コリント人への手紙第二 1
1 神の御意によりてイエス・キリストの使徒となれるパウロ及び兄弟テモテ、書をコリントに在る神の教會、ならびにアカヤ全國に在る凡ての聖徒に贈る。
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, through the will of God, and Timothy the brother, —unto the assembly of God which is in Corinth, together with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:
2 願はくは我らの父なる神および主イエス・キリストより賜ふ恩惠と平安と汝らに在らんことを。
Favour unto you, and peace, from God [our] Father, and Lord Jesus Christ.
3 讃むべき哉、われらの主イエス・キリストの父なる神、即ちもろもろの慈悲の父、一切の慰安の神、
Blessed, be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassions, and God of all encouragement,
4 われらを凡ての患難のうちに慰め、我等をして自ら神に慰めらるる慰安をもて、諸般の患難に居る者を慰むることを得しめ給ふ。
Who encourageth us in all our tribulation, to the end we may be able to encourage them who are in any tribulation—through means of the encouragement wherewith we, ourselves, are encouraged by God.
5 そはキリストの苦難われらに溢るる如く、我らの慰安も亦キリストによりて溢るればなり。
Because, even as the sufferings of the Christ overflow unto us, so, through the Christ, overfloweth, our encouragement also.
6 我ら或は患難を受くるも汝らの慰安と救とのため、或は慰安を受くるも汝らの慰安の爲にして、その慰安は汝らの中に働きて、我らが受くる如き苦難を忍ぶことを得しむるなり。
But, whether we are in tribulation, it is for your encouragement and salvation; whether we are encouraged, it is for your encouragement, which worketh inwardly by the endurance of the same sufferings which, we also, suffer; —
7 かくて汝らが苦難に與るごとく、また慰安にも與ることを知れば、汝らに對する我らの望は堅し。
And so, our hope, is sure in your behalf, —knowing that, —as ye are sharers of the sufferings, so, also of the encouragement.
8 兄弟よ、我らがアジヤにて遭ひし患難を汝らの知らざるを好まず、すなはち壓せらるること甚だしく、力 耐へがたくして、生くる望を失ひ、
For we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, as to our tribulation which happened in Asia, —that, exceedingly, beyond power, were we weighed down, so that we despaired, even of life.
9 心のうちに死を期するに至れり。これ己を頼まずして、死人を甦へらせ給ふ神を頼まん爲なり。
But, we ourselves, within ourselves, have had the sentence of death, that we might not rest our confidence upon ourselves, but upon God, who raiseth the dead,
10 神は斯かる死より我らを救ひ給へり、また救ひ給はん。我らは後もなほ救ひ給はんことを望みて神を頼み、
Who, out of so great a death, rescued us, and will rescue, —unto whom we have turned our hope, [that], even yet, he will rescue:
11 汝らも我らの爲に祈をもて助く。これ多くの人の願望によりて賜はる恩惠を、多くの人の感謝するに至らん爲なり。
Ye also labouring together on our behalf, by your supplication, that, unto many persons, being due the gift of favour, unto us, through means of many, might thanks be given in our behalf.
12 われら世に在りて殊に汝らに對し、神の清淨と眞實とをもて、また肉の智慧によらず、神の恩惠によりて行ひし事は、我らの良心の證する所にして、我らの誇なり。
For, our boasting, is, this, —the witness of our conscience, that, in sanctity and sincerity of God, [and] not in fleshly wisdom, but in God’s favour, have we behaved ourselves in the world, —and more abundantly towards you.
13 我らの書き贈ることは、汝らの讀むところ知る所の他ならず。
For, no other things, are we writing unto you, than what ye are either reading or even acknowledging, —I hope, moreover, that, throughout, ye will acknowledge,
14 而して我は汝 等のうち或 者の既に知れる如く、我らの主イエスの日に我らが汝らの誇、なんぢらが我らの誇たるを終まで知らんことを望む。
According as ye have also acknowledged us, in part, —that, your theme of boasting, we are, even indeed as, ye, also [shall be], ours, in the day of our Lord Jesus.
15 この確信をもて先づ汝らに到り、再び益を得させ、
And, in this confidence, I purposed, before, to come unto you, —in order that, a second joy, ye might have, —
16 かくて汝らを經てマケドニアに往き、マケドニアより更に復なんぢらに到り、而して汝らに送られてユダヤに往かんことを定めたり。
And, by your means, to pass into Macedonia, and, again, from Macedonia, to come unto you, and, by you, be set forward unto Judea: —
17 かく定めたるは浮きたる事ならんや。わが定むるところ肉によりて定め、然り然り、否 々と言ふが如きこと有らんや。
This, then, being my purpose, perhaps, after all, with lightness, I dealt [with the matter]? or, the things that I purpose, according to the flesh, I purpose, —that, with me, should be the Yea, yea, and the Nay, nay?
18 神は眞實にて在せば、我らが汝らに對する言も、然りまた否と言ふが如きにあらず。
Faithful, however, is God, in that, our discourse, which was [delivered] unto you, is not Yea and Nay;
19 我ら即ちパウロ、シルワノ、テモテが汝らの中に傳へたる神の子キリスト・イエスは、然りまた否と言ふが如き者にあらず、然りと言ふことは彼によりて成りたるなり。
For, the Son of God, Christ Jesus—who, among you, through us, was proclaimed, —through me, and Silvanus, and Timothy, became not Yea and Nay, —but Yea, in him, hath it become;
20 神の約束は多くありとも、然りと言ふことは彼によりて成りたれば、彼によりてアァメンあり、我ら神に榮光を歸するに至る。
For, how many soever be the promises of God, in him, is the Yea, —wherefore also, through him, [be] the Amen, unto God, for glory, through us.
21 汝らと共に我らをキリストに堅くし、且われらに膏を注ぎ給ひし者は神なり。
Now, he that confirmeth us, together with you, for Christ, and hath anointed us, is God:
22 神はまた我らに印し、保證として御靈を我らの心に賜へり。
Who also hath sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
23 我わが靈魂を賭けて神の證を求む、我がコリントに往くことの遲きは、汝らを寛うせん爲なり。
But, I, call upon God, as a witness, against my own soul, —that, to spare you, not yet, have I come unto Corinth:
24 されど我らは汝らの信仰を掌どる者にあらず、汝らの喜悦を助くる者なり、汝らは信仰によりて立てばなり。
Not that we have lordship over your faith, but are, helpers, of your joy, for, by your faith, ye stand.
