ルカの福音書 18
1 また、イエスは失望せずに常に祈るべきことを、人々に譬で教えられた。
[Jesus] told [his disciples] a parable to teach them that they always ought to pray confidently and not be discouraged [if God does not immediately answer their prayers].
2 「ある町に、神を恐れず、人を人とも思わぬ裁判官がいた。
He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who did not revere God, and did not care about people, either.
3 ところが、その同じ町にひとりのやもめがいて、彼のもとにたびたびきて、『どうぞ、わたしを訴える者をさばいて、わたしを守ってください』と願いつづけた。
There was a widow in that city who kept coming to him, saying, ‘Please decide what is just [in the dispute between me and] the man who is opposing me [in court!’]
4 彼はしばらくの間きき入れないでいたが、そののち、心のうちで考えた、『わたしは神をも恐れず、人を人とも思わないが、
For a long time the judge refused [to help her]. But later he thought to himself, ‘I do not revere God and I do not care about people,
5 このやもめがわたしに面倒をかけるから、彼女のためになる裁判をしてやろう。そうしたら、絶えずやってきてわたしを悩ますことがなくなるだろう』」。
but this widow keeps bothering me! So I will make sure that she is treated justly. [If I do not do that], she will exhaust me by continually coming to me!’”
6 そこで主は言われた、「この不義な裁判官の言っていることを聞いたか。
Then the Lord [Jesus] said, “[Even though] the judge was not a righteous man, think carefully about what he said!
7 まして神は、日夜叫び求める選民のために、正しいさばきをしてくださらずに長い間そのままにしておかれることがあろうか。
[Similarly], (God will certainly show that [what you] have done has been right!/will God not show that [what you] have done has been right?) [RHQ] He will do this for you whom he has chosen. [He will do this for you] who pray earnestly to him night and day, asking him to [help you]. He may delay [helping you].
8 あなたがたに言っておくが、神はすみやかにさばいてくださるであろう。しかし、人の子が来るとき、地上に信仰が見られるであろうか」。
But I tell you, [some day] he will show that what you did was right, and he will do it quickly. But when [I], the one who came from heaven, return to earth, (there may not be [many people who will still] be trusting [that I will vindicate them] (OR, who will still be trusting in me)./will there be [many people who will still] be trusting [that I will vindicate them] (OR, who will still be trusting in me)?) [RHQ]”
9 自分を義人だと自任して他人を見下げている人たちに対して、イエスはまたこの譬をお話しになった。
[Jesus] also told a parable [to warn] people who mistakenly thought that they were doing things that made them acceptable to God. Besides, they also despised other people.
10 「ふたりの人が祈るために宮に上った。そのひとりはパリサイ人であり、もうひとりは取税人であった。
[He said this]: “Two men went up to the Temple [in Jerusalem] to pray. One was a Pharisee. The other was a tax collector.
11 パリサイ人は立って、ひとりでこう祈った、『神よ、わたしはほかの人たちのような貪欲な者、不正な者、姦淫をする者ではなく、また、この取税人のような人間でもないことを感謝します。
The Pharisee stood and prayed silently, ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men. [Some] extort money [from others]; some treat others unjustly; some commit adultery. [I do not do such things. And I am certainly not] like this tax collector [who cheats people]!
12 わたしは一週に二度断食しており、全収入の十分の一をささげています』。
[Our law says that we(exc) should] (fast/abstain from food) [once a week], [but I do more than that. I] fast twice a week! I give [you] ten percent of all that I earn!’
13 ところが、取税人は遠く離れて立ち、目を天にむけようともしないで、胸を打ちながら言った、『神様、罪人のわたしをおゆるしください』と。
But the tax collector stood far [from the other people in the Temple courtyard because he felt very unworthy]. He would not even look up toward heaven. Instead, he beat on his chest [to show that he was sorry for his sin]. He said, ‘God, I am a sinner; be merciful to me [and forgive me]!’”
