使徒の働き 23
1 パウロ議員の方を熟視めて云ひけるは、兄弟たる人々よ、我今日に至るまで、良心を盡して神の御前に事へたり、と。
Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, "Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day."
2 是に於て司祭長アナニア、立添へる人々に、パウロの口を打てと命ぜしかば、
The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
3 パウロ之に謂ひけるは、白塗の壁よ、神は汝を打ち給はん、汝律法の儘に我を審かんとて坐しながら、律法に反して命じて我を打たしむるか、と。
Then Paul said to him, "God will strike you, you whitewashed wall. Do you sit to judge me according to the Law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?"
4 立會へる人々、汝神の大司祭を詛ふや、と云ひしに、
Those who stood by said, "Do you malign God's high priest?"
5 パウロ云ひけるは、兄弟等よ、我其大司祭なる事を知らざりき。蓋録して「汝が民の君を詛ふこと勿れ」とあり、と。
Paul said, "I did not know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, 'You must not speak evil of a ruler of your people.'"
6 パウロ議員の一部はサドカイ人なるに、一部はファリザイ人なる事を知りて、議會に呼はりけるは、兄弟たる人々よ、我はファリザイ人の子にして、ファリザイ人なるが、死人の復活の希望の為に裁判せらるるなり、と。
But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he shouted in the council, "Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged."
7 斯く云ひしかば、ファリザイ人とサドカイ人との間に激論起りて、會衆分裂せり。
When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
8 其はサドカイ人は復活も天使も霊も無しと言ふを、ファリザイ人は孰れも有りと主張すればなり。
For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.
9 然て凄じき叫喚となりて、ファリザイ人中の或者等立争ひて云ひけるは、我等此人に何等の惡をも認めず、若霊又は天使ありて彼に語りたらんには如何、とて、
A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees part stood up, and contended, saying, "We find no evil in this man. What if a spirit spoke to him, or an angel?"
10 激しき争ひとなりしかば、千夫長パウロが彼等に引裂かれん事を恐れて、兵卒に命じ、下りて彼等の中よりパウロを奪取り、営内に牽入れしめたり。
When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.
11 次夜、主忽ちパウロの傍に現れて曰ひけるは、励め、蓋エルザレムに於て我を證したるが如く、ロマに於ても證せざるべからず、と。
The following night, the Lord stood by him, and said, "Cheer up, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome."
12 夜明けて、或ユデア人等相集り、誓ひてパウロを殺すまでは飲食すまじと言へり。
When it was day, the Jews formed a conspiracy, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
13 此企に與りし者四十人以上なりしが、
There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
14 司祭長と長老等との許に至りて云ひけるは、我等大願を立てて、パウロを殺すまでは何をも口に入れじと誓へり。
They came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, "We have bound ourselves under a great curse, to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.
15 然れば、パウロの事情を尚詳しく知らんとする如くにして、彼を汝等の前に出頭せしむる様、千夫長に報知せよ、我等其近づかざる中に之を殺さんと覚悟せり、と。
Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near."
16 パウロが姉妹の子、此惡計を聞きて、行きて兵営の内に入りパウロに之を告げしかば、
But Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.
17 パウロ一人の百夫長を呼びて云ひけるは、請ふ此青年を千夫長の許に携へ往け、其は彼に告ぐべき事あればなり、と。
Paul summoned one of the centurions, and said, "Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him."
18 百夫長携へて之を千夫長の許に導き、然て云ひけるは、囚人パウロ我に請ふに、汝に語るべき事ある此青年を汝の許に導かん事を以てせり、と。
So he took him, and brought him to the commanding officer, and said, "Paul, the prisoner, summoned me and asked me to bring this young man to you, who has something to tell you."
19 千夫長青年の手を取りて別所に連行き、我に語るべき事とは何事ぞ、と問ひしかば、
The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, "What is it that you have to tell me?"
20 彼云ひけるは、ユデア人申合せて、パウロの事情を尚確に尋問せんとする如くにして、明日パウロを議會に出頭せしめん事を汝に申出でんとす、
And he said, "The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though they intended to inquire somewhat more thoroughly concerning him.
21 然れど彼等を信ずること勿れ、其は彼等の中四十人以上の者等、彼を殺すまでは飲食せずと誓ひ、今既に準備して、汝の約束を待ちつつあればなり、と。
Therefore do not yield to them, for more than forty men lie in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse neither to eat nor to drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready, looking for the promise from you."
22 千夫長、此事を我に告げたりと誰にも語ること勿れ、と戒めて青年を返し、
So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, "Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me."
23 然て二人の百夫長を呼びて云ひけるは、汝等カイザリアに向けて、兵卒二百人、騎兵七十人、槍持二百人を夜の九時より仕立てさせ、
He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, "Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, at nine tonight."
24 又馬を備へてパウロを乗らしめ、無事に総督フェリクスの許へ伴ひ行かしめよ、と。
He asked them to provide animals, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.
25 是ユデア人がパウロを捕へて殺す事あらば、己賄賂を受けたる如く、後に至りて讒訴せられん事を恐れし故なり。
He wrote a letter like this:
26 然て書添へたる書簡の文左の如し、
"Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.
27 クロウヂオ、ルジア、最尊き総督フェリクスに挨拶す。此人ユデア人に捕へられて既に殺されんとせしを、我其ロマ人たる事を聞き、軍隊を牽往きて救出したるが、
"This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them, when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.
28 彼等の之を咎むる所以を知らんと欲して、之を其議會に召連れたるに、
Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.
29 我は其訴へらるる所が彼等の律法に関する問題たるを認めて、聊も死刑若くは入獄に當る罪あるを認めず、
I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.
30 加之彼等之を害せんとする企ありと告げられたれば、之を汝の許に送り、告訴人にも、汝の法廷に起訴せよ、と告示せり、汝健康なれ、と。
When I was told that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell."
31 然れば兵卒等は命令に從ひ、パウロを携へて夜中にアンチパトリに連行き、
So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.
32 明日は騎兵を殘して之に伴はしめ、然て己等は兵営に返りしが、
But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.
33 騎兵はカイザリアに至り、総督に添書を渡して、パウロをも其前に立たしめたり。
When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.
34 総督添書を読みて、本國は何國ぞ、と問ひ、其シリシア州なる由を聞きしかば、
When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,
35 汝の告訴人來りて後汝に聞くべし、と云ひて、命じてパウロをヘロデの邸内に護らしめたり。
"I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive." He commanded that he be kept in Herod's palace.
