申命記 31
Japanese Living Bible
後継者ヨシュアの任命と律法朗読の指示
31 1-2 モーセはさらにことばを続けました。「私はすでに百二十歳です。これ以上あなたがたを指導することはできません。それに、ヨルダン川を渡ってはならないと主から言われています。 3 これからは、主ご自身があなたがたを導き、川向こうの国々を滅ぼされます。そこを征服するための新しい司令官は、主が告げられたようにヨシュアです。 4 エモリ人の王シホンやオグと戦った時のことは忘れていないでしょう。主はその国々にも同じようにされます。 5 完全にあなたがたの自由になるようにしてくださるので、命令どおり、必ず滅ぼしなさい。 6 心を強くもち、勇敢に戦いなさい。恐れてはいけません。おじけづいてはいけません。主が味方なのです。主は絶対に、あなたを裏切ったり見捨てたりなさいません。」
7 ここで、モーセはヨシュアを呼び、イスラエル全国民の前で命じました。「心を強くもち、勇敢にふるまいなさい。あなたに、約束の地へ民を導き入れる務めを与えよう。そこを征服するのを見届けなさい。 8 主が味方だから、恐れてはならない。主はいつも先頭に立ち、途中で見放すことも見捨てることもなさらないのだ。」
9 それから、モーセは以上の律法を書き記し、十戒の入った箱（契約の箱）をかつぐレビ人の祭司と、長老とに渡しました。 10-11 この律法を、七年目ごとの負債免除の年の仮庵の祭りに、全国民が聖所で主の前に集まった時、読み聞かせるのです。 12 そのことについて、主はモーセにこう命じました。「男も、女も、子どもも、在留外国人も全員集めて、主の律法を読み聞かせなさい。どのように生きることをわたしが望んでいるかを彼らに学ばせるのだ。こうして、わたしを大切にし、忠実に律法を守ることをくり返し教えれば、 13 今この教えを知らない子どもたちも、約束の地に住む間、主をどのように敬うかを学ぶだろう。」
14 このあと主はモーセに、「いよいよあなたの最期が来た。これからのことを指示するから、ヨシュアを幕屋（神がイスラエルの民と会う場所）に来させなさい」と告げました。二人は命じられたとおり、主の前に立ちました。
15 すると、幕屋の入口に大きな雲が現れ、その中から主の声がありました。 16 「モーセよ、あなたは死んで先祖の仲間に加えられる。そのあとこの民は、約束の地で外国の神々を拝むようになる。わたしのことなどすっかり忘れ、平気で契約を破るだろう。 17 そうなれば、黙っているわけにはいかない。彼らを見捨て、顔をそむけてしまおう。次々と恐ろしい目に会い、もうだめだという時、ようやく彼らは気がつき、『神様はもう私たちの味方ではない』と言うだろうが、すでに手遅れだ。 18 あれほど禁じたのに外国の神々を拝む者には、わたしもきっぱりと背を向けるだけである。
19 その警告のために、次の歌を書き記しなさい。 20 彼らの先祖に約束した乳とみつの流れる地で順調にいき、ぜいたくに慣れてくると、彼らはわたしをうとみ、平然と契約を破り、外国の神々を拝むようになるからだ。 21 そしてついに、大きな災いが襲うのだ。その時、代々歌い続けられたこの歌を聞き、どうしてそんなことが起こったのか思い知るだろう。この民がどんな民か、約束の地に入る前からわたしははっきり知っている。」
22 その日モーセは、歌を書き記し、イスラエルの国民に教えました。
23 それから主は、ヌンの子ヨシュアに、「強く、勇敢な者でありなさい。約束の地にイスラエルの民を導き入れなさい。わたしはいつもあなたと共にいる。」と命じました。
24 モーセはすべての律法を書き終えると、 25 十戒の入った箱をかつぐレビ人に、 26 この律法を箱のそばに置き、民への厳粛な警告とするよう指示しました。
27 「あなたがたが反抗的で強情であることはわかっている。こうして私がいっしょにいてさえ主に反抗するのだから、私が死んだらどうなることかわかったものではない。 28 さあ、部族の長老、高官を全員集めなさい。天と地とを証人に立てて、言っておきたいことがある。 29 私の死後、あなたがたはきっと堕落し、主の命令に背くだろう。主を怒らせるような悪いことをし、その報いで結局は破滅を招くのだ。」
30 それでモーセは、イスラエルのすべての民に聞こえるように、次の歌を初めから終わりまで歌いました。
Deuteronomy 31
King James Version
31 And Moses went and spake these words unto all Israel.
2 And he said unto them, I am an hundred and twenty years old this day; I can no more go out and come in: also the Lord hath said unto me, Thou shalt not go over this Jordan.
3 The Lord thy God, he will go over before thee, and he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: and Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as the Lord hath said.
4 And the Lord shall do unto them as he did to Sihon and to Og, kings of the Amorites, and unto the land of them, whom he destroyed.
5 And the Lord shall give them up before your face, that ye may do unto them according unto all the commandments which I have commanded you.
6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
7 And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the Lord hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it.
