1Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath. 2And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
3¶ And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying, 4Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people:22.4 door: Heb. threshold 5And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to the doers of the work which is in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house, 6Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house. 7Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.
8¶ And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it. 9And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD.22.9 gathered: Heb. melted 10And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
11And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes. 12And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king’s, saying,22.12 Achbor: or, Abdon22.12 Michaiah: or, Micah 13Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us. 14So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.22.14 wardrobe: Heb. garments22.14 in the…: or, in the second part
15¶ And she said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me, 16Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read: 17Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched. 18But to the king of Judah which sent you to enquire of the LORD, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard; 19Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD. 20Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.
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ユダの王ヨシヤ
1-2ユダの新しい王ヨシヤは八歳で即位し、エルサレムで三十一年間治めました。母はボツカテ出身のアダヤの娘エディダで、彼は主の目にかなうことを行い、先祖ダビデにならって完全に主に従いました。
3-4ヨシヤ王の第十八年に、王はメシュラムの子アツァルヤの子、書記官シャファンを使いに出し、神殿にいる大祭司ヒルキヤに指示しました。「礼拝に来る人々が、神殿の入口にいる祭司に渡す献金を集めなさい。 5-6その金を工事監督者に渡し、それで神殿を修理する大工や石工を雇い、木材や石材を買わせなさい。 7ただし彼らは正直者ばかりなので、支出報告書の必要はない。」
8ある日、大祭司ヒルキヤが書記官シャファンのところに来て、「神殿で律法の書を発見した」と報告しました。ヒルキヤは、その巻物をシャファンに見せました。 9-10シャファンは神殿の修理状況を王に報告した時、ヒルキヤが発見した巻物のことにもふれ、王の前でそれを読み上げました。 11王はその内容を聞くと、恐れて自分の衣を裂きました。 12-13それから祭司ヒルキヤ、シャファン、王の補佐官アサヤ、シャファンの子アヒカム、ミカヤの子アクボルに命じて、主に尋ねさせたのです。「私たちはどうしたらよろしいでしょう。私たちはこの書の教えを守ってきませんでした。私たちも私たちの先祖も、あなたのご命令に従わなかったので、あなたは激しく怒っておられるに違いありません。」
14そこで祭司ヒルキヤ、アヒカム、アクボル、シャファン、アサヤは、エルサレムのミシュネ地区へ行って、女預言者フルダに会いました。彼女は、ハルハスの子ティクワの子で、宮殿の衣装係をしているシャルムの妻でした。 15-16彼女は彼らに、主が語られたことばを伝えました。「あなたがたを使いに出した人に告げなさい。『わたしは、あなたがたが読んだ書にあるとおり、この町と民を滅ぼすつもりだ。 17ユダの民はわたしを捨てて、ほかの神々を拝み、わたしを激しく怒らせた。もう、その怒りはとどめようがない。 18-19しかし、この地がのろわれて荒れ地となるという警告を読んだ時、あなたは深く心を痛め、謙遜になり、衣を裂いて、わたしの前で涙を流した。それで、あなたの願いを聞き入れよう。 20あなたが死ぬまで、この民に災いは臨まない。わたしがこの場所に下す災いを、あなたは見ないですむ。』」
彼らは、このことばを王に伝えました。
