士師記 10
1 アビメレクの後、イッサカルの人で、ドドの子であるプワの子トラが起ってイスラエルを救った。彼はエフライムの山地のシャミルに住み、
After Abimelech died, Tola the son of Puah and grandson of Dodo became the leader to rescue the Israeli people [from their enemies]. He belonged to the tribe of Issachar, but he lived in Shamir [city] in the hilly area where the descendants of Ephraim live.
2 二十三年の間イスラエルをさばいたが、ついに死んでシャミルに葬られた。
He ruled the Israeli people for 23 years. Then he died and was buried in Shamir.
3 彼の後にギレアデびとヤイルが起って二十二年の間イスラエルをさばいた。
After Tola died, Jair, from [the] Gilead [region], became the Israelis’ leader, and he ruled them for 22 years.
4 彼に三十人の子があった。彼らは三十頭のろばに乗り、また三十の町をもっていた。ギレアデの地で今日まで、ハボテ・ヤイルと呼ばれているものがそれである。
He had thirty sons, and each of them had his own donkey to ride on. They each controlled a different town in [the] Gilead [region]. That region is still named ‘The Towns of Jair’.
5 ヤイルは死んで、カモンに葬られた。
When Jair died, he was buried in Kamon [city].
6 イスラエルの人々は再び主の前に悪を行い、バアルとアシタロテおよびスリヤの神々、シドンの神々、モアブの神々、アンモンびとの神々、ペリシテびとの神々に仕え、主を捨ててこれに仕えなかった。
Again the Israelis did things that Yahweh said were wrong/evil. They worshiped [the idols of their god] Baal and [their goddess] Astarte. They also worshiped the gods of the Aram, Sidon, Moab, and Ammon people-groups, and the gods of the Philistia people-group. They abandoned Yahweh and stopped worshiping him.
7 主はイスラエルに対して怒りを発し、彼らをペリシテびとの手およびアンモンびとの手に売りわたされたので、
So Yahweh was very angry with them, and he allowed the Philistia and Ammon people-groups to defeat [IDM] the Israelis.
8 彼らはその年イスラエルの人々をしえたげ悩ました。すなわち彼らはヨルダンの向こうのギレアデにあるアモリびとの地にいたすべてのイスラエルびとを十八年のあいだ悩ました。
In that same year, those people started to oppress the Israelis who lived in [the] Gilead [region] on the east side of the Jordan [River]. That was where the Amor people-group also lived. were They caused the Israelis who lived in that region to suffer for 18 years.
9 またアンモンの人々がユダとベニヤミンとエフライムの氏族を攻めるためにヨルダンを渡ってきたので、イスラエルは非常に悩まされた。
Then the people of the Ammon people-group crossed the Jordan [River] to fight against the people of the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim. They caused the Israelis’ lives to be very miserable.
10 そこでイスラエルの人々は主に呼ばわって言った、「わたしたちはわたしたちの神を捨ててバアルに仕え、あなたに罪を犯しました」。
So the Israelis cried out to Yahweh, saying “We have sinned against you. We have abandoned you, and we have been worshiping [the idols of their god] Baal.”
11 主はイスラエルの人々に言われた、「わたしはかつてエジプトびと、アモリびと、アンモンびと、ペリシテびとからあなたがたを救い出したではないか。
Yahweh answered them, saying, “When the people of Egypt, and the Amor and Ammon and Philistia people-groups
12 またシドンびと、アマレクびとおよびマオンびとがあなたがたをしえたげた時、わたしに呼ばわったので、あなたがたを彼らの手から救い出した。
and the Sidon and Amalek and Maon people-groups were cruel to you, you cried out to me, and then I rescued you.
13 しかしあなたがたはわたしを捨てて、ほかの神々に仕えた。それゆえ、わたしはかさねてあなたがたを救わないであろう。
But now you have abandoned me again, and you have been worshiping other gods. So I will not rescue you again.
14 あなたがたが選んだ神々に行って呼ばわり、あなたがたの悩みの時、彼らにあなたがたを救わせるがよい」。
You have chosen those gods [to be the ones that you worship]. So call to them to help you. Allow them to rescue you when you have a lot of trouble!”
15 イスラエルの人々は主に言った、「わたしたちは罪を犯しました。なんでもあなたが良いと思われることをしてください。ただどうぞ、きょう、わたしたちを救ってください」。
But the Israeli people said to Yahweh, “Truly we have sinned. Punish us in whatever way you wish to, but please rescue us now!”
16 そうして彼らは自分たちのうちから異なる神々を取り除いて、主に仕えた。それで主の心はイスラエルの悩みを見るに忍びなくなった。
Then the Israelis threw away the [idols of the] gods that belonged to other people-groups, and they worshiped Yahweh again. He saw that they were suffering very much, and he felt sorry [IDM] for them.
17 時にアンモンの人々は召集されてギレアデに陣を取ったが、イスラエルの人々は集まってミヅパに陣を取った。
The Ammon people-group gathered to fight [against the Israelis], and they set up their tents in [the] Gilead [region]. The Israeli men also gathered and set up their tents at Mizpah, [which was a city in Gilead].
18 その時、民とギレアデの君たちとは互に言った、「だれがアンモンの人々に向かって戦いを始めるか。その人はギレアデのすべての民のかしらとなるであろう」。
The Israeli leaders said, “Who will lead our soldiers to attack the Ammon people-group? The one who will lead us will become the leader of all us who live in this Gilead [region].”
