マタイの福音書 19
1 第四項 イエズスエルザレムへの最後の旅行 是等の談を畢りて、イエズス遂にガリレアを去り、ヨルダン[河]の向なるユデアの境に至り給ひしが、
Now it happened, when Jesus had finished these words, that He departed from Galilee and went to the borders of Judea beyond the Jordan.
2 群衆夥しく之に從ひければ、其處にて彼等を醫し給へり。
And large crowds followed Him and there He healed them.
3 ファリザイ人近づきて、彼を試みて云ひけるは、如何なる理由の下にも、人は其妻を出すを得べきか。
The Pharisees also came to Him to test Him, saying to Him, “Is it permissible for a man to divorce his wife for just any cause?”
4 イエズス答へて曰ひけるは、汝等読まざりしか、即元始に人を造り給ひしもの、之を男女に造りて曰はく、
So in answer He said to them: “Have you never read that the Creator at the beginning made them a male and a female?
5 「此故に、人は父母を離れて、其妻に就き兩人一體と成るべし」と、
And He said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall be turned into one flesh.’
6 然れば既に二人に非ずして一體なり、故に神の配せ給ひしもの、人之を分つべからず、と。
So then, they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God joined together let not man separate!”
7 ファリザイ人云ひけるは、然らば離縁状を與へて妻を出すべし、とモイゼの命ぜしは何ぞや。
They say to Him, “Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce and to dismiss her?”
8 答へて曰ひけるは、モイゼは汝等の心の頑固なるが為に、妻を出す事を汝等に許したれど、元始より然はあらざりき。
He says to them: “Because of your hard-heartedness Moses permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it has not been so.
9 即我汝等に告ぐ、総て私通の故ならで其妻を出し、他の女を娶る人は姦淫するなり、又出されたる女を娶る人も姦淫するなり、と。
And I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except for fornication, and marries another commits adultery; and whoever marries a divorcee commits adultery.”
10 弟子等イエズスに向ひ、若人の妻に於る事斯の如くば、娶らざるに若ず、と云ひしかば、
His disciples say to Him, “If that's the situation of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry!”
11 イエズス曰ひけるは、人皆此言を肯容るるには非ず、[肯容るるは]賜はりたる者のみ。
So He said to them: “Not all can assimilate this word, but those to whom it has been given.
12 即母の胎内より生れながらの閹者あり、人より為られたる閹者あり、又天國の為に自ら作せる閹者あるなり。肯容るるを得る人は肯容るべし、と。
For there are eunuchs who were born that way, from their mother's womb; and there are eunuchs who were castrated by men; and there are eunuchs who castrated themselves for the sake of the kingdom of the heavens. He who is able to assimilate it, let him assimilate.”
13 時に按手して祈られんが為、孩兒等イエズスに差出されしが、弟子等之を拒みければ、
Then little children were brought to Him, that He might lay hands on them and pray; but the disciples rebuked them.
14 イエズス彼等に曰ひけるは、孩兒等を容せ、其我に來るを禁ずること勿れ、天國は斯の如き人の為なればなり、と。
So Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not forbid them, for of such is the kingdom of the heavens.”
15 斯て彼等に按手し給ひ、さて此處を去り給へり。
And after laying hands on them He moved on from there.
And then, a certain one came and said to Him, “Good teacher, what good thing must I do so that I may have eternal life?” (aiōnios g166)
17 イエズス曰ひけるは、何ぞ善を我に問ふや、善き者は獨のみ、即神なり。但汝若生命に入らんと欲せば掟を守れ、と。
But He said to him: “Why do you call me good? No one is good except One, God. But if you want to enter into the life, keep the commandments.”
18 彼、何れ[の掟]ぞや、と云ひしにイエズス曰ひけるは、汝人を殺す勿れ、姦淫する勿れ、偸盗する勿れ、僞證する勿れ、
He says to Him, “Which ones?” So Jesus said: “‘You shall not murder,’ ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ ‘You shall not steal,’ ‘You shall not give false witness,’
19 汝の父母を敬へ、又汝の近き者を己の如く愛せよ、と。
‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”
20 青年云ひけるは、是皆我幼年より守りし所、猶我に缼けたるは何ぞや。
The young man says to Him: “I have kept all these things since my youth. What do I still lack?”
21 イエズス曰ひけるは、汝若完全ならんと欲せば、往きて有てる物を売り、之を貧者に施せ、然らば天に於て寳を得ん、而して來りて我に從へ、と。
Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come follow me.”
22 此言を聞くや青年憂ひて去れり、是多くの財産を有てる者なればなり。
So upon hearing that word the young man went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
23 イエズス弟子等に曰ひけるは、我誠に汝等に告ぐ、富者は天國に入り難し、
Then Jesus said to His disciples: “Assuredly I say to you that only with difficulty will a rich person enter into the kingdom of the heavens.
24 又汝等に告ぐ、駱駝が針の孔を通るは、富者の天國に入るよりも易し、と。
And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter into the kingdom of God.”
25 弟子等聞きて甚怪しみ、然らば誰か救はるるを得ん、と云ひければ、
Upon hearing it His disciples were really flabbergasted saying, “Who then can be saved?”
26 イエズス彼等を凝視めつつ曰ひけるは、是人に於ては能はざる所なれども、神に於ては何事も能はざる所なし、と。
So looking at them Jesus said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
27 其時ペトロ答へて云ひけるは、然て我等は一切を棄てて汝に從へり、然れば何を得べきぞ、と。
Then Peter answered and said to Him: “See, we have left all and followed you. So what will we have?”
28 イエズス彼等に曰ひけるは、我誠に汝等に告ぐ、我に從ひたる汝等は、世革りて人の子其光榮の座に坐せん時、汝等も十二の座に坐して、イスラエルの十二族を審くべし。
So Jesus said to them: “Assuredly I say to you that in the Regeneration, when the Son of the Man sits on the throne of His glory, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
And, everyone who left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for my name's sake will receive a hundredfold, and will inherit life eternal. (aiōnios g166)
30 但多く、先なる人は後になり、後なる人は先にならん。
But many ‘first’ will be last, and ‘last’ first.
