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エバル山に建てる記念碑
1さらに、モーセとイスラエルの長老たちは、民に次のような指示を与え、そのとおり行うよう命じました。 2-4「ヨルダン川を渡り、約束の地、乳とみつの流れる地に入ったら、川底から丸い石を取り、川向こうのエバル山に記念碑を建てなさい。石の表面には石灰を塗り、神様の律法のすべてのことばを書き記しなさい。 5-6またそこに、主のために祭壇を築きなさい。自然のままの丸い石を積み重ね、その上で、焼き尽くすいけにえをささげるのです。 7さらに和解のいけにえをささげ、あなたの神、主の前で喜び祝いなさい。 8重ねて言いますが、記念碑にこの律法のことばをすべてはっきりと書き記しなさい。」
のろいの宣言
9それから、モーセとレビ人の祭司たちとは、イスラエルのすべての民に呼びかけました。「みんな、よく聞きなさい。今日、あなたがたは主の民となりました。 10だから今日から、主の御声に聞き従い、今日、私が与える律法を行いなさい。」
11その日、モーセは民に命じました。 12「約束の地に入ったら、シメオン、レビ、ユダ、イッサカル、ヨセフ、ベニヤミンの各部族は、ゲリジム山に立って祝福を告げ、 13ルベン、ガド、アシェル、ゼブルン、ダン、ナフタリの各部族は、エバル山に立ってのろいを告げなさい。 14それから、レビ人が両者の間に立って全国民に向かって宣言しなさい。
15『隠れて、彫像や鋳像を造って拝む者はのろわれる。主は人間が造った神々を憎まれるからだ。』民はみな、『アーメン』（「そのとおりです」「そうしてください」の意）と答えなさい。
16『親を侮辱する者はのろわれる。』民はみな、『アーメン』と答えなさい。
17『隣人の土地との境界線を移す者はのろわれる。』民はみな、『アーメン』と答えなさい。
18『盲人の弱みにつけ込む者はのろわれる。』民はみな、『アーメン』と答えなさい。
19『在留外国人、身寄りのない子、未亡人などに不正を働く者はのろわれる。』民はみな、『アーメン』と答えなさい。
20『父の妻（義理の母）と寝る者はのろわれる。彼女は父親のものだからだ。』民はみな、『アーメン』と答えなさい。
21『獣姦をする者はのろわれる。』民はみな、『アーメン』と答えなさい。
22『異父姉妹であれ異母姉妹であれ、自分の姉妹と寝る者はのろわれる。』民はみな、『アーメン』と答えなさい。
23『妻の母と寝る者はのろわれる。』民はみな、『アーメン』と答えなさい。
24『ひそかに殺人を犯す者はのろわれる。』民はみな、『アーメン』と答えなさい。
25『報酬をもらって、罪のない人を殺す者はのろわれる。』民はみな、『アーメン』と答えなさい。
26『この律法を守らない者はのろわれる。』民はみな、『アーメン』と答えなさい。
The Altar on Mount Ebal
1Moses and the elders of Israel gave commands to the people. They said, “Obey all the commands we’re giving you today. 2You will go across the Jordan River. You will enter the land the Lord your God is giving you. When you do, set up some large stones. Put a coat of plaster on them. 3Write all the words of this law on them. Do it when you have crossed over into the land the Lord your God is giving you. It’s a land that has plenty of milk and honey. The Lord is the God of your people of long ago. He promised you that you would enter the land. 4After you have gone across the Jordan, set up those stones on Mount Ebal. Put a coat of plaster on them. We’re commanding you today to do that. 5Build an altar there to honor the Lord your God. Make it out of stones. Don’t use any iron tool on them. 6Use stones you find in the fields to build his altar. Then offer burnt offerings on it to the Lord your God. 7Sacrifice friendship offerings there. Eat them and be filled with joy in the sight of the Lord your God. 8You must write all the words of this law on the stones you have set up. Write the words very clearly.”
Curses for Not Obeying the Lord
9Then Moses and the priests, who are Levites, spoke to all the Israelites. They said, “Israel, be quiet! Listen! You have now become the people of the Lord your God. 10Obey him. Obey his commands and rules that we’re giving you today.”
11Here are the commands Moses gave the people that same day.
12You will go across the Jordan River. When you do, six tribes will stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people. Those tribes are Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph and Benjamin. 13The other six tribes will stand on Mount Ebal to announce some curses. Those tribes are Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan and Naphtali.
14The Levites will speak to all the Israelites in a loud voice. The Levites will say,
15“May anyone who makes a statue of a god and sets it up in secret be under the Lord’s curse. That statue is made by a skilled worker. And the Lord hates it.”
Then all the people will say, “Amen!”
16“May anyone who brings shame on their father or mother be under the Lord’s curse.”
Then all the people will say, “Amen!”
17“May anyone who moves their neighbor’s boundary stone be under the Lord’s curse.”
Then all the people will say, “Amen!”
18“May anyone who leads blind people down the wrong road be under the Lord’s curse.”
Then all the people will say, “Amen!”
19“May anyone who treats unfairly outsiders, widows, and children whose fathers have died be under the Lord’s curse.”
Then all the people will say, “Amen!”
20“May anyone who sleeps with his stepmother be under the Lord’s curse. That man brings shame on his father by doing that.”
Then all the people will say, “Amen!”
21“May anyone who has sex with animals be under the Lord’s curse.”
Then all the people will say, “Amen!”
22“May anyone who sleeps with his sister be under the Lord’s curse. It doesn’t matter whether she is his full sister or his half sister.”
Then all the people will say, “Amen!”
23“May anyone who sleeps with his mother-in-law be under the Lord’s curse.”
Then all the people will say, “Amen!”
24“May anyone who kills their neighbor secretly be under the Lord’s curse.”
Then all the people will say, “Amen!”
25“May anyone who accepts money to kill someone who isn’t guilty of doing anything wrong be under the Lord’s curse.”
Then all the people will say, “Amen!”
26“May anyone who doesn’t honor the words of this law by obeying them be under the Lord’s curse.”
Then all the people will say, “Amen!”
