ヨハネの手紙第一 3
1 我等が神の子等と稱せられ、且然あらん為に父の我等に賜ひし愛の如何なるかを看よ。世の我等を知らざるは、彼を知り奉らざるが故なり。
See what love the Father has given to us, that we should be called [the] children of God. For this reason the world knows us not, because it knew him not.
2 至愛なる者よ、我等は今實に神の子等たり、然れど其如何に成るべきかは未顕れず、我等は其顕れん時、我等が神に似奉るべきを知れり、其は之を有の儘に見奉るべければなり。
Beloved, now are we children of God, and what we shall be has not yet been manifested; we know that if it is manifested we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
3 総て此希望を有する人は、尚彼も潔く在すが如く、己を潔からしむ。
And every one that has this hope in him purifies himself, even as he is pure.
4 総て罪を犯す人は律法を犯す、即ち罪は律法を犯す事なり。
Every one that practises sin practises also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.
5 又イエズスの顕れ給ひしは我等の罪を除かん為にして、彼に聊の罪なき事は汝等の知る所なり。
And ye know that he has been manifested that he might take away our sins; and in him sin is not.
6 総て彼に止る者は罪を犯さず、総て罪を犯す人は彼を見奉りし事なく彼を識り奉る事なし。
Whoever abides in him, does not sin: whoever sins, has not seen him or known him.
7 小子よ、誰にも惑はさるる事勿れ、義を為す者は義人なり、猶彼が義人にて在すがごとし。
Children, let no man lead you astray; he that practises righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
8 罪を為す者は惡魔よりの者なり、其は惡魔は初より罪を為す者なればなり。神の御子の顕れ給ひしは、惡魔の業を亡ぼし給はん為なり。
He that practises sin is of the devil; for from [the] beginning the devil sins. To this end the Son of God has been manifested, that he might undo the works of the devil.
9 総て神によりて生れ奉りし人は罪を為さず、其は御種之に存すればなり。又罪を為す能はず、其は神によりて生れ奉りたればなり。
Whoever has been begotten of God does not practise sin, because his seed abides in him, and he cannot sin, because he has been begotten of God.
10 神の子等と惡魔の子等とは、是に於て乎明に顕る、即ち総て義を為さざる人は神よりの者に非ず、兄弟を愛せざる人も亦然り、
In this are manifest the children of God and the children of the devil. Whoever does not practise righteousness is not of God, and he who does not love his brother.
11 其は互に相愛せよとは汝等が初より聞きし告なればなり。
For this is the message which ye have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another:
12 カインの如く為すべからず、彼は惡しきものより[の人]にして弟を絞殺ししが、之を絞殺ししは何故ぞ、己が業は惡くして弟の業は正しかりし故なり。
not as Cain was of the wicked one, and slew his brother; and on account of what slew he him? because his works were wicked, and those of his brother righteous.
13 兄弟等よ、世の汝等を憎むを怪しむ事勿れ、
Do not wonder, brethren, if the world hate you.
14 我等は兄弟を愛するによりて死より生命に移されたるを知れり、愛せざる人は死に止る。
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love [his] brother abides in death.
Every one that hates his brother is a murderer, and ye know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. (aiōnios g166)
16 我等が愛を覚りたるは、キリストが我等の為に生命を棄て給ひしを以てなり、我等も亦兄弟の為に生命を棄つべし。
Hereby we have known love, because he has laid down his life for us; and we ought for the brethren to lay down [our] lives.
17 此世の財産を有てるもの、兄弟の窮乏せるを見つつ、之に己が腸を閉ぢなば、争でか神に對する愛の之に止る事を得んや。
But whoso may have the world's substance, and see his brother having need, and shut up his bowels from him, how abides the love of God in him?
18 我小子よ、我等は言と舌とを以て愛すべからず、行と眞とを以てすべし。
Children, let us not love with word, nor with tongue, but in deed and in truth.
19 之を以て我等が自ら眞理によれる事を知る、又御前に於て我心を勧めん、
And hereby we shall know that we are of the truth, and shall persuade our hearts before him —
20 蓋我等の心我等を咎むるも、神は我等の心より偉大に在して萬事を知り給ふなり。
that if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart and knows all things.
21 至愛なる者よ、若我等の心我等を咎めずば、神の御前に於て憚る所なし、
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness towards God,
22 又何事を願ふも之を賜はるなり、其は神の掟を守りて御意に適ふことを行へばなり。
and whatsoever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and practise the things which are pleasing in his sight.
23 斯て其掟は、即ち御子イエズス、キリストの御名を信じ奉り、且其我等に命じ給ひし如く互に相愛すべき事是なり。
And this is his commandment, that we believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and that we love one another, even as he has given us commandment.
24 神の掟を守る人は神に止り奉り、神も亦是に止り給ふ。我等が神の我等に止り給ふ事を知るは、其我等に賜ひし[聖]霊によりてなり。
And he that keeps his commandments abides in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit which he has given to us.
