使徒の働き 16
1 パウロデルベンとルストラとに至りしに、折しも此處にチモテオと云へる弟子あり、信者となりたるユデア教の婦人の子にて、父はギリシア人なりしが、
And he came to Derbe and Lystra, and lo, a certain disciple was there, by name Timotheus son of a certain woman, a believing Jewess, but of a father, a Greek,
2 ルストラ及びイコニオムに在る兄弟等は是に好評を與へつつありき。
who was well testified to by the brethren in Lystra and Iconium;
3 パウロ之を伴ひて出發せんと思定め、彼を携へて其地方なるユデア人に對して割禮を施せり。其は彼等皆其父のギリシア人たりしことを知ればなり。
this one did Paul wish to go forth with him, and having taken [him], he circumcised him, because of the Jews who are in those places, for they all knew his father — that he was a Greek.
4 斯て市町を通る時、エルザレムに居る使徒等及び長老等の規定を守らせんとて、之を人々に渡しければ、
And as they were going on through the cities, they were delivering to them the decrees to keep, that have been judged by the apostles and the elders who [are] in Jerusalem,
5 諸教會は其信仰を固うせられて、人員も日々に彌増しつつありき。
then, indeed, were the assemblies established in the faith, and were abounding in number every day;
6 兩人フリジア及びガラチア地方を過りしに、聖霊[小]アジアに於て神の御言を語る事を戒め給ひしが、
and having gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia,
7 又ミジア[州]に至りて、ビチニア[州]へ往かんと試みしも、イエズスの霊之を許し給はざりき。
having gone toward Mysia, they were trying to go on toward Bithynia, and the Spirit did not suffer them,
8 斯てミジアを経てトロアデに下りけるに、
and having passed by Mysia, they came down to Troas.
9 パウロ夜中幻影を示され、一人のマケドニア人立ち居りて己を頼み、マケドニアに渡りて我等を救へ、と云へるを見たり。
And a vision through the night appeared to Paul — a certain man of Macedonia was standing, calling upon him, and saying, 'Having passed through to Macedonia, help us;' —
10 パウロ此幻影を見るや、己等がマケドニア人に福音を傳ふる為に神より召されたる事を確信して、直にマケドニアへ赴かんと力めたり。
and when he saw the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go forth to Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord hath called us to preach good news to them,
11 然て我等トロアデより出帆してサモトラキアへ直航し、翌日ネエプルに至り、
having set sail, therefore, from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, on the morrow also to Neapolis,
12 其處よりマケドニアの取付の都會にして殖民地なるフィリッピに至れり。數日の間此市に留り、
thence also to Philippi, which is a principal city of the part of Macedonia — a colony. And we were in this city abiding certain days,
13 安息日に當りて市の門外に出で、河の辺の祈場と思しき處に往き、集りたる婦等に坐りつつ語りけるに、
on the sabbath-day also we went forth outside of the city, by a river, where there used to be prayer, and having sat down, we were speaking to the women who came together,
14 テアチロ町の紅色染料商にして神を尊べるルヂアと云へる婦之を聴きけるを、主其心を開きて、パウロより言はるる事に傾かしめ給ひ、
and a certain woman, by name Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, worshipping God, was hearing, whose heart the Lord did open to attend to the things spoken by Paul;
15 彼一家と共に洗せられしが、願ひて、汝等我を主に忠實なる者とせば我家に入りて留れ、と云ひて、強ひて我等を入らしめたり。
and when she was baptized, and her household, she did call upon us, saying, 'If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, having entered into my house, remain;' and she constrained us.
16 爰に祈場に往く途中、卜筮の鬼神に憑かれて、卜筮を以て其主人等に許多の利益を得させつつある一人の女、我等に出會ひしが、
And it came to pass in our going on to prayer, a certain maid, having a spirit of Python, did meet us, who brought much employment to her masters by soothsaying,
17 其女パウロと我等の後に從ひつつ呼はりて、此人等は最高き神の僕にして、汝等に救霊の道を告ぐる者なり、と云ひ居たり。
she having followed Paul and us, was crying, saying, 'These men are servants of the Most High God, who declare to us a way of salvation;'
18 斯の如くする事數日にして、パウロ甚く心を痛め、回顧りて鬼神に向ひ、我イエズス、キリストの御名によりて、汝に此女より出る事を命ず、と云ひしかば彼即時に出でたり。
and this she was doing for many days, but Paul having been grieved, and having turned, said to the spirit, 'I command thee, in the name of Jesus Christ, to come forth from her;' and it came forth the same hour.
