エズラ記 7
1 是等の事の後ペルシヤ王アルタシヤスタの治世にエズラといふ者あり エズラはセラヤの子セラヤはアザリヤの子アザリヤはヒルキヤの子
Now after these things, during the reign of Artaxerxes, the king of the Persians, Ezra, the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
2 ヒルキヤはシヤルムの子シヤルムはザドクの子ザドクはアヒトブの子
the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,
3 アヒトブはアマリヤの子アマリヤはアザリヤの子アザリヤはメラヨテの子
the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
4 メラヨテはゼラヒヤの子ゼラヒヤはウジの子ウジはブツキの子
the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,
5 ブツキはアビシユアの子アビシユアはピネハスの子ピネハスはエレアザルの子エレアザルは祭司の長アロンの子なり
the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, priest from the beginning,
6 此エズラ、バビロンより上り來れり 彼はイスラエルの神ヱホバの授けたまひしモーセの律法に精しき學士なりき 其神ヱホバの手これが上にありしに因てその求むる所を王ことごとく許せり
this same Ezra, ascended from Babylon; and he was a proficient scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord God gave to Israel. And the king granted to him his every petition. For the hand of the Lord, his God, was over him.
7 アルタシヤスタ王の七年にイスラエルの子孫および祭司レビ人謳歌者門を守る者ネテニ人など多くヱルサレムに上れり
And some from the sons of Israel, and from the sons of the priests, and from the sons of the Levites, and from the singing men, and from the gatekeepers, and from the temple servants ascended to Jerusalem, in the seventh year of king Artaxerxes.
8 王の七年の五月にエズラ、ヱルサレムに到れり
And they arrived at Jerusalem in the fifth month, in the same seventh year of the king.
9 即ち正月の一日にバビロンを出たちて五月の一日にヱルサレムに至る 其神のよき手これが上にありしに因てなり
For on the first day of the first month, he began to ascend from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month, he arrived at Jerusalem. For the good hand of his God was over him.
10 エズラは心をこめてヱホバの律法を求め之を行ひてイスラエルの中に法度と例規とを敎へたりき
For Ezra prepared his heart, so that he might search the law of the Lord, and so that he might keep and teach precept and judgment in Israel.
11 ヱホバの誡命の言に精しく且つイスラエルに賜ひし法度に明かなる學士にて祭司たるエズラにアルタシヤスタ王の與へし書の言は是のごとし
Now this is a copy of the letter of the edict, which king Artaxerxes gave to Ezra, the priest, a scribe well-taught in the words and precepts of the Lord and in his ceremonies in Israel:
12 諸王の王アルタシヤスタ天の神の律法の學士なる祭司エズラに諭す 願くは全云々
“Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra, the priest, a very learned scribe of the law of the God of heaven: a greeting.
13 我詔言を出す 我國の内にをるイスラエルの民およびその祭司レビ人の中凡てヱルサレムに往んと志す者は皆なんぢと偕に往べし
It has been decreed by me, that whosoever wishes, among the people of Israel and their priests and Levites within my kingdom, to go to Jerusalem, may go with you.
14 汝はおのが手にある汝の神の律法に照してユダとヱルサレムの模樣とを察せんために王および七人の議官に遣はされて往くなり
For you have been sent from the face of the king and his seven counselors, so that you may visit Judea and Jerusalem by the law of your God, which is in your hand,
15 且汝は王とその議官がヱルサレムに宮居するところのイスラエルの神のために誠意よりささぐる金銀を携へ
and so that you may carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose tabernacle is in Jerusalem.
