Luke 1
1 My noble [friend] Theophilus, many people saw the things that [Jesus] did while he was with us, from the time when he started [MTY] [his ministry]. They served God [by teaching people] the message [about the Lord Jesus]. Many of those who heard what they taught wrote down for us accounts of the things that [Jesus did from the time when] he began [his ministry].
私たちの間ですでに確信されている出来事については、初めからの目撃者で、みことばに仕える者となった人々が、私たちに伝えたそのとおりを、多くの人が記事にまとめて書き上げようと、すでに試みておりますので、
3 I myself have studied these accounts carefully. So I decided that it would be good for me also to write for you [(sg)] an accurate account of these matters.
私も、すべてのことを初めから綿密に調べておりますから、あなたのために、順序を立てて書いて差し上げるのがよいと思います。尊敬するテオピロ殿。
4 I want you to know the truth about what you have been taught {what others have taught you}.
それによって、すでに教えを受けられた事がらが正確な事実であることを、よくわかっていただきたいと存じます。
5 When King Herod [the Great ruled] Judea [district], there was a [Jewish] priest named Zechariah. He belonged to the [group of priests called] the Abijah group. He and his wife Elizabeth were both descended from the [first priest of Israel], Aaron.
ユダヤの王ヘロデの時に、アビヤの組の者でザカリヤという祭司がいた。彼の妻はアロンの子孫で、名をエリサベツといった。
6 [God considered that] both of them were righteous, because they constantly completely obeyed everything that God had commanded.
ふたりとも、神の御前に正しく、主のすべての戒めと定めを落度なく踏み行なっていた。
7 But they had no children, because Elizabeth had been unable to bear children. Furthermore, she and her husband were very old.
エリサベツは不妊の女だったので、彼らには子がなく、ふたりとももう年をとっていた。
8 One day [Zechariah’s] group was doing their work [in the Temple in Jerusalem], and he was serving as a priest in God’s presence.
さて、ザカリヤは、自分の組が当番で、神の御前に祭司の務めをしていたが、
9 Following their custom, [the other priests] chose him by lot to enter the Lord’s temple and burn incense.
祭司職の習慣によって、くじを引いたところ、主の神殿にはいって香をたくことになった。
10 While he was burning the incense, many people were outside [in the courtyard], praying.
彼が香をたく間、大ぜいの民はみな、外で祈っていた。
11 Then an angel whom God had [sent] appeared to him. The angel was standing at the right side of the place [where the priests burned] incense.
ところが、主の使いが彼に現われて、香壇の右に立った。
12 When Zechariah saw the angel, he was startled and became very afraid.
これを見たザカリヤは不安を覚え、恐怖に襲われたが、
13 But the angel said to him, “Zechariah, do not be afraid! When you [(sg)] prayed [asking God for a son] (OR, [that God would send the Messiah]), God heard what you prayed. [So] your wife Elizabeth shall bear a son. You must name him John.
御使いは彼に言った。「こわがることはない。ザカリヤ。あなたの願いが聞かれたのです。あなたの妻エリサベツは男の子を産みます。名をヨハネとつけなさい。
14 He will cause you to be very happy, and many other people will also be happy because he is born.
その子はあなたにとって喜びとなり楽しみとなり、多くの人もその誕生を喜びます。
15 God will consider him to be very important. He must never drink wine or any other alcoholic drink, [in order that he will be completely dedicated to God]. He will be controlled by the Holy Spirit {The Holy Spirit will control him} from before he is born.
彼は主の御前にすぐれた者となるからです。彼は、ぶどう酒も強い酒も飲まず、まだ母の胎内にあるときから聖霊に満たされ、
16 He will [persuade] many people in Israel to turn away [from their sins and please] the Lord their God.
そしてイスラエルの多くの子らを、彼らの神である主に立ち返らせます。
17 As [God’s] Spirit enables him [to preach] powerfully as [the prophet] Elijah did, he will precede [the Messiah]. He will cause parents [SYN] to act [peacefully] toward their children [again]. He will cause [many] people who do not obey [God to hear and obey] the wise things that righteous people [tell them]. He will do this in order to help [many] people to be ready when the Lord [comes].”
彼こそ、エリヤの霊と力で主の前ぶれをし、父たちの心を子どもたちに向けさせ、逆らう者を義人の心に立ち戻らせ、こうして、整えられた民を主のために用意するのです。」
18 Then Zechariah said to the angel, “I am very old, and my wife is also so old [that she cannot bear a child. So] (I cannot [believe] that what you [(sg)] said [will happen]!/how can I [believe] that what you [(sg)] said [will happen]?) [RHQ]”
そこで、ザカリヤは御使いに言った。「私は何によってそれを知ることができましょうか。私ももう年寄りですし、妻も年をとっております。」
19 Then the angel said to him, “I am [God’s chief angel], Gabriel! [I do what God tells me, because] I constantly am in God’s presence! I was sent {[He] sent me} to tell you [(sg)] something good [that is going to happen to you].
