2 Chronicles 6
1 Then Solomon said, “Yahweh, you said that you would live in a dark cloud.
そこでソロモンは言った、「主はみずから濃き雲の中に住まおうと言われた。
2 But now I have built a glorious temple for you to live in forever!”
しかしわたしはあなたのために高き家、とこしえのみすまいを建てた」。
3 Then while all the people stood there, Solomon turned toward the people and he [asked God to] bless them.
そして王は顔をふり向けてイスラエルの全会衆を祝福した。その時イスラエルの全会衆は立っていた。
4 He said to them, “Praise Yahweh, the God to whom we Israelis belong, who has caused to happen what he promised to my father David. What he said to David was this:
彼は言った、「イスラエルの神、主はほむべきかな。主は口をもってわが父ダビデに約束されたことを、その手をもってなし遂げられた。すなわち主は言われた、
5 ‘From the time that I brought my people out of Egypt, I have never chosen a city in Israel in which a temple should be built for people to [worship] me there. Nor did I choose anyone to be the leader of my Israeli people.
『わが民をエジプトの地から導き出した日から、わたしはわが名を置くべき家を建てるために、イスラエルのもろもろの部族のうちから、どの町をも選んだことがなく、また他のだれをもわが民イスラエルの君として選んだことがない。
6 But now I have chosen Jerusalem to be the place for people to worship me, and I have chosen you to rule my Israeli people.’”
わが名を置くために、ただエルサレムだけを選び、またわが民イスラエルを治めさせるために、ただダビデだけを選んだ』。
7 [Then Solomon said], “My father David wanted to build a temple for Yahweh, the God to whom we Israelis belong.
イスラエルの神、主の名のために家を建てることは、父ダビデの心にあった。
8 But Yahweh said to him, ‘You have wanted to build a temple for me, and what you wanted to do was good.
しかし主は父ダビデに言われた、『わたしの名のために家を建てることはあなたの心にあった。あなたの心にこの事のあったのは結構である。
9 However, you are not the one who I want to build the temple; it is one of your own sons who [I want to] build a temple for me.’
しかしあなたはその家を建ててはならない。あなたの腰から出るあなたの子がわたしの名のために家を建てるであろう』。
10 “And Yahweh has done what he promised to do. I have become the king of Israel to succeed my father, and I am ruling the people, like Yahweh promised, and I have arranged for this temple to be built for us to worship Yahweh, the God to whom we Israelis belong.
そして主はそう言われた言葉を行われた。すなわちわたしは父ダビデに代って立ち、主が言われたように、イスラエルの位に座し、イスラエルの神、主の名のために家を建てた。
11 I have put the Sacred Chest in the temple, in which are the stone tablets [on which are engraved the Ten Commandments of] the agreement that Yahweh made with us Israeli people.”
わたしはまた、主がイスラエルの人々と結ばれた主の契約を入れた箱をそこに納めた」。
12 Then Solomon stood in front of the altar which was in front of the people of Israel who had gathered there.
ソロモンはイスラエルの全会衆の前、主の祭壇の前に立って、手を伸べた。
13 His workers had built a bronze platform there [for him to stand on], which was 7-1/2 feet long and 7-1/2 feet wide and 4-1/2 feet high. They put it in the outer courtyard. Solomon stood on that platform and then knelt down in front of all the people of Israel who had gathered there, and he spread out his arms toward heaven,
ソロモンはさきに長さ五キュビト、幅五キュビト、高さ三キュビトの青銅の台を造って、庭のまん中にすえて置いたので、彼はその上に立ち、イスラエルの全会衆の前でひざをかがめ、その手を天に伸べて、
14 and he prayed, “Yahweh, the God to whom we Israeli people belong, there is no God like you in heaven or on the earth. You solemnly promised that you would faithfully love us, and that is what you have done for us who earnestly do what you want us to do.
言った、「イスラエルの神、主よ、天にも地にも、あなたのような神はありません。あなたは契約を守られ、心をつくしてあなたの前に歩むあなたのしもべらに、いつくしみを施し、
15 “You have done the things that you promised my father David, who served you [very well], that you would do. Truly, you promised to do those things for him, and today we see that by your power you have caused it all to happen.
あなたのしもべ、わたしの父ダビデに約束されたことを守られました。あなたが口をもって約束されたことを、手をもってなし遂げられたことは、今日見るとおりであります。
16 “So now, Yahweh, the God we Israelis belong to, please do the things that you promised to my father David that you would do. You said that there would always be some of his descendants to rule Israel, if they faithfully conduct their lives as he did.
