創世記 14

1 當時シナルの王アムラペル、エラサルの王アリオク、エラムの王ケダラオメルおよびゴイムの王テダル等

It came about in the days of Amraphel, king of Shinar, Arioch, king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer, king of Elam, and Tidal, king of Goiim,

2 ソドムの王ベラ、ゴモルの王ビルシア、アデマの王シナブ、ゼボイムの王セメベルおよびベラ(即ち今のゾアル)の王と戰ひをなせり

that they made war against Bera, king of Sodom, Birsha, king of Gomorrah, Shinab, king of Admah, Shemeber, king of Zeboyim, and the king of Bela (also called Zoar).

3 是等の五人の王皆結合てシデムの谷に至れり其處は今の鹽海なり

These latter five kings joined together in the Valley of Siddim (also called the Salt Sea).

4 彼等は十二年ケダラオメルに事へ第十三年に叛けり

Twelve years they had served Kedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.

5 第十四年にケダラオメルおよび彼と偕なる王等來りてアシタロテカルナイムのレパイム人、ハムのズジ人、シヤベキリアタイムのエミ人

Then in the fourteenth year, Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and attacked the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh Kiriathaim,

6 およびセイル山のホリ人を撃て曠野の傍なるエルパランに至り

and the Horites in their hill country of Seir, as far as El Paran, which is near the desert.

7 彼等歸りてエンミシパテ(即ち今のカデシ)に至りアマレク人の國を盡く撃又ハザゾンタマルに住るアモリ人を撃り

Then they turned and came to En Mishpat (also called Kadesh), and defeated all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who lived in Hazezon Tamar.

8 爰にソドムの王ゴモラの王アデマの王ゼボイムの王およびベラ(即ち今のゾアル)の王出てシデムの谷にて彼等と戰ひを接たり

Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboyim, and the king of Bela (also called Zoar) went out and prepared for battle in the Valley of Siddim

9 即ち彼五人の王等エラムの王ケダラオメル、ゴイムの王テダル、シナルの王アムラペル、エラサルの王アリオクの四人と戰へり

against Kedorlaomer, king of Elam, Tidal, king of Goiim, Amraphel, king of Shinar, Arioch, king of Ellasar; four kings against the five.

10 シデムの谷には地瀝靑の坑多かりしがソドムとゴモラの王等遁て其處に陷りぬ其餘の者は山に遁逃たり

Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, they fell in there. Those who were left fled to the mountains.

11 是に於て彼等ソドムとゴモラの諸の物と其諸の食料を取て去れり

So the kings took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their provisions, and went their way.

12 彼等アブラムの姪ロトと其物を取て去り其は彼ソドムに住たればなり

When they went, they also took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who was living in Sodom, along with all his possessions.

13 茲に遁逃者來りてヘブル人アブラムに之を告たり時にアブラムはアモリ人マムレの橡林に住りマムレはエシコルの兄弟又アネルの兄弟なり是等はアブラムと契約を結べる者なりき

One who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew. He was living by the oaks that belonged to Mamre, the Amorite, who was the brother of Eshkol and Aner, who were all allies of Abram.

14 アブラム其兄弟の擄にせられしを聞しかば其熟練したる家の子三百十八人を率ゐてダンまで追いたり

Now when Abram heard that enemies had captured his relative, he led out his 318 trained men who had been born in his house, and he pursued them as far as Dan.

15 其家臣を分ちて夜に乗じて彼等を攻め彼等を撃破りてダマスコの左なるホバまで彼等を追ゆけり

He divided his men against them at night and attacked them, and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus.

16 アブラム斯諸の物を奪回し亦其兄弟ロトと其物および婦人と人民を取回せり

Then he brought back all the possessions, and also brought back his relative Lot and his goods, as well as the women and the other people.

17 アブラム、ケダラオメルおよび彼と偕なる王等を撃破りて歸れる時ソドムの王シヤベの谷(即ち今の王の谷)にて彼を迎へたり

After Abram returned from defeating Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (also called the King's Valley).

18 時にサレムの王メルキゼデク、パンと酒を携出せり彼は至高き神の祭司なりき

Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High.

19 彼アブラムを祝して言けるは願くは天地の主なる至高神アブラムを祝福みたまへ

He blessed him saying, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth.

20 願くは汝の敵を汝の手に付したまひし至高神に稱譽あれとアブラム乃ち彼に其諸の物の什分の一を饋れり

Blessed be God Most High, who has given your enemies into your hand.” Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.

21 茲にソドムの王アブラムに言けるは人を我に與へ物を汝に取れと

The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, and take the goods for yourself.”

22 アブラム、ソドムの王に言けるは我天地の主なる至高き神ヱホバを指て言ふ

Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have lifted up my hand to Yahweh, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,

23 一本の絲にても鞋帶にても凡て汝の所屬は我取ざるべし恐くは汝我アブラムを富しめたりと言ん

that I will not take a thread, a sandal strap, or anything that is yours, so that you can never say, 'I have made Abram rich.'

24 但少者の旣に食ひたる物および我と偕に行し人アネル、エシコルおよびマムレの分を除くべし彼等には彼等の分を取しめよ

I will take nothing except what the young men have eaten and the share of the men that went with me. Let Aner, Eshkol, and Mamre take their portion.”