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1 されど御靈あきらかに、或 人の後の日に及びて、惑す靈と惡鬼の教とに心を寄せて、信仰より離れんことを言ひ給ふ。
Howbeit, the Spirit, expressly saith—that, in later seasons, some will revolt from the faith, giving heed unto seducing spirits, and unto teachings of demons—
2 これ虚僞をいふ者の僞善に由りてなり。彼らは良心を燒金にて烙かれ、
in hypocrisy, speaking falsehood, [of demons] cauterised in their own conscience, —
3 婚姻するを禁じ、食を斷つことを命ず。されど食は神の造り給へる物にして、信じかつ眞理を知る者の感謝して受くべきものなり。
Forbidding to marry, [commanding] to abstain from foods which, God, created to be received with thanksgiving by them who believe and personally know the truth;
4 神の造り給へる物はみな善し、感謝して受くる時は棄つべき物なし。
Because, every creature of God, is good, and nothing to be cast away, if, with thanksgiving, it be received, —
5 そは神の言と祈とによりて潔めらるるなり。
For it is hallowed by the word of God and intercession,
6 汝もし此 等のことを兄弟に教へば、信仰と汝の從ひたる善き教との言にて養はるる所のキリスト・イエスの良き役者たるべし。
These things, submitting to the brethren, thou shall be, a noble, minister of Christ Jesus, nourishing thyself with the words of the faith, and of the noble teaching which thou hast closely studied.
7 されど妄なる談と老いたる女の昔話とを捨てよ、また自ら敬虔を修行せよ。
But, from the profane and old-wives’ stories, excuse thyself, and be training thyself unto godliness;
8 體の修行もいささかは益あれど、敬虔は今の生命と後の生命との約束を保ちて凡ての事に益あり。
For, the bodily training, for little, is profitable, whereas, godliness, for all things is profitable, —having, promise, of life—the present and the coming.
9 これ信ずべく正しく受くべき言なり。
Faithful, the saying! and, of all acceptance, worthy;
10 我らは之がために勞しかつ苦心す、そは我ら凡ての人、殊に信ずる者の救主なる活ける神に望を置けばなり。
For, to this end, are we toiling and contending, because we have set our hope on a Living God, Who is Saviour of all men—specially, of such as believe.
11 汝これらの事を命じかつ教へよ。
Be giving these things in charge, and be teaching: —
12 なんぢ年 若きをもて人に輕んぜらるな、反つて言にも、行状にも、愛にも、信仰にも、潔にも、信者の模範となれ。
Let, no one, despise, thy youth, but, an ensample, become thou of the faithful, —in discourse, in behaviour, in love, in faith, in chastity.
13 わが到るまで、讀むこと勸むること教ふる事に心を用ひよ。
While I am coming, be giving heed—to the reading, to the exhorting, to the teaching:
14 なんぢ長老たちの按手を受け、預言によりて賜はりたる賜物を等閑にすな。
Be not careless of the gift of favour, that is in thee, which was given thee through means of prophesying, along with a laying on of the hands of the eldership.
15 なんぢ心を傾けて此 等のことを專ら務めよ。汝の進歩の明かならん爲なり。
These things, be thy care, in these things, be thou, that, thine advancement, may be, manifest, unto all:
16 なんぢ己とおのれの教とを愼みて此 等のことに怠るな、斯くなして己と聽く者とを救ふべし。
Be giving heed to thyself, and to thy teaching, —abide still in them; for, this doing, both, thyself, shalt thou save, and them that hearken to thee.

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