創世記 18
1 ヱホバ、マムレの橡林にてアブラハムに顯現たまへり彼は日の熱き時刻天幕の入口に坐しゐたりしが
The LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day.
2 目を擧て見たるに視よ三人の人其前に立り彼見て天幕の入口より趨り行て之を迎へ
He lifted up his eyes and looked, and saw that three men stood near him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,
3 身を地に鞠めて言けるは我が主よ我若汝の目のまへに恩を得たるならば請ふ僕を通り過すなかれ
and said, “My lord, if now I have found favour in your sight, please don’t go away from your servant.
4 請ふ少許の水を取きたらしめ汝等の足を濯ひて樹の下に休憇たまへ
Now let a little water be fetched, wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.
5 我一口のパンを取來らん汝等心を慰めて然る後過ゆくべし汝等僕の所に來ればなり彼等言ふ汝が言るごとく爲せ
I will get a piece of bread so you can refresh your heart. After that you may go your way, now that you have come to your servant.” They said, “Very well, do as you have said.”
6 是においてアブラハム天幕に急ぎいりてサラの許に至りて言けるは速に細麺三セヤを取り捏てパンを作るべしと
Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, “Quickly prepare three seahs of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.”
7 而してアブラハム牛の群に趨ゆき犢の柔にして善き者を取りきたりて少者に付しければ急ぎて之を調理ふ
Abraham ran to the herd, and fetched a tender and good calf, and gave it to the servant. He hurried to dress it.
8 かくてアブラハム牛酪と牛乳および其調理へたる犢を取て彼等のまへに供へ樹の下にて其側に立り彼等乃ち食へり
He took butter, milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them. He stood by them under the tree, and they ate.
9 彼等アブラハムに言けるは爾の妻サラは何處にあるや彼言ふ天幕にあり
They asked him, “Where is Sarah, your wife?” He said, “There, in the tent.”
10 其一人言ふ明年の今頃我必ず爾に返るべし爾の妻サラに男子あらんサラ其後なる天幕の入口にありて聞ゐたり
He said, “I will certainly return to you at about this time next year; and behold, Sarah your wife will have a son.” Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.
11 抑アブラハムとサラは年邁み老いたる者にしてサラには婦人の常の經已に息たり
Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age. Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.
12 是故にサラ心に哂ひて言けるは我は老衰へ吾が主も亦老たる後なれば我に樂あるべけんや
Sarah laughed within herself, saying, “After I have grown old will I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”
13 ヱホバ、アブラハムに言たまひけるは何故にサラは哂ひて我老たれば果して子を生ことあらんと言ふや
The LORD said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Will I really bear a child when I am old?’
14 ヱホバに豈爲し難き事あらんや時至らば我定めたる期に爾に歸るべしサラに男子あらんと
Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the set time I will return to you, when the season comes around, and Sarah will have a son.”
15 サラ懼れたれば承ずして我哂はずと言へりヱホバ言たまひけるは否汝哂へるなり
Then Sarah denied it, saying, “I didn’t laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”
16 斯て其人々彼處より起てソドムの方を望みければアブラハム彼等を送らんとて倶に行り
The men rose up from there, and looked towards Sodom. Abraham went with them to see them on their way.
17 ヱホバ言ひ給けるは我爲んとする事をアブラハムに隱すべけんや
The LORD said, “Will I hide from Abraham what I do,
18 アブラハムは必ず大なる強き國民となりて天下の民皆彼に由て福を獲に至るべきに在ずや
since Abraham will surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed in him?
19 其は我彼をして其後の兒孫と家族とに命じヱホバの道を守りて公儀と公道を行しめん爲に彼をしれり是ヱホバ、アブラハムに其曾て彼に就て言し事を行はん爲なり
For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that the LORD may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him.”
20 ヱホバ又言給ふソドムとゴモラの號呼大なるに因り又其罪甚だ重に因て
The LORD said, “Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous,
21 我今下りて其號呼の我に逹れる如くかれら全く行ひたりしやを見んとす若しからずば我知るに至らんと
I will go down now, and see whether their deeds are as bad as the reports which have come to me. If not, I will know.”
22 其人々其處より身を旋してソドムに赴むけりアブラハムは尚ほヱホバのまへに立り
The men turned from there, and went towards Sodom, but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
23 アブラハム近よりて言けるは爾は義者をも惡者と倶に滅ぼしたまふや
Abraham came near, and said, “Will you consume the righteous with the wicked?
24 若邑の中に五十人の義者あるも汝尚ほ其處を滅ぼし其中の五十人の義者のためにこれを恕したまはざるや
What if there are fifty righteous within the city? Will you consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous who are in it?
25 なんぢ斯の如く爲て義者と惡者と倶に殺すが如きは是あるまじき事なり又義者と惡者を均等するが如きもあるまじき事なり天下を鞫く者は公儀を行ふ可にあらずや
May it be far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that be far from you. Shouldn’t the Judge of all the earth do right?”
26 ヱホバ言たまひけるは我若ソドムに於て邑の中に五十人の義者を看ば其人々のために其處を盡く恕さん
The LORD said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place for their sake.”
27 アブラハム應へていひけるは我は塵と灰なれども敢て我主に言上す
Abraham answered, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, although I am dust and ashes.
28 若五十人の義者の中五人缺たらんに爾五人の缺たるために邑を盡く滅ぼしたまふやヱホバ言たまひけるは我若彼處に四十五人を看ば滅さざるべし
What if there will lack five of the fifty righteous? Will you destroy all the city for lack of five?” He said, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.”
29 アブラハム又重ねてヱホバに言上して曰けるは若彼處に四十人看えなば如何ヱホバ言たまふ我四十人のために之をなさじ
He spoke to him yet again, and said, “What if there are forty found there?” He said, “I will not do it for the forty’s sake.”
30 アブラハム曰ひけるは請ふわが主よ怒らずして言しめたまへ若彼處に三十人看えなば如何ヱホバいひたまふ我三十人を彼處に看ば之を爲じ
He said, “Oh don’t let the Lord be angry, and I will speak. What if there are thirty found there?” He said, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.”
31 アブラハム言ふ我あへてわが主に言上す若彼處に二十人看えなば如何ヱホバ言たまふ我二十人のためにほろぼさじ
He said, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?” He said, “I will not destroy it for the twenty’s sake.”
32 アブラハム言ふ請ふわが主怒らずして今一度言しめたまへ若かしこに十人看えなば如何ヱホバ言たまふ我十人のためにほろぼさじ
He said, “Oh don’t let the Lord be angry, and I will speak just once more. What if ten are found there?” He said, “I will not destroy it for the ten’s sake.”
33 ヱホバ、アブラハムと言ふことを終てゆきたまへりアブラハムおのれの所にかへりぬ
The LORD went his way as soon as he had finished communing with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.
