Numbers 22
1 And the children of Israel journeyed, and encamped in the plains of Moab on the other side of the Jordan from Jericho.
かくてイスラエルの子孫また途に進みてモアブの平野に營を張り此はヨルダンの此旁にしてヱリコに對ふ
2 And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
チッポルの子バラクはイスラエルが凡てアモリ人に爲たる所を見たり
3 And Moab was much afraid of the people, because they were many; and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.
是においてモアブ人大いにイスラエルの民を懼る是その數多きに因てなりモアブ人かくイスラエルの子孫のために心をなやましたれば
4 And Moab said to the elders of Midian, Now will this company lick up all that is round about us, as an ox licks up the green herb of the field. Now Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.
すなはちミデアンの長老等に言ふこの群衆は牛が野の草を餂食ふごとくに我等の四圍の物をことごとく餂食はんとすとこの時にはチッポルの子バラク、モアブ人の王たり
5 And he sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is on the river in the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, a people is come out from Egypt; behold, they cover the face of the land, and they abide over against me.
彼すなはち使者をペトルに遣してベオルの子バラムを招かしめんとすペトルはバラムの本國にありて河の邊に立りその之を招かしむる言に云く茲にエジプトより出來し民あり地の面を蓋ふて我の前にをる
6 And now come, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are mightier than I: perhaps I may be able to smite them, and drive them out of the land; for I know that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.
然ば請ふ汝今來りて我ためにこの民を詛へ彼等は我よりも強ければなり然せば我これを撃やぶりて我國よりこれを逐はらふを得ることもあらん其は汝が祝する者は福徳を得汝が詛ふ者は禍を受くと我しればなりと
7 And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed, having the rewards of divination in their hand. And they came to Balaam, and spoke to him the words of Balak.
モアブの長老等とミデアンの長老等すなはち占卜の禮物を手にとりて出たちバラムにいたりてバラクの言をこれに告たれば
8 And he said to them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, according as Jehovah shall speak unto me. And the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.
バラムかれらに言ふ今晩は此に宿れヱホバの我に告るところに循ひて汝らに返答をなすべしと是をもてモアブの牧伯等バラムの許に居る
9 And God came to Balaam, and said, Who are these men with thee?
時に神バラムに臨みて言たまはく汝の許にをる此人々は何者なるや
10 And Balaam said to God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me,
バラム神に言けるはモアブの王チッポルの子バラク我に言つかはしけらく
11 Behold, a people is come out of Egypt, and it covers the face of the land. Now come, curse me them: perhaps I may be able to fight against them, and drive them out.
茲にエジプトより出きたりし民ありて地の面を蓋ふ請ふ今來りてわがために之を詛へ然せば我これに戰ひ勝てこれを逐はらふを得ることもあらんと
12 And God said to Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people; for they are blessed.
神バラムに言たまひけるは汝かれらとともに往べからず亦この民を詛ふべからず是は祝福るる者たるなり
13 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balak, Go into your land; for Jehovah refuses to give me leave to go with you.
是においてバラム朝起てバラクの牧伯等に言けるは汝ら國に歸れよヱホバ我が汝らとともに往く事をゆるさざるなりと
14 And the princes of Moab rose up; and they went to Balak, and said, Balaam has refused to come with us.
モアブの牧伯たちすなはち起あがりてバラクの許にいたりバラムは我らとともに來ることを肯ぜずと告たれば
15 Then sent Balak yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.
バラクまた前の者よりも尊き牧伯等を前よりも多く遣せり
16 And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus says Balak the son of Zippor: Suffer not thyself, I pray thee, to be restrained from coming to me;
彼らバラムに詣りて之に言けるはチッボルの子バラクかく言ふ願くは汝何の障碍をも顧みずして我に來れ
17 for very highly will I honour thee, and whatever thou shalt say to me will I do; come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.
我汝をして甚だ大なる尊榮を得させん汝が我に言ところは凡て我これを爲べし然ば願くは來りて我ためにこの民を詛へ
18 And Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, If Balak give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the commandment of Jehovah my God, to do less or more.
バラム答へてバラクの臣僕等に言けるは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事の大小を諭ずわが神ヱホバの言を踰ては何をも爲ことを得ず
19 And now, I pray you, abide ye also here this night, and I shall know what Jehovah will say to me further.
然ば請ふ汝らも今晩此に宿り我をしてヱホバの再び我に何と言たまふかを知しめよと
20 Then God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, If the men have come to call thee, rise up, [and] go with them; but only what I shall say unto thee shalt thou do.
夜にいりて神バラムにのぞみて之に言たまひけるはこの人々汝を招きに來りたれば起あがりて之とともに往け但し汝は我が汝につぐる言のみを行ふべし
21 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.
バラム翌朝起あがりてその驢馬に鞍おきてモアブの牧伯等とともに往り
22 And God's anger was kindled because he went; and the Angel of Jehovah set himself in the way to withstand him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two young men were with him.
