列王記Ⅱ 24 – JCB & NIVUK

Japanese Contemporary Bible

列王記Ⅱ 24:1-20

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1エホヤキムが王であった時代に、バビロンの王ネブカデネザルがエルサレムを攻めました。エホヤキム王は降伏し、三年間、貢ぎ物を納めたのち背きました。 2そこで主は、かねて預言者たちによって警告したとおり、カルデヤ人、シリヤ人、モアブ人、アモン人の略奪隊を送って、ユダとその民を滅ぼそうとしました。 3-4こうした災いがユダに臨んだのは、主のじきじきの命令によるものでした。それは、マナセがエルサレムを罪のない人の血で満たしたため、主がそれらの罪を赦さず、ユダを一掃しようと決めていたからです。

5エホヤキム王のその他の業績は、『ユダ諸王の年代記』に記録されています。 6王は死んで、その子エホヤキンが新しく王となりました。 7当時、バビロンの王がエジプト川からユーフラテス川に至る、以前のエジプトの全占領地を押さえていたので、エジプトのファラオはその後、再び攻めて来ませんでした。

ユダの王エホヤキン

8-9ユダの新しい王エホヤキンは十八歳で即位し、エルサレムで三か月間王位にありました。母はエルサレムのエルナタンの娘ネフシュタで、彼も先王たちにならって主の前に悪を行いました。

10エホヤキンが王であった時、バビロンの王ネブカデネザルの軍隊が、エルサレムを包囲しました。 11さらに王自身もやって来て、この作戦に加わりました。 12エホヤキン王とその家臣たち、王母はそろって降伏し、王は捕虜としてバビロンへ引いて行かれました。ネブカデネザル王の第八年のことです。

13バビロン軍は神殿と宮殿の宝物を残らず持ち出し、ソロモンが主の命令で神殿にしまっておいた金の器具を、片っぱしから二つに断ち切ってしまいました。 14ネブカデネザル王は、エルサレムから一万人を捕虜として連れ去りました。多くは、王子、高官、えり抜きの勇士、職人、鍛冶屋でした。貧しい人や、手に職のない人々だけがあとに残されたのです。 15エホヤキン王とその妻たち、家臣、それに王の母をはじめ、 16七千人の精鋭部隊、戦争に役立つ職人と鍛冶屋千人が捕虜となりました。 17このあとバビロンの王は、エホヤキン王の叔父マタヌヤをゼデキヤと改名し、次の王にしました。

ユダの王ゼデキヤ

18-19ユダの新しい王ゼデキヤは二十一歳で即位し、エルサレムで十一年治めました。母はリブナ出身のエレミヤの娘ハムタルで、彼もまたエホヤキムと同じく主の前に悪を行いました。

20主の怒りによって、ついにエルサレムとユダの民は壊滅に至ったのです。その後ゼデキヤ王は、バビロンの王に反逆を企てました。

New International Version – UK

2 Kings 24:1-20

1During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded the land, and Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years. But then he turned against Nebuchadnezzar and rebelled. 2The Lord sent Babylonian,24:2 Or Chaldean Aramean, Moabite and Ammonite raiders against him to destroy Judah, in accordance with the word of the Lord proclaimed by his servants the prophets. 3Surely these things happened to Judah according to the Lord’s command, in order to remove them from his presence because of the sins of Manasseh and all he had done, 4including the shedding of innocent blood. For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the Lord was not willing to forgive.

5As for the other events of Jehoiakim’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? 6Jehoiakim rested with his ancestors. And Jehoiachin his son succeeded him as king.

7The king of Egypt did not march out from his own country again, because the king of Babylon had taken all his territory, from the Wadi of Egypt to the River Euphrates.

Jehoiachin king of Judah

8Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem. 9He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father had done.

10At that time the officers of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon advanced on Jerusalem and laid siege to it, 11and Nebuchadnezzar himself came up to the city while his officers were besieging it. 12Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his attendants, his nobles and his officials all surrendered to him.

In the eighth year of the reign of the king of Babylon, he took Jehoiachin prisoner. 13As the Lord had declared, Nebuchadnezzar removed the treasures from the temple of the Lord and from the royal palace, and cut up the gold articles that Solomon king of Israel had made for the temple of the Lord. 14He carried all Jerusalem into exile: all the officers and fighting men, and all the skilled workers and artisans – a total of ten thousand. Only the poorest people of the land were left.

15Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachin captive to Babylon. He also took from Jerusalem to Babylon the king’s mother, his wives, his officials and the prominent people of the land. 16The king of Babylon also deported to Babylon the entire force of seven thousand fighting men, strong and fit for war, and a thousand skilled workers and artisans. 17He made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.

Zedekiah king of Judah

18Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah. 19He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, just as Jehoiakim had done. 20It was because of the Lord’s anger that all this happened to Jerusalem and Judah, and in the end he thrust them from his presence.

The fall of Jerusalem

Now Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.