使徒の働き 26
1 アグリッパパウロに向ひ、汝自らの為に弁解する事を許されたるぞ、と云ひしかば、パウロ手を伸べて事由を言出でけるは、
And Agrippa said to Paul, It is permitted thee to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretching out his hand answered in his defence:
2 アグリッパ王よ、我がユデア人より訴へらるる凡ての事に就き、今日御前に弁解せん事は、身に取りて幸とする所なり。
I count myself happy, king Agrippa, in having to answer to-day before thee concerning all of which I am accused by the Jews,
3 殊更ユデア人の間に於る慣習も問題も、凡て汝の知る所なれば、願くは忍耐を以て我に耳を籍し給はん事を。
especially because thou art acquainted with all the customs and questions which are among the Jews; wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.
4 我が初よりエルザレムにて、我國民の間に営みし少年以來の生活は、ユデア人の皆知る所にして、
My manner of life then from my youth, which from its commencement was passed among my nation in Jerusalem, know all the Jews,
5 彼等若證明する心あらば、我等が宗教の最も確なる派に從ひて、ファリザイ人として我が生活せし事は、素より之を知れるなり。
who knew me before from the outset [of my life], if they would bear witness, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
6 今も亦神より我等の先祖に為れし約束に望みを繋くればこそ、我は立ちて裁判を受くるなれ。
And now I stand to be judged because of the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers,
7 我等の十二族は晝夜となく、一向神を禮拝して、此約束を得ん事を希望するに、王よ、此希望に就きてぞ、我はユデア人より訴へらるる。
to which our whole twelve tribes serving incessantly day and night hope to arrive; about which hope, O king, I am accused of [the] Jews.
8 神の死者を復活せしめ給ふ事を、汝等何ぞ信じ難しとする、
Why should it be judged a thing incredible in your sight if God raises the dead?
9 我も實に、ナザレトのイエズスの御名に對して、大いに逆らはざるべからず、と曾ては思ひたりしかば、
I indeed myself thought that I ought to do much against the name of Jesus the Nazaraean.
10 エルザレムに於ても然為せり、且司祭長等より権力を授りて、多くの聖徒を監獄に閉籠め、且彼等の殺さるる時に之に賛成の投票をなせり。
Which also I did in Jerusalem, and myself shut up in prisons many of the saints, having received the authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death I gave my vote.
11 又諸會堂に於て數次彼等を罰し、冒涜を迫り、且益彼等に對して狂憤し、外國の市町まで迫害しつつありき。
And often punishing them in all the synagogues, I compelled them to blaspheme. And, being exceedingly furious against them, I persecuted them even to cities out [of our own land].
12 斯て司祭長等より権力と許可とを得て、ダマスコに赴きし際、
And when, [engaged] in this, I was journeying to Damascus, with authority and power from the chief priests,
13 王よ、途次日中に、日の輝にも優れる光の我及び伴侶を圍み照せるを見たり。
at mid-day, on the way, I saw, O king, a light above the brightness of the sun, shining from heaven round about me and those who were journeying with me.
14 我等は皆地に倒れしが、ヘブレオ語にて、サウロよ、サウロよ、何ぞ我を迫害するや、刺ある鞭に逆らふことは汝に取りて難し、と我に謂へる聲を聞けり。
And, when we were all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? [it is] hard for thee to kick against goads.
15 我、主よ、汝は誰ぞ、と云ひしに主曰はく、我は汝の迫害するイエズスなり、
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest:
16 但起きて足にて立てよ、我が汝に現れしは、汝を立てて役者と為し、且汝の既に見し事と、又我が現れて汝に示すべき事に就きて證人たらしめん為なり。
but rise up and stand on thy feet; for, for this purpose have I appeared to thee, to appoint thee to be a servant and a witness both of what thou hast seen, and of what I shall appear to thee in,
17 我此人民、及び異邦人の手より汝を救はん、汝を彼等に遣はすは、
taking thee out from among the people, and the nations, to whom I send thee,
18 彼等の目を開きて暗より光に、サタンの権威より神に立歸らしめ、我に於る信仰に由りて罪の赦と聖徒中の配分とを得させん為なり、と。
to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.
19 然ればアグリッパ王よ、我は天の示に背かずして、
Whereupon, king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision;
20 先ダマスコに在る人々に、次にエルザレムに、次にユデア全地方に至り、次に異邦人にまでも彼等が改心すべき事、又改心に相應しき業を為して、神に立歸るべき事を告げつつありき。
but have, first to those both in Damascus and Jerusalem, and to all the region of Judaea, and to the nations, announced that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.
21 之が為に、我が[神]殿に在りし時、ユデア人我を捕へて殺さんと試みたり。
On account of these things the Jews, having seized me in the temple, attempted to lay hands on and destroy me.
22 然れど神御祐によりて、今日に至るまで倒るる事なく、小き人にも、大いなる人にも證明して、云ふ所は、預言者等及びモイゼが、将來起こるべしと語りし事の外ならず。
Having therefore met with [the] help which is from God, I have stood firm unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying nothing else than those things which both the prophets and Moses have said should happen,
23 即ちキリストの苦しむべき事、死者の中より先に復活して、人民及び異邦人に光を傳うべき事是なり、と。
[namely, ] whether Christ should suffer; whether he first, through resurrection of [the] dead, should announce light both to the people and to the nations.
24 パウロが斯く語りて弁解しつつある程に、フェスト聲高く、パウロよ、汝は狂へるなり、博學汝を狂わせたり、と云ひしかば、
And as he answered for his defence with these things, Festus says with a loud voice, Thou art mad, Paul; much learning turns thee to madness.
25 パウロ [云ひけるは、]最尊きフェストよ、我は狂はず、語る所は眞と常識との言なり。
But Paul said, I am not mad, most excellent Festus, but utter words of truth and soberness;
26 蓋[アグリッパ]王は是等の事を知り給へば、我も亦憚らずして之に語る。其は此事、一も片隅に於て行はれたるに非ざれば、王に知れざるものなきを確信すればなり。
for the king is informed about these things, to whom also I speak with all freedom. For I am persuaded that of these things nothing is hidden from him; for this was not done in a corner.
27 アグリッパ王よ、預言者等を信じ給ふか、我は其信じ給ふを知れり、と。
King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.
28 アグリッパパウロに向ひ、汝我を説きてキリスト信者たらしむるに、殘れる所僅なり、と云ひしかば、
And Agrippa [said] to Paul, In a little thou persuadest me to become a Christian.
29 パウロ [答へける]は、神の御前に我が望む所は、僅の事に由らず多き事に由らず、獨汝のみならで聞ける人々も亦一同、此縲絏を除くの外は、我が如き者とならん事是なり、と。
And Paul [said], I would to God, both in little and in much, that not only thou, but all who have heard me this day, should become such as I also am, except these bonds.
30 此時王と総督とベルニケと、並に列座の人々立上りしが、
And the king stood up, and the governor and Bernice, and those who sat with them,
31 退きて後語合ひて、彼は死刑若くは就縛に當る何事をも為しし事なし、と云へるに、
and having gone apart, they spoke to one another saying, This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.
32 アグリッパフェストに謂ひけるは、彼人セザルに上告せざりしならば、免さるべかりしものを、と。
And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been let go if he had not appealed to Caesar.
