創世記 49
1 ヤコブその子等を呼ていひけるは汝らあつまれ我後の日に汝らが遇んところの事を汝等につげん
Jacob called his sons together, and said, “Gather round so I can tell you what's going to happen to you in the future.
2 汝等つどひて聽けヤコブの子等よ汝らの父イスラエルに聽け
Come here, sons of Jacob, and listen to Israel your father.
3 ルベン汝はわが冢子わが勢わが力の始威光の卓越たる者權威の卓越たる者なり
Reuben. You are my firstborn, conceived when I was strong, born when I was vigorous! You were above all others is position, above all others in power.
4 汝は水の沸あがるがごとき者なれば卓越を得ざるべし汝父の床にのぼりて浼したればなり嗚呼彼はわが寢牀にのぼれり
But you boil over like water, so you won't be above anyone anymore, because you went and slept with my concubine; you violated my marriage bed.
5 シメオン、レビは兄弟なりその劍は暴逆の器なり
Simeon and Levi are two of the same kind—they use their weapons for destructive violence.
6 我魂よかれらの席にのぞむなかれ我寶よかれらの集會につらなるなかれ其は彼等その怒にまかせて人をころしその意にまかせて牛を筋截たればなり
I refuse to be part of their decisions; I refuse to participate in what they do. For they killed men in their anger; they crippled cattle just for fun.
7 その怒は烈しかれば詛ふべしその憤は暴あれば詛ふべし我彼らをヤコブの中に分ちイスラエルの中に散さん
I curse their anger because it is too harsh; I curse their fury because it is too cruel! I will separate their descendants throughout Jacob; I will scatter them throughout Israel.
8 ユダよ汝は兄弟の讚る者なり汝の手はなんぢの敵の頸を抑へんなんぢの父の子等なんぢの前に鞠ん
Judah, your brothers will praise you. You will defeat your enemies. Your father's sons shall bow down to you in respect.
9 ユダは獅子の子の如しわが子よ汝は所掠物をさきてかへりのぼる彼は牡獅子のごとく伏し牝獅のごとく蹲まる誰か之をおこすことをせん
My son Judah is a young lion coming back from eating its prey. He crouches and lies down like a lion. Like a lion, who would dare to disturb him?
10 杖ユダを離れず法を立る者その足の間をはなるることなくしてシロの來る時にまでおよばん彼に諸の民したがふべし
Judah will always hold the scepter, and the staff of authority will always be at his feet until Shiloh comes; the nations will obey him.
11 彼その驢馬を葡萄の樹に繋ぎその牝驢馬の子を葡萄の蔓に繋がん又その衣を酒にあらひ其服を葡萄の汁にあらふべし
He ties his donkey to the vine, his donkey's colt to the best vine. He washes his clothes in wine, his robes in the red juice of grapes.
12 その目は酒によりて紅くその齒は乳によりて白し
His eyes sparkle more than wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk.
13 ゼブルンは海邊にすみ舟の泊る海邊に住はんその界はシドンにおよぶべし
Zebulun will live on the seashore and provide a harbor for ships; his territory will extend towards Sidon.
14 イッサカルは羊の牢の間に伏す健き驢馬の如し
Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between two saddle bags.
15 彼みて安泰を善としその國を樂とし肩をさげて負ひ租税をいだして僕となるべし
He sees that the place where he's resting is good, and the land is lovely, so he's willing to lower his back to accept the burden and to work as a slave.
16 ダンはイスラエルの他の支派の如く其民を鞫かん
Dan will judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel.
17 ダンは路の旁の蛇のごとく途邊にある蝮のごとし馬の踵を噛てその騎者をして後に落しむ
Dan will be as dangerous as a snake beside the road, a viper by the path that bites the horse's heel, throwing its rider off backwards.
18 ヱホバよわれ汝の拯救を待り
I trust in you to save me, Lord.
19 ガドは軍勢これにせまらんされど彼返てその後にせまらん
Raiders will attack Gad, but he will attack their heels.
20 アセルよりいづる食物は美るべし彼王の食ふ美味をいださん
Asher will have delicious food—he'll produce fancy food for royalty.
21 ナフタリは釋れたる麀のごとし彼美言をいだすなり
Naphtali is a deer that's free to run; it gives birth to beautiful fawns.
22 ヨセフは實を結ぶ樹の芽のごとし即ち泉の傍にある實をむすぶ樹の芽のごとしその枝つひに垣を踰ゆ
Joseph is a fruitful tree, a fruitful tree beside a spring, whose branches climb over the wall.
23 射者彼をなやまし彼を射かれを惡めり
The archers viciously attacked him; they shot their arrows at him with hate.
24 然どかれの弓はなほ勁くあり彼の手の臂は力あり是ヤコブの全能者の手によりてなり其よりイスラエルの磐なる牧者いづ
But he held his bow steady, and his arms and hands moved quickly in the strength of the Mighty One of Jacob, who is called the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.
25 汝の父の神による彼なんぢを助けん全能者による彼なんぢを祝まん上なる天の福、下によこたはる淵の福、乳哺の福、胎の福、汝にきたるべし
The God of your father will help you and the Almighty will bless you with blessings from the heavens above, with blessings from the depths below, with blessings for many children.
26 父の汝を祝することはわが父祖の祝したる所に勝て恒久の山の限極にまでおよばん是等の祝福はヨセフの首に歸しその兄弟と別になりたる者の頭頂に歸すべし
The blessings your father received were greater than the blessings of his forefathers, more than the blessings of the eternal mountains. May they be upon the head of Joseph, on the forehead of the one set apart as a leader from his brothers.
27 ベニヤミンは物を噛む狼なり朝にその所掠物を啖ひ夕にその所攫物をわかたん
Benjamin is a vicious wolf. In the morning he destroys his enemies, in the evening he divides the loot.”
28 是等はイスラエルの十二の支派なり斯その父彼らに語り彼等を祝せりすなはちその祝すべき所にしたがひて彼等諸人を祝せり
These are all of the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father told them as he blessed them, each according to their respective blessings.
29 ヤコブまた彼等に命じて之にいひけるは我はわが民にくははらんとすヘテ人エフロンの田にある洞穴にわが先祖等とともに我をはうむれ
Then he gave them the following instructions: “I'm going to die soon. Bury me with my forefathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.
30 その洞穴はカナンの地にてマムレのまへなるマクペラの田にあり是はアブラハムがヘテ人エフロンより田とともに購て所有の墓所となせし者なり
This is the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in Canaan, that Abraham bought together with the field from Ephron the Hittite to own as a burial site.
31 アブラハムとその妻サラ彼處にはうむられイサクとその妻リベカ彼處に葬られたり我またかしこにレアを葬れり
Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried there, Isaac and his wife Rebekah were buried there, and I buried Leah there.
32 彼田とその中の洞穴はヘテの子孫より購たる者なり
The field and the cave were bought from the Hittites.”
33 ヤコブその子に命ずることを終し時足を床に斂めて氣たえてその民にくははる
When Jacob finished giving these instructions he pulled up his feet into the bed, breathed his last, and joined his forefathers in death.
