Acts 6
1 But in those days, the disciples multiplying in number, there arose a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews because their widows were overlooked in the daily ministration.
そのころ弟子のかず増 加はり、ギリシヤ語のユダヤ人、その寡婦らが日々の施濟に漏されたれば、ヘブル語のユダヤ人に對して呟く事あり。
2 And the twelve, having called the multitude of the disciples to [them], said, It is not right that we, leaving the word of God, should serve tables.
ここに十二 使徒すべての弟子を呼び集めて言ふ『われら神の言を差措きて、食卓に事ふるは宣しからず。
3 Look out therefore, brethren, from among yourselves seven men, well reported of, full of [the] [Holy] Spirit and wisdom, whom we will establish over this business:
然れば兄弟よ、汝らの中より御靈と智慧とにて滿ちたる令聞ある者 七人を見出せ、それに此の事を掌どらせん。
4 but we will give ourselves up to prayer and the ministry of the word.
我らは專ら祈をなすことと、御言に事ふることとを務めん』
5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and [the] Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch,
集れる凡ての者この言を善しとし、信仰と聖 靈とにて滿ちたるステパノ及びピリポ、プロコロ、ニカノル、テモン、パルメナ、またアンテオケの改宗者ニコラオを選びて、
6 whom they set before the apostles; and, having prayed, they laid their hands on them.
使徒たちの前に立てたれば、使徒たち祈りて手をその上に按けり。
7 And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was very greatly multiplied, and a great crowd of the priests obeyed the faith.
かくて神の言ますます弘り、弟子の數エルサレムにて甚だ多くなり、祭司の中にも信仰の道に從へるもの多かりき。
8 And Stephen, full of grace and power, wrought wonders and great signs among the people.
さてステパノは恩惠と能力とにて滿ち、民の中に大なる不思議と徴とを行へり。
9 And there arose up certain of those of the synagogue called of freedmen, and of Cyrenians, and of Alexandrians, and of those of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen.
ここに世に稱ふるリベルテンの會堂およびクレネ人、アレキサンデリヤ人、またキリキヤとアジヤとの人の諸 會堂より、人々 起ちてステパノと論ぜしが、
10 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.
その語るところの智慧と御靈とに敵すること能はず。
11 Then they suborned men, saying, We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.
乃ち或 者どもを唆かして『我らはステパノが、モーセと神とを瀆す言をいふを聞けり』と言はしめ、
12 And they roused the people, and the elders, and the scribes. And coming upon [him] they seized him and brought [him] to the council.
民および長老・學者らを煽動し、俄に來りてステパノを捕へ、議會に曳きゆき、
13 And they set false witnesses, saying, This man does not cease speaking words against the holy place and the law;
僞證者を立てて言はしむ『この人はこの聖なる所と律法とに逆ふ言を語りて止まず、
14 for we have heard him saying, This Jesus the Nazaraean shall destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses taught us.
即ち、かのナザレのイエスは此の所を毀ち、かつモーセの傳へし例を變ふべしと、彼が云へるを聞けり』と。
15 And all who sat in the council, looking fixedly on him, saw his face as [the] face of an angel.
ここに議會に坐したる者みな目を注ぎてステパノを見しに、その顏は御使の顏の如くなりき。
