使徒の働き 10
1 第二 百夫長コルネリオの改宗 カイザリアにコルネリオと呼ばるる人あり、イタリア隊と稱する軍隊の百夫長にして、
Now [there was] a certain man in Cæsarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of the band called the Italian [band],
2 信心深く、家族一同と共に神を畏敬し、人民に多くの施與を行ひ、常に神に祈りつつありしが、
a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.
3 一日午後三時頃、幻影の中に、神の使己が許に來りて、コルネリオよ、と呼べるを明かに見しかば、
He saw in a vision openly, as it were about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in unto him, and saying to him, Cornelius.
4 目を之に注ぎ恐入りて、主よ、是は何事ぞや、と云ひしに天使答へけるは、汝の祈祷と施與とは、記念として神の御前に上れり、
And he, fastening his eyes upon him, and being affrighted, said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are gone up for a memorial before God.
5 今人をヨッペに遣はして、ペトロとも呼ばるるシモンと云ふ人を招け、
And now send men to Joppa, and fetch one Simon, who is surnamed Peter:
6 海岸に住めるシモンと云へる革工の家に宿れるなり、彼汝に其為すべき事を云はん、と。
he lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side.
7 己に語れる天使の去りて後、コルネリオは己が二人の僕と部下の信心深き一人の兵卒とを呼び、
And when the angel that spake unto him was departed, he called two of his household-servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
8 悉く事情を語りてヨッペに遣はせり。
and having rehearsed all things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.
9 翌日彼等尚途中に在りけるが、町に近づける時、晝の十二時頃ペトロ祈らんとて平屋根に上れり。
Now on the morrow, as they were on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour:
10 然るに飢ゑて物欲しかりければ、人の支度するうち、氣を奪はるる如くになり、
and he became hungry, and desired to eat: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance;
11 天開けて大いなる布の如き器降り、四隅を吊されて、天より地に下さるるを見たり。
and he beholdeth the heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet, let down by four corners upon the earth:
12 其中には地上の有ゆる四足のもの、匍ふもの、及び空の鳥あり。
wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts and creeping things of the earth and birds of the heaven.
13 又聲ありて、ペトロ起きよ、屠りて食せよ、と云ひしかば、
And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill and eat.
14 ペトロ、主よ、然らじ、我曾て穢れたるもの或は潔からぬものを食せしこと無し、と云ひけるに、
But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common and unclean.
15 又再び聲ありて、神の潔め給ひしものを、汝潔からずと云ふこと勿れ、と云へり。
And a voice [came] unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, make not thou common.
16 斯の如き事三度にして、器物は忽ち天に取上げられたり。
And this was done thrice: and straightway the vessel was received up into heaven.
17 ペトロ心の中に、其見し幻影を如何なる意ぞと當惑せる折しも、コルネリオより遣はされたる人々、シモンの家を尋ねて門前に立止り、
Now while Peter was much perplexed in himself what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold, the men that were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon’s house, stood before the gate,
18 音づれて、ペトロとも呼ばるるシモンは此處に宿れりや、と問ひ居たり。
and called and asked whether Simon, who was surnamed Peter, were lodging there.
19 ペトロは幻影に就きて打案じ居けるを、聖霊之に曰はく、看よ、三人の男汝を尋ぬ、
And while Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.
20 起ちて下り、躊躇する事なく彼等と共に往け、彼等は我が遣はしたる者なれば、と。
But arise, and get thee down, and go with them, nothing doubting: for I have sent them.
21 ペトロ人々の處に下りて云ひけるは、看よ汝等の尋ぬるは我なり、如何なる故ありて來れるぞ、と。
And Peter went down to the men, and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?
22 彼等云ひけるは、百夫長コルネリオは、神を畏敬してユデア人一般に好評ある義人なるが、聖なる天使より、汝を其家に招きて汝の言を聴けとの告を受けたり、と。
And they said, Cornelius a centurion, a righteous man and one that feareth God, and well reported of by all the nation of the Jews, was warned [of God] by a holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words from thee.
23 是に於てペトロ、彼等を請じて宿らしめ、翌日諸共に出立しけるが、ヨッペより數人の兄弟之に伴へり。
So he called them in and lodged them. And on the morrow he arose and went forth with them, and certain of the brethren from Joppa accompanied him.
24 次日カイザリアに入りしに、コルネリオは既に親族及び親しき朋友を呼集めて、彼等を待受けたり。
And on the morrow they entered into Cæsarea. And Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his kinsmen and his near friends.
25 ペトロの入來るや、コルネリオ出迎へて其足下に伏し禮拝せしかば、
And when it came to pass that Peter entered, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.
