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1 キリスト既に肉身に於て苦しみ給ひたれば、汝等も亦同じ心得を以て武器とせよ。蓋肉身に苦しみたる人は、是罪を罷めたるものにして、
Christ, then, having suffered for us in [the] flesh, do ye also arm yourselves with the same mind; for he that has suffered in [the] flesh has done with sin,
2 最早人の慾に從はず、神の思召に從ひて肉體に殘れる時を過ごさんとするものなり。
no longer to live the rest of [his] time in [the] flesh to men's lusts, but to God's will.
3 蓋我等既往に於ては、異邦人の望を全うして、淫亂、情慾、酔狂、暴食、暴飲及び邪なる偶像崇拝に生活せし事にて足れり。
For the time past [is] sufficient [for us] to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, walking in lasciviousness, lusts, wine-drinking, revels, drinkings, and unhallowed idolatries.
4 彼等は汝等が同様なる放蕩の極に走らざるを怪しみて之を罵れども、
Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with [them] to the same sink of corruption, speaking injuriously [of you];
5 今已に生者と死者とを審判せんとして待設け給へる者に報告し奉るべし。
who shall render account to him who is ready to judge [the] living and [the] dead.
6 蓋福音が死者にも宣傳へられしは之が為、即ち死者が人の通例に從ひて、肉身は審判を受けたりとも、霊は神によりて活きん為なり。
For to this [end] were the glad tidings preached to [the] dead also, that they might be judged, as regards men, after [the] flesh, but live, as regards God, after [the] Spirit.
7 第一項 現に守るべき行状。 第三編 キリスト教會の内面の生活に関する勧。 萬物の終は已に近づけり、然れば汝等慎み祈りつつ警戒せよ。
But the end of all things is drawn nigh: be sober therefore, and be watchful unto prayers;
8 何事よりも先に互に厚き愛を有せよ、愛は多くの罪を覆へばなり。
but before all things having fervent love among yourselves, because love covers a multitude of sins;
9 苦情なく相接待し、
hospitable one to another, without murmuring;
10 各受けたる賜に應じて神の様々なる恩寵の善き分配者として、互に之を供給せよ。
each according as he has received a gift, ministering it to one another, as good stewards of [the] various grace of God.
11 即ち人語る時は神の御言を語るが如くし、務むる時は神の賜へる能力を以てするが如くすべし。是神が一切に於てイエズス、キリストを以て尊ばれ給はん為にして、光榮と主権と世々之に歸す、アメン。 (aiōn g165)
If any one speak — as oracles of God; if any one minister — as of strength which God supplies; that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the might for the ages of ages. Amen. (aiōn g165)
12 至愛なる者よ、汝等を試みんとする火の如き苦を、新奇なるものの到來せるが如くに怪しむ勿れ、
Beloved, take not [as] strange the fire [of persecution] which has taken place amongst you for [your] trial, as if a strange thing was happening to you;
13 却てキリストの苦に與る者として喜べ、是其光榮の顕れん時、汝も亦喜に耐へざらん為なり。
but as ye have share in the sufferings of Christ, rejoice, that in the revelation of his glory also ye may rejoice with exultation.
14 汝等若キリストの御名の為に侮辱せらるる事あらば福なるべし、其は光榮の霊、即ち神の霊汝等の上に止り給へばなり。
If ye are reproached in [the] name of Christ, blessed [are ye]; for the [Spirit] of glory and the Spirit of God rests upon you: [on their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.]
15 然れど或は人殺、或は盗人、或は惡漢、或は他人の事に立入る者として苦しめらるる者は、汝等の中に一人も之あるべからず。
Let none of you suffer indeed as murderer, or thief, or evildoer, or as overseer of other people's matters;
16 若キリスト信者として苦しめられなば耻づる事なく、却て此名に對して神に光榮を歸し奉るべし。
but if as a christian, let him not be ashamed, but glorify God in this name.
17 蓋時は來れり、審判は神の家より始まらんとす、若我等より始まらば、神の福音を信ぜざる人々の果は如何に成るべき。
For the time of having the judgment begin from the house of God [is come]; but if first from us, what [shall be] the end of those who obey not the glad tidings of God?
18 若又義人にして辛く救はれなば、敬虔ならざる者と罪人とは何處にか立つべき。
And if the righteous is difficultly saved, where shall the impious and [the] sinner appear?
19 然れは神の思召に從ひて苦しむ人々は善を為して、眞實にて在す造物主に其魂を頼み奉るべきなり。
Wherefore also let them who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls in well-doing to a faithful Creator.
