ｱﾙﾏ23,,
アルマ書 第２３章
THE BOOK OF ALMA THE SON OF ALMA CHAPTER 23
ｱﾙﾏ23,*-*,宗教自由の宣言。多くのレーマン人、心を改めて神の道に入る。アマレカイ人とアミュロン人は神の道に入ることを拒む。アンタイ・ニーファイ・レーハイ人。
Religious freedom is proclaimed—The Lamanites in seven lands and cities are converted—They call themselves Anti-Nephi-Lehies and are freed from the curse—The Amalekites and the Amulonites reject the truth. Between 90 and 77 B.C.
ｱﾙﾏ23,1,さて、レーマン人の王は全国に布告を廻して、国内どこに於ても人民はアンモン、アロン、オムヌル、ヒムナイまたはその兄弟であって神の道を弘めてあるく者たちをしばったり、
1 Behold, now it came to pass that the king of the Lamanites sent a aproclamation among all his people, that they should not lay their hands on Ammon, or Aaron, or Omner, or Himni, nor either of their brethren who should go forth preaching the word of God, in whatsoever place they should be, in any part of their land.
ｱﾙﾏ23,2,または牢屋に入れるために捕らえたり、唾を吐きかけたり、打ち叩いたり、会堂から追いだしたり、むち打ったり、石を投げつけてはならない、この人たちは自由に民家、神殿、聖堂へ出入りすることができる、と王の言葉をつたえさせた。
2 Yea, he sent a decree among them, that they should not lay their hands on them to bind them, or to cast them into prison; neither should they spit upon them, nor smite them, nor cast them out of their asynagogues, nor scourge them; neither should they cast stones at them, but that they should have free access to their houses, and also their temples, and their bsanctuaries.
ｱﾙﾏ23,3,このようにこの人たちは、自分の思うように方法へ行って神の道を宣べ伝えることができた。それは王とその１族が全部みな心を改めて主の道に入ったからこの布 悪いものであることを国民に認めさせ、また自分たちはみな兄弟同胞であるから、人殺し、掠奪、盗
み、姦淫そのほか何でも罪悪を犯してはならないことを認めさせるためであった。
3 And thus they might go forth and preach the word according to their desires, for the king had been converted unto the Lord, and aall his bhousehold; therefore he sent his proclamation throughout the land unto his people, that the word of God might have no obstruction, but that it might go forth throughout all the land, that his people might be convinced concerning the wicked ctraditions of their fathers, and that they might be convinced that they were all brethren, and that they ought not to murder, nor to plunder, nor to steal, nor to commit adultery, nor to commit any manner of wickedness.
ｱﾙﾏ23,4,王がこの布告を出してから、アロンとその兄弟たちは都会と礼拝堂とを一々経めぐり、全国いたる所レーマン人の中に教会を設け、また神の道を宣べ教えるために祭司らと教師らとを聖任して置いた。このようにしてアロンたちはようやく大きな成功を治め始めた。
4 And now it came to pass that when the king had sent forth this proclamation, that Aaron and his brethren went forth from acity to city, and from one house of worship to another, establishing churches, and consecrating bpriests and teachers throughout the land among the Lamanites, to preach and to teach the word of God among them; and thus they began to have great success.
ｱﾙﾏ23,5,そして何千と言う人々が主のことを知るようになった。すなわち、これらの人々はニーファイ人の言伝えを信じ、当時まで伝わってきた歴史と予言とを教えられた。
5 And athousands were brought to the knowledge of the Lord, yea, thousands were brought to believe in the btraditions of the Nephites; and they were taught the crecords and prophecies which were handed down even to the present time.
ｱﾙﾏ23,6,アンモンとその兄弟たちが啓示と予言の”みたま”に由って行った伝道と、かれらを使って奇跡を現わしたもうた神の大きな能力とに由って真理を悟るようになったレーマン人、すなわちアンモンたちの宣べ伝えることを信じて主に立ち帰ったすべてのレーマン人は、い 神の道から外れなかった。これは主が生きてまします通り確なことである。
6 And as sure as the Lord liveth, so sure as many as believed, or as many as were brought to the knowledge of the truth, through the preaching of Ammon and his brethren, according to the spirit of revelation and of prophecy, and the power of God working amiracles in them—yea, I say unto you, as the Lord liveth, as many of the Lamanites as believed in their preaching, and were bconverted unto the Lord, cnever did fall away.
