テサロニケ人への手紙第一 3
1 是故に最早堪得ずして、我等のみアデンスに留るを宜しとし、
Wherefore being able to contain no longer, we were content to be left alone at Athens,
2 我等の兄弟にしてキリストの福音に於る神の役者たるチモテオを汝等に遣はせり。是信仰に就きて汝等を堅固ならしめ且奨励し、
and sent Timothy our brother, and a minister of God, and our fellow-labourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you concerning your faith;
3 斯る患難の中に在りて一人だも動かされざらしめん為なり、其は我等が患難に定められたる事は、汝等の自ら知る所、
that no one might be shaken by these afflictions: for ye yourselves know that we are appointed hereunto.
4 蓋汝等の中に在りし時も、我等が必ず患難に遇ふべきを豫め汝等に告げ居たりしが、果して斯く成來れるは汝等の知る所なり。
For when we were with you, we told you before that we should be afflicted, as it came to pass, and ye know.
5 此故に我は最早堪得ずして、汝等の信仰の如何を知らん為に人を遣はせり、其は或は誘ふ者の汝等を誘ひて、我等が働の空しくならん事を恐れたればなり。
For this cause being able to wait no longer, I sent to know the state of your faith, least the tempter should have tempted you, and our labor have been in vain.
6 然るにチモテオ汝等の許より我等が許に來りて、汝等の信仰と愛との喜ばしき音信を傳へ、又汝等が常に我等に就きて善き記憶を有ち、我等を見ん事を望めるは、恰も我等が汝等を見ん事を望めるに等しとの福音を告げたれば、
But now Timothy being come back to us from you, and having brought us good tidings concerning your faith and love, and that ye have always a good remembrance of us, greatly desiring to see us, as we indeed do to see you;
7 是によりて兄弟等よ、我等は諸の憂苦と困難との中に在りながら、汝等に就きて、汝等の信仰を以て慰を得たり。
by this we were comforted in you, my brethren, under all our affliction and distress, because of your faith:
8 即ち汝等だに主に於て立たば、我等は今生回るなり。
for now we are revived, since you are stedfast in the Lord.
9 蓋我神の御前に於て、汝等に就きて我等の喜べる一切の喜は、如何なる感謝を以てか汝等の為に神に報い奉るを得べき。
For what thanks can we render to God concerning you, for all the joy wherewith we rejoice on your account before our God,
10 我等は汝等の顔を見ん事と、汝等の信仰の缺けたる所を補はん事とを、晝夜切に祈り居るなり。
night and day most ardently praying, that we may see your face, and perfect whatever is wanting in your faith?
11 願はくは我父にて在す神御自ら、又我主イエズス、キリスト、我等を導きて汝等に至らしめ給はんことを。
And may God himself even our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ direct our way to you:
12 願はくは相互の間に於ても、又衆人に對しても、汝等の愛を増し且豊ならしめ給はん事を。我等が汝等に對するも亦斯の如し。
and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love to one another, and to all men, as we do towards you:
13 是汝等の心を聖徳に固め、我主イエズス、キリスト其諸聖人と共に來り給はん時、我父にて在す神の御前に咎むべき所なからしめん為なり、アメン。
that your hearts may be established unblameable in holiness, before God even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, with all his saints.
