Acts 26
1 And Agrippa said unto Paul, 'It is permitted to thee to speak for thyself;' then Paul having stretched forth the hand, was making a defence:
アグリッパパウロに向ひ、汝自らの為に弁解する事を許されたるぞ、と云ひしかば、パウロ手を伸べて事由を言出でけるは、
2 'Concerning all things of which I am accused by Jews, king Agrippa, I have thought myself happy, being about to make a defence before thee to-day,
アグリッパ王よ、我がユデア人より訴へらるる凡ての事に就き、今日御前に弁解せん事は、身に取りて幸とする所なり。
3 especially knowing thee to be acquainted with all things — both customs and questions — among Jews; wherefore, I beseech thee, patiently to hear me.
殊更ユデア人の間に於る慣習も問題も、凡て汝の知る所なれば、願くは忍耐を以て我に耳を籍し給はん事を。
4 'The manner of my life then, indeed, from youth — which from the beginning was among my nation, in Jerusalem — know do all the Jews,
我が初よりエルザレムにて、我國民の間に営みし少年以來の生活は、ユデア人の皆知る所にして、
5 knowing me before from the first, (if they may be willing to testify, ) that after the most exact sect of our worship, I lived a Pharisee;
彼等若證明する心あらば、我等が宗教の最も確なる派に從ひて、ファリザイ人として我が生活せし事は、素より之を知れるなり。
6 and now for the hope of the promise made to the fathers by God, I have stood judged,
今も亦神より我等の先祖に為れし約束に望みを繋くればこそ、我は立ちて裁判を受くるなれ。
7 to which our twelve tribes, intently night and day serving, do hope to come, concerning which hope I am accused, king Agrippa, by the Jews;
我等の十二族は晝夜となく、一向神を禮拝して、此約束を得ん事を希望するに、王よ、此希望に就きてぞ、我はユデア人より訴へらるる。
8 why is it judged incredible with you, if God doth raise the dead?
神の死者を復活せしめ給ふ事を、汝等何ぞ信じ難しとする、
9 'I, indeed, therefore, thought with myself, that against the name of Jesus of Nazareth it behoved [me] many things to do,
我も實に、ナザレトのイエズスの御名に對して、大いに逆らはざるべからず、と曾ては思ひたりしかば、
10 which also I did in Jerusalem, and many of the saints I in prison did shut up, from the chief priests having received the authority; they also being put to death, I gave my vote against them,
エルザレムに於ても然為せり、且司祭長等より権力を授りて、多くの聖徒を監獄に閉籠め、且彼等の殺さるる時に之に賛成の投票をなせり。
11 and in every synagogue, often punishing them, I was constraining [them] to speak evil, being also exceedingly mad against them, I was also persecuting [them] even unto strange cities.
又諸會堂に於て數次彼等を罰し、冒涜を迫り、且益彼等に對して狂憤し、外國の市町まで迫害しつつありき。
12 'In which things, also, going on to Damascus — with authority and commission from the chief priests —
斯て司祭長等より権力と許可とを得て、ダマスコに赴きし際、
13 at mid-day, I saw in the way, O king, out of heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me a light — and those going on with me;
王よ、途次日中に、日の輝にも優れる光の我及び伴侶を圍み照せるを見たり。
14 and we all having fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew dialect, Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute? hard for thee against pricks to kick!
我等は皆地に倒れしが、ヘブレオ語にて、サウロよ、サウロよ、何ぞ我を迫害するや、刺ある鞭に逆らふことは汝に取りて難し、と我に謂へる聲を聞けり。
15 'And I said, Who art thou, Lord? and he said, I am Jesus whom thou dost persecute;
我、主よ、汝は誰ぞ、と云ひしに主曰はく、我は汝の迫害するイエズスなり、
16 but rise, and stand upon thy feet, for for this I appeared to thee, to appoint thee an officer and a witness both of the things thou didst see, and of the things [in which] I will appear to thee,
但起きて足にて立てよ、我が汝に現れしは、汝を立てて役者と為し、且汝の既に見し事と、又我が現れて汝に示すべき事に就きて證人たらしめん為なり。
17 delivering thee from the people, and the nations, to whom now I send thee,
我此人民、及び異邦人の手より汝を救はん、汝を彼等に遣はすは、
18 to open their eyes, to turn [them] from darkness to light, and [from] the authority of the Adversary unto God, for their receiving forgiveness of sins, and a lot among those having been sanctified, by faith that [is] toward me.
