ヘブル人への手紙 5
1 大祭司なるものはすべて、人間の中から選ばれて、罪のために供え物といけにえとをささげるように、人々のために神に仕える役に任じられた者である。
For every High Priest is chosen from among men, and is appointed to act on behalf of men in matters relating to God, in order to offer both gifts and sin-offerings,
2 彼は自分自身、弱さを身に負うているので、無知な迷っている人々を、思いやることができると共に、
and must be one who is able to bear patiently with the ignorant and erring, because he himself also is beset with infirmity.
3 その弱さのゆえに、民のためだけではなく自分自身のためにも、罪についてささげものをしなければならないのである。
And for this reason he is required to offer sin-offerings not only for the people but also for himself.
4 かつ、だれもこの栄誉ある務を自分で得るのではなく、アロンの場合のように、神の召しによって受けるのである。
And no one takes this honourable office upon himself, but only accepts it when called to it by God, as Aaron was.
5 同様に、キリストもまた、大祭司の栄誉を自分で得たのではなく、「あなたこそは、わたしの子。きょう、わたしはあなたを生んだ」と言われたかたから、お受けになったのである。
So Christ also did not claim for Himself the honour of being made High Priest, but was appointed to it by Him who said to Him, "My Son art Thou: I have to-day become Thy Father;"
as also in another passage He says, "Thou art a priest for ever, belonging to the order of Melchizedek." (aiōn g165)
7 キリストは、その肉の生活の時には、激しい叫びと涙とをもって、ご自分を死から救う力のあるかたに、祈と願いとをささげ、そして、その深い信仰のゆえに聞きいれられたのである。
For Jesus during his earthly life offered up prayers and entreaties, crying aloud and weeping as He pleaded with Him who was able to bring Him in safety out of death, and He was delivered from the terror from which He shrank.
8 彼は御子であられたにもかかわらず、さまざまの苦しみによって従順を学び、
Although He was God's Son, yet He learned obedience from the sufferings which He endured;
and so, having been made perfect, He became to all who obey Him the source and giver of eternal salvation. (aiōnios g166)
10 神によって、メルキゼデクに等しい大祭司と、となえられたのである。
For God Himself addresses Him as a High Priest for ever, belonging to the order of Melchizedek.
11 このことについては、言いたいことがたくさんあるが、あなたがたの耳が鈍くなっているので、それを説き明かすことはむずかしい。
Concerning Him we have much to say, and much that it would be difficult to make clear to you, since you have become so dull of apprehension.
12 あなたがたは、久しい以前からすでに教師となっているはずなのに、もう一度神の言の初歩を、人から手ほどきしてもらわねばならない始末である。あなたがたは堅い食物ではなく、乳を必要としている。
For although, considering the long time you have been believers, you ought now to be teachers of others, you really need some one to teach you over again the very rudiments of the truths of God, and you have come to require milk instead of solid food.
13 すべて乳を飲んでいる者は、幼な子なのだから、義の言葉を味わうことができない。
By people who live on milk I mean those who are imperfectly acquainted with the teaching concerning righteousness.
14 しかし、堅い食物は、善悪を見わける感覚を実際に働かせて訓練された成人のとるべきものである。
Such persons are mere babes. But solid food is for adults--that is, for those who through constant practice have their spiritual faculties carefully trained to distinguish good from evil.