御使いは答えて言った。「私は神の御前に立つガブリエルです。あなたに話をし、この喜びのおとずれを伝えるように遣わされているのです。
20 What I have told you will certainly happen at the time [God decides], but you did not believe what I told you. So now [God will make] you will be unable to talk until the day [your son is born]”!
ですから、見なさい。これらのことが起こる日までは、あなたは、おしになって、ものが言えなくなります。私のことばを信じなかったからです。私のことばは、その時が来れば実現します。」
21 While [Zechariah and the angel] were talking, the people [in the courtyard] were waiting for Zechariah [to come out]. They wondered, “Why is he staying in the Temple for such a long time?”
人々はザカリヤを待っていたが、神殿であまり暇取るので不思議に思った。
22 When Zechariah came out, he was not able to speak to the people. Because he could not talk, he made motions with his hands [to try to convey what had happened]. Then they realized that he had seen (a vision [from God]/something that [God] showed him) while he was in the Temple.
やがて彼は出て来たが、人々に話をすることができなかった。それで、彼は神殿で幻を見たのだとわかった。ザカリヤは、彼らに合図を続けるだけで、おしのままであった。
23 When Zechariah’s time to work [as a priest in the Temple] was finished, he [left Jerusalem and] returned to his home.
やがて、務めの期間が終わったので、彼は自分の家に帰った。
24 Some time later his wife Elizabeth became pregnant [EUP]. She did not leave their house for five months, [because she knew that people would laugh at her if she told them that she was pregnant].
その後、妻エリサベツはみごもり、五か月の間引きこもって、こう言った。
25 But she thought, “God has enabled me to become pregnant. He has pitied me and I will no longer be ashamed [because I have no children]!”
「主は、人中で私の恥を取り除こうと心にかけられ、今、私をこのようにしてくださいました。」
26 When Elizabeth had been [pregnant] [EUP] [for almost] six months, the angel Gabriel was sent by God {God sent the angel Gabriel} [again].
ところで、その六か月目に、御使いガブリエルが、神から遣わされてガリラヤのナザレという町のひとりの処女のところに来た。
27 [This time] he went to Nazareth [town] in Galilee [district], to a virgin whose name was Mary. It had been {[Her parents] had} promised that she would marry a man named Joseph, who was descended from [King] David.
この処女は、ダビデの家系のヨセフという人のいいなずけで、名をマリヤといった。
28 The angel greeted her and said, “(The Lord/God) is with you [(sg)] and you will be greatly blessed {[has decided to] greatly bless you}!”
御使いは、はいって来ると、マリヤに言った。「おめでとう、恵まれた方。主があなたとともにおられます。」
29 But Mary was very confused [when she heard] that. She wondered what [the angel meant] by these words.
しかし、マリヤはこのことばに、ひどくとまどって、これはいったい何のあいさつかと考え込んだ。
30 Then the angel said to her, “Mary, God is very pleased with you [(sg)], so do not be afraid.
すると御使いが言った。「こわがることはない。マリヤ。あなたは神から恵みを受けたのです。
31 You will become pregnant and bear a son, and you must name him Jesus.
ご覧なさい。あなたはみごもって、男の子を産みます。名をイエスとつけなさい。
32 He will become great. He will be called {[People will] call him} (the Son of God/the man who is also God). God, the Lord, will make him a king [MTY] as his ancestor [King] David was.
その子はすぐれた者となり、いと高き方の子と呼ばれます。また、神である主は彼にその父ダビデの王位をお与えになります。
33 He will be the King of [the] Jews, the descendants [MTY] of [your ancestor] Jacob, forever. He will rule as king forever!” (aiōn g165)
彼はとこしえにヤコブの家を治め、その国は終わることがありません。」 (aiōn g165)
34 Then Mary said to the angel, “I am a virgin, so how can I [have a baby]?”
そこで、マリヤは御使いに言った。「どうしてそのようなことになりえましょう。私はまだ男の人を知りませんのに。」
35 The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come to you; the power of God [MTY/EUP] will overshadow you [and enable you to become pregnant]. So the child [you will] bear will be completely set apart {give himself completely} to obey God, and he will be called {[people] will say that he is} (the Son of God/the man who is also God).
御使いは答えて言った。「聖霊があなたの上に臨み、いと高き方の力があなたをおおいます。それゆえ、生まれる者は、聖なる者、神の子と呼ばれます。
36 [I also need to tell you something else]. Your cousin Elizabeth is very old, and it was thought {[people] said} that she could not bear any children. But she has been [pregnant] [EUP] [for almost] six months, and will bear a son!
