サムエル記Ⅱ 20

1 爰に一人の邪なる人あり其名をシバといビクリの子にしてベニヤミン人なり彼喇叭を吹ていひけるは我儕はダビデの中に分なし又ヱサイの子のうちに產業なしイスラエルよ各人其天幕に歸れよと

And it happened that there was, in that place, a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a man of Benjamin. And he sounded the trumpet, and he said: “There is no portion for us in David, nor any inheritance in the son of Jesse. Return to your own tents, O Israel.”

2 是によりてイスラエルの人皆ダビデに随ふことを止てのぼりビクリの子シバにしたがへり然どユダの人々は其王に附てヨルダンよりエルサレムにいたれり

And all of Israel separated from David, and they were following Sheba, the son of Bichri. But the men of Judah clung to their king, from the Jordan as far as Jerusalem.

3 ダビデ、エルサレムにある己の家にいたり王其遺して家を守らせたる妾なる十人の婦をとりてこれを一の室に守り置て養へりされどかれらの處には入ざりき斯かれらは死る日まで閉こめられて生涯嫠婦にてすごせり

And when the king had entered his house at Jerusalem, he took the ten women concubines, whom he had left behind to care for the house, and he put them into custody, allowing them provisions. But he did not enter to them. Instead, they were enclosed, even until the day of their deaths, living as widows.

4 爰に王アマサにいひけるは我ために三日のうちにユダの人々を召きたれしかして爾此處にをれ

Then the king said to Amasa, “Summon to me all the men of Judah on the third day, and you shall be present also.”

5 アマサ乃ちユダを召あつめんとて往たりしが彼ダビデが定めたる期よりも長く留れり

Therefore, Amasa went away, so that he might summon Judah. But he delayed beyond the agreed time that the king had appointed to him.

6 是においてダビデ、アビシヤイにいひけるはビクリの子シバ今我儕にアブサロムよりもおほくの害をなさんとす爾の主の臣僕を率ゐて彼の後を追へ恐らくは彼堅固なる城邑を獲て我儕の目を逃れんと

And David said to Abishai: “Now Sheba, the son of Bichri, will afflict us more so than Absalom did. Therefore, take the servants of your lord, and pursue him, otherwise he may find fortified cities, and escape from us.”

7 是によりてヨアブの從者とケレテ人とペレテ人および都の勇士彼にしたがびて出たり即ち彼等エルサレムより出てビクリの子シバの後を追ふ

And so, the men of Joab departed with him, along with the Cherethites and the Pelethites. And all the able-bodied men went out from Jerusalem to pursue Sheba, the son of Bichri.

8 彼等がギベオンにある大石の傍に居りし時アマサかれらにむかひ來れり時にヨアブ戎衣に帶を結て衣服となし其上に刀を鞘にをさめ腰に結びて帶び居たりしが其劍脱け堕ちたり

And when they were beside the great stone, which is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Now Joab was wearing a close-fitting coat of equal length with his garment. And over these, he was girded with a sword hanging down to his thigh, in a scabbard which was made so that the sword could be removed with the least motion, and then strike.

9 ヨアブ、アマサにわが兄弟よ爾は平康なるやといひて右の手をもてアマサの鬚を將て彼に接吻せんとせしが

Then Joab said to Amasa, “Be well, my brother.” And he held Amasa by the chin with his right hand, as if to kiss him.

10 アマサはヨアブの手にある劍に意を留ざりければヨアブ其をもてアマサの腹を刺して其膓を地に流しいだし重ねて撃に及ばざらしめてこれをころせり かくてヨアブと其兄弟アビシヤイ、ビクリの子シバの後を追り

But Amasa did not notice the sword that Joab had. And he struck him in the side, and his intestines poured out to the ground. And he did not inflict a second wound, and he died. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba, the son of Bichri.

11 時にヨアブの少者の一人アマサの側にたちていふヨアブを助くる者とダビデに附從ものはヨアブの後に隨へと

Meanwhile, certain men, from the company of Joab, when they had stopped beside the dead body of Amasa, said: “Behold, the one who wished to be in the place of Joab, the companion of David.”