14 あなたがたに言っておく。神に義とされて自分の家に帰ったのは、この取税人であって、あのパリサイ人ではなかった。おおよそ、自分を高くする者は低くされ、自分を低くする者は高くされるであろう」。
[Then Jesus said], “I tell you [(pl)] that as the tax collector went home, the record of his sins was erased {[God] erased the record of his sins}, not that of the Pharisee. [Remember this]: Those who exalt themselves will be humbled {[God] will humble all those who exalt themselves}, but those who humble themselves will be exalted {[he] will exalt those who humble themselves}.”
15 イエスにさわっていただくために、人々が幼な子らをみもとに連れてきた。ところが、弟子たちはそれを見て、彼らをたしなめた。
[One day when many people were coming to Jesus], they were also bringing small children. They wanted him to put his hands on [the children and bless them]. When the disciples saw that, they rebuked [those who were bringing those children].
16 するとイエスは幼な子らを呼び寄せて言われた、「幼な子らをわたしのところに来るままにしておきなさい、止めてはならない。神の国はこのような者の国である。
But Jesus called the children [to come to him]. He said to his disciples, “Let the children come to me! Do not stop them! It is people who are [humble and trusting] like they are who can experience God ruling [their lives].
17 よく聞いておくがよい。だれでも幼な子のように神の国を受けいれる者でなければ、そこにはいることは決してできない」。
Note this: Those who do not [trust God and] allow him to direct [their lives], as children [do], will not enter the [MET] place where God rules.”
A [Jewish] leader asked [Jesus], “Good teacher, what shall I do in order to have eternal life?” (aiōnios g166)
19 イエスは言われた、「なぜわたしをよき者と言うのか。神ひとりのほかによい者はいない。
Jesus said to him, “Only God is good! No one [else] is good! (So you(sg) should consider carefully what [you are implying by] calling me good!/[Do you realize that you are implying that I am God by] calling me good?) [RHQ]
20 いましめはあなたの知っているとおりである、『姦淫するな、殺すな、盗むな、偽証を立てるな、父と母とを敬え』」。
[But to answer your question], you [(sg)] know the commandments that [God gave Moses. He commanded such things as] ‘do not commit adultery, do not commit murder, do not steal, do not testify falsely [about what you have seen or heard], honor your father and mother.’”
21 すると彼は言った、「それらのことはみな、小さい時から守っております」。
The man said, “I have obeyed all those [commandments] ever since I was young. [So] ([there must be something else I have not done./is that enough]?)”
22 イエスはこれを聞いて言われた、「あなたのする事がまだ一つ残っている。持っているものをみな売り払って、貧しい人々に分けてやりなさい。そうすれば、天に宝を持つようになろう。そして、わたしに従ってきなさい」。
When Jesus heard [him say] that, he replied to him, “There is one thing that you [(sg)] have not [done] yet. Sell all that you own. Then give [the money] to poor people. [The result will be that] you will have [spiritual] riches in heaven. Then come and be my disciple!”
23 彼はこの言葉を聞いて非常に悲しんだ。大金持であったからである。
The man became sad when he heard that, because he was very rich [and he did not want to give everything away].
24 イエスは彼の様子を見て言われた、「財産のある者が神の国にはいるのはなんとむずかしいことであろう。
Jesus looked at the man [as he left], and said, “It is very difficult for those who are wealthy [to decide] to let God rule [MET] their [lives].
25 富んでいる者が神の国にはいるよりは、らくだが針の穴を通る方が、もっとやさしい」。
[You would say] that it is impossible for a camel to go through the eye of a needle. It is [almost] as difficult [HYP] for rich people [to decide] to let God rule their [lives].”
26 これを聞いた人々が、「それでは、だれが救われることができるのですか」と尋ねると、
[The Jews thought that God favored rich people, so they thought that if God did not save rich people, he would not save others, either]. So [one of the disciples] who heard him say that replied, “If that is so, it seems that no one will be saved {[that God] will not save anyone} [RHQ]!”
