テトスへの手紙 1
1 神の僕またイエス・キリストの使徒パウロ――我が使徒となれるは、永遠の生命の望に基きて神の選民の信仰を堅うし、また彼らを敬虔にかなふ眞理を知る知識に至らしめん爲なり。
Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's chosen ones, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
in hope of everlasting life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began; (aiōnios g166)
3 時いたりて御言を宣教にて顯さんとし、その宣教を我らの救主たる神の命令をもて我に委ねたまへり。――
but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior;
4 われ書を同じ信仰によりて我が眞實の子たるテトスに贈る。願はくは父なる神および我らの救主キリスト・イエスより賜ふ恩惠と平安と、汝にあらんことを。
to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
5 わが汝をクレテに遣し置きたる故は、汝をして缺けたる所を正し、且わが命ぜしごとく町々に長老を立てしめん爲なり。
I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you;
6 長老は責むべき所なく、一人の女の夫にして、子女もまた放蕩をもて訴へらるる事なく、服從せぬことなき信者たるべきなり。
if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.
7 それ監督は神の家 司なれば、責むべき所なく、放縱ならず、輕々しく怒らず、酒を嗜まず、人を打たず、恥づべき利を取らず、
For the bishop must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;
8 反つて旅人を懇ろに待ひ、善を愛し、謹愼あり、正しく潔く節制にして、
but given to hospitality, as a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined;
9 教に適ふ信ずべき言を守る者たるべし。これ健全なる教をもて人を勸め、かつ言ひ逆ふ者を言ひ伏することを得んためなり。
holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.
10 服從せず、虚しき事をかたり、人の心を惑す者おほし、殊に割禮ある者のうちに多し。
For there are many rebellious people, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
11 彼らの口を箝がしむべし、彼らは恥づべき利を得んために、教ふまじき事を教へて全家を覆へすなり。
whose mouths must be silenced; who are upsetting whole families, teaching things which they should not, for the sake of dishonest gain.
12 クレテ人の中なる或る預言者いふ『クレテ人は常に虚僞をいふ者、あしき獸、また懶惰の腹なり』
One of them, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons."
13 この證は眞なり。されば汝きびしく彼らを責めよ、
This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
14 彼らがユダヤ人の昔話と眞理を棄てたる人の誡命とに心を寄することなく、信仰を健全にせん爲なり。
not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of people who reject the truth.
15 潔き人には凡ての物きよく、汚れたる人と不 信者とには一つとして潔き物なし、彼らは既に心も良心も汚れたり。
To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
16 みづから神を知ると言ひあらはせど、其の行爲にては神を否む。彼らは憎むべきもの、服はぬ者、すべての善き業に就きて棄てられたる者なり。
They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.
