テモテへの手紙第一 4

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。

But the Spirit saith explicitly, that in the latter times, some will depart from the faith; and will go after deceptive spirits, and after the doctrine 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、

These will seduce, by a false appearance; and will utter a lie, and will be seared in their 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。

and will forbid to marry; and will require abstinence from meats, which God hath created for use and for thankfulness, by them who believe and 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 whatever is created by God is good; and there is nothing which should be rejected if it be received with thankfulness;

5 そは神の言と祈とによりて潔めらるるなり。

for it is sanctified by the word of God and by prayer.

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。

If thou shalt inculcate these things on thy brethren, thou wilt be a good minister of Jesus the Messiah, being educated in the language of the faith, and in the good doctrine which thou hast been taught.

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 the silly tales of old women, shun thou; and occupy thyself with righteousness.

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, exercising the body is profitable a little while; but righteousness is every way profitable and hath promise of the life of the present time and of that to come.

9 これ信ずべく正しく受くべき言なり。

This is a faithful saying, and worthy of reception.

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 on this account, we toil and suffer reproach; because we trust in the living God, who is the life-giver of all men, especially of the believers.

11 汝これらの事を命じかつ教へよ。

These things teach thou, and inculcate.

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。

And let no one despise thy youth; but be thou a pattern for the believers, in speech, and in behavior, and in love, and in faith, and in purity.

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。

Until I come, be diligent in reading, and in prayer, and in 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。

Despise not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, and by the laying on of the hand 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。

On these things meditate; give thyself wholly to them: that it may be obvious to all that thou makest advances.

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 attentive to thyself, and to thy teaching; and persevere in them. For in doing this, thou wilt procure life to thyself and to them who hear thee.