Acts 17
1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:
其よりアンフィポリとアポロニアとを経てテサロニケに至りしが、此處にユデア人の會堂ありければ、
2 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
パウロ例によりて彼等の中に入り、三の安息日に亘りて、聖書に就きて弁論し、
3 Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.
キリストが必ず苦しみて死者の中より復活すべかりし事と、我が汝等に告ぐるイエズスがキリストたる事とを説きて論證したるに、
4 And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
其中の或人々、及び神を尊べる數多のギリシア人、其他貴婦人等も少からず承服して、パウロとシラとに属けり。
5 But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
然るにユデア人妬を起して、無頼漢の中より數人の惡者を手に属け、人々を招集して市中を騒がし、又ヤソンの家を圍みてパウロとシラとを人民の前に引出さんと努めたりしが、
6 And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
彼等を見付け得ず、ヤソンと數人の兄弟とを市の吏員の許に引行きて、天下を覆したる彼人々此處にも來れるを、
7 Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Cæsar, saying that there is another king, [one] Jesus.
ヤソンが承容れて、一同にイエズス[と云ふ]王別に在りと稱へ、セザルの勅令に逆らふなり、と叫びつつ、
8 And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.
人民と之を聞ける市の吏員とを煽動し、
9 And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.
ヤソン及び其他の人々より保證金を受けて之を赦せり。
10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming [thither] went into the synagogue of the Jews.
然て兄弟等直に、パウロとシラとを夜の中にベレアへ送りしかば、彼等其處に着きてユデア人の會堂に入りしが、
11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
此處の人々はテサロニケに在る者等よりは、高尚にして、熱心に言を承け、此事果して然りや否やと、日々聖書を調べ居たり。
12 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
斯て其中に信じたる人多く、ギリシアの貴婦人にも男子にも其數少からざりき。
13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.
然る程にテサロニケに在るユデア人、ベレアにもパウロによりて神の御言の傳はれるを知り、又此處に來りて、群集を煽動して騒がししかば、
14 And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.
兄弟等即時にパウロを海辺に至らしめ、シラとチモテオとはベレアに留れり。
15 And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.
パウロを案内せる人々はアデンスまで送行きしが、シラとチモテオとに成るべく速に我許に來れとの命を、パウロより受けて立歸れり。
16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
パウロアデンスに在りて彼等を待てる間、此都會の偶像崇拝に耽るを見て憤激し、
17 Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.
會堂にてはユデア人及びユデア教に歸依せし人々と論じ、市場にても居合せたる人々と日毎に論じ居たり。
18 Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
時にエピクリアン及びストイック派の哲學者數人、之と論じ合ひけるが、或人は、此囀人は何を云ふ者ぞ、と云ひ、或人は、彼は新しき鬼神を告ぐる者の如し、と云ひ居たり、是パウロがイエズスと復活との福音を彼等に告ぐればなり。
19 And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, [is]?
斯てパウロをアレオパグに連行きて云ひけるは、汝が説ける此新しき教は如何なるものぞ、我等之を知ることを得べきか、
20 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
即ち汝は何等かの新しき事を我等の耳に入るるが故に、我等は其何事なるかを知らんと欲するなり、と。
21 (For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)
蓋アデンス人も寄留人も皆、唯耳新しき何事かを、或は言ひ或は聞きて日を送る者なりき。
22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill, and said, [Ye] men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
其時パウロアレオパグの中央に立ちて云ひけるは、アデンス人よ我は汝等が萬事に於て宗教心の甚だ厚きが如きを認む。
23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
即ち通りがけに、熟汝等の禮拝物を見て、知れざる神に[献ぐ]、と記せる祠をも見付けたればなり。然れば我汝等が知らずして尊べる其者をば汝等に告げん。
24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
世界と其中に在る一切の物とを造り給へる神は、天地の主にて在せば、手にて造れる宮には住み給はず、
25 Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
御自萬物に生命と呼吸と一切の事とを賜へば、何等の乏しき所あるものの如く、人手にて事へらるる者に非ず、
26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
一人よりして地の全面に住ふまでに人類を造為し給ひ、季節と住居の界とを定め給へるは、
27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
是人をして神を求め、或は探出さしめん為なり。然れども彼は、我等面々を離れ給ふ事遠からず、
28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
蓋彼に在りてこそ、我等は且活き且動き且存在するなれ。汝等が詩人の誰彼も、我等も亦彼が裔なり、と云へるが如し。
29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.
斯く我等は神の裔なれば、神を金、或は銀、或は石、即ち芸術及び人の想像に由れる彫刻に似たる者と思ふべからず。
30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
神は斯る蒙昧の時代を見過し給ひて、今人に向ひて、何處にても悉く改心すべしと命じ給ふ。
31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by [that] man whom he hath ordained; [whereof] he hath given assurance unto all [men], in that he hath raised him from the dead.
蓋日を期し給ひて、其日自ら立て給ひし一個の人、即ち之を死者の中より復活せしめて萬民の前に保證し給ひたる一人を以て、世界を義に從ひて審かんとし給ふなり、と。
32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this [matter].
死者の復活と聞きて、或人々は、嘲笑ひ、或人々は、我等の事に就きて復汝に聴かん、と云へり。
33 So Paul departed from among them.
斯てパウロは、彼等の中より立去りしが、
34 Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which [was] Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
之に從ひて信仰せる者數人あり。其中にアレオパグの裁判官ジオニジオ、ダマリスと云へる婦人、其他尚ありき。
