エゼキエル書 16

1 主の言葉が再びわたしに臨んだ、

Yahweh gave me another message. He said,

2 「人の子よ、エルサレムにその憎むべき事どもを示して、

“You human, cause the people of Jerusalem to think about their detestable behavior.

3 言え。主なる神はエルサレムにこう言われる、あなたの起り、あなたの生れはカナンびとの地である。あなたの父はアモリびと、あなたの母はヘテびとである。

Say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says to you people of Jerusalem: [It is as though you are a woman who] [MET] was born in the country where the Canaan people-group lived. [It is as though] [MET] your father belonged to the Amor people-group and your mother belonged to the Heth people-group.

4 あなたの生れについていえば、その生れた日に、へその緒は切られず、水で洗い清められず、塩でこすられず、また布で包まれなかった。

[It is as though] [MET] on the day that you were born, your umbilical cord was not cut, and your body was not washed in water, and it was not rubbed with salt or wrapped in strips of cloth, [like Israeli babies always are].

5 ひとりもあなたをあわれみ見る者なく、情をもってこれらのことの一つをも、あなたにしてやる者もなく、あなたの生れた日に、あなたはきらわれて、野原に捨てられた。

No one pitied you or acted kindly toward you by doing those things for you. Instead, [it was as though] [MET] you were thrown into a field, because on the day that you were born, you were despised {everyone despised you}.

6 わたしはあなたのかたわらを通り、あなたが血の中にころがりまわっているのを見た時、わたしは血の中にいるあなたに言った、『生きよ、

Then [it was as though] [MET] I passed by and saw you lying in your own blood and kicking. And while you lay there kicking in your own blood, I said to you, “I want you to remain alive!”

7 野の木のように育て』と。すなわちあなたは成長して大きくなり、一人前の女になり、その乳ぶさは形が整い、髪は長くなったが、着物がなく、裸であった。

[It was as though] I caused you to grow up, like plants in the field grow; you grew up and became tall and became like [MET] a very beautiful jewel. [It was as though] [MET] your breasts (formed/became large), and your hair became long, although you were still naked [DOU].

8 わたしは再びあなたのかたわらをとおって、あなたを見たが、見よ、あなたは愛せられる年齢に達していたので、わたしは着物のすそであなたをおおい、あなたの裸をかくし、そしてあなたに誓い、あなたと契約を結んだ。そしてあなたはわたしのものとなったと、主なる神は言われる。

When I saw you several years later, [it was as though] [MET] I saw that you were old enough to have sex [EUP]. So [it was as though] [MET] I spread the corner of my robe over [to symbolize that I would marry you], with the result that you were no longer naked. I solemnly promised [that I would marry you] and made a marriage agreement with you, and you became my wife. That is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say.

9 そこでわたしは水であなたを洗い、あなたの血を洗い落して油を塗り、

[And then it was as though] [MET] I bathed you and washed the blood from you and put ointment on your body.

10 縫い取りした着物を着せ、皮のくつをはかせ、細布をかぶらせ、絹のきれであなたをおおった。

[It was as though] [MET] I put a fine linen robe on you and gave you other expensive clothes. I put an embroidered dress on you and put leather sandals on your feet.

11 また飾り物であなたを飾り、腕輪をあなたの手にはめ、鎖をあなたの首にかけ、

[It was as though] [MET] I put bracelets on your arms and a necklace around your neck. Those things all had nice jewels fastened to them.

12 鼻には鼻輪、耳には耳輪、頭には美しい冠を与えた。

I put a gold ring in your nose and fastened earrings to your ears and put a beautiful crown on your head.

13 このようにあなたは金銀で飾られ、細布、絹、縫い取りの服をあなたの衣とし、麦粉と、蜜と、油とを食べた。あなたは非常に美しくなって王の地位に進み、

So [it was as though] you wore gold and silver ornaments. You had clothes made from fine (linen/white cloth) and other expensive embroidered material/cloth. You ate [bread made from] fine flour, honey, and olive oil. You became very beautiful, like [MET] a queen.

