コリント人への手紙第一 13
1 たとひ我もろもろの國人の言および御使の言を語るとも、愛なくば鳴る鐘や響く鐃鈸の如し。
Supposing we could speak [all] the various languages [MTY] that people [in the world speak] and even speak [the language] that angels [speak]. If we did not love [others, speaking those languages] would be [as useless as beating] a brass gong or clanging cymbals [together].
2 假令われ預言する能力あり、又すべての奧義と凡ての知識とに達し、また山を移すほどの大なる信仰ありとも、愛なくば數ふるに足らず。
Supposing we had the ability to speak messages that come directly from God, and we could understand the plans that he has not yet revealed [to others], and we could know everything [about everything], and we believed in God so strongly that we could [do impossible things like] causing mountains to move. If we did not love [others, God would consider all that] to be worthless.
3 たとひ我わが財産をことごとく施し、又わが體を燒かるる爲に付すとも、愛なくば我に益なし。
And supposing we would give everything that we own to poor people, and would let others kill us in order that we could boast about [sacrificing our] own bodies. If we did not love [others], we would not get any reward [from God].
4 愛は寛容にして慈悲あり。愛は妬まず、愛は誇らず、驕らず、
Those who [PRS] truly love [others] act patiently and kindly toward them. Those who [PRS] truly love [others] are not jealous of them, they do not boast [about what they themselves have done], and are not proud.
5 非禮を行はず、己の利を求めず、憤ほらず、人の惡を念はず、
Those who [PRS] truly love [others] do not act in disgraceful/disrespectful ways towards them. They do not (act selfishly/think only of themselves and what they want). They do not quickly become angry. They do not keep remembering the bad things [that others have done to them].
6 不義を喜ばずして、眞理の喜ぶところを喜び、
Those who [PRS] truly love [others] do not rejoice when [people do] evil things, but they do rejoice when [people act] righteously.
7 凡そ事 忍び、おほよそ事 信じ、おほよそ事 望み、おほよそ事 耐ふるなり。
Those who truly love [others] patiently put up [the faults of others]. They do not quickly assume [that others have done something bad]. They confidently expect [that others will act righteously]. They patiently endure [all their own troubles].
8 愛は長久までも絶ゆることなし。然れど預言は廢れ、異言は止み、知識もまた廢らん。
We should never [PRS] let anything stop us from continuing to love [others]. As for the ability to speak messages that come directly from God, some day that will come to an end. As for the ability to speak languages [MTY] [that we have not learned], that will [also] come to an end some day. And as for the ability to know things that God reveals to us, that will come to an end some day [because it will not be necessary any more].
9 それ我らの知るところ全からず、我らの預言も全からず。
God does not reveal everything to us, and we cannot know everything that he knows.
10 全き者の來らん時は全からぬもの廢らん。
But when everything is perfect [after Christ returns], things which are not perfect [now], [such as the abilities which God’s Spirit gives us], will (disappear/come to an end).
11 われ童子の時は語ることも童子のごとく、思ふことも童子の如く、論ずる事も童子の如くなりしが、人と成りては童子のことを棄てたり。
When we were children, we talked like children talk, we thought like children think, we reasoned like children reason. But when we grew up, we got rid of our childish ways [MET]. [Similarly], [you need to get rid of your childish thinking about the abilities that the Spirit has given you].
12 今われらは鏡をもて見るごとく見るところ朧なり。然れど、かの時には顏を對せて相 見ん。今わが知るところ全からず、然れど、かの時には我が知られたる如く全く知るべし。
In this life we do not understand everything fully. It is like [MET] looking at something indirectly by seeing it in a mirror. But [when we get to heaven] [MTY], we will [understand everything clearly. It will be like] talking to someone face-to-face. Now we know only part [of everything that God wants us to know]. Then we will know everything completely, just like [God] knows us completely.
13 げに信仰と希望と愛と此の三つの者は限りなく存らん、而して其のうち最も大なるは愛なり。
So now there are three things [that we must] continue [to do]: To trust [in God], to confidently expect [to receive what he will give us], and to love [others]. But the greatest of those three things is loving [others].