26 ペトロ之を起して云ひけるは、立て、我も人なり、と。
But Peter raised him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.
27 斯て相語りつつ内に入り、多くの人の集れるを見て、
And as he talked with him, he went in, and findeth many come together:
28 此人々に謂ひけるは、ユデア人にして異邦人に連り或は近づく事の掟に適はざるは、汝等の知る所なり。然れど何人をも、穢れたるもの潔からぬものと言ふべからざる事を、神我に示し給へり。
and he said unto them, Ye yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to join himself or come unto one of another nation; and [yet] unto me hath God showed that I should not call any man common or unclean:
29 故に我招かれて躊躇する事なく來りしが、汝等に問はん、我を招きし所以は何ぞ、と。
wherefore also I came without gainsaying, when I was sent for. I ask therefore with what intent ye sent for me.
30 コルネリオ云ひけるは、四日以前の午後三時、我家に在りて祈れるに、折しも輝ける衣服を着けたる一人の男子、我前に立ちて云ひけるは、
And Cornelius said, Four days ago, until this hour, I was keeping the ninth hour of prayer in my house; and behold, a man stood before me in bright apparel,
31 コルネリオよ、汝の祈りは聴容れられ、汝の施與は神の御前に記念せられたり。
and saith, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
32 故に人をヨッペに遣はし、ペトロとも呼ばるるシモンを迎えよ、彼は海岸なる革工シモンの家に宿れり、と。
Send therefore to Joppa, and call unto thee Simon, who is surnamed Peter; he lodgeth in the house of Simon a tanner, by the sea side.
33 是に由りて直に人を汝に遣はししが、宜くこそ來たまひつれ。然れば今我等皆神の御前に在りて、主より汝に命ぜられたる事を悉く承らんとす、と。
Forthwith therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God, to hear all things that have been commanded thee of the Lord.
34 其時ペトロ口を開きて云ひけるは、神は偏り給はず、
And Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
35 何れの國民にもあれ、之を畏敬して義を行ふ人は御意に適へる事、我眞に之を認む。
but in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is acceptable to him.
36 神は御言をイスラエルの子等に送り、イエズス、キリストを以て平安を告げ給ひしが、之ぞ萬民の主に在すなる。
The word which he sent unto the children of Israel, preaching good tidings of peace by Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all)—
37 汝等ユデア一般に成りし事を知れるならん、是即ちヨハネの宣傳へし洗禮の後、ガリレアより始りし事にして、
that saying ye yourselves know, which was published throughout all Judæa, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;
38 神はナザレトより出でたるイエズスに、聖霊と能力とを以て注油し給ひしなり。彼は慈善を行ひ、且凡て惡魔に壓へられたる人を醫しつつ世を過し給へり、是神彼と共に在したればなり。
[even] Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
39 我等は、其ユデア人の地及びエルザレムに於て為し給し一切の事の證人なるがユデア人は之を木に磔けて殺したれども、
And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom also they slew, hanging him on a tree.
40 神は三日目に之を復活せしめ且現れしめ給へり。
Him God raised up the third day, and gave him to be made manifest,
41 但其は人民一般にはあらで、神より預定せられし證人、即ち死者の中より復活し給ひたる後、彼と共に飲食したる我等に現れしめ給ひしなり。
not to all the people, but unto witnesses that were chosen before of God, [even] to us, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
42 且我が神より立てられて、生者と死者との審判者たる事を人民に教へ且證明すべしと、イエズス自ら我等に命じ給ひしなり。
And he charged us to preach unto the people, and to testify that this is he who is ordained of God [to be] the Judge of the living and the dead.
43 総て之を信ずる人の、其御名によりて罪の赦を受くる事は、預言者の皆證明したる所なり、と。
To him bear all the prophets witness, that through his name every one that believeth on him shall receive remission of sins.
44 ペトロ尚是等の言を語りつつあるに、聖霊言を聴ける人々一同の上に降り給ひ、
While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all them that heard the word.
45 ペトロに伴ひ來れる割禮ある信徒は、聖霊の恩寵が異邦人にも注がれたるに惘果てたり。
And they of the circumcision that believed were amazed, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Spirit.
46 其は彼等の異なる語を語りて神を崇め奉るを聞けばなり。
For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,
47 是に於てペトロ答へけるは、此人々は既に我等の如く聖霊を蒙りたれば、誰か水を禁じて其洗せらるるを拒み得んや、と。
Can any man forbid the water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we?
48 斯て彼等がイエズス、キリストの御名によりて洗せられん事を命ぜしかば、彼等はペトロが數日此家に留らん事を請へり。
And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
