Nehemiah 4
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1Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious and filled with indignation. He ridiculed the Jews
1サンバラテは、私たちが城壁を建てていると聞くと怒り、激しく憤って、ユダヤ人を嘲笑した。
2before his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?”
2彼は仲間とサマリアの軍隊の前で言った。「あの弱々しいユダヤ人たちは何をしているのか。自分たちで防備を整えるつもりか。いけにえをささげるつもりか。一日で仕上げるつもりか。焼けた瓦礫の山から石を生き返らせるつもりか。」
3Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was beside him, said, “If even a fox were to climb up on what they are building, it would break down their wall of stones!”
3アモン人トビヤが彼のそばにいて言った。「彼らが建てているものは、狐が上っても、その石垣を崩してしまうだろう。」
4Hear us, O God, for we are despised. Turn their scorn back upon their own heads, and let them be taken as plunder to a land of captivity.
4「私たちの神よ、耳を傾けてください。私たちは侮られています。彼らのそしりを彼ら自身の頭に返し、捕囚の地で略奪に渡してください。
5Do not cover up their iniquity or let their sin be blotted out from Your sight, for they have provoked the builders.
5彼らの咎を覆わず、その罪を御前からぬぐい去らないでください。彼らは建てる者たちを侮辱したのです。」
6So we rebuilt the wall until all of it was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.
6こうして私たちは城壁を建てた。城壁全体は高さの半分までつながった。民には働く意欲があったからである。
7When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious,
7しかし、サンバラテ、トビヤ、アラビア人、アモン人、アシュドド人たちは、エルサレムの城壁の修復が進み、破れ口がふさがれ始めたと聞いて、非常に怒った。
8and all of them conspired to come and fight against Jerusalem and create a hindrance.
8そして彼らは皆、エルサレムに来て戦い、私たちの間に混乱を引き起こそうと共謀した。
9So we prayed to our God and posted a guard against them day and night.
9しかし私たちは神に祈り、彼らに備えて昼も夜も見張りを立てた。
10Meanwhile, the people of Judah said: “The strength of the laborer fails, and there is so much rubble that we will never be able to rebuild the wall.”
10ユダの人々は言った。「荷を担う者の力は衰え、瓦礫は多い。これでは城壁を建て続けられない。」
11And our enemies said, “Before they know or see a thing, we will come into their midst, kill them, and put an end to the work.”
11敵は言った。「彼らが気づきも見もしないうちに、その中へ入り込み、彼らを殺して工事をやめさせよう。」
12At that time the Jews who lived nearby came and told us ten times over, “Wherever you turn, they will attack us.”
12敵の近くに住むユダヤ人たちが来て、あらゆる方角から十回も、「どこへ向かっても、彼らは私たちを襲って来ます」と告げた。
13So I stationed men behind the lowest sections of the wall, at the vulnerable areas. I stationed them by families with their swords, spears, and bows.
13そこで私は、城壁の後ろの低い場所、開けた所に、民を家族ごとに配置し、剣、槍、弓を持たせた。
14After I had made an inspection, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”
14私は見渡し、立ち上がって、貴族、役人、その他の民に言った。「彼らを恐れてはならない。偉大で恐るべき主を覚え、兄弟、息子、娘、妻、家のために戦え。」
15When our enemies heard that we were aware of their scheme and that God had frustrated it, each of us returned to his own work on the wall.
15私たちの敵は、それが私たちに知られたこと、そして神が彼らの企てを無に帰されたことを聞いた。こうして私たちは皆、城壁に戻り、それぞれ自分の仕事についた。
16And from that day on, half of my servants did the work while the other half held spears, shields, bows, and armor. The officers stationed themselves behind all the people of Judah
16そのとき以来、私のしもべの半数は工事をし、半数は槍、盾、弓、鎧を手にした。指揮官たちはユダの民全体の背後に控えた。
17who were rebuilding the wall. The laborers who carried materials worked with one hand and held a weapon with the other.
17城壁を建てる者も、荷を担って運ぶ者も、片手で仕事をし、もう一方の手に武器を持った。
18And each of the builders worked with his sword strapped at his side. But the trumpeter stayed beside me.
18建てる者たちは皆、腰に剣を帯びて建てた。角笛を吹き鳴らす者は私のそばにいた。
19Then I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people: “The work is great and extensive, and we are spread out far from one another along the wall.
19私は貴族、役人、その他の民に言った。「工事は大きく、広い範囲に及び、私たちは城壁の上で互いに遠く離れている。
20Wherever you hear the sound of the horn, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us!”
20どこであれ角笛の音を聞いたなら、そこへ、私たちのもとへ集まれ。私たちの神が私たちのために戦ってくださる。」
21So we continued the work, while half of the men held spears from the break of dawn until the stars came out.
21こうして私たちは工事を続け、民の半数は夜明けから星が現れるまで槍を手にした。
22At that time I also said to the people, “Let every man and his servant spend the night inside Jerusalem, so that they can stand guard by night and work by day.”
22そのころ私は民に言った。「それぞれ、しもべとともにエルサレムの中に泊まれ。夜は私たちの見張りとなり、昼は働くためである。」
23So neither I nor my brothers nor my servants nor the guards with me changed out of our clothes; each carried his weapon, even to go for water.
23私も、兄弟たちも、しもべたちも、私に従う見張りの者たちも、衣服を脱がなかった。水を汲みに行くときも、皆が武器を携えた。
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