マタイの福音書 11
1 イエス十二 弟子に命じ終へてのち、町々にて教へ、かつ、宣傳へんとて、此處を去り給へり。
After Jesus had finished instructing His twelve disciples, He went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.
2 ヨハネ牢舍にてキリストの御業をきき、弟子たちを遣して、
Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples
3 イエスに言はしむ『來るべき者は汝なるか、或は、他に待つべきか』
to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
4 答へて言ひたまふ『ゆきて、汝らが見 聞する所をヨハネに告げよ。
Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see:
5 盲人は見、跛者はあゆみ、癩病人は潔められ、聾者はきき、死人は甦へらせられ、貧しき者は福音を聞かせらる。
The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
6 おほよそ我に躓かぬ者は幸福なり』
Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”
7 彼らの歸りたるをり、ヨハネの事を群衆に言ひ出でたまふ『なんぢら何を眺めんとて野に出でし、風にそよぐ葦なるか。
As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?
8 さらば何を見んとて出でし、柔かき衣を著たる人なるか。視よ、やはらかき衣を著たる者は、王の家に在り。
Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear fine clothing are found in kings’ palaces.
9 さらば何のために出でし、預言者を見んとてか。然り、汝らに告ぐ、預言者よりも勝る者なり。
What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
10 「視よ、わが使をなんぢの顏の前につかはす。彼はなんぢの前に、なんぢの道をそなへん」と録されたるは此の人なり。
This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’
11 誠に汝らに告ぐ、女の産みたる者のうち、バプテスマのヨハネより大なる者は起らざりき。されど天國にて小き者も、彼よりは大なり。
Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
12 バプテスマのヨハネの時より今に至るまで、天國は烈しく攻めらる、烈しく攻むる者はこれを奪ふ。
From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it.
13 凡ての預言者と律法との預言したるは、ヨハネの時までなり。
For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.
14 もし汝 等わが言をうけんことを願はば、來るべきエリヤは此の人なり、
And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.
15 耳ある者は聽くべし。
He who has ears, let him hear.
16 われ今の代を何に比へん、童子、市場に坐し、友を呼びて、
To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:
17 「われら汝 等のために笛 吹きたれど、汝ら踊らず、歎きたれど、汝ら胸うたざりき」と言ふに似たり。
‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
18 それは、ヨハネ來りて飮食せざれば「惡鬼に憑かれたる者なり」といひ、
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’
19 人の子 來りて飮食すれば、「視よ、食を貪り酒を好む人、また取税人・罪人の友なり」と言ふなり。されど智慧は己が業によりて正しとせらる』
The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”
20 爰にイエス多くの能力ある業を行ひ給へる町々の悔改めぬによりて、之を責めはじめ給ふ、
Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.
21 『禍害なる哉コラジンよ、禍害なる哉ベツサイダよ、汝らの中にて行ひたる能力ある業を、ツロとシドンとにて行ひしならば、彼らは早く荒布を著、灰の中にて悔改めしならん。
“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
22 されば汝らに告ぐ、審判の日にはツロとシドンとのかた汝 等よりも耐へ易からん。
But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.
And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. (Hadēs g86)
24 されば汝らに告ぐ、審判の日にはソドムの地のかた汝よりも耐へ易からん』
But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”
25 その時イエス答へて言ひたまふ『天 地の主なる父よ、われ感謝す、此 等のことを智き者 慧き者にかくして、嬰兒に顯し給へり。
At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
26 父よ、然り、かくの如きは御意に適へるなり。
Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
27 すべての物は我わが父より委ねられたり。子を知る者は父の外になく、父をしる者は子または子の欲するままに顯すところの者の外になし。
All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
28 凡て勞する者・重荷を負ふ者、われに來れ、われ汝らを休ません。
Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
29 我は柔和にして心 卑ければ、我が軛を負ひて我に學べ、さらば靈魂に休息を得ん。
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
30 わが軛は易く、わが荷は輕ければなり』
For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
