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1 然れど汝等、凡ての惡心と凡ての詐欺と表裏と妬と凡ての譏とを措きて、
So then, laying aside all malignity—even all deceit and play-actings and envies, yes all malicious speaking—
2 恰も生れたての嬰兒の如く、贋なき霊的の乳汁を冀へ、其、之によりて成長して救霊に至らん為なり。
crave the pure spiritual ‘milk’, like newborn babies do, so that by it you may grow into salvation,
3 汝等もし主の善良に在せる事を味ひたらんには、宜しく然すべし。
if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is benevolent.
4 主は活ける石にして、人よりは棄てられしも神より選まれて尊くせられし石にて在せば、汝等之に近づき奉りて、
Coming to Him, a living stone—rejected indeed by men but chosen by God, precious—
5 己も亦活ける石の如く、其上に立てられて霊的家屋と成り、聖なる司祭衆と成り、イエズス、キリストを以て神の御意に適へる霊的犠牲を献ぐる者と成れ。
you also, as living stones, are being built into a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
6 然れば聖書に曰はく、「看よ、我選まれたる隅の上石をシオンに置かんとす、之を信ずる人は、辱められじ」と。
That is why the Scripture contains: “Attention, I am laying in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen, precious, and the one who rests his trust upon Him will absolutely not be humiliated.”
7 故に信じたる汝等には尊榮あれども、信ぜざる人々に取りては、建築者が棄てたる石は隅石と成り、
So then, this recompense is for you who believe, but to those who disobey, “the stone that the builders rejected is just the one that became the chief cornerstone,”
8 躓く石、突當たる岩と成れり、是御言を信ずして躓く様置かれたればなり。
also “a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense”; being disobedient to the Word, they stumble, to which, indeed, they were appointed.
9 然れど汝等は選抜の人種、王的司祭衆、聖なる人民、儲けられたる國民なり。是汝等が、己を其妙なる光に暗黒より呼び給へるものの徳を告げん為にして、
But you are a chosen family, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a private-property people, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
10 曾ては民たらざりしもの今は神の民と成り、憫を得ざりしもの今は憫を得たるものと成れり。
who formerly were not a people but now are God's people, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.
11 第一項 神の思召によれる社會上の制度に服すべし。 第二編 世間に於るキリスト信徒及び其重なる義務。 至愛なる者よ、魂に反して戰ふ肉慾を去らん事を、寄留人と旅人とに對する如く、我汝等に希ふ。
Dear ones, I urge you to abstain from the lusts of the flesh, that war against the soul,
12 汝等異邦人の間に在りて善き行状を守れ、是彼等をして汝等を惡人として譏る所に於ても、善業によりて汝等を重んぜしめ、訪問せらるる日に神に光榮を歸し奉らしめん為なり。
keeping your way of life among the nations praiseworthy (you being foreigners and sojourners), so that wherein they speak against you as evildoers, in spite of the praiseworthy deeds they have observed, they may glorify God in the day of visitation.
13 然れば汝等主の為に、総て人の制定したるものに服せよ、即ち主権者として帝王に服し、
Therefore subordinate yourselves to every human institution because of the Lord, whether to a king, as being in authority,
14 又惡人を罰して善人を賞せん為に帝王より遣はされたるものとして、凡ての官吏に服せよ。
or to governors, as being sent by him, both for punishment of evildoers and for praise of good-doers.
15 蓋汝等が善を行ひて、愚なる人々の不知を黙せしむるは神の思召なり。
Because such is the will of God, to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good:
16 汝等自由の身なるが如くにして、自由の惡の覆と為す事なく、神の奴隷たるものの如くにせよ。
as free (not using the freedom as a cover for evil), yet as slaves of God.
17 凡ての人を敬ひ、兄弟等を愛し、神を畏れ奉り、帝王を尊べ。
Respect everyone; love the brotherhood; fear God; honor the king.
18 奴隷たる者よ、萬事懼を以て汝等の主人に從へ、啻に善良温和なる者にのみならず、情なき者にも亦然せよ。
Servants, be submissive to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unscrupulous.
19 神を意識せるが為に、不義の苦を受けて悲に堪ふるこそ御意に適へる事なれ。
For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God someone endures grief, suffering unjustly.
20 罪を犯して打たるるを忍べばとて、何の功かあらん、善を為しつつ忍びてこれに堪ふるこそ、神の御意に適ふことなれ。
For what credit is it if upon sinning and being beaten you endure patiently? But if upon doing good and suffering you endure patiently, this is commendable before God.
21 蓋汝等の召されたるは之が為なり、其はキリストが我等の為に苦しみ給ひしも、例を汝等に胎して御跡を慕はしめ給はん為なればなり。
Now you have been called to this, really, because Christ also suffered in our behalf, leaving you an example that you should follow in His footsteps:
22 彼は罪を犯し給ひし事なく、又御口に偽ありし事なし。
who did not commit sin, neither was deceit found in His mouth;
23 彼は罵られて罵らず、苦しめられて威さず、唯義を以て審判し給ふ者に任せ給ひしなり。
who being reviled did not revile in return, suffering did not threaten but committed it to Him who judges righteously;
24 彼御自ら木の上にて我等の罪を身に負ひ給ひしは、是我等をして罪を離れ義に活きしめん為にして、汝等は其蒼白めたる傷痕によりて醫されたるなり。
who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, so that we, having died to those sins, might live for the righteousness; by whose wound you were healed.
25 其は汝等曾ては迷へる羊の如くなりしかども、今は魂の牧者監督者にて在すものに立歸り奉りたればなり。
Yes, you were like straying sheep, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of our souls.
