Zechariah 6
1 And I turned, and I lifted up my eyes and I saw. And behold, four four-horse chariots went out from the middle of two mountains. And the mountains were mountains of brass.
わたしがまた目をあげて見ていると、四両の戦車が二つの山の間から出てきた。その山は青銅の山であった。
2 In the first chariot were red horses, and in the second chariot were black horses,
第一の戦車には赤馬を着け、第二の戦車には黒馬を着け、
3 and in the third chariot were white horses, and in the fourth chariot were speckled horses, and they were strong.
第三の戦車には白馬を着け、第四の戦車には、まだらのねずみ色の馬を着けていた。
4 And I responded and said to the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?”
わたしは、わたしと語るみ使に尋ねた、「わが主よ、これらはなんですか」。
5 And the angel answered and said to me, “These are the four winds of heaven, which go forth to stand in the presence of the Sovereign of all the earth.”
天の使は答えて、わたしに言った、「これらは全地の主の前に現れて後、天の四方に出て行くものです。
6 The one with the black horses was departing into the land of the North, and the white went forth after them, and the speckled went forth towards the land of the South.
黒馬を着けた戦車は、北の国をさして出て行き、白馬は西の国をさして出て行き、まだらの馬は南の国をさして出て行くのです」。
7 Yet those who were the most strong, went out, and sought to go and to roam quickly through all the earth. And he said, “Go, walk throughout the earth.” And they walked throughout the earth.
馬が出てくると、彼らは、地をあまねくめぐるために、しきりに出たがるのであった。それで彼が「行って、地をあまねくめぐれ」と言うと、彼らは地を行きめぐった。
8 And he called me and spoke with me, saying, “Behold, those who go forth to the land of the North, have quieted my spirit in the land of the North.”
すると彼はわたしを呼んで、「北の国をさして行く者どもは、北の国でわたしの心を静まらせてくれた」と言った。
9 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
主の言葉がまたわたしに臨んだ、
10 From those of the captivity, take from Heldai, and from Tobijah, and from Jedaiah. You will approach in that day, and you will go into the house of Josiah, the son of Zephaniah, who came from Babylon.
「バビロンから帰ってきたかの捕囚の中から、ヘルダイ、トビヤおよびエダヤを連れて、その日にゼパニヤの子ヨシヤの家に行き、
11 And you will take gold and silver; and you will make crowns, and you will set them on the head of Jesus the son of Jehozadak, the high priest.
彼らから金銀を受け取って、一つの冠を造り、それをヨザダクの子である大祭司ヨシュアの頭にかぶらせて、
12 And you will speak to him, saying: Thus says the Lord of hosts, saying: Behold, a man; the Rising is his name. And under him, he will rise up, and he will build a temple to the Lord.
彼に言いなさい、『万軍の主は、こう仰せられる、見よ、その名を枝という人がある。彼は自分の場所で成長して、主の宮を建てる。
13 And he will raise a temple to the Lord. And he will carry the glory, and he will sit and rule upon his throne. And he will be a priest upon his throne, and a counsel of peace will be between the two of them.
すなわち彼は主の宮を建て、王としての光栄を帯び、その位に座して治める。その位のかたわらに、ひとりの祭司がいて、このふたりの間に平和の一致がある』。
14 And the crowns will be to Heldai, and Tobijah, and Jedaiah, as well as to Hem, the son of Zephaniah, as a memorial in the temple of the Lord.
またその冠はヘルダイ、トビヤ、エダヤおよびゼパニヤの子ヨシヤの記念として、主の宮に納められる。
15 And those who are far away, will approach, and will build in the temple of the Lord. And you will know that the Lord of hosts sent me to you. Yet this shall be only if, when hearing, you will have heeded the voice of the Lord your God.
また遠い所の者どもが来て、主の宮を建てることを助ける。そしてあなたがたは万軍の主が、わたしをつかわされたことを知るようになる。あなたがたがもし励んで、あなたがたの神、主の声に聞き従うならば、このようになる」。