14 あなたの美しさのために、あなたの名声は国々に広まった。これはわたしが、あなたに施した飾りによって全うされたからであると、主なる神は言われる。

You were very beautiful, with the result that people in other nations heard about you, because they knew that I, Yahweh the Lord, am the one who had caused you to become very beautiful.

15 ところが、あなたは自分の美しさをたのみ、自分の名声によって姦淫を行い、すべてかたわらを通る者と、ほしいままに姦淫を行った。

But [it was as though] [MET] you realized that because people knew that you were very beautiful, you could [earn a lot of money by] becoming a prostitute. [It was as though] you had sex with [EUP] every man who came along, and they all enjoyed your beauty.

16 あなたは自分の衣をとって、自分のために、はなやかに色どった聖所を造り、その上で姦淫を行っている。こんなことはかつてなかったこと、またあってはならないことである。

[It was as though] you took some of your clothes to make beautifully decorated shrines, and that is where you had sex with those men. Those things should certainly never occur!

17 あなたはわたしが与えた金銀の美しい飾りの品をとり、自分のために男の像を造って、これと姦淫を行った。

You took the fine gold and silver jewelry that I gave you, and you made male idols for yourself, in order to have sex with them.

18 また縫い取りのある自分の衣をとって彼らに着せ、わたしの油と香とをその前に供え、

You took some of your embroidered clothes to put on those idols, and you burned oil and incense in front of them [to honor them].

19 またわたしがあなたに与えたパン、わたしがあなたを養うための麦粉、油および蜜を、こうばしきかおりとして彼らの前に供えたと、主なる神は言われる。

And the [bread that was made from] fine flour and the olive oil and honey that I gave to you to eat, you offered to be a fragrant sacrifice to those idols. I, Yahweh the Lord, declare that is what happened.

20 あなたはまた、あなたがわたしに産んだむすこ、娘たちをとって、その像に供え、彼らに食わせた。このようなあなたの姦淫は小さい事であろうか。

And you even took your sons and daughters who were [as though they were] [MET] my children, and sacrificed them to be food for the idols. That was much worse [RHQ] than your becoming a prostitute.

21 あなたはわたしの子どもを殺し、火の中を通らせて彼らにささげた。

You slaughtered [those who were like] [MET] my children, and offered them to be sacrifices to the gods!

22 あなたがそのすべての憎むべきことや姦淫を行うに当って、あなたが衣もなく、裸で、血の中にころがりまわっていた自分の若き日のことを思わなかった。

All during the time when you were acting like a prostitute and doing other detestable things, you did not think about the time when [it was as though] you were very young, naked [DOU], lying in your own blood and kicking.

23 あなたがもろもろの悪を行った後、（あなたはわざわいだ、わざわいだと、主なる神は言われる）

So I, Yahweh the Lord, declare that terrible things will happen to you. In addition to all the other wicked things that you did,

24 あなたは自分のために高楼を建て、広場、広場に台を造り、

you built a shrine to worship idols in every [city] square/plaza.

25 ちまた、ちまたのつじに台を造って、あなたの美しさを汚し、すべてかたわらを通る者に身をまかせて、大いに姦淫を行っている。

At the beginning of every street you built a shrine, and showed people your beautiful body, offering it to have sex with every man who walked by, becoming a better known prostitute every day.

26 あなたはまた、かの肉欲的な隣りエジプトの人々と姦淫を行い、大いに姦淫を行って、わたしを怒らせた。

[It was as though] [MET] you had sex with men from Egypt who were eager to have sex with you, men who lived near to Israel. You caused me to become very angry because you became more eager to have sex with more and more of them.

