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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、
Wherefore, laying aside all maliciousnes, and all guile, and dissimulation, and enuie, and all euill 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。
As newe borne babes desire that sincere milke of the woorde, that yee may growe thereby,
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。
Because yee haue tasted that the Lord is bountifull.
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、
To whome comming as vnto a liuing stone disallowed of men, but chosen of God and 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。
Yee also as liuely stones, bee made a spirituall house, an holy Priesthoode to offer vp spirituall sacrifices acceptable to God by Iesus 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。
Wherefore also it is conteyned in the Scripture, Beholde, I put in Sion a chiefe corner stone, elect and precious: and hee that beleeueth therein, shall not be ashamed.
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、
Vnto you therefore which beleeue, it is precious: but vnto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
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。
And a stone to stumble at, and a rocke of offence, euen to them which stumble at the woorde, being disobedient, vnto the which thing they were euen ordeined.
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 yee are a chosen generation, a royall Priesthoode, an holy nation, a people set at libertie, that yee shoulde shewe foorth the vertues of him that hath called you out of darkenesse into his marueilous 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。
Which in time past were not a people, yet are nowe the people of God: which in time past were not vnder mercie, but nowe haue obteined mercie.
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。
Dearely beloued, I beseeche you, as strangers and pilgrims, abstaine from fleshly lusts, which fight against the soule,
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。
And haue your conuersation honest among the Gentiles, that they which speake euill of you as of euill doers, may by your good woorkes which they shall see, glorifie 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 submit your selues vnto all maner ordinance of man for the Lordes sake, whether it be vnto the King, as vnto the superiour,
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 vnto gouernours, as vnto them that are sent of him, for the punishment of euill doers, and for the praise of them that doe well.
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。
For so is the will of God, that by well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men,
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, and not as hauing the libertie for a cloke of maliciousnesse, but as the seruauntes 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。
Honour all men: loue brotherly fellowship: feare God: honour 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。
Seruaunts, be subiect to your masters with all feare, not onely to the good and courteous, but also to the froward.
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 thanke worthie, if a man for conscience toward God endure griefe, suffering wrongfully.
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 praise is it, if when ye be buffeted for your faultes, yee take it paciently? but and if when ye doe well, ye suffer wrong and take it paciently, this is acceptable to 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。
For hereunto ye are called: for Christ also suffred for you, leauing you an ensample that ye should follow his steppes.
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 no sinne, neither was there guile 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 when hee was reuiled, reuiled not againe: when hee suffered, hee threatned not, but comitted it to him that iudgeth 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 his owne selfe bare our sinnes in his body on the tree, that we being dead to sinne, should liue in righteousnesse: by whose stripes ye 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。
For ye were as sheepe going astray: but are nowe returned vnto the shepheard and Bishop of your soules.
