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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 in the flesh, do ye also arm yourselves with the same mind; for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from 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。
that ye may no longer live the remaining time in the flesh after the lusts of men, but after the will of God.
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 sufficient is the time past to have wrought the will of the gentiles, when ye walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revelings, carousings, and abominable 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、
at which they are astonished that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil 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 give account to him that 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 was the gospel preached also to the dead, that they might indeed be judged according to men in the flesh, but might live according to God in 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 at hand; be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
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。
And above all things have fervent love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins.
9 苦情なく相接待し、
Be hospitable to one another without grudging.
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。
According as each one hath received a gift, minister the same to one another, as good stewards of the manifold 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, let him speak as uttering the oracles of God; if any minister, let him do it as from the ability which God giveth; that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. 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, be not surprised at the fiery trial which is taking place among you to prove you, as though a strange thing were befalling 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, in so far as ye share in Christ's sufferings, rejoice; that also at the manifestation of his glory ye may rejoice with exceeding joy.
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 for the name of Christ, happy are ye for the Spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you.
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。
For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a busybody in other men'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 let him 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 is come for judgment to begin at the house of God; but if it first begin with us, what will be the end of those who obey not the gospel 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 scarcely is saved, where shall the ungodly 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 let those who suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well-doing, as to a faithful Creator.
