歴代誌Ⅱ 28
1 アハズは王となった時二十歳で、十六年の間エルサレムで世を治めたが、その父ダビデとは違って、主の良しと見られることを行わず、
Achaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: he did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord as David his father had done,
2 イスラエルの王たちの道に歩み、またもろもろのバアルのために鋳た像を造り、
But walked in the ways of the kings of Israel; moreover also he cast statues for Baalim.
3 ベンヒンノムの谷で香をたき、その子らを火に焼いて供え物とするなど、主がイスラエルの人々の前から追い払われた異邦人の憎むべき行いにならい、
It was he that burnt incense in the valley of Benennom, and consecrated his sons in the fire according to the manner of the nations, which the Lord slew at the coming of the children of Israel.
4 また高き所の上、丘の上、すべての青木の下で犠牲をささげ、香をたいた。
He sacrificed also, and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
5 それゆえ、その神、主は彼をスリヤの王の手に渡されたので、スリヤびとは彼を撃ち破り、その民を多く捕虜として、ダマスコに引いて行った。彼はまたイスラエルの王の手にも渡されたので、イスラエルの王も彼を撃ち破って大いに殺した。
And the Lord his God delivered him into the hands of the king of Syria, who defeated him, and took a great booty out of his kingdom, and carried it to Damascus: he was also delivered into the hands of the king of Israel, who overthrew him with a great slaughter.
6 すなわちレマリヤの子ペカはユダで一日のうちに十二万人を殺した。皆勇士であった。これは彼らがその先祖の神、主を捨てたためである。
For Phacee the son of Romelia slew of Juda a hundred and twenty thousand in one day, all valiant men: because they had forsaken the Lord the God of their fathers.
7 その時、エフライムの勇士ジクリという者が王の子マアセヤ、宮内大臣アズリカムおよび王に次ぐ人エルカナを殺した。
At the same time Zechri a powerful man of Ephraim, slew Maasias the king’s son, and Ezricam the governor of his house, and Elcana who was next to the king.
8 イスラエルの人々はついにその兄弟のうちから婦人ならびに男子、女子など二十万人を捕虜にし、また多くのぶんどり物をとり、そのぶんどり物をサマリヤに持って行った。
And the children of Israel carried away of their brethren two hundred thousand women, boys, and girls, and an immense booty: and they brought it to Samaria.
9 その時そこに名をオデデという主の預言者があって、サマリヤに帰って来た軍勢の前に進み出て言った、「見よ、あなたがたの先祖の神、主はユダを怒って、これをあなたがたの手に渡されたが、あなたがたは天に達するほどの怒りをもってこれを殺した。
At that time there was a prophet of the Lord there, whose name was Oded: and he went out to meet the army that came to Samaria, and said to them: Behold the Lord the God of your fathers being angry with Juda, hath delivered them into your hands, and you have butchered them cruelly, so that your cruelty hath reached up to heaven.
10 そればかりでなく、あなたがたは今、ユダとエルサレムの人々を従わせて、自分の男女の奴隷にしようと思っている。しかしあなたがた自身もまた、あなたがたの神、主に罪を犯しているではないか。
Moreover you have a mind to keep under the children of Juda and Jerusalem for your bondmen and bondwomen, which ought not to be done: for you have sinned in this against the Lord your God.
11 いまわたしに聞き、あなたがたがその兄弟のうちから捕えて来た捕虜を放ち帰らせなさい。主の激しい怒りがあなたがたの上に臨んでいるからです」。
But hear ye my counsel, and release the captives that you have brought of your brethren, because a great indignation of the Lord hangeth over you.
12 そこでエフライムびとのおもなる人々、すなわちヨハナンの子アザリヤ、メシレモテの子ベレキヤ、シャルムの子ヒゼキヤ、ハデライの子アマサらもまた、戦争から帰った者どもに向かって立ちあがり、
Then some of the chief men of the sons of Ephraim, Azarias the son of Johanan, Barachias the son of Mosollamoth, Ezechias the son of Sellum, and Amasa the son of Adali, stood up against them that came from the war.
13 彼らに言った、「捕虜をここに引き入れてはならない。あなたがたはわたしどもに主に対するとがを得させて、さらにわれわれの罪とがを増し加えようとしている。われわれのとがは大きく、激しい怒りがイスラエルの上に臨んでいるからです」。
And they said to them: You shall not bring in the captives hither, lest we sin against the Lord. Why will you add to our sins, and heap up upon our former offences? for the sin is great, and the fierce anger of the Lord hangeth over Israel.
