Titus 1
1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the elect of God and the acknowledging of the truth, which is according to godliness:
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、
2 Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath promised before the times of the world: (aiōnios g166)
永遠の生命の希望を生ぜしむる眞理の知識に應ずる為なり。即ち僞り給はざる神は世々の以前より此希望を約し給ひしに、 (aiōnios g166)
3 But hath in due times manifested his word in preaching, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our Saviour:
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。
4 To Titus my beloved son, according to the common faith, grace and peace from God the Father, and from Christ Jesus our Saviour.
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。
5 For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and shouldest ordain priests in every city, as I also appointed thee:
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、
6 If any be without crime, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or unruly.
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。
7 For a bishop must be without crime, as the steward of God: not proud, not subject to anger, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre:
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、
8 But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent:
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、
9 Embracing that faithful word which is according to doctrine, that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine, and to convince the gainsayers.
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。
10 For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers, and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision:
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。
11 Who must be reproved, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.
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。
12 One of them a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slothful bellies.
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。
13 This testimony is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
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、
14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men, who turn themselves away from the truth.
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。
15 All things are clean to the clean: but to them that are defiled, and to unbelievers, nothing is clean: but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
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。
16 They profess that they know God: but in their works they deny him; being abominable, and incredulous, and to every good work reprobate.
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。
