使徒の働き 15
1 第二項 エルザレムの教議會 斯て或人々、ユデアより下りて兄弟等に向ひ、汝等モイゼの慣例に從ひて割禮を受くるに非ずば救霊を得ず、と教へければ、
Then some men arrived from Judea who started teaching the believers, “Unless you're circumcised according to the rules set down by Moses, you can't be saved.”
2 パウロとバルナバと、彼等に對して一方ならぬ諍論を為ししが、信徒はパウロ、バルナバ、及び反對側の數人をエルザレムに上せ、此問題に就き使徒等及び長老等に伺はん事に定めたり。
Paul and Barnabas had many arguments and debates with them. So Paul and Barnabas and some others were appointed to go to Jerusalem and talk to the apostles and leaders there about this issue.
3 然れば彼等教會に見送られて、フェニケア及びサマリアを経、異邦人感化の事情を具に語りて、兄弟一同に大いなる喜を起させたり。
The church sent them on their way, and as they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria, they explained how foreigners were being converted, which made all the believers very happy.
4 一行エルザレムに至りて、教會と使徒等と長老等とに迎へられ、神の己等と共に為し給ひし事の次第を告げしが、
When they arrived in Jerusalem they were welcomed by the church members, the apostles, and the elders. They explained everything God had done through them.
5 ファリザイ派の中なる數人の信者起ちて、異邦人は割禮を受けざるべからず、又命じてモイゼの律法を守らしむべし、と云ひければ、
But they were opposed by some of the believers who belonged to the Pharisee faction. They said, “These converts have to be circumcised, and instructed to observe the law of Moses.”
6 使徒等及び長老等、此事を調べんとて集れり。
The apostles and elders met together to discuss the issue.
7 激しき諍論の後、ペトロ立ちて彼等に謂ひけるは、兄弟たる人々よ、久しき以前に、神我等の中より選みて、我口を以て異邦人に福音の言を聞かせ、之を信ぜしめ給ひし事は、汝等の知る所なり。
After much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that some time ago God chose me from among you so that the foreigners could hear the message of good news and trust in Jesus.
8 且人の心を知り給ふ神は、汝等に賜ひし如く、彼等にも聖霊を賜ひて證明し給ひ、
God, who knows thewhat we're thinking, has shown that he accepts them, giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us.
9 信仰によりて彼等の心を潔め、我等と彼等とを聊も隔て給ひしことなし。
He doesn't make any distinction between us and them—he cleansed their thoughts as they trusted in him.
10 然るを何為れぞ、汝等神を試みて、我等の先祖も我等も負ふ能はざりし軛を、今弟子等の頚に負はせんとはする。
So why do you want to oppose God and put a burden on the believers that our fathers weren't able to bear, and we can't either?
11 我等の救はるるは主イエズス、キリストの恩寵によれりとは、我等の信ずる所にして、彼等も亦然るなり、と。
We're convinced that we're saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way they are.”
12 會衆皆沈黙して、パウロとバルナバとが、異邦人の中に己等を以て神の行ひ給ひし凡ての徴と奇蹟とを語るを聴きたりしが、
Everyone listened attentively to Barnabas and Paul as they explained the miraculous signs that God had performed through them among the foreigners.
13 彼等が沈黙を保ちたる後、ヤコボ答へて云ひけるは、兄弟たる人々よ、我に聞け、
After they had finished speaking, James spoke up, saying, “Brothers, listen to me.
14 シモン既に神始めて異邦人を顧み、其中より己が名を尊ぶ民を取り給ひし次第を述べしが、
Simon has described how God first revealed his concern for the foreigners by taking from them a people committed to him.
15 預言者等の言之に合へり、録して、
This is in accordance with the words of the prophets, as it's written,
16 「此後我返りて、倒れたるダヴィドの幕屋を再興し、其崩れたる所を繕ひ、且之を建てん、
‘In the future I will return, and I will rebuild the fallen house of David; I will rebuild its ruins and set it straight.
17 是は他の人々及び、為に我名を呼ばれたる萬國の異邦人が主を求め得ん為なり、之を為し給ふ所の主之を曰ふ」、とあるが如し。
I will do this so that those who are left may come to the Lord, including the foreigners who call on my name.
This is what the Lord says, who revealed these things long ago.’ (aiōn g165)
19 之によりて我思ふに、異邦人より神に歸依する人々を煩はすべからず、
So my decision is that we shouldn't make it difficult for foreigners who turn to God.
20 唯書を贈りて、偶像に捧げられし物と、私通と、絞殺されし獣の肉と血とを戒むべし、
We should write to them and tell them to avoid food sacrificed to idols, sexual immorality, meat of animals that have been strangled, and from consuming blood.