27 それゆえ、わたしはわたしの手をあなたの上に伸べて、あなたの賜わる分を減らし、あなたの敵、すなわち、あなたのみだらな行為を恥じるペリシテびとの娘らの欲のままに、あなたを渡した。

So I punished [IDM] you and caused your enemies to capture some of your country. I enabled your greedy enemies from Philistia to defeat you; and even they were shocked because of your disgraceful behavior.

28 あなたは飽くことがないので、またアッスリヤの人々と姦淫を行ったが、彼らと姦淫を行っても、なお飽くことがなかった。

[It was as though] you had sex with soldiers from Assyria, too, because you always wanted more sex. And after that, you still were not satisfied.

29 あなたはまたカルデヤの商業地と大いに姦淫を行ったが、これと姦淫を行っても、なお飽くことがなかった。

So you also had sex [with soldiers from] Babylonia, a country full of merchants/businessmen, but even that did not satisfy you.

30 主なる神は言われる、あなたの心はどんなに恋いわずらうのか。あなたは、これらすべての事を行った。これはあつかましい姦淫のわざである。

I, Yahweh the Lord, declare that when you did all those things, acting like [MET] a bold prostitute, you were showing that you were ready to do anything that you wanted to [IDM].

31 あなたは、ちまた、ちまたのつじに高楼を建て、広場、広場に台を設けたが、価をもらうことをあざけったので、遊女のようではなかった。

When you built shrines to worship idols on every street corner and in every city square/plaza, you were not like a prostitute: Prostitutes charge money, but you refused to take money for what you did.

32 自分の夫に替えて他人と通じる姦婦よ。

You are like [MET] a woman who commits adultery: You prefer to [have sex with] strangers rather than with your husband.

33 人はすべての遊女に物を与える。しかしあなたはすべての恋人に物を与え、彼らにまいないして、あなたと姦淫するために、四方からあなたの所にこさせる。

Prostitutes are paid, but [it is as though] you give gifts to all your lovers; you bribe them to come to you from everywhere to have sex with you.

34 このようにあなたは姦淫を行うに当って、他の女と違っている。すなわち、だれもあなたに姦淫をさせたのではない。あなたはかえって価を払い、相手はあなたに払わない。これがあなたの違うところである。

So although you act like [MET] a prostitute, you are not like other prostitutes: No one needs to request you to have sex [EUP] with them. You are the opposite of other prostitutes; instead of them giving any money to you, you give men money to have sex with you.

35 それで遊女よ、主の言葉を聞け。

Therefore, [you people of] Jerusalem, who are like a prostitute [MET], listen to what I, Yahweh the Lord, am saying about you!

36 主なる神はこう言われる、あなたがその恋人と姦淫して、あなたの恥じる所をあらわし、あなたの裸をあらわし、またすべての偶像と、あなたが彼らにささげたあなたの子どもらの血のゆえに、

I say that [what you have done is as though] [MET] you took off your clothes and acted like a prostitute and had sex with men who are not your husband. [What I mean is that you have been worshiping] detestable idols, and you have murdered [MTY] your own children to be sacrifices to them.

37 見よ、わたしはあなたと遊んだあなたのすべての恋人、およびすべてあなたが恋した者と、すべてあなたが憎んだ者とを集め、四方から彼らをあなたの所に集めて、あなたの裸を彼らにあらわす。彼らはあなたの裸を、ことごとく見る。

So [what I am going to do is as though] I will gather those who you think have loved you and those whom you hated. I will gather them around you [to attack you], and [what I will do is as though] I will strip your clothes off you, and they will see you when you are completely naked.

38 わたしは姦淫を行った女と、血を流した女がさばかれるように、あなたをさばき、憤りと、ねたみの血とを、あなたに注ぐ。

I will punish you like women who commit adultery and who murder people [MTY] are punished. I will get revenge on you and get rid of you because I am extremely angry with you.

