Jeremiah 38

1 Then Shephatiah the sonne of Mattan, and Gedaliah the sonne of Pashur, and Iucal the sonne of Shelemiah, and Pashur the sonne of Malchiah, heard the wordes that Ieremiah had spoken vnto all the people, saying,

マツタンの子シパテヤ、パシユルの子ゲダリヤ、シレミヤの子ユカル、マルキヤの子パシユル、ヱレミヤがすべての民に告たるその言を聞り

2 Thus sayth the Lord, He that remaineth in this citie, shall dye by the sworde, by the famine and by the pestilence: but hee that goeth foorth to the Caldeans, shall liue: for he shall haue his life for a praye, and shall liue.

云くヱホバかくいひたまふこの邑に留まるものは劍と饑饉と疫病に死べし然どいでてカルデヤ人に降る者は生んすなはちその生命をおのれの掠取物となして生べし

3 Thus sayth the Lord, This citie shall surely be giuen into the hand of the King of Babels armie, which shall take it.

ヱホバかくいひたまふこの邑は必ずバビロン王の軍勢の手に付されん彼之を取べしと

4 Therefore the Princes sayd vnto the King, We beseech you, let this man be put to death: for thus hee weakeneth the hands of the men of warre that remaine in this citie, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such wordes vnto them: for this man seeketh not the wealth of this people, but the hurt.

是をもてかの牧伯等王にいひけるは請ふこの人を殺したまへ彼はかくの如き言をのべて此邑に遺れる兵卒の手と民の手を弱くす夫人は民の安を求めずして其害を求むるなりと

5 Then Zedekiah the King sayd, Behold, he is in your hands, for ye King can denie you nothing.

ゼデキヤ王いひけるは視よ彼は汝らの手にあり王は汝らに逆ふこと能はざるなりと

6 Then tooke they Ieremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the sonne of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let downe Ieremiah with coards: and in the dungeon there was no water but myre: so Ieremiah stacke fast in the myre.

彼らすなはちヱレミヤを取て獄の庭にあるハンメレクの子マルキヤの阱に投いる即ち索をもてヱレミヤを縋下せしがその阱は水なくして汚泥のみなりければヱレミヤは汚泥のなかに沈めり

7 Now when Ebed-melech ye blacke More one of ye Eunuches, which was in the kings house, heard that they had put Ieremiah in the dungeon (then the King sate in the gate of Beniamin)

王の室の寺人エテオピア人エベデメレク彼らがヱレミヤを阱になげいれしを聞り時に王ベニヤミンの門に坐しゐたれば

8 And Ebed-melech went out of the Kings house, and spake to the King, saying,

エベデメレク王の室よりいでゆきて王にいひけるは

9 My lorde the King, these men haue done euill in all that they haue done to Ieremiah the Prophet, whom they haue cast into the dungeon, and he dyeth for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the citie.

王わが君よかの人々が預言者ヱレミヤに行ひし事は皆好らず彼らこれを阱になげ入たり邑の中に食物なければ彼はその居るところに餓死せん

10 Then the King commanded Ebed-melech the blacke More, saying, Take from hence thirtie men with thee, and take Ieremiah the Prophet out of the dungeon before he dye.

王エテオピヤ人エベデメレクに命じていひけるは汝ここより三十人を携へゆきて預言者ヱレミヤをその死ざる先にを阱より曳あげよ

11 So Ebed-melech tooke the men with him and went to the house of the King vnder the treasurie, and tooke there olde rotten ragges, and olde worne cloutes, and let them downe by coards into the dungeon to Ieremiah.

エベデメレクすなはちその人々を携へて王の室の庫の下にいり其處より破れたる舊き衣の布片をとり索をもてこれをを阱にをるヱレミヤの所に縋下せり

12 And Ebed-melech the blacke More sayde vnto Ieremiah, Put now these olde rotten ragges and worne, vnder thine arme holes, betweene the coards. And Ieremiah did so.

而してエテオピア人エベデメレク、ヱレミヤに告て汝この破れたる舊き衣の布片を汝の腋の下にはさみて索に當よと云ければヱレミヤ然なせり

13 So they drewe vp Ieremiah with coards and tooke him vp out of the dungeon, and Ieremiah remained in the court of the prison.

彼らすなはち索をもてヱレミヤを阱より曳あげたりヱレミヤは獄の庭にをる

14 Then Zedekiah the King sent, and tooke Ieremiah the Prophet vnto him, into the thirde entrie that is in the House of the Lord, and the King sayd vnto Ieremiah, I wil aske thee a thing: hide nothing from me.

かくてゼデキヤ王人を遣はして預言者ヱレミヤをヱホバの室の第三の門につれきたらしめ王ヱレミヤにいひけるは我汝に問ことあり毫もわれに隱す勿れ

15 Then Ieremiah sayd to Zedekiah, If I declare it vnto thee, wilt not thou slay me? and if I giue thee counsell, thou wilt not heare me.

