Ephesians 1
1 I, Paul, am an apostle whom God appointed (to represent/to proclaim the message about) Christ Jesus because that is what God wanted. [I am writing this letter] to you who are the people of God in Ephesus [city. You are people who] (faithfully/continue to) trust in Christ Jesus and who have a close relationship with him.
神のみこころによるキリスト・イエスの使徒パウロから、キリスト・イエスにある忠実なエペソの聖徒たちへ。
2 [I pray that] God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord will continue to act kindly toward you and cause you to have [inner] peace.
私たちの父なる神と主イエス・キリストから、恵みと平安があなたがたの上にありますように。
3 Praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Because of our relationship with Christ, he has blessed us spiritually in every way by giving us blessings that come from heaven.
私たちの主イエス・キリストの父なる神がほめたたえられますように。神はキリストにおいて、天にあるすべての霊的祝福をもって私たちを祝福してくださいました。
4 Before God created the world, he chose us to be his people because of our (relationship with/union with) Christ, in order that [God could consider] us to be completely holy [DOU]. Because [God] loves [us],
すなわち、神は私たちを世界の基の置かれる前からキリストのうちに選び、御前できよく、傷のない者にしようとされました。
5 he decided long ago that he would adopt us to be [as though we were] his own children because of what Jesus Christ [has done]. He decided to do that because it pleased him to do that.
神は、ただみこころのままに、私たちをイエス・キリストによってご自分の子にしようと、愛をもってあらかじめ定めておられたのです。
6 He did it in order that we would praise him for acting very kindly toward us in a wonderful way that we did not deserve. He did it because of our relationship with his beloved Son {[one, who is also God, whom he] loves}.
それは、神がその愛する方によって私たちに与えてくださった恵みの栄光が、ほめたたえられるためです。
7 When the blood of Christ [flowed when he died] [MTY], [it was as though] he paid a price to free/save us [from the guilt of our sins]. [That] ([provided a way/made it possible]) [for] God to act very kindly toward us to forgive us for having sinned.
私たちは、この御子のうちにあって、御子の血による贖い、すなわち罪の赦しを受けているのです。これは神の豊かな恵みによることです。
8 He acted very kindly toward us and enabled us to become wise about many [HYP] things and to understand his truth.
神はこの恵みを私たちの上にあふれさせ、あらゆる知恵と思慮深さをもって、
9 He has enabled us to know the things that he had planned secretly (OR, that he had not revealed to anyone yet). He did that because he wanted to do that, and because he planned to do that by means of the things Christ would do.
みこころの奥義を私たちに知らせてくださいました。それは、神が御子においてあらかじめお立てになったご計画によることであって、
10 God planned that at the time that [he appointed], he would unite all things/beings in heaven and all things/beings on earth (OR, all beings in heaven and all things on earth), and cause Christ to be the one who will rule them [MET].
時がついに満ちて、この時のためのみこころが実行に移され、天にあるものも地にあるものも、いっさいのものが、キリストにあって一つに集められることなのです。このキリストにあって、
11 Because of our close relationship with Christ, God has also chosen us [(inc)] (OR, us [(exc)] Jews) to receive what he has promised [to give] us. He decided long ago to do that. It was exactly what he planned. He accomplishes everything exactly as he plans and desires,
私たちは彼にあって御国を受け継ぐ者ともなったのです。私たちは、みこころによりご計画のままをみな実現される方の目的に従って、このようにあらかじめ定められていたのです。
12 in order that we(exc) Jews, who confidently expected the Messiah to do great things for us before the non-Jews expected such things (OR, we [(inc)] who were already confidently expecting Christ [to do great things for us]) will praise him for his greatness.
それは、前からキリストに望みを置いていた私たちが、神の栄光をほめたたえる者となるためです。
13 You [Ephesians] also heard the true message, the good message about how God saves you. [People] put their seal on something to show that [it belongs to them]. Similarly, when you believed [in Christ], God [showed that you also belong to him by sending you] the Holy Spirit as he promised to do [MET].
またあなたがたも、キリストにあって、真理のことば、すなわちあなたがたの救いの福音を聞き、またそれを信じたことによって、約束の聖霊をもって証印を押されました。
14 The Holy Spirit is [like] [MET] a (deposit/down payment). That is, he (guarantees/assures us) that [we will receive] all that God has promised to give us, at the time when God will give to those who belong to him [MET] everything that [Christ] freed us to receive. [God also assures you that you belong to him], in order that you would praise him for his greatness.
聖霊は私たちが御国を受け継ぐことの保証であられます。これは神の民の贖いのためであり、神の栄光がほめたたえられるためです。
15 Because of [what God has done for you], and because [people] told me that you continue to trust in the Lord Jesus and that you love all those who belong to God,
こういうわけで、私は主イエスに対するあなたがたの信仰と、すべての聖徒に対する愛とを聞いて、
16 I thank God for you constantly [LIT, HYP]. I (mention/pray for) you constantly, whenever I pray.
あなたがたのために絶えず感謝をささげ、あなたがたのことを覚えて祈っています。
17 [I pray] that God, who is the glorious/wonderful Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, may cause his Spirit to make you wise, and that his Spirit will reveal [God to you] so that you may fully know him.
どうか、私たちの主イエス・キリストの神、すなわち栄光の父が、神を知るための知恵と啓示の御霊を、あなたがたに与えてくださいますように。
18 And I pray that God would enable you to understand [MTY] his truth, in order that in your (inner beings/hearts) you may know the things that we believers should confidently expect to receive because he chose us [to be his people]. And I pray that you will know how God will bless his people in a very wonderful way [when we finally receive] all that he has promised to give us.
また、あなたがたの心の目がはっきり見えるようになって、神の召しによって与えられる望みがどのようなものか、聖徒の受け継ぐものがどのように栄光に富んだものか、
19 And [I pray that] you will know how very powerfully [God helps] us who continue to trust [in Christ]. He works powerfully for us
また、神の全能の力の働きによって私たち信じる者に働く神のすぐれた力がどのように偉大なものであるかを、あなたがたが知ることができますように。
20 just like he acted powerfully for Christ when he caused Christ to become alive again after he died, and put him in the place of highest/greatest honor [MTY] in heaven.
神は、その全能の力をキリストのうちに働かせて、キリストを死者の中からよみがえらせ、天上においてご自分の右の座に着かせて、
21 [There], Christ is the supreme ruler over every powerful spirit of every level of authority. His rank is much higher than any powerful spirit can receive, not only now, but forever. (aiōn g165)
すべての支配、権威、権力、主権の上に、また、今の世ばかりでなく、次に来る世においてもとなえられる、すべての名の上に高く置かれました。 (aiōn g165)
22 God has caused all beings to be subject to Christ [MTY], and he has also appointed Christ, who rules over all things, to rule [MET] over all believers.
また、神は、いっさいのものをキリストの足の下に従わせ、いっさいのものの上に立つかしらであるキリストを、教会にお与えになりました。
23 We believers [relate to Christ like the parts of a person’s] body [MET] [relate to its head]. Christ uses all [his power among us] just like he uses his power throughout the whole universe.
教会はキリストのからだであり、いっさいのものをいっさいのものによって満たす方の満ちておられるところです。
