歴代誌Ⅱ 18

1 ヨシヤパテは富と貴とを極めアハブと縁を結べり

Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab.

2 かれ數年の後サマリアに下りてアハブを訪ければアハブ彼およびその部從のために牛羊を多く宰りギレアデのラモテに倶に攻上らんことを彼に勸む

And after [certain] years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that [he had] with him, and persuaded him to go up [with him] to Ramoth-gilead.

3 すなはちイスラエルの王アハブ、ユダの王ヨシヤパテに言けるは汝我とともにギレアデのラモテに攻ゆくやヨシヤパテこれに答へけるは我は汝のごとく我民は汝の民のごとし汝とともに戰門に臨まんと

And Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramoth-gilead? And he answered him, I [am] as thou [art], and my people as thy people; and [we will be] with thee in the war.

4 ヨシヤパテまたイスラエルの王に言けるは請ふ今日ヱホバの言を問たまへと

And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to-day.

5 是においてイスラエルの王預言者四百人を集めて之に言けるは我らギレアデのラモテに往て戰ふべきや又は罷べきや彼等いひけるは攻上りたまへ神これを王の手に付したまふべしと

Therefore the king of Israel collected of prophets four hundred men, and said to them, Shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for God will deliver [it] into the king's hand.

6 ヨシヤパテいひけるは此外に我らの由て問べきヱホバの預言者此にあらざるや

But Jehoshaphat said, [Is there] not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we may inquire of him?

7 イスラエルの王こたへてヨシヤパテに言けるは外になほ一人あり我ら之によりてヱホバに問ことを得ん然ど彼は今まで我につきて善事を預言せず恒に惡き事のみを預言すれば我彼を惡むなり其者は即ちイムラの子ミカヤなりと然るにヨシヤパテこたへて王しか宣ふ勿れと言ければ

And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, [There is] yet one man, by whom we may inquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he never prophesieth good to me, but always evil: the same [is] Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

8 イスラエルの王一人の官吏を呼てイムラの子ミカヤを急ぎ來らしめよと言り

And the king of Israel called for one [of his] officers, and said, Bring quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.

9 イスラエルの王およびユダの王ヨシヤパテは朝衣を纏ひサマリアの門の入口の廣場にて各々その位に坐し居り預言者は皆その前に預言せり

And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah sat each of them on his throne, clothed in [their] robes, and they sat in a void place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.

10 時にケナアナの子ゼデキヤ鐵の角を造りて言けるはヱホバかく言たまふ汝是等をもてスリア人を衝て滅ぼし盡すべしと

And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the LORD, With these thou shalt push Syria until they shall be consumed.

11 預言者みな斯預言して云ふギレアデのラモテに攻上りて勝利を得たまへヱホバこれを王の手に付したまふべしと

And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper: for the LORD will deliver [it] into the hand of the king.

12 茲にミカヤを召んとて往たる使者これに語りて言けるは預言者等の言は一の口より出るがごとくにして王に善し請ふ汝の言をも彼らの一人のごとくなして善事を言ヘ

And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets [declare] good to the king with one consent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good.

13 ミカヤ言けるはヱホバは活く我神の宣ふ所を我は陳べんと

And Micaiah said, [As] the LORD liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak.

14 かくて王に至るに王彼に言けるはミカヤよ我らギレアデのラモテに往て戰かふべきや又は罷べきや彼言けるは上りゆきて利を得たまへ彼らは汝の手に付されんと

And when he had come to the king, the king said to him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And he said, Go ye up, and prosper, and they shall be delivered into your hand.

15 王かれに言けるは我幾度なんぢを誓はせたらば汝ヱホバの名をもて唯眞實のみを我に告るや

And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the LORD?

16 彼言けるは我イスラエルが皆牧者なき羊のごとく山に散をるを見たるがヱホバ是等の者は主なし各々やすらかに其家に歸るべしと言たまへり

Then he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master; let them return [therefore] every man to his house in peace.

