テモテへの手紙第一 1
1 我救主にて在す神及び我等が希望にて在すキリスト、イエズスの命によりてキリスト、イエズスの使徒たるパウロ、信仰上の實子チモテオに[書簡を贈る]。
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the command of God our Savior and Sovereign Jesus Christ our hope,
2 願はくは父にて在す神及び我主キリスト、イエズスより恩寵と慈悲と平安とを賜はらん事を。
to Timothy, true son by faith: Grace, mercy, peace from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3 第一項 教會の為に善く戰ふべし 第一編 教會の為に要求する所 我曾てマケドニアに往きし時汝に願ひし如く、汝はエフェゾに留り、或人々に命じて異なる事を教へざらしめ、
You recall that I urged you to remain in Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, in order that you should command certain persons to stop teaching a different doctrine
4 且信仰に基ける神の道を立つるにはあらで却て様々の議論を起さする寓言と、究極なき系圖とに從事する事なからしめよ。
and occupying themselves with myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than the godly training which is by faith.
5 抑此命令の目的は、潔き心と善き良心と偽なき信仰とに出づる愛なり。
Now the goal of that command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith;
6 然れども彼人々は、是等の事に外れて無益なる談話に移り、
some having strayed from these have been turned aside to empty talk,
7 自ら律法の教師たらんと欲して、其言ふ所をも断言する所をも覚らざるなり。
desiring to be teachers of the law, not understanding either what they say or the things that they affirm.
8 然れども我等、律法は人正しく之を用ふれば善きものなることを知れり。
Now we know that the law is good if one uses it correctly,
9 律法の設けられしは義人の為に非ずして、不法人、反抗者、不敬者、罪人、無宗教者、卑俗者、父を殺す者、母を殺す者、殺人者、
knowing that law is not made for a righteous person but for lawless and rebellious ones, for ungodly and sinners, for unholy and profane, for father-smiters and mother-smiters, for murderers,
10 私通者、男色者、誘拐者、虚言者、偽證者、及び健全なる教に反する他の一切の事の為なりと知るべきなり、
for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine
11 我に委られたる至福に在す神の光榮の福音に在るが如し。
as defined by the Gospel of the glory of the blessed God, with which I was entrusted.
12 我を堅固ならしめ給ひし我主キリスト、イエズスに感謝し奉る。其は我を聖役に任じて忠信なる者とし給ひたればなり。
I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who enables me, because He considered me faithful, putting me into a ministry;
13 即ち我曩には冒涜者、迫害者、侮辱者たりしかど、信ぜざる時知らずして為ししが故に、慈悲を蒙りて、
I, who was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and arrogant; but I was shown mercy, because being ignorant I did it in unbelief;
14 キリスト、イエズスに於る信仰及び愛と共に、我主の恩寵身に餘れり。
the grace of our Lord overflowed, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
15 眞實にして全く信ずべき談なる哉、キリスト、イエズスの世に來り給ひしは罪人を救はん為なる事。我は其罪人の第一なり。
Here is a trustworthy word, worthy of total acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am chief;
precisely for this reason I was shown mercy, that in me, the ‘chief’, Jesus Christ might display all his forbearance, as an example for those who are going to rely on Him into eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
18 我子チモテオよ、汝に関はれる豫ての預言に從ひ、此命令を汝に寄す、之に應じて善き戰を戰ひ、
Son Timothy, I am giving you this charge in accordance with the prophecies about you that lead the way, that in them you may wage the good warfare,
19 信仰と善き良心とを保て。或人々は之を棄て、信仰に就きて破船せしが、
holding on to faith and a good conscience (which some having rejected have suffered shipwreck concerning the Faith;
20 其中にヒメネオとアレキサンデルと在りしを、冒涜せざる事を學ばしめんとて我之をサタンに付せり。
of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander—whom I have handed over to Satan that they may be taught not to blaspheme).
