士師記 5
1 その日デボラとアビノアムの子バラクは歌って言った。
On that day, Deborah sang this song, along with Barak:
2 「イスラエルの指導者たちは先に立ち、民は喜び勇んで進み出た。主をさんびせよ。
“When the leaders of the Israeli people really lead them, and the people follow them, [it is time to] praise Yahweh!
3 もろもろの王よ聞け、もろもろの君よ、耳を傾けよ。わたしは主に向かって歌おう、わたしはイスラエルの神、主をほめたたえよう。
Listen, you kings! Pay attention, you leaders! I will sing to Yahweh. With this song I will praise Yahweh, the God we Israelis worship.
4 主よ、あなたがセイルを出、エドムの地から進まれたとき、地は震い、天はしたたり、雲は水をしたたらせた。
O Yahweh, when you came from Seir, when you marched from that land [better known as] Edom, the earth shook, and rain poured down from the skies.
5 もろもろの山は主の前に揺り動き、シナイの主、すなわちイスラエルの神、主の前に揺り動いた。
The mountains shook when you came, just like Sinai Mountain shook when you appeared there, because you are Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis worship.
6 アナテの子シャムガルのとき、ヤエルの時には隊商は絶え、旅人はわき道をとおった。
“When Shamgar was our leader and when Jael ruled us, [we were afraid to walk on] the main roads; instead, caravans of travelers walked on winding [less traveled] roads [to avoid being molested].
7 イスラエルには農民が絶え、かれらは絶え果てたが、デボラよ、ついにあなたは立ちあがり、立ってイスラエルの母となった。
People left their small villages, [and moved into the walled cities] until I, Deborah, became their leader. [I became like] a mother to the Israeli people.
8 人々が新しい神々を選んだとき、戦いは門に及んだ。イスラエルの四万人のうちに、盾あるいは槍の見られたことがあったか。
When the Israeli people [abandoned Yahweh and] chose new gods, enemies attacked the gates of the cities, and then [they took away] the shields and spears from 40,000 Israeli soldiers. Not one shield or spear was left.
9 わたしの心は民のうちの喜び勇んで進み出たイスラエルのつかさたちと共にある。主をさんびせよ。
I am thankful for the leaders and soldiers who volunteered [to fight]. Praise Yahweh [for them!]
10 茶色のろばに乗るもの、毛氈の上にすわるもの、および道を歩むものよ、共に歌え。
“You wealthy people who ride on donkeys, sitting on nice padded saddles, and you people who just walk on the road, you all listen!
11 楽人の調べは水くむ所に聞える。かれらはそこで主の救を唱え、イスラエルの農民の救を唱えている。その時、主の民は門に下って行った。
Listen to the voices of the singers who gather at the places where [the animals drink] water. They tell about how Yahweh acted righteously when he enabled the Israeli warriors to conquer [their enemies]. “Yahweh’s people marched down to the gates of our city.
12 起きよ、起きよ、デボラ。起きよ、起きよ、歌をうたえ。立てよ、バラク、とりこを捕えよ、アビノアムの子よ。
The people came to my house and shouted, ‘Deborah, wake up! Wake up and start singing!’ They also shouted, ‘Barak, son of Abinoam, get up, and capture our enemies!’
13 その時、残った者は尊い者のように下って行き、主の民は勇士のように下って行った。
Later, some of the Israeli people came down [from Tabor Mountain] with us, their leaders. These men who belonged to Yahweh came with me to fight their strong enemies.
14 彼らはエフライムから出て谷に進み、兄弟ベニヤミンはあなたの民のうちにある。マキルからはつかさたちが下って行き、ゼブルンからは指揮を執るものが下って行った。
Some came from the tribe descended from Ephraim. They came from land that once belonged to the descendants of Amalek. And men from the tribe descended from Benjamin followed them. Troops from the group descended from Makir also came down, and officers from the tribe descended from Zebulun came down, carrying staffs.
15 イッサカルの君たちはデボラと共におり、イッサカルはバラクと同じく、直ちにそのあとについて谷に突進した。しかしルベンの氏族は大いに思案した。
Leaders from the tribes descended from Issachar joined Barak and me. They followed Barak, rushing down into the valley. But men from the tribe descended from Reuben could not decide whether or not to join us.
