士師記 9
Freedom Bible (フリーダム・バイブル)Translation
Freedom Bible (フリーダム・バイブル)
World English Bible
1エルバアルの子アビメレクは、シェケムにいる母の兄弟たちのところへ行き、彼らと母方の祖父の一族全体に言った。
1Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother’s brothers, and spoke with them and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,
2「どうか、シェケムのすべての有力者に尋ねてほしい。『エルバアルの息子七十人全員に治められるのと、一人に治められるのと、どちらがよいか。』私があなたがたの骨肉であることも思い出してほしい。」
2“Please speak in the ears of all the men of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are seventy persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you?’ Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.”
3母の兄弟たちは、アビメレクについてのこれらの言葉をシェケムのすべての有力者に伝えた。彼らは「彼は私たちの兄弟だ」と言い、心をアビメレクに傾けた。
3His mother’s brothers spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words. Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, “He is our brother.”
4彼らはバアル・ベリテの宮から彼に銀七十枚を与えた。アビメレクはそれで、軽薄で無頼な者たちを雇い、彼らは彼に従った。
4They gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal Berith, with which Abimelech hired vain and reckless fellows who followed him.
5彼はオフラにある彼の父の家へ行き、エルバアルの息子たちである彼の兄弟七十人を一つの石の上で殺した。ただ、エルバアルの末の息子ヨタムだけは残った。彼が身を隠したからである。
5He went to his father’s house at Ophrah, and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, being seventy persons, on one stone; but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, for he hid himself.
6シェケムのすべての人々とミロの全家はともに集まり、行って、シェケムにある柱の樫の木のそばでアビメレクを王とした。
6All the men of Shechem assembled themselves together with all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king by the oak of the pillar that was in Shechem.
7人々がヨタムにそれを告げると、彼は行ってゲリジム山の頂に立ち、声を上げて叫び、彼らに言った。「わたしに聞き従いなさい、シェケムの人々よ。そうすれば神があなたがたに聞き従ってくださる。
7When they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim and lifted up his voice, cried out, and said to them, “Listen to me, you men of Shechem, that God may listen to you.
8木々が自分たちの上に王を油注いで立てるために出かけて行った。彼らはオリーブの木に言った。『私たちを治めてくれ。』
8The trees set out to anoint a king over themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
9しかしオリーブの木は言った。『神と人を尊ぶために用いられる私の油を捨てて、木々の上を揺れ動きに行くというのか。』
9“But the olive tree said to them, ‘Should I stop producing my oil, with which they honor God and man by me, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?’
10木々はいちじくの木に言った。『来て、私たちを治めてくれ。』
10“The trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come and reign over us.’
11しかしいちじくの木は言った。『私の甘さと良い実を捨てて、木々の上を揺れ動きに行くというのか。』
11“But the fig tree said to them, ‘Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?’
12木々はぶどうの木に言った。『来て、私たちを治めてくれ。』
12“The trees said to the vine, ‘Come and reign over us.’
13ぶどうの木は言った。『神と人を喜ばせる私の新しいぶどう酒を捨てて、木々の上を揺れ動きに行くというのか。』
13“The vine said to them, ‘Should I leave my new wine, which cheers God and man, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?’
14そこで、すべての木々はいばらに言った。『来て、私たちを治めてくれ。』
14“Then all the trees said to the bramble, ‘Come and reign over us.’
15いばらは木々に言った。『もし本当に、あなたがたがわたしを油注いであなたがたの王とするなら、来て、私の陰に身を避けなさい。そうでないなら、火がいばらから出て、レバノンの杉を焼き尽くすように。』
15“The bramble said to the trees, ‘If in truth you anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.’
16それで今、あなたがたが真実と誠実をもってアビメレクを王としたのか、エルバアルとその家に善をなし、その手の働きにふさわしく報いたのか、考えてみよ。
16“Now therefore, if you have dealt truly and righteously, in that you have made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him according to the deserving of his hands
17（私の父はあなたがたのために戦い、命を懸けて、ミディアンの手からあなたがたを救い出した。
17(for my father fought for you, risked his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian;
18なのにあなたがたは今日、私の父の家に逆らって立ち上がり、その息子たち七十人を一つの石の上で殺し、彼の女奴隷の息子であるアビメレクがあなたがたの兄弟であるという理由で、彼をシェケムの人々の王とした）、
18and you have risen up against my father’s house today and have slain his sons, seventy persons, on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his female servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother);
19もし今日、エルバアルとその家に真実と誠実をもって行ったのであれば、アビメレクを喜べ。彼もあなたがたを喜ぶがよい。
19if you then have dealt truly and righteously with Jerubbaal and with his house today, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you;
20しかしそうでないなら、アビメレクから火が出て、シェケムの人々とミロの家を焼き尽くし、またシェケムの人々とミロの家から火が出て、アビメレクを焼き尽くすように。」
20but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech and devour the men of Shechem and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem and from the house of Millo and devour Abimelech.”
