Luke 15
1 Now all the tax-farmers and sinners came near to give ear to him.
さて、取税人や罪人たちが皆、イエスの話を聞こうとして近寄ってきた。
2 And the Pharisees and scribes were angry, saying, This man gives approval to sinners, and takes food with them.
するとパリサイ人や律法学者たちがつぶやいて、「この人は罪人たちを迎えて一緒に食事をしている」と言った。
3 And he made a story for them, saying,
そこでイエスは彼らに、この譬をお話しになった、
4 What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if one of them gets loose and goes away, will not let the ninety-nine be in the waste land by themselves, and go after the wandering one, till he sees where it is?
「あなたがたのうちに、百匹の羊を持っている者がいたとする。その一匹がいなくなったら、九十九匹を野原に残しておいて、いなくなった一匹を見つけるまでは捜し歩かないであろうか。
5 And when he has got it again, he takes it in his arms with joy.
そして見つけたら、喜んでそれを自分の肩に乗せ、
6 And when he gets back to his house, he sends for his neighbours and friends, saying to them, Be glad with me, for I have got back my sheep which had gone away.
家に帰ってきて友人や隣り人を呼び集め、『わたしと一緒に喜んでください。いなくなった羊を見つけましたから』と言うであろう。
7 I say to you that even so there will be more joy in heaven when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing, than for ninety-nine good men, who have no need of a change of heart.
よく聞きなさい。それと同じように、罪人がひとりでも悔い改めるなら、悔改めを必要としない九十九人の正しい人のためにもまさる大きいよろこびが、天にあるであろう。
8 Or what woman, having ten bits of silver, if one bit has gone from her hands, will not get a light, and go through her house, searching with care till she sees it?
また、ある女が銀貨十枚を持っていて、もしその一枚をなくしたとすれば、彼女はあかりをつけて家中を掃き、それを見つけるまでは注意深く捜さないであろうか。
9 And when she has it again, she gets her friends and neighbours together, saying, Be glad with me, for I have got back the bit of silver which had gone from me.
そして、見つけたなら、女友だちや近所の女たちを呼び集めて、『わたしと一緒に喜んでください。なくした銀貨が見つかりましたから』と言うであろう。
10 Even so, I say to you, There is joy among the angels of God, when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing.
よく聞きなさい。それと同じように、罪人がひとりでも悔い改めるなら、神の御使たちの前でよろこびがあるであろう」。
11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:
また言われた、「ある人に、ふたりのむすこがあった。
12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me that part of your property which will be mine. And he made division of his goods between them.
ところが、弟が父親に言った、『父よ、あなたの財産のうちでわたしがいただく分をください』。そこで、父はその身代をふたりに分けてやった。
13 And not long after, the younger son got together everything which was his and took a journey into a far-away country, and there all his money went in foolish living.
それから幾日もたたないうちに、弟は自分のものを全部とりまとめて遠い所へ行き、そこで放蕩に身を持ちくずして財産を使い果した。
14 And when everything was gone, there was no food to be had in that country, and he was in need.
何もかも浪費してしまったのち、その地方にひどいききんがあったので、彼は食べることにも窮しはじめた。
15 And he went and put himself into the hands of one of the people of that country, and he sent him into his fields to give the pigs their food.
そこで、その地方のある住民のところに行って身を寄せたところが、その人は彼を畑にやって豚を飼わせた。
16 And so great was his need that he would have been glad to take the pigs' food, and no one gave him anything.
彼は、豚の食べるいなご豆で腹を満たしたいと思うほどであったが、何もくれる人はなかった。
17 But when he came to his senses, he said, What numbers of my father's servants have bread enough, and more, while I am near to death here through need of food!
そこで彼は本心に立ちかえって言った、『父のところには食物のあり余っている雇人が大ぜいいるのに、わたしはここで飢えて死のうとしている。
18 I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have done wrong, against heaven and in your eyes:
立って、父のところへ帰って、こう言おう、父よ、わたしは天に対しても、あなたにむかっても、罪を犯しました。
19 I am no longer good enough to be named your son: make me like one of your servants.
もう、あなたのむすこと呼ばれる資格はありません。どうぞ、雇人のひとり同様にしてください』。
20 And he got up and went to his father. But while he was still far away, his father saw him and was moved with pity for him and went quickly and took him in his arms and gave him a kiss.
そこで立って、父のところへ出かけた。まだ遠く離れていたのに、父は彼をみとめ、哀れに思って走り寄り、その首をだいて接吻した。
21 And his son said to him, Father, I have done wrong, against heaven and in your eyes: I am no longer good enough to be named your son.
むすこは父に言った、『父よ、わたしは天に対しても、あなたにむかっても、罪を犯しました。もうあなたのむすこと呼ばれる資格はありません』。
22 But the father said to his servants, Get out the first robe quickly, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet:
しかし父は僕たちに言いつけた、『さあ、早く、最上の着物を出してきてこの子に着せ、指輪を手にはめ、はきものを足にはかせなさい。
23 And get the fat young ox and put it to death, and let us have a feast, and be glad.
また、肥えた子牛を引いてきてほふりなさい。食べて楽しもうではないか。
24 For this, my son, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away from me, and has come back. And they were full of joy.
このむすこが死んでいたのに生き返り、いなくなっていたのに見つかったのだから』。それから祝宴がはじまった。
25 Now the older son was in the field: and when he came near the house, the sounds of music and dancing came to his ears.
ところが、兄は畑にいたが、帰ってきて家に近づくと、音楽や踊りの音が聞えたので、
26 And he sent for one of the servants, questioning him about what it might be.
ひとりの僕を呼んで、『いったい、これは何事なのか』と尋ねた。
27 And he said to him, Your brother has come; and your father has had the young ox put to death because he has come back safely.
僕は答えた、『あなたのご兄弟がお帰りになりました。無事に迎えたというので、父上が肥えた子牛をほふらせなさったのです』。
28 But he was angry and would not go in; and his father came out and made a request to him to come in.
兄はおこって家にはいろうとしなかったので、父が出てきてなだめると、
29 But he made answer and said to his father, See, all these years I have been your servant, doing your orders in everything: and you never gave me even a young goat so that I might have a feast with my friends:
兄は父にむかって言った、『わたしは何か年もあなたに仕えて、一度でもあなたの言いつけにそむいたことはなかったのに、友だちと楽しむために子やぎ一匹も下さったことはありません。
30 But when this your son came, who has been wasting your property with bad women, you put to death the fat young ox for him.
それだのに、遊女どもと一緒になって、あなたの身代を食いつぶしたこのあなたの子が帰ってくると、そのために肥えた子牛をほふりなさいました』。
31 And he said to him, Son, you are with me at all times, and all I have is yours.
すると父は言った、『子よ、あなたはいつもわたしと一緒にいるし、またわたしのものは全部あなたのものだ。
32 But it was right to be glad and to have a feast; for this your brother, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away and has come back.
しかし、このあなたの弟は、死んでいたのに生き返り、いなくなっていたのに見つかったのだから、喜び祝うのはあたりまえである』」。
