コリント人への手紙第一 4
1 第四項 パウロ自己の弁解 然れば人は宜しく、我等をキリストの僕、神の奥義の分配者と思ふべし。
Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
2 然て分配者に要求する所は其忠實なる事なれど、
Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
3 我は汝等により、或は人の裁判によりて是非せらるることを、聊も意と為ず、又自ら是非する事をも為ざるなり。
But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man’s judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.
4 蓋良心に何の咎むる事はなけれども、之に由りて義とせらるるには非ず、我を是非し給ふ者は主なり。
For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
5 然れば汝等主の來り給ふ迄は、時に先ちて是非すること勿れ、主は暗夜の隠れたる所をを照らし、心の謀を發き給ふべし、其時面々に神より誉を得ん。
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
6 兄弟等よ、我が是等の事を、我とアポルロとに引當てて云ひしは、是汝等の為、即ち我等の例を以て、録されたる以外に、一人を揚げ一人を蔑げて誇らざらん事を汝等に學ばしめん為なり。
And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.
7 蓋汝を差別する者は誰ぞや、汝の有てる物にして、貰はざりし物は何かある、貰ひしならば、何ぞ貰はざりしが如くに誇るや。
For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?
8 汝等既に飽足れり、既に富めり、我等を措きて王となれり。然り汝等王たれかし、然らば我等も汝等と共に王たるを得ん。
Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.
9 蓋我想ふに、神は使徒たる我等を、後の者、死に定まりたる者として見せ給へり。即ち我等は全世界、天使等にも人間にも観物とせられたるなり。
For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.
10 我等はキリストの為に愚者なるに、汝等はキリストに於て智者なり、我等は弱くして汝等は強く、汝等は尊くして我等は卑し。
We are fools for Christ’s sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.
11 今の時に至る迄も、我等は飢ゑ、又渇き、又素肌なり、又頬を打たれ、又定まれる住所なく、
Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;
12 又手業を営みて勞し、詛はれては祝し、迫害せられては忍び、
And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
13 罵られては祈り、今に至る迄も世の芥、衆人の捨物の如くになれり。
Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
14 我が斯く書記せるは、汝等を辱めんとには非ず、唯我至愛なる子として誡むるのみ。
I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.
15 蓋汝等キリストに於て、師は一萬ありとも父は數多からず、其は福音を以て汝等をキリスト、イエズスに生みたるは我なればなり。
For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.
16 故に我汝等に希ふ、（我がキリストに倣へる如く）汝等も我に倣へ。
Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.
17 我は之が為に、主に於て忠實なる我至愛の子チモテオを汝等に遣はしたるが、彼はキリスト、イエズスに於る我道、即ち至る處の各教會に我が教ふる所を、汝等に思出さしめん。
For this cause have I sent unto you Timothy, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every Assembly.
18 或人々は我汝等に至らずとて誇れども、
Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you.
19 主の思召ならば、我は速に汝等に至り、誇れる人々の言を措きて其實力を知らんとす。
But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.
20 是神の國は言にあるに非ずして實力にあればなり。
For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
21 汝等は敦をか望める、我が鞭を以て汝等に至らん事か、将愛と温和の心とを以て至らん事か。
What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?
