コリント人への手紙第二 1
1 神の思召によりてイエズス、キリストの使徒たるパウロ、及び兄弟チモテオ、コリントに在る神の教會並にアカヤ全地方の聖徒一同に[書簡を贈る]。
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, through the will of God, and Timothy the brother, —unto the assembly of God which is in Corinth, together with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:
2 願はくは我父にて在す神及び主イエズス、キリストより、恩寵と平安とを汝等に賜はらん事を。
Favour unto you, and peace, from God [our] Father, and Lord Jesus Christ.
3 祝すべき哉我主キリスト、イエズスの神及び父、慈悲の父、諸の慰の神。即ち
Blessed, be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassions, and God of all encouragement,
4 我一切の患難に於て我等を慰め給へるは、我等をして、己が神より慰めらるる慰を以て、亦自ら一切の難に迫れる人々を慰むる事を得しめ給はんとなり。
Who encourageth us in all our tribulation, to the end we may be able to encourage them who are in any tribulation—through means of the encouragement wherewith we, ourselves, are encouraged by God.
5 蓋キリストの為の苦我等に溢るるが如く、我等の慰も亦キリストを以て溢るるなり。
Because, even as the sufferings of the Christ overflow unto us, so, through the Christ, overfloweth, our encouragement also.
6 抑我等が苦難に遇へるも汝等の慰安と救霊との為、慰めらるるも汝等の慰の為にして、汝等にも我等が忍べる如き苦を忍ぶ事を得しむるなり。
But, whether we are in tribulation, it is for your encouragement and salvation; whether we are encouraged, it is for your encouragement, which worketh inwardly by the endurance of the same sufferings which, we also, suffer; —
7 斯て汝等が苦を共にするが如く、又慰をも共にせん事を知れば、我等が汝等に對する希望は堅し。
And so, our hope, is sure in your behalf, —knowing that, —as ye are sharers of the sufferings, so, also of the encouragement.
8 蓋兄弟等よ、我等が[小]アジアに於て遇ひし困難に就きて、汝等の知らざるを好まず、即ち責めらるる事過度にして、力及ばず、活くる望をすら失ふに至りしかば、
For we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, as to our tribulation which happened in Asia, —that, exceedingly, beyond power, were we weighed down, so that we despaired, even of life.
9 心の中には死すとの返答を持ちたりき。是己を頼まずして、死者を復活せしめ給神を頼奉らん為なり。
But, we ourselves, within ourselves, have had the sentence of death, that we might not rest our confidence upon ourselves, but upon God, who raiseth the dead,
10 即ち曩に斯る死より我等を救ひ給ひて今も救ひ給へば、尚救ひ給ふべき事を信頼するなり。
Who, out of so great a death, rescued us, and will rescue, —unto whom we have turned our hope, [that], even yet, he will rescue:
11 是亦汝等が我等の為に祈りて援くるに由る、蓋多くの人の願によりて我等に賜はる恵を、多くの人を以て我等の為に感謝せられんとてなり。
Ye also labouring together on our behalf, by your supplication, that, unto many persons, being due the gift of favour, unto us, through means of many, might thanks be given in our behalf.
12 第一項 パウロの眞實を咎め得る者はあらじ 第一編 パウロ使徒としての動作及び氣質を弁護す 我等が誇とする所は、即ち世中、殊に汝等に對して處するに質直なる心と神の賜へる眞實とを以てし、又肉的智恵に由らず神の恩寵に由りてせるを、我良心の證する事是なり。
For, our boasting, is, this, —the witness of our conscience, that, in sanctity and sincerity of God, [and] not in fleshly wisdom, but in God’s favour, have we behaved ourselves in the world, —and more abundantly towards you.
13 蓋我等の書遣るは汝等が読む所知る所に外ならず、
For, no other things, are we writing unto you, than what ye are either reading or even acknowledging, —I hope, moreover, that, throughout, ye will acknowledge,
14 汝等既に粗我等を知りたれば、亦主イエズス、キリストの日に於て我等が汝等の名誉なるが如く、汝等も我等の名誉なる事を、終まで知らん事を希望す。
According as ye have also acknowledged us, in part, —that, your theme of boasting, we are, even indeed as, ye, also [shall be], ours, in the day of our Lord Jesus.
15 斯る希望の下に再び恩寵を得させんとて、我曩に汝等に至り、
And, in this confidence, I purposed, before, to come unto you, —in order that, a second joy, ye might have, —
16 汝等を経てマケドニアに往き、マケドニアより更に復汝等に至り、汝等よりユデアへ送られんと志ししが、
And, by your means, to pass into Macedonia, and, again, from Macedonia, to come unto you, and, by you, be set forward unto Judea: —
17 斯く志したればとて、我豈軽々しくせしものならんや、又我が定むる事をば肉に由りて定め、我に於て然りと云ひ、又然らずと云ふが如き事あらんや。
This, then, being my purpose, perhaps, after all, with lightness, I dealt [with the matter]? or, the things that I purpose, according to the flesh, I purpose, —that, with me, should be the Yea, yea, and the Nay, nay?
18 神は眞實に在して、我が汝等の中に語りし所には、然り然らずと云ふ事なきを證し給ふ。
Faithful, however, is God, in that, our discourse, which was [delivered] unto you, is not Yea and Nay;
19 蓋我等を以て、即ち我とシルヴァノとチモテオとを以て、汝等の中に宣べられ給ひし神の御子イエズス、キリストに於ては、然り然らずと云ふ事なく、唯然りと云ふ事あるのみ。
For, the Son of God, Christ Jesus—who, among you, through us, was proclaimed, —through me, and Silvanus, and Timothy, became not Yea and Nay, —but Yea, in him, hath it become;
20 即神の御約束は彼に於て悉く然りとなりたれば、我等は彼を以て神に向ひて其光榮の為にアメンと誦ふるなり。
For, how many soever be the promises of God, in him, is the Yea, —wherefore also, through him, [be] the Amen, unto God, for glory, through us.
21 汝等と共に我等をキリストに於て堅固ならしめ、且我等に注油し給ひしものは神にて在す。
Now, he that confirmeth us, together with you, for Christ, and hath anointed us, is God:
22 而て尚我等を證印し給ひ、保證として霊を我等の心に賜ひしなり。
Who also hath sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
23 我魂を賭けて、神を呼びて證者とし奉る、即ち我が更に汝等に至らざりしは、汝等を宥恕する故なり。
But, I, call upon God, as a witness, against my own soul, —that, to spare you, not yet, have I come unto Corinth:
24 我等は汝等の信仰を壓せんとする者に非ずして、汝等の喜の協力者なり、其は汝等信仰に據りて立てばなり。
Not that we have lordship over your faith, but are, helpers, of your joy, for, by your faith, ye stand.
