地の総督に任じられたアヒカムの子ゲダリヤを殺したことにより、カルデヤびとを恐れたからである。
Because of the Chaldeans: for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor in the land.
