テサロニケ人への手紙第二 2
1 兄弟等よ、我主イエズス、キリストの再臨に就き、又我等が之と一致すべき事に就きては、
But with respect to the Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to meet Him, we entreat you, brethren,
2 或は霊により、或は我等より出でしが如き物語、或は書簡によりて、主の日迫れりとて汝等が容易く本心より動かされず、又驚かされざらん事を希ふ。
not readily to become unsettled in mind or troubled--either by any pretended spiritual revelation or by any message or letter claiming to have been sent by us--through fancying that the day of the Lord is now here.
3 誰にも決して欺かるること勿れ、蓋先棄教の事來りて、罪の人即ち亡の子顕るるに非ずば、[主の日は來らじ]。
Let no one in any way deceive you, for that day cannot come without the coming of the apostasy first, and the appearing of the man of sin, the son of perdition, who sets himself against,
4 彼は反對して一切の所謂神、又は禮拝物に激しく立逆らひ、神殿に坐して自ら神たるが如く己を示すにすら至るべし。
and exalts himself above, every so-called 'god' or object of worship, and goes the length of taking his seat in the very temple of God, giving it out that he himself is God.
5 我が尚汝等の中に在りし時、是等の事を言ひ居たりしを、汝等は記憶せざるか。
Do you not remember that while I was still with you I used to tell you all this?
6 彼の時期に至りて顕れしめん為に今彼を止むる者の何たるかは、汝等の知る所なり。
And now you know what restrains him, in order that his true character may be revealed at his appointed time.
7 蓋不義の奥義は既に活動せり、但今之を止めつつある者の除かるる迄なり。
For lawlessness is already at work in secret; but only until the man who is now exercising a restraining influence is removed,
8 其時彼の不義者顕され、主イエズス御口の息を以て之を殺し、己が降臨の光榮を以て之を亡ぼし給ふべし。
and then the Lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will sweep away with the tempest of His anger, and utterly overwhelm by the awful splendour of His Coming.
9 彼者の來るはサタンの勢力に由る事にして、一切の異能の業と徴と僞りの奇蹟と、
The appearing of the Lawless one will be attended by various miracles and tokens and delusive marvels--for so Satan works--
10 不義の誑惑とを盡して亡ぶる人々に當らん。是彼等が救はるる様、眞理の愛を受けざりし故なり。然れば神其中に惑を働かしめ給ひて、彼等は偽を信ずるに至らん。
and by every kind of wicked deception for those who are on the way to perdition because they did not welcome into their hearts the love of the truth, so that they might be saved.
And for this reason God sends them a misleading influence that they may believe the lie;
12 是眞理を信ぜずして不義に同意したる人々の悉く審判せられん為なり。
in order that all may come under judgement who have refused to believe the truth and have taken pleasure in unrighteousness.
13 然れど主に愛せられ奉る兄弟等よ、我等は常に汝等の為に神に感謝し奉るべきなり、其は神、[聖]霊によれる成聖と眞理の信仰とによりて救霊を得しむべく、素より汝等を選み給ひたればなり。
And from us thanks are always due to God on your behalf--brethren whom the Lord loves--because God from the beginning has chosen you for salvation through the Spirit's sanctifying influence and your belief in the truth.
14 我等の福音を以て汝等を之に召し給ひしも、我主イエズス、キリストの光榮を得しめ給はん為なり。
To this blessing God has called you by our Good News, so that you may have a share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
15 然れば兄弟等よ、毅然として我等の或は物語、或は書簡に由りて習ひし傳を守れ。
So then, brethren, stand your ground, and hold fast to the teachings which you have received from us, whether by word of mouth or by letter.
And may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself--and God our Father who has loved us and has given us in His grace eternal consolation and a bright hope-- (aiōnios g166)
17 汝等の心を勧めて凡ての善き業と言とに堅うし給はん事を。
comfort your hearts and make you stedfast in every good work and word.
