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1 イエズス、キリストの僕たり且使徒たるシモン、ペトロ、我神にして救主に在すイエズス、キリストの義によりて、我等と等しき信仰を得たる人々に[書簡を贈る]。
Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
2 願はくは、神及び我主イエズス、キリストを熟知し奉る事によりて、恩寵と平安と汝等に加はらん事を。
Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,
3 第一項 益徳行を積むべき必要及び其所以。 キリストの神にて在せる大能は、其固有の光榮と能力とに由りて我等を召し給ひし神を知らしめて、総て生命と敬虔とに益する所のものを我等に賜ひしものなれば、
According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
4 又其光榮と能力とに由りて最も大いなる尊き約束を賜ひしは、汝等をして依りて以て此世に於る情慾の腐敗を避けて、神の本性に與る者たらしめ給はん為なれば、
Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
5 汝等も亦十分に注意して、汝等の信仰に徳を加へ、徳に學識、
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
6 學識に節制、節制に忍耐、忍耐に敬虔、
And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
7 敬虔に兄弟的相愛、兄弟的相愛に愛[徳]を加へよ。
And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
8 蓋若是等の事汝等にありて増加せば、汝等をして我主イエズス、キリストを識り奉るに於て、働かざるもの果を結ばざるものたらしめじ。
For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 是等の事なき人は盲にして遠く見る能はず、其既往の罪を潔められし事を忘れたる者なり。
But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
10 然れば兄弟等よ、汝等の召されし事、選まれし事を、善業を以て愈固うするに努めよ、然て之を為すに於ては何時も躓く事なかるべし。 故に汝等が現に此眞理を知り、且固く此上に立てるに拘はらず、我尚常に汝等をして是等の事を記憶せしめんとす。
Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. (aiōnios g166)
Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.
13 思ふに我が此幕屋に居る間は、此記憶を以て、汝等を励ますを至當なりとす。
Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;
14 我は我主イエズス、キリストの示し給ひし所に從ひて、我が此幕屋を下す事近きに在りと確信するが故に、
Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.
15 世を去りし後も汝等をして、屡是等の事を思出さしむる様勉めんとす。
Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.
16 蓋我等が主イエズス、キリストの能力と降臨とを汝等に告知らせしは、巧なる寓言に基けるに非ずして、其威光の目撃者とせられてなり。
For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
17 即ち彼は神にて在す父より尊厳と光榮とを賜はり、偉大なる光榮より聲之が為に下りて、「是ぞ我心を安んぜる我愛子なる、之に聞け」、と言はれしなり。
For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
18 我等彼と共に聖山に在りし時、此聲の天より來りしを親しく聞けり。
And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
19 又尚固くせられし預言者の言我等に在り、汝等之を以て暗き所を照らす燈とし、夜明けて日の汝等の心の中に出づるまで之を省みるを善しとす。
We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
20 先斯事を知るべし、即ち聖書の預言は総て一個人の解釈を以て解せらるるものに非ず、
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
21 其は預言は昔人意に由りて齎されずして、神の聖人等が聖霊に感動せられて語りしものなればなり。
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
