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 children of Israel set forward, and encamped in the plains of Moab, on this side of the Jordan, opposite 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 Emorites.
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 greatly afraid of the people, because it was numerous; and Moab was horrified because of the children 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 unto the elders of Midian, Now will this assemblage devour all that is round about us, as the ox devoureth 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 unto Bil'am the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river, in the land of the children of his people, to have him called; saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt; behold, it covereth the surface of the earth, and it is abiding opposite to 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
And now do but come, curse me this people; for it is too mighty for me; peradventure I may be able to smite it, that I may drive it out of the land; for I know that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest 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 unto Bil'am, and spoke unto 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 unto them, Remain you here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the Lord may speak unto me; and the princes of Moab abode with Bil'am.
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 unto Bil'am, and said, Who are these men 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 Bil'am said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, the king of Moab, hath sent unto 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, there is the people that is come out of Egypt, and covereth the face of the earth: now come, denounce it for me; peradventure I shall be able to fight against it, and drive it 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 unto Bil'am, Thou shalt not go with them: thou shalt not curse the people; for it is 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 Bil'am rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Go back to your land; for the Lord refuseth 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 princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Bil'am refuseth 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 princes, more in number, and more honorable than those.
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 Bil'am, and said to him, Thus hath said Balak the son of Zippor, Do not suffer thyself, I pray thee, to be prevented from coming unto 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 honor thee greatly, and whatsoever thou mayest say unto me will I do: and only come, I pray thee, denounce me 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
And Bil'am answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not transgress the order of the Lord my God, to do a small or a great thing.
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
And now, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the Lord will farther speak with me.
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 unto Bil'am at night, and said unto him, If to call thee the men have come, rise up, go with them; but only the word which I shall speak unto thee, that shalt 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 Bil'am rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes 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 the anger of God was kindled, because he went; and an angel of the Lord placed himself in the way to be a hindrance to him; and he was riding upon his ass, 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 ass saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Bil'am smote the ass, to make her turn 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
But the angel of the Lord stepped into a path between the vineyards, [with] a wall 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 when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she forced herself against the wall, and pressed Bil'am'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 angel of the Lord went yet farther, and stood in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn either to the right 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 when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she lay down under Bil'am: whereupon Bil'am's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a stick.
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 ass, and she said unto Bil'am, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast 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 Bil'am said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: had I but a sword in my hand, I would assuredly have now 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 ass said unto Bil'am, Am not I thy ass, upon which thou hast ridden from thy commencement unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto 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 the Lord opened the eyes of Bil'am, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head and prostrated himself 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 angel of the Lord said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thy ass these three times? behold, I went out to be a hindrance; because the journey which is odious to me was too quickly begun.
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 ass saw me, and turned aside before me these three times; if she had not turned aside from me, I would surely now not only have slain thee, but 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 Bil'am said unto the angel of the Lord, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou wast standing against me in the way; but now, if it be evil in thy eyes, I will return home 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 angel of the Lord said unto Bil'am, Go with the men; however, only the word which I will speak unto thee, that shalt thou speak: and Bil'am went with the princes 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 Bil'am was come, he went out to meet him unto 'Ir-Moab, which is on the border of Arnon, which is at the outmost end of the boundary.
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 unto Bil'am, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to have thee called? wherefore camest thou not unto me? in truth, am I not able to honor thee?
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 Bil'am said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee; have I now any power whatever to speak the least? the word that God may put in my mouth, that alone must 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 Bil'am went with Balak, and they came unto Kiryath-chuzoth.
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 slew oxen and sheep, and sent to Bil'am and to the princes 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 Bil'am, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, and he saw thence a portion of the people.
