Colossians 4
1 Masters, supply your slaves with what is right and fair, since you know that you also have a Master in heaven.
主人たる者よ、汝らも天に主あるを知れば、義と公平とをもて其の僕をあしらへ。
2 Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,
汝ら感謝しつつ目を覺して祈を常にせよ。
3 as you pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.
また我らの爲にも祈りて、神の我らに御言を傳ふる門をひらき、我等をしてキリストの奧義を語らしめ、
4 Pray that I may declare it clearly, as I should.
之を我が語るべき如く顯させ給はんことを願へ、我はこの奧義のために繋がれたり。
5 Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time.
なんぢら機をうかがひ、外の人に對し知慧をもて行へ。
6 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
汝らの言は常に惠を用ひ、鹽にて味つけよ。然らば如何にして各人に答ふべきかを知らん。
7 Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a beloved brother, a faithful minister, and a fellow servant in the Lord.
愛する兄弟、忠實なる役者、主にありて我とともに僕たるテキコ、我がことを具に汝らに知らせん。
8 I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may encourage your hearts.
われ殊に彼を汝らに遣すは、我らの事を知らしめ、又なんぢらの心を慰めしめん爲なり。
9 With him I am sending Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you about everything here.
汝らの中の一人、忠實なる愛する兄弟オネシモを彼と共につかはす、彼 等この處の事を具に汝らに知らせん。
10 My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you greetings, as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas. You have already received instructions about him: If he comes to you, welcome him.
我と共に囚人となれるアリスタルコ及びバルナバの從弟なるマルコ、汝らに安否を問ふ。此のマルコに就きては汝ら既に命を受けたり、彼もし汝らに到らば之を接けよ。
11 Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends greetings. These are the only Jews among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me.
またユストと云へるイエス汝らに安否を問ふ。割禮の者の中ただ此の三人のみ、神の國のために働く我が同勞者にして我が慰安となりたる者なり。
12 Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.
汝らの中の一人にてキリスト・イエスの僕なるエパフラス汝らに安否を問ふ。彼は常に汝らの爲に力を盡して祈をなし、汝らが全くなり、凡て神の御意を確信して立たんことを願ふ。
13 For I testify about him that he goes to great pains for you and for those at Laodicea and Hierapolis.
我かれが汝らとラオデキヤ及びヒエラポリスに在る者との爲に甚く心を勞することを證す。
14 Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas send you greetings.
愛する醫者ルカ及びデマス汝らに安否を問ふ。
15 Greet the brothers in Laodicea, as well as Nympha and the church that meets at her house.
汝らラオデキヤにある兄弟とヌンパ及びその家にある教會とに安否を問へ。
16 After this letter has been read among you, make sure that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea.
この書を汝らの中にて讀みたらば、之をラオデキヤ人の教會にも讀ませ、汝 等はまたラオデキヤより來る書を讀め。
17 Tell Archippus: “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.”
アルキポに言へ『主にありて受けし職を愼みて盡せ』と。
18 This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.
我パウロ手づから安否を問ふ。わが縲絏を記憶せよ。願はくは御惠なんぢらと偕に在らんことを。
