使徒の働き 15
1 或 人々ユダヤより下りて、兄弟たちに『なんぢらモーセの例に遵ひて割禮を受けずば救はるるを得ず』と教ふ。
And certain men came down from Judaea and taught the brethren, [saying], Except ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
2 ここに彼らとパウロ及びバルナバとの間に、大なる紛爭と議論と起りたれば、兄弟たちはパウロ、バルナバ及びその中の數人をエルサレムに上らせ、此の問題につきて使徒・長老たちに問はしめんと定む。
And when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and questioning with them, [the brethren] appointed that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.
3 かれら教會の人々に見 送られて、ピニケ及びサマリヤを經、異邦人の改宗せしことを具に告げて、凡ての兄弟に大なる喜悦を得させたり。
They therefore, being brought on their way by the church, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.
4 エルサレムに到り、教會と使徒と長老とに迎へられ、神が己らと偕に在して爲し給ひし凡ての事を述べたるに、
And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church and the apostles and the elders, and they rehearsed all things that God had done with them.
5 信者となりたるパリサイ派の或 人々 立ちて『異邦人にも割禮を施し、モーセの律法を守ることを命ぜざる可からず』と言ふ。
But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying, It is needful to circumcise them, and to charge them to keep the law of Moses.
6 ここに使徒・長老たち此の事につきて協議せんとて集る。
And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider of this matter.
7 多くの議論ありし後、ペテロ起ちて言ふ『兄弟たちよ、汝らの知るごとく、久しき前に神は、なんぢらの中より我を選び、わが口より異邦人に福音の言を聞かせ、之を信ぜしめんとし給へり。
And when there had been much questioning, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.
8 人の心を知りたまふ神は、我らと同じく、彼 等にも聖 靈を與へて證をなし、
And God, which knoweth the heart, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;
9 かつ信仰によりて彼らの心をきよめ、我らと彼らとの間に隔を置き給はざりき。
and he made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.
10 然るに何ぞ神を試みて、弟子たちの頸に我らの先祖も我らも負ひ能はざりし軛をかけんとするか。
Now therefore why tempt ye God, that ye should put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
11 然らず、我らの救はるるも彼らと均しく主イエスの恩惠に由ることを我らは信ず』
But we believe that we shall be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in like manner as they.
12 ここに會衆みな默して、バルナバとパウロとの、己 等によりて神が異邦人のうちに爲し給ひし多くの徴と不思議とを述ぶるを聽く。
And all the multitude kept silence; and they hearkened unto Barnabas and Paul rehearsing what signs and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.
13 彼らの語り終へし後、ヤコブ答へて言ふ『兄弟たちよ、我に聽け、
And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Brethren, hearken unto me:
14 シメオン既に神の初めて異邦人を顧み、その中より御名を負ふべき民を取り給ひしことを述べしが、
Symeon hath rehearsed how first God did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
15 預言者たちの言もこれと合へり。
And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
16 録して「こののち我かへりて、倒れたるダビデの幕屋を再び造り、その頽れし所をふたたび造り、而して之を立てん。
After these things I will return, And I will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen; And I will build again the ruins thereof, And I will set it up:
17 これ殘餘の人々、主を尋ね求め、凡て我が名をもて稱へらるる異邦人もまた然せん爲なり。
That the residue of men may seek after the Lord, And all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called,
Saith the Lord, who maketh these things known from the beginning of the world. (aiōn g165)
19 之によりて我は判斷す、異邦人の中より神に歸依する人を煩はすべきにあらず。
Wherefore my judgment is, that we trouble not them which from among the Gentiles turn to God;
20 ただ書き贈りて、偶像に穢されたる物と、淫行と、絞殺したる物と、血とを避けしむべし。
but that we write unto them, that they abstain from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood.
21 昔より、いづれの町にもモーセを宣ぶる者ありて、安息 日 毎に諸 會堂にてその書を讀めばなり』
For Moses from generations of old hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath.
22 ここに使徒・長老たち及び全 教會は、その中より人を選びてパウロ、バルナバと共にアンテオケに送ることを可しとせり。選ばれたるは、バルサバと稱ふるユダとシラスとにて、兄弟たちの中の重立ちたる者なり。
Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; [namely], Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:
23 之に托したる書にいふ『使徒および長老たる兄弟ら、アンテオケ、シリヤ、キリキヤに在る異邦人の兄弟たちの平安を祈る。
and they wrote [thus] by them, The apostles and the elder brethren unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greeting:
24 我等のうちの或 人々われらが命じもせぬに、言をもて汝らを煩はし、汝らの心を亂したりと聞きたれば、
Forasmuch as we have heard that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls; to whom we gave no commandment;
25 我ら心を一つにして人を選びて、
it seemed good unto us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
26 我らの主イエス・キリストの名のために生命を惜まざりし者なる、我らの愛するバルナバ、パウロと共に汝らに遣すことを可しとせり。
men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
27 之によりて我らユダとシラスとを遣す、かれらも口づから此 等のことを述べん。
We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves also shall tell you the same things by word of mouth.
28 聖 靈と我らとは左の肝要なるものの他に何をも汝らに負はせぬを可しとするなり。
For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;
29 即ち偶像に献げたる物と、血と、絞殺したる物と、淫行とを避くべき事なり、汝 等これを愼まば善し。なんぢら健かなれ』
that ye abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication; from which if ye keep yourselves, it shall be well with you. Fare ye well.
30 かれら別を告げてアンテオケに下り、人々を集めて書を付す。
So they, when they were dismissed, came down to Antioch; and having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle.
31 人々これを讀み慰安を得て喜べり。
And when they had read it, they rejoiced for the consolation.
32 ユダもシラスもまた預言者なれば、多くの言をもて兄弟たちを勸めて彼らを堅うし、
And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.
33 暫く留りてのち、兄弟たちに平安を祝せられ、別を告げて、己らを遣しし者に歸れり。
And after they had spent some time [there], they were dismissed in peace from the brethren unto those that had sent them forth.
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35 斯てパウロとバルナバとは尚アンテオケに留りて多くの人とともに主の御言を教へ、かつ宣傳へたり。
But Paul and Barnabas tarried in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.
36 數日の後パウロはバルナバに言ふ『いざ、我ら曩に主の御言を傳へし凡ての町にまた往きて、兄弟たちを訪ひ、その安否を尋ねん』
And after some days Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us return now and visit the brethren in every city wherein we proclaimed the word of the Lord, [and see] how they fare.
37 バルナバはマルコと稱ふるヨハネを伴はんと望み、
And Barnabas was minded to take with them John also, who was called Mark.
38 パウロは彼が曾てパンフリヤより離れ去りて、勤勞のために共に往かざりしをもて、伴ふは宣しからずと思ひ、
But Paul thought not good to take with them him who withdrew from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.
39 激しき爭論となりて遂に二人 相 別れ、バルナバはマルコを伴ひ、舟にてクプロに渡り、
And there arose a sharp contention, so that they parted asunder one from the other, and Barnabas took Mark with him, and sailed away unto Cyprus;
40 パウロはシラスを選び、兄弟たちより主の恩惠に委ねられて出で立ち、
but Paul chose Silas, and went forth, being commended by the brethren to the grace of the Lord.
41 シリヤ、キリキヤを經て諸 教會を堅うせり。
And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.
