サムエル記Ⅰ 11
1 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
And Nahash the Ammonite came up and encamped against Jabesh-Gilead. And all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.
2 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
And Nahash the Ammonite said to them, On this [condition] will I treat with you, that I thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.
3 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
And the elders of Jabesh said to him, Allow us seven days, and we will send messengers into all the districts of Israel; and if there be no man to deliver us, we will come out to thee.
4 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
And the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and told these words in the ears of the people. And all the people lifted up their voice and wept.
5 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
And behold, Saul came after the oxen from the field; and Saul said, What [aileth] the people that they weep? And they related to him the words of the men of Jabesh.
6 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
And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those words, and his anger was kindled greatly.
7 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
And he took a yoke of oxen and cut them in pieces, and sent throughout the territory of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, Whoever comes not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen! And the fear of Jehovah fell on the people, and they came out as one man.
8 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
And he numbered them in Bezek, and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
9 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
And they said to the messengers that had come, Thus shall ye say to the men of Jabesh-Gilead: To-morrow ye shall have deliverance when the sun is hot. And the messengers came and informed the men of Jabesh-Gilead; and they were glad.
10 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
And the men of Jabesh said, To-morrow we will come out to you, and ye may do with us according to all that is good in your sight.
11 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
And it came to pass the next day that Saul set the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch, and smote Ammon until the heat of the day: and it came to pass that they who remained were scattered, and not two of them were left together.
12 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
And the people said to Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.
13 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
But Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day; for to-day Jehovah has wrought deliverance in Israel.
14 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
And Samuel said to the people, Come and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.
15 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
And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before Jehovah in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed peace-offerings before Jehovah. And there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced exceedingly.
