ヘブル人への手紙 12
1 この故に我らは斯く多くの證人に雲のごとく圍まれたれば、凡ての重荷と纏へる罪とを除け、忍耐をもて我らの前に置かれたる馳場をはしり、
Therefore, since we have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,
2 信仰の導師また之を全うする者なるイエスを仰ぎ見るべし。彼はその前に置かれたる歡喜のために、恥をも厭はずして十字架をしのび、遂に神の御座の右に坐し給へり。
fixing our eyes upon Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
3 なんじら倦み疲れて心を喪ふこと莫らんために、罪人らの斯く己に逆ひしことを忍び給へる者をおもへ。
Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners against himself, so that you will not grow weary or lose heart.
4 汝らは罪と鬪ひて未だ血を流すまで抵抗しことなし。
In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
5 また子に告ぐるごとく汝らに告げ給ひし勸言を忘れたり。曰く『わが子よ、主の懲戒を輕んずるなかれ、主に戒めらるるとき倦むなかれ。
And you have completely forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not think lightly of the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you.
6 そは主、その愛する者を懲しめ、凡てその受け給ふ子を鞭うち給へばなり』と。
For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he punishes every son he receives.”
7 汝らの忍ぶは懲戒の爲なり、神は汝らを子のごとく待ひたまふ、誰か父の懲しめぬ子あらんや。
For the sake of discipline you must endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?
8 凡ての人の受くる懲戒、もし汝らに無くば、それは私生兒にして眞の子にあらず、
If you do not experience discipline, which is something everyone receives, then you are illegitimate children and not sons.
9 また我らの肉體の父は、我らを懲しめし者なるに尚これを敬へり、況して靈魂の父に服ひて生くることを爲ざらんや。
Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not submit even more to the Father of spirits and live?
10 そは肉體の父は暫くの間その心のままに懲しむることを爲しが、靈魂の父は我らを益するために、その聖潔に與らせんとて懲しめ給へばなり。
For our fathers disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in his holiness.
11 凡ての懲戒、今は喜ばしと見えず、反つて悲しと見ゆ、されど後これに由りて練習する者に、義の平安なる果を結ばしむ。
Now no discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces the peaceful fruit of righteousness for those trained by it.
12 されば衰へたる手、弱りたる膝を強くし、
Therefore, lift up your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees.
13 足蹇へたる者の履み外すことなく、反つて醫されんために汝らの足に直なる途を備へよ。
Make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but healed instead.
14 力めて凡ての人と和ぎ、自ら潔からんことを求めよ。もし潔からずば、主を見ること能はず。
Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, for without it no one will see the Lord.
15 なんじら愼め、恐らくは神の恩惠に至らぬ者あらん。恐らくは苦き根はえいでて汝らを惱し、多くの人これに由りて汚されん。
Make sure no one falls short of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness springs up and causes trouble, which would result in many becoming defiled.
16 恐らくは淫行のもの、或は一飯のために長子の特權を賣りしエサウの如き妄なるもの起らん。
And make sure there is no fornicator or profane person like Esau, who sold his birthright in exchange for a single meal.
17 汝らの知るごとく、彼はそののち祝福を受けんと欲したれども棄てられ、涙を流して之を求めたれど囘復の機を得ざりき。
You know that afterward, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no opportunity for repentance, even though he sought the blessing with tears.
18 汝らの近づきたるは、火の燃ゆる觸り得べき山・黒 雲・黒闇・嵐、
For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched, to a blazing fire, darkness, gloom, and a whirlwind.
19 ラッパの音、言の聲にあらず、この聲を聞きし者は此の上に言の加へられざらんことを願へり。
You have not come to a trumpet blast and a voice whose words made the hearers beg that no further word be spoken to them.
20 これ『獸すら山に觸れなば、石にて撃るべし』と命ぜられしを、彼らは忍ぶこと能はざりし故なり。
For they could not bear the order that was given: “If even a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned.”
21 その現れしところ極めて怖しかりしかば、モーセは『われ甚く怖れ戰けり』と云へり。
Indeed, the sight was so terrifying that Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”
22 されど汝らの近づきたるはシオンの山、活ける神の都なる天のエルサレム、千萬の御使の集會、
But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels,
23 天に録されたる長子どもの教會、萬民の審判 主なる神、全うせられたる義人の靈魂、
to the festive gathering and assembly of the firstborn, whose names are enrolled in heaven. You have come to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of righteous people who have been made perfect.
24 新約の仲保なるイエス及びアベルの血に勝りて物 言ふ灑の血なり、
And you have come to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
25 なんじら心して語りたまふ者を拒むな、もし地にて示し給ひし時これを拒みし者ども遁るる事なかりしならば、況して天より示し給ふとき、我ら之を退けて遁るることを得んや。
Be careful not to refuse him who is speaking. For if the people did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?
26 その時、その聲、地を震へり、されど今は誓ひて言ひたまふ『我なほ一たび地のみならず、天をも震はん』と。
At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heavens.”
27 此の『なほ一度』とは震はれぬ物の存らんために、震はるる物すなはち造られたる物の取り除かるることを表すなり。
Now the phrase, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that what cannot be shaken may remain.
28 この故に我らは震はれぬ國を受けたれば、感謝して恭敬と畏懼とをもて御心にかなふ奉仕を神になすべし。
Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful. It is by our thankfulness that we offer God acceptable worship, with reverence and godly fear.
29 我らの神は燒き盡す火なればなり。
For our God is a consuming fire.