ｱﾙﾏ23,7,なぜならば、このレーマン人たちは義しい民となって、まことにその謀叛を起こす武器を捨てて再び神にそむかず、もはやその同胞と戦わなかったからである。
7 For they became a righteous people; they did lay down the weapons of their rebellion, that they did not fight against God any more, neither against any of their brethren.
ｱﾙﾏ23,8,改心をして主の道に入った者たちは、
8 Now, these are athey who were converted unto the Lord:
ｱﾙﾏ23,9,すなわちイシメルの地に住んだレーマン人、
9 The people of the Lamanites who were in the land of Ishmael;
ｱﾙﾏ23,10,ミドーナイの地に住んだレーマン人、
10 And also of the people of the Lamanites who were in the land of aMiddoni;
ｱﾙﾏ23,11,ニーファイ市に住んだレーマン人、
11 And also of the people of the Lamanites who were in the city of Nephi;
ｱﾙﾏ23,12,シャイロムの地とシュムロンの地とレミュエル市とシムナイロン市に住んだレーマン人たちである。
12 And also of the people of the Lamanites who were in the land of aShilom, and who were in the land of Shemlon, and in the city of Lemuel, and in the city of Shimnilom.
ｱﾙﾏ23,13,以上は心を改めて主の道に入ったレーマン人の住んでいた都市の名であって、以上のレーマン人は謀叛を起す一切の武器を棄てた者たちである。
13 And these are the names of the cities of the Lamanites which were aconverted unto the Lord; and these are they that laid down the weapons of their rebellion, yea, all their weapons of war; and they were all Lamanites.
ｱﾙﾏ23,14,ところがアマレカイ人はたった１人改心しただけであって、アミュロン人の中には１人も改心した者がなかった。かれらはかえってその心をかたくなにし、自分たちが住んでいる土地の市町村にいるレーマン人の心もまたかたくなにさせた。
14 And the Amalekites were not aconverted, save only one; neither were any of the bAmulonites; but they did harden their hearts, and also the hearts of the Lamanites in that part of the land wheresoever they dwelt, yea, and all their villages and all their cities.
ｱﾙﾏ23,15,それであるから、今悔改めをして真理を悟り神の道に入ったレーマン人の居た都市の名を１つ１つみなここに記したのである。
15 Therefore, we have named all the cities of the Lamanites in which they did repent and come to the knowledge of the truth, and were converted.
ｱﾙﾏ23,16,王とこのたび改心をしたすべての者たちは、心を改めない同国人たちから区別をされるように新しい名をつけてほしいと思った。それで王は、区別をするためにつける名についてアロンと多くの祭司らとに相談をしたが、
16 And now it came to pass that the king and those who were converted were desirous that they might have a name, that thereby they might be distinguished from their brethren; therefore the king consulted with Aaron and many of their priests, concerning the name that they should take upon them, that they might be distinguished.
ｱﾙﾏ23,17,とうとう自分からアンタイ・ニーファイ・リーハイ人と名づけることにきめた。従って、これから後はこの名で呼びもはやレーマン人とは言わなかった。
17 And it came to pass that they called their names aAnti-Nephi-Lehies; and they were called by this name and were no more called bLamanites.
ｱﾙﾏ23,18,このアンタイ・ニーファイ・リーハイ人はそれから大そう勤勉な民となり、ニーファイ人と親密に交るようになったから、神が下したもうたあののろいはもはやこの民から離れ去った。
18 And they began to be a very aindustrious people; yea, and they were friendly with the Nephites; therefore, they did bopen a correspondence with them, and the ccurse of God did no more follow them.
最終更新：2008年08月16日 05:58
