創世記 24
1 アブラハム年邁て老たりヱホバ萬の事に於てアブラハムを祝みたまへり
And Abraham was old, [and] advanced in age; and Jehovah had blessed Abraham in all things.
2 茲にアブラハム其凡の所有を宰る其家の年邁なる僕に言けるは請ふ爾の手を吾髀の下に置よ
And Abraham said to his servant, the eldest of his house, who ruled over all that he had, Put thy hand, I pray thee, under my thigh,
3 我爾をして天の神地の神ヱホバを指て誓はしめん即ち汝わが偕に居むカナン人の女の中より吾子に妻を娶るなかれ
and I will make thee swear by Jehovah, the God of the heavens and the God of the earth, that thou take not a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am dwelling;
4 汝わが故國に往き吾親族に到りて吾子イサクのために妻を娶れ
but thou shalt go to my land and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.
5 僕彼に言けるは倘女我に從ひて此地に來ることを好まざる事あらん時は我爾の子を彼汝が出來りし地に導き歸るべきか
And the servant said to him, Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land: must I, then, bring thy son again in any case to the land from which thou hast removed?
6 アブラハム彼に曰けるは汝愼みて吾子を彼處に携かへるなかれ
And Abraham said to him, Beware that thou bring not my son thither again.
7 天の神ヱホバ我を導きて吾父の家とわが親族の地を離れしめ我に語り我に誓ひて汝の子孫に此地を與へんと言たまひし者其使を遣して汝に先たしめたまはん汝彼處より我子に妻を娶るべし
Jehovah the God of the heavens, who took me out of my father's house, and out of the land of my nativity, and who has spoken to me, and who has sworn to me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land — he will send his angel before thee, that thou mayest take a wife for my son thence.
8 若女汝に從ひ來る事を好ざる時は汝吾此誓を解るべし唯我子を彼處に携へかへるなかれ
And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be quit of this my oath: only, bring not my son thither again.
9 是に於て僕手を其主人アブラハムの髀の下に置て此事について彼に誓へり
And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore unto him concerning that matter.
10 斯て僕其主人の駱駝の中より十頭の駱駝を取りて出たてり即ち其主人の諸の佳物を手にとりて起てメソポタミアに往きナホルの邑に至り
And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; now all the treasure of his master was under his hand; and he arose and went to Aram-naharaim, to the city of Nahor.
11 其駱駝を邑の外にて井の傍に跪伏しめたり其時は黄昏にて婦女等の水汲にいづる時なりき
And he made the camels kneel down outside the city by a well of water, at the time of the evening, when the women came out to draw [water].
12 斯して彼言けるは吾主人アブラハムの神ヱホバよ願くは今日我にその者を逢しめわが主人アブラハムに恩惠を施し給へ
And he said, Jehovah, God of my master Abraham, meet me, I pray thee, [with thy blessing] this day, and deal kindly with my master Abraham.
13 我この水井の傍に立ち邑の人の女等水を汲に出づ
Behold, I stand [here] by the well of water, and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water.
14 我童女に向ひて請ふ汝の瓶をかたむけて我に飮しめよと言んに彼答へて飮め我また汝の駱駝にも飮しめんと言ば彼は汝が僕イサクの爲に定め給ひし者なるべし然れば我汝の吾主人に恩惠を施し給ふを知らん
And let it come to pass, [that] the maiden to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink, and who will say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also, be she whom thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and hereby I shall know that thou hast dealt kindly with my master.
15 彼語ふことを終るまへに視よリベカ瓶を肩にのせて出きたる彼はアブラハムの兄弟ナホルの妻ミルカの子ベトエルに生れたる者なり
And it came to pass before he had ended speaking, that behold, Rebecca came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother; and [she had] her pitcher upon her shoulder.
16 其童女は觀るに甚だ美しく且處女にして未だ人に適しことあらず彼井に下り其瓶に水を盈て上りしかば
And the maiden was very fair in countenance; a virgin, and no man had known her. And she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
17 僕はせゆきて之にあひ請ふ我をして汝の瓶より少許の水を飮しめよといひけるに
And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, sip a little water out of thy pitcher.
18 彼主よ飮たまへといひて乃ち急ぎ其瓶を手におろして之にのましめたりしが
And she said, Drink, my lord! And she hasted and let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him to drink.
19 飮せをはりて言ふ汝の駱駝のためにも其飮をはるまで水を汲て飽しめん
And when she had given him enough to drink, she said, I will draw [water] for thy camels also, until they have drunk enough.
20 急ぎて其瓶を水鉢にあけ又汲んとて井にはせゆき其諸の駱駝のために汲みたり
And she hasted and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again to the well to draw [water]; and she drew for all his camels.
21 其人之を見つめヱホバが其途に幸福をくだしたまふや否やをしらんとして默し居たり
And the man was astonished at her, remaining silent, to know whether Jehovah had made his journey prosperous or not.
