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1 妻たる者よ、汝らもその夫に服へ。たとひ御言に遵はぬ夫ありとも、汝らの潔く、かつ恭敬しき行状を見て、言によらず妻の行状によりて救に入らん爲なり。
In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands, so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word,
2 妻たる者よ、汝らもその夫に服へ。たとひ御言に遵はぬ夫ありとも、汝らの潔く、かつ恭敬しき行状を見て、言によらず妻の行状によりて救に入らん爲なり。
seeing your pure behavior in fear.
3 汝らは髮を辮み、金をかけ、衣服を裝ふごとき表面のものを飾とせず、
Let your beauty come not from the outward adorning of braiding your hair, and of wearing gold ornaments or of putting on fine clothing,
4 心のうちの隱れたる人、すなはち柔和、恬靜なる靈の朽ちぬ物を飾とすべし、是こそは神の前にて價 貴きものなれ。
but from the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in God’s sight.
5 むかし神に望を置きたる潔き女たちも、かくの如くその夫に服ひて己を飾りたり。
For this is how in the past the holy women who hoped in God also adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands.
6 即ちサラがアブラハムを主と呼びて之に服ひし如し。汝らも善を行ひて何事にも戰き懼れずばサラの子たるなり。
So Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose children you now are if you do well and are not put in fear by any terror.
7 夫たる者よ、汝らその妻を己より弱き器の如くし、知識にしたがひて偕に棲み、生命の恩惠を共に嗣ぐ者として之を貴べ、これ汝らの祈に妨害なからん爲なり。
You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman as to the weaker vessel, as also being joint heirs of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.
8 終に言ふ、汝らみな心を同じうし、互に思ひ遣り、兄弟を愛し、憐み、へりくだり、
Finally, all of you be like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous,
9 惡をもて惡に、謗をもて謗に報ゆることなく、反つて之を祝福せよ。汝らの召されたるは祝福を嗣がん爲なればなり。
not rendering evil for evil or insult for insult; but instead blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.
10 『生命を愛し、善き日を送らんとする者は、舌を抑へて惡を避け、口唇を抑へて虚僞を語らず、
For, “He who would love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.
11 惡より遠ざかりて善をおこなひ、平和を求めて之を追ふべし。
Let him turn away from evil and do good. Let him seek peace and pursue it.
12 それ主の目は義人の上にとどまり、その耳は彼らの祈にかたむく。されど主の御顏は惡をおこなふ者に向ふ』
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
13 汝 等もし善に熱心ならば、誰か汝らを害はん。
Now who will harm you if you become imitators of that which is good?
14 たとひ義のために苦しめらるる事ありとも、汝ら幸福なり『彼 等の威嚇を懼るな、また心を騷がすな』
But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. “Don’t fear what they fear, neither be troubled.”
15 心の中にキリストを主と崇めよ、また汝らの衷にある望の理由を問ふ人には、柔和と畏懼とをもて常に辯明すべき準備をなし、
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts. Always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear,
16 かつ善き良心を保て。これ汝 等のキリストに在りて行ふ善き行状を罵る者の、その謗ることに就きて自ら愧ぢん爲なり。
having a good conscience. Thus, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ.
17 もし善をおこなひて苦難を受くること神の御意ならば、惡を行ひて苦難を受くるに勝るなり。
For it is better, if it is God’s will, that you suffer for doing what is right than for doing evil.
18 キリストも汝らを神に近づかせんとて、正しきもの正しからぬ者に代りて、一たび罪のために死に給へり、彼は肉體にて殺され、靈にて生かされ給へるなり。
Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit,
19 また靈にて往き、獄にある靈に宣傅へたまへり。
in whom he also went and preached to the spirits in prison,
20 これらの靈は、昔ノアの時代に方舟の備へらるるあひだ寛容をもて神の待ち給へるとき、服はざりし者どもなり、その方舟に入り水を經て救はれし者は、僅にしてただ八人なりき。
who before were disobedient when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ship was being built. In it, few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.
21 その水に象れるバプテスマは肉の汚穢を除くにあらず、善き良心の神に對する要求にして、イエス・キリストの復活によりて今なんぢらを救ふ。
This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you—not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
22 彼は天に昇りて神の右に在す。御使たち及びもろもろの權威と能力とは彼に服ふなり。
who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.
