テモテへの手紙第一 6

1 総て軛の下に在る奴隷は、其主人を全く尊ぶべきものと思ふべし、是主の御名と教との罵られざらん為なり。

Let as many bondmen as are under yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and the teaching be not blasphemed.

2 信徒たる主人を有てる者は、兄弟なりとて之を軽んずべからず、却て慈善を共にせる者が信徒にして己之に愛せらるるにより、一層善く事ふべし。是等の事を教へ且勧めよ。

And they that have believing masters, let them not despise [them] because they are brethren; but let them the rather serve them with subjection, because they are faithful and beloved, who profit by the good and ready service [rendered]. These things teach and exhort.

3 第三項 結末の教訓 人ありて、若異なる事を教へ、我主イエズス、キリストの健全なる談話と敬虔に適へる教とに服せずば、

If any one teach differently, and do not accede to sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the teaching which [is] according to piety,

4 是何事をも識らずして自ら驕り、病的に議論と言争とを好む者なり、是より起るは嫉妬、口論、侮辱、邪推、

he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but sick about questions and disputes of words, out of which arise envy, strife, injurious words, evil suspicions,

5 又精神腐敗し眞理缺乏して、敬虔を利益の道なりと思ふ人々の争等なり。

constant quarrellings of men corrupted in mind and destitute of the truth, holding gain to be [the end of] piety.

6 抑足る事を知れる敬虔こそは大いなる利益の道なれ、

But piety with contentment is great gain.

7 其は我等が此世に來りし時何物をも携へざりしかば、去る時亦何物をも取る能はざるは疑なき所なればなり。

For we have brought nothing into the world: [it is] [manifest] that neither can we carry anything out.

8 衣食だにあらば、我等は其にて満足すべし。

But having sustenance and covering, we will be content with these.

9 蓋富まんと欲する人々は、誘惑と惡魔の罠とに陥り、人を堕落と滅亡とに沈むる、愚にして有害なる種々の慾望に陥る。

But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many unwise and hurtful lusts, which plunge men into destruction and ruin.

10 即ち利慾は一切の惡事の根なり、或人々は之が為に信仰に遠ざかりて迷ひ、多くの苦を以て己を刺貫けり。

For the love of money is [the] root of every evil; which some having aspired after, have wandered from the faith, and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

11 然れど神の人よ、汝は是等の事を避けて、正義、敬虔、信仰、慈愛、忍耐、柔和を求め、

But thou, O man of God, flee these things, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness of spirit.

12 信仰の善き戰を戰ひて永遠の生命を捉へよ。其は之に召されて、多くの證人の前に之が為に善き宣言を為したればなり。 (aiōnios g166)

Strive earnestly [in] the good conflict of faith. Lay hold of eternal life, to which thou hast been called, and hast confessed the good confession before many witnesses. (aiōnios g166)

13 我萬物を活かし給ふ神の御前、及びポンシオ、ピラトの時に立證して善き宣言を為し給ひしキリスト、イエズスの御前に、汝に命ず、

I enjoin thee before God who preserves all things in life, and Christ Jesus who witnessed before Pontius Pilate the good confession,

14 我主イエズス、キリストの顕れ給ふまで、穢なく咎なく掟を守れ、

that thou keep the commandment spotless, irreproachable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ;

15 其時期至りては、至福唯一の主権者、諸王の王、総て主たる者の主はイエズス、キリストを顕し給はんとす、

which in its own time the blessed and only Ruler shall shew, the King of those that reign, and Lord of those that exercise lordship;

16 彼は獨不死を有し、近づくべからざる光に住み給ひ、一人も曾て見奉りし事なく又見奉る能はざる者に在し、尊榮と永遠の権能と之に歸す、アメン。 (aiōnios g166)

who only has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen, nor is able to see; to whom [be] honour and eternal might. Amen. (aiōnios g166)

17 汝此世の富者に命ぜよ、驕る事なく、確ならぬ富を恃まず、快樂の為にも萬物を豊に供給し給ふ活き給へる神を頼み奉り、 (aiōn g165)

Enjoin on those rich in the present age not to be high-minded, nor to trust on the uncertainty of riches; but in the God who affords us all things richly for [our] enjoyment; (aiōn g165)

18 善を為して善業に富める者と成り、快く施し且分與へ、

to do good, to be rich in good works, to be liberal in distributing, disposed to communicate [of their substance],

19 眞の生命を捉ふる様、将來の為に善き資本を蓄へん事を。

laying by for themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold of [what is] really life.

20 嗚呼チモテオよ、托せられしものを守りて、世俗の空言と有名無實なる學識の反論とを避けよ、

O Timotheus, keep the entrusted deposit, avoiding profane, vain babblings, and oppositions of false-named knowledge,

21 或人々は之を粧ひて信仰の的を外れたるなり。願はくは恩寵汝と共に在らん事を、アメン。

of which some having made profession, have missed the faith. Grace [be] with thee.