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 man at Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of the cohort called the Italic,
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 man of piety, and who feared God with all his house, giving much alms to the people, and praying to God continually.
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 evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming to 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、
Then looking stedfastly on him, and being terrified, he said, What means this, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come 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 inquire for 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 near the sea: this man will tell thee what thou must do.
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、
But when the angel departed who spake to Cornelius, he called two of his domestics, and a pious soldier, persons who constantly were in attendance upon him;
8 悉く事情を語りてヨッペに遣はせり。
and relating all things to them, 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。
Then the next morning, as they were on their journey, and drew near to the city, Peter went up to the flat roof 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 grew very hungry, and desired something to eat: but whilst they were getting it ready, a sacred ecstacy fell upon him.
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 saw heaven opened, and there descended to him a certain vessel, as a great sheet with chains at the four corners, and resting 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。
in which were all the quadrupeds of the earth, and wild beasts, and reptiles, and birds of the air.
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; slay 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, By no means, Lord for I have never at any time eaten of any thing common or 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 the voice again a second time came to him, What God hath cleansed, call not thou unclean.
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。
This was thrice repeated: and the vessel was again taken 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、
But while Peter was perplexed in himself what was meant by the vision which he had seen, then, behold! the men which had been sent by Cornelius having inquired out the house of Simon, stood before the door,
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 calling, asked if Simon, surnamed Peter, lodged 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、
But while Peter was musing upon the vision, the Spirit said to him, Lo! three men are inquiring after 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。
Arise then, and go down, and go with them, entertaining no doubt, 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。
Then Peter went down to the men who were sent by Cornelius to him; and said, Lo! I am the person that ye ask for: what is the business on which ye are come hither?
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。
Then they said, Cornelius a centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report with all the nation of the Jews, has been divinely admonished by a holy angel to send for thee to his house, 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。
Then inviting them in, he lodged them there. And the next morning Peter went with them, and some 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 the next day they entered into Caesarea. Now Cornelius was expecting them, having called together his relations and nearest 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 as Peter was entering, Cornelius met him, and falling at his feet, paid him homage.
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, Arise; I also myself 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 conversing with him, he entered, and found many assembled 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 know how contrary it is to established usage, for a man who is a Jew to associate with or visit one of another nation; but God hath shewed me to call no 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 without a word, I came when invited: I beg to know therefore for what purpose ye have 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、
Then Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting till this hour; and at the ninth hour I was praying in my house, and, lo! a man stood before me in shining 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 said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thy alms are remembered before 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 invite Simon, whose surname is Peter, to come to thee; he lodgeth in the house of Simon the tanner, near the sea: who, when he is come will talk with thee.
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。
Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast done well in coming. Now therefore are all we here present before God, to hear all things that are given in charge to thee from God.
34 其時ペトロ口を開きて云ひけるは、神は偏り給はず、
Then Peter opening his mouth, said, In truth I perceive that God is not a 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 to the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ, (he is Lord of all, ) ye know:
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、
even that which was the common talk through all Judea, 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。
respecting Jesus, who was of Nazareth, how God had anointed him with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were tyrannically 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 region of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they killed suspending 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 ordained that he should be visibly manifested;
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 to witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he was arisen 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 hath commanded us to proclaim to the people, and to bear our testimony that this is the person who is ordained of God 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 who believeth in 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 was yet speaking these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all who heard the discourse.
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 who were believers, as many as came with Peter, were amazed, because even on the Gentiles the gift of the holy Ghost was poured out.
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 speaking in different languages, and magnifying God. Then Peter addressed them,
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 one forbid the water for baptising these persons, who have received the Holy Ghost 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。
So he commanded them to be baptised in the name of the Lord. Then they entreated him to tarry there some days.