ご覧なさい。あなたの親類のエリサベツも、あの年になって男の子を宿しています。不妊の女といわれていた人なのに、今はもう六か月です。
37 [You should not be surprised at that], because God can do everything!”
神にとって不可能なことは一つもありません。」
38 Then Mary said, “All right, I want to serve (the Lord/God), so may what you [(sg)] have said about me come true!” Then the angel left her.
マリヤは言った。「ほんとうに、私は主のはしためです。どうぞ、あなたのおことばどおりこの身になりますように。」こうして御使いは彼女から去って行った。
39 Very soon after that, Mary got ready and went quickly to a town in the highlands of Judea [district] where Zechariah lived.
そのころ、マリヤは立って、山地にあるユダの町に急いだ。
40 She entered his house and greeted [his wife] Elizabeth.
そしてザカリヤの家に行って、エリサベツにあいさつした。
41 As soon as Elizabeth heard Mary greet her, the baby moved inside [Elizabeth’s] womb. The Holy Spirit took complete control of Elizabeth,
エリサベツがマリヤのあいさつを聞いたとき、子が胎内でおどり、エリサベツは聖霊に満たされた。
42 and she said loudly [to Mary], “[God] has blessed you [more than] he has blessed [any other] woman, and [he has] blessed the child you will bear!
そして大声をあげて言った。「あなたは女の中の祝福された方。あなたの胎の実も祝福されています。
43 (I am not worthy that [God would allow you] to visit me!/Why is [God allowing you] to visit me?) [RHQ] You will be the mother of my Lord!
私の主の母が私のところに来られるとは、何ということでしょう。
44 [I realize this because] as soon as I heard you greet me, the baby inside my womb moved because he was so happy [that you had come].
ほんとうに、あなたのあいさつの声が私の耳にはいったとき、私の胎内で子どもが喜んでおどりました。
45 [God] is pleased with you [because] you believed that what (the Lord/God) told you would come true.”
主によって語られたことは必ず実現すると信じきった人は、何と幸いなことでしょう。」
46 Then Mary [praised God by] saying/singing: “, how I [SYN] praise (the Lord/God)!
マリヤは言った。 「わがたましいは主をあがめ、
47 I am happy because God is the one who saves me.
わが霊は、わが救い主なる神を喜びたたえます。
48 I was only his lowly servant girl, but he did not forget me. So from now on, everyone will say that God was pleased with me,
主はこの卑しいはしために 目を留めてくださったからです。 ほんとうに、これから後、どの時代の人々も、 私をしあわせ者と思うでしょう。
49 because they will hear about the things that God [MTY], the mighty one, has done for me. He [MTY] is awesome!
力ある方が、 私に大きなことをしてくださいました。 その御名はきよく、
50 He acts mercifully toward all those who respect him.
そのあわれみは、主を恐れかしこむ者に、 代々にわたって及びます。
51 He shows people that he [MTY] is very powerful. He scatters those who think proudly.
主は、御腕をもって力強いわざをなし、 心の思いの高ぶっている者を追い散らし、
52 He does not let mighty kings rule [MTY] any more, but he honors people who are oppressed (OR, humble).
権力ある者を王位から引き降ろされます。 低い者を高く引き上げ、
53 He gives good things to eat to those who are hungry, but he sends away the rich people without giving them anything.
飢えた者を良いもので満ち足らせ、 富む者を何も持たせないで追い返されました。
54 And now he has remembered what he promised. So he has helped me and all the other people of [MTY] Israel who serve him.
主はそのあわれみをいつまでも忘れないで、 そのしもべイスラエルをお助けになりました。
55 He promised to Abraham and all our other ancestors who descended from him that he would act mercifully toward them forever.” (aiōn g165)
私たちの先祖たち、アブラハムとその子孫に 語られたとおりです。」 (aiōn g165)
56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months. Then she returned to her home.
マリヤは三か月ほどエリサベツと暮らして、家に帰った。
57 When it was time for Elizabeth to give birth to her child, she bore a son.
さて月が満ちて、エリサベツは男の子を産んだ。
58 Her neighbors and relatives heard how (the Lord/God) had greatly blessed her [by enabling her to bear a child], so they were happy along with [Elizabeth].
近所の人々や親族は、主がエリサベツに大きなあわれみをおかけになったと聞いて、彼女とともに喜んだ。
59 Seven days later they gathered together for the [ceremony for] circumcising the baby [to show that he belonged to God]. They wanted to give the baby the same name as his father, Zechariah.
