1 Thessalonians 3
1 Wherefore, being no longer able to refrain ourselves, we thought good to be left alone in Athens,
この故に、もはや忍ぶこと能はず、我等のみアテネに留ることに決し、
2 and sent Timotheus, our brother and fellow-workman under God in the glad tidings of Christ, to confirm you and encourage [you] concerning your faith,
キリストの福音において神の役者たる我らの兄弟テモテを汝らに遣せり。これは汝らを堅うし、また信仰につきて勸め、
3 that no one might be moved by these afflictions. (For yourselves know that we are set for this;
この患難によりて動かさるる者の無からん爲なり。患難に遭ふことの我らに定りたるは、汝 等みづから知る所なり。
4 for also, when we were with you, we told you beforehand we are about to be in tribulation, even as also it came to pass, and ye know.)
我らが患難に遭ふべきことは、汝らと偕に在りしとき預じめ告げたるが、今 果して汝らの知るごとく然か成れり。
5 For this reason I also, no longer able to refrain myself, sent to know your faith, lest perhaps the tempter had tempted you and our labour should be come to nothing.
この故に最早われ忍ぶこと能はず、試むる者の汝らを試みて、我らの勞の空しくならんことを恐れ、なんぢらの信仰を知らんとて人を遣せり。
6 But Timotheus having just come to us from you, and brought to us the glad tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have always good remembrance of us, desiring much to see us, even as we also you;
然るに今テモテ汝らより歸りて、汝らの信仰と愛とにつきて喜ばしき音信を聞かせ、又なんぢら常に我らを懇ろに念ひ、我らに逢はんことを切に望み居るは、我らが汝らに逢はんことを望むに等しと告げたるによりて、
7 for this reason we have been comforted in you, brethren, in all our distress and tribulation, through your faith,
兄弟よ、われらは諸般の苦難と患難との中にも、汝らの信仰によりて慰安を得たり。
8 because now we live if ye stand firm in [the] Lord.
汝 等もし主に在りて堅く立たば我らは生くるなり。
9 For what thanksgiving can we render to God for you, for all the joy wherewith we rejoice on account of you before our God,
汝 等につきて我らの神の前によろこぶ大なる喜悦のために、如何なる感謝をか神に献ぐべき。
10 night and day beseeching exceedingly to the end that we may see your face, and perfect what is lacking in your faith?
我らは夜晝 祈りて、汝らの顏を見んことと、汝らの信仰の足らぬ所を補はんこととを切に願ふ。
11 But our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.
願はくは我らの父なる神みづからと我らの主なるイエスと、我らを導きて汝らに到らせ給はんことを。
12 But you, may the Lord make to exceed and abound in love toward one another, and toward all, even as we also towards you,
願はくは主、なんぢら相 互の愛および凡ての人に對する愛を増し、かつ豐にして、我らが汝らを愛する如くならしめ、
13 in order to the confirming of your hearts unblamable in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
かくして汝らの心を堅うし、我らの主イエスの、凡ての聖徒と偕に來りたまふ時、われらの父なる神の前に潔くして責むべき所なからしめ給はんことを。
