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, came down with the elders and a certain orator named Tertullus; and they brought a complaint before 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 had been called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy much peace, and that improvements are in every way and everywhere taking place in this nation through thy foresight,
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, 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、
But not to detain thee too long, I pray thee to hear us, in thy 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 to be a pest, 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 attempted to profane the temple, and we apprehended him;
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、
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。
and from him thou canst thyself ascertain by examination all these things of which 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 joined in the charges against him, affirming 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 the governor had beckoned to him to speak, answered, Since I know that thou hast been for many years a judge for this nation, I answer for myself cheerfully;
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、
for it is in thy power to ascertain that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem 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 neither in the temple did they find me disputing with any one, or stirring up a tumult of the people, nor 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。
nor can they prove the things of which 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 acknowledge to thee, that according to the way [[of belief]] which they call a sect, so do I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law and by 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。
having a hope in God, which they themselves also entertain, that there will be a resurrection both of the righteous and the unrighteous.
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。
On this ground do I also myself strive to have always a conscience void of 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、
And after some years I came to bring alms to my nation, and to make 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。
in doing which they found me purified in the temple, not with a crowd nor with tumult; but certain Jews from Asia [[caused it]],
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 be here before thee, and make their charge, if they had aught 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, let these men themselves say what wrongdoing they found in me when 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 in relation to this one expression, which I uttered aloud while standing among them: Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am tried before 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。
But Felix, having an accurate knowledge of the matters relating to this way [[of belief]], put them off, and said, When Lysias the chief captain cometh down, I will thoroughly examine your case.
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。
He also gave orders to the centurion to guard him, and let him have indulgence, and not to forbid any of his friends to do him service.
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 some days, Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess, and 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 discoursed of righteousness, and temperance, and the judgment to come, Felix became alarmed, and answered, Go thy way for the present; and when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
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 would be given him by Paul; on which account he sent for him the oftener, and conversed 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 Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus; and Felix, wishing to gain favor with the Jews, left Paul bound.
