使徒の働き 16
1 パウロデルベンとルストラとに至りしに、折しも此處にチモテオと云へる弟子あり、信者となりたるユデア教の婦人の子にて、父はギリシア人なりしが、
And he came to Derbe and Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, by name Timotheus, son of a Jewish believing woman, but [the] father a Greek,
2 ルストラ及びイコニオムに在る兄弟等は是に好評を與へつつありき。
who had a [good] testimony of the brethren in Lystra and Iconium.
3 パウロ之を伴ひて出發せんと思定め、彼を携へて其地方なるユデア人に對して割禮を施せり。其は彼等皆其父のギリシア人たりしことを知ればなり。
Him would Paul have go forth with him, and took [him and] circumcised him on account of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew his father that he was a Greek.
4 斯て市町を通る時、エルザレムに居る使徒等及び長老等の規定を守らせんとて、之を人々に渡しければ、
And as they passed through the cities they instructed them to observe the decrees determined on by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem.
5 諸教會は其信仰を固うせられて、人員も日々に彌増しつつありき。
The assemblies therefore were confirmed in the faith, and increased in number every day.
6 兩人フリジア及びガラチア地方を過りしに、聖霊[小]アジアに於て神の御言を語る事を戒め給ひしが、
And having passed through Phrygia and the Galatian country, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia,
7 又ミジア[州]に至りて、ビチニア[州]へ往かんと試みしも、イエズスの霊之を許し給はざりき。
having come down to Mysia, they attempted to go to Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them;
8 斯てミジアを経てトロアデに下りけるに、
and having passed by Mysia they descended to Troas.
9 パウロ夜中幻影を示され、一人のマケドニア人立ち居りて己を頼み、マケドニアに渡りて我等を救へ、と云へるを見たり。
And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: There was a certain Macedonian man, standing and beseeching him, and saying, Pass over into Macedonia and help us.
10 パウロ此幻影を見るや、己等がマケドニア人に福音を傳ふる為に神より召されたる事を確信して、直にマケドニアへ赴かんと力めたり。
And when he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go forth to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to announce to them the glad tidings.
11 然て我等トロアデより出帆してサモトラキアへ直航し、翌日ネエプルに至り、
Having sailed therefore away from Troas, we went in a straight course to Samothracia, and on the morrow to Neapolis,
12 其處よりマケドニアの取付の都會にして殖民地なるフィリッピに至れり。數日の間此市に留り、
and thence to Philippi, which is [the] first city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were staying in that city certain days.
13 安息日に當りて市の門外に出で、河の辺の祈場と思しき處に往き、集りたる婦等に坐りつつ語りけるに、
And on the sabbath day we went outside the gate by the river, where it was the custom for prayer to be, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had assembled.
14 テアチロ町の紅色染料商にして神を尊べるルヂアと云へる婦之を聴きけるを、主其心を開きて、パウロより言はるる事に傾かしめ給ひ、
And a certain woman, by name Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, who worshipped God, heard; whose heart the Lord opened to attend to the things spoken by Paul.
15 彼一家と共に洗せられしが、願ひて、汝等我を主に忠實なる者とせば我家に入りて留れ、と云ひて、強ひて我等を入らしめたり。
And when she had been baptised and her house, she besought [us], saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and abide [there]. And she constrained us.
16 爰に祈場に往く途中、卜筮の鬼神に憑かれて、卜筮を以て其主人等に許多の利益を得させつつある一人の女、我等に出會ひしが、
And it came to pass as we were going to prayer that a certain female slave, having a spirit of Python, met us, who brought much profit to her masters by prophesying.
17 其女パウロと我等の後に從ひつつ呼はりて、此人等は最高き神の僕にして、汝等に救霊の道を告ぐる者なり、と云ひ居たり。
She, having followed Paul and us, cried saying, These men are bondmen of the Most High God, who announce to you [the] way of salvation.
18 斯の如くする事數日にして、パウロ甚く心を痛め、回顧りて鬼神に向ひ、我イエズス、キリストの御名によりて、汝に此女より出る事を命ず、と云ひしかば彼即時に出でたり。
And this she did many days. And Paul, being distressed, turned, and said to the spirit, I enjoin thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And it came out the same hour.