12 アマサは血に染て大路の中に轉び居たり斯人民の皆立どまるを見てアマサを大路より田に移したるが其側にいたれる者皆見て立ちとまりければ衣を其上にかけたり

Now Amasa was covered with blood, and was lying in the middle of the road. A certain man saw this, with all the people standing nearby to look at him, and he removed Amasa from the road into a field. And he covered him with a garment, so that those passing by would not stop because of him.

13 アマサ大路より移されければ人皆ヨアブにしたがひ進みてビクリの子シバの後を追ふ

Then, when he had been removed from the road, all the men continued on, following Joab in the pursuit of Sheba, the son of Bichri.

14 彼イスラエルの凡の支派の中を行てアベルとベテマアカに至るに少年皆集りて亦かれにしたがひゆけり

Now he had passed through all the tribes of Israel into Abel and Bethmaacah. And all the elect men had gathered together to him.

15 かくて彼等來りて彼をアベル、ベテマアカに圍み城邑にむかひて壘を築けり是は壕の中にたてりかくしてヨアブとともにある民皆石垣を崩さんとてこれを撃居りしが

And so, they went and besieged him at Abel and Bethmaacah. And they surrounded the city with siege works, and the city was blockaded. Then the entire crowd who were with Joab strove to destroy the walls.

16 一箇の哲き婦城邑より呼はりていふ爾ら聽よ爾ら聽よ請ふ爾らヨアブに此に近よれ我爾に言んと言へと

And a wise woman exclaimed from the city: “Listen, listen, and say to Joab: Draw near, and I will speak with you.”

17 かれ其婦にちかよるに婦いひけるは爾はヨアブなるやかれ然りといひければ婦彼にいふ婢の言を聽けかれ我聽くといふ

And when he had drawn near to her, she said to him, “Are you Joab?” And he responded, “I am.” And she spoke in this way to him, “Listen to the words of your handmaid.” He responded, “I am listening.”

18 婦即ち語りていひけるは昔人々誠に語りて人必ずアベルにおいて索問べしといひて事を終ふ

And again she spoke: “A word was said in the old proverb, ‘Those who would inquire, let them inquire in Abel.’ And so they would reach a conclusion.

19 我はイスラエルの中の平和なる忠義なる者なりしかるに爾はイスラルの中にて母ともいふべき城邑を滅さんことを求む何ゆゑに爾ヱホバの產業を呑み盡さんとするや

Am I not the one who responds with the truth in Israel? And yet you are seeking to overthrow the city, and to overturn a mother in Israel! Why would you cast down the inheritance of the Lord?”

20 ヨアブ答へていひけるは決めてしからず決めてしからずわれ呑み盡し或は滅ぼさんとすることなし

And responding, Joab said: “May this be far, may this be far from me! May I not cast down, and may I not demolish.

21 其事しからずエフライムの山地の人ビクリの子名はシバといふ者手を擧て王ダビデに敵せり爾ら只彼一人を付せ然らば我此邑をさらんと婦ヨアブにいひけるは視よ彼の首級は石垣の上より爾に投いだすべし

The matter is not as you said. Rather, a man from mount Ephraim, Sheba, the son of Bichri, by name, has lifted up his hand against king David. Deliver him alone, and we will withdraw from the city.” And the woman said to Joab, “Behold, his head will be thrown down to you from the wall.’

22 かくて婦其智慧をもて凡の民の所にいたりければかれらビクリの子シバの首級を刎てヨアブの所に投出せり是においてヨアブ喇叭を吹ならしければ人々散て邑より退きておのおの其天幕に還りぬヨアブはエルサレムにかへりて王の處にいたれり

Therefore, she entered to all the people, and she spoke to them wisely. And they cut off the head of Sheba, the son of Bichri, and they threw it down to Joab. And he sounded the trumpet, and they withdrew from the city, each one to his own tent. But Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.

23 ヨアブはイスラエルの全軍の長なりヱホヤダの子ベナヤはケレテ人とペレテ人の長なり

Thus Joab was over the entire army of Israel. And Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was over the Cerethites and Phelethites.

24 アドラムは徴募長なりアヒルデの子ヨシヤパテは史官なり

Yet truly, Adoram was over the tributes. And Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was the keeper of records.

25 シワは書記官なりザドクとアビヤタルは祭司なり

Now Sheva was the scribe. And truly Zadok and Abiathar were the priests.

26 亦ヤイル人イラはダビデの大臣なり

But Ira, the Jairite, was the priest of David.