コリント人への手紙第二 1
1 神の思召によりてイエズス、キリストの使徒たるパウロ、及び兄弟チモテオ、コリントに在る神の教會並にアカヤ全地方の聖徒一同に[書簡を贈る]。
Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God which is at Corinth, and all the saints that are in Achaia:
2 願はくは我父にて在す神及び主イエズス、キリストより、恩寵と平安とを汝等に賜はらん事を。
grace be to you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 祝すべき哉我主キリスト、イエズスの神及び父、慈悲の父、諸の慰の神。即ち
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and God of all consolation; who comforteth us in all our affliction,
4 我一切の患難に於て我等を慰め給へるは、我等をして、己が神より慰めらるる慰を以て、亦自ら一切の難に迫れる人々を慰むる事を得しめ給はんとなり。
that we may be able to comfort those, that are in any trouble, by the consolation wherewith we ourselves are comforted by God.
5 蓋キリストの為の苦我等に溢るるが如く、我等の慰も亦キリストを以て溢るるなり。
For as the sufferings for the sake of Christ abound on us, so our consolation by Christ doth also abound.
6 抑我等が苦難に遇へるも汝等の慰安と救霊との為、慰めらるるも汝等の慰の為にして、汝等にも我等が忍べる如き苦を忍ぶ事を得しむるなり。
And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is wrought out by the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or if we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.
7 斯て汝等が苦を共にするが如く、又慰をも共にせん事を知れば、我等が汝等に對する希望は堅し。
And our hope is firm concerning you, knowing that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so also of the consolation.
8 蓋兄弟等よ、我等が[小]アジアに於て遇ひし困難に就きて、汝等の知らざるを好まず、即ち責めらるる事過度にして、力及ばず、活くる望をすら失ふに至りしかば、
For we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning our affliction which befel us in Asia, that we were exceedingly pressed above our strength, so that we despaired even of life:
9 心の中には死すとの返答を持ちたりき。是己を頼まずして、死者を復活せしめ給神を頼奉らん為なり。
but we had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we might not trust in ourselves, but in God who raiseth the dead:
10 即ち曩に斯る死より我等を救ひ給ひて今も救ひ給へば、尚救ひ給ふべき事を信頼するなり。
who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver, in whom we trust that He will yet deliver us:
11 是亦汝等が我等の為に祈りて援くるに由る、蓋多くの人の願によりて我等に賜はる恵を、多くの人を以て我等の為に感謝せられんとてなり。
you also assisting by prayer for us, that the favor obtained for us by the prayers of many might be thankfully acknowledged by many on our account.
12 第一項 パウロの眞實を咎め得る者はあらじ 第一編 パウロ使徒としての動作及び氣質を弁護す 我等が誇とする所は、即ち世中、殊に汝等に對して處するに質直なる心と神の賜へる眞實とを以てし、又肉的智恵に由らず神の恩寵に由りてせるを、我良心の證する事是なり。
For this is our rejoicing, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and pious sincerity, not with carnal wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and especially towards you.
13 蓋我等の書遣るは汝等が読む所知る所に外ならず、
For we write no other things to you, but what ye own and acknowledge, and I hope ye will always acknowledge.
14 汝等既に粗我等を知りたれば、亦主イエズス、キリストの日に於て我等が汝等の名誉なるが如く、汝等も我等の名誉なる事を、終まで知らん事を希望す。
As ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your boasting, as ye also are ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus.
15 斯る希望の下に再び恩寵を得させんとて、我曩に汝等に至り、
And in this confidence I had a mind to come to you first, (that ye might have a second benefit, ) and to pass by you into Macedonia;
16 汝等を経てマケドニアに往き、マケドニアより更に復汝等に至り、汝等よりユデアへ送られんと志ししが、
and then to come to you again from Macedonia, and by you to be forwarded on my way to Judea.
17 斯く志したればとて、我豈軽々しくせしものならんや、又我が定むる事をば肉に由りて定め、我に於て然りと云ひ、又然らずと云ふが如き事あらんや。
Now when I intended this, was I chargeable with levity? or what I purpose, do I purpose from carnal motives, that with me there should be yea, yea, and then no, no?
18 神は眞實に在して、我が汝等の中に語りし所には、然り然らずと云ふ事なきを證し給ふ。
But the faithful God, He knows, that our word to you was not yes and no.
19 蓋我等を以て、即ち我とシルヴァノとチモテオとを以て、汝等の中に宣べられ給ひし神の御子イエズス、キリストに於ては、然り然らずと云ふ事なく、唯然りと云ふ事あるのみ。
For Jesus Christ the Son of God, who was preached among you by us, even by me, and Silvanus, and Timothy, was not yea and nay,
20 即神の御約束は彼に於て悉く然りとなりたれば、我等は彼を以て神に向ひて其光榮の為にアメンと誦ふるなり。
but was yea in Him, (for all the promises of God are in Him yea, and in Him amen, ) to the glory of God by us:
21 汝等と共に我等をキリストに於て堅固ならしめ、且我等に注油し給ひしものは神にて在す。
but He that establisheth us as well as you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God; who hath also sealed us,
22 而て尚我等を證印し給ひ、保證として霊を我等の心に賜ひしなり。
and given us the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
23 我魂を賭けて、神を呼びて證者とし奉る、即ち我が更に汝等に至らざりしは、汝等を宥恕する故なり。
But I call God to witness on my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet to Corinth:
24 我等は汝等の信仰を壓せんとする者に非ずして、汝等の喜の協力者なり、其は汝等信仰に據りて立てばなり。
not that we are lords over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.
