使徒の働き 19
1 然るにアポルロコリントに居りし時、パウロは高地の方を巡りてエフェゾに來り、或弟子等に遇ひて、
And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper country came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples:
2 汝等信者となりて聖霊を蒙りたるか、と云ひしに、彼等、我等は聖霊の在る事すら聞きし事なし、と云ひしかば、
and he said unto them, Did ye receive the Holy Spirit when ye believed? And they [said] unto him, Nay, we did not so much as hear whether the Holy Spirit was [given].
3 パウロ云ひけるは、然らば何によりて洗せられたるぞ、と。彼等云へらく、ヨハネの洗禮を受けたるなり、と。
And he said, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into John’s baptism.
4 パウロ云ひけるは、ヨハネは、己の後に來るべき者、即ちイエズスを信ずべし、と言ひつつ、改心の洗禮を以て人民を洗したるなり、と。
And Paul said, John baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people that they should believe on him that should come after him, that is, on Jesus.
5 彼等之を聞きて主イエズスの御名に由りて洗せられ、
And when they heard this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
6 パウロ之に按手せしかば、聖霊彼等の上に降り給ひて、彼等異國語を語り、且預言したり、
And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
7 是等の男子凡十二人なりき。
And they were in all about twelve men.
8 パウロ會堂に入りて三箇月の間憚らず語り、神の國に就きて論じ、人々を勧め居りしが、
And he entered into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, reasoning and persuading [as to] the things concerning the kingdom of God.
9 或は頑固になりて信ぜず、主の道を群衆の前に罵る者ありければ、パウロ彼等を去りて弟子等をも別れしめ、日々チランノと云へる人の教場にて弁論し居たり。
But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.
10 斯く為る事二年に渉りしかば、ユデア人も異邦人も[小]アジアに住める者は総て主の御言を聞くに至り、
And this continued for the space of two years; so that all they that dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.
11 神は又凡ならぬ奇蹟をパウロの手に由りて行ひ給ひ、
And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:
12 其身より手拭或は帯を取りて病人に着くれば、病ひ彼等を離れ惡鬼立去る程なりき。
insomuch that unto the sick were carried away from his body handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out.
13 然るに各地を巡るユデアの呪術師の中なる或人々は、パウロが宣ぶるイエズスによりて我汝に命ず、と云ひて、惡鬼に憑かれたる人の上に、試に主イエズスの御名を呼べり。
But certain also of the strolling Jews, exorcists, took upon them to name over them that had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
14 斯く為せるはユデア人なるスケヴァ大司祭の七人の男子なりしが、
And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, a chief priest, who did this.
15 惡鬼答へて、我イエズスを知り、パウロを知れり、然れど汝等は誰ぞ、と云ひて、
And the evil spirit answered and said unto them, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
16 極惡の魔鬼に憑かれたる其人彼等に飛蒐り、二人を取押へて責めしかば、彼等裸體に為られ傷けられて、其家を逃去れり。
And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and mastered both of them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
17 此事エフェゾに住めるユデア人及びギリシア人一般に知れ渡りしかば、恐怖は一同の上を襲ひて、主イエズスの御名崇められつつありき。
And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, that dwelt at Ephesus; and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
18 斯て信仰せる人々多く來り、己が行ひし事を説顕はして之を告白し居り、
Many also of them that had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds.
19 又曾て魔術を行ひたりし人々多く其書籍を持來り、衆人の前にて焼盡ししが、其代價を算りて銀貨五萬なる事を認めたり。
And not a few of them that practised magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all; and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
20 神の御言の弘まりて勢力を得つつある事斯の如くなりき。
So mightily grew the word of the Lord and prevailed.
21 是等の事を為遂げて後、パウロ聖霊に勧められて、マケドニア及びアカヤを経てエルザレムへ往かんと志し、我彼處に至りて後ロマをも見ざるべからず、と謂ひて、
Now after these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.
22 從者の中チモテオとエラストとの二人をマケドニアに遣し、其身は暫く[小]アジアに留れり。
And having sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.
