1 Samuel 9
1 Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjamite, a mighty man of valor.
茲にベニヤミンの人にてキシと名くる力の大なるものありキシはアビエルの子アビニルはゼロンの子ゼロンはベコラテの子ベコラテはアビヤの子アビヤはベニヤミンの子なり
2 He had a son whose name was Saul, an impressive young man; and there was not among the children of Israel a more handsome person than he. From his shoulders and upward he was taller than any of the people.
キシにサウルと名くる子あり壯にして美はしイスラエルの子孫の中に彼より美はしき者たく肩より上民のいづれの人よりも高し
3 The donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, were lost. Kish said to Saul his son, “Now take one of the servants with you, and arise, go look for the donkeys.”
サウルの父キシの驢馬失ぬキシ其子サウルにいひけるは一人の僕をともなひ起ちてゆき驢馬を尋ねよ
4 He passed through the hill country of Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they did not find them. Then they passed through the land of Shaalim, and they were not there. Then he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they did not find them.
サウル、ニフライムの山地を通り過ぎシヤリシヤの地を通りすぐれども見あたらずシヤリムの地を通りすぐれども居らずベニヤミンの地をとほりすぐれども見あたらず
5 When they had come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, “Come! Let’s return, lest my father stop caring about the donkeys and be anxious for us.”
かれらツフの地にいたれる時サウル其ともなへる僕にいひけるはいざ還らん恐らくはわが父驢馬の事を措て我等の事を思ひ煩はん
6 The servant said to him, “Behold now, there is a man of God in this city, and he is a man who is held in honor. All that he says surely happens. Now let’s go there. Perhaps he can tell us which way to go.”
僕これにいひけるは此邑に神の人あり尊き人にして其言ふところは皆必らず成る我らかしこにいたらんかれ我らがゆくべき路をわれらにしめすことあらん
7 Then Saul said to his servant, “But behold, if we go, what should we bring the man? For the bread is spent in our sacks, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God. What do we have?”
サウル僕にいひけるは我らもしゆかば何を其人におくらんか器のパンは旣に罄て神の人におくるべき禮物あらず何かあるや
8 The servant answered Saul again and said, “Behold, I have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver. I will give that to the man of God, to tell us our way.”
僕またサウルにこたへていひけるは視よわが手に銀一シケルの四分の一あり我これを神の人にあたへて我らに路をしめさしめんと
9 (In earlier times in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he said, “Come! Let’s go to the seer;” for he who is now called a prophet was before called a seer.)
昔しイスラエルにおいては人神にとはんとてゆく時はいざ先見者にゆかんといへり其は今の預言者は昔しは先見者とよばれたればなり
10 Then Saul said to his servant, “Well said. Come! Let’s go.” So they went to the city where the man of God was.
サウル僕にいひけるは善くいへりいざゆかんとて神の人のをる邑におもむけり
11 As they went up the ascent to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said to them, “Is the seer here?”
かれら邑にいる坂をのぼれる時童女數人の水くみにいづるにあひ之にいひけるは先見者は此にをるや
12 They answered them and said, “He is. Behold, he is before you. Hurry now, for he has come today into the city; for the people have a sacrifice today in the high place.
答ていひけるはをる視よ汝のまへにをる急ぎゆけ今日民崇邱にて祭をなすにより彼けふ邑にきたれり
13 As soon as you have come into the city, you will immediately find him before he goes up to the high place to eat; for the people will not eat until he comes, because he blesses the sacrifice. Afterwards those who are invited eat. Now therefore go up; for at this time you will find him.”
汝ら邑にる時かれが崇邱にのぼりて食に就くまへに直ちにかれにあはん其は彼まづ祭品を祝してしかるのち招かれたる者食ふべきに因りかれが來るまでは民食はざるなり故に汝らのぼれ今かれにあはんと
14 They went up to the city. As they came within the city, behold, Samuel came out toward them to go up to the high place.
