Acts 23

1 And Paul having earnestly beheld the sanhedrim, said, 'Men, brethren, I in all good conscience have lived to God unto this day;'

パウロ議會に目を注ぎて言ふ『兄弟たちよ、我は今日に至るまで事 毎に良心に從ひて神に事へたり』

2 and the chief priest Ananias commanded those standing by him to smite him on the mouth,

大 祭司アナニヤ傍らに立つ者どもに、彼の口を撃つことを命ず。

3 then Paul said unto him, 'God is about to smite thee, thou whitewashed wall, and thou — thou dost sit judging me according to the law, and, violating law, dost order me to be smitten!'

ここにパウロ言ふ『白く塗りたる壁よ、神なんぢを撃ち給はん、なんぢ律法によりて我を審くために坐しながら、律法に悖りて我を撃つことを命ずるか』

4 And those who stood by said, 'The chief priest of God dost thou revile?'

傍らに立つ者いふ『なんぢ神の大 祭司を罵るか』

5 and Paul said, 'I did not know, brethren, that he is chief priest: for it hath been written, Of the ruler of thy people thou shalt not speak evil;'

パウロ言ふ『兄弟たちよ、我その大 祭司たることを知らざりき。録して「なんぢの民の司をそしる可からず」とあればなり』

6 and Paul having known that the one part are Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, cried out in the sanhedrim, 'Men, brethren, I am a Pharisee — son of a Pharisee — concerning hope and rising again of dead men I am judged.'

かくてパウロ、その一部はサドカイ人、その一部はパリサイ人たるを知りて、議會のうちに呼はりて言ふ『兄弟たちよ、我はパリサイ人にしてパリサイ人の子なり、我は死人の甦へることの希望につきて審かるるなり』

7 And he having spoken this, there came a dissension of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees, and the crowd was divided,

斯く言ひしに因りて、パリサイ人とサドカイ人との間に紛爭おこりて、會衆 相 分れたり。

8 for Sadducees, indeed, say there is no rising again, nor messenger, nor spirit, but Pharisees confess both.

サドカイ人は復活もなく御使も靈もなしと言ひ、パリサイ人は兩ながらありと云ふ。

9 And there came a great cry, and the scribes of the Pharisees' part having arisen, were striving, saying, 'No evil do we find in this man; and if a spirit spake to him, or a messenger, we may not fight against God;'

遂に大なる喧噪となりて、パリサイ人の中の學者 數人たちて爭ひて言ふ『われら此の人に惡しき事あるを見ず、もし靈または御使かれに語りたるならば如何』

10 and a great dissension having come, the chief captain having been afraid lest Paul may be pulled to pieces by them, commanded the soldiery, having gone down, to take him by force out of the midst of them, and to bring [him] to the castle.

紛爭いよいよ激しくなりたれば、千卒長、パウロの彼らに引 裂かれんことを恐れ、兵卒どもに命じて下りゆかしめ、彼らの中より引取りて陣營に連れ來らしめたり。

11 And on the following night, the Lord having stood by him, said, 'Take courage, Paul, for as thou didst fully testify the things concerning me at Jerusalem, so it behoveth thee also at Rome to testify.'

その夜、主パウロの傍らに立ちて言ひ給ふ『雄々しかれ、汝エルサレムにて我につきて證をなしたる如く、ロマにても證をなすべし』

12 And day having come, certain of the Jews having made a concourse, did anathematize themselves, saying neither to eat nor to drink till they may kill Paul;

夜明になりてユダヤ人、徒黨を組み盟約を立てて、パウロを殺すまでは飮食せじと言ふ。

13 and they were more than forty who made this conspiracy by oath,

この徒黨を結びたる者は四十 人 餘なり。

14 who having come near to the chief priests and to the elders said, 'With an anathema we did anathematize ourselves — to taste nothing till we have killed Paul;

彼らは祭司長・長老らに往きて言ふ『われらパウロを殺すまでは何をも味ふまじと堅く盟約を立てたり。

15 now, therefore, ye, signify ye to the chief captain, with the sanhedrim, that to-morrow he may bring him down unto you, as being about to know more exactly the things concerning him; and we, before his coming nigh, are ready to put him to death.'

されば汝 等なほ詳細に訊べんとする状して、彼を汝らの許に連れ下らすることを、議會とともに千卒長に訴へよ。我等その近くならぬ間に殺す準備をなせり』

16 And the son of Paul's sister having heard of the lying in wait, having gone and entered into the castle, told Paul,

パウロの姉妹の子この待伏の事をきき、往きて陣營に入りパウロに告げたれば、

17 and Paul having called near one of the centurions, said, 'This young man lead unto the chief captain, for he hath something to tell him.'

