23:1 七年目に、ヨヤダは決意を固め、百人隊の長たちエロハムの子アザルヤ、ヨハナンの子イシュマエル、オベドの子アザルヤ、アダヤの子マアセヤ、ジクリの子エリシャファトを連れて来て、彼らと契約を結んだ。 23:2 彼らはユダを行き巡り、ユダのすべての町からレビ人とイスラエルの氏族の長を集めてエルサレムに帰って来た。 23:3 全会衆が神殿の中で王と契約を結ぶと、ヨヤダは彼らに言った。「見よ、王の子を。主がダビデの子孫について言われた言葉に従って、彼が王となる。 23:4 あなたたちがなすべきことはこれである。あなたたちのうち、祭司もレビ人も、安息日が出番に当たる者の三分の一は門衛となり、 23:5 三分の一は王宮の中に、三分の一は礎の門にいなければならない。民は皆、主の神殿の庭にとどまれ。 23:6 祭司と奉仕に当たるレビ人以外は、だれも神殿に入ってはならない。彼らは聖別されているので入ることができる。民は皆、主の戒めを守らなければならない。 23:7 レビ人はおのおの武器を携え、王の周囲を固めなければならない。神殿に入る者は殺さなければならない。王が入るときも、出るときも、王と行動を共にせよ。」 23:8 レビ人とすべてのユダの人々は、すべて祭司ヨヤダが命じたとおり行い、おのおの安息日が出番に当たる部下と非番に当たる部下を連れて来た。祭司ヨヤダが組分けを解かなかったからである。 23:9 祭司ヨヤダは神殿に納められているダビデ王の槍と大盾と小盾を百人隊の長たちに渡し、 23:10 すべての民にはおのおの手に投げ槍を持たせ、祭壇と神殿を中心に神殿の南の端から北の端まで王の周囲を固めさせた。 23:11 そこで彼らは王子を連れて現れ、彼に冠をかぶらせ、掟の書を渡して、彼を王とした。ヨヤダとその息子たちは彼に油を注いで、「王万歳」と叫んだ。 23:12 アタルヤは民が走りながら王をたたえる声を聞き、主の神殿の民のところに行った。 23:13 彼女が見ると、入り口の柱の傍らに王が立ち、そのそばに将軍たちと吹奏隊が立ち並び、また国の民は皆、喜び祝ってラッパを吹き鳴らし、詠唱者たちは楽器を奏で、賛美の先導を行っていた。アタルヤは衣を裂いて、「謀反、謀反」と叫んだ。 23:14 祭司ヨヤダは、軍を指揮する百人隊の長たちを呼び出して、「彼女を隊列の間から外に出せ。彼女について行こうとする者は剣にかけて殺せ」と命じた。祭司が、「彼女を主の神殿で殺してはならない」と言ったからである。 23:15 彼らはアタルヤを捕らえて、王宮の馬の門の入り口まで連れて行き、そこで彼女を殺した。 23:16 ヨヤダは、自分とすべての民と王との間に、主の民となる契約を結んだ。 23:17 すべての民はバアルの神殿に行き、それを祭壇と共に破壊し、像を打ち砕き、バアルの祭司マタンを祭壇の前で殺した。 23:18 祭司ヨヤダは主の神殿の監督を祭司とレビ人にゆだねた。彼らは、ダビデの指示に基づく祝いの歌をもって、モーセの律法に記されているとおり、主に焼き尽くす献げ物をささげるために、ダビデが神殿に配置した者たちである。 23:19 またヨヤダは主の神殿の門に門衛を立て、いかなる汚れであれ、汚れのある者は入れないようにした。 23:20 更に彼は百人隊の長、貴族、民の支配者および国の民全員を率いて、王を主の神殿から連れ下った。彼らは上の門を通って王宮に入り、王を王座につけた。 23:21 こうして、国の民は皆喜び祝った。アタルヤが剣で殺された後、町は平穏であった。
23:1 In the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and made a covenant with the captains of hundreds: Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri. 23:2 And they went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah, and the chief fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem. 23:3 Then all the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said to them, "Behold, the king's son shall reign, as the Lord has said of the sons of David. 23:4 "This is what you shall do: One-third of you entering on the Sabbath, of the priests and the Levites, shall be keeping watch over the doors; 23:5 "one-third shall be at the king's house; and one-third at the Gate of the Foundation. All the people shall be in the courts of the house of the Lord. 23:6 "But let no one come into the house of the Lord except the priests and those of the Levites who serve. They may go in, for they are holy; but all the people shall keep the watch of the Lord. 23:7 "And the Levites shall surround the king on all sides, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whoever comes into the house, let him be put to death. You are to be with the king when he comes in and when he goes out." 23:8 So the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded. And each man took his men who were to be on duty on the Sabbath, with those who were going off duty on the Sabbath; for Jehoiada the priest had not dismissed the divisions. 