民数記 24
1 バラムはイスラエルを祝することのヱホバの心に適ふを視たれば此度は前の時のごとくに往て法術を求むる事を爲ずその面を曠野に向て居り
When Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he didn’t go, as at the other times, to use divination, but he set his face towards the wilderness.
2 バラム目を擧てイスラエルのその支派にしたがひて居るを觀たり時に神の霊かれに臨みければ
Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came on him.
3 彼すなはちこの歌をのべて云くベオルの子バラム言ふ目の啓きたる人言ふ
He took up his parable, and said, “Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eyes are open says;
4 神の言詞を聞し者能はざる無き者をまぼろしに觀し者倒れ臥て其目の啓けたる者言ふ
he says, who hears the words of God, who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down, and having his eyes open:
5 ヤコブよ汝の天幕は美しき哉イスラエルよ汝の住所は美しき哉
How goodly are your tents, Jacob, and your dwellings, Israel!
6 是は谷々のごとくに布列ね河邊の園のごとくヱホバの栽し沈香樹のごとく水の邊の香柏のごとし
As valleys they are spread out, as gardens by the riverside, as aloes which the LORD has planted, as cedar trees beside the waters.
7 その桶よりは水溢れんその種は水の邊に發育んその王はアガグよりも高くなりその國は振ひ興らん
Water shall flow from his buckets. His seed shall be in many waters. His king shall be higher than Agag. His kingdom shall be exalted.
8 神これをエジプトより導き出せり是は強きこと兕のごとくその敵なる國々の民を呑つくしその骨を摧き矢をもて之を衝とほさん
God brings him out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of the wild ox. He shall consume the nations his adversaries, shall break their bones in pieces, and pierce them with his arrows.
9 是は牡獅子のごとくに身をかがめ牝獅子のごとくに臥す誰か敢てこれを起さんやなんぢを祝するものは福祉を得なんぢをのろふものは災禍をかうむるべし
He couched, he lay down as a lion, as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? Everyone who blesses you is blessed. Everyone who curses you is cursed.”
10 ここにおいてバラクはバラムにむかひて怒を發しその手を拍ならせり而してバラク、バラムにいひけるは我はなんぢをしてわが敵を詛はしめんとてなんぢを招きたるに汝は却て斯三度までも彼らを大に祝したり
Balak’s anger burnt against Balaam, and he struck his hands together. Balak said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, and, behold, you have altogether blessed them these three times.
11 然ば汝今汝の處に奔り往け我は汝に大なる尊榮を得させんと思ひたれどヱホバ汝を阻めて尊榮を得るに至らざらしむ
Therefore, flee to your place, now! I thought to promote you to great honour; but, behold, the LORD has kept you back from honour.”
12 バラム、バラクに言けるは我は汝が我に遣しし使者等に告て言ざりしや
Balaam said to Balak, “Didn’t I also tell your messengers whom you sent to me, saying,
13 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ヱホバの言を踰て自己の心のままに善も惡きも爲ことを得ず我はヱホバの宣まふ事のみを言べしと
‘If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can’t go beyond the LORD’s word, to do either good or bad from my own mind. I will say what the LORD says’?
14 今われは吾民にかへる然ば來れ我この民が後の日に汝の民に爲んところの事を汝に告しらせんと
Now, behold, I go to my people. Come, I will inform you what this people shall do to your people in the latter days.”
15 すなはちこの歌をのべて云くベオルの子バラム言ふ目の啓きたる人言ふ
He took up his parable, and said, “Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eyes are open says;
16 神の言を聞るあり至高者を知の知識あり能はざる無き者をまぼろしに觀倒れ臥て其目の啓けたる者言ふ
he says, who hears the words of God, knows the knowledge of the Most High, and who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down, and having his eyes open:
17 我これを見ん然ど今にあらず我これを望まん然ど近くはあらずヤコブより一箇の星いでんイスラエルより一條の杖おこりモアブを此旁より彼旁に至まで撃破りまた鼓譟者どもを盡く滅すべし
I see him, but not now. I see him, but not near. A star will come out of Jacob. A sceptre will rise out of Israel, and shall strike through the corners of Moab, and crush all the sons of Sheth.
18 其敵なるエドムは是が產業となりセイルは之が產業とならんイスラエルは盛になるべし
Edom shall be a possession. Seir, his enemy, also shall be a possession, while Israel does valiantly.
19 權を秉る者ヤコブより出で遺れる者等を城より滅し絶ん
Out of Jacob shall one have dominion, and shall destroy the remnant from the city.”
20 バラム又アマレクを望みこの歌をのべて云くアマレクは國々の中の最初なる者なり其終には滅び絶るに至らん
He looked at Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, “Amalek was the first of the nations, but his latter end shall come to destruction.”
21 亦ケニ人を望みこの歌をのべて云く汝の住所は堅固なり汝は磐に巣をつくる
He looked at the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, “Your dwelling place is strong. Your nest is set in the rock.
22 然どカインは亡て終にアッスリアの爲に擄へ移されん
Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted, until Asshur carries you away captive.”
23 彼亦この歌をのべて云く嗟神これを爲たまはん時は誰か生ることを得ん
He took up his parable, and said, “Alas, who shall live when God does this?
24 キッテムの方より船來てアッスリアを攻なやましエベルを攻なやますべし而して是もまた終に亡失ん
But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim. They shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber. He also shall come to destruction.”
25 斯てバラムは起あがりて自己の處に歸り往きぬバラクも亦去ゆけり
Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place; and Balak also went his way.