ヱレミヤ、ゼデキヤにいひけるは我もし汝に示さば汝かならず我を殺さざらんや假令われ汝を勸むるとも汝われに聽じ

16 So the King sware secretly vnto Ieremiah, saying, As the Lord liueth that made vs these soules, I will not slay thee, nor giue thee into the hands of those men that seeke thy life.

ゼデキヤ王密にヱレミヤに誓ひていひけるは我らにこの靈魂を造りあたへしヱホバは活く我汝を殺さず汝の生命を索むる者の手に汝を付さじ

17 Then sayd Ieremiah vnto Zedekiah, Thus sayth the Lord God of hostes, the God of Israel, If thou wilt goe foorth vnto the King of Babels princes, then thy soule shall liue, and this citie shall not be burnt vp with fire, and thou shalt liue, and thine house.

ヱレミヤ、ゼデキヤにいひけるは萬軍の神イスラエルの神ヱホバかくいひたまふ汝もしまことにバビロン王の牧伯等に降らば汝の生命活んまた此邑は火にて焚れず汝と汝の家の者はいくべし

18 But if thou wilt not go forth to the King of Babels princes, then shall this citie be giuen into the hand of ye Caldeans, and they shall burne it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hands.

然ど汝もし出てバビロンの王の牧伯等に降らずば此邑はカルデヤ人の手に付されん彼らは火をもて之を焚ん汝はその手を脱れざるべし

19 And Zedekiah the King sayde vnto Ieremiah, I am carefull for the Iewes that are fled vnto the Caldeans, least they deliuer mee into their hands, and they mocke me.

ゼデキヤ王ヱレミヤに云けるは我カルデヤ人に降りしところのユダ人を恐る恐くはカルデヤ人我をかれらの手に付さん彼ら我を辱しめん

20 But Ieremiah sayd, They shall not deliuer thee: hearken vnto the voyce of the Lord, I beseech thee, which I speake vnto thee: so shall it be well vnto thee, and thy soule shall liue.

ヱレミヤいひけるは彼らは汝を付さじ願くはわが汝に告しヱホバの聲に聽したがひたまへさらば汝祥をえん汝の生命いきん

21 But if thou wilt refuse to go forth, this is the worde that the Lord hath shewed me.

然ど汝もし降ることを否まばヱホバこの言を我に示し給ふ

22 And beholde, all the women that are left in the King of Iudahs house, shalbe brought forth to the King of Babels princes: and those women shall say, Thy friends haue perswaded thee, and haue preuailed against thee: thy feete are fastened in the myre, and they are turned backe.

すなはちユダの王の室に遺れる婦は皆バビロンの王の牧伯等の所に曳いだされん其婦等いはん汝の朋友等は汝を誘ひて汝に勝り汝の足は泥に沈む彼らは退き去る

23 So they shall bring out all thy wiues, and thy children to the Caldeans, and thou shalt not escape out of their hands, but shalt be taken by the hand of the King of Babel: and this citie shalt thou cause to be burnt with fire.

汝の妻たちと汝の子女等はカルデヤ人の所に曳出されん汝は其手を脱れじバビロンの王の手に執へられん汝此邑をして火に焚しめん

24 Then said Zedekiah vnto Ieremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die.

ゼデキヤ、ヱレミヤにいひけるは汝この事を人に知する勿れさらば汝殺されじ

25 But if ye princes vnderstand that I haue talked with thee, and they come vnto thee, and say vnto thee, Declare vnto vs nowe, what thou hast sayde vnto the King, hide it not from vs, and we will not slay thee: also what the King sayd vnto thee,

もし牧伯等わが汝と語りしことを我儕に告げよ我らに隱す勿れ然ば我ら汝を殺さじ又王の汝に語りしことを告よといはば

26 Then shalt thou say vnto them, I humbly besought the King that he would not cause me to returne to Iehonathans house, to die there.

汝彼らに答へて我王に求めて我をヨナタンの家に歸して彼處に死しむること勿れといへりといふべし

27 Then came all the princes vnto Ieremiah and asked him. And he tolde them according to all these wordes that the King had commanded: so they left off speaking with him, for the matter was not perceiued.

かくて牧伯等ヱレミヤにきたりて問けるに彼王の命ぜし言のごとく彼らに告たればその事露はれざりき是をもて彼ら彼とものいふことを罷たり

28 So Ieremiah abode still in the court of the prison, vntill the day that Ierusalem was taken: and he was there, when Ierusalem was taken.

ヱレミヤはヱルサレムの取るる日まで獄の庭に居りしがヱルサレムの取れし時にも彼處にをれり