使徒の働き 15
1 或 人々ユダヤより下りて、兄弟たちに『なんぢらモーセの例に遵ひて割禮を受けずば救はるるを得ず』と教ふ。
Then some men arrived from Judea who started teaching the believers, “Unless you're circumcised according to the rules set down by Moses, you can't be saved.”
2 ここに彼らとパウロ及びバルナバとの間に、大なる紛爭と議論と起りたれば、兄弟たちはパウロ、バルナバ及びその中の數人をエルサレムに上らせ、此の問題につきて使徒・長老たちに問はしめんと定む。
Paul and Barnabas had many arguments and debates with them. So Paul and Barnabas and some others were appointed to go to Jerusalem and talk to the apostles and leaders there about this issue.
3 かれら教會の人々に見 送られて、ピニケ及びサマリヤを經、異邦人の改宗せしことを具に告げて、凡ての兄弟に大なる喜悦を得させたり。
The church sent them on their way, and as they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria, they explained how foreigners were being converted, which made all the believers very happy.
4 エルサレムに到り、教會と使徒と長老とに迎へられ、神が己らと偕に在して爲し給ひし凡ての事を述べたるに、
When they arrived in Jerusalem they were welcomed by the church members, the apostles, and the elders. They explained everything God had done through them.
5 信者となりたるパリサイ派の或 人々 立ちて『異邦人にも割禮を施し、モーセの律法を守ることを命ぜざる可からず』と言ふ。
But they were opposed by some of the believers who belonged to the Pharisee faction. They said, “These converts have to be circumcised, and instructed to observe the law of Moses.”
6 ここに使徒・長老たち此の事につきて協議せんとて集る。
The apostles and elders met together to discuss the issue.
7 多くの議論ありし後、ペテロ起ちて言ふ『兄弟たちよ、汝らの知るごとく、久しき前に神は、なんぢらの中より我を選び、わが口より異邦人に福音の言を聞かせ、之を信ぜしめんとし給へり。
After much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that some time ago God chose me from among you so that the foreigners could hear the message of good news and trust in Jesus.
8 人の心を知りたまふ神は、我らと同じく、彼 等にも聖 靈を與へて證をなし、
God, who knows thewhat we're thinking, has shown that he accepts them, giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us.
9 かつ信仰によりて彼らの心をきよめ、我らと彼らとの間に隔を置き給はざりき。
He doesn't make any distinction between us and them—he cleansed their thoughts as they trusted in him.
10 然るに何ぞ神を試みて、弟子たちの頸に我らの先祖も我らも負ひ能はざりし軛をかけんとするか。
So why do you want to oppose God and put a burden on the believers that our fathers weren't able to bear, and we can't either?
11 然らず、我らの救はるるも彼らと均しく主イエスの恩惠に由ることを我らは信ず』
We're convinced that we're saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way they are.”
12 ここに會衆みな默して、バルナバとパウロとの、己 等によりて神が異邦人のうちに爲し給ひし多くの徴と不思議とを述ぶるを聽く。
Everyone listened attentively to Barnabas and Paul as they explained the miraculous signs that God had performed through them among the foreigners.
13 彼らの語り終へし後、ヤコブ答へて言ふ『兄弟たちよ、我に聽け、
After they had finished speaking, James spoke up, saying, “Brothers, listen to me.
14 シメオン既に神の初めて異邦人を顧み、その中より御名を負ふべき民を取り給ひしことを述べしが、
Simon has described how God first revealed his concern for the foreigners by taking from them a people committed to him.
15 預言者たちの言もこれと合へり。
This is in accordance with the words of the prophets, as it's written,
16 録して「こののち我かへりて、倒れたるダビデの幕屋を再び造り、その頽れし所をふたたび造り、而して之を立てん。
‘In the future I will return, and I will rebuild the fallen house of David; I will rebuild its ruins and set it straight.
17 これ殘餘の人々、主を尋ね求め、凡て我が名をもて稱へらるる異邦人もまた然せん爲なり。
I will do this so that those who are left may come to the Lord, including the foreigners who call on my name.
This is what the Lord says, who revealed these things long ago.’ (aiōn g165)
19 之によりて我は判斷す、異邦人の中より神に歸依する人を煩はすべきにあらず。
So my decision is that we shouldn't make it difficult for foreigners who turn to God.