23:9 And Jehoiada the priest gave to the captains of hundreds the spears and the large and small shields which had belonged to King David, that were in the temple of God. 23:10 Then he set all the people, every man with his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and by the temple, all around the king. 23:11 And they brought out the king's son, put the crown on him, gave him the Testimony, and made him king. Then Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, "Long live the king!" 23:12 Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people in the temple of the Lord. 23:13 When she looked, there was the king standing by his pillar at the entrance; and the leaders and the trumpeters were by the king. All the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, also the singers with musical instruments, and those who led in praise. So Athaliah tore her clothes and said, "Treason! Treason!" 23:14 And Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds who were set over the army, and said to them, "Take her outside under guard, and slay with the sword whoever follows her." For the priest had said, "Do not kill her in the house of the Lord." 23:15 So they seized her; and she went by way of the entrance of the Horse Gate into the king's house, and they killed her there. 23:16 Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, the people, and the king, that they should be the Lord's people. 23:17 And all the people went to the temple of Baal, and tore it down. They broke in pieces its altars and images, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. 23:18 Also Jehoiada appointed the oversight of the house of the Lord to the hand of the priests, the Levites, whom David had assigned in the house of the Lord, to offer the burnt offerings of the Lord, as it is written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was established by David. 23:19 And he set the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the Lord, so that no one who was in any way unclean should enter. 23:20 Then he took the captains of hundreds, the nobles, the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought the king down from the house of the Lord; and they went through the Upper Gate to the king's house, and set the king on the throne of the kingdom. 23:21 So all the people of the land rejoiced; and the city was quiet, for they had slain Athaliah with the sword.
138:1 【ダビデの詩。】わたしは心を尽くして感謝し／神の御前でほめ歌をうたいます。 138:2 聖なる神殿に向かってひれ伏し／あなたの慈しみとまことのゆえに／御名に感謝をささげます。その御名のすべてにまさって／あなたは仰せを大いなるものとされました。 138:3 呼び求めるわたしに答え／あなたは魂に力を与え／解き放ってくださいました。 138:4 地上の王は皆、あなたに感謝をささげます。あなたの口から出る仰せを彼らは聞きました。 138:5 主の道について彼らは歌うでしょう／主の大いなる栄光を。 138:6 主は高くいましても／低くされている者を見ておられます。遠くにいましても／傲慢な者を知っておられます。 138:7 わたしが苦難の中を歩いているときにも／敵の怒りに遭っているときにも／わたしに命を得させてください。御手を遣わし、右の御手でお救いください。 138:8 主はわたしのために／すべてを成し遂げてくださいます。主よ、あなたの慈しみが／とこしえにありますように。御手の業をどうか放さないでください。
138:1 I will praise You with my whole heart;Before the gods I will sing praises to You. 138:2 I will worship toward Your holy temple,And praise Your nameFor Your lovingkindness and Your truth;For You have magnified Your word above all Your name. 138:3 In the day when I cried out, You answered me,And made me bold with strength in my soul. 138:4 All the kings of the earth shall praise You, O Lord,When they hear the words of Your mouth. 138:5 Yes, they shall sing of the ways of the Lord,For great is the glory of the Lord. 138:6 Though the Lord is on high,Yet He regards the lowly;But the proud He knows from afar. 138:7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me;You will stretch out Your handAgainst the wrath of my enemies,And Your right hand will save me. 138:8 The Lord will perfect that which concerns me;Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever;Do not forsake the works of Your hands.