< ネヘミヤ 記 10 >
1 印を捺る者はハカリヤの子テルシヤタ、ネヘミヤおよびゼデキヤ
The document was sealed by: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah.
Zedekiah, Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,
Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
9 レビ人は即ちアザニヤの子ヱシユア 、ヘナダデの子ビンヌイ、カデミエル
The Levites: Jeshua, son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel,
10 ならびに其兄弟シバ二ヤ、ホデヤ、ケリタ、ペラヤ、ハナン
and these other Levites: Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.
14 民の長たる者はパロシ、パハテモアブ、エラム、ザツト、バニ
The leaders of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,
Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,
Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,
Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
Malluch, Harim, and Baanah.
28 その餘の民祭司レビ人門をまもる者謳歌者ネテニ人ならびに都て國々の民等と離れて神の律法に附る者およびその妻その男子女子など凡そ事を知り辨まふる者は
The rest of the people, including the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, and Temple servants, and everyone who had separated themselves from the people of the land to keep the Law of God, as well as their wives and all their sons and daughters who were old enough to understand,
29 皆その兄弟たる貴き人々に附したがひ呪胆に加はり誓を立て云く我ら神の僕モーセによりて傳はりし神の律法に歩み我らの主ヱホバの一切の誡命およびその例規と法度を守り行はん
joined the leaders in swearing an oath to follow the Law of God given through Moses the servant of God, to pay attention to and carry out all the commands of the Lord our God, his rules and regulations.
30 我らは此地の民等に我らの女子を與へじ亦われらの男子のために彼らの女子を娶らじ
“We promise not to allow our daughters to marry the people of the land, and not to allow our sons to marry their daughters.
31 比地の民等たとひ貨物あるひは食物を安息日に携へ來りて売んとするとも安息日または聖日には我儕これを取じ又七年ごとに耕作を廃め一切の負債を免さんと
When the people of the land bring goods and all kinds of food to sell on the holy Sabbath, we will not buy anything from them on the Sabbath or on other holy days. Every seventh year we will leave the land to rest, and we will cancel all debts.
32 我らまた自ら例を設けて年々にシケルの三分の一を出して我らの神の室の用となし
We accept the obligation to pay one third of a shekel for the operation of the Temple of God,
33 供物のパン常素祭常燔祭のため安息日月朔および節会の祭物のため聖物のためイスラエルの贖をなす罪祭および我らの神の家の諸の工のために之を用ゐることを定む
for the showbread, for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings, for the Sabbath offerings, for the new moon and yearly festivals, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, in short all that takes place in the Temple of our God.
34 また我ら祭司レビ人および民籤を掣き律法に記されたるごとく我らの神ヱホバの壇の上に焚べき薪水の禮物を年々定まれる時にわれらの宗家にしたがひて我らの神の室に納むる者を定め
We have allocated by lot among the priests, Levites, and the people, to determine who will bring wood to the Temple of our God to burn on the altar of the Lord our God at specific times during the year, as required by the Law.
35 かつ誓ひて云ふ我らの産物の初および各種の樹の果の初を年々ヱホバの室に携へきたらん
We also promise to bring the first part of the produce from our fields and from every fruit tree to the Lord's Temple every year.
36 また我らの子等および我らの獣畜の首出および我らの牛羊の首出を律法に記されたるごとく我らの神の室に携へ來りて我らの神の室に事ふる祭司に交し
We will bring the firstborn of our sons and of our livestock and of our herds and flocks to the Temple of our God, to the priests who minister there, as required by the Law.
37 我らの麥粉の初われらの挙祭の物各種の樹の果および洒油を祭司の許に携へ到りて我らの神の家の室に納め我らの産物の什一をレビ人に與へんレビ人は我らの一切の農作の邑においてその什一を受べき者なればなり
We will bring to the storerooms of the Temple of our God, to the priests, the first part of our coarse-ground flour, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and olive oil. We will also bring a tithe of our produce to the Levites, for the Levites are the ones who collect the tithes in all the farming towns.
38 レビ人什一を受る時にはアロンの子孫たる祭司一人そのレビ人と偕にあるべし而してまたレビ人はその什一の十分の一を我らの神の家に携へ上りて府庫の諸室に納むべし
A priest descended from Aaron will accompany the Levites when they collect the tithe, and the Levites are to bring a tithe of these tithes to the rooms of the storehouse in the Temple of our God.
39 即ちイスラエルの子孫およびレビの子孫は穀物および酒油の挙祭を携さへいたり聖所の器皿および奉事をする祭司門を守る者謳歌者などが在るところの室に之を納むべし我らは我らの神の家を棄じ
The people of Israel and the Levites are to bring the offerings of grain, new wine, and olive oil to the storerooms where the sanctuary objects are kept, where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers are. We will not forget the Temple of our God.”