1 Chronicles 28
1 David summoned all the leaders of Israel to come to Jerusalem. He summoned the leaders of the tribes, the leaders/commanders of the groups that worked for the king, the commanders of 100 soldiers, the commanders of 1,000 soldiers, those who were in charge of the property and livestock that belonged to the king and his sons, all the palace officials, and his mighty soldiers and bravest warriors.
ダビデはイスラエルのすべての長官、すなわち部族の長、王に仕えた組の長、千人の長、百人の長、王とその子たちのすべての財産および家畜のつかさ、宦官、有力者、勇士などをことごとくエルサレムに召し集めた。
2 David stood up and said, “My fellow Israelis, listen to me. I wanted [IDM] to build a temple to be a place where we would put the Sacred Chest of Yahweh, where it would stay permanently. And I made plans to build it.
そしてダビデ王はその足で立ち上がって言った、「わが兄弟たち、わが民よ、わたしに聞きなさい。わたしは主の契約の箱のため、われわれの神の足台のために安住の家を建てようとの志をもち、すでにこれを建てる準備をした。
3 But God said to me, ‘You are not the one who will [arrange to] build a temple for me [MTY], because you are a warrior and you have killed many people [MTY] [in battles].’
しかし神はわたしに言われた、『おまえはわが名のために家を建ててはならない。おまえは軍人であって、多くの血を流したからである』と。
4 “But Yahweh, the God to whom we Israelis belong, had chosen me and my descendants to be the kings of Israel forever. [First] he chose the tribe of Judah, and from the people [MTY] of Judah he chose my family, and from my father’s sons he chose me to be the king over all of Israel.
それにもかかわらず、イスラエルの神、主はわたしの父の全家のうちからわたしを選んで長くイスラエルの王とせられた。すなわちユダを選んでかしらとし、ユダの家のうちで、わたしの父の家を選び、わたしの父の子らのうちで、わたしを喜び、全イスラエルの王とせられた。
5 Yahweh has given me many sons, but from them he chose my son Solomon to be the next king to rule [MTY] the kingdom of Israel.
そして主はわたしに多くの子を賜わり、そのすべての子らのうちからわが子ソロモンを選び、これを主の国の位にすわらせて、イスラエルを治めさせようとせられた。
6 He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will [arrange to] build my temple and the courtyards around it, because I have chosen him to be [like] my son and I will be [like] [MET] his father.
主はまたわたしに言われた、『おまえの子ソロモンがわが家およびわが庭を造るであろう。わたしは彼を選んでわが子となしたからである。わたしは彼の父となる。
7 I will enable his kingdom to endure forever if he continues to obey my laws and commands, like you are doing now.’
彼がもし今日のように、わが戒めとわがおきてを固く守って行うならば、わたしはその国をいつまでも堅くするであろう』と。
8 “So now, while all [you people of] Israel, all of you who belong to Yahweh, are watching, and while God is listening, I command you [leaders] to carefully obey all the commands of Yahweh our God, in order that you may continue to possess this good land and enable your descendants to inherit it forever.
それゆえいま、主の会衆なる全イスラエルの目の前およびわれわれの神の聞かれる所であなたがたに勧める。あなたがたはその神、主のすべての戒めを守り、これを求めなさい。そうすればあなたがたはこの良き地を所有し、これをあなたがたの後の子孫に長く嗣業として伝えることができる。
9 “And you, my son Solomon, must know God like I know him, and you must serve him faithfully and because you want to. You must do that because he knows what everyone is thinking and he understands the reasons that people do what they do. If you seek [to know] him, he will heed your prayers. But if you abandon/reject him, he will abandon/reject you forever.
わが子ソロモンよ、あなたの父の神を知り、全き心をもって喜び勇んで彼に仕えなさい。主はすべての心を探り、すべての思いを悟られるからである。あなたがもし彼を求めるならば会うことができる。しかしあなたがもしかれを捨てるならば彼は長くあなたを捨てられるであろう。
10 Yahweh has chosen you to [arrange to] build a temple for him. So think about [what I have said], and be strong and do what [he is wanting you to do].”