23 然て此時に當り、主の道に就きて、一方ならぬ騒動起れり。
And about that time there arose no small stir concerning the Way.
24 即ちデメトリオと云へる一人の銀細工屋あり、ヂアナ女神の銀の厨子を造りて、細工人等に得さする利益少からざりしが、
For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Diana, brought no little business unto the craftsmen;
25 其細工人及び同業の職工を呼集めて云ひけるは、男等よ、我等の利益が此細工に依れる事は汝等の知る所にして、
whom he gathered together, with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this business we have our wealth.
26 彼パウロが、手にて造れるものは神に非ず、と云ひて、既にエフェゾのみならず、殆全アジアを説勧めて、夥しき人を遠ざからしめし事も、亦汝等の見聞せる所なり。
And ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they are no gods, that are made with hands:
27 之より起る危険は、啻に我等が職業の信用を失ふ耳ならず、ヂアナ大女神の宮も`蔑にせられ、アジア及び世界挙りて崇め奉る大女神の威厳も失行くべき事是なり、と。
and not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana be made of no account, and that she should even be deposed from her magnificence whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.
28 彼等之を聞きて怒胸に満ち、叫びて、大いなる哉エフェゾ人のヂアナ、と云へり。
And when they heard this they were filled with wrath, and cried out, saying, Great [is] Diana of the Ephesians.
29 斯て市中挙りて大いに騒ぎ立ち、相一致して、パウロの友なるマケドニア人ガイオとアリスタルコとを捕へて劇場に押入りたり。
And the city was filled with the confusion: and they rushed with one accord into the theatre, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel.
30 パウロも群衆の中に入込まんとせしを弟子等許さず、
And when Paul was minded to enter in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.
31 又[小]アジアにて國祭を司れる上官中に、パウロの親友なる人々あり、使にて、劇場に立入らざらん事を云ひ遣りしが、
And certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent unto him and besought him not to adventure himself into the theatre.
32 人々は彼是と叫び居たり、其は會衆混雑して、大方の人は己等が何故に集りしかをさえ知らざればなり。
Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was in confusion; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together.
33 斯てユデア人より突遣られたるアレキサンドルを雑踏の中より引出ししに、彼手眞似して静まらん事を乞ひ、人民に事の由を述べんとしたれど、
And they brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made a defence unto the people.
34 人々彼がユデア人なるを見知るや、皆異口同音に殆二時間に渉りて、大いなる哉エフェゾ人のヂアナ、と叫べり。
But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great [is] Diana of the Ephesians.
35 斯て書記官群衆を鎮めて後云ひけるは、エフェゾ人よ、エフェゾの市はヅウスの裔なるヂアナ大女神の宮に事へ奉る者たる事誰かは知らざらん、
And when the townclerk had quieted the multitude, he saith, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there who knoweth not that the city of the Ephesians is temple-keeper of the great Diana, and of the [image] which fell down from Jupiter?
36 是拒むべからざる事なれば、汝等宜しく穏便にして、何事も軽率に為すべからず。
Seeing then that these things cannot be gainsaid, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rash.
37 即ち汝等は此人々を召連れたれども、彼等は宮の物を盗みたるにも非ず、我等の女神を罵りたるにも非ず。
For ye have brought [hither] these men, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of our goddess.
38 若しデメトリオ及び其友なる細工人等、或人に就きて訴ふる所あらば、法廷の開かれたるあり、地方総督の在るあり、人々互に告訴すべし。
If therefore Demetrius, and the craftsmen that are with him, have a matter against any man, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls: let them accuse one another.
39 汝等若他の問題に就きて議する事あらば、正當の議會に於て之を決するを得べし。
But if ye seek anything about other matters, it shall be settled in the regular assembly.
40 蓋今日の事に就きては、騒亂の咎を受くる懼あり、其は此集會の事を弁解すべき理由、我等に一もあらざればなり、と。
For indeed we are in danger to be accused concerning this day’s riot, there being no cause [for it]: and as touching it we shall not be able to give account of this concourse.
41 書記官は斯く云ひ終りて散會を告げたり。
And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.
