使徒の働き 28
1 わたしたちが、こうして救われてからわかったが、これはマルタと呼ばれる島であった。
After we [(exc)] had arrived safely [on the shore], we learned that it was an island called Malta.
2 土地の人々は、わたしたちに並々ならぬ親切をあらわしてくれた。すなわち、降りしきる雨や寒さをしのぐために、火をたいてわたしたち一同をねぎらってくれたのである。
The people who lived there received us kindly. They lit a fire and invited us to come and warm ourselves, because it was raining and it was cold.
3 そのとき、パウロはひとかかえの柴をたばねて火にくべたところ、熱気のためにまむしが出てきて、彼の手にかみついた。
Paul gathered some sticks and put them on the fire. But [among those sticks was] a snake that had come out [from the fire to escape] from the heat, and it fastened itself on Paul’s hand.
4 土地の人々は、この生きものがパウロの手からぶら下がっているのを見て、互に言った、「この人は、きっと人殺しに違いない。海からはのがれたが、ディケーの神様が彼を生かしてはおかないのだ」。
[The islanders knew that the snake was poisonous, so] when they saw it hanging from Paul’s hand, they said to each other, “Probably this man has murdered someone. Although he has escaped from being drowned, [the god] ([who] pays [people back/who punishes people]) for their [MTY] sins will cause him to die.”
5 ところがパウロは、まむしを火の中に振り落して、なんの害も被らなかった。
But Paul simply shook the snake off into the fire, and nothing happened to him.
6 彼らは、彼が間もなくはれ上がるか、あるいは、たちまち倒れて死ぬだろうと、様子をうかがっていた。しかし、長い間うかがっていても、彼の身になんの変ったことも起らないのを見て、彼らは考えを変えて、「この人は神様だ」と言い出した。
The people were expecting that Paul’s body would soon swell up or that he would suddenly fall down and die. But after they had waited a long time, they saw [that the snake] had not harmed him [at all]. So then the people changed their minds and said [to one another], “This man is not a murderer! Probably he is a god!”
7 さて、その場所の近くに、島の首長、ポプリオという人の所有地があった。彼は、そこにわたしたちを招待して、三日のあいだ親切にもてなしてくれた。
Near where the people had made the fire, there were some fields that belonged to a man whose name was Publius. He was the chief official on the island. He invited us to [come and stay in] his home. He took care of us for three days.
8 たまたま、ポプリオの父が赤痢をわずらい、高熱で床についていた。そこでパウロは、その人のところにはいって行って祈り、手を彼の上においていやしてやった。
[At that time] Publius’ father had a fever and dysentery, and he was lying [in bed]. So Paul visited him and prayed [for him. Then] Paul placed his hands on him and healed him.
9 このことがあってから、ほかに病気をしている島の人たちが、ぞくぞくとやってきて、みないやされた。
After Paul had done that, the other people on the island who were sick came [to him] and [he] healed them, too.
10 彼らはわたしたちを非常に尊敬し、出帆の時には、必要な品々を持ってきてくれた。
They brought us gifts and [showed in other ways that] they greatly respected us. When we were [ready] to leave [three months later], they brought us food and other things that we would need [for the trip].
11 三か月たった後、わたしたちは、この島に冬ごもりをしていたデオスクリの船飾りのあるアレキサンドリヤの舟で、出帆した。
After [we had stayed there] three months, we [got on] a ship [that was going to Italy and] sailed away. The ship had been in [a harbor on] the island during the months when there are many storms. It had come from Alexandria [city]. On the front of the ship there were carved images of the twin gods [whose names were Castor and Pollux].
12 そして、シラクサに寄港して三日のあいだ停泊し、
We [sailed from the island and] arrived at Syracuse [city on Sicily island] and stayed there three days.
13 そこから進んでレギオンに行った。それから一日おいて、南風が吹いてきたのに乗じ、ふつか目にポテオリに着いた。
Then we traveled on by ship and arrived at Rhegium [port in Italy]. The next day, the wind was blowing from behind us, [so we sailed along fast]. The day after that, we reached Puteoli [town, where we left the ship].
14 そこで兄弟たちに会い、勧められるまま、彼らのところに七日間も滞在した。それからわたしたちは、ついにローマに到着した。
In Puteoli we met some believers who invited us to stay with them for a week. [After visiting them], we [left there and started to travel by land] to Rome.
15 ところが、兄弟たちは、わたしたちのことを聞いて、アピオ・ポロおよびトレス・タベルネまで出迎えてくれた。パウロは彼らに会って、神に感謝し勇み立った。
[A group of] believers [who lived in Rome] had heard that we [(exc) were coming]. So they came out [from Rome] to meet us. [Some of] them met us at [the town called] ‘The Market on Appian [Road’, ] and others met us at [the town called] ‘The Three Inns’. When Paul saw those believers, he thanked God and was encouraged.
16 わたしたちがローマに着いた後、パウロは、ひとりの番兵をつけられ、ひとりで住むことを許された。
After we [(exc)] arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted {[a Roman official who was responsible for guarding Paul] permitted Paul} to live [in a house] by himself. But [there was always] a soldier there to guard him.
