サムエル記Ⅰ 9
1 茲にベニヤミンの人にてキシと名くる力の大なるものありキシはアビエルの子アビニルはゼロンの子ゼロンはベコラテの子ベコラテはアビヤの子アビヤはベニヤミンの子なり
Now there was a Benjamite, a powerful man, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin.
2 キシにサウルと名くる子あり壯にして美はしイスラエルの子孫の中に彼より美はしき者たく肩より上民のいづれの人よりも高し
And he had a son named Saul, choice and handsome, without equal among the Israelites—a head taller than any of the people.
3 サウルの父キシの驢馬失ぬキシ其子サウルにいひけるは一人の僕をともなひ起ちてゆき驢馬を尋ねよ
One day the donkeys of Saul’s father Kish wandered off, and Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants and go look for the donkeys.”
4 サウル、ニフライムの山地を通り過ぎシヤリシヤの地を通りすぐれども見あたらずシヤリムの地を通りすぐれども居らずベニヤミンの地をとほりすぐれども見あたらず
So Saul passed through the hill country of Ephraim and then through the land of Shalishah, but did not find the donkeys. He and the servant went through the region of Shaalim, but they were not there. Then they went through the land of Benjamin, and still they did not find them.
5 かれらツフの地にいたれる時サウル其ともなへる僕にいひけるはいざ還らん恐らくはわが父驢馬の事を措て我等の事を思ひ煩はん
When they reached the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant, “Come, let us go back, or my father will stop worrying about the donkeys and start worrying about us.”
6 僕これにいひけるは此邑に神の人あり尊き人にして其言ふところは皆必らず成る我らかしこにいたらんかれ我らがゆくべき路をわれらにしめすことあらん
“Look,” said the servant, “in this city there is a man of God who is highly respected; everything he says surely comes to pass. Let us go there now. Perhaps he will tell us which way to go.”
7 サウル僕にいひけるは我らもしゆかば何を其人におくらんか器のパンは旣に罄て神の人におくるべき禮物あらず何かあるや
“If we do go,” Saul replied, “what can we give the man? For the bread in our packs is gone, and there is no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?”
8 僕またサウルにこたへていひけるは視よわが手に銀一シケルの四分の一あり我これを神の人にあたへて我らに路をしめさしめんと
The servant answered him again. “Look,” he said, “I have here in my hand a quarter shekel of silver. I will give it to the man of God, and he will tell us our way.”
9 昔しイスラエルにおいては人神にとはんとてゆく時はいざ先見者にゆかんといへり其は今の預言者は昔しは先見者とよばれたればなり
(Formerly in Israel, a man on his way to inquire of God would say, “Come, let us go to the seer.” For the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.)
10 サウル僕にいひけるは善くいへりいざゆかんとて神の人のをる邑におもむけり
“Good,” said Saul to his servant. “Come, let us go.” So they set out for the city where the man of God was.
11 かれら邑にいる坂をのぼれる時童女數人の水くみにいづるにあひ之にいひけるは先見者は此にをるや
And as they were climbing the hill to the city, they met some young women coming out to draw water and asked, “Is the seer here?”
12 答ていひけるはをる視よ汝のまへにをる急ぎゆけ今日民崇邱にて祭をなすにより彼けふ邑にきたれり
“Yes, he is ahead of you,” they answered. “Hurry now, for today he has come to the city because the people have a sacrifice on the high place.
13 汝ら邑にる時かれが崇邱にのぼりて食に就くまへに直ちにかれにあはん其は彼まづ祭品を祝してしかるのち招かれたる者食ふべきに因りかれが來るまでは民食はざるなり故に汝らのぼれ今かれにあはんと
As soon as you enter the city, you will find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people will not eat until he comes, because he must bless the sacrifice; after that, the guests will eat. Go up at once; you will find him.”
14 かれら邑にのぼりて邑のなかにいるとき視よサムエル崇邱にのぼらんとてかれらにむかひて出きたりぬ
So Saul and his servant went up toward the city, and as they were entering it, there was Samuel coming toward them on his way up to the high place.
