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1 第二項 偽教師に對する事。 民の中には偽預言者すら在りしが、斯の如く汝等の中にも亦偽教師ありて、亡の異端を齎し、己を贖ひ給ひし主を否み、速なる亡を己に招かんとす。
And there did come also false prophets among the people, as also among you there shall be false teachers, who shall bring in besides destructive sects, and the Master who bought them denying, bringing to themselves quick destruction,
2 而して多くの人は彼等の放蕩に倣ひ、眞理の道は彼等の為に罵らるべし。
and many shall follow out their destructive ways, because of whom the way of the truth shall be evil spoken of,
3 彼等は貪欲なるが故に、空言を以て汝等に就きて利する所あらんとする者にして、其審判は昔よりありて今に歇まず、而して其亡は眠らざるなり。
and in covetousness, with moulded words, of you they shall make merchandise, whose judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction doth not slumber.
For if God messengers who sinned did not spare, but with chains of thick gloom, having cast [them] down to Tartarus, did deliver [them] to judgment, having been reserved, (Tartaroō g5020)
5 又昔の世を赦し給はずして、義の宣教者たるノエの一家八人を守り、敬虔ならざる者の世に洪水を至らしめ給ひ、
and the old world did not spare, but the eighth person, Noah, of righteousness a preacher, did keep, a flood on the world of the impious having brought,
6 ソドマ、ゴモラの都會を化して灰と成らしめ、不敬虔に生活すべき人々の見せしめとして、之を全滅に處し給ひ、
and the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah having turned to ashes, with an overthrow did condemn, an example to those about to be impious having set [them];
7 又義人ロトが非道の人々より侮辱と放蕩なる振舞とを以て悩まさるるを救出し給へり。
and righteous Lot, worn down by the conduct in lasciviousness of the impious, He did rescue,
8 其は此義人彼等の中に住み、彼等が不義の行を見聞きして、日々に其正しき心を痛め居たればなり。
for in seeing and hearing, the righteous man, dwelling among them, day by day the righteous soul with unlawful works was harassing.
9 主は敬虔なる者を患難より救ふ事、又審判の日に罰せらるる様不義者を保留する事を知り給ふ。
The Lord hath known to rescue pious ones out of temptation, and unrighteous ones to a day of judgment, being punished, to keep,
10 況や肉に從ひて穢らはしき情慾の中に歩み、主権を軽んじ、大膽横柄にして光榮あるものを罵るを畏れざる人々をや。
and chiefly those going behind the flesh in desire of uncleanness, and lordship despising; presumptuous, self-complacent, dignities they are not afraid to speak evil of,
11 能力と権威とに於て[彼等に]優れる天使等すら、光榮あるものに對して侮辱の評を加へざるに、
whereas messengers, in strength and power being greater, do not bear against them before the Lord an evil speaking judgment;
12 彼等は恰も捕へられて屠られん為に生れたる智恵なき獣に齊しくして、己が知らざる事を罵りて不義の報を受け、亡に歸すべし。
and these, as irrational natural beasts, made to be caught and destroyed — in what things they are ignorant of, speaking evil — in their destruction shall be destroyed,
13 彼等は實に汚染なり、汚穢なり、一日の愉快を樂とし、肉の歓樂を求め、其會食に於て汝等と共に放蕩を極め、
about to receive a reward of unrighteousness, pleasures counting the luxury in the day, spots and blemishes, luxuriating in their deceits, feasting with you,
14 其目は姦通に充ち、罪に飽かず、精神堅固ならざる者を誑し、其心は貪欲に鍛錬して詛の子たり。
having eyes full of adultery, and unable to cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having an heart exercised in covetousnesses, children of a curse,
15 不義の報酬を好みしボゾルの子バラアムの道を辿り、正しき道を離れて迷へり。
having forsaken a right way, they did go astray, having followed in the way of Balaam the [son] of Bosor, who a reward of unrighteousness did love,
16 彼は其罪を咎められて、言はぬ驢馬は人の聲にて語り、以て預言者の愚を戒めたりしが、
and had a rebuke of his own iniquity — a dumb ass, in man's voice having spoken, did forbid the madness of the prophet.
17 彼等は水なき井、嵐に吹遣らるる雲にして、之に殘るは闇の暗さなり。
These are wells without water, and clouds by a tempest driven, to whom the thick gloom of the darkness to the age hath been kept; (questioned)
18 蓋傲慢の大言を語りて迷へる者に暫し遠ざかりたる人々を、放蕩を以て肉慾に誘ひ、
for overswellings of vanity speaking, they do entice in desires of the flesh — lasciviousnesses, those who had truly escaped from those conducting themselves in error,
19 之に約するに自由を以てすれども、自らは腐敗の奴隷たり、其は人物に勝たるれば其奴隷と成ればなり。
liberty to them promising, themselves being servants of the corruption, for by whom any one hath been overcome, to this one also he hath been brought to servitude,
20 抑彼等は我主にして且救主に在すイエズス、キリストを知り奉りし為に、一旦世間の穢に遠ざかりて後、再び之に負けて纏らるれば、其後の状態は前に優りて惡く成れり。
for, if having escaped from the pollutions of the world, in the acknowledging of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and by these again being entangled, they have been overcome, become to them hath the last things worse than the first,
21 蓋義の道を知らざるは、寧之を知りて後、傳へられたる聖誡を遠ざかるよりは彼等に取りて優りし也。
for it were better to them not to have acknowledged the way of the righteousness, than having acknowledged [it], to turn back from the holy command delivered to them,
22 眞の諺に、其吐きたるものに還れる犬と云ひ、洗潔められて泥の中に転べる牝豚と云へるは彼等に當れり。
and happened to them hath that of the true similitude; 'A dog did turn back upon his own vomit,' and, 'A sow having bathed herself — to rolling in mire.'
