ローマ人への手紙 3
1 では、ユダヤ人のすぐれている点は何か。また割礼の益は何か。
[Someone may object to this, saying], “[If being circumcised does not cause God to accept us Jews], (there is no advantage in being a Jew [over being a non-Jew]./is there any advantage in being a Jew [over being a non-Jew]?) [RHQ] Being circumcised does not benefit [us Jews at all]!”
2 それは、いろいろの点で数多くある。まず第一に、神の言が彼らにゆだねられたことである。
[I would reply that being Jews] benefits [us] in many ways [HYP]. First of all, it benefits us because it was to [our ancestors] that God’s words, [words that contain his promises], were given {that [God] gave his words, [words that contain his promises]}.
3 すると、どうなるのか。もし、彼らのうちに不真実の者があったとしたら、その不真実によって、神の真実は無になるであろうか。
Many [Jews did not obey God as they promised that they would. So someone might ask], “Does their not being faithful mean that God will not [bless us Jews] as he promised [that he would]?”
4 断じてそうではない。あらゆる人を偽り者としても、神を真実なものとすべきである。それは、「あなたが言葉を述べるときは、義とせられ、あなたがさばきを受けるとき、勝利を得るため」と書いてあるとおりである。
[I would reply], “No, it certainly does not mean that! God always does [what he has promised], even though [people do not]. All those who accuse God [of not keeping his promises to us Jews] are very mistaken.” [What King David wrote about God’s justly saying that he would punish him for his sins is also true of those who accuse God of not keeping his promises. What he said to God was], “So everyone must acknowledge that what you [(sg)] have said [about them] (OR, [their sin]) is true, and you will always win the case when you are accused {when [people] accuse you}.”
5 しかし、もしわたしたちの不義が、神の義を明らかにするとしたら、なんと言うべきか。怒りを下す神は、不義であると言うのか（これは人間的な言い方ではある）。
So if we [Jews’] being wicked [PRS] shows that it is right that God [does not bless us], what shall we say/conclude? Shall we conclude that it is not right for God to be angry [and punish us Jews] [MTY]? I [should not be saying these things], [but] I am speaking as ordinary humans [speak].
6 断じてそうではない。もしそうであったら、神はこの世を、どうさばかれるだろうか。
We should certainly not [conclude that God should not judge us], because if God [did not judge us Jews], (it would not possibly be right for him to judge [anyone in] the world [MTY]!/how could he judge [anyone in] the world?) [MTY, RHQ]
7 しかし、もし神の真実が、わたしの偽りによりいっそう明らかにされて、神の栄光となるなら、どうして、わたしはなおも罪人としてさばかれるのだろうか。
But [someone might object and say to me], “The fact that God truly [keeps his promises] becomes very clear/evident because of my not doing [what God has commanded]. But the result is that people praise God! So (God should no longer say that I should be punished {that [he] should punish me} on account of my having sinned!/why should God still say that I should be punished {that [he] should punish me} on account of my having sinned?) [RHQ]
8 むしろ、「善をきたらせるために、わたしたちは悪をしようではないか」（わたしたちがそう言っていると、ある人々はそしっている）。彼らが罰せられるのは当然である。
[If what you, Paul, say is true], then (we might as well/it is all right for us to) do evil things in order that good things [like that] will result! For example, [then people will praise God]!” Some people speak evil about me by their [falsely] saying that I say [such things. God] will fairly/justly punish [people who say such things about me]!
9 すると、どうなるのか。わたしたちには何かまさったところがあるのか。絶対にない。ユダヤ人もギリシヤ人も、ことごとく罪の下にあることを、わたしたちはすでに指摘した。
[If someone would ask], “[Shall we conclude that God] will treat us [Jews] more favorably [and will treat] the non-Jews less [favorably] [RHQ]?” [I would reply that we can] certainly not [conclude that]! I have already shown you that all people, the Jews and also the non-Jews, have sinned and [so they deserve to be punished] {[that God will punish them]} [PRS].
10 次のように書いてある、「義人はいない、ひとりもいない。
[The following words] that are written {prophets have written} [in the Scriptures support this], No person is righteous. There is not even one righteous person!
11 悟りのある人はいない、神を求める人はいない。
There is no one who understands [how to live properly] (OR, [about God]). There is no one who seeks/desires [to know] God!
12 すべての人は迷い出て、ことごとく無益なものになっている。善を行う者はいない、ひとりもいない。
Absolutely everyone has turned away [MET] [from God]. God considers them depraved (OR, Everyone has become useless [to God]). There is no one who acts righteously; no, there is not even one!
13 彼らののどは、開いた墓であり、彼らは、その舌で人を欺き、彼らのくちびるには、まむしの毒があり、
What people say [MTY] [is foul/bad, like the smell that comes from] a grave that has been {that [people] have} opened [MET]. [By what people say] [MTY], they deceive people. [By what they say] [MTY] [they injure people, just like] the poison of snakes [injures people] [MET].
14 彼らの口は、のろいと苦い言葉とで満ちている。
They are continually (cursing/asking God to do harmful things to) others and saying (cruel/harsh/hateful) things [MTY].
15 彼らの足は、血を流すのに速く、
They (go quickly/are eager) to murder people [MTY].
16 彼らの道には、破壊と悲惨とがある。
Wherever they go, they ruin everything and make [people] miserable [MTY].
