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、
Among other places Paul went to Derbe and Lystra. At the latter place they found a disciple, named Timothy, whose mother was a Jewess who had become a believer in Christ, while his 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。
and who was well 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。
Wishing to take this man with him on his journey, Paul caused him to be circumcised on account of the Jews in that neighbourhood, for they all knew that his father had been 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、
As they traveled from town to town, they gave the Brethren the decisions which had been reached by the Apostles and Officers of the Church at Jerusalem, for them to observe.
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。
So the Churches grew stronger in the Faith, and increased in numbers from day to 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、
They next went through the Phrygian district of Galatia, but were restrained by the Holy Spirit from delivering the Message in Roman 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。
When they reached the borders of Mysia, they attempted 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、
Passing through Mysia, they went down 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 there one night Paul saw a vision. A Macedonian was standing and appealing to him — ‘Come over to 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。
So, immediately after Paul had seen the vision, we looked for an opportunity to cross over to Macedonia, concluding that God had summoned us to tell the Good News to the people there.
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、
Accordingly we set sail from Troas, and ran before the wind to Samothrace, reaching Neapolis the next day.
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、
From there we made our way to Philippi, which is the principal city of that part of Macedonia, and also a Roman Settlement. In that city we spent several 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、
On the Sabbath we went outside the gate to the river-side, where we supposed there would be a Place of Prayer; and we sat down and talked to the women who were gathered there.
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、
Among them was a woman, named Lydia, belonging to Thyatira, a dealer in purple cloth, who was accustomed to join in the worship of God. The Lord touched this woman’s heart, so that she gave attention to the Message delivered 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 and her household had been baptized, she urged us to become her guests. “Since you have shown your conviction,” she said, “that I really am a believer in the Lord, come and stay in my house.” And she insisted on our doing so.
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、
One day, as we were on our way to the Place of Prayer, we were met by a girl possessed by a divining spirit, who made large profits for her masters by fortune-telling.
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 girl followed Paul and the rest of us, calling: “These men are servants of the most high God, and they are bringing you news of a way to 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。
She had been doing this for several days, when Paul, much vexed, turned and said to the spirit within her: “In the Name of Jesus Christ I command you to leave her.” That very moment the spirit left her.
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、
When her masters saw that there was no hope of further profit from her, they seized Paul and Silas, dragged them into the public square to the authorities,
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 took them before the Magistrates. “These men are causing a great disturbance in our town,” they complained;
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、
“They are Jews, and they are teaching customs which it is not right for us, as Romans, to sanction or adopt.”
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、
On this the mob rose as one man against them, and the Magistrates stripped them of their clothing and ordered them to be beaten 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。
After beating them severely, the Magistrates put them in prison, with orders to the Governor of the Jail to keep them in safe custody.
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、
On receiving so strict an order, the Governor put them into the inner cell, and secured their feet 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、
About midnight, while Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and while 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。
suddenly there was an earthquake of such violence that the Jail was shaken to its foundations; all the doors flew open, and all the prisoners’ chains were loosened.
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、
Roused from his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, the Governor drew his sword intending to kill himself, in the belief 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 called our loudly: “Do not harm yourself; 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、
Calling for a light, the Governor rushed in, and flung himself trembling at the feet of 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、
Then he led them out, and said: “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、
“Believe in Jesus, our Lord,” they replied, “and you shall be saved, you and your household too.”
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、
Then they spoke to him of God’s Message, and to all his household as well.
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 that very hour of the night he took them and washed their wounds, and he himself and every one belonging to him were baptized without delay.
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。
Afterwards he took them up to his house and set before them something to eat, rejoicing that he, with all his household, had come to believe 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、
In the morning the Magistrates sent the police with an order for the men to be discharged.
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、
The Governor of the Jail told Paul of his instructions. “The Magistrates have sent an order for your discharge,” he said, “so you had better leave the place at once and go quietly away.”
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’s answer to them was: “They have flogged us in public without trial, though we are Roman citizens, and they have put us in prison, and now they are for sending us out secretly! No, indeed! Let them come and take us out themselves.”
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、
The police reported his words to the Magistrates, who, on hearing that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, were alarmed,
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 went to the prison, and did their best to conciliate them. Then they took them out, and begged 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。
When Paul and Silas left the prison, they went to Lydia’s house, and, after they had seen the Brethren, and encouraged them, they left the place.
