コリント人への手紙第二 4
1 この故に我ら憐憫を蒙りて此の職を受けたれば、落膽せず、
Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we do not faint.
2 恥づべき隱れたる事をすて、惡巧に歩まず、神の言をみださず、眞理を顯して神の前に己を凡ての人の良心に薦むるなり。
But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
3 もし我らの福音おほはれ居らば、亡ぶる者に覆はれをるなり。
Even if our Good News is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing;
in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, so they would not see the light of the glorious Good News of Christ, who is the image of God. (aiōn g165)
5 我らは己の事を宣べず、ただキリスト・イエスの主たる事と、我らがイエスのために汝らの僕たる事とを宣ぶ。
For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves because of Jesus.
6 光、暗より照り出でよと宣ひし神は、イエス・キリストの顏にある神の榮光を知る知識を輝かしめんために、我らの心を照し給へるなり。
For it is God, who spoke for light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
7 我等この寶を土の器に有てり、これ優れて大なる能力の我等より出でずして、神より出づることの顯れんためなり。
But we have this treasure in clay vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves.
8 われら四方より患難を受くれども窮せず、爲ん方つくれども希望を失はず、
We are pressed on every side, yet not crushed; perplexed, yet not to despair;
9 責めらるれども棄てられず、倒さるれども亡びず、
pursued, yet not forsaken; struck down, yet not destroyed;
10 常にイエスの死を我らの身に負ふ。これイエスの生命の我らの身にあらはれん爲なり。
always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
11 それ我ら生ける者の常にイエスのため死に付さるるは、イエスの生命の我らの死ぬべき肉體にあらはれん爲なり。
For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus may be revealed in our mortal flesh.
12 さらば死は我等のうちに働き、生命は汝 等のうちに働くなり。
So then death works in us, but life in you.
13 録して『われ信ずるによりて語れり』とあるごとく、我等にも同じ信仰の靈あり、信ずるに因りて語るなり。
But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, "I believed, and therefore I spoke." We also believe, and therefore also we speak;
14 これ主イエスを甦へらせ給ひし者の我等をもイエスと共に甦へらせ、汝らと共に立たしめ給ふことを我ら知ればなり。
knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus, and will present us with you.
15 凡ての事は汝らの益なり。これ多くの人によりて御惠の増し加はり、感謝いや増りて神の榮光の顯れん爲なり。
For all things are for your sakes, that the grace, being multiplied through the many, may cause the thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.
16 この故に我らは落膽せず、我らが外なる人は壞るれども、内なる人は日々に新なり。
Therefore we do not become discouraged, but even though our outer nature is wearing away, yet our inner nature is being renewed day by day.
For this momentary light affliction is working for us a far more exceeding and everlasting weight of glory; (aiōnios g166)