彼等の目を開きて暗より光に、サタンの権威より神に立歸らしめ、我に於る信仰に由りて罪の赦と聖徒中の配分とを得させん為なり、と。
19 'Whereupon, king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
然ればアグリッパ王よ、我は天の示に背かずして、
20 but to those in Damascus first, and to those in Jerusalem, to all the region also of Judea, and to the nations, I was preaching to reform, and to turn back unto God, doing works worthy of reformation;
先ダマスコに在る人々に、次にエルザレムに、次にユデア全地方に至り、次に異邦人にまでも彼等が改心すべき事、又改心に相應しき業を為して、神に立歸るべき事を告げつつありき。
21 because of these things the Jews — having caught me in the temple — were endeavouring to kill [me].
之が為に、我が[神]殿に在りし時、ユデア人我を捕へて殺さんと試みたり。
22 'Having obtained, therefore, help from God, till this day, I have stood witnessing both to small and to great, saying nothing besides the things that both the prophets and Moses spake of as about to come,
然れど神御祐によりて、今日に至るまで倒るる事なく、小き人にも、大いなる人にも證明して、云ふ所は、預言者等及びモイゼが、将來起こるべしと語りし事の外ならず。
23 that the Christ is to suffer, whether first by a rising from the dead, he is about to proclaim light to the people and to the nations.'
即ちキリストの苦しむべき事、死者の中より先に復活して、人民及び異邦人に光を傳うべき事是なり、と。
24 And, he thus making a defence, Festus with a loud voice said, 'Thou art mad, Paul; much learning doth turn thee mad;'
パウロが斯く語りて弁解しつつある程に、フェスト聲高く、パウロよ、汝は狂へるなり、博學汝を狂わせたり、と云ひしかば、
25 and he saith, 'I am not mad, most noble Festus, but of truth and soberness the sayings I speak forth;
パウロ [云ひけるは、]最尊きフェストよ、我は狂はず、語る所は眞と常識との言なり。
26 for the king doth know concerning these things, before whom also I speak boldly, for none of these things, I am persuaded, are hidden from him; for this thing hath not been done in a corner;
蓋[アグリッパ]王は是等の事を知り給へば、我も亦憚らずして之に語る。其は此事、一も片隅に於て行はれたるに非ざれば、王に知れざるものなきを確信すればなり。
27 thou dost believe, king Agrippa, the prophets? I have known that thou dost believe!'
アグリッパ王よ、預言者等を信じ給ふか、我は其信じ給ふを知れり、と。
28 And Agrippa said unto Paul, 'In a little thou dost persuade me to become a Christian!'
アグリッパパウロに向ひ、汝我を説きてキリスト信者たらしむるに、殘れる所僅なり、と云ひしかば、
29 and Paul said, 'I would have wished to God, both in a little, and in much, not only thee, but also all those hearing me to-day, to become such as I also am — except these bonds.'
パウロ [答へける]は、神の御前に我が望む所は、僅の事に由らず多き事に由らず、獨汝のみならで聞ける人々も亦一同、此縲絏を除くの外は、我が如き者とならん事是なり、と。
30 And, he having spoken these things, the king rose up, and the governor, Bernice also, and those sitting with them,
此時王と総督とベルニケと、並に列座の人々立上りしが、
31 and having withdrawn, they were speaking unto one another, saying — 'This man doth nothing worthy of death or of bonds;'
退きて後語合ひて、彼は死刑若くは就縛に當る何事をも為しし事なし、と云へるに、
32 and Agrippa said to Festus, 'This man might have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.'
アグリッパフェストに謂ひけるは、彼人セザルに上告せざりしならば、免さるべかりしものを、と。