かれら邑にのぼりて邑のなかにいるとき視よサムエル崇邱にのぼらんとてかれらにむかひて出きたりぬ
15 Now the LORD had revealed to Samuel a day before Saul came, saying,
ヱホバ、サウルのきたる一日まへにサムエルの耳につげていひたまひけるは
16 “Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man out of the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be prince over my people Israel. He will save my people out of the hand of the Philistines; for I have looked upon my people, because their cry has come to me.”
明日いまごろ我ベニヤミンの地より一箇の人を汝につかはさん汝かれに膏を注ぎてわが民イスラエルの長となせかれわが民をペリシテ人の手より救ひいださんわが民のさけび我に達せしにより我是をかへりみるなり
17 When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said to him, “Behold, the man of whom I spoke to you! He will have authority over my people.”
サムエル、サウルを見るときヱホバこれにいひたまひけるは視よわが汝につげしは此人なり是人わが民ををさむべし
18 Then Saul approached Samuel in the gateway, and said, “Please tell me where the seer’s house is.”
サウル門の中にてサムエルにちかづきいひけるは先見者の家はいづくにあるや請ふ我につげよ
19 Samuel answered Saul and said, “I am the seer. Go up before me to the high place, for you are to eat with me today. In the morning I will let you go and will tell you all that is in your heart.
サムエル、サウルにこたへていひけるは我はすなはち先見者なり汝わがまへにゆきて崇邱にのぼれ汝ら今日我とともに食す可し明日われ汝をさらしめ汝の心にあることを悉く汝にしめさん
20 As for your donkeys who were lost three days ago, do not set your mind on them, for they have been found. For whom does all Israel desire? Is it not you and all your father’s house?”
三日まへに失たる汝の驢馬は旣に見あたりたれば之をおもふなかれ抑もイスラエルの總ての寶は誰の者なるや即ち汝と汝の父の家のものならずや
21 Saul answered, “Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? And my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then do you speak to me like this?”
サウルこたへていひけるは我はイスラエルの支派の最も小き支派なるベニヤミンの人にしてわが族はベニヤミンの支派の諸の族の最も小き者に非やなんぞ斯る事を我にかたるや
22 Samuel took Saul and his servant and brought them into the guest room, and made them sit in the best place among those who were invited, who were about thirty persons.
サムエル、サウルと其僕をみちびきて堂にいり招かれたる三十人ばかりの者の中の最も上に坐せしむ
23 Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the portion which I gave you, of which I said to you, ‘Set it aside.’”
サムエル庖人にいひけるはわが汝にわたして汝の許におけといひし分をもちきたれ
24 The cook took up the thigh, and that which was on it, and set it before Saul. Samuel said, “Behold, that which has been reserved! Set it before yourself and eat; because it has been kept for you for the appointed time, for I said, ‘I have invited the people.’” So Saul ate with Samuel that day.
庖人肩と肩に屬る者をとりあげて之をサウルのまへに置くサムエルいひけるは視よ是は存へおきたる物なり汝のまへにおきて食へ其はわれ民をまねきし時よりこれを汝の爲にたくはへおきたればなりかくてサウル此日サムエルとともに食せり
25 When they had come down from the high place into the city, he talked with Saul on the housetop.
崇邱をくだりて邑にいりし時サムエル、サウルとともに屋背の上にてものがたる
26 They arose early; and about daybreak, Samuel called to Saul on the housetop, saying, “Get up, that I may send you away.” Saul arose, and they both went outside, he and Samuel, together.
かれら早くおく即ちサムエル曙に屋背の上なるサウルをよびていけるは起よわれ汝をかへさんとサウルすなはちおきあがるサウルとサムエルともに外にいで
27 As they were going down at the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell the servant to go on ahead of us.” He went ahead, then Samuel said, “But stand still first, that I may cause you to hear God’s message.”
邑の極處にくだれるときサムエル、サウルにいひけるは僕に命じて我等の先にゆかしめよ(僕先にゆく)しかして汝暫くとどまれ我汝に神の言をしめさん