14 そこで兵卒どもがその捕虜とぶんどり物をつかさたちと全会衆の前に捨てておいたので、
So the soldiers left the spoils, and all that they had taken, before the princes and all the multitude.
15 前に名をあげた人々が立って捕虜を受け取り、ぶんどり物のうちから衣服をとって、裸の者に着せ、また、くつをはかせ、食い飲みさせ、油を注ぎなどし、その弱い者を皆ろばに乗せ、こうして彼らをしゅろの町エリコに連れて行って、その兄弟たちに渡し、そしてサマリヤに帰って来た。
And the men, whom we mentioned above, rose up and took the captives, and with the spoils clothed all them that were naked: and when they had clothed and shed them, and refreshed them with meat and drink, and anointed them because of their labour, and had taken care of them, they set such of them as could not walk, and were feeble, upon beasts, and brought them to Jericho the city of palm trees to their brethren, and they returned to Samaria.
16 その時アハズ王は人をアッスリヤの王につかわして助けを求めさせた。
At that time king Achaz sent to the king of the Assyrians asking help.
17 エドムびとが再び侵入してユダを撃ち、民を捕え去ったからである。
And the Edomites came and slew many of Juda, and took a great booty.
18 ペリシテびともまた平野の町々およびユダのネゲブの町々を侵して、ベテシメシ、アヤロン、ゲデロテおよびソコとその村里、テムナとその村里、ギムゾとその村里を取って、そこに住んだ。
The Philistines also spread themselves among the cities of the plains, and to the south of Juda: and they took Bethsames, and Aialon, and Gaderoth, and Socho, and Thamnan, and Gamzo, with their villages, and they dwelt in them.
19 これはイスラエルの王アハズのゆえに、主がユダを低くされたのであって、彼がユダのうちにみだらなことを行い、主に向かって大いに罪を犯したからである。
For the Lord had humbled Juda because of Achaz the king of Juda, for he had stripped it of help, and had contemned the Lord.
20 アッスリヤの王テルガデ・ピルネセルは彼の所に来たが、彼に力を添えないで、かえって彼を悩ました。
And he brought, against him Thelgathphalnasar king of the Assyrians, who also afflicted him, and plundered him without any resistance.
21 アハズは主の宮と王の家、およびつかさたちの家の物を取ってアッスリヤの王に与えたが、それはアハズの助けにはならなかった。
And Achaz stripped the house of the Lord, and the house of the kings, and of the princes, and gave gifts to the king of the Assyrians, and yet it availed him nothing.
22 このアハズ王はその悩みの時にあたって、ますます主に罪を犯した。
Moreover also in the time of his distress he increased contempt against the Lord: king Achaz himself by himself,
23 すなわち、彼は自分を撃ったダマスコの神々に、犠牲をささげて言った、「スリヤの王たちの神々はその王たちを助けるから、わたしもそれに犠牲をささげよう。そうすれば彼らはわたしを助けるであろう」と。しかし、彼らはかえってアハズとイスラエル全国とを倒す者となった。
Sacrificed victims to the gods of Damascus that struck him, and he said: The gods of the kings of Syria help them, and I will appease them with victims, and they will help me; whereas on the contrary they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.
24 アハズは神の宮の器物を集めて、神の宮の器物を切り破り、主の宮の戸を閉じ、エルサレムのすべてのすみずみに祭壇を造り、
Then Achaz having taken away all the vessels of the house of God, and broken them, shut up the doors of the temple of God, and made himself altars in all the corners of Jerusalem.
25 ユダのすべての町々に高き所を造って、他の神々に香をたきなどして、先祖の神、主の怒りを引き起した。
And in all the cities of Juda he built altars to burn frankincense, and he provoked the Lord the God of his fathers to wrath.
26 アハズのその他の始終の行為およびそのすべての行動は、ユダとイスラエルの列王の書にしるされている。
But the rest of his acts, and all his works first and last are written in the book of the kings of Juda and Israel.
27 アハズはその先祖たちと共に眠ったので、エルサレムの町にこれを葬った。しかし、イスラエルの王たちの墓には持って行かなかった。その子ヒゼキヤが彼に代って王となった。
And Achaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of Jerusalem: for they received him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel. And Ezechias his son reigned in his stead.
