使徒の働き 16
1 かくてパウロ、デルベとルステラとに到りたるに、視よ、彼處にテモテと云ふ弟子あり、その母は信者なるユダヤ人にて、父はギリシヤ人なり。
Among other places Paul went to Derbe and Lystra. At the latter place they found a disciple, named Timothy, whose mother was a Jewish woman who was a believer, while his father was a Greek,
2 彼はルステラ、イコニオムの兄弟たちの中に令聞ある者なり。
and who was well spoken of by the followers of the Lord in Lystra and Iconium.
3 パウロかれの共に出で立つことを欲したれば、その邊に居るユダヤ人のために之に割禮を行へり、その父のギリシヤ人たるを凡ての人の知る故なり。
Wishing to take this man with him on his journey, Paul caused him to be circumcised out of consideration for the Jews in that region, for they all knew that his father had been a Greek.
4 かくて町々を經ゆきて、エルサレムに居る使徒・長老たちの定めし規を守らせんとて、之を人々に授けたり。
As they traveled from town to town, they gave the followers the decisions which had been reached by the apostles and church elders at Jerusalem, for them to observe.
5 ここに諸 教會はその信仰を堅うせられ、人員 日毎にいや増せり。
So the churches grew stronger in the faith, and increased in numbers from day to day.
6 彼らアジヤにて御言を語ることを聖 靈に禁ぜられたれば、フルギヤ及びガラテヤの地を經ゆきて、
They next went through the Phrygian district of Galatia, but were restrained by the Holy Spirit from delivering the message in Roman Asia.
7 ムシヤに近づき、ビテニヤに往かんと試みたれど、イエスの御靈ゆるし給はず、
When they reached the borders of Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them.
8 遂にムシヤを過ぎてトロアスに下れり。
Passing through Mysia, they went down to Troas;
9 パウロ夜、幻影を見たるに、一人のマケドニヤ人あり、立ちて己を招き『マケドニヤに渡りて我らを助けよ』と言ふ。
and there one night Paul saw a vision. A Macedonian was standing and appealing to him – ‘Come over to Macedonia and help us.’
10 パウロこの幻影を見たれば、我らは神のマケドニヤ人に福音を宣傳へしむる爲に、我らを召し給ふことと思ひ定めて、直ちにマケドニヤに赴かんとせり。
So, immediately after Paul had seen the vision, we looked for an opportunity to cross over to Macedonia, concluding that God had summoned us to tell the good news to the people there.
11 さてトロアスより船出して、眞直にはせてサモトラケにいたり、次の日ネアポリスにつき、
Accordingly we set sail from Troas, and ran before the wind to Samothrace, reaching Neapolis the next day.
12 彼處よりピリピにゆく。ここはマケドニヤの中にて、この邊の第一の町にして殖民地なり、われら數日の間この町に留る。
From there we made our way to Philippi, which is the principal city of that part of Macedonia, and also a Roman Settlement. In that city we spent several days.
13 安息 日に町の門を出でて、祈場あらんと思はるる河のほとりに往き、其處に坐して、集れる女たちに語りたれば、
On the Sabbath we went outside the gate to the riverside, where we supposed there would be a place of prayer; and we sat down and talked to the women who were gathered there.
14 テアテラの町の紫 布の商人にして、神を敬ふルデヤと云ふ女きき居りしが、主その心をひらき、謹みてパウロの語る言をきかしめ給ふ。
Among them was a woman, named Lydia, belonging to Thyatira, a dealer in purple cloth, who was accustomed to join in the worship of God. The Lord touched this woman’s heart, so that she gave attention to the message delivered by Paul,
15 彼は己も家族もバプテスマを受けてのち、我らに勸めて言ふ『なんぢら我を主の信者なりとせば、我が家に來りて留れ』斯く強ひて我らを留めたり。
and, when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us to become her guests. “Since you have shown your conviction,” she said, “that I really am a believer in the Lord, come and stay in my house.” And she insisted on our doing so.
16 われら祈場に往く途中、卜筮の靈に憑れて卜筮をなし、其の主人らに多くの利を得さする婢女、われらに遇ふ。
One day, as we were on our way to the place of prayer, we were met by a girl possessed by a divining spirit, who made large profits for her masters by fortune-telling.
17 彼はパウロ及び我らの後に從ひつつ叫びて言ふ『この人たちは至高き神の僕にて、汝らに救の道を教ふる者なり』
This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, calling, “These men are servants of the most high God, and they are bringing you news of a way to salvation.”
18 幾日も斯くするをパウロ憂ひて、振反りその靈に言ふ『イエス・キリストの名によりて、汝にこの女より出でん事を命ず』靈ただちに出でたり。
She had been doing this for several days, when Paul, much vexed, turned and said to the spirit within her, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to leave her.” That very moment the spirit left her.