パウロ百卒長の一人を呼びて言ふ『この若者を千卒長につれ往け、告ぐる事あり』

18 He indeed, then, having taken him, brought him unto the chief captain, and saith, 'The prisoner Paul, having called me near, asked [me] this young man to bring unto thee, having something to say to thee.'

百卒長これを携へ、千卒長に至りて言ふ『囚人パウロ我を呼びて、この若者なんぢに言ふべき事ありとて、汝に連れ往くことを請へり』

19 And the chief captain having taken him by the hand, and having withdrawn by themselves, inquired, 'What is that which thou hast to tell me?'

千卒長その手を執り退きて、私に問ふ『われに告ぐる事とは何ぞ』

20 and he said — 'The Jews agreed to request thee, that to-morrow to the sanhedrim thou mayest bring down Paul, as being about to enquire something more exactly concerning him;

若者いふ『ユダヤ人は、汝がパウロの事をなほ詳細に訊ぶる爲にとて、明日かれを議會に連れ下ることを汝に請はんと申合せたり。

21 thou, therefore, mayest thou not yield to them, for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who did anathematize themselves — not to eat nor to drink till they kill him, and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from thee.'

汝その請に從ふな、彼らの中にて四十 人 餘の者、パウロを待伏せ、之を殺すまでは飮食せじと盟約を立て、今その準備をなして汝の許諾を待てり』

22 The chief captain, then, indeed, let the young man go, having charged [him] to tell no one, 'that these things thou didst shew unto me;'

ここに千卒長、若者に『これらの事を我に訴へたりと誰にも語るな』と命じて歸せり。

23 and having called near a certain two of the centurions, he said, 'Make ready soldiers two hundred, that they may go on unto Caesarea, and horsemen seventy, and spearmen two hundred, from the third hour of the night;

さて百卒長を兩 三人よびて言ふ『今夜 九時ごろカイザリヤに向けて往くために、兵卒 二 百、騎兵 七 十、槍をとる者 二 百を整へよ』

24 beasts also provide, that, having set Paul on, they may bring him safe unto Felix the governor;'

また畜を備へ、パウロを乘せて安全に總督ペリクスの許に護送することを命じ、

25 he having written a letter after this description:

かつ左のごとき書をかき贈る。

26 'Claudius Lysias, to the most noble governor Felix, hail:

『クラウデオ・ルシヤ謹みて總督ペリクス閣下の平安を祈る。

27 This man having been taken by the Jews, and being about to be killed by them — having come with the soldiery, I rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman;

この人はユダヤ人に捕へられて殺されんとせしを、我そのロマ人なるを聞き、兵卒どもを率ゐ往きて救へり。

28 and, intending to know the cause for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their sanhedrim,

ユダヤ人の彼を訴ふる理由を知らんと欲して、その議會に引き往きたるに、

29 whom I found accused concerning questions of their law, and having no accusation worthy of death or bonds;

彼らの律法の問題につき訴へられたるにて、死もしくは縛に當る罪の訴訟にあらざるを知りたり。

30 and a plot having been intimated to me against this man — about to be of the Jews — at once I sent unto thee, having given command also to the accusers to say the things against him before thee; be strong.'

又この人を害せんとする謀計ありと我に聞えたれば、われ俄にこれを汝のもとに送り、これを訴ふる者に、なんぢの前にて彼を訴へんことを命じたり』

31 Then, indeed, the soldiers according to that directed them, having taken up Paul, brought him through the night to Antipatris,

ここに兵卒ども命ぜられたる如くパウロを受けとりて、夜中アンテパトリスまで連れてゆき、

32 and on the morrow, having suffered the horsemen to go on with him, they returned to the castle;

翌日これを騎兵に委ね、ともに往かしめて陣營に歸れり。

33 those having entered into Caesarea, and delivered the letter to the governor, did present also Paul to him.

騎兵はカイザリヤに入り、總督に書をわたし、パウロを其の前に立たしむ。

34 And the governor having read [it], and inquired of what province he is, and understood that [he is] from Cilicia;

總督、書を讀みて、パウロのいづこの國の者なるかを問ひ、そのキリキヤ人なるを知りて、

35 'I will hear thee — said he — when thine accusers also may have come;' he also commanded him to be kept in the praetorium of Herod.

『汝を訴ふる者の來らんとき、尚つまびらかに汝のことを聽かん』と言ひ、かつ命じて、ヘロデでの官邸に之を守らしめたり。