21兄弟アビメレクを恐れたため、ヨタムは逃げ去り、ベエル へ行ってそこに住んだ。
21Jotham ran away and fled, and went to Beer and lived there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
22アビメレクは三年の間、イスラエルを治めた。
22Abimelech was prince over Israel three years.
23神はアビメレクとシェケムの人々との間に悪霊を送られた。シェケムの人々はアビメレクを裏切った。
23Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech,
24これは、エルバアルの七十人の息子に加えられた暴虐の報いが下り、その血の責任が、兄弟を殺したアビメレクと、兄弟たちを殺すために彼を助けたシェケムの人々に帰するためであった。
24that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid on Abimelech their brother who killed them, and on the men of Shechem who strengthened his hands to kill his brothers.
25シェケムの人々は彼のために、山々の頂に伏兵を置いた。彼らはその道をとおり過ぎるすべての者を略奪した。そしてそれはアビメレクに告げられた。
25The men of Shechem set an ambush for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all who came along that way by them; and Abimelech was told about it.
26エベデの子ガアルが彼の兄弟たちとともに来て、シェケムへ渡って行った。シェケムの人々は彼を信頼した。
26Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brothers and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their trust in him.
27彼らは野に出て自分たちのぶどう畑のぶどうを収穫し、それを踏んで祭りを催した。そして彼らの神の宮に入り、飲み食いしてアビメレクをのろった。
27They went out into the field, harvested their vineyards, trod the grapes, celebrated, and went into the house of their god and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.
28エベデの子ガアルは言った。「アビメレクとは何者か。シェケムとは何者か。なぜ私たちが彼に仕えるのか。彼はエルバアルの子、ゼブルはその役人ではないか。シェケムの父ハモルの一族に仕えよ。なぜ私たちがアビメレクに仕えるのか。
28Gaal the son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Isn’t he the son of Jerubbaal? Isn’t Zebul his officer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem, but why should we serve him?
29この民が私の手の下にあれば、私はアビメレクを追い払うのに。」そしてアビメレクに向かって、「軍勢を増やして出て来い」と言った。
29I wish that this people were under my hand! Then I would remove Abimelech.” He said to Abimelech, “Increase your army and come out!”
30町の長官であるゼブルは、エベデの子ガアルの言葉を聞いて怒りを燃やした。
30When Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger burned.
31彼はひそかに使者をアビメレクに送り、こう言わせた。「エベデの子ガアルとその兄弟たちがシェケムに来て、町をあなたに逆らわせようとしています。
31He sent messengers to Abimelech craftily, saying, “Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem; and behold, they incite the city against you.
32それゆえ今、あなたと、あなたと一緒にいる民は夜の間に起き上がり、野で待ち伏せしなさい。
32Now therefore, go up by night, you and the people who are with you, and lie in wait in the field.
33朝、日が昇るとすぐに起き、町を襲ってください。ガアルと彼とともにいる民が出て来たら、機を見て彼らを攻めてください。」
33It shall be that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, you shall rise early and rush on the city. Behold, when he and the people who are with him come out against you, then may you do to them as you shall find occasion.”
34そこでアビメレクと、彼と一緒にいたすべての民は夜の間に起き上がり、四つの部隊に分かれてシェケムに向かって待ち伏せした。
34Abimelech rose up, and all the people who were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
35エベデの子ガアルが出て来て、町の門の入り口に立った。アビメレクと、彼と一緒にいた民は待ち伏せから起き上がった。
35Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city. Abimelech rose up, and the people who were with him, from the ambush.
36ガアルがその民を見たとき、彼はゼブルに言った。「見よ。民が山々の頂から下って来る。」 ゼブルは彼に言った。「あなたは山々の影を人だと思っているのだ。」
36When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “Behold, people are coming down from the tops of the mountains.” Zebul said to him, “You see the shadows of the mountains as if they were men.”
