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 they set out and made camp in the plains of Moab, across the Jordan, where Jericho is situated.
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
Then Balak, the son of Zippor, seeing all that Israel had done to the Amorite,
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 that the Moabites had great fear of him, and that they were not able to bear his assault,
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
said to those greater by birth of Midian: “So will this people wipe away all those who are dwelling within our borders, in the same way that the ox is accustomed to tear out grass, all the way to the roots.” At that time, he was king of Moab.
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
Therefore, he sent messengers to Balaam, the son of Beor, a seer who lived above the river of the land of the sons of Ammon, to call him, and to say: “Behold, a people has gone forth from Egypt, which has covered the face of the earth. They are encamped 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
Therefore, come and curse this people, for they are stronger than I am. If only, in some way, I might be able to strike them and to drive them from my land. For I know that he whom you bless shall be blessed, and he whom you curse shall be 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 those greater by birth of Midian, continued on, holding the price of divination in their hands. And when they had come to Balaam, and had explained to him all 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
he responded, “Remain for this night, and I will answer with whatever the Lord will say to me.” And while they stayed with Balaam, God came and said to him,
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
“What do these men want with you?”
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
He responded, “Balak, the son of Zippor, the king of the Moabites has sent to me,
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
saying: ‘Behold, a people, which has gone forth from Egypt, has covered the face of the earth. Come and curse them, so that, in some way, I may be able to fight them and drive them away.’”
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, “Do not go with them, and do 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 he, rising up in the morning, said to the leaders, “Go into your own land, for the Lord has prohibited me from going 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
Returning, the leaders said to Balak, “Balaam was not willing 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
Again, he sent many more persons, and these were more noble than those he had sent before.
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 when these had come to Balaam, they said: “So says Balak, the son of Zippor. Do not hesitate to come 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 am ready to honor you, and whatever you would want, I shall give to you. Come and curse this people.”
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
Balaam responded: “Even if Balak were to give to me his own house, filled with silver and gold, I still would not be able to change the word of the Lord my God, neither to say more, nor to say less.
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
I beg you to remain for this night also, so that I may know what the Lord will answer me again.”
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
Therefore, God came to Balaam in the night, and said to him: “If these men have arrived to call you, then rise up and go with them; yet only in so far as you shall do what I will command you.”
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
Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddling his donkey, he set out with them.
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 was angry. And an Angel of the Lord stood in the way opposite Balaam, who was sitting on the donkey, and he had two servants 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
The donkey, discerning that the Angel was standing in the way with a drawn sword, turned herself from the road and went through a field. And when Balaam beat her and intended to return her to the path,
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
the Angel stood in a narrow place between the two walls, with which the vineyards were enclosed.
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, seeing this, drew herself close to the wall and scraped the foot of the rider. So he beat 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, nevertheless, the Angel passing on to a narrow place, where one would not be able to deviate either to the right or to the left, stood to meet him.
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 when the donkey had seen the Angel standing there, she fell under the feet of the rider, who, being angry, struck her sides more vehemently with a club.
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 the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said: “What have I done to you? Why do strike you me, behold now, for the third time?”
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
Balaam responded, “Because you have deserved it, and you have mistreated me. If only I had a sword, so that I might pierce you.”
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
The donkey said: “Am not I your animal, on which you have always been accustomed to sit, even until this present day? Tell me, when did I ever do the same thing to you.” But he said, “Never.”
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
Immediately, the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the Angel standing in the way with a drawn sword, and he reverenced him prone on the ground.
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 Angel said to him: “Why did you beat your donkey three times? I have come to be an adversary to you, because your way is perverse and contrary to 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 unless the donkey had turned aside from the way, allowing a place for my opposition, I would have killed you, and she would have lived.”
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
Balaam said: “I have sinned, not knowing that you stood against me. And now, if it displeases you for me to continue on, I will return.”
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
The Angel said, “Go with them, but be careful not to speak anything other than what I shall instruct you.” And so, he went with the leaders.
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 had heard it, he went out to meet him in a town of the Moabites, which is situated at the furthest borders of Arnon.
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 he said to Balaam: “I sent messengers to call you. Why did you not come to me immediately? Was it because I am not able to pay the cost for your arrival?”
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
He answered him: “Behold, here I am. Am I able to speak anything other than what God will put into my mouth?”
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
Therefore, they continued on together, and they arrived at a city, which was at the furthest borders of his kingdom.
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 after Balak had killed oxen and sheep, he sent the gifts to Balaam, and to the leaders who 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
Then, when morning arrived, he led him to the heights of Baal, and he gazed upon the most distant portions of the population.