19 然るにこの女の主人ら利を得る望のなくなりたるをみて、パウロとシラスとを捕へ、市場に曳きて司たちに往き、
When her masters saw that there was no hope of further profit from her, they seized Paul and Silas, dragged them into the public square to the authorities,
20 之を上役らに出して言ふ『この人々はユダヤ人にて、我らの町を甚く騷がし、
and took them before the Magistrates. “These men are causing a great disturbance in our town,” they complained;
21 我らロマ人たる者の受くまじく行ふまじき習慣を傳ふるなり』
“They are Jews, and they are teaching customs which it is not right for us, as Romans, to sanction or adopt.”
22 群衆も齊しく起り立ちたれば、上役ら命じて其の衣を褫ぎ、かつ笞にて打たしむ。
The mob rose as one person against them, and the Magistrates stripped them of their clothing and ordered them to be beaten with rods.
23 多く打ちてのち獄に入れ、獄守に固く守るべきことを命ず。
After beating them severely, the Magistrates put them in prison, with orders to the jailer to keep them in safe custody.
24 獄守この命令を受けて二人を奧の獄に入れ、桎にてその足を締め置きたり。
On receiving so strict an order, the Governor put them into the inner cell, and secured their feet in the stocks.
25 夜半ごろパウロとシラスと祈りて神を讃美する囚人ら聞きゐたるに、
About midnight, while Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and while the prisoners were listening to them,
26 俄に大なる地震おこりて牢舍の基ふるひ動き、その戸たちどころに皆ひらけ、凡ての囚人の縲絏とけたり。
suddenly there was an earthquake of such violence that the jail was shaken to its foundations; all the doors flew open, and all the prisoners’ chains were loosened.
27 獄守、目さめ獄の戸の開けたるを見て、囚人にげ去れりと思ひ、刀を拔きて自殺せんとしたるに、
Roused from his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, the Governor drew his sword intending to kill himself, in the belief that the prisoners had escaped.
28 パウロ大聲に呼はりて言ふ『みづから害ふな、我ら皆ここに在り』
But Paul called our loudly, “Do not harm yourself; we are all here.”
29 獄守、燈火を求め、駈け入りて戰きつつパウロとシラスとの前に平伏し、
Calling for a light, the Governor rushed in, and flung himself trembling at the feet of Paul and Silas.
30 之を連れ出して言ふ『君たちよ、われ救はれん爲に何をなすべきか』
Then he led them out, and said, “What must I do to be saved?”
31 二人は言ふ『主イエスを信ぜよ、然らば汝も汝の家族も救はれん』
“Believe in Jesus, our Lord,” they replied, “and you will be saved, you and your household too.”
32 かくて神の言を獄守とその家に居る凡ての人々に語れり。
Then they spoke to him of God’s message, and to all his household as well.
33 この夜、即時に獄守かれらを引取りて、その打傷を洗ひ、遂に己も己に屬する者もみな直ちにバプテスマを受け、
And that very hour of the night he took them and washed their wounds, and he himself and everyone belonging to him were baptized without delay.
34 かつ二人を自宅に伴ひて食事をそなへ、全家とともに神を信じて喜べり。
Afterward he took them up to his house and set before them something to eat, rejoicing that he, with all his household, had come to believe in God.
35 夜明になりて上役らは警吏どもを遣して『かの人々を釋せ』と言はせたれば、
In the morning the Magistrates sent the guards with an order for the men to be discharged.
36 獄守これらの言をパウロに告げて言ふ『上役、人を遣して汝らを釋さんとす。然れば今いでて安らかに往け』
The jailer told Paul of his instructions. “The Magistrates have sent an order for your discharge,” he said, “so you had better leave the place at once and go quietly away.”
37 ここにパウロ警吏に言ふ『我らはロマ人たるに罪を定めずして公然に鞭うち、獄に投げ入れたり。然るに今ひそかに我らを出さんと爲るか。然るべからず、彼 等みづから來りて我らを連れ出すべし』
But Paul’s answer to them was, “They have flogged us in public without trial, though we are Roman citizens, and they have put us in prison, and now they are for sending us out secretly! No, indeed! Let them come and take us out themselves.”
38 警吏これらの言を上役に告げたれば、其のロマ人たるを聞きて懼れ、
The guards reported his words to the Magistrates, who, on hearing that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, were alarmed,
39 來り宥めて、二人を連れ出し、かつ町を去らんことを請ふ。
and went to the prison, and did their best to conciliate them. Then they took them out, and begged them to leave the city.
40 二人は獄を出でてルデヤの家に入り、兄弟たちに逢ひ、勸をなして出で往けり。
When Paul and Silas left the prison, they went to Lydia’s house, and, after they had seen the Lord’s followers, and encouraged them, they left the place.