37ガアルは再び言った。「見よ。民が地の中央から下って来る。また一つの部隊がメオネニムの樫の木の道を通って来る。」
37Gaal spoke again and said, “Behold, people are coming down by the middle of the land, and one company comes by the way of the oak of Meonenim.”
38するとゼブルは彼に言った。「『私たちが彼に仕えなければならないとは、アビメレクとは何者か』と言ったあなたの口は、今どこにあるのか。これが、あなたの軽蔑した民ではないか。さあ、今出て行って彼らと戦え。」
38Then Zebul said to him, “Now where is your mouth, that you said, ‘Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?’ Isn’t this the people that you have despised? Please go out now and fight with them.”
39そこでガアルはシェケムの人々の前に立って出て行き、アビメレクと戦った。
39Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
40アビメレクは彼を追撃し、彼は彼から逃げた。そして多くの者が傷ついて倒れ、門の入り口にまで及んだ。
40Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many fell wounded, even to the entrance of the gate.
41アビメレクはアルマに留まった。ゼブルはガアルとその兄弟たちを追い出し、シェケムに住むことができないようにした。
41Abimelech lived at Arumah; and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brothers, that they should not dwell in Shechem.
42翌日になって、民は野に出て行った。人々はそれをアビメレクに告げた。
42On the next day, the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.
43アビメレクは民を三隊に分け、野に伏せた。町から民が出て来るのを見ると、立ち上がって彼らを打った。
43He took the people and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field; and he looked, and behold, the people came out of the city. So, he rose up against them and struck them.
44アビメレクと、彼と一緒にいた部隊は突進し、町の門の入り口に立った。他の二つの部隊は野にいるすべての者に向かって突進し、彼らを打ち倒した。
44Abimelech and the companies that were with him rushed forward and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city; and the two companies rushed on all who were in the field and struck them.
45アビメレクはその日一日中、町と戦った。彼は町を攻め取り、その中にいた民を殺した。彼は町を打ち壊し、そこに塩を蒔いた。
45Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city and killed the people in it. He beat down the city and sowed it with salt.
46シェケムの塔のすべての人々がそれを聞いたとき、彼らはエル・ベリテの宮の要害に入った。
46When all the men of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith.
47シェケムの塔のすべての人々が集まっていることが、アビメレクに告げられた。
47Abimelech was told that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.
48アビメレクは、自分とともにいた民を率いてツァルモン山へ上った。彼は斧を手に取り、木の枝を切って肩に担ぎ、民に言った。「私がしたことを見ただろう。急いで同じようにせよ。」
48Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him; and Abimelech took an ax in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder. Then he said to the people who were with him, “What you have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done!”
49そこで民も皆、おのおの自分の枝を切り落とし、アビメレクに従い、それらを要害の上に置き、彼らの上の要害に火を放った。こうしてシェケムの塔のすべての人々もまた死んだ。男女約千人であった。
49All the people likewise each cut down his bough, followed Abimelech, and put them at the base of the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire over them, so that all the people of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
50その後、アビメレクはテベツへ行き、テベツに向かって陣を敷き、これを攻め取った。
50Then Abimelech went to Thebez and encamped against Thebez, and took it.
51しかし町の中には強固な塔があり、町のすべての男女がそこへ逃げ込み、内側から鍵をかけ、塔の屋根に上った。
51But there was a strong tower within the city, and all the men and women of the city fled there, and shut themselves in, and went up to the roof of the tower.
52アビメレクは塔に来てそれと戦い、火でそれを燃やそうと塔の戸に近づいた。
52Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it, and came near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
53すると一人の女がアビメレクの頭の上にひき臼の上石を投げ落とし、彼の頭蓋骨を砕いた。
53A certain woman cast an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, and broke his skull.
54彼は急いで武具を持つ若者を呼び、「剣を抜いて私を殺せ。『女に殺された』と言われないためだ」と言った。若者が彼を刺し貫き、彼は死んだ。
54Then he called hastily to the young man, his armor bearer, and said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, that men not say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’ His young man thrust him through, and he died.”
55イスラエルの人々はアビメレクが死んだのを見て、それぞれ自分の場所へ去って行った。
55When the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they each departed to his place.
56このように神は、アビメレクが七十人の兄弟を殺して自分の父に対して行った悪に報いられた。
56Thus God repaid the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father in killing his seventy brothers;
57神はまた、シェケムの人々のすべての悪を彼らの頭上に報いられた。そして、エルバアルの子ヨタムののろいが彼らに臨んだ。
57and God repaid all the wickedness of the men of Shechem on their heads; and the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal came on them.
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