創世記 14

1 當時シナルの王アムラペル、エラサルの王アリオク、エラムの王ケダラオメルおよびゴイムの王テダル等

Now it happened in that time that Amraphel, king of Shinar, and Arioch, king of Pontus, and Chedorlaomer, king of the Elamites, and Tidal, king of the Nations,

2 ソドムの王ベラ、ゴモルの王ビルシア、アデマの王シナブ、ゼボイムの王セメベルおよびベラ(即ち今のゾアル)の王と戰ひをなせり

went to war against Bera, king of Sodom, and against Birsha, king of Gomorrah, and against Shinab, king of Admah, and against Shemeber, king of Zeboiim, and against the king of Bela, that is Zoar.

3 是等の五人の王皆結合てシデムの谷に至れり其處は今の鹽海なり

All these came together in the wooded valley, which is now the Sea of Salt.

4 彼等は十二年ケダラオメルに事へ第十三年に叛けり

For they had served Chedorlaomer for twelve years, and in the thirteenth year they withdrew from him.

5 第十四年にケダラオメルおよび彼と偕なる王等來りてアシタロテカルナイムのレパイム人、ハムのズジ人、シヤベキリアタイムのエミ人

Therefore, in the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer arrived, and the kings who were with him. And they struck the Rephaim at Ashteroth of the two horns, and the Zuzim with them, and the Emim at Shaveh-Kiriathaim.

6 およびセイル山のホリ人を撃て曠野の傍なるエルパランに至り

and the Chorreans in the mountains of Seir, even to the plains of Paran, which is in the wilderness.

7 彼等歸りてエンミシパテ(即ち今のカデシ)に至りアマレク人の國を盡く撃又ハザゾンタマルに住るアモリ人を撃り

And they returned and arrived at the fountain of Mishpat, which is Kadesh. And they struck the entire region of the Amalekites, and the Amorites who dwelt in Hazazontamar.

8 爰にソドムの王ゴモラの王アデマの王ゼボイムの王およびベラ(即ち今のゾアル)の王出てシデムの谷にて彼等と戰ひを接たり

And the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and indeed the king of Bela, which is Zoar, went forth. And they directed their point against them in the wooded valley,

9 即ち彼五人の王等エラムの王ケダラオメル、ゴイムの王テダル、シナルの王アムラペル、エラサルの王アリオクの四人と戰へり

namely, against Chedorlaomer, king of the Elamites, and Tidal, king of the Nations, and Amraphel, king of Shinar, and Arioch, king of Pontus: four kings against five.

10 シデムの谷には地瀝靑の坑多かりしがソドムとゴモラの王等遁て其處に陷りぬ其餘の者は山に遁逃たり

Now the wooded valley had many pits of bitumen. And so the king of Sodom and the king of Gomorrah turned back and they fell there. And those who remained, fled to the mountain.

11 是に於て彼等ソドムとゴモラの諸の物と其諸の食料を取て去れり

Then they took all the substance of the Sodomites and the Gomorrhites, and all that pertained to food, and they went away,

12 彼等アブラムの姪ロトと其物を取て去り其は彼ソドムに住たればなり

along with both Lot, the son of Abram’s brother, who lived in Sodom, and his substance.

13 茲に遁逃者來りてヘブル人アブラムに之を告たり時にアブラムはアモリ人マムレの橡林に住りマムレはエシコルの兄弟又アネルの兄弟なり是等はアブラムと契約を結べる者なりき

And behold, one who had escaped reported it to Abram the Hebrew, who lived in the steep valley of Mamre the Amorite, who was the brother of Eshcol, and the brother of Aner. For these had formed an agreement with Abram.

14 アブラム其兄弟の擄にせられしを聞しかば其熟練したる家の子三百十八人を率ゐてダンまで追いたり

When Abram had heard this, namely, that his brother Lot had been taken captive, he numbered three hundred and eighteen of his own armed men and he went in pursuit all the way to Dan.

15 其家臣を分ちて夜に乗じて彼等を攻め彼等を撃破りてダマスコの左なるホバまで彼等を追ゆけり

And dividing his company, he rushed upon them in the night. And he struck them and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

16 アブラム斯諸の物を奪回し亦其兄弟ロトと其物および婦人と人民を取回せり

And he brought back all the substance, and Lot his brother, with his substance, likewise the women and the people.

17 アブラム、ケダラオメルおよび彼と偕なる王等を撃破りて歸れる時ソドムの王シヤベの谷(即ち今の王の谷)にて彼を迎へたり

Then the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after he returned from the slaughter at Chedorlaomer, and the kings who were with him at the valley of Shaveh, which is the valley of the king.

18 時にサレムの王メルキゼデク、パンと酒を携出せり彼は至高き神の祭司なりき

Then in truth, Melchizedek, the king of Salem, brought forth bread and wine, for he was a priest of the Most High God;

19 彼アブラムを祝して言けるは願くは天地の主なる至高神アブラムを祝福みたまへ

he blessed him, and he said: “Blessed be Abram by the Most High God, who created heaven and earth.

20 願くは汝の敵を汝の手に付したまひし至高神に稱譽あれとアブラム乃ち彼に其諸の物の什分の一を饋れり

And blessed be the Most High God, through whose protection the enemies are in your hands.” And he gave him tithes from everything.

21 茲にソドムの王アブラムに言けるは人を我に與へ物を汝に取れと

Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me these souls, and take the rest for yourself.”

22 アブラム、ソドムの王に言けるは我天地の主なる至高き神ヱホバを指て言ふ

And he responded to him: “I lift up my hand to the Lord God, the Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth,

23 一本の絲にても鞋帶にても凡て汝の所屬は我取ざるべし恐くは汝我アブラムを富しめたりと言ん

that from one thread within a blanket, even to a single shoelace, I will not take anything from that which is yours, lest you say, ‘I have enriched Abram,’

24 但少者の旣に食ひたる物および我と偕に行し人アネル、エシコルおよびマムレの分を除くべし彼等には彼等の分を取しめよ

except that which the young men have eaten, and the shares for the men who came with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. These will take their shares.”