テサロニケ人への手紙第一 3
1 この故に、もはや忍ぶこと能はず、我等のみアテネに留ることに決し、
And so, when I could no longer bear it, I made up my mind to be left behind at Athens, all alone.
2 キリストの福音において神の役者たる我らの兄弟テモテを汝らに遣せり。これは汝らを堅うし、また信仰につきて勸め、
I sent Timothy, my brother and God’s fellow worker in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen you and to hearten you in your faith.
3 この患難によりて動かさるる者の無からん爲なり。患難に遭ふことの我らに定りたるは、汝 等みづから知る所なり。
So that no one should be shaken by these troubles-for you know well that we are appointed to troubles.
4 我らが患難に遭ふべきことは、汝らと偕に在りしとき預じめ告げたるが、今 果して汝らの知るごとく然か成れり。
For even when I was with you I used to tell you beforehand that I was to suffer affliction; and so it proved, as you know.
5 この故に最早われ忍ぶこと能はず、試むる者の汝らを試みて、我らの勞の空しくならんことを恐れ、なんぢらの信仰を知らんとて人を遣せり。
So, when I could no longer endure it, I sent to find out about your faith, fearing that the tempter had tempted you and that my labor had been in vain.
6 然るに今テモテ汝らより歸りて、汝らの信仰と愛とにつきて喜ばしき音信を聞かせ、又なんぢら常に我らを懇ろに念ひ、我らに逢はんことを切に望み居るは、我らが汝らに逢はんことを望むに等しと告げたるによりて、
But now that Timothy has returned from you to me, and has brought good news of your faith and love, and that you are still holding me in affectionate remembrance, always longing to see me as I also am longing to see you.
7 兄弟よ、われらは諸般の苦難と患難との中にも、汝らの信仰によりて慰安を得たり。
I have been comforted, my brothers, in regard to you, in spite of all my distress and affliction over your faith.
8 汝 等もし主に在りて堅く立たば我らは生くるなり。
For now I am really living, if you are standing firm in the Lord.
9 汝 等につきて我らの神の前によろこぶ大なる喜悦のために、如何なる感謝をか神に献ぐべき。
For what thanksgiving can I render again to God in your behalf, in return for all the joy which you cause me in the presence of my God?
10 我らは夜晝 祈りて、汝らの顏を見んことと、汝らの信仰の足らぬ所を補はんこととを切に願ふ。
Night and day I am praying earnestly that I may see you face to face, and may perfect whatever is yet lacking in your faith.
11 願はくは我らの父なる神みづからと我らの主なるイエスと、我らを導きて汝らに到らせ給はんことを。
Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct my path to you.
12 願はくは主、なんぢら相 互の愛および凡ての人に對する愛を増し、かつ豐にして、我らが汝らを愛する如くならしめ、
Meanwhile, may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love toward one another and toward all men, even as I do toward you.
13 かくして汝らの心を堅うし、我らの主イエスの、凡ての聖徒と偕に來りたまふ時、われらの父なる神の前に潔くして責むべき所なからしめ給はんことを。
And so may he establish your hearts unblamable in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus, with all his saints.
