Colossians 4
1 You masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, because you know that you have a master who is in heaven [who will say whether he approves of what you have done].
主人たる者よ、汝等も天に主を有ち奉れることを知りて、正當公正なる事を奴隷に為せ。
2 Pray to God persistently, and as you pray, be alert and be thanking God.
結末 汝等祈祷に從事し、感謝を以てこれに注意せよ。
3 Since I am in prison [MTY] because [I declared the message about Christ] that God has now revealed, pray also for me that God will give me opportunities [MTY] to speak, in order that I might declare it.
将又我等の為に祈りて、我が之が為に縲絏に遇へるキリストの奥義を語る様、神が宣教の門を我等に開き給はんことを願へ、
4 That is, pray for me that [God will enable me to] make his message known publicly. I need to do this because I know that I should declare it.
是我が語るべき如くに之を顕すことを得ん為なり。
5 Act wisely towards those who do not believe in the Lord Jesus [MTY]; use every opportunity to do that.
外なる人々と交るに知識を以てして機會を求めよ。
6 In particular, always speak graciously and in a pleasant way [to those who do not believe in the Lord Jesus]. As a result, you will come to know in what manner you should answer each one of them.
汝等の談話は、塩を以て塩梅して常に麗しかるべし、是如何に人々に答ふべきかを知らん為なり。
7 Tychicus will tell you all that has been happening to me. He is a fellow believer whom I/we [(exc)] love and who helps me faithfully and who serves the Lord [Jesus] together with me.
忠信なる役者、主に於る同輩にして我至愛の兄弟たるチキコは、我身上の一切を汝等に告知らするならん。
8 The reason that I am sending Tychicus to you [with this letter] is that he might know how you are and in order that he might strengthen you [spiritually]. (OR, in order that you might know about us [(exc)] and in order that he might comfort you.)
我が故に之を遣はししは、彼をして汝等に関する事を知り、且汝等の心を慰めしめん為なり。
9 I am sending him to you with Onesimus, who is a faithful fellow believer whom I/we [(inc)] love and who is your fellow townsman. They will tell you all about what has been happening here.
又汝等の一人にして忠信なる我至愛の兄弟オネジモを之に伴はしめたれば、彼等は此處の凡ての事を汝等に告げ知らするならん。
10 Aristarchus, who is in prison with me, and Mark, who is Barnabas’ cousin, (say that they are thinking fondly about you/send you their greetings). I have instructed you about Mark, so if he comes to you, welcome him.
我と共に獄中に在るアリスタルコ、及びバルナバの從弟マルコ、汝等に宜しくと言へり。此マルコに就きては、汝等命を受けたる事あり、若汝等に至らば之を優待せよ。
11 Jesus, who is also called Justus, also (says that he is thinking fondly about you/greets you/sends you his greetings). These three men are the only Jewish [believers] who are working with me in order that people would submit to God as their king, and they have all comforted me.
ユストと呼るるイエズスも宜しくと言へり。彼等は割禮を受けし人々なるが、神の國の為に我に助力したるは此三人にして、我慰と成りし者なり。
12 Epaphras, who is your fellow townsman and who serves Christ Jesus, (says that he is thinking fondly about you/greets you/sends you his greetings). Epaphras prays earnestly for you very often, that you might be spiritually mature and that you might know fully all that God wills for you.
汝等の一人なるエパフラ、汝等に宜しくと言へり。彼はキリスト、イエズスの僕にして、常に汝等の為に戰ひ、祈の中に、汝等が神の諸の思召に於て完全に且確信して立たん事を求む。
13 I can assure you that he prays this because he is deeply concerned for you, for those who live in Laodicea [city], and for those who live in Hierapolis [city].
彼が汝等の為に、又ラオジケア及びイェラポリスの人々の為に、甚く心を勞せる事は、我彼の為に之を證す。
14 Luke, the doctor, whom I/we [(exc)] love, and Demas (say that they are thinking fondly about you/send you their greetings).
至愛なる醫者ルカ汝等に宜しくと言へり。デマスも亦然り。
15 Tell the fellow believers who live in Laodicea [city] and Nympha and the congregation that [meets] in her house that we (are thinking fondly about them/send them our greetings).
ラオヂケアに在る兄弟等、及びニムファと其家に在る教會とに宜しく傳へよ。
16 After [someone] reads this letter [publicly] to you, cause [someone] to also read it to the congregation that is in Laodicea [city]. And as for the [letter that I wrote to the congregation that is in] Laodicea [city], make sure that it is also read among you {you should also read that letter} publicly.
此書簡汝等の中に読まれなば、又ラオヂケアの教會にも読まるる様計らひ、汝等も亦ラオヂケア人の書簡を読め。
17 Say to Archippus, “Make sure that you complete the task that God appointed you to do, because you have a close relationship with the Lord Jesus.”
又アルキッポに傳へて、汝主に於て受けし聖役を省みて之を全うすべし、と言へ。
18 I, Paul, (am thinking fondly about you/send you my greetings). Having taken the pen from my scribe, I am now writing this myself in order that you may know that I have truly sent this letter. Remember to pray about the fact that I am in prison [MTY]. I pray that our Lord Jesus Christ would continue to act graciously towards you all.
我パウロ手づから宜しくと言ふ。我縲絏を記憶せよ。願はくは恩寵汝等と共に在らん事を。アメン。