さて八日目に、人々は幼子に割礼するためにやって来て、幼子を父の名にちなんでザカリヤと名づけようとしたが、
60 But his mother said, “No, [his name will not be Zechariah]. His name will be John!”
母は答えて、「いいえ、そうではなくて、ヨハネという名にしなければなりません。」と言った。
61 [So] they said to her, “[John] is not the name of any of your [(dl)] relatives, [so you(dl) should not give him that name]!”
彼らは彼女に、「あなたの親族にはそのような名の人はひとりもいません。」と言った。
62 Then they made motions with their hands to Zechariah, [for him] to indicate what name [he] wanted to be given {to give} to his son.
そして、身振りで父親に合図して、幼子に何という名をつけるつもりかと尋ねた。
63 [So] he signaled that they [should give him] a tablet [to write on. When they gave him one], he wrote [on it], “His name is John.” All those [who were there] were surprised!
すると、彼は書き板を持って来させて、「彼の名はヨハネ。」と書いたので、人々はみな驚いた。
64 Immediately Zechariah was able to speak again [MTY], and he praised God.
すると、たちどころに、彼の口が開け、舌は解け、ものが言えるようになって神をほめたたえた。
65 All their neighbors were amazed/awestruck! They told other people who lived all over the highlands of Judea about what had happened.
そして、近所の人々はみな恐れた。さらにこれらのことの一部始終が、ユダヤの山地全体にも語り伝えられて行った。
66 Everyone who heard about it kept thinking about it. They were saying, “We wonder what will this child do [for God when] he [grows up] [RHQ]!” They wondered that because [from what had happened they were sure that] God would be helping that child [SYN] [in a powerful way].
聞いた人々はみな、それを心にとどめて、「いったいこの子は何になるのでしょう。」と言った。主の御手が彼とともにあったからである。
67 [After] Zechariah’s [son was born], Zechariah was completely directed by the Holy Spirit {the Holy Spirit completely directed Zechariah} as he spoke these words that came from God:
さて父ザカリヤは、聖霊に満たされて、預言して言った。
68 “Praise the Lord, the God whom we(inc) people of Israel worship, because he has come to set us, his people, free from our enemies.
「ほめたたえよ。イスラエルの神である主を。 主はその民を顧みて、贖いをなし、
69 He is sending us someone who will powerfully [MTY] save us, someone who is descended from [MTY] King David, who served God well.
救いの角を、われらのために、 しもべダビデの家に立てられた。
古くから、その聖なる預言者たちの口を通して、 主が話してくださったとおりに。 (aiōn g165)
71 He will rescue us from our enemies, and he will save us from the power of all those who hate us.
この救いはわれらの敵からの、 すべてわれらを憎む者の手からの救いである。
72 He will do this because he has not forgotten what he promised our ancestors; he made an agreement that he would act mercifully to us, their descendants.
主はわれらの父祖たちにあわれみを施し、 その聖なる契約を、
73 That is what he strongly promised our ancestor Abraham that he would do.
われらの父アブラハムに誓われた誓いを覚えて、
74 God told him that we would be rescued {he would rescue us} from the power of our enemies, that he would enable us to serve him without being afraid,
われらを敵の手から救い出し、 われらの生涯のすべての日に、 きよく、正しく、 恐れなく、主の御前に仕えることを許される。
75 that he would cause us to be completely dedicated to him, and enable us to live righteously all of our lives.”
76 [Then Zechariah said this to] his little son: “My child, you will be called {people will say that you are} a prophet whom God [MTY/EUP] has sent; you will begin your work before (the Lord/Messiah) comes; you will prepare people so that they will be ready for him. (OR, you will begin your work before the Messiah comes).
幼子よ。あなたもまた、 いと高き方の預言者と呼ばれよう。 主の御前に先立って行き、その道を備え、
77 You will tell God’s people how he will forgive them and save them from being punished for their sins.
神の民に、罪の赦しによる 救いの知識を与えるためである。
78 Our God will do that because he is very kind to us. Just like a new day begins when the sun rises [MET], God will do that new thing for us when the Messiah comes to us from heaven.
これはわれらの神の深いあわれみによる。 そのあわれみにより、 日の出がいと高き所からわれらを訪れ、
79 People who do not know God [MET] are like those who sit in the darkness. They are afraid [MTY] that they will soon die. But when the Messiah tells us God’s message, it will be like causing such people to see a bright light. He will guide us [SYN] so that we will be living peacefully.”
暗黒と死の陰にすわる者たちを照らし、 われらの足を平和の道に導く。」
80 [Later], Zechariah’s son grew up and became spiritually strong. Then he lived in a desolate region until he began to preach to the Israeli people.
さて、幼子は成長し、その霊は強くなり、イスラエルの民の前に公に出現する日まで荒野にいた。
