テサロニケ人への手紙第一 2
1 第一項 テサロニケに於るパウロの布教 兄弟等よ、我が汝等の中に入りし事の空しからざりしは、汝等自ら之を知れり。
For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:
2 即ち汝等の知れる如く、我等は曾てフィリッピに於て苦められ、辱を受けたりしも、我神に信頼し奉りて、種々の争の中に、敢て神の福音を汝等に宣べたるなり。
But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.
3 蓋我等の勧は迷にも穢にも欺にもよる事なく、
For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:
4 人の心を迎へんとするが如くにせず、我等の心を認め給ふ神の御旨に適はんとて、神より認められて福音を托せられ奉りし儘に語る。
But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.
5 又我等が諂諛の言を曾て用いし事なきは汝等の知れる所にして、之を口實として貪りし事なきは神の證し給ふ所なり。
For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:
6 又我等は人に、即ち汝等にも他人にも、名誉を求めず、
Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
7 キリストの使徒として汝等に重んぜらるるを得たれども、汝等の中にては子兒の如くに成りて、恰も、乳母が其子兒を愛育する如くなりき。
But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
8 斯く汝等を戀慕ひて汝等は我至愛の者と成りたれば、我等は神の福音のみならず、生命をも汝等に與へんことを切に望み居れり。
So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.
9 蓋兄弟等よ、汝等は我等の勞苦を記憶せり、汝等の一人をも煩はさざらん為に、我等は晝夜勞働して、汝等の中に神の福音を宣傳へたり。
For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.
10 我等が如何に聖にして且正しく且咎なく、信じたる汝等に對したるかは、汝等も之を證し、神も亦之を證し給ふ所、
Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:
11 又我が如何に父の子等に於る如く、汝等の各に對ひて、
As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,
12 其御國と光榮とに汝等を召し給へる神に相應しく歩まんことを勧め、且奨励し、且希ひしかは、汝等の知る所なり。
That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
13 故に又汝等が、神の御言を我等に聞きし時、之を以て人の言と為ず、事實然あるが如く、信じたる汝等の中に働き給ふ神の御言として受けし事を、絶えず神に感謝し奉るなり。
For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.
14 蓋兄弟等よ、汝等はユデアに於てキリスト、イエズスに在る神の諸教會の例に從へる者と成れり、其は彼等がユデア人より受けし如き苦を、汝等も同邦人より受けたればなり。
For ye, brethren, became followers of the Assemblies of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:
15 ユデア人は主イエズスをも預言者等をも殺し、又我等を迫害したるに、尚神の御意に適はず、衆人に敵對し、
Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
16 我等が異邦人に救を得させんとて語る事を拒み、斯の如くにして常に己が罪を満たす、然れど神の御怒は彼等の上に及びて其極に至れり。
Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.
17 第二項 パウロがテサロニケを離れし以後の事實 兄弟等よ、我等は外見上暫時汝等を離れしも、心は離れず、一層早く汝等の顔を見ん事を切望せり。
But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.
18 即ち我等は汝等に至らんとし、特に我パウロは一度も二度も然したれど、サタンは我等を妨げたり。
Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.
19 蓋我等の希望、或は喜、或は誇るべき冠は何ぞ、我主イエズス、キリストの降臨の時、御前に於て汝等も其なるに非ずや、
For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
20 其は汝等は實に我等の光榮にして且喜なればなり。
For ye are our glory and joy.
