テサロニケ人への手紙第二 2
1 兄弟等よ、我主イエズス、キリストの再臨に就き、又我等が之と一致すべき事に就きては、
NOW we entreat you, brethren, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together unto him:
2 或は霊により、或は我等より出でしが如き物語、或は書簡によりて、主の日迫れりとて汝等が容易く本心より動かされず、又驚かされざらん事を希ふ。
that ye be not hastily agitated with apprehension, nor troubled, neither by spirit, nor by discourse, nor by letter, as coming from us, as though the day of the Lord was instantly approaching.
3 誰にも決して欺かるること勿れ、蓋先棄教の事來りて、罪の人即ち亡の子顕るるに非ずば、[主の日は來らじ]。
Let no man deceive you in any way: because that cannot be till the apostasy come first, and the man of sin appear, the son of perdition,
4 彼は反對して一切の所謂神、又は禮拝物に激しく立逆らひ、神殿に坐して自ら神たるが如く己を示すにすら至るべし。
who opposeth himself against, and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or is the object of adoration; so that he in the temple of God sitteth as God, exhibiting himself in public that he is God.
5 我が尚汝等の中に在りし時、是等の事を言ひ居たりしを、汝等は記憶せざるか。
Do ye not remember that when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
6 彼の時期に至りて顕れしめん為に今彼を止むる者の何たるかは、汝等の知る所なり。
And now ye know what withholdeth, that he may be revealed in his own time.
7 蓋不義の奥義は既に活動せり、但今之を止めつつある者の除かるる迄なり。
For the mystery of iniquity is already powerfully working; only he that withholdeth hitherto, will do so till he is removed.
8 其時彼の不義者顕され、主イエズス御口の息を以て之を殺し、己が降臨の光榮を以て之を亡ぼし給ふべし。
And then that lawless person will appear, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming;
9 彼者の來るはサタンの勢力に由る事にして、一切の異能の業と徴と僞りの奇蹟と、
whose appearing is known by fanatical energy, displayed in all power, and signs, and lying miracles,
10 不義の誑惑とを盡して亡ぶる人々に當らん。是彼等が救はるる様、眞理の愛を受けざりし故なり。然れば神其中に惑を働かしめ給ひて、彼等は偽を信ずるに至らん。
and in every unrighteous delusion among those who perish: in consequence of which things they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
And for this cause God shall send unto them the energy of delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12 是眞理を信ぜずして不義に同意したる人々の悉く審判せられん為なり。
that they all might be damned who have not believed the truth, but have taken pleasure in unrighteousness.
13 然れど主に愛せられ奉る兄弟等よ、我等は常に汝等の為に神に感謝し奉るべきなり、其は神、[聖]霊によれる成聖と眞理の信仰とによりて救霊を得しむべく、素より汝等を選み給ひたればなり。
But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren, beloved of the Lord, because God hath elected you from the beginning unto salvation, by sanctification of the Spirit, and faith in the truth:
14 我等の福音を以て汝等を之に召し給ひしも、我主イエズス、キリストの光榮を得しめ給はん為なり。
whereunto also he called you by our gospel, in order to your acquisition of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
15 然れば兄弟等よ、毅然として我等の或は物語、或は書簡に由りて習ひし傳を守れ。
Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and firmly hold the injunctions delivered to you, as ye have been taught, whether by our discourse, or by letter.
Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God, and Father, who hath loved us, and given us everlasting consolation, and good hope through grace, (aiōnios g166)
17 汝等の心を勧めて凡ての善き業と言とに堅うし給はん事を。
comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.