39 わたしはあなたを恋人の手に渡す。彼らはあなたの高楼を倒し、台をこわし、あなたの衣をはぎ取り、あなたの美しい飾りの品を奪い、あなたを衣服のない裸者にする。

I will allow [your enemies who you thought] loved you [IRO] to defeat you, and they will tear down your shrines. [It will be as though] they will strip off your fancy clothes and take away your fine jewelry and cause you to be completely naked [DOU].

40 彼らは民衆をかり立ててあなたを攻め、石であなたを撃ち、つるぎであなたを切り、

They will bring a mob to attack you, and that mob will throw stones at you and cut you to pieces with their swords.

41 火であなたの家を焼き、多くの女たちの前で、あなたにさばきを行う。こうしてわたしはあなたに淫行をやめさせ、重ねて価を払わせないようにする。

They will burn down your houses and punish you while many women are watching. I will cause your acting like a prostitute and paying your lovers to have sex with you to end.

42 そしてあなたに対するわが憤りをしずめ、わがねたみをあなたから離し、わたしは心を安んじて、再び怒ることをしない。

Then I will no longer be angry [DOU] with you. I will stop being jealous [because of your worshiping gods other than me only].

43 またあなたはその若き日の事を覚えず、すべてこれらの事をもって、わたしを怒らせたから、見よ、わたしもあなたの行うところをあなたのこうべに報いると、主なる神は言われる。あなたはもろもろの憎むべき事に加えて、このみだらな事をおこなったではないか。

You have forgotten [the wonderful things that I did for you] in previous years [MET]. You have caused me to become extremely angry because of all the [evil things] that you have done. In addition to all the other detestable things that you did, you committed many sexual sins. So I, Yahweh the Lord, declare that I will punish you [IDM] for doing those things.

44 見よ、すべてことわざを用いる者は、あなたについて、『この母にしてこの娘あり』という、ことわざを用いる。

People who [like to] quote proverbs will quote this proverb about you: “[behave] like their mothers [behave].”

45 あなたは、その夫と子どもとを捨てたあなたの母の娘、またその夫と子どもとを捨てた姉妹を持っている。あなたの母はヘテびと、あなたの父はアモリびと、

You are like your mother; [it was as though] she detested her husband and her children. You are like your sisters, who also despised their husbands and their children. [It was as though] [MET] your father belonged to the Amor people-group and your mother belonged to the Heth people-group.

46 あなたの姉はサマリヤ、サマリヤはその娘たちと共に、あなたの北に住み、あなたの妹はソドムで、その娘たちと共に、あなたの南に住んでいる。

And [it was as though] [MET] your older sister was Samaria, and she and her daughters lived to the north of you, and [it was as though] your younger sister was Sodom, and she and her daughters lived to the south of you.

47 あなたは彼らの道を歩まず、彼らの憎むべき事に従っていないが、しばらくすると、あなたのおこないは、彼らよりもさらに悪くなる。

You not only imitated all [DOU] their detestable behavior, but you quickly became more sinful than they were.

48 主なる神は言われる、わたしは生きている。あなたの妹ソドムとその娘たちは、あなたとあなたの娘たちがしたほどのことはしなかった。

I, Yahweh the Lord, solemnly declare that as surely as I am alive, [the people who lived in] [MTY] Sodom and other nearby cities never did the detestable things that you [people in Jerusalem and other places in Judah] have done.

49 見よ、あなたの妹ソドムの罪はこれである。すなわち彼女と、その娘たちは高ぶり、食物に飽き、安泰に暮していたが、彼らは、乏しい者と貧しい者を助けなかった。

These are the sins [the people who lived in] Sodom, who were like your sister [MET]: The people who lived there and in nearby cities were arrogant. In spite of having more food to eat than they needed, they refused to help the poor and needy [DOU] people among them.

50 彼らは高ぶり、わたしの前に憎むべき事をおこなったので、わたしはそれを見た時、彼らを除いた。

The people of Sodom and nearby cities [MET] were proud and did detestable things in my presence, so I got rid of them when I saw what they had been doing.

