ヘブル人への手紙 11
1 それ信仰は望むところを確信し、見ぬ物を眞實とするなり。
Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the conviction of what we do not see.
2 古への人は之によりて證せられたり。
Because of their faith, the people of old were commended.
By faith we understand that the universe was formed by the word of God. Consequently, we know that what can be seen did not come from anything visible. (aiōn g165)
4 信仰に由りてアベルはカインよりも勝れる犧牲を神に献げ、之によりて正しと證せられたり。神その供物につきて證し給へばなり。彼は死ぬれども、信仰によりて今なほ語る。
By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
5 信仰に由りてエノクは死を見ぬように移されたり。神これを移し給ひたれば見出されざりき。その移さるる前に神に喜ばるることを證せられたり。
By faith Enoch was taken up so that he would not see death, and he was not to be found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.
6 信仰なくしては神に悦ばるること能はず、そは神に來る者は、神の在すことと神の己を求むる者に報い給ふこととを、必ず信ずべければなり。
And without faith it is impossible to please God, for anyone who comes to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
7 信仰に由りてノアは、未だ見ざる事につきて御告を蒙り、畏みてその家の者を救はん爲に方舟を造り、かつ之によりて世の罪を定め、また信仰に由る義の世嗣となれり。
By faith Noah, when he was warned about things not yet seen, was moved with reverent fear and built an ark to save his household. By faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
8 信仰に由りてアブラハムは召されしとき嗣業として受くべき地に出で往けとの命に遵ひ、その往く所を知らずして出で往けり。
By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.
9 信仰により異國に在るごとく約束の地に寓り、同じ約束を嗣ぐべきイサクとヤコブと共に幕屋に住めり、
By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise.
10 これ神の營み造りたまふ基礎ある都を望めばなり。
For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God.
11 信仰に由りてサラも約束したまふ者の忠實なるを思ひし故に、年 邁ぎたれど胤をやどす力を受けたり。
By faith Sarah herself received the ability to conceive, and she bore a child when she was beyond the proper age, because she considered him faithful who had made the promise.
12 この故に死にたる者のごとき一人より天の星のごとく、また海邊の數へがたき砂のごとく夥多しく生れ出でたり。
And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.
13 彼 等はみな信仰を懷きて死にたり、未だ約束の物を受けざりしが、遙にこれを見て迎へ、地にては旅人また寓れる者なるを言ひあらはせり。
All these people died in faith without receiving the things that were promised. But they saw them from a distance and welcomed them. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and sojourners on the earth.
14 斯く言ふは、己が故郷を求むることを表すなり。
For people who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a homeland.
15 若しその出でし處を念はば、歸るべき機ありしなるべし。
If they had been thinking of the land they left behind, they would have had an opportunity to return.
16 されど彼らの慕ふ所は天にある更に勝りたる所なり。この故に神は彼らの神と稱へらるるを恥とし給はず、そは彼 等のために都を備へ給へばなり。
Instead, they were longing for a better land, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
17 信仰に由りてアブラハムは試みられし時イサクを献げたり、彼は約束を喜び受けし者なるに、その獨子を献げたり。
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He who had received the promises was ready to offer up his one and only son,
18 彼に對しては『イサクより出づる者なんぢの裔と稱へらるべし』と云ひ給ひしなり。
even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac yoʋr descendants will be counted.”
19 かれ思へらく、神は死人の中より之を甦へらすることを得給ふと、乃ち死より之を受けしが如くなりき。
He reasoned that God could even raise him from the dead. And figuratively speaking, he did receive Isaac back from death.
20 信仰に由りてイサクは來らんとする事につきヤコブとエサウとを祝福せり。
By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
21 信仰に由りてヤコブは死ぬる時ヨセフの子 等をおのおの祝福し、その杖の頭によりて禮拜せり。
By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.
22 信仰に由りてヨセフは生命の終らんとする時、イスラエルの子らの出で立つことに就きて語り、又おのが骨のことを命じたり。
By faith Joseph, when his end was near, mentioned the exodus of the sons of Israel and gave instructions concerning his bones.
23 信仰に由りて兩親はモーセの生れたる時、その美しき子なるを見て、王の命をも畏れずして三月の間これを匿したり。
By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they did not fear the decree of the king.
24 信仰に由りてモーセは人と成りしときパロの女の子と稱へらるるを否み、
By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
25 罪のはかなき歡樂を受けんよりは、寧ろ神の民とともに苦しまんことを善しとし、
choosing to be mistreated with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasure of sin.
26 キリストに因る謗はエジプトの財寶にまさる大なる富と思へり、これ報を望めばなり。
He considered the reproach of Christ to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was focused on the reward.
27 信仰に由りて彼は王の憤恚を畏れずしてエジプトを去れり。これ見えざる者を見るがごとく耐ふる事をすればなり。
By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king, for he endured as though he could see him who is invisible.
28 信仰に由りて彼は過越と血を灑ぐこととを行へり、これ初子を滅す者の彼らに觸れざらん爲なり。
By faith he celebrated the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the Israelites.
29 信仰に由りてイスラエル人は紅海を乾ける地のごとく渡りしが、エジプト人は然せんと試みて溺れ死にたり。
By faith they passed through the Red Sea as on dry land, but when the Egyptians tried to do so, they were drowned.
30 信仰に由りて七日のあいだ廻りたればエリコの石垣は崩れたり。
By faith the walls of Jericho fell after they had been encircled for seven days.
31 信仰に由りて遊女ラハブは平和をもて間者を接けたれば、不 從順の者とともに亡びざりき。
By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had welcomed the spies in peace.
32 この外なにを言ふべきか、ギデオン、バラク、サムソン、エフタ、またダビデ、サムエル及び預言者たちに就きて語らば、時 足らざるべし。
And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,
33 彼らは信仰によりて國々を服へ、義をおこなひ、約束のものを得、獅子の口をふさぎ、
who by faith conquered kingdoms, carried out justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
34 火の勢力を消し、劍の刃をのがれ、弱よりして強くせられ、戰爭に勇ましくなり、異國人の軍勢を退かせたり。
quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong from weakness, became mighty in battle, and routed the armies of foreigners.
35 女は死にたる者の復活を得、ある人は更に勝りたる復活を得んために、免さるることを願はずして極刑を甘んじたり。
Women received back their dead by resurrection. Other people were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might obtain a better resurrection.
36 その他の者は嘲笑と鞭と、また縲絏と牢獄との試錬を受け、
Others endured mocking and flogging, as well as chains and imprisonment.
37 或 者は石にて撃たれ、試みられ、鐵鋸にて挽かれ、劍にて殺され、羊・山羊の皮を纏ひて經あるき、乏しくなり、惱され、苦しめられ、
They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were tempted, and they were killed with the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins; they were destitute, afflicted, and mistreated.
38 （世は彼らを置くに堪へず）荒野と山と洞と地の穴とに徨へり。
The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground.
39 彼 等はみな信仰に由りて證せられたれども約束のものを得ざりき。
All these people were commended for their faith, but they did not receive what was promised.
40 これ神は我らの爲に勝りたるものを備へ給ひし故に、彼らも我らと偕ならざれば、全うせらるる事なきなり。
For God had planned something better for us, so that they would not be made perfect without us.