それであなたは慎みなさい。主はあなたを選んで聖所とすべき家を建てさせようとされるのだから心を強くしてこれを行いなさい」。
11 Then David gave to his son Solomon [the scroll on which were written] the plans for the main rooms of the temple, its porch, its storerooms, all the other upper and lower rooms, and the Very Holy Place where God would forgive the sins that people had committed.
こうしてダビデは神殿の廊およびその家、その倉、その上の室、その内の室、贖罪所の室などの計画をその子ソロモンに授け、
12 David wrote for him the plans that God’s Spirit had put into his mind for building the courtyards and all the rooms that surrounded the temple, including the room where the money and other valuable things that were dedicated to God would be kept.
またその心にあったすべてのもの、すなわち主の宮の庭、周囲のすべての室、神の家の倉、ささげ物の倉などの計画を授け、
13 He gave Solomon instructions for the groups of priests and other descendants of Levi, about all the work that they must do to serve in Yahweh’s temple, and about taking care of all the things that would be used in the work at the temple.
また祭司およびレビびとの組と、主の宮のもろもろの務の仕事と、主の宮のもろもろの勤めの器物について授け、
14 He wrote down how much gold and how much silver should be used to make all the items in the temple:
またもろもろの勤めに用いるすべての金の器を造る金の目方、およびもろもろの勤めに用いる銀の器の目方を定めた。
15 how much gold for making the gold lampstands and the lamps, how much silver to make the silver lamps and lampstands,
すなわち金の燭台と、そのともしび皿の目方、おのおのの燭台と、そのともしび皿の金の目方を定め、また銀の燭台についてもおのおのの燭台の用法にしたがって燭台と、そのともしび皿の銀の目方を定めた。
16 how much gold for making the table on which [the priests would put] the sacred bread, how much silver to use to make the other tables,
また供えのパンの机については、そのおのおのの机のために金の目方を定め、また銀の机のためにも銀を定め、
17 how much pure gold for the meat forks and the bowls and the cups, how much gold for each gold dish, how much silver for each silver dish,
また肉さし、鉢、かめに用いる純金の目方を定め、金の大杯についてもおのおのの目方を定め、銀の大杯についてもおのおのの目方を定め、
18 and how much pure gold to make the altar for [burning] incense. He also gave to Solomon his plans for making the golden statues of winged creatures that would be above the Sacred Chest of Yahweh, [like] a chariot for him.
また香の祭壇のために精金の目方を定め、また翼を伸べて主の契約の箱をおおっているケルビムの金の車のひな型の金を定めた。
19 Then David said, “I have written [all these plans] while Yahweh was directing [MTY] me. He has enabled me to understand all the details of his plan [for the temple that is to be built].”
ダビデはすべての工作が計画にしたがってなされるため、これについて主の手によって書かれたものにより、これをことごとく明らかにした。
20 David also said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and courageous, and do this work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, because Yahweh our God will be with/helping you. He will not fail [to help] you or abandon you until you finish all the work of making his temple.
ダビデはその子ソロモンに言った、「あなたは心を強くし、勇んでこれを行いなさい。恐れてはならない。おののいてはならない。主なる神、わたしの神があなたとともにおられるからである。主はあなたを離れず、あなたを捨てず、ついに主の宮の務のすべての工事をなし終えさせられるでしょう。
21 The groups of priests and [other] descendants of Levi are ready to begin their work at the temple, and every man who has a special skill will help you in all the work. And my officials and the other people will obey you, whatever you command them to do.”
見よ、神の宮のすべての務のためには祭司とレビびとの組がある。またもろもろの勤めのためにすべての仕事を喜んでする巧みな者が皆あなたと共にある。またつかさたちおよびすべての民もあなたの命じるところをことごとく行うでしょう」。
