使徒の働き 23
1 パウロ議會に目を注ぎて言ふ『兄弟たちよ、我は今日に至るまで事 毎に良心に從ひて神に事へたり』
Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.”
2 大 祭司アナニヤ傍らに立つ者どもに、彼の口を撃つことを命ず。
At this, the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
3 ここにパウロ言ふ『白く塗りたる壁よ、神なんぢを撃ち給はん、なんぢ律法によりて我を審くために坐しながら、律法に悖りて我を撃つことを命ずるか』
Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit here to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck.”
4 傍らに立つ者いふ『なんぢ神の大 祭司を罵るか』
But those standing nearby said, “How dare you insult the high priest of God!”
5 パウロ言ふ『兄弟たちよ、我その大 祭司たることを知らざりき。録して「なんぢの民の司をそしる可からず」とあればなり』
“Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”
6 かくてパウロ、その一部はサドカイ人、その一部はパリサイ人たるを知りて、議會のうちに呼はりて言ふ『兄弟たちよ、我はパリサイ人にしてパリサイ人の子なり、我は死人の甦へることの希望につきて審かるるなり』
Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”
7 斯く言ひしに因りて、パリサイ人とサドカイ人との間に紛爭おこりて、會衆 相 分れたり。
As soon as he had said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
8 サドカイ人は復活もなく御使も靈もなしと言ひ、パリサイ人は兩ながらありと云ふ。
For the Sadducees say that there is neither a resurrection, nor angels, nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.
9 遂に大なる喧噪となりて、パリサイ人の中の學者 數人たちて爭ひて言ふ『われら此の人に惡しき事あるを見ず、もし靈または御使かれに語りたるならば如何』
A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
10 紛爭いよいよ激しくなりたれば、千卒長、パウロの彼らに引 裂かれんことを恐れ、兵卒どもに命じて下りゆかしめ、彼らの中より引取りて陣營に連れ來らしめたり。
The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.
11 その夜、主パウロの傍らに立ちて言ひ給ふ『雄々しかれ、汝エルサレムにて我につきて證をなしたる如く、ロマにても證をなすべし』
The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”
12 夜明になりてユダヤ人、徒黨を組み盟約を立てて、パウロを殺すまでは飮食せじと言ふ。
When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
13 この徒黨を結びたる者は四十 人 餘なり。
More than forty of them were involved in this plot.
14 彼らは祭司長・長老らに往きて言ふ『われらパウロを殺すまでは何をも味ふまじと堅く盟約を立てたり。
They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.
15 されば汝 等なほ詳細に訊べんとする状して、彼を汝らの許に連れ下らすることを、議會とともに千卒長に訴へよ。我等その近くならぬ間に殺す準備をなせり』
Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”
16 パウロの姉妹の子この待伏の事をきき、往きて陣營に入りパウロに告げたれば、
But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.
17 パウロ百卒長の一人を呼びて言ふ『この若者を千卒長につれ往け、告ぐる事あり』
Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”
18 百卒長これを携へ、千卒長に至りて言ふ『囚人パウロ我を呼びて、この若者なんぢに言ふべき事ありとて、汝に連れ往くことを請へり』
So the centurion took him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”
19 千卒長その手を執り退きて、私に問ふ『われに告ぐる事とは何ぞ』
The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked, “What do you need to tell me?”
20 若者いふ『ユダヤ人は、汝がパウロの事をなほ詳細に訊ぶる爲にとて、明日かれを議會に連れ下ることを汝に請はんと申合せたり。
He answered, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul to the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of acquiring more information about him.
21 汝その請に從ふな、彼らの中にて四十 人 餘の者、パウロを待伏せ、之を殺すまでは飮食せじと盟約を立て、今その準備をなして汝の許諾を待てり』
Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.”
22 ここに千卒長、若者に『これらの事を我に訴へたりと誰にも語るな』と命じて歸せり。
So the commander dismissed the young man and instructed him, “Do not tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”
23 さて百卒長を兩 三人よびて言ふ『今夜 九時ごろカイザリヤに向けて往くために、兵卒 二 百、騎兵 七 十、槍をとる者 二 百を整へよ』
Then he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night.
24 また畜を備へ、パウロを乘せて安全に總督ペリクスの許に護送することを命じ、
Provide mounts for Paul to take him safely to Governor Felix.”
25 かつ左のごとき書をかき贈る。
And he wrote the following letter:
26 『クラウデオ・ルシヤ謹みて總督ペリクス閣下の平安を祈る。
Claudius Lysias, To His Excellency, Governor Felix: Greetings.
27 この人はユダヤ人に捕へられて殺されんとせしを、我そのロマ人なるを聞き、兵卒どもを率ゐ往きて救へり。
This man was seized by the Jews, and they were about to kill him when I came with my troops to rescue him. For I had learned that he is a Roman citizen,
28 ユダヤ人の彼を訴ふる理由を知らんと欲して、その議會に引き往きたるに、
and since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.
29 彼らの律法の問題につき訴へられたるにて、死もしくは縛に當る罪の訴訟にあらざるを知りたり。
I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment.
30 又この人を害せんとする謀計ありと我に聞えたれば、われ俄にこれを汝のもとに送り、これを訴ふる者に、なんぢの前にて彼を訴へんことを命じたり』
When I was informed that there was a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also instructed his accusers to present their case against him before you.
31 ここに兵卒ども命ぜられたる如くパウロを受けとりて、夜中アンテパトリスまで連れてゆき、
So the soldiers followed their orders and brought Paul by night to Antipatris.
32 翌日これを騎兵に委ね、ともに往かしめて陣營に歸れり。
The next day they returned to the barracks and let the horsemen go on with him.
33 騎兵はカイザリヤに入り、總督に書をわたし、パウロを其の前に立たしむ。
When the horsemen arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him.
34 總督、書を讀みて、パウロのいづこの國の者なるかを問ひ、そのキリキヤ人なるを知りて、
The governor read the letter and asked what province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,
35 『汝を訴ふる者の來らんとき、尚つまびらかに汝のことを聽かん』と言ひ、かつ命じて、ヘロデでの官邸に之を守らしめたり。
he said, “I will hear your case when your accusers arrive.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s Praetorium.
