サムエル記Ⅱ 11
Japanese Living Bible
ダビデとバテ・シェバ
11 翌年の春になると、再び戦いが始まり、ダビデはヨアブの率いるイスラエル軍を送り込んで、アモン人壊滅を計りました。イスラエル軍はたちまちラバの町を包囲しましたが、ダビデ自身はエルサレムにとどまっていました。
2 ある夕暮れのことです。昼寝から起きたダビデは、宮殿の屋上を散歩していました。見ると、水浴びをしている美しい女性が目に留まりました。 3 さっそく人を送り、その女のことを探らせました。そして、エリアムの娘でウリヤの妻バテ・シェバであることを知ったのです。 4 彼女は、月経後の汚れのきよめをしていたところでした。ダビデは女を召し入れ、忍んで来た彼女と床を共にしたのです。こうして彼女は家に帰りました。 5 それから、自分が妊娠したことを知ると、人をやってダビデに知らせました。
6 さあ、何とかしなければなりません。ダビデは急いでヨアブに伝令を送り、「ヘテ人ウリヤを帰還させよ」と命じました。 7 戦場から戻って来たウリヤに、ダビデはヨアブや兵士の様子、戦況などを尋ねました。 8 それから、「家へ帰ってゆっくり骨休めをしなさい」と勧めたのです。贈り物も持たせました。 9 ところが、ウリヤは自宅に戻らず、王の家来たちとともに、宮殿の門のそばで夜を過ごしたのです。 10 ダビデはそれを知ると、さっそくウリヤを呼んで尋ねました。「いったい、どうしたのだ。長く家から離れていたというのに、なぜ昨夜は妻のもとへ戻らなかったのだ。」
11 「恐れながら王様。神の箱も、ヨアブ様も、その配下の者たちもみな、戦場で野宿しています。それなのに、どうして私だけが家に帰って飲み食いし、妻と寝たりできるでしょう。誓って申し上げます。そんな罪深いことをする気は毛頭ありません。」
12 「よかろう。では今夜もここにとどまるがよい。明日は軍務に戻ってもらう。」
こうして、ウリヤは宮殿から離れませんでした。 13 翌日、ダビデは彼を食事に招き、酒を勧めて酔わせました。しかし、ウリヤは自宅に帰ろうとはせず、その夜もまた、宮殿の門のわきで寝たのです。
14 翌朝、ついにダビデは戦場のヨアブあてに手紙をしたため、それをウリヤに持たせました。 15 その書面で、「ウリヤを激戦地の最前線に送り、彼だけ残して引き揚げて戦死させるようにせよ」と指示したのです。 16 ヨアブはウリヤを、包囲中の町の最前線に送り込みました。町を守っていたのは、敵の中でもえり抜きの兵だと知っていたのです。 17 ウリヤは数人のイスラエル兵士とともに戦死しました。
18 ヨアブは戦況報告をダビデに送る際、 19-21 使いの者にこう言い含めました。「もし王がお怒りになって、『なぜ、そんなに町に近づいたのだ。城壁の上から敵が射かけてくるのを考えに入れなかったのか。アビメレクはテベツで、城壁の上から女が投げ落としたひき臼でいのちを落としたのだ』とおっしゃったなら、『ウリヤも戦死いたしました』と申し上げるがよい。」
22 使者はエルサレムに着くと、ダビデに報告しました。 23 「敵は攻撃をしかけてまいりました。こちらも応戦し、敵を町の門のところまで追い詰めました時、 24 城壁の上から、矢を射かけてまいったのです。そのため、味方の数人が殺され、ヘテ人ウリヤも戦死いたしました。」
25 それを聞いてダビデは言いました。「よし、わかった。ヨアブには、落胆するなと伝えてくれ。剣は両刃の剣だ！今度こそ慎重に攻めて町を占領せよ。成功を祈ると伝えてくれ。」
26 バテ・シェバは夫が戦死したことを知り、喪に服しました。 27 喪が明けると、ダビデは彼女を妻として宮殿に迎え、彼女は男の子をもうけました。しかし、ダビデがしたことは主の御心にかないませんでした。
2 Samuel 11
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
11 And it came to pass at the return of the year, at the time when kings go forth to war, that David sent Joab and his servants with him, and all Israel, and they spoiled the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabba: but David remained in Jerusalem.
2 In the mean time it happened that David arose from his bed after noon, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and he saw from the roof of his house a woman washing herself, over against him: and the woman was very beautiful.
3 And the king sent, and inquired who the woman was. And it was told him, that she was Bethsabee the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Urias the Hethite.
4 And David sent messengers, and took her, and she came in to him, and he slept with her: and presently she was purified from her uncleanness:
5 And she returned to her house having conceived. And she sent and told David, and said: I have conceived.
6 And David sent to Joab, saying: Send me Urias the Hethite. And Joab sent Urias to David.
7 And Urias came to David. And David asked how Joab did, and the people, and how the war was carried on.
8 And David said to Urias: Go into thy house, and wash thy feet. And Urias went out from the king's house, and there went out after him a mess of meat from the king.
9 But Urias slept before the gate of the king's house, with the other servants of his lord, and went not down to his own house.
10 And it was told David by some that said: Urias went not to his house. And David said to Urias: Didst thou not come from thy journey? why didst thou not go down to thy house?
11 And Urias said to David: The ark of God and Israel and Juda dwell in tents, and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord abide upon the face of the earth: and shall I go into my house, to eat and to drink, and to sleep with my wife? By thy welfare and by the welfare of thy soul I will not do this thing.
12 Then David said to Urias: Tarry here to day, and to morrow I will send thee away. Urias tarried in Jerusalem that day and the next.
13 And David called him to eat and to drink before him, and he made him drunk: and he went out in the evening, and slept on his couch with the servants of his lord, and went not down into his house.
14 And when the morning was come, David wrote a letter to Joab: and sent it by the hand of Urias,
15 Writing in the letter: Set ye Urias in the front of the battle, where the fight is strongest: and leave ye him, that he may be wounded and die.
16 Wherefore as Joab was besieging the city, he put Urias in the place where he knew the bravest men were.
17 And the men coming out of the city, fought against Joab, and there fell some of the people of the servants of David, and Urias the Hethite was killed also.
18 Then Joab sent, and told David all things concerning the battle.
19 And he charged the messenger, saying: When thou hast told all the words of the battle to the king,
20 If thou see him to be angry, and he shall say: Why did you approach so near to the wall to fight? knew you not that many darts are thrown from above off the wall?
21 Who killed Abimelech the son of Jerobaal? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, and slew him in Thebes? Why did you go near the wall? Thou shalt say: Thy servant Urias the Hethite is also slain.
22 So the messenger departed, and came and told David all that Joab had commanded him.
23 And the messenger said to David: The men prevailed against us, and they came out to us into the field: and we vigorously charged and pursued them even to the gate of the city.
24 And the archers shot their arrows at thy servants from off the wall above: and some of the king's servants are slain, and thy servant Urias the Hethite is also dead.
25 And David said to the messenger: Thus shalt thou say to Joab: Let not this thing discourage thee: for various is the event of war: and sometimes one, sometimes another is consumed by the sword: encourage thy warriors against The city, and exhort them that thou mayest overthrow it.
26 And the wife of Urias heard that Urias her husband was dead, and she mourned for him.
27 And the mourning being over, David sent and brought her into his house, and she became his wife, and she bore him a son: and this thing which David had done, was displeasing to the Lord.
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