Acts 6

1 In those dayes as the nombre of the disciples grewe ther arose a grudge amonge the Grekes agaynst the Ebrues be cause their wyddowes were despysed in the dayly mynystracion.

そのころ弟子のかず増 加はり、ギリシヤ語のユダヤ人、その寡婦らが日々の施濟に漏されたれば、ヘブル語のユダヤ人に對して呟く事あり。

2 Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples to gether and sayde: it is not mete that we shuld leave the worde of God and serve at the tables.

ここに十二 使徒すべての弟子を呼び集めて言ふ『われら神の言を差措きて、食卓に事ふるは宣しからず。

3 Wherfore brethren loke ye out amoge you seven men of honest reporte and full of the holy goost and wysdome which we maye apoynte to this nedfull busynes.

然れば兄弟よ、汝らの中より御靈と智慧とにて滿ちたる令聞ある者 七人を見出せ、それに此の事を掌どらせん。

4 But we will geve oure selves cotinually to prayer and to the ministracion of ye worde.

我らは專ら祈をなすことと、御言に事ふることとを務めん』

5 And the sayinge pleased the whoale multitude. And they chose Steven a man full of fayth and of the holy goost and Philip and Prochorus and Nichanor and Timon and Permenas and Nicholas a converte of Antioche.

集れる凡ての者この言を善しとし、信仰と聖 靈とにて滿ちたるステパノ及びピリポ、プロコロ、ニカノル、テモン、パルメナ、またアンテオケの改宗者ニコラオを選びて、

6 Which they set before the Apostles and they prayed and layde their hondes on them.

使徒たちの前に立てたれば、使徒たち祈りて手をその上に按けり。

7 And the worde of God encreased and the noubre of the disciples multiplied in Ierusalem greatly and a great company of the prestes were obedient to the faythe.

かくて神の言ますます弘り、弟子の數エルサレムにて甚だ多くなり、祭司の中にも信仰の道に從へるもの多かりき。

8 And Steven full of faythe and power dyd great wondres and myracles amoge ye people.

さてステパノは恩惠と能力とにて滿ち、民の中に大なる不思議と徴とを行へり。

9 Then ther arose certayne of the synagoge which are called Lybertines and Syrenites and of Alexandria and of Cilicia and Asia and disputed with Steven.

ここに世に稱ふるリベルテンの會堂およびクレネ人、アレキサンデリヤ人、またキリキヤとアジヤとの人の諸 會堂より、人々 起ちてステパノと論ぜしが、

10 And they coulde not resist the wysdome and the sprete with which he spake.

その語るところの智慧と御靈とに敵すること能はず。

11 Then sent they in men which sayd: we have hearde him speake blasphemous wordes agaynst Moses and agaynst God.

乃ち或 者どもを唆かして『我らはステパノが、モーセと神とを瀆す言をいふを聞けり』と言はしめ、

12 And they moved ye people and the elders and the scribes: and came apon him and caught him and brought him to the counsell

民および長老・學者らを煽動し、俄に來りてステパノを捕へ、議會に曳きゆき、

13 and brought forth falce witnesses which sayde. This ma ceasith not to speake blasphemous wordes agaynst this holy place and the lawe:

僞證者を立てて言はしむ『この人はこの聖なる所と律法とに逆ふ言を語りて止まず、

14 for we hearde him saye: this Iesus of Nazareth shall destroye this place and shall chaunge the ordinaunces which Moses gave vs.

即ち、かのナザレのイエスは此の所を毀ち、かつモーセの傳へし例を變ふべしと、彼が云へるを聞けり』と。

15 And all that sate in ye counsell loked stedfastly on him and sawe his face as it had bene the face of an angell.

ここに議會に坐したる者みな目を注ぎてステパノを見しに、その顏は御使の顏の如くなりき。