20 ただ書き贈りて、偶像に穢されたる物と、淫行と、絞殺したる物と、血とを避けしむべし。
We should write to them and tell them to avoid food sacrificed to idols, sexual immorality, meat of animals that have been strangled, and from consuming blood.
21 昔より、いづれの町にもモーセを宣ぶる者ありて、安息 日 毎に諸 會堂にてその書を讀めばなり』
For the law of Moses has been taught in every town for a long, long time—it's read in the synagogues every Sabbath.”
22 ここに使徒・長老たち及び全 教會は、その中より人を選びてパウロ、バルナバと共にアンテオケに送ることを可しとせり。選ばれたるは、バルサバと稱ふるユダとシラスとにて、兄弟たちの中の重立ちたる者なり。
Then the apostles and elders, together with the whole church, decided it would be good to choose some representatives and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas Barsabbas and Silas, leaders among the brothers,
23 之に托したる書にいふ『使徒および長老たる兄弟ら、アンテオケ、シリヤ、キリキヤに在る異邦人の兄弟たちの平安を祈る。
and sent them with this letter: “Greetings from us, the apostles and elders and brothers, to the non-Jewish brothers in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia:
24 我等のうちの或 人々われらが命じもせぬに、言をもて汝らを煩はし、汝らの心を亂したりと聞きたれば、
We have heard that some from our group have confused you with their teachings, causing you trouble. We certainly didn't tell them to do this!
25 我ら心を一つにして人を選びて、
So we have agreed to choose some representatives and send them to you together with our much-loved brothers Barnabas and Paul,
26 我らの主イエス・キリストの名のために生命を惜まざりし者なる、我らの愛するバルナバ、パウロと共に汝らに遣すことを可しとせり。
who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
27 之によりて我らユダとシラスとを遣す、かれらも口づから此 等のことを述べん。
So we are sending to you Judas and Silas who can verbally confirm what we're saying.
28 聖 靈と我らとは左の肝要なるものの他に何をも汝らに負はせぬを可しとするなり。
It seemed best to the Holy Spirit and to us not to place on you any heavier burden than these important requirements.
29 即ち偶像に献げたる物と、血と、絞殺したる物と、淫行とを避くべき事なり、汝 等これを愼まば善し。なんぢら健かなれ』
You should avoid: anything sacrificed to idols; blood; meat from strangled animals; and sexual immorality. You will do well to observe these requirements. God bless you.”
30 かれら別を告げてアンテオケに下り、人々を集めて書を付す。
The men were sent on their way to Antioch. When they arrived they called everybody together and delivered the letter.
31 人々これを讀み慰安を得て喜べり。
After they had read it, the people were so happy for the encouraging message.
32 ユダもシラスもまた預言者なれば、多くの言をもて兄弟たちを勸めて彼らを堅うし、
Judas and Silas, who were also prophets, encouraged the brothers, explaining many things, and strengthening them.
33 暫く留りてのち、兄弟たちに平安を祝せられ、別を告げて、己らを遣しし者に歸れり。
After spending some time there they were sent back by the brothers with their blessing to the believers in Jerusalem.
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35 斯てパウロとバルナバとは尚アンテオケに留りて多くの人とともに主の御言を教へ、かつ宣傳へたり。
But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and proclaiming the word of God along with many others.
36 數日の後パウロはバルナバに言ふ『いざ、我ら曩に主の御言を傳へし凡ての町にまた往きて、兄弟たちを訪ひ、その安否を尋ねん』
Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let's go back and visit the believers in every town where we shared the word of the Lord, and see how they're doing.”
37 バルナバはマルコと稱ふるヨハネを伴はんと望み、
Barnabas planned to take along John Mark too.
38 パウロは彼が曾てパンフリヤより離れ去りて、勤勞のために共に往かざりしをもて、伴ふは宣しからずと思ひ、
But Paul didn't think it was a good idea to take him with them, since he'd left them in Pamphylia and hadn't continued working with them.
39 激しき爭論となりて遂に二人 相 別れ、バルナバはマルコを伴ひ、舟にてクプロに渡り、
They had such a strong disagreement that they separated. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed to Cyprus.
40 パウロはシラスを選び、兄弟たちより主の恩惠に委ねられて出で立ち、
Paul chose Silas, and as they left, the believers committed them to the grace of the Lord.
41 シリヤ、キリキヤを經て諸 教會を堅うせり。
Paul traveled through Syria and Cilicia, encouraging the churches there.