21 蓋モイゼの書は、安息日毎に會堂に於て読まれ、之を述ぶる人昔より何れの市町にも在ればなり、と。
For the law of Moses has been taught in every town for a long, long time—it's read in the synagogues every Sabbath.”
22 是に於て使徒等、長老等、及び教會一同に、其中より人を選みて、パウロ、バルナバと共にアンチオキアに遣はすを可しとせり、其人々はバルサバとも呼ばるるユダ、及びシラにして、兄弟中の重立ちたる者なりき。
Then the apostles and elders, together with the whole church, decided it would be good to choose some representatives and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas Barsabbas and Silas, leaders among the brothers,
23 彼等の手に托せられし書翰の文に曰く、「使徒等及び兄弟たる長老等、アンチオキアとシリアとシリシアとに在る異邦人たりし兄弟等に挨拶す。
and sent them with this letter: “Greetings from us, the apostles and elders and brothers, to the non-Jewish brothers in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia:
24 我等の聞く所に據れば、或人々、我等が命じたる事もなきに、我等の中より出行きて汝等の魂を覆し、言を以て汝等を擾したる由なれば、
We have heard that some from our group have confused you with their teachings, causing you trouble. We certainly didn't tell them to do this!
25 我等一致して人を選み、
So we have agreed to choose some representatives and send them to you together with our much-loved brothers Barnabas and Paul,
26 我主イエズス、キリストの御名の為に生命を惜まざりし人、我等が至愛なるバルナバ及びパウロと共に、汝等に遣はさん事を宜しとせり。
who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
27 然ればユダとシラとを遣はしたるが、彼等口づから是等の事を汝等に告げん。
So we are sending to you Judas and Silas who can verbally confirm what we're saying.
28 蓋聖霊と我等とは、左の必要なる事の外、汝等に何等の荷をも負はしめざるを宜しとせり。
It seemed best to the Holy Spirit and to us not to place on you any heavier burden than these important requirements.
29 即ち汝等が偶像に捧げられし物と、血と絞殺されしものと、私通とを絶つべき事是なり。是等の事を慎まば、其にて宜しかるべし、汝等健康なれ、」と。
You should avoid: anything sacrificed to idols; blood; meat from strangled animals; and sexual immorality. You will do well to observe these requirements. God bless you.”
30 然て彼等暇乞してアンチオキアに下り、信徒を集めて書翰を渡ししが、
The men were sent on their way to Antioch. When they arrived they called everybody together and delivered the letter.
31 人々之を読みて、慰を得て喜べり。
After they had read it, the people were so happy for the encouraging message.
32 ユダとシラとは其身も預言者なれば、多くの談話を以て兄弟を勧め且堅めたりしが、
Judas and Silas, who were also prophets, encouraged the brothers, explaining many things, and strengthening them.
33 暫く此處に留りて後、己を遣はしし者の許に歸らんとて、兄弟等に無事を祝されて暇を乞ひ得たり。
After spending some time there they were sent back by the brothers with their blessing to the believers in Jerusalem.
34 然れどシラは此處に留るを宜しとせしかば、ユダ一人エルザレムに歸り、
35 パウロとバルナバとはアンチオキアに留り、他の數人と共に主の御言を教へ、福音を宣べつつありき。
But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and proclaiming the word of God along with many others.
36 第三項 聖パウロ第二回の傳道旅行 然て數日の後、パウロはバルナバに向ひ、将我等後戻して、曩に主の御言を宣傳へし凡ての市町を巡廻し、其安否を問はん、と云ひしが、
Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let's go back and visit the believers in every town where we shared the word of the Lord, and see how they're doing.”
37 バルナバはマルコとも呼ばるるヨハネを携へんと思へるに、
Barnabas planned to take along John Mark too.
38 パウロは、彼は曾てパンフィリアにて己等を離れ、共に働かざりし者なれば、之を承容るべからず、と考へ居たりしかば、
But Paul didn't think it was a good idea to take him with them, since he'd left them in Pamphylia and hadn't continued working with them.
39 遂に衝突して相別るるに至れり。さればバルナバはマルコを携へてクプロ[島]へ出帆せしが、
They had such a strong disagreement that they separated. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed to Cyprus.
40 パウロはシラを選みて、兄弟等より神の恩寵に委ねられて出立し、
Paul chose Silas, and as they left, the believers committed them to the grace of the Lord.
41 シリアとシリシアとを巡りて諸教會を固め、使徒等及び長老等の規定を守るべき事を教へ居たり。
Paul traveled through Syria and Cilicia, encouraging the churches there.
