1 Samuel 11
1 And it came to pass about a month after this that Naas, the Ammonite came up, and began to fight against Jabes Galaad. And all the men of Jabes said to Naas: Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.
アンモニ人ナハシ、ギレアデのヤベシにのぼりて之を圍むヤベシの人々ナハシにいひけるは我らと約をなせ然らば汝につかへん
2 And Naas the Ammonite answered them: On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may pluck out all your right eyes, and make you a reproach in all Israel.
アンモニ人ナハシこれに答へけるは我かくして汝らと約をなさん即ち我汝らの右の目を抉りてイスラエルの全地に恥辱をあたへん
3 And the ancients of Jabes said to him: Allow us seven days, that we may send messengers to all the coasts of Israel: and if there be no one to defend us, we will come out to thee.
ヤベシの長老これにいひけるは我らに七日の猶予をあたへて使をイスラエルの四方の境におくることを得さしめよ而して若し我らを救ふ者なくば我ら汝にくだらん
4 The messengers therefore came to Gabaa of Saul: and they spoke these words in the hearing of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.
斯て使サウルのギベアにいたり此事を民の耳に告しかば民皆聲をあげて哭きぬ
5 And behold Saul came, following oxen out of the field, and he said: What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the words of the men of Jabes.
爰にサウル田より牛にしたがひて來るサウルいひけるは民何によりて哭くやと人々これにヤベシ人の事を告ぐ
6 And the spirit of the Lord came upon Saul, when he had heard these words, and his anger was exceedingly kindled.
サウル之を聞るとき神の霊これに臨みてその怒甚だしく燃えたち
7 And taking both the oxen, he cut them in pieces, and sent them into all the coasts of Israel by messengers, saying: Whosoever shall not come forth, and follow Saul and Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen. And the fear of the Lord fell upon the people, and they went out as one man.
一軛の牛をころしてこれを切り割き使の手をもてこれをイスラエルの四方の境にあまねくおくりていはしめけるは誰にてもサウルとサムエルにしたがひて出ざる者は其牛かくのごとくせらるべしと民ヱホバを畏み一人のごとく均くいでたり
8 And he numbered them in Bezec: and there were of the children of Israel three hundred thousand: and of the men of Juda thirty thousand.
サウル、ベゼクにてこれを數ふるにイスラエルの子孫三十萬ユダの人三萬ありき
9 And they said to the messengers that came: Thus shall you say to the men of Jabes Galaad: Tomorrow, when the sun shall be hot, you shall have relief. The messengers therefore came, and told the men of Jabes: and they were glad.
斯て人々來れる使にいひけるはギレアデのヤベシの人にかくいへ明日日の熱き時汝ら助を得んと使かへりてヤベシ人に告げければ皆よろこびぬ
10 And they said: In the morning we will come out to you: and you shall do what you please with us.
是をもてヤベシの人云けるは明日汝らに降らん汝らの善と思ふところを爲せ
11 And it came to pass, when the morrow was come that Saul put the people in three companies: and he came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch, and he slew the Ammonites until the day grew hot, and the rest were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.
明日サウル民を三隊にわかち暁更に敵の軍の中にいりて日の熱くなる時までアンモニ人をころしければ遺れる者は皆ちりぢりになりて二人倶にあるものなかりき
12 And the people said to Samuel: Who is he that said: Shall Saul reign over us? Bring the men and we will kill them.
民サムエルにいひけるはサウル豈我らの王となるべけんやと言しは誰ぞや其人を引き來れ我ら之をころさん
13 And Saul said: No man shall be killed this day, because the Lord this day hath wrought salvation in Israel:
サウルいひけるは今日ヱホバ救をイスラエルに施したまひたれば今日は人をころすべからず
14 And Samuel said to the people: Come and let us go to Galgal, and let us renew the kingdom there.
茲にサムエル民にいひけるはいざギルガルに往て彼處にて王國を新にせんと
15 And all the people went to Galgal, and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Galgal, and they sacrificed there victims of peace before the Lord. And there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced exceedingly.
民みなギルガルにゆきて彼處にてヱホバのまへにサウルを王となし彼處にて酬恩祭をヱホバのまへに献げサウルとイスラエルの人々皆かしこにて大に祝へり