16 またバビロン全州にて汝が獲る一切の金銀および民と祭司とがヱルサレムなる其神の室のために誠意よりする禮物を携さふ
And all the silver and gold, as much as you will find in the entire province of Babylon, and which the people will wish to offer, and which some of the priests will offer freely to the house of their God, which is in Jerusalem,
17 然ば汝その金をもて牡牛牡羊羔羊およびその素祭と灌祭の品を速に買ひヱルサレムにある汝らの神の室の壇の上にこれを獻ぐべし
accept it freely. And with this money, carefully purchase calves, rams, lambs, and their sacrifices and libations, and offer these upon the altar of the temple of your God, which is in Jerusalem.
18 また汝と汝の兄弟等その餘れる金銀をもて爲んと欲する所あらば汝らの神の旨にしたがひて之を爲せ
But also, whatever it will please you and your brothers to do with the remainder of the silver and gold, do so in accord with the will of your God.
19 また汝の神の室の奉事のために汝が賜はりし器皿は汝これをヱルサレムの神の前に納めよ
Likewise, the vessels that have been given to you for the ministry of the house of your God, deliver these to the sight of God in Jerusalem.
20 その外汝の神の室のために需むる所あらば汝の用ひんとする所の者をことごとく王の府庫より取て用ふべし
Then, whatever more will be needed for the house of your God, as much as is necessary for you to spend, it shall be given from the treasury, and from the king’s finances,
21 我や我アルタシヤスタ王 河外ふの一切の庫官に詔言を下して云ふ 天の神の律法の學士祭司エズラが汝らに需むる所は凡てこれを迅速に爲べし
and by me. I, king Artaxerxes, have appointed and decreed to all the keepers of the public treasury, those who are beyond the river, that whatever Ezra, the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall ask of you, you shall provide it without delay,
22 即ち銀は百タラント小麥は百石酒は百バテ油は百バテ鹽は量なかるべし
even up to one hundred talents of silver, and up to one hundred cors of wheat, and up to one hundred baths of wine, and up to one hundred baths of oil, and truly salt without measure.
23 天の神の室のために天の神の命ずる所は凡て謹んで之を行なへ しからずば王とその子等との國に恐くは震怒のぞまん
All that pertains to the rite of the God of heaven, let it be distributed scrupulously to the house of the God of heaven, lest perhaps he may become angry against the kingdom of the king and his sons.
24 かつ我儕なんぢらに諭す 祭司レビ人謳歌者門を守る者ネテニ人および神のその室の役者などには貢賦租税税金などを課すべからず
Likewise, we would make known to you, about all the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, and the ministers of the house of this God, that you have no authority to impose tax, or tribute, or duty upon them.
25 汝エズラ汝の手にある汝の神の智慧にしたがひて有司および裁判人を立て河外ふの一切の民すなはち汝の神の律法を知る者等を盡く裁判しめよ 汝らまた之を知ざる者を敎へよ
But as for you, Ezra, in accord with the wisdom of your God, which is in your hand, appoint judges and magistrates, so that they may judge the entire people, which is beyond the river, especially so that they may know the law of your God, but also so as to teach the ignorant freely.
26 凡そ汝の神の律法および王の律法を行はざる者をば迅速にその罪を定めて或は殺し或は追放ち或はその貨財を沒収し或は獄に繋ぐべし
And anyone who will not diligently keep the law of your God, and the law of the king, judgment shall be upon him, either to death, or to exile, or to the confiscation of his goods, or certainly to prison.”
27 我らの先祖の神ヱホバは讃べき哉 斯王の心にヱルサレムなるヱホバの室を飾る意を起させ
Blessed be the Lord, the God of our fathers, who has put this into the heart of the king, so that he may glorify the house of the Lord, which is in Jerusalem.
28 また王の前とその議官の前と王の大臣の前にて我に矜恤を得させたまへり 我神ヱホバの手わが上にありしに因て我は力を得 イスラエルの中より首領たる人々を集めて我とともに上らしむ
For he has turned his mercy toward me in the sight of the king, and his counselors, and all the powerful leaders of the king. And so, having been strengthened by the hand of the Lord, my God, which was upon me, I gathered together some of the leaders of Israel, those who were to go up with me.
