民数記 22
1 かくてイスラエルの子孫また途に進みてモアブの平野に營を張り此はヨルダンの此旁にしてヱリコに對ふ
And the sons of Israel journeyed, and encamped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.
2 チッポルの子バラクはイスラエルが凡てアモリ人に爲たる所を見たり
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
3 是においてモアブ人大いにイスラエルの民を懼る是その數多きに因てなりモアブ人かくイスラエルの子孫のために心をなやましたれば
And Moab was exceedingly afraid of the people, because they were many. And Moab was distressed because of the sons of Israel.
4 すなはちミデアンの長老等に言ふこの群衆は牛が野の草を餂食ふごとくに我等の四圍の物をことごとく餂食はんとすとこの時にはチッポルの子バラク、モアブ人の王たり
And Moab said to the elders of Midian, Now will this multitude lick up all that is round about us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.
5 彼すなはち使者をペトルに遣してベオルの子バラムを招かしめんとすペトルはバラムの本國にありて河の邊に立りその之を招かしむる言に云く茲にエジプトより出來し民あり地の面を蓋ふて我の前にをる
And he sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the sons of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, a people came out from Egypt. Behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide opposite me.
6 然ば請ふ汝今來りて我ためにこの民を詛へ彼等は我よりも強ければなり然せば我これを撃やぶりて我國よりこれを逐はらふを得ることもあらん其は汝が祝する者は福徳を得汝が詛ふ者は禍を受くと我しればなりと
Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse for me this people, for they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land. For I know that he whom thou bless is blessed, and he whom thou curse is cursed.
7 モアブの長老等とミデアンの長老等すなはち占卜の禮物を手にとりて出たちバラムにいたりてバラクの言をこれに告たれば
And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand, and they came to Balaam, and spoke to him the words of Balak.
8 バラムかれらに言ふ今晩は此に宿れヱホバの我に告るところに循ひて汝らに返答をなすべしと是をもてモアブの牧伯等バラムの許に居る
And he said to them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as Jehovah shall speak to me. And the rulers of Moab abode with Balaam.
9 時に神バラムに臨みて言たまはく汝の許にをる此人々は何者なるや
And God came to Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?
10 バラム神に言けるはモアブの王チッポルの子バラク我に言つかはしけらく
And Balaam said to God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, saying,
11 茲にエジプトより出きたりし民ありて地の面を蓋ふ請ふ今來りてわがために之を詛へ然せば我これに戰ひ勝てこれを逐はらふを得ることもあらんと
Behold, the people came out of Egypt, it covers the face of the earth. Now, come curse them for me. Perhaps I shall be able to fight against them, and shall drive them out.
12 神バラムに言たまひけるは汝かれらとともに往べからず亦この民を詛ふべからず是は祝福るる者たるなり
And God said to Balaam, Thou shall not go with them. Thou shall not curse the people, for they are blessed.
13 是においてバラム朝起てバラクの牧伯等に言けるは汝ら國に歸れよヱホバ我が汝らとともに往く事をゆるさざるなりと
And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said to the rulers of Balak, Get into your land, for Jehovah refuses to give me leave to go with you.
14 モアブの牧伯たちすなはち起あがりてバラクの許にいたりバラムは我らとともに來ることを肯ぜずと告たれば
And the rulers of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak, and said, Balaam refuses to come with us.
15 バラクまた前の者よりも尊き牧伯等を前よりも多く遣せり
And Balak sent yet again rulers, more, and more honorable than they.
16 彼らバラムに詣りて之に言けるはチッボルの子バラクかく言ふ願くは汝何の障碍をも顧みずして我に來れ
And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming to me.
17 我汝をして甚だ大なる尊榮を得させん汝が我に言ところは凡て我これを爲べし然ば願くは來りて我ためにこの民を詛へ
For I will promote thee to very great honor, and whatever thou say to me I will do. Come therefore, I pray thee, curse this people for me.
18 バラム答へてバラクの臣僕等に言けるは假令バラクその家に盈るほどの金銀を我に與ふるとも我は事の大小を諭ずわが神ヱホバの言を踰ては何をも爲ことを得ず
And Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of Jehovah my God, to do less or more.
19 然ば請ふ汝らも今晩此に宿り我をしてヱホバの再び我に何と言たまふかを知しめよと
Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what Jehovah will speak to me more.
20 夜にいりて神バラムにのぞみて之に言たまひけるはこの人々汝を招きに來りたれば起あがりて之とともに往け但し汝は我が汝につぐる言のみを行ふべし
And God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, go with them, but only the word which I speak to thee, that shall thou do.
21 バラム翌朝起あがりてその驢馬に鞍おきてモアブの牧伯等とともに往り
And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and went with the rulers of Moab.
22 然るにヱホバかれの往たるに縁て怒を發したまひければヱホバの使者かれに敵せんとて途に立り彼は驢馬に乗その僕二人はこれとともに在しが
And God's anger was kindled because he went, and the agent of Jehovah placed himself in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his donkey, and his two servants were with him.
