31:1 このようなことがすべて終わると、そこにいたすべてのイスラエル人はユダの町々に出かけて、石柱を砕き、アシェラ像を切り倒し、聖なる高台と祭壇を破壊し、ユダ全土、ベニヤミン、エフライム、マナセからそれらを徹底的に除き去った。こうしてイスラエルの人々は皆、それぞれ自分の町、自分の所有地に帰って行った。 31:2 ヒゼキヤは祭司とレビ人の組分けを行い、その組ごとに、主の陣営の門の中で、祭司とレビ人がそれぞれの任務に従って焼き尽くす献げ物や和解の献げ物をささげ、感謝し、賛美しながら奉仕するように定めた。 31:3 王はまた焼き尽くす献げ物のために自分の財産から王の分を出し、主の律法に記されているとおり、朝夕の焼き尽くす献げ物、安息日、新月祭、およびその他の祝祭日の焼き尽くす献げ物をささげさせた。 31:4 更に彼はエルサレムに住む民に、祭司とレビ人の受けるべき分を提供するように命じた。これは、祭司とレビ人が主の律法のことに専念するためであった。 31:5 この命令が伝わると、イスラエルの人々は穀物、ぶどう酒、油、蜜など、畑のあらゆる産物の初物を大量にささげ、またあらゆる物の十分の一を大量に運んで来た。 31:6 ユダの町々に住むイスラエルとユダの人々も、牛と羊の十分の一と、自分たちの神、主のために聖別された物の十分の一を運んで来て、次々と積み上げた。 31:7 第三の月に、その積み上げが始まり、第七の月に終わった。 31:8 ヒゼキヤと高官たちはその積み上げを見に来て、主とその民イスラエルをたたえた。 31:9 ヒゼキヤが祭司とレビ人にその積み上げについて尋ねると、 31:10 ツァドク家の祭司長アザルヤはこう答えた。「主の神殿に献納物の奉納が始まってから私たちは食べ物に不足はなく、むしろたくさん残ってしまうほどです。主はその民を祝福してくださいました。この大量の物が残っています。」 31:11 ヒゼキヤは主の神殿の中に祭司室を設けるように命じたので、彼らはそうした。 31:12 彼らは忠実に献納物、十分の一の献げ物、および聖別された物をそこに運び入れた。レビ人の指導者コナンヤがその責任を負い、彼の兄弟シムイが補佐役となり、 31:13 エヒエル、アザズヤ、ナハト、アサエル、エリモト、ヨザバド、エリエル、イスマクヤ、マハト、ベナヤがヒゼキヤ王と神殿の主管アザルヤの命令によって、コナンヤとその兄弟シムイの下でそれを監督することになった。 31:14 東の門の門衛、レビ人イムナの子コレが神への随意の献げ物の責任を負い、主への献納物と神聖なる物を分配した。 31:15 彼の指揮下でエデン、ミンヤミン、イエシュア、シェマヤ、アマルヤ、シェカンヤが、祭司の町でその兄弟たちに組ごとに、老若の別なく、忠実に分配した。 31:16 登録された三歳以上の男子のほかに、主の神殿に入り、組ごとの任務として、日々の奉仕に当たる者すべてに分配された。 31:17 祭司はその家系に従って、レビ人は二十歳以上の者が、その組ごとの任務に従って登録されていた。 31:18 彼らの登録は、そのすべての幼児、妻、息子、娘、すなわち全会衆を含んでいた。彼らも聖別された物を忠実に取り扱うために聖別されていたからである。 31:19 また、彼らの町の牧草地にいる、アロンの子孫である祭司たちのためには、どの町にも指名された者がいて、祭司ならすべての男子に、レビ人なら登録されているすべての者に、その受けるべき分を分配することになっていた。 31:20 ヒゼキヤはユダの全土にこのように行い、自分の神、主の御前に良い事、正しい事、真実な事を行った。 31:21 彼は神殿における奉仕について、また律法と戒めについて、神を求めて始めたすべての事業を、心を尽くして進め、成し遂げた。
31:1 Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah and broke the sacred pillars in pieces, cut down the wooden images, and threw down the high places and the altars-from all Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh-until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned to their own cities, every man to his possession. 31:2 And Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites according to their divisions, each man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and peace offerings, to serve, to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the camp of the Lord. 31:3 The king also appointed a portion of his possessions for the burnt offerings: for the morning and evening burnt offerings, the burnt offerings for the Sabbaths and the New Moons and the set feasts, as it is written in the Law of the Lord. 31:4 Moreover he commanded the people who dwelt in Jerusalem to contribute support for the priests and the Levites, that they might devote themselves to the Law of the Lord. 31:5 As soon as the commandment was circulated, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of grain and wine, oil and honey, and of all the produce of the field; and they brought in abundantly the tithe of everything. 31:6 And the children of Israel and Judah, who dwelt in the cities of Judah, brought the tithe of oxen and sheep; also the tithe of holy things which were consecrated to the Lord their God they laid in heaps. 31:7 In the third month they began laying them in heaps, and they finished in the seventh month. 31:8 And when Hezekiah and the leaders came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord and His people Israel. 31:9 Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps. 31:10 And Azariah the chief priest, from the house of Zadok, answered him and said, "Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the Lord, we have had enough to eat and have plenty left, for the Lord has blessed His people; and what is left is this great abundance." 31:11 Now Hezekiah commanded them to prepare rooms in the house of the Lord, and they prepared them. 31:12 Then they faithfully brought in the offerings, the tithes, and the dedicated things; Cononiah the Levite had charge of them, and Shimei his brother was the next. 31:13 Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king and Azariah the ruler of the house of God. 31:14 Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the keeper of the East Gate, was over the freewill offerings to God, to distribute the offerings of the Lord and the most holy things. 