51 サマリヤはあなたの半分も罪を犯さなかった。あなたは彼らよりも多く憎むべき事をおこない、あなたのおこなったもろもろの憎むべき事によって、あなたの姉妹を義と見せかけた。

Also, [the people of] Samaria did not commit half as many sins as you have committed. You have done more disgusting things than they have done. You cause the people of Samaria to appear to be good, compared to you.

52 あなたはその姉妹を有利にさばいたことによって、あなたもまた自分のはずかしめを負わなければならない。それはあなたが彼らよりも、さらに憎むべきことをした罪によって、彼らはあなたよりも義とされるからである。それであなたも恥を受け、はずかしめを負わなければならない。それはあなたがその姉妹を義と見せかけたからである。

Your sins are worse than their sins, so they seem to be less wicked than you are. So I will punish you more than I punished them. As a result, you will be ashamed and disgraced [DOU].

53 わたしは彼らの幸福をもとに返す。すなわちソドムとその娘たちの幸福、サマリヤとその娘たちの幸福、また彼らの中にいるあなたの幸福をもとに返す。

However, [some day] I will [the people of] Sodom and Samaria and the cities near to them [MET] to prosper again. And I will cause you to prosper again, too.

54 これはあなたに自分のはずかしめを負わせるため、またすべてあなたのなした事を恥じさせるためである。こうしてあなたは彼らの慰めとなる。

You will be very ashamed [DOU] of the wicked things that you have done, and that will cause the people of those cities to be encouraged.

55 あなたの姉妹ソドムと、その娘たちとは、そのもとの所に帰り、サマリヤと、その娘たちとは、そのもとの所に帰り、あなたと、あなたの娘たちとは、そのもとの所に帰る。

[The people of] Sodom and Samaria will prosper again, and you and the people in nearby cities will prosper also.

56 あなたの高ぶりの日に、あなたの姉妹ソドムは、あなたの口に、ことわざとなったではなかったか。

You (sneered at/despised) [the people of] Sodom when you were proud,

57 すなわちあなたの悪があらわされた時まで、そうではなかったか。しかし今はあなたも彼女と同様に、エドムの娘たちと、すべてその周囲の者、および四方からあなたをあざけるペリシテの娘たちのそしりとなった。

before it was revealed that you were very wicked. And now [the people of] Edom and [the people of] Philistia all insult you and despise you.

58 あなたはあなたのみだらな行為と、あなたの憎むべき事のとがとを、身に負っていると主は言われる。

And you are being punished for all your immoral behavior and other detestable things that you do.

59 主なる神はこう言われる、誓いを軽んじ、契約を破ったあなたには、あなたがしたように、わたしもあなたにする。

This is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: I will continue to punish you like you deserve to be punished, because by rejecting the agreement that I made with you, you have despised that solemn agreement that you promised to obey.

60 しかしわたしはあなたの若き日に、あなたと結んだ契約を覚え、永遠の契約をあなたと立てる。

But I will not forget the agreement that I made with you long ago [MET], and I will make an agreement with you that will endure forever.

61 わたしがあなたの姉および妹を受け、またあなたとの契約によらずに、娘として彼らをあなたに与える時、あなたは自分のおこないを思い出して恥じる。

Then you will think about what you have done, and you will be ashamed about those things when you welcome [the people of] Sodom and Samaria, cities which are like [MET] older and younger sisters to you people of Jerusalem. I will [put them under your control by] causing them to become like [MET] your daughters, but they will not have the same agreement that I will make with you.

62 わたしはあなたと契約を立て、あなたはわたしが主であることを知るようになる。

I will establish my agreement with you, and you will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].

63 こうしてすべてあなたの行ったことにつき、わたしがあなたをゆるす時、あなたはそれを思い出して恥じ、その恥のゆえに重ねて口を開くことがないと、主なる神は言われる」。

Then when I have forgiven you for all your sins, you will think about all the sins that you committed and you will be ashamed, and you will never again [boast about them], because you will be humiliated.’”