コリント人への手紙第二 9
1 第二項 施の性質及び好果 聖徒等の為にせらるる醵金に就きては、我汝等に書遣るに及ばず、
For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you:
2 汝等の志の趣けるを知ればなり。是によりて我、アカヤ[州]は昨年より既に準備せりとて、マケドニア人の前に汝等を以て誇と為す、斯て汝等の奮發は夥しき人々を励ましたるなり。
for I know your readiness, of which I glory on your behalf to them of Macedonia, that Achaia hath been prepared for a year past; and your zeal hath stirred up very many of them.
3 然るを我が兄弟等を遣はしたるは、曾て汝等に就きて誇る事の此點に於て空しからず、既に言へる如く準備の成らん為なり。
But I have sent the brethren, that our glorying on your behalf may not be made void in this respect; that, even as I said, ye may be prepared:
4 若マケドニア人我と共に至りて、汝等の準備の未成らざるを見ば、此點に於て、汝等は言ふに及ばず、恐くは我等も赤面するならん。
lest by any means, if there come with me any of Macedonia and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be put to shame in this confidence.
5 故に我兄弟等に請ひて、先ちて汝等に至り、既に約束せられし醵金を、吝むが如くにせず恵むが如くにして、豫め備置かしめん事を必要と思へり。
I thought it necessary therefore to entreat the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your aforepromised bounty, that the same might be ready as a matter of bounty, and not of extortion.
6 是に於て我は言ふ、吝みて少く蒔く人は亦少く刈り、豊に蒔く人は亦豊に刈らん。
But this [I say], He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
7 各心に決せし如く、吝まず、止むを得ざるに出でずして施すべし、神は喜びて與ふる人を嘉し給へばなり。
[Let] each man [do] according as he hath purposed in his heart: not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
8 抑神は能く凡ての恩寵を汝等の中に溢れしめ、汝等をして何時も萬事に十分ならざる所なく、凡ての善業に豊ならしむることを得給ふ、
And God is able to make all grace abound unto you; that ye, having always all sufficiency in everything, may abound unto every good work:
as it is written, He hath scattered abroad, he hath given to the poor; His righteousness abideth for ever. (aiōn g165)
10 然て蒔く人に種を賜ふ者は食すべき麪をも賜ひ、汝等の種を殖し、且汝等の義の結ぶ果を増し給ふべし。
And he that supplieth seed to the sower and bread for food, shall supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness:
11 斯て汝等が萬事に富み、総て快く施すを以て、人は我等に就きて神に感謝し奉るに至らん。
ye being enriched in everything unto all liberality, which worketh through us thanksgiving to God.
12 蓋此祭務を行ふは、聖徒等の缺乏を補ふ耳ならず、尚又主に對して多くの感謝を豊ならしむるなり。
For the ministration of this service not only filleth up the measure of the wants of the saints, but aboundeth also through many thanksgivings unto God;
13 即ち聖徒等は此務を證據として、汝等がキリストの福音に對して顕す所の服從、及び彼等にも凡ての人にも快く施せる事に就きて、神に光榮を歸し奉らん。
seeing that through the proving [of you] by this ministration they glorify God for the obedience of your confession unto the gospel of Christ, and for the liberality of [your] contribution unto them and unto all;
14 又神の汝等に賜ひし勝れたる恩寵に就き、汝等を慕ひて汝等の為に祈らん。
while they themselves also, with supplication on your behalf, long after you by reason of the exceeding grace of God in you.
15 言盡し難き御賜に就きて神に感謝し奉るべし。
Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift.
