Numbers 24
1 And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not resort to sorcery as on previous occasions, but he turned 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 When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, 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 lifted up an oracle, saying: “This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open,
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 the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide 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 lovely are your tents, O Jacob, your dwellings, 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 They spread out like palm groves, like gardens beside a stream, like aloes the LORD has planted, like cedars 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 will flow from his buckets, and his seed will have abundant water. His king will be greater than Agag, and his kingdom will 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 brought him out of Egypt with strength like a wild ox, to devour hostile nations and crush their bones, to pierce them with 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 crouches, he lies down like a lion; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him? Blessed are those who bless you and cursed are those who curse you.”
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 Then Balak’s anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his hands together and said to Balaam, “I summoned you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have persisted in blessing 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, flee at once to your home! I said I would richly reward you, but instead the LORD has denied your reward.”
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 Balaam answered Balak, “Did I not already tell the messengers you sent me
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 that even if Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the LORD? I will speak whatever the LORD says.
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 Now I am going back to my people, but come, let me warn you what this people will do to your people in the days to come.”
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 Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying, “This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open,
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 the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who has knowledge from the Most High, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide 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. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.
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 Edom will become a possession, as will Seir, his enemy; but Israel will perform with valor.
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 A ruler will come from Jacob and destroy the survivors of 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 Then Balaam saw Amalek and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Amalek was first among the nations, but his end is 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 Next he saw the Kenites and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Your dwelling place is secure, and your nest is set in a cliff.
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 Yet Kain will be destroyed when Asshur takes you 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 Once more Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Ah, who can live unless God has ordained it?
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 Ships will come from the coasts of Cyprus; they will subdue Asshur and Eber, but they too will perish forever.”
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 Then Balaam arose and returned to his homeland, and Balak also went on 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