15 ヱホバ、サウルのきたる一日まへにサムエルの耳につげていひたまひけるは
Now on the day before Saul’s arrival, the LORD had revealed to Samuel,
16 明日いまごろ我ベニヤミンの地より一箇の人を汝につかはさん汝かれに膏を注ぎてわが民イスラエルの長となせかれわが民をペリシテ人の手より救ひいださんわが民のさけび我に達せしにより我是をかへりみるなり
“At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him leader over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.”
17 サムエル、サウルを見るときヱホバこれにいひたまひけるは視よわが汝につげしは此人なり是人わが民ををさむべし
When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD told him, “Here is the man of whom I spoke; he shall rule over My people.”
18 サウル門の中にてサムエルにちかづきいひけるは先見者の家はいづくにあるや請ふ我につげよ
Saul approached Samuel in the gateway and asked, “Would you please tell me where the seer’s house is?”
19 サムエル、サウルにこたへていひけるは我はすなはち先見者なり汝わがまへにゆきて崇邱にのぼれ汝ら今日我とともに食す可し明日われ汝をさらしめ汝の心にあることを悉く汝にしめさん
“I am the seer,” Samuel replied. “Go up before me to the high place, for you shall eat with me today. And when I send you off in the morning, I will tell you all that is in your heart.
20 三日まへに失たる汝の驢馬は旣に見あたりたれば之をおもふなかれ抑もイスラエルの總ての寶は誰の者なるや即ち汝と汝の父の家のものならずや
As for the donkeys you lost three days ago, do not worry about them, for they have been found. And upon whom is all the desire of Israel, if not upon you and all your father’s house?”
21 サウルこたへていひけるは我はイスラエルの支派の最も小き支派なるベニヤミンの人にしてわが族はベニヤミンの支派の諸の族の最も小き者に非やなんぞ斯る事を我にかたるや
Saul replied, “Am I not a Benjamite from the smallest tribe of Israel, and is not my clan the least of all the clans of Benjamin? So why would you say such a thing to me?”
22 サムエル、サウルと其僕をみちびきて堂にいり招かれたる三十人ばかりの者の中の最も上に坐せしむ
Then Samuel took Saul and his servant, brought them into the hall, and seated them in the place of honor among those who were invited—about thirty in all.
23 サムエル庖人にいひけるはわが汝にわたして汝の許におけといひし分をもちきたれ
And Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the portion I gave you and told you to set aside.”
24 庖人肩と肩に屬る者をとりあげて之をサウルのまへに置くサムエルいひけるは視よ是は存へおきたる物なり汝のまへにおきて食へ其はわれ民をまねきし時よりこれを汝の爲にたくはへおきたればなりかくてサウル此日サムエルとともに食せり
So the cook picked up the leg and what was attached to it and set it before Saul. Then Samuel said, “Here is what was kept back. It was set apart for you. Eat, for it has been kept for you for this occasion, from the time I said, ‘I have invited the people.’” So Saul dined with Samuel that day.
25 崇邱をくだりて邑にいりし時サムエル、サウルとともに屋背の上にてものがたる
And after they had come down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof of his house.
26 かれら早くおく即ちサムエル曙に屋背の上なるサウルをよびていけるは起よわれ汝をかへさんとサウルすなはちおきあがるサウルとサムエルともに外にいで
They got up early in the morning, and just before dawn Samuel called to Saul on the roof, “Get ready, and I will send you on your way!” So Saul arose, and both he and Samuel went outside together.
27 邑の極處にくだれるときサムエル、サウルにいひけるは僕に命じて我等の先にゆかしめよ(僕先にゆく)しかして汝暫くとどまれ我汝に神の言をしめさん
As they were going down to the edge of the city, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell the servant to go on ahead of us, but you stay for a while, and I will reveal to you the word of God.” So the servant went on.