23 驢馬ヱホバの使者が劍を手に抜持て途に立るを見驢馬途より身を轉して田圃に入ければバラム驢馬を打て途にかへさんとせしに
And the donkey saw the agent of Jehovah standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand, and the donkey turned aside out of the way, and went into the field. And Balaam smote the donkey, to turn her into the way.
24 ヱホバの使者また葡萄園の途に立り其處には此旁にも石垣あり彼旁にも石垣あり
Then the agent of Jehovah stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.
25 驢馬ヱホバの使者を見石垣に貼依てバラムの足を石垣に貼依たればバラムまた之を打り
And the donkey saw the agent of Jehovah, and she thrust herself to the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall. And he smote her again.
26 然るにヱホバの使者また進みよりて狭き處に立けるが其處には右にも左にもまがる道あらざりしかば
And the agent of Jehovah went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
27 驢馬ヱホバの使者を見てバラムの下に臥たり是においてバラム怒を發し杖をもて驢馬を打けるに
And the donkey saw the agent of Jehovah, and she lay down under Balaam. And Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the donkey with his staff.
28 ヱホバ驢馬の口を啓きたまひたれば驢馬バラムにむかひて言ふ我なんぢに何を爲せばぞ汝かく三次我を打や
And Jehovah opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, What have I done to thee, that thou have smitten me these three times?
29 バラム驢馬に言ふ汝われを侮るが故なり我手に劍あらば今汝を殺さんものを
And Balaam said to the donkey, Because thou have mocked me. I would there were a sword in my hand, for now I would have killed thee.
30 驢馬またバラムに言けるは我は汝の所有となりてより今日にいたるまで汝が常に乗ところの驢馬ならずや我つねに斯のごとく汝になしたるやとバラムこたへて否と言ふ
And the donkey said to Balaam, Am not I thy donkey, upon which thou have ridden all thy life long to this day? Was I ever accustomed to do so to thee? And he said, No.
31 時にヱホバ、バラムの目を啓きたまひければ彼ヱホバの使者の途に立て劍を手に抜持るを見身を鞠めて俯伏たるに
Then Jehovah opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the agent of Jehovah standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand. And he bowed his head, and fell on his face.
32 ヱホバの使者これに言ふ汝なにとて斯三度なんぢの驢馬を打や我汝の道の直に滅亡にいたる者なるを見て汝に敵せんとて出きたれり
And the agent of Jehovah said to him, Why have thou smitten thy donkey these three times? Behold, I have come forth as an adversary, because thy way is perverse before me.
33 驢馬はわれを見て斯みたび身を轉して我を避たるなり是もし身を轉らして我を避ずば我すでに汝を殺して是を生しおきしならん
And the donkey saw me, and turned aside before me these three times. Unless she had turned aside from me, surely now I would have even slain thee, and saved her alive.
34 バラム、ヱホバの使者に言けるは我罪を獲たり我は汝が我に敵せんとて途に立るを知ざりしなり汝もし之を惡しとせば我は歸るべし
And Balaam said to the agent of Jehovah, I have sinned, for I knew not that thou stood in the way against me. Now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get back again.
35 ヱホバの使者バラムに言けるはこの人々とともに往け但し汝は我が汝に告る言詞のみを宣べしとバラムすなはちバラクの牧伯等とともに往り
And the agent of Jehovah said to Balaam, Go with the men, but only the word that I shall speak to thee, that thou shall speak. So Balaam went with the rulers of Balak.
36 さてまたバラクはバラムの來るを聞てモアブの境の極處に流るるアルノンの旁の邑まで出ゆきて之を迎ふ
And when Balak heard that Balaam came, he went out to meet him to the City of Moab, which is on the border of the Arnon, which is in the outmost part of the border.
37 バラクすなはちバラムに言けるは我ことさらに人を遣はして汝を招きしにあらずや汝なにゆゑ我許に來らざりしや我あに汝に尊榮を得さすることを得ざらんや
And Balak said to Balaam, Did I not earnestly send to thee to call thee? Why did thou not come to me? Am I not able indeed to promote thee to honor?
38 バラム、バラクに言けるは視よ我つひに汝の許に來れり然ど今は我何事をも自ら言を得んや我はただ神の我口に授る言語を宣んのみと
And Balaam said to Balak, Lo, I have come to thee. Have I now any power at all to speak anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that shall I speak.
39 斯てバラムはバラクとともに往てキリアテホゾテに至りしが
And Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth.
40 バラク牛と羊を宰りてバラムおよび之と偕なる牧伯等に餽れり
And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the rulers that were with him.
41 而してその翌朝にいたりバラクはバラムを件ひこれを携へてバアルの崇邱に登イスラエルの民の極端を望ましむ
And it came to pass in the morning, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, and he saw from there the outmost part of the people.
