テモテへの手紙第二 2
1 わが子よ、汝キリスト・イエスにある恩惠によりて強かれ。
Thou, therefore, my child, be empowering thyself in the favour that is in Christ Jesus,
2 且おほくの證人の前にて、我より聽きし所のことを他の者に教へ得る忠實なる人々に委ねよ。
And, the things which thou hast heard from me among many witnesses, the same, entrust thou unto faithful men, such as shall be, competent, to teach, others also.
3 汝キリスト・イエスのよき兵卒として我とともに苦難を忍べ。
Take thy part in suffering hardship, as a brave soldier of Christ Jesus: —
4 兵卒を務むる者は生活のために纏はるる事なし、これ募れる者を喜ばせんとすればなり。
No one that is serving as a soldier, entangleth himself with the matters of his livelihood, that he may please him that hath summoned him to serve as a soldier;
5 技を競ふ者、もし法に隨ひて競はずば冠冕を得ず。
If, moreover, any man, contend even in the games, he is not crowned, unless, lawfully, he contend;
6 勞する農夫まづ實の分配を得べきなり。
The toiling husbandman, ought, first, of the fruits, to partake:
7 汝わが言ふ所をおもへ、主なんぢに凡ての事に就きて悟を賜はん。
Think, as to what I am speaking; for the Lord will give thee discernment in all things.
8 わが福音に云へる如く、ダビデの裔にして死人の中より甦へり給へるイエス・キリストを憶えよ。
Keep in mind Jesus Christ—raised from among the dead, of the seed of David, —according to my joyful message:
9 我はこの福音のために苦難を受けて惡人のごとく繋がるるに至れり、されど神の言は繋がれたるにあらず。
In which I am suffering hardship, even unto bonds, as an evil-doer; but, the word of God, is not bound.
For this cause, am I enduring, all things, for the sake of the chosen, in order that, they also, may obtain, the salvation, which is in Christ Jesus along with glory age-abiding. (aiōnios g166)
11 ここに信ずべき言あり『我等もし彼と共に死にたる者ならば、彼と共に生くべし。
Faithful, the saying—for, If we have died together, we shall also live together,
12 もし耐へ忍ばば、彼と共に王となるべし。若し彼を否まば、彼も我らを否み給はん。
If we endure, we shall also reign together; If we shall deny, he also, will deny us,
13 我らは眞實ならずとも、彼は絶えず眞實にましませり、彼は己を否み給ふこと能はざればなり』
If we are faithless, he, faithful, abideth, —for, deny himself, he cannot!
14 汝かれらに此 等のことを思ひ出さしめ、かつ言爭する事なきやう神の前にて嚴かに命ぜよ、言爭は益なくして聞く者を滅亡に至らしむ。
Of these things, be putting [them] in remembrance, adjuring [them] before God not to be waging word-battles, —useful, for nothing, occasioning a subversion of them that hearken.
15 なんぢ眞理の言を正しく教へ、恥づる所なき勞動人となりて、神の前に錬達せる者とならんことを勵め。
Give diligence, thyself, approved, to present unto God, —a workman not to be put to shame, skillfully handling the word of truth.
16 また妄なる虚しき物語を避けよ。かかる者はますます不 敬虔に進み、
But, the profane pratings, shun; for, unto more ungodliness, will they force themselves on;
17 その言は脱疽のごとく腐れひろがるべし、ヒメナオとピレトとは斯くのごとき者の中にあり。
And, their discourse, as a gangrene, will eat its way; —of whom are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
18 彼らは眞理より外れ、復活ははや過ぎたりと云ひて、或 人々の信仰を覆へすなり。
Men who, concerning the truth, have erred, affirming, a resurrection, already, to have taken place, and are overthrowing the faith, of some.
19 されど神の据ゑ給へる堅き基は立てり、之に印あり、記して曰ふ『主おのれの者を知り給ふ』また『凡て主の名を稱ふる者は不義を離るべし』と。
Howbeit, the firm foundation of God, standeth, having this seal—The Lord hath acknowledged them who are his, and, Let every one that nameth the name of the Lord stand aloof from unrighteousness.
20 大なる家の中には金 銀の器あるのみならず、木また土の器もあり、貴きに用ふるものあり、また賤しきに用ふるものあり。
But, in a great house, there are not only gold and silver vessels, but, also wooden and earthen: and, some, indeed, for honour, while, some, are for dishonour:
21 人もし賤しきものを離れて自己を潔よくせば貴きに用ひらるる器となり、淨められて主の用に適ひ、凡ての善き業に備へらるべし。
If, therefore, anyone will, for pureness, sever himself from these, he shall be a vessel for honour, hallowed, meet for the Master’s use, for every good work, prepared.
22 汝わかき時の慾を避け、主を清き心にて呼び求むる者とともに、義と信仰と愛と平和とを追ひ求めよ。
But, from the youthful covetings, flee! and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, along with them who call upon the Lord out of a pure heart.
23 愚なる無學の議論を棄てよ、これより分爭の起るを知ればなり。
But, from the foolish and undisciplined questionings, excuse thyself, knowing that they gender strifes;
24 主の僕は爭ふべからず、凡ての人に優しく能く教へ忍ぶことをなし、
And, a servant of the Lord, ought not to strive, but to be, gentle, towards all, apt in teaching, ready to endure malice, —
25 逆ふ者をば柔和をもて戒むべし、神あるひは彼らに悔改むる心を賜ひて眞理を悟らせ給はん。
In meekness, bringing under discipline them that oppose themselves, lest at any time God should give them repentance unto a personal knowledge of truth,
26 彼ら一度は惡魔に囚はれたれど、醒めてその羂をのがれ、神の御心を行ふに至らん。
And they should wake up to sobriety out of, the adversary’s, snare, —though they have been taken alive by him for, that one’s, will.