19 然るに其主人等は、己が利益の望無くなりたるを見て、パウロとシラとを捕へ、官吏の許に市場まで連行きて、
And her masters, seeing that the hope of their gains was gone, having seized Paul and Silas, dragged [them] into the market before the magistrates;
20 官吏に差出し、此人々はユデア人にして、我等の市中を亂し、
and having brought them up to the praetors, said, These men utterly trouble our city, being Jews,
21 ロマ人たる我等の受くべからず行ふべからざる慣習を傳うる者なり、と云ひ、
and announce customs which it is not lawful for us to receive nor practise, being Romans.
22 人民も馳來りて使徒等に反對せしかば、官吏は命じて其襦袢を裂かせ、之を鞭たせ、
And the crowd rose up too against them; and the praetors, having torn off their clothes, commanded to scourge [them].
23 多くの傷を負はせて後監獄に送り、固く守るべき由を看守に命じたり。
And having laid many stripes upon them they cast [them] into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely;
24 看守は斯る命令を受けたれば、二人を奥の監房に入れ、桎にて足を締めたりしが、
who, having received such a charge, cast them into the inner prison, and secured their feet to the stocks.
25 夜半に至り、パウロとシラと祈りて神を賛美し、監獄に居る人々之を聞き居たるに、
And at midnight Paul and Silas, in praying, were praising God with singing, and the prisoners listened to them.
26 忽ち大地震ありて、監獄は基礎まで震動し、戸は直に悉く開けて、一同の縲絏解けたり。
And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison shook, and all the doors were immediately opened, and the bonds of all loosed.
27 看守醒めて監獄の戸を開けたるを見、囚徒の逃げし事と思ひ、刀を抜きて自殺せんとしければ、
And the jailor being awakened out of his sleep, and seeing the doors of the prison opened, having drawn a sword was going to kill himself, thinking the prisoners had fled.
28 パウロ聲高く呼はりて云ひけるは、自害すな、我等皆此處に在り、と。
But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm, for we are all here.
29 看守燈火を求めて内に入り、戰きつつパウロとシラとの足下に平伏し、
And having asked for lights, he rushed in, and, trembling, fell down before Paul and Silas.
30 伴ひて外に出で、君等よ、我何を為してか救霊を得べき、と云ひしかば、
And leading them out said, Sirs, what must I do that I may be saved?
31 彼等云ひけるは、主イエズスを信仰せよ、然らば汝も家族も救霊を得べし、とて、
And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house.
32 看守と其家に在る人々一同とに主の御言を語りしかば、
And they spoke to him the word of the Lord, with all that were in his house.
33 看守夜中ながら即時に兩人を引取りて其傷を洗ひ、己も家族も皆直に洗せられしが、
And he took them the same hour of the night and washed [them] from their stripes; and was baptised, he and all his straightway.
34 尚彼等を自宅に伴ひて之に食卓を備へ、家族一同と共に神を信じて喜べり。
And having brought them into his house he laid the table [for them], and rejoiced with all his house, having believed in God.
35 拂暁に至り、官吏は刑吏を遣はして、彼人々を赦せ、と云はせしかば、
And when it was day, the praetors sent the lictors, saying, Let those men go.
36 看守此事をパウロに告げて、官吏汝等を赦せとて人を遣はしたる故、今は出でて恙なく往け、と云ひけるな、
And the jailor reported these words to Paul: The praetors have sent that ye may be let go. Now therefore go out and depart in peace.
37 パウロ刑吏に云ひけるは、彼等は我々を公に鞭たせ、ロマ人たる者を裁判なくして監獄に入れたるに、今窃に我々を追出すか、然あるべからず、彼等來りて、
But Paul said to them, Having beaten us publicly uncondemned, us who are Romans, they have cast us into prison, and now they thrust us out secretly? no, indeed, but let them come themselves and bring us out.
38 自ら我々を出すべし、と。刑吏此事を告げしかば、官吏は其ロマ人たる事を聞きて懼れ、
And the lictors reported these words to the praetors. And they were afraid when they heard they were Romans.
39 來り詫びて二人を伴出で、此市を去らん事ことを乞ひたり。
And they came and besought them, and having brought them out, asked them to go out of the city.
40 斯てパウロとシラとは監獄より出でてルジアの家に入り、兄弟等に逢ひて之を慰め、然て出立したりき。
And having gone out of the prison, they came to Lydia; and having seen the brethren, they exhorted them and went away.
