列王記Ⅱ 22

1 ヨシアは八歳にして王となりヱルサレムにおいて三十一年世を治めたり其母はボヅカテのアダヤの女にして名をヱデダと曰ふ

Josias [was] eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name [was] Jedia, daughter of Edeia of Basuroth.

2 ヨシアはヱホバの目に適ふ事をなしその父ダビデの道にあゆみて右にも左にも轉らざりき

And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the way of David his father; he turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.

3 ヨシア王の十八年に王メシユラムの子アザリヤの子なる書記官シヤパンをヱホバの家に遣せり即ちこれに言けらく

And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josias, in the eighth month, the king sent Sapphan the son of Ezelias the son of Mesollam, the scribe of the house of the Lord, saying,

4 汝祭司の長ヒルキヤの許にのぼり行てヱホバの家にいりし銀すなはち門守が民よりあつめし者を彼に計算しめ

Go up to Chelcias the high priest, and take account of the money that is brought into the house of the Lord, which they that keep the door have collected of the people.

5 工事を司どるヱホバの家の監督者の手にこれを付さしめ而してまた彼らをしてヱホの家にありて工事をなすところの者にこれを付さしめ殿の破壞を修理はしめよ

And let them give it into the hand of the workmen that are appointed in the house of the Lord. And he gave it to the workmen in the house of the Lord, to repair the breaches of the house,

6 即ち工匠と建築者と石工にこれを付さしめ又これをもて殿を修理ふ材木と斫石を買しむべし

[even] to the carpenters, and builders, and masons, [and] also to purchase timber and hewn stones, to repair the breaches of the house.

7 但し彼らは誠實に事をなせば彼らの手にわたすところの銀の計算をかれらとするには及ばざるなり

Only they did not call them to account for the money that was given to them, because they dealt faithfully.

8 時に祭司の長ヒルキヤ書記官シヤパンに言けるは我ヱホバの家において律法の書を見いだせりとヒルキヤすなはちその書をシヤパンにわたしたれば彼これを讀り

And Chelcias the high priest said to Saphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Chelcias gave the book to Sapphan, and he read it.

9 かくて書記官シヤパン王の許にいたり王に返事まうして言ふ僕等殿にありし金を打あけてこれを工事を司どるヱホバの家の監督者の手に付せりと

And he went into the house of the Lord to the king, and reported the matter to the king, and said, Your servants have collected the money that was found in the house of the Lord, and have given it into the hand of the workmen that are appointed in the house of the Lord.

10 書記官シヤパンまた王につげて祭司ヒルキヤ我に一書をわたせりと言ひシヤパン其を王の前に讀けるに

And Sapphan the scribe spoke to the king, saying, Chelcias the priest has given me a book. And Sapphan read it before the king.

11 王その律法の書の言を聞やその衣を裂り

And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the book of the law, that he tore his garments.

12 而して王祭司ヒルキヤとシヤパンの子アヒカムとミカヤの子アクボルと書記官シヤパンと王の内臣アサヤとに命じて言ふ

And the king commanded Chelcias the priest, and Achikam the son of Sapphan, and Achobor the son of Michaias, and Sapphan the scribe, and Asaias the king's servant, saying,

13 汝等往てこの見當し書の言につきて我のため民のためユダ全國のためにヱホバに問へ其は我儕の先祖等はこの書の言に聽したがひてその凡て我儕のために記されたるところを行ふことをせざりしに因てヱホバの我儕にむかひて怒を發したまふこと甚だしかるべければなり

Go, enquire of the Lord for me, and for all the people, and for all Juda, and concerning the words of this book that has been found: for the wrath of the Lord that has been kindled against us [is] great, because our fathers listened not to the words of this book, to do according to all the things written concerning us.

14 是において祭司ヒルキヤ、アヒカム、アクボル、シヤパンおよびアサヤ等シヤルムの妻なる女預言者ホルダの許にいたれりシヤルムはハルハスの子なるテクワの子にして衣裳の室を守る者なり時にホルダはヱルサレムの下邑に住をる彼等すなはちホルダに物語せしかば

So Chelcias the priest went, and Achicam, and Achobor, and Sapphan, and Asaias, to Olda the prophetess, the mother of Sellem the son of Thecuan son of Aras, keeper of the robes; and she lived in Jerusalem in Masena; and they spoke to her.

15 ホルダかれらに言けるはイスラエルの神ヱホバかく言たまふ汝等を我につかはせる人に告よ

And she said to them, Thus says the Lord God of Israel, Say to the man that sent you to me,

16 ヱホバかく言ふ我ユダの王が讀たるかの書の一切の言にしたがひて災害をこの處と此にすめる民に降さんとす

Thus says the Lord, Behold, I bring evil upon this place, and upon them that dwell in it, [even] all the words of the book which the king of Juda has read:

17 彼等はわれを棄て他の神に香を焚きその手に作れる諸の物をもて我を怒らするなり是故に我この處にむかひて怒の火を發す是は滅ざるべし

because they have forsaken me, and burnt incense to other gods, that they might provoke me with the works of their hands: therefore my wrath shall burn forth against this place, and shall not be quenched.

18 但し汝等をつかはして我に問しむるユダの王には汝等かく言べし汝が聞る言につきてイスラエルの神ヱホバかく言たまふ

And to the king of Juda that sent you to enquire of the Lord, —thus shall you say to him, Thus says the Lord God of Israel, [As for] the words which you have heard;

19 汝はわが此處と此にすめる民にむかひて是は荒地となり呪詛とならんと言しを聞たる時に心柔にしてヱホバの前に身を卑し衣を裂て吾前に泣たれば我もまた聽ことをなすなりヱホバこれを言ふ

because your heart was softened, and you was humbled before [me], when you heard all that I spoke against this place, and against the inhabitants of it, that it should be utterly destroyed and accursed, and you did rend your garments, and weep before me; I also have heard, says the Lord.

20 然ば視よ我なんぢを汝の先祖等に歸せしめん汝は安全に墓に歸することをうべし汝はわが此處にくだす諸の災害を目に見ることあらじと彼等すなはち王に返事まうしぬ

It shall not be so [therefore]: behold, I [will] add you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your tomb in peace, and your eyes shall not see [any] among all the evils which I bring upon this place.