列王記Ⅱ 17
1 ユダの王アハズの第十二年にエラの子ホセアが王となり、サマリヤで九年の間、イスラエルを治めた。
In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah began to reign in Samaria over Israel, for nine years.
2 彼は主の目の前に悪を行ったが、彼以前のイスラエルの王たちのようではなかった。
And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, but not as the kings of Israel that had been before him.
3 アッスリヤの王シャルマネセルが攻め上ったので、ホセアは彼に隷属して、みつぎを納めたが、
Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria, and Hoshea became his servant, and tendered him presents.
4 アッスリヤの王はホセアがついに自分にそむいたのを知った。それはホセアが使者をエジプトの王ソにつかわし、また年々納めていたみつぎを、アッスリヤの王に納めなかったからである。そこでアッスリヤの王は彼を監禁し、獄屋につないだ。
But the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and sent up no present to the king of Assyria as [he had done] from year to year. And the king of Assyria shut him up and bound him in prison.
5 そしてアッスリヤの王は攻め上って国中を侵し、サマリヤに上ってきて三年の間、これを攻め囲んだ。
And the king of Assyria overran the whole land, and went up against Samaria, and besieged it three years.
6 ホセアの第九年になって、アッスリヤの王はついにサマリヤを取り、イスラエルの人々をアッスリヤに捕えていって、ハラと、ゴザンの川ハボルのほとりと、メデアの町々においた。
In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and by the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
7 この事が起ったのは、イスラエルの人々が、自分たちをエジプトの地から導き上って、エジプトの王パロの手をのがれさせられたその神、主にむかって罪を犯し、他の神々を敬い、
And so it was, because the children of Israel had sinned against Jehovah their God, who had brought them up out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods;
8 主がイスラエルの人々の前から追い払われた異邦人のならわしに従って歩み、またイスラエルの王たちが定めたならわしに従って歩んだからである。
and they walked in the statutes of the nations that Jehovah had dispossessed from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made.
9 イスラエルの人々はその神、主にむかって正らぬ事をひそかに行い、見張台から堅固な町に至るまで、すべての町々に高き所を建て、
And the children of Israel did secretly against Jehovah their God things that were not right; and they built them high places in all their cities, from the watchmen's tower to the fortified city.
10 またすべての高い丘の上、すべての青木の下に石の柱とアシラ像を立て、
And they set them up columns and Asherahs on every high hill and under every green tree;
11 主が彼らの前から捕え移された異邦人がしたように、すべての高き所で香をたき、悪事を行って、主を怒らせた。
and there they burned incense on all the high places, as did the nations that Jehovah had carried away from before them, and they wrought wicked things to provoke Jehovah to anger;
12 また主が彼らに「あなたがたはこの事をしてはならない」と言われたのに偶像に仕えた。
and they served idols, as to which Jehovah had said to them, Ye shall not do this thing.
13 主はすべての預言者、すべての先見者によってイスラエルとユダを戒め、「翻って、あなたがたの悪い道を離れ、わたしがあなたがたの先祖たちに命じ、またわたしのしもべである預言者たちによってあなたがたに伝えたすべての律法のとおりに、わたしの戒めと定めとを守れ」と仰せられたが、
And Jehovah testified against Israel and against Judah, by all the prophets, all the seers, saying, Turn from your evil ways, and keep my commandments, my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you through my servants the prophets.
14 彼らは聞きいれず、彼らの先祖たちがその神、主を信じないで、強情であったように、彼らは強情であった。
But they would not hear, and hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, who did not believe in Jehovah their God.
15 そして彼らは主の定めを捨て、主が彼らの先祖たちと結ばれた契約を破り、また彼らに与えられた警告を軽んじ、かつむなしい偶像に従ってむなしくなり、また周囲の異邦人に従った。これは主が、彼らのようにおこなってはならないと彼らに命じられたものである。
And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant which he had made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he had testified unto them; and they followed vanity and became vain, and [went] after the nations that were round about them, concerning whom Jehovah had charged them that they should not do like them.
16 彼らはその神、主のすべての戒めを捨て、自分のために二つの子牛の像を鋳て造り、またアシラ像を造り、天の万象を拝み、かつバアルに仕え、
And they forsook all the commandments of Jehovah their God, and made them molten images, two calves, and made an Asherah, and worshipped all the host of the heavens, and served Baal;
17 またそのむすこ、娘を火に焼いてささげ物とし、占いおよびまじないをなし、主の目の前に悪をおこなうことに身をゆだねて、主を怒らせた。
and they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.
18 それゆえ、主は大いにイスラエルを怒り、彼らをみ前から除かれたので、ユダの部族のほか残った者はなかった。
Therefore Jehovah was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there remained but the tribe of Judah only.
19 ところがユダもまたその神、主の戒めを守らず、イスラエルが定めたならわしに歩んだので、
Also Judah kept not the commandments of Jehovah their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they had made.
20 主はイスラエルの子孫をことごとく捨て、彼らを苦しめ、彼らを略奪者の手にわたして、ついに彼らをみ前から打ちすてられた。
And Jehovah rejected all the seed of Israel; and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.
21 主はイスラエルをダビデの家から裂き離されたので、イスラエルはネバテの子ヤラベアムを王としたが、ヤラベアムはイスラエルに、主に従うことをやめさせ、大きな罪を犯させた。
For Israel had rent [the kingdom] from the house of David; and they had made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king; and Jeroboam violently turned Israel from following Jehovah, and made them sin a great sin.
