使徒の働き 24
1 第七項 カイザリアに於るパウロの入獄 五日の後、司祭長アナニア、或長老等、及びテルトルロと云へる一人の弁士と共に下りて、総督の許にパウロを告訴したり。
And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.
2 パウロ呼出されければ、テルトルロ訴へを開きて云ひけるは、最尊きフェリクスよ、我等が汝の庇陰によりて泰平の中に生活し、且汝の先見によりて人民の為に改良せらるる事多きは、
And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by you we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by your providence,
3 何時にても何處にても、我等が感謝に堪へざる所なり。
We accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.
4 然て汝の暇を缺くまじきが故に、希はくは例の寛仁を以て、暫く我等に聴かれん事を、
Notwithstanding, that I be not wearisome anymore unto you, I pray you that you would hear us of your clemency a few words.
5 我等は此人が疫病の如き者にして、世界至る處、凡てのユデア人中に騒亂を牽起し、ナザレト人の一揆の張本にして、
For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:
6 [神]殿を汚さんとまで努めたる事を認めたり。我等は之を捕へ、我律法に從ひて裁判せんと思ひしに、
Who also has gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.
7 千夫長ルジア不意に來り、多勢を以て我等の手より之を奪去り、
But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,
8 其告訴人に命ずるに、汝の許に至らん事を以てせり。汝之に聞糺さば、我等が之を告訴する一切の事情を知り得べし、と。
Commanding his accusers to come unto you: by examining of whom yourself may take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.
9 ユデア人も亦之に加へて、総て其如し、と言へり。
And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.
10 総督點頭きて發言を許ししかばパウロ答へけるは、我汝が多年此國民の上に判事たる事を知れば、快く我為に弁解せん。
Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that you have been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:
11 蓋汝の了解し得らるるが如く、我が禮拝の為エルザレムに上りたる後、未十二日以上に達せず、
Because that you may understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem in order to worship.
12 又彼等我を[神]殿に認めたるも、人と論じ合へるにも非ず、又會堂にも市中にも、人民を召集したりしにも非ず、
And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:
13 今我を告訴する點に就きても、彼等は之を證する能はざるなり。
Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.
14 然りながら我汝に自白せん、即ち我は彼等が異端と呼べる道に從ひて、我先祖等の神に事へ奉り、凡て律法及び預言者の書に録したる事を信じ、
But this I confess unto you, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:
15 彼等自らも待てる義者不義者の未來の復活を、神に由りて希望するなり。
And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
16 我は之に因りて、神に對し又人に對して、良心を常に咎なく保たん事を力む。
And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void to offence toward God, and toward men.
17 數年を経て我わが國民に施を為し、且供物と誓願とを為さん為に來りしが、
Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.
18 其際アジアより來りし數人のユデア人我が既に潔められたるを、[神]殿に見付けたれど、群衆もなく騒亂もなかりき。
Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.
19 我に咎むべき事あらば、彼等こそ汝の前に立ちて告訴すべきなれ。
Who ought to have been here before you, and object, if they had ought against me.
20 若又此人々にして、我が其會議に立ちし時、何等かの不正なる廉を見出したるならば、彼等自ら言ふべし。
Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,
21 其は唯我が彼等の中に立ち、呼はりて、我が今日汝等に裁判せらるるは、死者の復活に就きてなり、と云ひし一聲の外なかるべし、と。
Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day.
22 フェリクス此道の事を最詳しく知りたりければ、裁判を延期して云ひけるは、千夫長ルジアの下りて後、汝等に聞かん、と。
And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter.
23 斯て百夫長に命ずるに、パウロを寛がしめ、友人の一人にだも之に供給するを禁ずる事なくして護るべき由を以てせり。
And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him.
24 數日の後フェリクス、ユデア人なる其妻ドルジルラと共に來り、パウロを招きてキリスト、イエズスに於る信仰の事を聞きしが、
And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.
25 パウロ正義と貞操と未來の審判とに就きて論じければ、フェリクス戰きて答へけるは、當分は引取りて在れ、我好き機を得て汝を招かん、と。
And as he reasoned of righteousness, wilful restrain, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go your way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for you.
26 加之フェリクスは、パウロより金を與へられん事を望めるが故に、數次之を招きて語りつつありしが、
He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.
27 二年を経てポルチオ、フェストを後任者に獲たりければ、ユデア人を喜ばしめんとてパウロを繋ぎたる儘に措けり。
But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix' room: and Felix, willing to show the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.
