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、
And it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael son of Nethaniah son of Elishama of the seed royal and chiefs of the king, and ten men with him, came in, unto Gedaliah son of Ahikam, at Mizpah, —and they did there 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 son of Nethaniah—and the ten men who were with him and they smote Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan—with the sword and slew him whom the king of Babylon had set in charge, 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。
And Ishmael smote, all the Jews who were with him even with Gedaliah in Mizpah, and the Chaldeans who were found there 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, on the second day, after he had slain Gedaliah, not, a man, knowing 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 men came in from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, —eighty men, with beards shaven and clothes rent who also had cut themselves, with a meal-offering and frankincense in their hand, to bring them into the house of Yahweh.
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。
Then went forth Ishmael son of Nethaniah to meet them out of Mizpah, weeping all along as he went, —and it came to pass when he fell in with them, that he said unto them, Come ye in unto Gedaliah 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 so it was when they had come into the midst of the city, that Ishmael son of Nethaniah slew them and cast them into the midst of a pit, he and the men who 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, who said unto Ishmael—Do not put us to death, for we have secret treasures in the field, wheat and barley and oil and honey, So he forbare and put them not to death in the midst of 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 whereinto Ishmael cast all the dead bodies of the men whom he had smitten, was a large pit which King Asa had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel, —the same, did Ishmael son of Nethaniah fill with the 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 did Ishmael take captive all the remnant of the people that was in Mizpah, —the daughters of the king, and all the people that were left remaining in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan chief of the royal executioners had committed unto Gedaliah son of Ahikam, —yea Ishmael son of Nethaniah took them captive, and departed to pass over unto the sons of Ammon.
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 son of Kareah and all the captains of the forces who were with him heard of all the wickedness which Ishmael 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 took they all the men, and went their way to fight with Ishmael son of Nethaniah, —and found him near the many waters which were 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。
And it came to pass, when all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, then were they 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 whom Ishmael had carried away captive out of Mizpah, compassed about, and returned and went their way unto Johanan 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 son of Nethaniah, escaped with eight men, from the face of Johanan, —and departed unto the sons of Ammon.
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 did Johanan son of Kareah and all the captains of the forces who were with him take all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael son of Nethaniah out of Mizpah, after he had smitten Gedaliah son of Ahikam, —mighty men, men of war, and women and children and eunuchs, whom he had recovered out of 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 khan of Chimham, which is near Bethlehem, —that they might go to enter 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 son of Nethaniah had smitten Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had set in charge over the land.
