사사기 9장 Good News Translation (1992)

Good News Translation (1992) · 영어 · 사사기 (Judges) · 57절 · 대역: King James Version

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1	Abimelech Gideon's son Abimelech went to the town of Shechem, where all his mother's relatives lived, and told them	And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother’s brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,
2	to ask the men of Shechem, “Which would you prefer? To have all seventy of Gideon's sons govern you or to have just one man? Remember that Abimelech is your own flesh and blood.”	Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.
3	His mother's relatives talked to the men of Shechem about this for him, and the men of Shechem decided to follow Abimelech because he was their relative.	And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.
4	They gave him seventy pieces of silver from the temple of Baal-of-the-Covenant, and with this money he hired a bunch of worthless scoundrels to join him.	And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baal–berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.
5	He went to his father's house at Ophrah, and there on top of a single stone he killed his seventy brothers, Gideon's sons. But Jotham, Gideon's youngest son, hid and was not killed.	And he went unto his father’s house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
6	Then all the men of Shechem and Bethmillo got together and went to the sacred oak tree at Shechem, where they made Abimelech king.	And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.
7	When Jotham heard about this, he went and stood on top of Mount Gerizim and shouted out to them, “Listen to me, you men of Shechem, and God may listen to you!	And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.
8	Once upon a time the trees went out to choose a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Be our king.’	The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
9	The olive tree answered, ‘In order to govern you, I would have to stop producing my oil, which is used to honor gods and human beings.’	But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
10	Then the trees said to the fig tree, ‘You come and be our king.’	And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.
11	But the fig tree answered, ‘In order to govern you, I would have to stop producing my good sweet fruit.’	But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?
12	So the trees then said to the grapevine, ‘You come and be our king.’	Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.
13	But the vine answered, ‘In order to govern you, I would have to stop producing my wine, that makes gods and human beings happy.’	And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
14	So then all the trees said to the thorn bush, ‘You come and be our king.’	Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.
15	The thorn bush answered, ‘If you really want to make me your king, then come and take shelter in my shade. If you don't, fire will blaze out of my thorny branches and burn up the cedars of Lebanon.’	And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
16	“Now then,” Jotham continued, “were you really honest and sincere when you made Abimelech king? Did you respect Gideon's memory and treat his family properly, as his actions deserved?	Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;
17	Remember that my father fought for you. He risked his life to save you from the Midianites.	(For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:
18	But today you turned against my father's family. You killed his sons—seventy men on a single stone—and just because Abimelech, his son by his servant woman, is your relative, you have made him king of Shechem.	And ye are risen up against my father’s house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)
19	Now then, if what you did today to Gideon and his family was sincere and honest, then be happy with Abimelech and let him be happy with you.	If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:
20	But if not, may fire blaze out from Abimelech and burn up the men of Shechem and Bethmillo. May fire blaze out from the men of Shechem and Bethmillo and burn Abimelech up.”	But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
21	Then because he was afraid of his brother Abimelech, Jotham ran away and went to live at Beer.	And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
22	Abimelech ruled Israel for three years.	When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,
23	Then God made Abimelech and the men of Shechem hostile to each other, and they rebelled against Abimelech.	Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
24	This happened so that Abimelech and the men of Shechem, who encouraged him to murder Gideon's seventy sons, would pay for their crime.	That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren.
25	The men of Shechem put men in ambush against Abimelech on the mountaintops, and they robbed everyone who passed their way. Abimelech was told about this.	And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.
26	Then Gaal son of Ebed came to Shechem with his brothers, and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.	And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.
27	They all went out into their vineyards and picked the grapes, made wine from them, and held a festival. They went into the temple of their god, where they ate and drank and made fun of Abimelech.	And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.
28	Gaal said, “What kind of men are we in Shechem? Why are we serving Abimelech? Who is he, anyway? The son of Gideon! And Zebul takes orders from him, but why should we serve him? Be loyal to your ancestor Hamor, who founded your clan!	And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?
29	I wish I were leading this people! I would get rid of Abimelech! I would tell him, ‘Reinforce your army, come on out and fight!’”	And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.
30	Zebul, the ruler of the city, became angry when he heard what Gaal had said.	And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.
31	He sent messengers to Abimelech at Arumah to say, “Gaal son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem, and they are not going to let you into the city.	And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee.
32	Now then, you and your men should move by night and hide in the fields.	Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field:
33	Get up tomorrow morning at sunrise and make a sudden attack on the city. Then when Gaal and his men come out against you, hit them with all you've got!”	And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.
34	So Abimelech and all his men made their move at night and hid outside Shechem in four groups.	And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
35	When Abimelech and his men saw Gaal come out and stand at the city gate, they got up from their hiding places.	And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.
36	Gaal saw them and said to Zebul, “Look! There are men coming down from the mountaintops!” “Those are not men,” Zebul answered. “They are just shadows on the mountains.”	And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.
37	Gaal said again, “Look! There are men coming down the crest of the mountain and one group is coming along the road from the oak tree of the fortunetellers!”	And Gaal spake again and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim.
38	Then Zebul said to him, “Where is all your big talk now? You were the one who asked why we should serve this man Abimelech. These are the men you were making fun of. Go on out now and fight them.”	Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.
39	Gaal led the men of Shechem out and fought Abimelech.	And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
40	Abimelech started after Gaal, and Gaal ran. Many were wounded, even at the city gate.	And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.
41	Abimelech lived in Arumah, and Zebul drove Gaal and his brothers out of Shechem, so that they could no longer live there.	And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.
42	The next day Abimelech found out that the people of Shechem were planning to go out into the fields,	And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.
43	so he took his men, divided them into three groups, and hid in the fields, waiting. When he saw the people coming out of the city, he came out of hiding to kill them.	And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.
44	While Abimelech and his group hurried forward to guard the city gate, the other two companies attacked the people in the fields and killed them all.	And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and slew them.
45	The fighting continued all day long. Abimelech captured the city, killed its people, tore it down, and covered the ground with salt.	And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.
46	When all the leading men in the fort at Shechem heard about this, they sought safety in the stronghold of the temple of Baal-of-the-Covenant.	And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.
47	Abimelech was told that they had gathered there,	And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.
48	so he went up to Mount Zalmon with his men. There he took an ax, cut a limb off a tree, and put it on his shoulder. He told his men to hurry and do the same thing.	And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.
49	So everyone cut off a tree limb; then they followed Abimelech and piled the wood up against the stronghold. They set it on fire, with the people inside, and all the people of the fort died—about a thousand men and women.	And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
50	Then Abimelech went to Thebez, surrounded that city, and captured it.	Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.
51	There was a strong tower there, and every man and woman in the city, including the leaders, ran to it. They locked themselves in and went up to the roof.	But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.
52	When Abimelech came to attack the tower, he went up to the door to set the tower on fire.	And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
53	But a woman threw a millstone down on his head and fractured his skull.	And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and all to brake his skull.
54	Then he quickly called the young man who was carrying his weapons and told him, “Draw your sword and kill me. I don't want it said that a woman killed me.” So the young man ran him through, and he died.	Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
55	When the Israelites saw that Abimelech was dead, they all went home.	And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.
56	And so it was that God paid Abimelech back for the crime that he committed against his father in killing his seventy brothers.	Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:
57	God also made the men of Shechem suffer for their wickedness, just as Jotham, Gideon's son, said they would when he cursed them.	And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.