然るにヱホバかれの往たるに縁て怒を發したまひければヱホバの使者かれに敵せんとて途に立り彼は驢馬に乗その僕二人はこれとともに在しが
23 And the ass saw the Angel of Jehovah standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand; and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field, and Balaam smote the ass to turn her into the way.
驢馬ヱホバの使者が劍を手に抜持て途に立るを見驢馬途より身を轉して田圃に入ければバラム驢馬を打て途にかへさんとせしに
24 And the Angel of Jehovah stood in a hollow of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.
ヱホバの使者また葡萄園の途に立り其處には此旁にも石垣あり彼旁にも石垣あり
25 And the ass saw the Angel of Jehovah, and she pressed herself against the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall; and he smote her again.
驢馬ヱホバの使者を見石垣に貼依てバラムの足を石垣に貼依たればバラムまた之を打り
26 Then the Angel of Jehovah went still further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
然るにヱホバの使者また進みよりて狭き處に立けるが其處には右にも左にもまがる道あらざりしかば
27 And the ass saw the Angel of Jehovah, and lay down under Balaam; and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with his staff.
驢馬ヱホバの使者を見てバラムの下に臥たり是においてバラム怒を發し杖をもて驢馬を打けるに
28 And Jehovah opened the mouth of the ass, and she said to Balaam, What have I done to thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?
ヱホバ驢馬の口を啓きたまひたれば驢馬バラムにむかひて言ふ我なんぢに何を爲せばぞ汝かく三次我を打や
29 And Balaam said to the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in my hand, for now would I kill thee!
バラム驢馬に言ふ汝われを侮るが故なり我手に劍あらば今汝を殺さんものを
30 And the ass said to Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine to this day? was I ever wont to do so to thee? And he said, No.
驢馬またバラムに言けるは我は汝の所有となりてより今日にいたるまで汝が常に乗ところの驢馬ならずや我つねに斯のごとく汝になしたるやとバラムこたへて否と言ふ
31 Then Jehovah opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the Angel of Jehovah standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand; and he bowed and prostrated himself on his face.
時にヱホバ、バラムの目を啓きたまひければ彼ヱホバの使者の途に立て劍を手に抜持るを見身を鞠めて俯伏たるに
32 And the Angel of Jehovah said to him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, it was I who came forth to withstand thee, for the way [thou walkest in] is for ruin before me.
ヱホバの使者これに言ふ汝なにとて斯三度なんぢの驢馬を打や我汝の道の直に滅亡にいたる者なるを見て汝に敵せんとて出きたれり
33 And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times; had she not turned from me, I had now certainly slain thee, and saved her alive.
驢馬はわれを見て斯みたび身を轉して我を避たるなり是もし身を轉らして我を避ずば我すでに汝を殺して是を生しおきしならん
34 And Balaam said to the Angel of Jehovah, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me; and now, if it be evil in thine eyes, I will get me back again.
バラム、ヱホバの使者に言けるは我罪を獲たり我は汝が我に敵せんとて途に立るを知ざりしなり汝もし之を惡しとせば我は歸るべし
35 And the Angel of Jehovah said to Balaam, Go with the men, but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that shalt thou speak. And Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
ヱホバの使者バラムに言けるはこの人々とともに往け但し汝は我が汝に告る言詞のみを宣べしとバラムすなはちバラクの牧伯等とともに往り
36 And when Balak heard that Balaam came, he went out to meet him, to the city of Moab, which is on the border of the Arnon, which is at the extremity of the border.
さてまたバラクはバラムの來るを聞てモアブの境の極處に流るるアルノンの旁の邑まで出ゆきて之を迎ふ
37 And Balak said to Balaam, Did I not earnestly send to thee to call thee? why didst thou not come to me? am I not surely able to honour thee?
バラクすなはちバラムに言けるは我ことさらに人を遣はして汝を招きしにあらずや汝なにゆゑ我許に來らざりしや我あに汝に尊榮を得さすることを得ざらんや
38 And Balaam said to Balak, Lo, I am come to thee; but shall I now be able at all to say anything? the word that God puts in my mouth, that shall I speak.
バラム、バラクに言けるは視よ我つひに汝の許に來れり然ど今は我何事をも自ら言を得んや我はただ神の我口に授る言語を宣んのみと
39 And Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kirjath-huzoth.
斯てバラムはバラクとともに往てキリアテホゾテに至りしが
40 And Balak offered oxen and small cattle, and sent to Balaam and to the princes that were with him.
バラク牛と羊を宰りてバラムおよび之と偕なる牧伯等に餽れり
41 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up to the high places of Baal, and he saw from thence the extremity of the people.
而してその翌朝にいたりバラクはバラムを件ひこれを携へてバアルの崇邱に登イスラエルの民の極端を望ましむ