27 イエスは言われた、「人にはできない事も、神にはできる」。
But Jesus said, “It is impossible for people [to save themselves]. But [God can save them, because] God can do anything!”
28 ペテロが言った、「ごらんなさい、わたしたちは自分のものを捨てて、あなたに従いました」。
Then Peter said, “[You know that we(exc) have left] everything we had and have become your disciples [RHQ]. [So what about us?] (OR, [So will God accept/save us?]”)
29 イエスは言われた、「よく聞いておくがよい。だれでも神の国のために、家、妻、兄弟、両親、子を捨てた者は、
He said to them, “Keep this in mind: Those who have left [their] homes, [their] wives, [their] brothers, [their] parents, [their] children, [or any other family members], [to tell others] about how God wants to rule [MET] [people’s lives],
31 イエスは十二弟子を呼び寄せて言われた、「見よ、わたしたちはエルサレムへ上って行くが、人の子について預言者たちがしるしたことは、すべて成就するであろう。
[Jesus] took the twelve [disciples] to a place by themselves and said to them, “Listen carefully! We [(inc)] are [now] going up to Jerusalem. [While we are there], everything that has been written by the prophets {that the prophets have written} about [me], the one who came from heaven, will be fulfilled {will occur}.
32 人の子は異邦人に引きわたされ、あざけられ、はずかしめを受け、つばきをかけられ、
I will be put into the hands of {[My enemies] will hand me over to} non-Jews. [The non-Jews] will make fun of me and mistreat me and spit on me.
33 また、むち打たれてから、ついに殺され、そして三日目によみがえるであろう」。
They will whip me, and [then] they will kill me. But on the third day [after that] I will become alive again.”
34 弟子たちには、これらのことが何一つわからなかった。この言葉が彼らに隠されていたので、イエスの言われた事が理解できなかった。
But [the disciples] did not understand any of those things that [he said]. They were prevented {[Something] prevented them} from understanding the meaning of what [he] was telling [them].
35 イエスがエリコに近づかれたとき、ある盲人が道ばたにすわって、物ごいをしていた。
As [Jesus and his disciples] came near to Jericho [city], a blind man was sitting beside the road. [He was] begging [for money].
36 群衆が通り過ぎる音を耳にして、彼は何事があるのかと尋ねた。
When he heard the crowd [of people] passing by, he asked someone, “What is happening?”
37 ところが、ナザレのイエスがお通りなのだと聞かされたので、
They told him, “Jesus, [the man] from Nazareth [town], is passing by.”
38 声をあげて、「ダビデの子イエスよ、わたしをあわれんで下さい」と言った。
He shouted, “Jesus, [you who are] descended from [King] David, [the Messiah], pity me!”
39 先頭に立つ人々が彼をしかって黙らせようとしたが、彼はますます激しく叫びつづけた、「ダビデの子よ、わたしをあわれんで下さい」。
Those who were [walking] at the front [of the crowd] scolded the man [and] told him to be quiet. But he shouted more loudly, “You who are descended from [King] David, [the Messiah], pity me!”
40 そこでイエスは立ちどまって、その者を連れて来るように、とお命じになった。彼が近づいたとき、
Jesus stopped and told [people] to bring the man to him. When [the blind man] came near, Jesus asked him,
41 「わたしに何をしてほしいのか」とおたずねになると、「主よ、見えるようになることです」と答えた。
“What do you [(sg)] want me to do for you?” He replied, “Lord, enable me to see [again]!”
42 そこでイエスは言われた、「見えるようになれ。あなたの信仰があなたを救った」。
Jesus said to him, “[Then] see! Because you have trusted [PRS] [in me], [I] have healed you!”
43 すると彼は、たちまち見えるようになった。そして神をあがめながらイエスに従って行った。これを見て、人々はみな神をさんびした。
Immediately he was able to see! And he went with [Jesus], praising God. And when all the people who were [going with Jesus] saw it, they also praised God.