22 茲に駱駝飮をはりしかば其人重半シケルの金の鼻環一箇と重十シケルの金の手釧二箇をとりて
And it came to pass when the camels had drunk enough, that the man took a gold ring, of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands, ten [shekels] weight of gold,
23 言けるは汝は誰の女なるや請ふ我に告よ汝の父の家に我等が宿る隙地ありや
and said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee. Is there room [in] thy father's house for us to lodge?
24 女彼に曰けるは我はミルカがナホルに生みたる子ベトエルの女なり
And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.
25 又彼にいひけるは家には藁も飼草も多くあり且宿る隙地もあり
And she said to him, There is straw, and also much provender with us; also room to lodge.
26 是に於て其人伏てヱホバを拜み
And the man stooped, and bowed down before Jehovah,
27 言けるは吾主人アブラハムの神ヱホバは讃美べきかなわが主人に慈惠と眞實とを缺きたまはず我途にありしにヱホバ我を吾主人の兄弟の家にみちびきたまへり
and said, Blessed be Jehovah, God of my master Abraham, who has not withdrawn his loving-kindness and his faithfulness from my master; I being in the way, Jehovah has led me to the house of my master's brethren.
28 茲に童女走行て其母の家に此等の事を告たり
And the maiden ran and told these things to her mother's house.
29 リベカに一人の兄あり其名をラバンといふラバンはせいで井にゆきて其人の許につく
And Rebecca had a brother, named Laban; and Laban ran out to the man, to the well.
30 すなはち彼鼻環および其妹の手の手釧を見又其妹リベカが其人斯我に語りといふを聞て其人の所に到り見るに井の側にて駱駝の傍にたちゐたれば
And it came to pass when he saw the ring and the bracelets on his sister's hand, and when he heard the words of Rebecca his sister, saying, Thus spoke the man to me — that he came to the man, and behold, he was standing by the camels, by the well.
31 之に言けるは汝ヱホバに祝るる者よ請ふ入れ奚ぞ外にたつや我家を備へ且駱駝のために所をそなへたり
And he said, Come in, blessed of Jehovah! why standest thou outside? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
32 是に於て其人家にいりぬラバン乃ち其駱駝の負を釋き藁と飼草を駱駝にあたへ又水をあたへて其人の足と其從者の足をあらはしめ
And the man came into the house; and he ungirded the camels, and gave the camels straw and provender, and water to wash his feet, and the feet of the men who were with him.
33 斯して彼の前に食をそなへたるに彼言ふ我はわが事をのぶるまでは食はじとラバン語れといひければ
And there was set [meat] before him to eat; but he said, I will not eat until I have made known my business. And he said, Speak on.
34 彼言ふわれはアブラハムの僕なり
And he said, I am Abraham's servant.
35 ヱホバ大にわが主人をめぐみたまひて大なる者とならしめ又羊牛金銀僕婢駱駝驢馬をこれにたまへり
And Jehovah has blessed my master greatly, and he is become great; and he has given him sheep and cattle, and silver and gold, and bondmen and bondwomen, and camels and asses.
36 わが主人の妻サラ年老てのちわが主人に男子をうみければ主人其所有を悉く之に輿ふ
And Sarah, my master's wife, bore a son to my master after she had grown old; and unto him has he given all that he has.
37 わが主人我を誓せて言ふ吾すめるカナンの地の人の女子の中よりわが子に妻を娶るなかれ
And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanite, in whose land I am dwelling;
38 汝わが父の家にゆきわが親族にいたりわが子のために妻をめとれと
but thou shalt by all means go to my father's house and to my family, and take a wife for my son.
39 我わが主人にいひけるは倘女我にしたがひて來ずば如何
And I said to my master, Perhaps the woman will not follow me?
40 彼我にいひけるは吾事ふるところのヱホバ其使者を汝とともに遣はして汝の途に幸福を降したまはん爾わが親族わが父の家より吾子に妻をめとるべし
And he said to me, Jehovah, before whom I have walked, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way, that thou mayest take a wife for my son of my family, and out of my father's house.
41 汝わが親族に至れる時はわが誓を解さるべし若彼等汝にあたへずば汝はわが誓をゆるさるべしと
Then shalt thou be quit of my oath, when thou shalt have come to my family. And if they give thee not [one], thou shalt be quit of my oath.
42 我今日井に至りて謂けらくわが主人アブラハムの神ヱホバねがはくはわがゆく途に幸福を降したまへ
And I came this day to the well, and said, Jehovah, God of my master Abraham, if now thou wilt prosper my way on which I go,
43 我はこの井水の傍に立つ水を汲にいづる處女あらん時我彼にむかひて請ふ汝の瓶より少許の水を我にのましめよと言んに
behold, I stand by the well of water, and let it come to pass that the damsel who cometh forth to draw [water], and to whom I shall say, Give me, I pray thee, a little water out of thy pitcher to drink,
44 若我に答へて汝飮め我亦汝の駱駝のためにも汲んと言ば是ヱホバがわが主人の子のために定たまひし女なるべし
and she shall say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels — that she should be the woman whom Jehovah hath appointed for my master's son.
