ヨハネの黙示録 2
1 エペソに在る教會の使に書きおくれ。「右の手に七つの星を持つ者、七つの金の燈臺の間に歩むもの斯く言ふ、
To the angel who is in the church at Ephesus write; The one holding the seven stars in his right hand, the one walking about in the midst of the golden candlesticks, says these things;
2 われ汝の行爲と勞と忍耐とを知る。また汝が惡しき者を忍び得ざることと、自ら使徒と稱へて使徒にあらぬ者どもを試みて、その虚僞なるを見あらはししこととを知る。
I know your works, and your labor, and your patience, and that you are not able to bear the wicked; and you have tried those who say they are apostles, and are not, and have found them to be liars:
3 なんぢは忍耐を保ち、我が名のために忍びて倦まざりき。
and you have patience and have borne with them for my name's sake, and have not fainted.
4 されど我なんぢに責むべき所あり、なんぢは初の愛を離れたり。
But I have something against you, because you have left your first love.
5 さればなんぢ何處より墜ちしかを思へ、悔改めて初の行爲をなせ、然らずして若し悔改めずば、我なんぢに到り汝の燈臺を、その處より取除かん。
Remember therefore whence you have fallen, and repent, and do your first works; lest I come to you, and shall move your candlestick out of its place, if you do not repent.
6 されど汝に取るべき所あり、汝はニコライ宗の行爲を憎む、我も之を憎むなり。
But you have this, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
7 耳ある者は御靈の諸 教會に言ひ給ふことを聽くべし、勝を得る者には、われ神のパラダイスに在る生命の樹の實を食ふことを許さん」
Let the one having ears, hear what the Spirit says to the churches; to him who conquers I will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.
8 スミルナに在る教會の使に書きおくれ。「最先にして最後なる者、死人となりて復 生きし者かく言ふ。
And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write; The first and the last, who was dead, and is alive, says these things:
9 われ汝の艱難と貧窮とを知る――されど汝は富める者なり。我はまた自らユダヤ人と稱へてユダヤ人にあらず、サタンの會に屬く者より汝が譏を受くるを知る。
I know your tribulations, and your poverty, but you are rich; and I know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
10 なんぢ受けんとする苦難を懼るな、視よ、惡魔なんぢらを試みんとて、汝らの中の或 者を獄に入れんとす。汝ら十日のあひだ患難を受けん、なんぢ死に至るまで忠實なれ、然らば我なんぢに生命の冠冕を與へん。
Fear not those things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you shall have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you a crown of life.
11 耳ある者は御靈の諸 教會に言ひ給ふことを聽くべし。勝を得るものは第二の死に害はるることなし」
Let the one having ears, hear what the Spirit says to the churches; The one conquering can never be hurt by the second death.
12 ペルガモに在る教會の使に書きおくれ。「兩刃の利き劍を持つもの斯く言ふ、
To the angel of the church in Pergamum write; The one having the sharp, two-edged sword says these things;
13 われ汝の住むところを知る、彼處にはサタンの座位あり、汝わが名を保ち、わが忠實なる證人アンテパスが、汝 等のうち即ちサタンの住む所にて殺されし時も、なほ我を信ずる信仰を棄てざりき。
I know where you dwell, where the throne of Satan is: and you are holding fast my name, and did not deny my faith, in the days when Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwells.
14 されど我なんぢに責むべき一二の事あり、汝の中にバラムの教を保つ者どもあり、バラムはバラクに教へ、彼をしてイスラエルの子孫の前に躓物を置かしめ、偶像に献げし物を食はせ、かつ淫行をなさしめたり。
But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there those holding the teachings of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumblingblock before the sons of Israel, and to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit fornication.
15 斯くのごとく汝らの中にもニコライ宗の教を保つ者あり。
So you also have those in a similar manner holding the teaching of the Nicolaitans.
16 さらば悔改めよ、然らずば我すみやかに汝に到り、わが口の劍にて彼らと戰はん。
Repent; otherwise I am coming to you quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
17 耳ある者は御靈の諸 教會に言ひ給ふことを聽くべし、勝を得る者には我かくれたるマナを與へん、また受くる者の外たれも知らざる新しき名を録したる白き石を與へん」
Let the one having ears hear what the Spirit says to the churches; unto the one conquering will I give to him of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone my new name having been written, which no one knows but the one receiving it.
18 テアテラに在る教會の使に書きおくれ。「目は焔のごとく、足は輝ける眞鍮の如くなる神の子かく言ふ、
And to the angel of the church among the Thyatireans write; The Son of God, the one having eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet like burnished brass, says these things;
19 われ汝の行爲および汝の愛と信仰と職と忍耐とを知る、又なんぢの初の行爲よりは後の行爲の多きことを知る。
I know your works, and your divine love, and faith, and ministry, and patience, and your works: the last more than the first.
20 されど我なんぢに責むべき所あり、汝はかの自ら預言者と稱へて我が僕を教へ惑し、淫行をなさしめ、偶像に献げし物を食はしむる女イゼベルを容れおけり。
But I have it against you, that you suffer the woman Jezebel, who says herself to be a prophet, and teaches and deceives my servants to commit fornication, and to cat things sacrificed to idols.
21 我かれに悔改むる機を與ふれど、その淫行を悔改むることを欲せず。
And I gave her time that she might repent, and she does not wish to repent of her fornication.
22 視よ、我かれを牀に投げ入れん、又かれと共に姦淫を行ふ者も、その行爲を悔改めずば、大なる患難に投げ入れん。
Behold, I cast her on a bed, and those who commit fornication along with her into great tribulation, until they shall repent of her works.
23 又かれの子供を打ち殺さん、斯くてもろもろの教會は、わが人の腎と心とを究むる者なるを知るべし、我は汝 等おのおのの行爲に隨ひて報いん。
And I will slay her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am the one searching the reins and the hearts: and I will give to you each according to your works.
24 我この他のテアテラの人にして未だかの教を受けず、所謂サタンの深きところを知らぬ汝らに斯くいふ、我ほかの重を汝らに負はせじ。
But I say to you, the rest who are among the Thyatireans, so many as have not this teaching, whosoever have not known the depth of Satan, as they say; I cast upon you no other burden.
25 ただ汝 等はその有つところを我が到らん時まで保て。
Moreover hold fast that which you have, until I shall come.
26 勝を得て終に至るまで我が命ぜしことを守る者には、諸國の民を治むる權威を與へん。
And the one conquering and holding my works until the end, I will give unto him authority over the nations:
27 彼は鐵の杖をもて之を治め、土の器を碎くが如くならん、我が父より我が受けたる權威のごとし。
and he will shepherdize them with an iron rod: as the potter's vessels are broken to pieces; as I have received of my Father:
28 我また彼に曙の明星を與へん。
and I will give unto him the morning star.
29 耳ある者は御靈の諸 教會に言ひ給ふことを聽くべし」
Let the one having ears, hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