16 なぜ、あなたは、おりの間にとどまって、羊の群れに笛吹くのを聞いているのか。ルベンの氏族は大いに思案した。
Why did you men stay at your sheep pens, waiting to hear the shepherds whistle for their flocks of sheep to come to the pens? Men in the tribe descended from Reuben could not decide whether they would join us to fight our enemies, or not.
17 ギレアデはヨルダンの向こうにとどまっていた。なぜ、ダンは舟のかたわらにとどまったか。アセルは浜べに座し、その波止場のかたわらにとどまっていた。
Similarly, the men living in the Gilead area stayed at home, east of the Jordan River. And the men from the tribe descended from Dan, why did they stay home? The tribe descended from Asher sat by the seashore. They stayed in their coves.
18 ゼブルンは命をすてて、死を恐れぬ民である。野の高い所におるナフタリもまたそうであった。
But men from the tribe descended from Zebulun risked (their lives/were ready to die fighting) on the battlefield, and men descended from Naphtali were ready to do that, also.
19 もろもろの王たちはきて戦った。その時カナンの王たちは、メギドの水のほとりのタアナクで戦った。彼らは一片の銀をも獲なかった。
“The kings of Canaan fought us at Taanach, near the springs in Megiddo [Valley]. [But since they did not defeat us], they did not carry away any silver or other treasures from the battle.
20 もろもろの星は天より戦い、その軌道をはなれてシセラと戦った。
[It was as though] the stars in the sky fought for us [and as though] those stars in their paths fought against Sisera.
21 キションの川は彼らを押し流した、激しく流れる川、キションの川。わが魂よ、勇ましく進め。
The Kishon River swept them away— that river that has been there for ages. I will tell myself to be brave and continue marching on.
22 その時、軍馬ははせ駆けり、馬のひずめは地を踏みならした。
The hooves of the horses of Sisera’s [army] pounded the ground. Those powerful horses kept galloping along.
23 主の使は言った、『メロズをのろえ、激しくその民をのろえ、彼らはきて主を助けず、主を助けて勇士を攻めなかったからである』。
The angel sent by Yahweh said, ‘Curse the people of Meroz [town], because they did not come to help Yahweh to defeat the mighty warriors [of Canaan].’
24 ケニびとヘベルの妻ヤエルは、女のうちの最も恵まれた者、天幕に住む女のうち最も恵まれた者である。
“But God is very pleased with Jael, the wife of Heber from the Ken people-group. He is more pleased with her than with all the other women who live in tents.
25 シセラが水を求めると、ヤエルは乳を与えた。すなわち貴重な鉢に凝乳を盛ってささげた。
Sisera asked for some water, but Jael gave him some milk. She brought him some yogurt/curds in a bowl that was suitable for kings.
26 ヤエルはくぎに手をかけ、右手に重い槌をとって、シセラを打ち、その頭を砕き、粉々にして、そのこめかみを打ち貫いた。
Then, [when he was asleep], she reached for a tent peg with her left hand, and she reached for a hammer with her right hand. She hit Sisera hard with it and crushed his head. She pounded the tent peg right through his head.
27 シセラはヤエルの足もとにかがんで倒れ伏し、その足もとにかがんで倒れ、そのかがんだ所に倒れて死んだ。
He collapsed and fell dead at her feet.
28 シセラの母は窓からながめ、格子窓から叫んで言った、『どうして彼の車の来るのがおそいのか、どうして彼の車の歩みがはかどらないのか』。
“Sisera’s mother looked out from her window. She waited for him to return. She said, ‘Why is he taking so long to come home in his chariot? Why don’t I hear the sound of the wheels of his chariot?’
29 その侍女たちの賢い者は答え、母またみずからおのれに答えて言った、
One wise woman replied to her, and she [kept consoling herself by] repeating those words:
30 『彼らは獲物を得て、それを分けているのではないか、人ごとにひとり、ふたりのおなごを取り、シセラの獲物は色染めの衣、縫い取りした色染めの衣の獲物であろう。すなわち縫い取りした色染めの衣二つを、獲物としてそのくびにまとうであろう』。
‘Perhaps they are dividing up the things and the people they captured after the battle. Each soldier will get one or two women. Sisera will get some beautiful robes, and some beautiful embroidered robes for me.’
31 主よ、あなたの敵はみなこのように滅び、あなたを愛する者を太陽の勢いよく上るようにしてください」。こうして後、国は四十年のあいだ太平であった。
But [that is not what happened]! Yahweh, I hope that all your enemies will die as Sisera did! And I desire that all those who love you will be as strong as the sun when it rises!
