Numbers 24
1 And when Balaam saw that it pleased Jehovah to bless Israel, he did not go, as at the other times, to meet with omens, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
バラムはイスラエルを祝することのヱホバの心に適ふを視たれば此度は前の時のごとくに往て法術を求むる事を爲ずその面を曠野に向て居り
2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes, and the Spirit of God came upon him.
バラム目を擧てイスラエルのその支派にしたがひて居るを觀たり時に神の霊かれに臨みければ
3 And he took up his oracle, and said, Balaam the son of Beor says, and the man whose eye was closed says,
彼すなはちこの歌をのべて云くベオルの子バラム言ふ目の啓きたる人言ふ
4 he says who hears the words of God, who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down, and having his eyes open,
神の言詞を聞し者能はざる無き者をまぼろしに觀し者倒れ臥て其目の啓けたる者言ふ
5 How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, thy tabernacles, O Israel!
ヤコブよ汝の天幕は美しき哉イスラエルよ汝の住所は美しき哉
6 As valleys they are spread forth, as gardens by the river-side, as aloes which Jehovah has planted, as cedar trees beside the waters.
是は谷々のごとくに布列ね河邊の園のごとくヱホバの栽し沈香樹のごとく水の邊の香柏のごとし
7 Water shall flow from his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
その桶よりは水溢れんその種は水の邊に發育んその王はアガグよりも高くなりその國は振ひ興らん
8 God brings him forth out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of the wild-ox. He shall eat up the nations his adversaries, and shall break their bones in pieces, and smite them through with his arrows.
神これをエジプトより導き出せり是は強きこと兕のごとくその敵なる國々の民を呑つくしその骨を摧き矢をもて之を衝とほさん
9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a lioness. Who shall rouse him up? He who blesses thee is blessed, And he who curses thee is cursed.
是は牡獅子のごとくに身をかがめ牝獅子のごとくに臥す誰か敢てこれを起さんやなんぢを祝するものは福祉を得なんぢをのろふものは災禍をかうむるべし
10 And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he struck his hands together. And Balak said to Balaam, I called thee to curse my enemies, and, behold, thou have altogether blessed them these three times.
ここにおいてバラクはバラムにむかひて怒を發しその手を拍ならせり而してバラク、バラムにいひけるは我はなんぢをしてわが敵を詛はしめんとてなんぢを招きたるに汝は却て斯三度までも彼らを大に祝したり
11 Therefore now flee thou to thy place. I thought to promote thee to great honor, but, lo, Jehovah has kept thee back from honor.
然ば汝今汝の處に奔り往け我は汝に大なる尊榮を得させんと思ひたれどヱホバ汝を阻めて尊榮を得るに至らざらしむ
12 And Balaam said to Balak, Did I not also speak to thy messengers that thou sent to me, saying,
バラム、バラクに言けるは我は汝が我に遣しし使者等に告て言ざりしや
13 If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of Jehovah, to do either good or bad of my own mind. What Jehovah speaks, that I will speak?
假令バラクその家に盈るほどの金銀を我に與ふるとも我はヱホバの言を踰て自己の心のままに善も惡きも爲ことを得ず我はヱホバの宣まふ事のみを言べしと
14 And now, behold, I go to my people. Come, I will advise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.
今われは吾民にかへる然ば來れ我この民が後の日に汝の民に爲んところの事を汝に告しらせんと
15 And he took up his oracle, and said, Balaam the son of Beor says, and the man whose eye was closed says,
すなはちこの歌をのべて云くベオルの子バラム言ふ目の啓きたる人言ふ
16 he says who hears the words of God, and knows the knowledge of the Most High, who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down, and having his eyes open:
神の言を聞るあり至高者を知の知識あり能はざる無き者をまぼろしに觀倒れ臥て其目の啓けたる者言ふ
17 I see him, but not now. I behold him, but not near. There shall come forth a star out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite through the corners of Moab, and break down all the sons of tumult.
我これを見ん然ど今にあらず我これを望まん然ど近くはあらずヤコブより一箇の星いでんイスラエルより一條の杖おこりモアブを此旁より彼旁に至まで撃破りまた鼓譟者どもを盡く滅すべし
18 And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession, who were his enemies, while Israel does valiantly.
其敵なるエドムは是が產業となりセイルは之が產業とならんイスラエルは盛になるべし
19 And out of Jacob shall come he who shall have dominion, and shall destroy the remnant from the city.
權を秉る者ヤコブより出で遺れる者等を城より滅し絶ん
20 And he looked on Amalek, and took up his oracle, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations, but his latter end shall come to destruction.
バラム又アマレクを望みこの歌をのべて云くアマレクは國々の中の最初なる者なり其終には滅び絶るに至らん
21 And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his oracle, and said, Strong is thy dwelling-place, and thy nest is set in the rock.
亦ケニ人を望みこの歌をのべて云く汝の住所は堅固なり汝は磐に巣をつくる
22 Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.
然どカインは亡て終にアッスリアの爲に擄へ移されん
23 And he took up his oracle, and said, Alas, who shall live when God does this?
彼亦この歌をのべて云く嗟神これを爲たまはん時は誰か生ることを得ん
24 But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim, and they shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall come to destruction.
キッテムの方より船來てアッスリアを攻なやましエベルを攻なやますべし而して是もまた終に亡失ん
25 And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place, and Balak also went his way.
斯てバラムは起あがりて自己の處に歸り往きぬバラクも亦去ゆけり
