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 man of Benjamin, whose name [was] Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjaminite, a mighty man of power.
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, whose name [was] Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and [there was] not among the children of Israel a more handsome person than he: from his shoulders and upward [he was] higher 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
And the asses of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.
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
And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found [them] not: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and [there they were] not: and he passed through the land of the Benjaminites, but they found [them] not.
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
[And] when they had come to the land of Zuf, Saul said to his servant that [was] with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave [caring] for the asses, and be anxious for 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
And he said to him, Behold now, [there is] in this city a man of God, and [he is] an honorable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; it may be he can show us our way that we should 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
Then said Saul to his servant, But behold, [if] we go, what shall we bring to the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and [there] is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?
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
And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: [that] will I give to the man of God, to 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, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he spoke, Come, and let us go to the seer: for [he that is] now [called] a Prophet was formerly called a 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
Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go: so they went to 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 went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said to them, 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
And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, [he is] before you: make haste now, for he came to-day to the city; for [there is] a sacrifice of the people to-day in 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 ye shall enter the city, ye will straightway find him, before he goeth up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he cometh, because he doth bless the sacrifice; [and] afterwards they eat that are invited. Now therefore go up: for about this time ye 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
And they went up into the city: [and] when they had come into the city, behold, Samuel came out meeting them, to go 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 the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,
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
To-morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him [to be] captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people 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
And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said to him, Behold the man of whom I spoke to thee! this same shall reign 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
Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, 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
And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I [am] the seer: go up before me to the high place; for ye shall eat with me to-day, and to-morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that [is] in thy 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
And as for thy asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom [is] all the desire of Israel? [Is it] not on thee, and on all thy 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
And Saul answered and said, [Am] not I a Benjaminite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then speakest thou so 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
And Samuel took Saul, and his servant, and brought them into the parlor, and made them sit in the chief place among them that were invited, who [were] about thirty persons.
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 which I gave thee, of which I said to thee, Set it by thee.
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
And the cook took up the shoulder, and [that] which [was] upon it, and set [it] before Saul. And [Samuel] said, Behold that which is left! set [it] before thee, [and] eat; for to this time hath it been kept for thee since I said, I have invited the people. So Saul ate 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 when they had come down from the high place into the city, [Samuel] communed with Saul upon the top of the 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
And they rose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called Saul to the top of the house, saying, Arise, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad.
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
[And] as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on, ) but stand thou still a while, that I may show thee the word of God.
