ネヘミヤ 記 13

1 その日モーセの書を読て民に聴しめけるに其中に録して云ふアンモニ人およびモアブ人は何時までも神の會に入べからず

On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that an Ammonite and a Moabite should not enter into the assembly of God for ever;

2 是は彼らパンと水とをもてイスラエルの子孫を迎へずして還て之を詛はせんとてバラムを傭ひたりしが故なり斯りしかども我らの神はその呪詛を變て祝福となしたまへりと

because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, to curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.

3 衆人この律法を聞てのち雑りたる民を盡くイスラエルより分ち離てり

And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.

4 是より先我らの神の家の室を掌れる祭司エリアシブといふ者トビヤと近くなりたれば

Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, being allied unto Tobiah,

5 彼のために大なる室を備ふ其室は元來素祭の物乳香器皿および例によりてレビ人謳歌者門を守る者等に與ふる穀物酒油の什一ならびに祭司に與る挙祭の物を置し處なり

had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meal offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the wine, and the oil, which were given by commandment to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the heave offerings for the priests.

6 常時は我ヱルサレムに居ざりき我はバビロンの王アルタシヤスタの三十二年に王の所に往たりしが數日の後王に暇を乞て

But in all this [time] I was not at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I went unto the king, and after certain days asked I leave of the king:

7 エルサレムに來りエリアシブがトビヤのために爲たる惡事すなはちかれがために神の家の庭に一の室を備へし事を詳悉にせり

and I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.

8 我はなはだこれを憂ひてトビヤの家の器皿をことごとくその室より投いだし

And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber.

9 頓て命じてすべての室を潔めさせ而して神の家の器皿および素祭乳香などを再び其處に携へいれたり

Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meal offerings and the frankincense.

10 我また査べ観しにレビ人そのうくべき分を與へられざりきこの故に其職務をなす所のレビ人および謳歌者等各々おのれの田に奔り歸りぬ

And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them; so that the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field.

11 是において我何故に神の室を棄させしやと言て牧伯等を詰り頓てまたレビ人を招き集めてその故の所に立しめたり

Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

12 斯りしかばユダ人みな穀物酒油の什一を府庫に携へ來れり

Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the wine and the oil unto the treasuries.

13 その時我祭司シレミヤ學士ザドクおよびレビ人ペダヤを府庫の有司とし之にマツタニヤの子ザツクルの子ハナンを副て庫をつかさどらしむ彼らは忠信なる者と思はれたればなり其職は兄弟等に分配るの事なりき

And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their business was to distribute unto their brethren.

14 わが神よ此事のために我を記念たまへ我神の室とその職事のために我が行ひし善事を拭ひ去たまはざれ

Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the observances thereof.

15 當時われ観しにユダの中にて安息日に酒榨を踏む者あり麥束を持きたりて驢馬に負するあり亦酒葡萄無花果および各種の荷を安息日にヱルサレムに携へいるるあり我かれらが食物を鬻ぎをる日に彼らを戒しめたり

In those days saw I in Judah some treading winepresses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses [therewith]; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified [against them] in the day wherein they sold victuals.

16 彼處にまたツロの人々も住をりしが魚および各種の貨物を携へいりて安息日にユダの人々に之を鬻ぎかつヱルサレムにて商賣せり

There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought in fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem.

17 是において我ユダの貴き人々を詰りて之に言ふ汝ら何ぞ此惡き事をなして安息日を涜すや

Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?

18 汝らの先祖等も斯おこなはざりしや我らの神これが爲にこの一切の災禍を我らとこの邑とに降したまひしにあらずや然るに汝らは安息日を涜して更に大なる震怒をイスラエルに招くなりと

Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath.

19 而して安息日の前の日ヱルサレムの門々暗くならんとする頃ほひに我命じてその扉を閉させ安息日の過さるまで之を開くべからずと命じ我僕數人を門々に置て安息日に荷を携へいるる事なからしめたり

And it came to pass that, when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be shut, and commanded that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I over the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.

20 斯りしかば商賣および各種の品を賣る者等一二回ヱルサレムの外に宿れり

So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.

21 我これを戒めてこれに言ふ汝ら石垣の前に宿るは何ぞや汝等もし重ねて然なさば我なんぢらに手をかけんと其時より後は彼ら安息日には來らざりき

Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath.

22 我またレビ人に命じてその身を潔めさせ來りて門を守らしめて安息日を聖くす我神よ我ために此事を記念し汝の大なる仁慈をもて我を憫みたまへ

And I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember unto me, O my God, this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.

23 富時われアシドド、アンモン、モアブなどの婦女を娶りしユダヤ人を見しに

In those days also saw I the Jews that had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, [and] of Moab:

24 その子女はアシドドの言語を半雑へて言ひユダヤの言語を言ことあたはず各國の言語を雑へ用ふ

and their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews’ language, but according to the language of each people.

25 我彼等を詰りまた詬りその中の數人を撻ちその毛を抜き神を指て誓はしめて言ふ汝らは彼らの男子におのが女子を與ふべからず又なんぢらの男子あるひはおのれ自身のために彼らの女子を娶るべからず

And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, [saying], Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, or for yourselves.

26 是らの事についてイスラエルの王ソロモンは罪を獲たるに非ずや彼がごとき王は衆多の國民の中にもあらずして神に愛せられし者なり神かれをイスラエル全國の王となしたまへり然るに尚ほ異邦の婦女等はこれに罪を犯さしめたり

Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, and he was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did strange women cause to sin.

27 然ば汝らが異邦の婦女を娶りこの一切の大惡をなして我らの神に罪を犯すを我儕聴し置べけんや

Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to trespass against our God in marrying strange women?

28 祭司の長エリアシブの子ヨイアダの一人の子はホロニ人サンバラテの婿なりけれぱ我これを逐出して我を離れしむ

And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.

29 わが神よ彼らは祭司の職を汚し祭司およびレビ人の契約に背きたり彼らのことを忘れたまふ勿れ

Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites.

30 我かく人衆を潔めて異邦の物を盡く棄しめ祭司およびいビ人の班列を立て各々その職務に服せしめ

Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed wards for the priests and for the Levites, every one in his work;

31 また人衆をして薪柴の禮物をその定まる期に献げしめかつ初物を奉つらしむ我神よ我を憶ひ仁慈をもて我を待ひたまへ

and for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.