17 そして、彼らは平和の道を知らない。
They have not/never known how [to live] peacefully [with other people].
18 彼らの目の前には、神に対する恐れがない」。
They absolutely refuse to fear/reverence God [SYN]!
19 さて、わたしたちが知っているように、すべて律法の言うところは、律法のもとにある者たちに対して語られている。それは、すべての口がふさがれ、全世界が神のさばきに服するためである。
Furthermore, we know that it is to [Jewish] people, [who are] required to obey [God’s] laws, that Moses wrote those laws [PRS]. [We can infer from this that] there are no [Jews or non-Jews] [SYN] who are able to say anything [in reply to God’s saying that he will punish them for having sinned]. God has declared everyone in the world [MTY] guilty!
20 なぜなら、律法を行うことによっては、すべての人間は神の前に義とせられないからである。律法によっては、罪の自覚が生じるのみである。
It is not because people have done the things that God’s laws [require] that [God] will (erase the record of their sins/declare them no longer guilty for sin), [because no one has done those things completely]. In fact, the result of [our knowing God’s] laws is that we know clearly that we have sinned (OR, are sinful).
21 しかし今や、神の義が、律法とは別に、しかも律法と預言者とによってあかしされて、現された。
But God’s (erasing the record of our sins/declaring us no longer guilty) does not depend on [our obeying] the laws [that he gave Moses]. It has now been {[God] has now} revealed [to us] how he erases the record of our sins [by a different way]. It was written about [by Moses] {[Moses] wrote about it} in the laws [PRS] [God gave] him, and it was also written about by the prophets {the prophets also wrote about it}.
22 それは、イエス・キリストを信じる信仰による神の義であって、すべて信じる人に与えられるものである。そこにはなんらの差別もない。
God erases the record of our sins because we trust in [what] Jesus Christ [has done for us]. God does this for every person who trusts [in Christ], because [he considers] that there is no difference [between Jews and non-Jews].
23 すなわち、すべての人は罪を犯したため、神の栄光を受けられなくなっており、
All people have done evil, and all people have failed to accomplish the glorious [goals] that God [set for them].
24 彼らは、価なしに、神の恵みにより、キリスト・イエスによるあがないによって義とされるのである。
Our record of sins has been erased {God erased the record of our sins} by God acting kindly [to forgive our sins], without our doing anything to earn it. Christ Jesus accomplished this [by dying for us].
25 神はこのキリストを立てて、その血による、信仰をもって受くべきあがないの供え物とされた。それは神の義を示すためであった。すなわち、今までに犯された罪を、神は忍耐をもって見のがしておられたが、
God showed that Christ was the one who would atone for (OR, forgive) our sins [with the] blood [that flowed from his body when he died. God redeems/forgives] us because of our trusting [in Christ’s having died for us. God wanted] to show that he acts justly. [He wanted to do that] because, before [Jesus came, God] did not punish [everyone who sinned. So it seemed as though he was not being just]. But he was overlooking people’s sins during [that time],
26 それは、今の時に、神の義を示すためであった。こうして、神みずからが義となり、さらに、イエスを信じる者を義とされるのである。
because he is patient. [God arranged for Jesus to die for us]. By doing that, God now shows that he is just, and he shows that he is justly able to erase the record of sins for everyone who trusts/believes in Jesus.
27 すると、どこにわたしたちの誇があるのか。全くない。なんの法則によってか。行いの法則によってか。そうではなく、信仰の法則によってである。
It is not at all [RHQ] because of [our obeying the] laws [of Moses that God erases the record of our sins]. So, (there is no way that we can boast [that God does that because of our obeying those laws]./how can we boast [about God erasing the record of our sins because of our obeying those laws]?) [RHQ] Instead, [it is because of our] believing/trusting [in Christ that God erases the record of our sins].
28 わたしたちは、こう思う。人が義とされるのは、律法の行いによるのではなく、信仰によるのである。
[We cannot boast about that], because we conclude that the record of our sins is erased {God erases the record of our sins} because of our trusting [in Christ]. God does not erase the record of our sins because of our obeying the laws [that he gave to Moses, because it is impossible for us to completely obey them].
29 それとも、神はユダヤ人だけの神であろうか。また、異邦人の神であるのではないか。確かに、異邦人の神でもある。
(You who are Jews certainly should not [think that you] are the only ones whom God [will accept]!/Do you Jews [think it is you] alone whom God [will accept]?) [RHQ] You certainly should [realize that he will accept] non-Jews, too. [RHQ] Of course, [he will accept] non-Jews also,
30 まことに、神は唯一であって、割礼のある者を信仰によって義とし、また、無割礼の者をも信仰のゆえに義とされるのである。
because, [as you firmly believe], there is only one God, who will erase the record of Jews’ [MTY] sins if they trust [in what Christ has done], and who will similarly erase the record of non-Jews’ [MTY] sins if they trust [in Christ].
31 すると、信仰のゆえに、わたしたちは律法を無効にするのであるか。断じてそうではない。かえって、それによって律法を確立するのである。
So, [if someone should ask concerning the laws that God gave Moses], “By saying [that God erases the record of our sins because of our] trusting [in Christ], does that mean that those laws now are useless?”, [I would reply], “Certainly not. Instead, we truly fulfill the laws [that God gave Moses].”
