エレミヤ書 39
1 ユダの王ゼデキヤの九年十月バビロンの王ネブカデネザルその全軍をひきゐヱルサレムにきたりて之を攻圍みけるが
In the ninth year of Zedekiah, the king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem, with his entire army, and they besieged it.
2 ゼデキヤの十一年四月九日にいたりて城邑破れたれば
Then, in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the fifth of the month, the city was opened.
3 バビロンの王の牧伯等即ちネルガルシヤレゼル、サムガルネボ 寺人の長サルセキム 博士の長ネルガルシヤレゼルおよびバビロンの王のその外の牧伯等皆ともに入て中の門に坐せり
And all the rulers of the king of Babylon entered and were seated at the middle gate: Nergal-Sharezer, the priest of Nebo, Sarsechim, the chief eunuch, Nergal-Sharezer, the chief magi, and all the other rulers of the king of Babylon.
4 ユダの王ゼデキヤおよび兵卒ども之を見て逃げ夜の中に王の園の途より兩の石垣の間の門より邑をいでてアラバの途にゆきしが
And when Zedekiah, the king of Judah, with all the men of war, had seen them, they fled. And they departed from the city at night, by way of the king’s garden, and through the gate which was between the two walls. And they departed along the way of the desert.
5 カルデヤ人の軍勢これを追ひヱリコの平地にてゼデキヤにおひつき之を執へてハマテの地リブラにをるバビロンの王ネブカデネザルの許に曳ゆきければ王かしこにて彼の罪をさだめたり
But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them. And they overtook Zedekiah in the plain of the desert of Jericho. And having captured him, they led him to Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, at Riblah, which is in the land of Hamath. And he declared a judgment against him
6 すなはちバビロンの王リブラにてゼデキヤの諸子をかれの目の前に殺せりバビロンの王またユダのすべての牧伯等を殺せり
And the king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah, at Riblah, before his eyes. And the king of Babylon killed all the nobles of Judah.
7 王またゼデキヤの目を抉さしめ彼をバビロンに曳ゆかんとて銅索に縛げり
Also, he plucked out the eyes of Zedekiah. And he bound him with fetters, to be led away to Babylon.
8 またカルデヤ人火をもて王の室と民の家をやき且ヱルサレムの石垣を毀てり
Also, the Chaldeans burned the house of the king and the house of the people with fire, and they overturned the wall of Jerusalem.
9 かくて侍衞の長ネブザラダンは邑の中に餘れる民とおのれに降りし者およびその外の遺れる民をバビロンに移せり
And Nebuzaradan, the leader of the military, carried away captive to Babylon the remnant of the people who had remained in the city, and the fugitives who had fled to him, and all the rest of the people who had remained.
10 されど侍衞の長ネブザラダンはその時民の貧しくして所有なき者等をユダの地に遺し葡萄園と田地とをこれにあたへたり
And Nebuzaradan, the leader of the military, released some of the poor people, those who had almost nothing, into the land of Judah. And he gave them vineyards and cisterns in that day.
11 爰にバビロンの王ネブカデネザル、ヱレミヤの事につきて侍衞の長ネブザラダンに命じていひけるは
Now Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, had instructed Nebuzaradan, the leader of the military, about Jeremiah, saying:
12 彼を取りて善く待へよ害をくはふる勿れ彼が汝に云ふごとくなすべしと
“Take him, and set your eyes on him, and you shall do no harm to him at all. But as he is willing, so shall you do with him.”
13 是をもて侍衞の長ネブザラダン寺人の長ネブシヤスバン博士の長ネルガルシヤレゼルおよびバビロンの王の牧伯等
Therefore, Nebuzaradan, the leader of the military, sent, and Nebushazban, the chief eunuch, and Nergal-Sharezer, the chief magi, and all the nobles of the king of Babylon sent,
14 人を遣してヱレミヤを獄の庭よりたづさへ來らしめシヤパンの子アヒカムの子なるゲダリヤに付して之を家につれゆかしむ斯彼民の中に居る
and they took Jeremiah from the vestibule of the prison, and they delivered him to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, so that he could enter a house and live among the people.
15 ヱレミヤ獄の庭に禁錮られをる時ヱホバの言彼にのぞみていふ
But the word of the Lord had come to Jeremiah, when he had been confined to the vestibule of the prison, saying: “Go, and speak to Ebedmelech, the Ethiopian, saying:
16 汝ゆきてエテオピア人エベデメレクに告よ萬軍のヱホバ、イスラエルの神かくいふわれ我語しところの禍を此邑に降さん福はこれに降さじその日この事汝の目前にならん
Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring my words over this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be in your sight in that day.
17 ヱホバいひたまふその日にはわれ汝を救はん汝はその畏るるところの人衆の手に付されじ
And I will free you in that day, says the Lord. And you will not be delivered into the hands of the men whom you dread.
18 われ必ず汝を救はん汝は劍をもて殺されじ汝の生命は汝の掠取物とならん汝われに倚賴めばなりとヱホバいひたまふ
But when delivering, I will free you. And you will not fall by the sword. Instead, your life will be saved for you, because you had faith in me, says the Lord.”