17 イスラエルの王是においてヨシヤパテに言けるは我なんぢに告て彼は善事を我に預言せず只惡き事のみを預言せんと言しに非ずやと

And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee [that] he would not prophesy good to me, but evil?

18 ミカヤまた言けるは然ば汝らヱホバの言を聽べし我視しにヱホバその位に坐し居たまひて天の萬軍その傍に右左に立をりしが

Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the LORD; I saw the LORD sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and [on] his left.

19 ヱホバ言たまひけるは誰かイスラエルの王アハブを誘ひて彼をしてギレアデのラモテにのぼりゆきて彼處に斃れしめんかと即ち一は此ごとくせんと言ひ一は彼ごとくせんと言ければ

And the LORD said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one spoke saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.

20 遂に一の霊すすみ出てヱホバの前に立ち我かれを誘はんと言たればヱホバ何をもてするかと之に問たまふに

Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him. And the LORD said to him, With what?

21 我いでて虚言を言ふ霊となりてその諸の預言者の口にあらんと言りヱホバ言たまひけるは汝は誘なひ且これを成就ん出て然すべしと

And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And [the LORD] said, Thou shalt entice [him], and thou shalt also prevail: go out and do [even] so.

22 故に視よヱホバ虚言を言ふ霊を汝のこの預言者等の口に入たまへり而してヱホバ汝に災禍を降さんと定めたまふと

Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil against thee.

23 時にケナアナの子ゼデキヤ近よりてミカヤの頬を批て言けるはヱホバの霊何の途より我を離れゆきて汝と言ふや

Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the spirit of the LORD from me to speak to thee?

24 ミカヤ言けるは汝奧の室にいりて身を匿す日に見るべし

And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.

25 イスラエルの王いひけるはミカヤを取てこれを邑の宰アモンおよび王の子ヨアシに曳かへりて言べし

Then the king of Israel said, Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;

26 王かく言ふ我が安然に歸るまで比者を牢にいれて苦惱のパンを食せ苦惱の水を飮せよと

And say, Thus saith the king, Put this [man] in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.

27 ミカヤ言けるは汝もし眞に平安に歸るならばヱホバ我によりて斯宣ひし事あらずと而してまた言り汝ら民よ皆聽べしと

And Micaiah said, If thou shalt certainly return in peace, [then] hath not the LORD spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, all ye people.

28 かくてイスラエルの王およびユダの王ヨシヤパテはギレアデのラモテに上りゆけり

So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.

29 イスラエルの王時にヨシヤパテに言けるは我は服装を變て戰陣の中にいらん汝は朝衣を纒ひたまへとイスラエルの王すなはち服装を變へ二人倶に戰陣の中にいれり

And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and will go to the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went to the battle.

30 スリアの王その戰車の長等にかねて命じおけり云く汝ら小き者とか大なる者とも戰ふなかれ惟イスラエルの王とのみ戰へと

Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots that [were] with him, saying, Fight ye not with small or great, save only with the king of Israel.

31 戰車の長等ヨシヤパテを見て是はイスラエルの王ならんと言ひ身をめぐらして之と戰はんとせしがヨシヤパテ號呼ければヱホバこれを助けたまへり即ち神彼らを感動して之を離れしめたまふ

And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It [is] the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved them [to depart] from him.

32 戰車の長等彼がイスラエルの王にあらざるを見しかば之を追ことをやめて引返せり

For it came to pass, that when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back again from pursuing him.

33 茲に一箇の人何心なく弓を彎てイスラエルの王の胸當と草摺の間に射あてたれば彼その御者に言けるは我傷を受たれば汝手を旋らして我を軍中より出せと

And a [certain] man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: therefore he said to his chariot-man, Turn thy hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.

34 此日戰爭烈しくなりぬイスラエルの王は車の中に自ら扶持て立ち薄暮までスリア人をささへをりしが日の沒る頃にいたりて死り

And the battle increased that day: yet the king of Israel supported [himself] in [his] chariot against the Syrians until the evening: and about the time of the sun setting he died.