Acts 15
1 Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”
第二項 エルザレムの教議會 斯て或人々、ユデアより下りて兄弟等に向ひ、汝等モイゼの慣例に從ひて割禮を受くるに非ずば救霊を得ず、と教へければ、
2 And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.
パウロとバルナバと、彼等に對して一方ならぬ諍論を為ししが、信徒はパウロ、バルナバ、及び反對側の數人をエルザレムに上せ、此問題に就き使徒等及び長老等に伺はん事に定めたり。
3 Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.
然れば彼等教會に見送られて、フェニケア及びサマリアを経、異邦人感化の事情を具に語りて、兄弟一同に大いなる喜を起させたり。
4 On their arrival in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and apostles and elders, to whom they reported all that God had done through them.
一行エルザレムに至りて、教會と使徒等と長老等とに迎へられ、神の己等と共に為し給ひし事の次第を告げしが、
5 But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”
ファリザイ派の中なる數人の信者起ちて、異邦人は割禮を受けざるべからず、又命じてモイゼの律法を守らしむべし、と云ひければ、
6 So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter.
使徒等及び長老等、此事を調べんとて集れり。
7 After much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.
激しき諍論の後、ペトロ立ちて彼等に謂ひけるは、兄弟たる人々よ、久しき以前に、神我等の中より選みて、我口を以て異邦人に福音の言を聞かせ、之を信ぜしめ給ひし事は、汝等の知る所なり。
8 And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us.
且人の心を知り給ふ神は、汝等に賜ひし如く、彼等にも聖霊を賜ひて證明し給ひ、
9 He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith.
信仰によりて彼等の心を潔め、我等と彼等とを聊も隔て給ひしことなし。
10 Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?
然るを何為れぞ、汝等神を試みて、我等の先祖も我等も負ふ能はざりし軛を、今弟子等の頚に負はせんとはする。
11 On the contrary, we believe it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”
我等の救はるるは主イエズス、キリストの恩寵によれりとは、我等の信ずる所にして、彼等も亦然るなり、と。
12 The whole assembly fell silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.
會衆皆沈黙して、パウロとバルナバとが、異邦人の中に己等を以て神の行ひ給ひし凡ての徴と奇蹟とを語るを聴きたりしが、
13 When they had finished speaking, James declared, “Brothers, listen to me!
彼等が沈黙を保ちたる後、ヤコボ答へて云ひけるは、兄弟たる人々よ、我に聞け、
14 Simon has told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own.
シモン既に神始めて異邦人を顧み、其中より己が名を尊ぶ民を取り給ひし次第を述べしが、
15 The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written:
預言者等の言之に合へり、録して、
16 ‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it,
「此後我返りて、倒れたるダヴィドの幕屋を再興し、其崩れたる所を繕ひ、且之を建てん、
17 so that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does these things
是は他の人々及び、為に我名を呼ばれたる萬國の異邦人が主を求め得ん為なり、之を為し給ふ所の主之を曰ふ」、とあるが如し。
19 It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not cause trouble for the Gentiles who are turning to God.
之によりて我思ふに、異邦人より神に歸依する人々を煩はすべからず、
20 Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood.
唯書を贈りて、偶像に捧げられし物と、私通と、絞殺されし獣の肉と血とを戒むべし、
21 For Moses has been proclaimed in every city from ancient times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”
蓋モイゼの書は、安息日毎に會堂に於て読まれ、之を述ぶる人昔より何れの市町にも在ればなり、と。
22 Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,
是に於て使徒等、長老等、及び教會一同に、其中より人を選みて、パウロ、バルナバと共にアンチオキアに遣はすを可しとせり、其人々はバルサバとも呼ばるるユダ、及びシラにして、兄弟中の重立ちたる者なりき。
23 and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.
彼等の手に托せられし書翰の文に曰く、「使徒等及び兄弟たる長老等、アンチオキアとシリアとシリシアとに在る異邦人たりし兄弟等に挨拶す。
24 It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said.
我等の聞く所に據れば、或人々、我等が命じたる事もなきに、我等の中より出行きて汝等の魂を覆し、言を以て汝等を擾したる由なれば、
25 So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
我等一致して人を選み、
26 men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
我主イエズス、キリストの御名の為に生命を惜まざりし人、我等が至愛なるバルナバ及びパウロと共に、汝等に遣はさん事を宜しとせり。
27 Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to tell you in person the same things we are writing.
然ればユダとシラとを遣はしたるが、彼等口づから是等の事を汝等に告げん。
28 It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond these essential requirements:
蓋聖霊と我等とは、左の必要なる事の外、汝等に何等の荷をも負はしめざるを宜しとせり。
29 You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell.
即ち汝等が偶像に捧げられし物と、血と絞殺されしものと、私通とを絶つべき事是なり。是等の事を慎まば、其にて宜しかるべし、汝等健康なれ、」と。
30 So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they assembled the congregation and delivered the letter.
然て彼等暇乞してアンチオキアに下り、信徒を集めて書翰を渡ししが、
31 When the people read it, they rejoiced at its encouraging message.
人々之を読みて、慰を得て喜べり。
32 Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers.
ユダとシラとは其身も預言者なれば、多くの談話を以て兄弟を勧め且堅めたりしが、
33 After spending some time there, they were sent off by the brothers in peace to return to those who had sent them.
暫く此處に留りて後、己を遣はしし者の許に歸らんとて、兄弟等に無事を祝されて暇を乞ひ得たり。
然れどシラは此處に留るを宜しとせしかば、ユダ一人エルザレムに歸り、
35 But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.
パウロとバルナバとはアンチオキアに留り、他の數人と共に主の御言を教へ、福音を宣べつつありき。
36 Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”
第三項 聖パウロ第二回の傳道旅行 然て數日の後、パウロはバルナバに向ひ、将我等後戻して、曩に主の御言を宣傳へし凡ての市町を巡廻し、其安否を問はん、と云ひしが、
37 Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark.
バルナバはマルコとも呼ばるるヨハネを携へんと思へるに、
38 But Paul thought it best not to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.
パウロは、彼は曾てパンフィリアにて己等を離れ、共に働かざりし者なれば、之を承容るべからず、と考へ居たりしかば、
39 Their disagreement was so sharp that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus,
遂に衝突して相別るるに至れり。さればバルナバはマルコを携へてクプロ[島]へ出帆せしが、
40 but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.
パウロはシラを選みて、兄弟等より神の恩寵に委ねられて出立し、
41 And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
シリアとシリシアとを巡りて諸教會を固め、使徒等及び長老等の規定を守るべき事を教へ居たり。
