Acts 28

1 When we had escaped, then they learnt that the island was called Malta.

われら救はれて後、この島のマルタと稱ふるを知れり。

2 The natives showed us uncommon kindness; for they kindled a fire and received us all, because of the present rain and because of the cold.

土人ら一方ならぬ情を我らに表し、降りしきる雨と寒氣とのために、火を焚きて我ら一同を待遇せり。

3 But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened on his hand.

パウロ柴を束ねて火にくべたれば、熱によりて蝮いでて其の手につく。

4 When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped from the sea, yet Justice has not allowed to live.”

蛇のその手に懸りたるを土人ら見て互に言ふ『この人は必ず殺人者なるべし、海より救はれしも、天道はその生くるを容さぬなり』

5 However he shook off the creature into the fire, and wasn’t harmed.

パウロ蛇を火のなかに振り落して何の害をも受けざりき。

6 But they expected that he would have swollen or fallen down dead suddenly, but when they watched for a long time and saw nothing bad happen to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god.

人々は彼が腫れ出づるか、または忽ち倒れ死ぬるならんと候ふ。久しく窺ひたれど、聊かも害を受けぬを見て、思を變へて、此は神なりと言ふ。

7 Now in the neighbourhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us and courteously entertained us for three days.

この處の邊に島司のもてる土地あり、島司の名はポプリオといふ。此の人われらを迎へて懇切に三日の間もてなせり。

8 The father of Publius lay sick of fever and dysentery. Paul entered in to him, prayed, and laying his hands on him, healed him.

ポプリオの父、熱と痢病とに罹りて臥し居たれば、パウロその許にいたり、祈りかつ手を按きて醫せり。

9 Then when this was done, the rest also who had diseases in the island came and were cured.

この事ありてより、島の病める人々みな來りて醫されたれば、

10 They also honoured us with many honours; and when we sailed, they put on board the things that we needed.

禮を厚くして我らを敬ひ、また船出の時には必要なる品々を贈りたり。

11 After three months, we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose figurehead was “The Twin Brothers.”

三月の後、われらはこの島に冬籠せしデオスクリの號あるアレキサンデリヤの船にて出で、

12 Touching at Syracuse, we stayed there three days.

シラクサにつきて三日とまり、

13 From there we circled around and arrived at Rhegium. After one day, a south wind sprang up, and on the second day we came to Puteoli,

此處より繞りてレギオンにいたり、一日を過ぎて南 風ふき起りたれば、我ら二日めにポテオリに著き、

14 where we found brothers, and were entreated to stay with them for seven days. So we came to Rome.

此處にて兄弟たちに逢ひ、その勸によりて七日のあひだ留り、而して遂にロマに往く。

15 From there the brothers, when they heard of us, came to meet us as far as The Market of Appius and The Three Taverns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage.

かしこの兄弟たち我らの事をききて、アピオポロおよびトレスタベルネまで來りて我らを迎ふ。パウロこれを見て神に感謝し、その心 勇みたり。

16 When we entered into Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard, but Paul was allowed to stay by himself with the soldier who guarded him.

我らロマに入りて後、パウロは己を守る一人の兵卒とともに別に住むことを許さる。

17 After three days Paul called together those who were the Jewish leaders. When they had come together, he said to them, “I, brothers, though I had done nothing against the people or the customs of our fathers, still was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans,

三日すぎてパウロ、ユダヤ人の重立ちたる者を呼び集む。その集りたる時これに言ふ『兄弟たちよ、我はわが民わが先祖たちの慣例に悖ることを一つも爲さざりしに、エルサレムより囚人となりて、ロマ人の手に付されたり。

18 who, when they had examined me, desired to set me free, because there was no cause of death in me.

かれら我を審きて死に當ることなき故に、我を釋さんと思ひしに、

19 But when the Judeans spoke against it, I was constrained to appeal to Caesar, not that I had anything about which to accuse my nation.

ユダヤ人さからひたれば、餘義なくカイザルに上訴せり。然れど我が國人を訴へんとせしにあらず。

20 For this cause therefore I asked to see you and to speak with you. For because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.”

この故に我なんぢらに會ひ、かつ共に語らんことを願へり、我はイスラエルの懷く希望の爲にこの鎖に繋がれたり』

21 They said to him, “We neither received letters from Judea concerning you, nor did any of the brothers come here and report or speak any evil of you.

かれら言ふ『われら汝につきてユダヤより書を受けず、また兄弟たちの中より來りて、汝の善からぬ事を告げたる者も、語りたる者もなし。

22 But we desire to hear from you what you think. For, as concerning this sect, it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against.”

ただ我らは汝の思ふところを聞かんと欲するなり。それは此の宗旨の到る處にて非 難せらるるを知ればなり』

23 When they had appointed him a day, many people came to him at his lodging. He explained to them, testifying about God’s Kingdom, and persuading them concerning Yeshua, both from the Torah of Moses and from the Prophets, from morning until evening.

ここに日を定めて多くの人パウロの宿に來りたれば、パウロ朝より夕まで神の國のことを説明して證をなし、かつモーセの律法と預言者の書とを引きてイエスのことを勸めたり。

24 Some believed the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.

パウロのいふ言を或 者は信じ、或 者は信ぜず。

25 When they didn’t agree amongst themselves, they departed after Paul had spoken one message: “The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah the prophet to our fathers,

互に相 合はずして退かんとしたるに、パウロ一言を述べて言ふ『宜なるかな、聖 靈は預言者イザヤによりて汝らの先祖たちに語り給へり。曰く、

26 saying, ‘Go to this people and say, in hearing, you will hear, but will in no way understand. In seeing, you will see, but will in no way perceive.

「なんぢらこの民に往きて言へ、なんぢら聞きて聞けども悟らず、見て見れども認めず、

27 For this people’s heart has grown callous. Their ears are dull of hearing. Their eyes they have closed. Lest they should see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and would turn again, then I would heal them.’

この民の心はにぶく、耳は聞くにものうく、目は閉ぢたればなり。これ目にて見、耳にて聞き、心にてさとり、ひるがへりて我に醫さるることなからん爲なり」

28 “Be it known therefore to you that the salvation of God is sent to the nations, and they will listen.”

然れば汝ら知れ、神のこの救は異邦人に遣されたり、彼らは之を聽くべし』

29 When he had said these words, the Jews departed, having a great dispute amongst themselves.

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30 Paul stayed two whole years in his own rented house and received all who were coming to him,

パウロは滿 二年のあひだ、己が借り受けたる家に留り、その許にきたる凡ての者を迎へて、

31 proclaiming God’s Kingdom and teaching the things concerning the Lord Yeshua the Messiah with all boldness, without hindrance.

更に臆せずまた妨げられずして、神の國をのべ、主イエス・キリストの事を教へたり。