Acts 9
1 Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
第一 サウロの不思議なる改心 サウロは主の弟子等に對して、尚脅喝、殺害の毒氣を吐きつつ司祭長に至り、
2 and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
ダマスコの諸會堂に寄する書簡を乞へり。是此道の男女を見出さば、縛りてエルザレムに引行かん為なりき。
3 As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
斯て途中ダマスコ附近に至りけるに、忽ち天より光來りて彼を圍照ししかば、
4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”
彼地に倒れつつ、サウロよサウロよ何ぞ我を迫害する、と云ふ聲あるを聞きて、
5 “Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.
主よ、汝は誰ぞ、と云ひけるに彼者、我は汝の迫害せるイエズスなり、刺ある鞭に逆らふは汝に取りて難し、と云へり。
6 “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
サウロ戰き且驚入りて、主よ、我に何を為さしめんと思召したるぞ、と云ひしに主曰ひけるは、起きて市中に入れ、汝の為すべき事は彼處にて告げらるべし、と。
7 The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.
此時、伴へる人々は、聲をば聞きながら誰をも見ざれば、惘果てて佇みたりしが、
8 Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.
サウロ地より起きて目を開けども、何も見えざりしかば、人其手を引きてダマスコに導きしに、
9 For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything.
三日の間此處に在りて目見えず飲食せざりき。
10 In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.
然るにダマスコにアナニアと云へる弟子ありしが、主幻影に、アナニアよ、と曰ひしかば彼、主よ、我此處に在り、と云ひしを、
11 “Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.
主又之に曰ひけるは、起ちて、直と云へる町に往き、ユダの家にサウロと名くるタルソ人を尋ねよ、看よ彼祈り居るなり、と。
12 In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”
此時サウロは、アナニアと名くる人の入來りて、視力を回復せん為に己に按手するを見たりしなり。
13 But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.
然れどアナニア答へけるは、主よ、此人がエルザレムに於て主の聖徒等に為しし害の如何許なるかは、我多くの人に聞きしが、
14 And now he is here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”
此處にても彼は司祭長より受けて、主の御名を呼頼む人を悉く捕縛するの権を有せり、と。
15 “Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
主アナニアに曰ひけるは、往け、蓋彼は異邦人、國王、及びイスラエルの子等の前に我名を持行く為に、我が選みし器なり、
16 I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”
故に我名の為には、如何許苦しむべきかを我之に示さんとす、と。
17 So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
是に於てアナニア往きて家に入り、サウロに按手して、兄弟サウロよ、汝の來れる路にて汝に現れ給ひし主イエズス、汝が視力を回復し、且聖霊に満たされん為に我を遣はし給へり、と云ひしかば、
18 At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,
忽ちサウロの目より鱗の如きもの落ちて、視力を回復し、起ちて洗せられしが、
19 and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.
軈て食事して力づけり。然て數日の間、ダマスコの弟子等と共に居りて、
20 Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
直に諸會堂に於てイエズスの事、即ち其神の御子たる事を宣傳へければ、
21 All who heard him were astounded and asked, “Isn’t this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”
聞く人皆惘果てて、是は曾て彼名を呼頼める人々をエルザレムに於て迫害し居たりし者にて、又彼が此に來りしは、彼等を捕縛して、司祭長に引渡さん為ならずや、と云ひ居たれど、
22 But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
サウロは愈力増りて、此イエズスはキリストなりと断言し、ダマスコに住めるユデア人を閉口せしめつつありき。
23 After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,
日頃経てユデア人一同、サウロを殺さんと協議せしが、
24 but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
其計略サウロに知られたり。斯て彼等、サウロを殺さんとて、晝夜[市街の]門を守りけるに、
25 One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.
弟子等夜中に之を引取りて籠に入れ、城壁より吊下して逃れしめたり。
26 When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
サウロ、エルザレムに至り、努めて弟子等の中に連ならんとすれども、皆彼が弟子たる事を信ぜずして之を恐れければ、
27 Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who spoke to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.
バルナバ携へて使徒等に連行き、彼が途中にて主を見奉り、主之に言ひ給ひし次第、又ダマスコに於てイエズスの御名の為に、憚る所なく盡力せし次第を語れり。
28 So Saul stayed with them, moving about freely in Jerusalem and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.
是よりサウロ、エルザレムに在りて彼等と共に出入し、憚る所なく主の御名の為に盡力したりけるが、
29 He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.
又ギリシア語のユデア人と語り且弁論しければ、彼等之を殺さんと謀りしを、
30 When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
兄弟等覚りてカイザリアに送り、タルソに往かしめたり。
31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
第一 ルッダ及ヨッペに於るペトロの奇蹟 第三款 百夫長コルネリオの改宗、及び異邦人中の教會開始 斯てユデア、ガリレア、サマリアにては教會一般に平和を得て次第に成立ち、神に對する畏敬に進み、聖霊の慰によりて増加しつつありしが、
32 As Peter traveled throughout the area, he went to visit the saints in Lydda.
ペトロ諸方を巡廻して、ルッダに住める聖徒等の許に至りしに、
33 There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.
此處にてエネアと云へる人の八年以來癱瘋を病みて床に臥せるに遇ひ、
34 “Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and put away your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up,
之に向ひて、エネアよ、主イエズス、キリスト汝を醫し給ふ、起きて自ら床を整へよ、と云ひければ彼直に起きたり。
35 and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
斯てルッダ及びサロンに住める人、皆之を見て主に歸依せり。
36 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
然てヨッペに一人の婦の弟子あり、名はタビタ、訳してドルカ[即ち鹿]と云はれ、從來善行と慈善とに富みたりしが、
37 At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.
此時に當りて病死せしかば、屍を洗ひて高間に置きたり。
38 Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”
斯てルッダはヨッペに近きに因り、弟子等ペトロの此處に居るを聞き、二人の人を遣はして、猶豫なく我等の許に來れ、と請はしめしかば、
39 So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
ペトロ起ちて彼等と共に來りしが、其着するや人々之を高間に導き、寡婦等皆之を圍みて打泣きつつ、ドルカが己等の為に造り居たりし襦袢と上衣とを示せり。
40 Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
ペトロ人を悉く外に出し、跪きて祈り、然て屍に向ひて、タビタ起きよ、と云ひしかば、婦目を開き、ペトロを見て坐れり。
41 Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.
ペトロ手を假して之を立たしめ、聖徒等及び寡婦等を呼びて、生回りたるを還し與へたり。
42 This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.
此事ヨッペに知れ渡りければ、主を信仰する人々多く、
43 And Peter stayed for several days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.
ペトロはシモンと云へる革工の家に在りて、久しくヨッペに留るに至れり。
