2 Corinthians 12
1 To boast, really, is not profitable for me, for I will come to visions and revelations of the LORD.
誇るべくんば、無益の事ながら、我は主の賜ひし幻影と黙示とに及ばん。
2 I have known a man in Christ, fourteen years ago—whether in the body I have not known, whether out of the body I have not known, God has known—such a one being snatched up to the third heaven;
我はキリストに在る一人の人を知れり、彼は十四年前、――肉體に在りてか肉體の外に在りてか、其は我が知る所に非ず、神ぞ知しめす、――第三天まで上げられしなり。
3 and I have known such a man—whether in the body, whether out of the body, I have not known, God has known—
我は又知れり。この人は ――肉體に在りてか肉體の外に在りてか其は我が知る所に非ず、神ぞ知しめす、
4 that he was snatched up to the paradise, and heard unutterable sayings, that it is not possible for man to speak.
――樂土に取挙げられて、得も言はず人の語るべからざる言を聞きしなり。
5 Of such a one I will boast, and of myself I will not boast, except in my weaknesses,
我は斯る人の為に誇らんとすれども、我為には我弱點の外誇る事を為じ。
6 for if I may wish to boast, I will not be a fool, for I will say truth; but I refrain, lest in regard to me anyone may think anything above what he sees me, or hears anything of me;
蓋誇らんとすとも愚なるべきには非ず、眞を語らんとすればなり。然れど人の我に見る所、或は我より聞く所に過ぎて我を重んずる事なからん為に我は罷めん。
7 and that by the exceeding greatness of the revelations I might not be exalted too much, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan, that he might batter me, that I might not be exalted too much.
然て我が蒙りたる黙示の偉大なるにより、我をして驕らざらしめん為に、肉身に一の刺、即ち我を打つべきサタンの使を與へられたり。
8 I called on the LORD three times concerning this thing, that it might depart from me,
是に於て其の我身より去らん事を三度まで主に求め奉りしに、
9 and He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness”; most gladly, therefore, will I rather boast in my weaknesses, that the power of the Christ may rest on me:
曰へらく、汝には我恩寵にて足れり、其は力は弱き中に於て全うせらるればなり、と。然ればキリストの能力の我に宿らん為に、寧喜びて我弱點によりて誇らん。
10 for this reason I am well pleased in weaknesses, in damages, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses—for Christ; for whenever I may be weak, then I am powerful;
故に我はキリストの為、我弱點に、耻辱に、缺乏に、迫害に、患難に安んず、弱き時に於てこそ強ければなり。
11 I have become a fool—boasting; you compelled me; for I ought to have been commended by you, for I was behind the very chiefest apostles in nothing—even if I am nothing.
我は愚になれり、汝等に強ひられてなり。蓋汝等より引立てらるる筈なりき、其は我取るに足らざる者なりと雖も、何事も彼無上の大使徒に劣らざればなり。
12 The signs, indeed, of the apostle were worked among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds,
我が使徒たるの證據は、凡ての忍耐と徴と奇蹟と不思議とによりて、汝等の上に成立てり。
13 for what is there in which you were inferior to the rest of the assemblies, except that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this injustice!
抑汝等が他の諸教會より少く得たりしは何ぞ、或は我が汝等を煩はさざりし事なるか、請ふ此不義を我に許せ。
14 Behold, a third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you, for I do not seek yours, but you, for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children,
今や三度目に汝等に至として支度せしが、尚汝等を煩はさじ、是我が求むる所は汝等にして、汝等の所有物に非ざればなり。即ち子等は親の為に貯蓄すべきに非ず、親こそ子等の為に之を行ふべきなれば、假令汝等多く愛して、少く愛せらるる事ありとも、
15 and I will most gladly spend and be entirely spent for your souls, even if, loving you more abundantly, I am loved less.
我は最も喜びて汝等の魂の為に盡し、又己をも盡さん。
16 And be it [so], I did not burden you, but being crafty, I took you with guile;
縦我汝等を煩はさざりしも、狡猾にして汝等を籠絡せりとせんか、
17 anyone of those whom I have sent to you—did I take advantage of you by him?
然れど我が汝等に遣はしし人々の中、誰を以て汝等を籠絡せしぞ。
18 I begged Titus, and sent with [him] the brother; did Titus take advantage of you? Did we not walk in the same Spirit? Did we not [walk] in the same steps?
チトに頼み、彼と共に又一人の兄弟を遣はししが、チトは汝等を籠絡せしか、我等は同一の精神を以て同一の足跡を歩みしに非ずや。
19 Again, [do] you think that we are making defense to you? We speak before God in Christ; and all things, beloved, [are] for your up-building,
結末 汝等は豫て、我等汝等に對して弁解すと思へり、我等は神の御前にキリストに在りて語るなり。我至愛なる者よ、萬事は汝等の徳を立てんが為なるぞ。
20 for I fear lest, having come, I may not find you such as I wish, and I may be found by you such as you do not wish, lest there be strifes, envyings, wraths, revelries, slanders, whisperings, puffings up, insurrections,
然れど我恐くは、或は至りて汝等を見んに、我が思へる如くならず、又汝等が我を見んにも、思へるが如くならざらんか、或は汝等の間に闘争、嫉妬、怨恨、争論、誹謗、呟言、驕慢、擾亂あらんか、
21 lest again having come, my God may humble me in regard to you, and I may mourn many of those having sinned before, and having not changed their mind concerning the uncleanness, and whoredom, and licentiousness, that they practiced.
又或は我が至らん時、我神我を耻しめ給ひて、多くの人曾て罪を犯したるに、其の行ひし不潔と私通と甚しき罪とを悔改めざるを我が歎く事あらんか。