それゆえ、イスラエルの神、主よ、あなたのしもべ、わたしの父ダビデに、あなたが約束して、『おまえがわたしの前に歩んだように、おまえの子孫がその道を慎んで、わたしのおきてに歩むならば、おまえにはイスラエルの位に座する人がわたしの前に欠けることはない』と言われたことを、ダビデのためにお守りください。
17 So now, God of us Israeli people, cause what you promised David, who served you [well], to happen.
それゆえ、イスラエルの神、主よ、どうぞ、あなたのしもべダビデに言われた言葉を確認してください。
18 “But, my God, will you really live on earth among people? There is surely not enough space for you in the sky, or even in the heaven! So there is surely not enough space for you to live in this temple that my workers have built.
しかし神は、はたして人と共に地上に住まわれるでしょうか。見よ、天も、いと高き天もあなたをいれることはできません。わたしの建てたこの家などなおさらです。
19 But Yahweh, my God, please listen to my prayer, while I am pleading with you this day and do what I am requesting.
しかしわが神、主よ、しもべの祈と願いを顧みて、しもべがあなたの前にささげる叫びと祈をお聞きください。
20 Please protect this temple day and night. This is the place about which you have said, ‘I will always be there.’ Please listen to my prayer about this place.
どうぞ、あなたの目を昼も夜もこの家に、すなわち、あなたの名をそこに置くと言われた所に向かってお開きください。どうぞ、しもべがこの所に向かってささげる祈をお聞きください。
21 Listen to me when I pray, and listen to your Israeli people when they pray. Listen from heaven, where you live; and when you hear us pray, forgive us.
どうぞ、しもべと、あなたの民イスラエルがこの所に向かって祈る時に、その願いをお聞きください。あなたのすみかである天から聞き、聞いておゆるしください。
22 “If someone is accused of doing something wrong to another person, and they bring him to testify in front of your altar outside this holy temple, and if he says, ‘I did not do that; may God punish me if I am not telling the truth,’
もし人がその隣り人に対して罪を犯し、誓いをすることを求められるとき、来てこの宮で、あなたの祭壇の前に誓うならば、
23 then you listen from heaven, and you decide who is telling the truth. Then punish the person who is guilty as he deserves to be punished, and declare that the other person is innocent.
あなたは天から聞いて、行い、あなたのしもべらをさばき、悪人に報いをなして、その行いの報いをそのこうべに帰し、義人を義として、その義にしたがってその人に報いてください。
24 “And when your Israeli people are defeated by their enemies because they sinned against you, [and forced to go to some distant country, ] if they turn away from their sinful behavior and turn toward this temple and admit [that] you [have justly punished them], and plead [that you will forgive them],
もしあなたの民イスラエルが、あなたに対して罪を犯したために、敵の前に敗れた時、あなたに立ち返って、あなたの名をあがめ、この宮であなたの前に祈り願うならば、
25 listen to them from heaven and forgive your Israeli people for the sins that they [have committed], and bring them back to this land that you gave to our ancestors.
あなたは天から聞き、あなたの民イスラエルの罪をゆるして、あなたが彼らとその先祖に与えられた地に彼らを帰らせてください。
26 “When you do not allow any rain to fall because your people have sinned against you, if they turn toward this temple and admit [that] you [have justly punished them], and turn away from their sinful behavior and humbly pray to you,
もし彼らがあなたに罪を犯したために、天が閉ざされて、雨がなく、あなたが彼らを苦しめられるとき、彼らがこの所に向かって祈り、あなたの名をあがめ、その罪を離れるならば、
27 hear from heaven and forgive the sins of your Israeli people. Teach them the right way to conduct their lives. Then cause it to rain here on the land that you gave to your people to belong to them [permanently].
あなたは天にあって聞き、あなたのしもべ、あなたの民イスラエルの罪をゆるして、彼らに歩むべき良い道を教え、あなたの民に嗣業として賜わった地に雨を降らせてください。
28 “And when the people of this land experience famines or if there is a plague, or when their crops are destroyed by very hot winds or by mildew or by locusts or grasshoppers, or when their enemies surround any of their cities [in order to attack them], if any of those bad things happen to them,
もし国にききんがあるか、もしくは疫病、立ち枯れ、腐り穂、いなご、青虫があるか、または敵のために町の門の中に攻め囲まれることがあるか、どんな災害、どんな病気があっても、
29 when your Israeli people earnestly plead with you, knowing in their inner beings that they are suffering [because they have sinned], if they stretch out their hands toward this temple and pray,
もし、ひとりか、あるいはあなたの民イスラエルが皆おのおのその心の悩みを知って、この宮に向かい、手を伸べるならば、どんな祈、どんな願いでも、
30 hear from your home in heaven, and forgive them. You alone know what each person is thinking, so reward each person according to everything that he does,
あなたはそのすみかである天から聞いてゆるし、おのおのの人に、その心を知っておられるゆえ、そのすべての道にしたがって報いてください。ただあなただけがすべての人の心を知っておられるからです。
31 in order that they will revere you and conduct their lives as you want them to, all the time that they live in this land that you gave to our ancestors.
