ヨハネの手紙第二 1
1 長老、書を選ばれたる婦人および其の子供に贈る。われ眞をもて汝らを愛す。啻に我のみならず、凡て眞理を知る者はみな汝らを愛す。
The elder, to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all those who know the truth,
for the truth’s sake, which remains in us, and it will be with us forever: (aiōn g165)
3 父なる神および父の子イエス・キリストより賜ふ恩惠と憐憫と平安とは、眞と愛との中にて我らと偕にあらん。
Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
4 われ汝の子供のうちに、我らが父より誡命を受けし如く、眞理に循ひて歩む者あるを見て甚だ喜べり。
I rejoice greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, even as we have been commanded by the Father.
5 婦人よ、われ今なんぢに願ふは、我らが互に相 愛すべき事なり。これは新しき誡命を書き贈るにあらず、我らが初より有てる誡命なり。
Now I beg you, dear lady, not as though I wrote to you a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
6 彼の誡命に循ひて歩むは即ち愛なり、汝らが初より聞きしごとく、愛に歩むは即ち誡命なり。
This is love, that we should walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, even as you heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.
7 人を惑すもの多く世にいで、イエス・キリストの肉體にて來り給ひしことを言ひ表さず、かかる者は人を惑す者にして、非キリストなり。
For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who don’t confess that Jesus Christ came in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the Antichrist.
8 なんぢら我らが働きし所を空しくせず、滿ち足れる報を得んために自ら心せよ。
Watch yourselves, that we don’t lose the things which we have accomplished, but that we receive a full reward.
9 凡そキリストの教に居らずして、之を越えゆく者は神を有たず、キリストの教にをる者は父と子とを有つなり。
Whoever transgresses and doesn’t remain in the teaching of Christ doesn’t have God. He who remains in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.
10 人もし此の教を有たずして汝らに來らば、之を家に入るな、安かれと言ふな。
If anyone comes to you and doesn’t bring this teaching, don’t receive him into your house, and don’t welcome him,
11 之に安かれと言ふ者は、その惡しき行爲に與するなり。
for he who welcomes him participates in his evil deeds.
12 我なほ汝らに書き贈ること多くあれど、紙と墨とにてするを好まず、我らの歡喜を充さんために汝 等にいたり、顏をあわせて語らんことを望む。
Having many things to write to you, I don’t want to do so with paper and ink, but I hope to come to you and to speak face to face, that our joy may be made full.
13 選ばれたる汝の姉妹の子供、なんぢに安否を問ふ。
The children of your chosen sister greet you. Amen.