31:15 And under him were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, his faithful assistants in the cities of the priests, to distribute allotments to their brethren by divisions, to the great as well as the small. 31:16 Besides those males from three years old and up who were written in the genealogy, they distributed to everyone who entered the house of the Lord his daily portion for the work of his service, by his division, 31:17 and to the priests who were written in the genealogy according to their father's house, and to the Levites from twenty years old and up according to their work, by their divisions, 31:18 and to all who were written in the genealogy-their little ones and their wives, their sons and daughters, the whole company of them-for in their faithfulness they sanctified themselves in holiness. 31:19 Also for the sons of Aaron the priests, who were in the fields of the common-lands of their cities, in every single city, there were men who were designated by name to distribute portions to all the males among the priests and to all who were listed by genealogies among the Levites. 31:20 Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and he did what was good and right and true before the Lord his God. 31:21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, in the law and in the commandment, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart. So he prospered.
（アルファベットによる詩） 145:1 【賛美。ダビデの詩。】わたしの王、神よ、あなたをあがめ／世々限りなく御名をたたえます。 145:2 絶えることなくあなたをたたえ／世々限りなく御名を賛美します。 145:3 大いなる主、限りなく賛美される主／大きな御業は究めることもできません。 145:4 人々が、代々に御業をほめたたえ／力強い御業を告げ知らせますように。 145:5 あなたの輝き、栄光と威光／驚くべき御業の数々をわたしは歌います。 145:6 人々が恐るべき御力について語りますように。大きな御業をわたしは数え上げます。 145:7 人々が深い御恵みを語り継いで記念とし／救いの御業を喜び歌いますように。 145:8 主は恵みに富み、憐れみ深く／忍耐強く、慈しみに満ちておられます。 145:9 主はすべてのものに恵みを与え／造られたすべてのものを憐れんでくださいます。 145:10 主よ、造られたものがすべて、あなたに感謝し／あなたの慈しみに生きる人があなたをたたえ 145:11 あなたの主権の栄光を告げ／力強い御業について語りますように。 145:12 その力強い御業と栄光を／主権の輝きを、人の子らに示しますように。 145:13 あなたの主権はとこしえの主権／あなたの統治は代々に。 145:14 主は倒れようとする人をひとりひとり支え／うずくまっている人を起こしてくださいます。 145:15 ものみながあなたに目を注いで待ち望むと／あなたはときに応じて食べ物をくださいます。 145:16 すべて命あるものに向かって御手を開き／望みを満足させてくださいます。 145:17 主の道はことごとく正しく／御業は慈しみを示しています。 145:18 主を呼ぶ人すべてに近くいまし／まことをもって呼ぶ人すべてに近くいまし 145:19 主を畏れる人々の望みをかなえ／叫びを聞いて救ってくださいます。 145:20 主を愛する人は主に守られ／主に逆らう者はことごとく滅ぼされます。 145:21 わたしの口は主を賛美します。すべて肉なるものは／世々限りなく聖なる御名をたたえます。
145:1 I will extol You, my God, O King;And I will bless Your name forever and ever. 145:2 Every day I will bless You,And I will praise Your name forever and ever. 145:3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;And His greatness is unsearchable. 145:4 One generation shall praise Your works to another,And shall declare Your mighty acts. 145:5 I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty,And on Your wondrous works. 145:6 Men shall speak of the might of Your awesome acts,And I will declare Your greatness. 145:7 They shall utter the memory of Your great goodness,And shall sing of Your righteousness. 145:8 The Lord is gracious and full of compassion,Slow to anger and great in mercy. 145:9 The Lord is good to all,And His tender mercies are over all His works. 145:10 All Your works shall praise You, O Lord,And Your saints shall bless You. 145:11 They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom,And talk of Your power, 145:12 To make known to the sons of men His mighty acts,And the glorious majesty of His kingdom. 145:13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,And Your dominion endures throughout all generations. 145:14 The Lord upholds all who fall,And raises up all who are bowed down. 145:15 The eyes of all look expectantly to You,And You give them their food in due season. 145:16 You open Your handAnd satisfy the desire of every living thing. 145:17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways,Gracious in all His works. 145:18 The Lord is near to all who call upon Him,To all who call upon Him in truth. 145:19 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;He also will hear their cry and save them. 145:20 The Lord preserves all who love Him,But all the wicked He will destroy. 145:21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord,And all flesh shall bless His holy nameForever and ever.