22 イスラエルの人々がヤラベアムのおこなったすべての罪をおこない続けて、それを離れなかったので、
And the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they did not depart from them:
23 ついに主はそのしもべである預言者たちによって言われたように、イスラエルをみ前から除き去られた。こうしてイスラエルは自分の国からアッスリヤに移されて今日に至っている。
until Jehovah had removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said through all his servants the prophets; and Israel was carried away out of their own land to Assyria, unto this day.
24 かくてアッスリヤの王はバビロン、クタ、アワ、ハマテおよびセパルワイムから人々をつれてきて、これをイスラエルの人々の代りにサマリヤの町々におらせたので、その人々はサマリヤを領有して、その町々に住んだ。
And the king of Assyria brought [people] from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Avva, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and made them dwell in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel; and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in its cities.
25 彼らがそこに住み始めた時、主を敬うことをしなかったので、主は彼らのうちにししを送り、ししは彼らのうちの数人を殺した。
And so it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not Jehovah; and Jehovah sent lions among them, which killed [some] of them.
26 そこで人々はアッスリヤの王に告げて言った、「あなたが移してサマリヤの町々におらせられたあの国々の民は、その地の神のおきてを知らないゆえに、その神は彼らのうちにししを送り、ししは彼らを殺した。これは彼らが、その地の神のおきてを知らないためです」。
And they spoke to the king of Assyria saying, The nations that thou hast removed and made to dwell in the cities of Samaria know not the manner of the god of the land; therefore he has sent lions among them, and behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the god of the land.
27 アッスリヤの王は命じて言った、「あなたがたがあそこから移した祭司のひとりをあそこへ連れて行きなさい。彼をあそこへやって住まわせ、その国の神のおきてをその人々に教えさせなさい」。
And the king of Assyria commanded saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye have brought away from thence; and let them go and abide there, and let him teach them the manner of the god of the land.
28 そこでサマリヤから移された祭司のひとりが来てベテルに住み、どのように主を敬うべきかを彼らに教えた。
Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and abode in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear Jehovah.
29 しかしその民はおのおの自分の神々を造って、それをサマリヤびとが造った高き所の家に安置した。民は皆住んでいる町々でそのようにおこなった。
And every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places that the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities in which they dwelt.
30 すなわちバビロンの人々はスコテ・ベノテを造り、クタの人々はネルガルを造り、ハマテの人々はアシマを造り、
And the people of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the people of Cuth made Nergal, and the people of Hamath made Ashima,
31 アワの人々はニブハズとタルタクを造り、セパルワイムびとはその子を火に焼いて、セパルワイムの神アデランメレクおよびアナンメレクにささげた。
and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech the gods of Sepharvaim.
32 彼はまた主を敬い、自分たちのうちから一般の民を立てて高き所の祭司としたので、その人々は高き所の家で勤めをした。
So they feared Jehovah, and made to themselves from all classes of them priests of the high places, who offered [sacrifices] for them in the houses of the high places.
33 このように彼らは主を敬ったが、また彼らが出てきた国々のならわしにしたがって、自分たちの神々にも仕えた。
They feared Jehovah, and served their own gods after the manner of the nations, whence they had been carried away.
34 今日に至るまで彼らは先のならわしにしたがっておこなっている。彼らは主を敬わず、また主がイスラエルと名づけられたヤコブの子孫に命じられた定めにも、おきてにも、律法にも、戒めにも従わない。
To this day they do after their former customs: they fear not Jehovah, neither do they after their statutes or after their ordinances, nor after the law and commandment that Jehovah commanded the sons of Jacob, whom he named Israel.
35 主はかつて彼らと契約を結び、彼らに命じて言われた、「あなたがたは他の神々を敬ってはならない。また彼らを拝み、彼らに仕え、彼らに犠牲をささげてはならない。
And Jehovah had made a covenant with them, and charged them saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow down yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them;
36 ただ大きな力と伸べた腕とをもって、あなたがたをエジプトの地から導き上った主をのみ敬い、これを拝み、これに犠牲をささげなければならない。
but Jehovah alone, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and a stretched-out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice.
37 またあなたがたのために書きしるされた定めと、おきてと、律法と、戒めとを、慎んで常に守らなければならない。他の神々を敬ってはならない。
And the statutes and the ordinances and the law, and the commandment which he wrote for you, ye shall observe to do for evermore; and ye shall not fear other gods.
38 わたしがあなたがたと結んだ契約を忘れてはならない。また他の神々を敬ってはならない。
And ye shall not forget the covenant that I have made with you, neither shall ye fear other gods;
39 ただあなたがたの神、主を敬わなければならない。主はあなたがたをそのすべての敵の手から救い出されるであろう」。
but ye shall fear Jehovah your God, and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.
40 しかし彼らは聞きいれず、かえって先のならわしにしたがっておこなった。
And they did not hearken, but did after their former customs.
41 このように、これらの民は主を敬い、またその刻んだ像にも仕えたが、その子たちも、孫たちも同様であって、彼らはその先祖がおこなったように今日までおこなっている。
And these nations feared Jehovah, and served their graven images, both their children and their children's children: as did their fathers, so do they, unto this day.
