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 lo! a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewess, but whose father was 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 was well a spoken of by 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 Paul wished to go forth with him, and took and circumcised him on account of the Jews who were in those places; for they all knew that his father 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 journeyed through the cities, they delivered to them for their observance the decrees which had been ordained by the apostles and elders that were at 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 churches therefore were established in the faith, and increased in number daily.
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 gone through Phrygia and the Galatian country, on being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach 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。
they came to Mysia, and were attempting to go into Bithynia; but the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them.
8 斯てミジアを経てトロアデに下りけるに、
And passing by Mysia, they came 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 stood a man of Macedonia beseeching him and saying, Come 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, we immediately endeavored to go into Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to publish the glad tidings to them.
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、
And setting sail from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothrace, and on the day following 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 a chief city of the province of Macedonia, a colony. And we remained in the city some 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 forth out of the gate to a river-side, where was wont to be a place of prayer, 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 named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, who worshipped God, was listening; whose heart the Lord opened to attend to the things which were 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 baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be a believer in the Lord, come into my house, and abide. 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 the place of prayer, that a certain bond-maid having a soothsaying spirit met us, who brought her masters much gain by soothsaying.
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。
This woman followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants 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 for many days. But Paul, being much displeased, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And it came out immediately.
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、
But her masters seeing that the hope of their gain was gone, laid hold of Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the market-place to the rulers;
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 before the magistrates, said, These men are grievously disturbing 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 they teach customs which it is not lawful for us Romans to receive or observe.
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 multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates, tearing off their clothes, commanded to beat them with rods;
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 when they had laid on them many stripes, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer 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, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in 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、
But at midnight Paul and Silas praying, were singing praises to God; and the prisoners were listening 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 were shaken; and all the doors were immediately opened, and the bands of all were 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 jailer awakening out of sleep, and seeing the prison-doors open, drew his sword, and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
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 cried 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、
Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and fell down trembling 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 having brought them out, he said, Sirs, what must I do to 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 in the Lord Jesus, and thou wilt be saved, and thy household.
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, and to 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 with him at that hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and he was immediately baptized, himself and all that belonged to him.
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 when he had brought them up into his house, he set food before them, and rejoiced with all his house, having become a believer 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 magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, Release those men.
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 jailer reported these words to Paul: The magistrates have sent to release you; now therefore come out, and go 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, They have publicly beaten us uncondemned, although we are Romans, and have thrust us into prison; and now do they thrust us out secretly? No; 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 sergeants reported these words to the magistrates; and they were afraid when they heard that 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 when they had brought them out, they entreated them to leave 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 when they had come out of the prison, they went into the house of Lydia; and when they saw the brethren, they exhorted them, and departed.
