テモテへの手紙第一 6
1 総て軛の下に在る奴隷は、其主人を全く尊ぶべきものと思ふべし、是主の御名と教との罵られざらん為なり。
As many as are under the yoke of slavery should consider their own owners to be worthy of full respect, so that God's name and doctrine not be slandered.
2 信徒たる主人を有てる者は、兄弟なりとて之を軽んずべからず、却て慈善を共にせる者が信徒にして己之に愛せらるるにより、一層善く事ふべし。是等の事を教へ且勧めよ。
Those who have owners who are believers must not disregard them because they are brothers; instead they must serve them even better, because those receiving the good service are believers and beloved. Teach and exhort these things.
3 第三項 結末の教訓 人ありて、若異なる事を教へ、我主イエズス、キリストの健全なる談話と敬虔に適へる教とに服せずば、
If anyone teaches differently and does not consent to sound words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine that accords with godliness,
4 是何事をも識らずして自ら驕り、病的に議論と言争とを好む者なり、是より起るは嫉妬、口論、侮辱、邪推、
he is conceited and understands nothing. Rather he is obsessed with controversies and hair-splitting word battles, from which come envy, strife, slanderings, evil suspicions,
5 又精神腐敗し眞理缺乏して、敬虔を利益の道なりと思ふ人々の争等なり。
constant wranglings of men with corrupted minds and destitute of the Truth, who suppose that godliness is a means to financial gain. Keep away from such people.
6 抑足る事を知れる敬虔こそは大いなる利益の道なれ、
Now godliness with contentment is great gain.
7 其は我等が此世に來りし時何物をも携へざりしかば、去る時亦何物をも取る能はざるは疑なき所なればなり。
We brought nothing into the world and it is certain that neither can we take anything out.
8 衣食だにあらば、我等は其にて満足すべし。
So having food and clothing we will be content with that.
9 蓋富まんと欲する人々は、誘惑と惡魔の罠とに陥り、人を堕落と滅亡とに沈むる、愚にして有害なる種々の慾望に陥る。
But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and into many foolish and harmful desires, that plunge people into ruin and loss;
10 即ち利慾は一切の惡事の根なり、或人々は之が為に信仰に遠ざかりて迷ひ、多くの苦を以て己を刺貫けり。
because the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil; in their greediness some have been led away from the faith and have impaled themselves on many distresses.
11 然れど神の人よ、汝は是等の事を避けて、正義、敬虔、信仰、慈愛、忍耐、柔和を求め、
But you, O man of God, flee these things; rather pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, gentleness.
Fight the good fight of faith; take hold of the eternal life into which you were called—indeed, you confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. (aiōnios g166)
13 我萬物を活かし給ふ神の御前、及びポンシオ、ピラトの時に立證して善き宣言を為し給ひしキリスト、イエズスの御前に、汝に命ず、
In the presence of the God who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate, I charge you
14 我主イエズス、キリストの顕れ給ふまで、穢なく咎なく掟を守れ、
to keep this commandment without spot, blameless until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 其時期至りては、至福唯一の主権者、諸王の王、総て主たる者の主はイエズス、キリストを顕し給はんとす、
which He will manifest at the proper time—He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and the Lord of lords;
who alone has immortality, residing in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen or can see; to whom be honor and eternal power. Amen. (aiōnios g166)
Command those who are rich in this present world not to be haughty, nor to rely upon the uncertainty of riches but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy; (aiōn g165)
18 善を為して善業に富める者と成り、快く施し且分與へ、
they are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous sharers
19 眞の生命を捉ふる様、将來の為に善き資本を蓄へん事を。
—storing up for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, so that they may lay hold on the eternal life.
20 嗚呼チモテオよ、托せられしものを守りて、世俗の空言と有名無實なる學識の反論とを避けよ、
O Timothy, guard the deposit! Turn away from the godless, empty chatter and inconsistencies of what is falsely called ‘science’
21 或人々は之を粧ひて信仰の的を外れたるなり。願はくは恩寵汝と共に在らん事を、アメン。
—by professing it some have erred concerning the Faith. The Grace be with you. Amen.