8 And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
9 And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and unto all the elders of Israel.
10 And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,
11 When all Israel is come to appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.
12 Gather the people together, men and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the Lord your God, and observe to do all the words of this law:
13 And that their children, which have not known any thing, may hear, and learn to fear the Lord your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.
14 And the Lord said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.
15 And the Lord appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle.
16 And the Lord said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them.
17 Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us?
18 And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other gods.
19 Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.
20 For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant.
21 And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware.
22 Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel.
23 And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee.
24 And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,
25 That Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying,
26 Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.
27 For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the Lord; and how much more after my death?
28 Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them.
29 For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.
30 And Moses spake in the ears of all the congregation of Israel the words of this song, until they were ended.
Deuteronomy 31
New King James Version
Joshua the New Leader of Israel(A)
31 Then Moses went and spoke these words to all Israel. 2 And he said to them: “I (B)am one hundred and twenty years old today. I can no longer (C)go out and come in. Also the Lord has said to me, (D)‘You shall not cross over this Jordan.’ 3 The Lord your God (E)Himself crosses over before you; He will destroy these nations from before you, and you shall dispossess them. (F)Joshua himself crosses over before you, just (G)as the Lord has said. 4 (H)And the Lord will do to them (I)as He did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites and their land, when He destroyed them. 5 (J)The Lord will give them over to you, that you may do to them according to every commandment which I have commanded you. 6 (K)Be strong and of good courage, (L)do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, (M)He is the One who goes with you. (N)He will not leave you nor forsake you.”
7 Then Moses called Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, (O)“Be strong and of good courage, for you must go with this people to the land which the Lord has sworn to their fathers to give them, and you shall cause them to inherit it. 8 And the Lord, (P)He is the One who goes before you. (Q)He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.”
The Law to Be Read Every Seven Years
9 So Moses wrote this law (R)and delivered it to the priests, the sons of Levi, (S)who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the elders of Israel. 10 And Moses commanded them, saying: “At the end of every seven years, at the appointed time in the (T)year of release, (U)at the Feast of Tabernacles, 11 when all Israel comes to (V)appear before the Lord your God in the (W)place which He chooses, (X)you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing. 12 (Y)Gather the people together, men and women and little ones, and the stranger who is within your gates, that they may hear and that they may learn to fear the Lord your God and carefully observe all the words of this law, 13 and that their children, (Z)who have not known it, (AA)may hear and learn to fear the Lord your God as long as you live in the land which you cross the Jordan to possess.”
Prediction of Israel’s Rebellion
14 Then the Lord said to Moses, (AB)“Behold, the days approach when you must die; call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of meeting, that (AC)I may [a]inaugurate him.”
So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves in the tabernacle of meeting. 15 Now (AD)the Lord appeared at the tabernacle in a pillar of cloud, and the pillar of cloud stood above the door of the tabernacle.
16 And the Lord said to Moses: “Behold, you will [b]rest with your fathers; and this people will (AE)rise and (AF)play the harlot with the gods of the foreigners of the land, where they go to be among them, and they will (AG)forsake Me and (AH)break My covenant which I have made with them. 17 Then My anger shall be (AI)aroused against them in that day, and (AJ)I will forsake them, and I will (AK)hide My face from them, and they shall be [c]devoured. And many evils and troubles shall befall them, so that they will say in that day, (AL)‘Have not these evils come upon us because our God is (AM)not among us?’ 18 And (AN)I will surely hide My face in that day because of all the evil which they have done, in that they have turned to other gods.
19 “Now therefore, write down this song for yourselves, and teach it to the children of Israel; put it in their mouths, that this song may be (AO)a witness for Me against the children of Israel. 20 When I have brought them to the land flowing with milk and honey, of which I swore to their fathers, and they have eaten and filled themselves (AP)and grown fat, (AQ)then they will turn to other gods and serve them; and they will provoke Me and break My covenant. 21 Then it shall be, (AR)when many evils and troubles have come upon them, that this song will testify against them as a witness; for it will not be forgotten in the mouths of their descendants, for (AS)I know the inclination (AT)of their behavior today, even before I have brought them to the land of which I swore to give them.”
22 Therefore Moses wrote this song the same day, and taught it to the children of Israel. 23 (AU)Then He inaugurated Joshua the son of Nun, and said, (AV)“Be strong and of good courage; for you shall bring the children of Israel into the land of which I swore to them, and I will be with you.”
24 So it was, when Moses had completed writing the words of this law in a book, when they were finished, 25 that Moses commanded the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying: 26 “Take this Book of the Law, (AW)and put it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there (AX)as a witness against you; 27 (AY)for I know your rebellion and your (AZ)stiff neck. If today, while I am yet alive with you, you have been rebellious against the Lord, then how much more after my death? 28 Gather to me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their hearing (BA)and call heaven and earth to witness against them. 29 For I know that after my death you will (BB)become utterly corrupt, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you. And (BC)evil will befall you (BD)in the latter days, because you will do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger through the work of your hands.”
The Song of Moses
30 Then Moses spoke in the hearing of all the assembly of Israel the words of this song until they were ended:
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 31:14 commission
- Deuteronomy 31:16 Die and join your ancestors
- Deuteronomy 31:17 consumed
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