45 我心の中に語ふことを終るまへにリベカ其瓶を肩にのせて出來り井にくだりて水を汲みたるにより我彼に請ふ我にのましめよと言ければ
Before I ended speaking in my heart, behold, Rebecca came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder, and went down to the well, and drew [water]; and I said to her, Give me, I pray thee, to drink.
46 彼急ぎ其瓶を肩よりおろしていひけるは飮めまた汝の駱駝にものましめんと是に於て我飮しが彼また駱駝にものましめたり
And she hasted and let down her pitcher from her [shoulder], and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also. And I drank; and she gave the camels drink also.
47 我彼に問て汝は誰の女なるやといひければミルカがナホルに生たる子ベトエルの女なりといふ是に於て我其鼻に環をつけ其手に手釧をつけたり
And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him. And I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her hands.
48 而して我伏てヱホバを拜み吾主人アブラハムの神ヱホバを頌美たりヱホバ我を正き途に導きてわが主人の兄弟の女を其子のために娶しめんとしたまへばなり
And I stooped, and bowed down before Jehovah; and I blessed Jehovah, God of my master Abraham, who has led me the right way to take my master's brother's daughter for his son.
49 されば汝等若わが主人にむかひて慈恵と眞誠をもて事をなさんと思はば我に告よ然ざるも亦我に告よ然ば我右か左におもむくをえん
And now, if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me; and I will turn to the right hand or to the left.
50 ラバンとベトエル答て言けるは此事はヱホバより出す我等汝に善惡を言ふあたはず
And Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceeds from Jehovah: we cannot speak to thee bad or good.
51 視よリベカ汝の前にをる携へてゆき彼をしてヱホバの言たまひし如く汝の主人の子の妻とならしめよ
Behold, Rebecca is before thee: take [her], and go away; and let her be wife of thy master's son, as Jehovah has said.
52 アブラハムの僕彼等の言を聞て地に伏てヱホバを拜めり
And it came to pass, when Abraham's servant heard their words, that he bowed down to the earth before Jehovah.
53 是に於て僕銀の飾品金の飾品および衣服をとりいだしてリベカに輿へ亦其兄と母に寶物をあたへたり
And the servant brought forth silver articles, and gold articles, and clothing, and he gave [them] to Rebecca; and he gave to her brother, and to her mother, precious things.
54 是に於て彼および其從者等食飮して宿りしが朝起たる時彼言我をして吾主人に還らしめよ
And they ate and drank, he and the men that were with him, and lodged. And they rose up in the morning; and he said, Send me away to my master.
55 リベカの兄と母言けるは童女を數日の間少くも十日我等と偕にをらしめよしかるのち彼ゆくべし
And her brother and her mother said, Let the maiden abide with us [some] days, or [say] ten; after that she shall go.
56 彼人之に言ヱホバ吾途に福祉をくだしたまひたるなれば我を阻むるなかれ我を歸してわが主人に往しめよ
And he said to them, Do not hinder me, seeing Jehovah has prospered my way: send me away, and I will go to my master.
57 彼等いひけるは童女をよびて其言を問んと
And they said, Let us call the maiden and inquire at her mouth.
58 即ちリベカを呼て之に言けるは汝此人と共に往や彼言ふ往ん
And they called Rebecca and said to her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
59 是に於て彼等妹リベカと其乳媼およびアブラハムの僕と其從者を遣り去しめたり
And they sent away Rebecca their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.
60 即ち彼等リベカを祝して之にいひけるはわれらの妹よ汝千萬の人の母となれ汝の子孫をして其仇の門を獲しめよ
And they blessed Rebecca, and said to her, Thou art our sister; mayest thou become thousands of tens of thousands; and may thy seed possess the gate of their enemies!
61 是に於てリベカ起て其童女等とともに駱駝にのりて其人にしたがひ往く僕乃ちリベカを導きてさりぬ
And Rebecca arose, and her maids, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man. And the servant took Rebecca, and went away.
62 茲にイサク、ラハイロイの井の路より來れり南の國に住居たればなり
And Isaac had just returned from Beer-lahai-roi; for he was dwelling in the south country.
63 しかしてイサク黄昏に野に出て默想をなしたりしが目を擧て見しに駱駝の來るあり
And Isaac had gone out to meditate in the fields toward the beginning of evening. And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, camels were coming.
64 リベカ目をあげてイサクを見駱駝をおりて
And Rebecca lifted up her eyes and saw Isaac, and she sprang off the camel.
65 僕にいひけるは野をあゆみて我等にむかひ來る者は何人なるぞ僕わが主人なりといひければリベカ覆衣をとりて身をおほへり
And she had said to the servant, Who is the man that is walking in the fields to meet us? And the servant said, That is my master! Then she took the veil, and covered herself.
66 茲に僕其凡てなしたる事をイサクに告ぐ
And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.
67 イサク、リベカを其母サラの天幕に携至りリベカを娶りて其妻となしてこれを愛したりイサクは母にわかれて後茲に慰籍を得たり
And Isaac led her into his mother Sarah's tent; and he took Rebecca, and she became his wife, and he loved her. And Isaac was comforted after [the death of] his mother.
