テトスへの手紙 1
1 神の僕にしてイエズス、キリストの使徒たるパウロ、共通の信仰によりて我實子たるチトに[書簡を贈る]。我が使徒たるは、神に選まれたる人々の信仰に應じ、又人を敬虔に導きて、
This letter comes from Paul, servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I'm sent to build up the trust of God's chosen people and to share the knowledge of the truth that leads to lives lived for God.
This gives them the hope of eternal life that God (who cannot lie) promised ages ago, (aiōnios g166)
3 時至りて御言を顕すに宣教を以てし給ひ、其宣教は我救主にて在す神の命によりて我に託せられたるなり。
but which at the proper time he revealed through his word in the message which I was entrusted to give, following the command of God our Savior.
4 願はくは父にて在す神及び我救主キリスト、イエズスより恩寵と平安とを賜はらんことを。
This letter is sent to Titus, my true son through the trust in God we share in common. May you have grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
5 第一編 善き聖職者の選択に関する教訓 我が汝をクレタ[島]に置きしは、尚缺けたる所を整へ、且我が汝に命ぜし如く町々に長老を立てしめん為なり、
The reason I left you in Crete was for you to organize what was still needed and to appoint elders in every town, as I told you.
6 即ち咎むべき所なく、一婦の夫にして、若子等あらば是も信徒にして、放蕩を以て訴へらるる事なく、順はざる事なき子等を有てる人たるべし。
An elder must have a good reputation, the husband of one wife, and have children who believe and who are not accused of being wild or disobedient.
7 蓋監督は、神の家宰として咎むべき所なき人たるべし。即ち自慢せず、短氣ならず、酒を嗜まず、人を打たず、耻づべき利を求めず、
As a leader for God, a head elder must have a good reputation and not be arrogant. He should not have a quick temper nor get drunk; he shouldn't be violent or greedy for money.
8 旅人を接待し、善を好み、怜悧にして義人たり、信心家にして節制家たり、
He should be hospitable, someone who loves what's good and does what's right. He should be living a life for God, self-controlled,
9 教によれる眞の談を固く執り、健全なる教によりて人を勧むることを得、反對を稱ふる人に答弁をするを得る人たるべし。
and must be devoted to the trustworthy message as it's taught. In this way he can encourage others through correct teaching, and be able to convince those who disagree.
10 蓋從はずして贅弁を弄し、以て人を惑はす者、殊に割禮の人々の中に多し。
For there are many rebels around who talk a lot of deceptive nonsense, especially from the circumcision group.
11 彼等は耻づべき利の為に、教ふべからざる事を教へ、全家をも覆すが故に、彼等をして閉口せしむるを要す。
Their talking must stop, these people who throw whole families into turmoil, teaching things that aren't right for the sake of making money.
12 彼等の中なる一人の預言者は言へり、「クレタ人は何時も虚言を吐きて、惡き獣、懶惰の腹なり」と。
As someone of their own people, a prophet, has stated, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts who are lazy, greedy people.”
13 この證言は實なり、此故に汝、彼等をして信仰に健全ならしめん為に、鋭く之を譴責し、
This is a true statement! Consequently give them a good telling-off so that they can have a healthy trust in God,
14 ユデア教の寓言と、身を眞理に反くる人々の戒とに憑る事なからしめよ。
not paying attention to Jewish myths and human commandments from those who deviate from the truth.
15 潔き人々には、物皆潔けれども、穢れたる人、不信の人には潔き物なく、其理性と良心と共に穢れたり。
To those who have clean minds everything is clean, but to those who are corrupt and refuse to trust in God, nothing is clean—both their minds and their consciences are corrupt.
16 彼等は自ら神を識り奉れりと宣言すれども、行に於ては之を棄てて實に憎むべきもの、反抗するもの、一切の善業に就きての廃物なり。
They claim to know God, but they prove this is false by what they do. They are detestable and disobedient, worthless for doing anything good.
