コロサイ人への手紙 4
1 主人たる者よ、汝等も天に主を有ち奉れることを知りて、正當公正なる事を奴隷に為せ。
Masters, provide your slaves with what is just and fair, knowing that you also have a Master in the heavens.
2 結末 汝等祈祷に從事し、感謝を以てこれに注意せよ。
Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving,
3 将又我等の為に祈りて、我が之が為に縲絏に遇へるキリストの奥義を語る様、神が宣教の門を我等に開き給はんことを願へ、
at the same time praying for us, that God may open to us a door for the Word, to speak the mystery of Christ (for which I am also in chains),
4 是我が語るべき如くに之を顕すことを得ん為なり。
that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
5 外なる人々と交るに知識を以てして機會を求めよ。
Behave wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity.
6 汝等の談話は、塩を以て塩梅して常に麗しかるべし、是如何に人々に答ふべきかを知らん為なり。
Let your word always be with grace, seasoned with salt, to know how you ought to answer each one.
7 忠信なる役者、主に於る同輩にして我至愛の兄弟たるチキコは、我身上の一切を汝等に告知らするならん。
Tychicus will tell you all the news about me; he is a dear brother, a faithful minister and fellow slave in the Lord.
8 我が故に之を遣はししは、彼をして汝等に関する事を知り、且汝等の心を慰めしめん為なり。
I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and encourage your hearts,
9 又汝等の一人にして忠信なる我至愛の兄弟オネジモを之に伴はしめたれば、彼等は此處の凡ての事を汝等に告げ知らするならん。
with Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you; they will tell you everything that is happening here.
10 我と共に獄中に在るアリスタルコ、及びバルナバの從弟マルコ、汝等に宜しくと言へり。此マルコに就きては、汝等命を受けたる事あり、若汝等に至らば之を優待せよ。
Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions; if he comes to you, welcome him),
11 ユストと呼るるイエズスも宜しくと言へり。彼等は割禮を受けし人々なるが、神の國の為に我に助力したるは此三人にして、我慰と成りし者なり。
and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for the Kingdom of God who are of the circumcision; they have been a comfort to me.
12 汝等の一人なるエパフラ、汝等に宜しくと言へり。彼はキリスト、イエズスの僕にして、常に汝等の為に戰ひ、祈の中に、汝等が神の諸の思召に於て完全に且確信して立たん事を求む。
Epaphras, who is one of you, a slave of Christ, greets you; he is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
13 彼が汝等の為に、又ラオジケア及びイェラポリスの人々の為に、甚く心を勞せる事は、我彼の為に之を證す。
I bear him witness that he has a great zeal for you, and for those in Laodicea and those in Hierapolis.
14 至愛なる醫者ルカ汝等に宜しくと言へり。デマスも亦然り。
Luke the beloved physician greets you, also Demas.
15 ラオヂケアに在る兄弟等、及びニムファと其家に在る教會とに宜しく傳へよ。
Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas and the congregation at his house.
16 此書簡汝等の中に読まれなば、又ラオヂケアの教會にも読まるる様計らひ、汝等も亦ラオヂケア人の書簡を読め。
Now when this letter has been read among you, see that it is also read in the Laodicean congregation, and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea.
17 又アルキッポに傳へて、汝主に於て受けし聖役を省みて之を全うすべし、と言へ。
And say to Archippus, “See to it that you complete the work that you received in the Lord.”
18 我パウロ手づから宜しくと言ふ。我縲絏を記憶せよ。願はくは恩寵汝等と共に在らん事を。アメン。
This greeting is in my own hand: Paul. Remember my chains. The Grace be with you. Amen.
