1Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. 2For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city. 3Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
4¶ And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. 5And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.14.5 the mountains: or, my mountains14.5 for the…: or, when he shall touch the valley of the mountains to the place he separated 6And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:14.6 that the…: that is, it shall not be clear in some places, and dark in other places of the world14.6 clear: Heb. precious14.6 dark: Heb. thickness 7But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.14.7 it shall be…: or, the day shall be one
8And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.14.8 former: or, eastern 9And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one. 10All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin’s gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king’s winepresses.14.10 turned: or, compassed14.10 inhabited: or, shall abide 11And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.14.11 shall be: or, shall abide
12¶ And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth. 13And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour. 14And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance.14.14 Judah…: or, thou also, O Judah shalt14.14 at: or, against 15And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague.
16¶ And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. 17And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain. 18And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.14.18 that have no: Heb. upon whom there is not 19This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.14.19 punishment: or, sin
20¶ In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD’s house shall be like the bowls before the altar.14.20 bells: or, bridles 21Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.
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主の到来と統治
1-2気をつけなさい。主の日がすぐにきます。その日、主は国々を集めて、エルサレムを攻めさせます。町は取られ、家々は略奪され、戦利品は分配され、女は暴行されます。住民の半分は奴隷として連れ去られ、半分が廃墟の町に残されます。
3その時、主は完全武装して、それらの国々と戦うために出て来ます。 4その日、主はエルサレムの東、オリーブ山の頂に立ちます。すると、オリーブ山は真っ二つに裂け、東西に走る非常に広い谷ができます。山の半分が北へ、別の半分が南へ動くからです。 5谷は町の門に通じているので、あなたがたはそこを通って逃げます。何世紀も昔、ユダのウジヤ王の時代に、民が地震を避けて逃げたように逃げることになるでしょう。そして、すべての聖徒と御使いと共に、私の神、主が来ます。
6太陽と月と星は、もう輝きません。 7それでも昼が続きます。どうしてなのか、主だけが知っています。これまでのような昼と夜ではなくなり、夕暮れ時にも、なお光があります。 8いのちを与える水がエルサレムから流れ出て、半分は死海に、半分は地中海に注ぎ、夏も冬も、絶え間なく流れ続けます。
9そして、主は全地を支配する王となります。その日には、ひとりの主だけがいて、その御名だけがあがめられます。 10ユダの北端にあるゲバから、南端のリモンまで、全地が一つの広大な平地となります。しかしエルサレムは高台にあり、その区域はベニヤミンの門から古い門の跡、それから隅の門、さらにハナヌエルの塔から王のぶどう酒を絞る所までです。 11エルサレムは安心して住める場所になります。もう二度と、のろわれて滅ぼされることはありません。
12主は、エルサレムを攻撃したすべての民に疫病を送るので、彼らは歩く屍のようになり、肉は腐りはてます。目はまぶたの中でしぼみ、舌は口の中で腐ります。
13主は彼らを狼狽させ、恐怖でおののかせます。彼らは互いに争い、格闘します。 14全ユダがエルサレムで戦います。回りのすべての国々の財宝、多量の金銀と上等の衣類は押収されます。 15同じ疫病が、馬、らば、らくだ、ろば、および敵陣にいるすべての動物を打ちます。
16最後に、この災いの中で生き残った者たちが、毎年エルサレムへ上り、全能の主である王を礼拝し、神への感謝を祝うようになります。 17世界中どこでも、全能の主である王を礼拝しにエルサレムへ来ない民には、雨が降らなくなります。 18もしエジプトが来ないなら、神はほかの災いによっても罰します。 19エジプトであっても、ほかの国であっても、もし来ないなら、みな罰せられるのです。
20その日、馬の鈴には「これは聖なるもの」と書かれ、主の神殿のごみ箱までも祭壇の前の鉢のように神聖なものとなります。 21実際、エルサレムとユダにあるすべての器は主への聖なるものとなります。礼拝に来る者は、いけにえを煮るために、どれでも自由に使ってかまいません。全能の主の神殿には、もう強欲な商人はいなくなります。
