Acts 24
1 Five days later Ananias the high priest, [having heard that Paul was now in Caesarea], went down [there from Jerusalem], along with some [other Jewish] elders and a lawyer [whose name was] Tertullus. There they formally told the governor what Paul had done [that they considered] wrong.
五日ののち、大 祭司アナニヤ數人の長老およびテルトロと云ふ辯護士とともに下りて、パウロを總督に訴ふ。
2 [The governor commanded] Paul to be brought {[a soldier] to bring Paul} in. [When Paul arrived], Tertullus began to accuse him. He said [to the governor], “Honorable Governor Felix, during the many years that you [(sg)] have ruled us, we [(exc)] have lived well/peacefully. By planning wisely, you have improved many things in this province.
パウロ呼び出されたれば、テルトロ訴へ出でて言ふ『ペリクス閣下よ、われらは汝によりて太平を樂しみ、
3 [Therefore], sir, we [(exc)] always gratefully acknowledge everything that [you have done] for all [of us], wherever [you have done those things].
なんぢの先見によりて、此の國人のために時に隨ひ處に隨ひて、惡しき事の改められたるを感謝して罷まず。
4 But, so that I will not take up too much of your time, I earnestly request that you kindly listen to me very briefly.
ここに喃々しく陳べて汝を妨ぐまじ、願はくは寛容をもて我が少しの言を聽け。
5 We [(exc)] have observed that this man, [wherever he goes], causes trouble. [Specifically], he causes all the Jews everywhere [HYP] to riot. [Also], he leads the entire group [whom people call] ‘the followers of the Nazarene’, a [false] sect.
我等この人を見るに、恰も疫病のごとくにて、全世界のユダヤ人のあひだに騷擾をおこし、且ナザレ人の異端の首にして、
6 He even tried to do things in the Temple [in Jerusalem] that would (defile it/make it unholy). So we [(exc)] seized him.
宮をさへ瀆さんとしたれば、之を捕へたり。
7 But Lysias, the commander at the Roman fort, came with his soldiers and forcefully took him away from us [SYN].
[なし]
8 Lysias also commanded Paul’s accusers to come here and accuse Paul before you. If you question him yourself, you will be able to learn that all these things about which we are accusing him are true.”
汝この人に就きて訊さば、我らの訴ふる所をことごとく知り得べし』
9 When the Jewish [leaders who were listening heard that, they] told [the governor that] what Tertullus had said was true.
ユダヤ人も之に加へて、誠にその如くなりと主張す。
10 Then the governor motioned with [his hand to Paul that] he should speak. So Paul replied. He said, “[Governor Felix, I know that you(sg) have judged this Jewish] province for many years. Therefore I gladly defend myself, confident [that you will listen to me and will judge me fairly].
總督、首にて示しパウロに言はしめたれば、答ふ『なんぢが年 久しくこの國人の審判 人たることを我は知るゆゑに、喜びて我が辯明をなさん。
11 You [(sg)] can [easily] ascertain that (it has not been more than twelve days since/only twelve days ago) I went up went up to Jerusalem to worship [God. That is not enough time to cause a lot of trouble].
なんぢ知り得べし、我が禮拜のためにエルサレムに上りてより僅か十二 日に過ぎず、
12 No one [can claim legitimately that they] saw me arguing with anyone at the Temple courts [because I did not do that. No one can claim legitimately that they saw me] causing people to riot in [any Jewish meeting place], or causing trouble anywhere [else] in [Jerusalem] city, [because I did not do that].
また彼らは、我が宮にても會堂にても市中にても、人と爭ひ群衆を騷がしたるを見ず、
13 So they cannot prove to you the things about which they are now accusing me.
いま訴へたる我が事につきても證明すること能はざるなり。
14 But I admit to you [(sg) that this is true]: I do worship the God that our ancestors [worshipped. It is true that] I follow the way that [Jesus taught us]. The Jewish leaders call that a false religion/teaching. I also believe everything that was written [by Moses] {that [Moses wrote]} in the laws that [God gave him], and everything that was written by the [other] prophets {that the [other] prophets wrote} [in their books] [MTY].
我ただ此の一事を汝に言ひあらはさん、即ち我は彼らが異端と稱ふる道に循ひて、我が先祖たちの神につかへ、律法と預言者の書とに録したる事をことごとく信じ、
15 I confidently expect, just like [some of] these men also expect, that [some day God] will cause everyone who has died to become alive again. He will (cause to become alive again/raise from the dead) both those who were righteous and those who were wicked.