19 然るに其主人等は、己が利益の望無くなりたるを見て、パウロとシラとを捕へ、官吏の許に市場まで連行きて、
And her masters having seen that the hope of their employment was gone, having caught Paul and Silas, drew [them] to the market-place, unto the rulers,
20 官吏に差出し、此人々はユデア人にして、我等の市中を亂し、
and having brought them to the magistrates, they said, 'These men do exceedingly trouble our city, being Jews;
21 ロマ人たる我等の受くべからず行ふべからざる慣習を傳うる者なり、と云ひ、
and they proclaim customs that are not lawful for us to receive nor to do, being Romans.'
22 人民も馳來りて使徒等に反對せしかば、官吏は命じて其襦袢を裂かせ、之を鞭たせ、
And the multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates having torn their garments from them, were commanding to beat [them] with rods,
23 多くの傷を負はせて後監獄に送り、固く守るべき由を看守に命じたり。
many blows also having laid upon them, they cast them to prison, having given charge to the jailor to keep them safely,
24 看守は斯る命令を受けたれば、二人を奥の監房に入れ、桎にて足を締めたりしが、
who such a charge having received, did put them to the inner prison, and their feet made fast in the stocks.
25 夜半に至り、パウロとシラと祈りて神を賛美し、監獄に居る人々之を聞き居たるに、
And at midnight Paul and Silas praying, were singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were hearing them,
26 忽ち大地震ありて、監獄は基礎まで震動し、戸は直に悉く開けて、一同の縲絏解けたり。
and suddenly a great earthquake came, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken, opened also presently were all the doors, and of all — the bands were loosed;
27 看守醒めて監獄の戸を開けたるを見、囚徒の逃げし事と思ひ、刀を抜きて自殺せんとしければ、
and the jailor having come out of sleep, and having seen the doors of the prison open, having drawn a sword, was about to kill himself, supposing the prisoners to be fled,
28 パウロ聲高く呼はりて云ひけるは、自害すな、我等皆此處に在り、と。
and Paul cried out with a loud voice, saying, 'Thou mayest not do thyself any harm, for we are all here.'
29 看守燈火を求めて内に入り、戰きつつパウロとシラとの足下に平伏し、
And, having asked for a light, he sprang in, and trembling he fell down before Paul and Silas,
30 伴ひて外に出で、君等よ、我何を為してか救霊を得べき、と云ひしかば、
and having brought them forth, said, 'Sirs, what must I do — that I may be saved?'
31 彼等云ひけるは、主イエズスを信仰せよ、然らば汝も家族も救霊を得べし、とて、
and they said, 'Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved — thou and thy house;'
32 看守と其家に在る人々一同とに主の御言を語りしかば、
and they spake to him the word of the Lord, and to all those in his household;
33 看守夜中ながら即時に兩人を引取りて其傷を洗ひ、己も家族も皆直に洗せられしが、
and having taken them, in that hour of the night, he did bathe [them] from the blows, and was baptized, himself and all his presently,
34 尚彼等を自宅に伴ひて之に食卓を備へ、家族一同と共に神を信じて喜べり。
having brought them also into his house, he set food before [them], and was glad with all the household, he having believed in God.
35 拂暁に至り、官吏は刑吏を遣はして、彼人々を赦せ、と云はせしかば、
And day having come, the magistrates sent the rod-bearers, saying, 'Let those men go;'
36 看守此事をパウロに告げて、官吏汝等を赦せとて人を遣はしたる故、今は出でて恙なく往け、と云ひけるな、
and the jailor told these words unto Paul — 'The magistrates have sent, that ye may be let go; now, therefore, having gone forth go on in peace;'
37 パウロ刑吏に云ひけるは、彼等は我々を公に鞭たせ、ロマ人たる者を裁判なくして監獄に入れたるに、今窃に我々を追出すか、然あるべからず、彼等來りて、
and Paul said to them, 'Having beaten us publicly uncondemned — men, Romans being — they did cast [us] to prison, and now privately do they cast us forth! why no! but having come themselves, let them bring us forth.'
38 自ら我々を出すべし、と。刑吏此事を告げしかば、官吏は其ロマ人たる事を聞きて懼れ、
And the rod-bearers told to the magistrates these sayings, and they were afraid, having heard that they are Romans,
39 來り詫びて二人を伴出で、此市を去らん事ことを乞ひたり。
and having come, they besought them, and having brought [them] forth, they were asking [them] to go forth from the city;
40 斯てパウロとシラとは監獄より出でてルジアの家に入り、兄弟等に逢ひて之を慰め、然て出立したりき。
and they, having gone forth out of the prison, entered into [the house of] Lydia, and having seen the brethren, they comforted them, and went forth.
