Numbers 24
1 And Balaam sees that [it is] good in the eyes of YHWH to bless Israel, and he has not gone as time by time to seek enchantments, and he sets 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 lifts up his eyes, and sees Israel dwelling by its tribes, and the Spirit of God is on 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 takes up his allegory and says: “An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor, And an affirmation of the man whose eyes are shut,
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 An affirmation of him who is hearing sayings of God, Who sees a vision of the Almighty, Falling—and eyes uncovered:
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 good have been your tents, O Jacob, Your dwelling places, 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 have been stretched out as valleys, As gardens by a river; As aloes YHWH has planted, As cedars by 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 He makes water flow from his buckets, And his seed [is] in many waters; And his King [is] higher than Gog [[or Agag]], And his kingdom is 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 is bringing him out of Egypt, As the swiftness of a wild ox for him, He eats up nations—his adversaries, And he breaks their bones, And he strikes [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 has bent, he has lain down as a lion, And as a lioness, who raises him up? He who is blessing you [is] blessed, And he who is cursing you [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 the anger of Balak burns against Balaam, and he strikes his hands; and Balak says to Balaam, “I called you to pierce my enemies, and behold, you have certainly blessed 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 and now, flee for yourself to your place; I have said, I greatly honor you, and behold, YHWH has kept you 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 says to Balak, “Did I not also speak to your messengers whom you have 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 gives to me the fullness of his house of silver and gold, I am not able to pass over the command of YHWH, to do good or evil of my own heart; that which YHWH speaks—it I 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 am going to my people; come, I counsel you [concerning] that which this people does to your people in the latter end of the 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 takes up his allegory and says: “An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor, And an affirmation of the man whose eyes [are] shut;
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 An affirmation of him who is hearing sayings of God, And knowing knowledge of the Most High; He sees a vision of the Almighty, Falling—and eyes uncovered:
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 has proceeded from Jacob, And a scepter has risen from Israel, And has struck corners of Moab, And has destroyed all sons of Seth.
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 has been a possession, And Seir has been a possession [for] his enemies, And Israel is doing 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 [One] rules out of Jacob, And has destroyed a 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 sees Amalek, and takes up his allegory, and says: “Amalek [is] first [among] nations, But his latter end—destruction forever.”
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 sees the Kenite, and takes up his allegory, and says: “Your dwelling [is] enduring, And your nest is being set in a 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 But the Kenite is for a burning; Until when does Asshur keep 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 And he takes up his allegory and says: “Woe! Who lives 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 [come] from the side of Chittim, And they have humbled Asshur, And they have humbled Eber, But it is also perishing 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 And Balaam rises, and goes, and turns back to his place, and Balak has also gone 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