かれら自らも待てるごとく、義者と不義者との復活あるべしと、神を仰ぎて望を懷くなり。
16 [Because I am confidently waiting for that day], I always try to do what pleases God and what other people think is right.
この故に、われ常に神と人とに對して良心の責なからんことを勉む。
17 After I [had been in other places for] several years, I returned to Jerusalem. I went there to deliver some money to my fellow Jews [who are] poor, and to offer sacrifices [to God].
我は多くの年を經てのち歸りきたり、我が民に施濟をなし、また献物をささげゐたりしが、
18 Some [Jews] saw me in the temple [courts] after I had completed the ritual by which a person is made {that makes a person} pure. There was no crowd with me, and I was not causing [people] to riot.
その時かれらは我が潔をなして宮にをるを見たるのみにて、群衆もなく騷擾もなかりしなり。
19 But it was some [other] Jews [who had come] from Asia [province who really caused people to riot. They] should be here in front of you [(sg)] to accuse me, if they thought that I [did] something [wrong].
然るにアジアより來れる數人のユダヤ人ありて――もし我に咎むべき事あらば、彼らが汝の前に出でて訴ふることを爲べきなり。
20 [But if they] do not [want to do that] (OR, [But because they] are [not] here), these [Jewish] men who are here should tell you [(sg)] what [they think] I did that was wrong, when I [defended myself] before their Council.
或はまた此處なる人々、わが先に議會に立ちしとき、我に何の不義を認めしか言へ。
21 [They might say that] one thing that I shouted as I stood before them [was wrong. What I said] was, ‘You are judging me today because I believe that [God] will (cause [all people] who have died to become alive again/raise [all people] from the dead).’”
唯われ彼らの中に立ちて「死人の甦へる事につきて我けふ汝らの前にて審かる」と呼はりし一言の他には何もなかるべし』
22 Felix already knew quite a lot about [what people called] ‘the way [of Jesus’]. But he did not let Paul or his accusers continue to speak. [Instead], he said [to them], “[Later], when Commander Lysias comes down here, I will decide these matters that concern you all.”
ペリクスこの道のことを詳しく知りたれば、審判を延して言ふ『千卒長ルシヤの下るを待ちて汝らの事を定むべし』
23 Then he told the officer [who was guarding Paul] to [take Paul back to the prison and] make sure that he was guarded all the time. But he said that Paul was not to be chained {that the officer was not to fasten chains on him}, and if his friends came to visit him, [the officer] should allow them to help Paul [in any way that they wished].
かくて百卒長に命じパウロを守らせ、寛かならしめ、かつ友の之に事ふるをも禁ぜざらしむ。
24 Several days later Felix and his wife Drusilla, who was a Jew, came [back to Caesarea after having been away for a few days]. Felix [commanded] Paul to be brought in {[a soldier to] bring Paul in}. Then Felix listened to what Paul [said to him]. Paul spoke about what [Christians] believe about the Messiah Jesus.
數日の後ペリクス、その妻なるユダヤ人の女ドルシラとともに來り、パウロを呼びよせてキリスト・イエスに對する信仰のことを聽き、
25 Paul explained [to them about what God requires people] to do in order to please him. [He also explained about God requiring people to] control how they act. [Paul also told him that there will be a time when God] will judge [people]. Felix became alarmed [after hearing those things. So] he said to Paul, “That is all I [want to hear] now. When there is a time that is convenient I will ask you [(sg)] to come [to me again].”
パウロが正義と節制と來らんとする審判とにつきて論じたる時、ペリクス懼れて答ふ『今は去れ、よき機を得てまた招かん』
26 [Felix said that because] he hoped that Paul would give him some money [to allow Paul to get out of prison]. So he repeatedly sent for Paul to come, and Paul [repeatedly went and] talked with him. [But he] did not [give Felix any money, and Felix did not command his soldiers to release Paul from prison].
かくてパウロより金を與へられんことを望みて、尚しばしば彼を呼びよせては語れり。
27 Felix let Paul remain in prison, because he wanted to please the Jewish [leaders and he knew that they did not want him to release Paul]. But when two years had passed, Porcius Festus became governor in place of Felix.
二年を經てポルシオ・フェスト、ペリクスの任に代りしが、ペリクス、ユダヤ人の意を迎へんとして、パウロを繋ぎたるままに差措けり。