17 三日たってから、パウロは、重立ったユダヤ人たちを招いた。みんなの者が集まったとき、彼らに言った、「兄弟たちよ、わたしは、わが国民に対しても、あるいは先祖伝来の慣例に対しても、何一つそむく行為がなかったのに、エルサレムで囚人としてローマ人たちの手に引き渡された。
After [Paul had been there] three days, he sent a message to the Jewish leaders [to come and talk with him. So] they came, and Paul said to them, “My fellow Jews, although I have not opposed our people nor spoken against the customs of our ancestors, [our leaders] in Jerusalem [seized] [MTY] [me. But before they could kill me, a Roman commander rescued me and later sent me] to Caesarea for Roman [authorities/officials to put me on trial].
18 彼らはわたしを取り調べた結果、なんら死に当る罪状もないので、わたしを釈放しようと思ったのであるが、
The Roman authorities/officials questioned me and wanted to release me, because I had not done any [bad] thing for which I should be executed {they should kill me}.
19 ユダヤ人たちがこれに反対したため、わたしはやむを得ず、カイザルに上訴するに至ったのである。しかしわたしは、わが同胞を訴えようなどとしているのではない。
But when the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] there opposed [what the Roman authorities wanted to do], I had to formally request that the Emperor [judge me here in Rome]. But my reason for doing that was not that I wanted to accuse our leaders about anything.
20 こういうわけで、あなたがたに会って語り合いたいと願っていた。事実、わたしは、イスラエルのいだいている希望のゆえに、この鎖につながれているのである」。
So I have requested you [to come] here so that I can tell you why I am a prisoner. It is because I believe in [MTY] our Messiah, the one [God long ago promised to send] to us [(inc)] Jews.”
21 そこで彼らは、パウロに言った、「わたしたちは、ユダヤ人たちから、あなたについて、なんの文書も受け取っていないし、また、兄弟たちの中からここにきて、あなたについて不利な報告をしたり、悪口を言ったりした者もなかった。
Then [the Jewish leaders] said, “We [(exc)] have not received any letters from [our fellow Jews] in Judea about you. Also, none of our fellow Jews who have arrived [here from Judea] has said anything bad about you.
22 わたしたちは、あなたの考えていることを、直接あなたから聞くのが、正しいことだと思っている。実は、この宗派については、いたるところで反対のあることが、わたしたちの耳にもはいっている」。
But we [(exc)] want to hear what you [(sg)] think about this [Christian] sect/group, because we know that in many places [HYP] bad things are being said {people are saying bad things} about it.”
23 そこで、日を定めて、大ぜいの人が、パウロの宿につめかけてきたので、朝から晩まで、パウロは語り続け、神の国のことをあかしし、またモーセの律法や預言者の書を引いて、イエスについて彼らの説得につとめた。
So they [talked with Paul and decided that they would come back on another day to hear him. When that day arrived], those Jews came back to the place where Paul was staying, and they brought more Jews with them. Paul talked to them from morning until evening. He talked to them about how God wants to rule [people’s lives] [MET]. He tried to convince them that Jesus [is the Messiah] by reminding them what Moses and the other prophets had written [MTY].
24 ある者はパウロの言うことを受けいれ、ある者は信じようともしなかった。
Some of those Jews believed that what was said [by Paul] {what [Paul] said} about Jesus [was true], but others did not believe [that it was true].
25 互に意見が合わなくて、みんなの者が帰ろうとしていた時、パウロはひとこと述べて言った、「聖霊はよくも預言者イザヤによって、あなたがたの先祖に語ったものである。
So they began to argue with one another. [Paul realized that some of them did not want to listen to him, so] when they were about to leave, he said, “The Holy Spirit said something to your/our(incl) ancestors. He spoke these words to Isaiah the prophet, [and what he said is also true about you]:
26 『この民に行って言え、あなたがたは聞くには聞くが、決して悟らない。見るには見るが、決して認めない。
Go to your fellow Israelites and tell them, ‘You repeatedly listen [to the message of God], but you never understand [what God is saying]. You repeatedly look at and see [the things that God is doing], but you never understand [what they mean].
27 この民の心は鈍くなり、その耳は聞えにくく、その目は閉じている。それは、彼らが目で見ず、耳で聞かず、心で悟らず、悔い改めていやされることがないためである』。
God also said to the prophet, These people do not understand, because they have become stubborn. They have ears, but they do not understand what they hear, and they have closed their eyes [because they do not want to see]. If they wanted to obey what I say to them, they might understand what they see [me doing] and what they hear [me saying]. Then they might turn from their sinful behavior and I would save them.’
28 そこで、あなたがたは知っておくがよい。神のこの救の言葉は、異邦人に送られたのだ。彼らは、これに聞きしたがうであろう」。〔
[That is what God said to the prophet Isaiah about our ancestors. But you Jews today do not want to believe God’s message]. Therefore, I am telling you that [God] has sent to the non-Jews this message about how he saves people, and they will listen [and accept it]!”
29 パウロがこれらのことを述べ終ると、ユダヤ人らは、互に論じ合いながら帰って行った。〕
30 パウロは、自分の借りた家に満二年のあいだ住んで、たずねて来る人々をみな迎え入れ、
For two whole years Paul stayed [there] in a house that he rented. Many people came to see him, and he received them all gladly [and talked with them].
31 はばからず、また妨げられることもなく、神の国を宣べ伝え、主イエス・キリストのことを教えつづけた。
He preached [and taught people] about how God could rule [their lives] [MET] and taught them about the Lord Jesus Christ. He did that without being afraid, and no one tried to stop him.
