2 Corinthians 12
1 It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast, but I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
誇るべくんば、無益の事ながら、我は主の賜ひし幻影と黙示とに及ばん。
2 I know a man in Christ who was caught up into the third heaven fourteen years ago—whether in the body, I don’t know, or whether out of the body, I don’t know; God knows.
我はキリストに在る一人の人を知れり、彼は十四年前、――肉體に在りてか肉體の外に在りてか、其は我が知る所に非ず、神ぞ知しめす、――第三天まで上げられしなり。
3 I know such a man (whether in the body, or outside of the body, I don’t know; God knows),
我は又知れり。この人は ――肉體に在りてか肉體の外に在りてか其は我が知る所に非ず、神ぞ知しめす、
4 how he was caught up into Paradise and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
――樂土に取挙げられて、得も言はず人の語るべからざる言を聞きしなり。
5 On behalf of such a one I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except in my weaknesses.
我は斯る人の為に誇らんとすれども、我為には我弱點の外誇る事を為じ。
6 For if I would desire to boast, I will not be foolish; for I will speak the truth. But I refrain, so that no man may think more of me than that which he sees in me or hears from me.
蓋誇らんとすとも愚なるべきには非ず、眞を語らんとすればなり。然れど人の我に見る所、或は我より聞く所に過ぎて我を重んずる事なからん為に我は罷めん。
7 By reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted excessively, a thorn in the flesh was given to me: a messenger of Satan to torment me, that I should not be exalted excessively.
然て我が蒙りたる黙示の偉大なるにより、我をして驕らざらしめん為に、肉身に一の刺、即ち我を打つべきサタンの使を與へられたり。
8 Concerning this thing, I begged the Lord three times that it might depart from me.
是に於て其の我身より去らん事を三度まで主に求め奉りしに、
9 He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.
曰へらく、汝には我恩寵にて足れり、其は力は弱き中に於て全うせらるればなり、と。然ればキリストの能力の我に宿らん為に、寧喜びて我弱點によりて誇らん。
10 Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, and in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.
故に我はキリストの為、我弱點に、耻辱に、缺乏に、迫害に、患難に安んず、弱き時に於てこそ強ければなり。
11 I have become foolish in boasting. You compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you, for I am in no way inferior to the very best apostles, though I am nothing.
我は愚になれり、汝等に強ひられてなり。蓋汝等より引立てらるる筈なりき、其は我取るに足らざる者なりと雖も、何事も彼無上の大使徒に劣らざればなり。
12 Truly the signs of an apostle were worked among you in all perseverance, in signs and wonders and mighty works.
我が使徒たるの證據は、凡ての忍耐と徴と奇蹟と不思議とによりて、汝等の上に成立てり。
13 For what is there in which you were made inferior to the rest of the assemblies, unless it is that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!
抑汝等が他の諸教會より少く得たりしは何ぞ、或は我が汝等を煩はさざりし事なるか、請ふ此不義を我に許せ。
14 Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you; for I seek not your possessions, but you. For the children ought not to save up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
今や三度目に汝等に至として支度せしが、尚汝等を煩はさじ、是我が求むる所は汝等にして、汝等の所有物に非ざればなり。即ち子等は親の為に貯蓄すべきに非ず、親こそ子等の為に之を行ふべきなれば、假令汝等多く愛して、少く愛せらるる事ありとも、
15 I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more abundantly, am I loved the less?
我は最も喜びて汝等の魂の為に盡し、又己をも盡さん。
16 Even so, I myself didn’t burden you. But you might say that being crafty, I caught you with deception.
縦我汝等を煩はさざりしも、狡猾にして汝等を籠絡せりとせんか、
17 Did I take advantage of you by anyone of those whom I have sent to you?
然れど我が汝等に遣はしし人々の中、誰を以て汝等を籠絡せしぞ。
18 I exhorted Titus, and I sent the brother with him. Did Titus take any advantage of you? Didn’t we walk in the same spirit? Didn’t we walk in the same steps?
チトに頼み、彼と共に又一人の兄弟を遣はししが、チトは汝等を籠絡せしか、我等は同一の精神を以て同一の足跡を歩みしに非ずや。
19 Again, do you think that we are excusing ourselves to you? In the sight of God we speak in Christ. But all things, beloved, are for your edifying.
結末 汝等は豫て、我等汝等に對して弁解すと思へり、我等は神の御前にキリストに在りて語るなり。我至愛なる者よ、萬事は汝等の徳を立てんが為なるぞ。
20 For I am afraid that perhaps when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you don’t desire, that perhaps there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, or riots,
然れど我恐くは、或は至りて汝等を見んに、我が思へる如くならず、又汝等が我を見んにも、思へるが如くならざらんか、或は汝等の間に闘争、嫉妬、怨恨、争論、誹謗、呟言、驕慢、擾亂あらんか、
21 that again when I come my God would humble me before you, and I would mourn for many of those who have sinned before now, and not repented of the uncleanness, sexual immorality, and lustfulness which they committed.
又或は我が至らん時、我神我を耻しめ給ひて、多くの人曾て罪を犯したるに、其の行ひし不潔と私通と甚しき罪とを悔改めざるを我が歎く事あらんか。