あなたがわれわれの先祖たちに賜わった地に、彼らの生きながらえる日の間、常にあなたを恐れさせ、あなたの道に歩ませてください。
32 “There will be some foreigners who do not belong to your Israeli people who have come here from countries far away because they have heard that you are very great and that you perform great miracles. If they turn toward this temple and pray,
またあなたの民イスラエルの者でなく、他国人で、あなたの大いなる名と、強い手と、伸べた腕のために遠い国から来て、この宮に向かって祈るならば、
33 from your home in heaven listen to their prayer, and do for them what they request you to do. Do that in order that all the people-groups in the world will know about you and revere you, like we, your own Israeli people do. And then they will know that this is the temple that I have caused to be built for you.
あなたは、あなたのすみかである天から聞き、すべて他国人があなたに呼び求めるようにしてください。そうすれば地のすべての民はあなたの民イスラエルのように、あなたの名を知り、あなたを恐れ、またわたしが建てたこの宮が、あなたの名によって呼ばれることを知るにいたるでしょう。
34 “When you send your people to go to places to attack their enemies, if they pray to you, wherever they are, if they turn toward this city that you have chosen and toward this temple that I have caused to be built to honor you,
あなたの民が敵と戦うために、あなたがつかわされる道によって出るとき、もし彼らがあなたの選ばれたこの町と、わたしがあなたの名のために建てたこの宮に向かってあなたに祈るならば、
35 listen in heaven to their prayers; listen to what they plead for you [to do], and assist them.
あなたは天から彼らの祈と願いとを聞いて彼らをお助けください。
36 [“It is true that] everyone sins. So, when your people sin against you, and you become angry with them, you may allow their enemies to capture them and take them to their countries, even to countries that are far away.
彼らがあなたに対して罪を犯すことがあって、罪を犯さない人はないゆえ、あなたが彼らを怒って、敵にわたし、敵が彼らを捕虜として遠い地あるいは近い地に引いて行くとき、
37 When that happens, while they are in the countries to which they were forced to go, if they are sorry for having sinned, if they say, ‘We have sinned; we have done things that are wrong and have done things that are very wicked,’
もし、彼らが捕われて行った地で、みずから省みて悔い、その捕われの地であなたに願い、『われわれは罪を犯し、よこしまな事をし、悪を行いました』と言い、
38 if they repent very sincerely, and if they turn toward this land that you gave to our ancestors, and toward this city that you have chosen [to be the place where we should worship you], and toward this temple that I have caused to be built for you and pray,
その捕われの地で心をつくし、精神をつくしてあなたに立ち返り、あなたが彼らの先祖に与えられた地、あなたが選ばれた町、わたしがあなたの名のために建てたこの宮に向かって祈るならば、
39 then from your home in heaven hear their prayer, and listen to them while they plead [for your help], and do what they ask you to do, and forgive your people who have sinned against you.
あなたのすみかである天から、彼らの祈と願いとを聞いて彼らを助け、あなたに向かって罪を犯したあなたの民をおゆるしください。
40 “Now, my God, look at us and listen to us as we pray to you in this place.
わが神よ、どうぞ、この所でささげる祈にあなたの目を開き、あなたの耳を傾けてください。
41 Yahweh our God, come and stay in this place with the Sacred Chest, the chest that shows that you are powerful. Yahweh God, cause your priests to know clearly that you have blessed them. Cause us your people to rejoice because of all the good things [that you do for us].
主なる神よ、今あなたと、あなたの力の箱が立って、あなたの安息所におはいりください。主なる神よ、どうぞあなたの祭司たちに救の衣を着せ、あなたの聖徒たちに恵みを喜ばせてください。
42 Yahweh God, do not reject me [the king] whom you have appointed [to be the king of Israel]; do not forget that you greatly loved David, who served you [very well].”
主なる神よ、どうぞあなたの油そそがれた者の顔を退けないでください。あなたのしもべダビデに示されたいつくしみを覚えて下さい」。
