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、
THEN Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretching out his hand, began 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, that I am about to address my defence to thee this day concerning all the things 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 as thou art skilled both in all the customs, and questions which respect the Jews: wherefore I beg the favour of 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、
The manner of my life even from my youth, which from its beginning was spent amidst my own nation at Jerusalem, know indeed 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 previously knew me a long while ago, (if they chose to bear testimony, ) that according to the most precise 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 this moment for the hope of the promise made of God to our fathers am I standing here to be judged:
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。
which promise our twelve tribes, with fervour night and day worshipping God, hope to attain. For which hope, king Agrippa, I am criminated by 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、
What! is it judged a thing incredible by you, that God should raise 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 then thought in myself, that I ought to do many things in opposition to the name of Jesus the Nazarean.
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 at Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were killed, I gave my vote against them.
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 in every synagogue oftentimes punishing them, I compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly maddened with rage against them, I persecuted them even to the cities that are without.
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、
In which pursuits, even as I was going to Damascus with authority and a commission 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 midday, O king, I saw on the road a light from heaven, beyond the splendour of the sun, shining around myself and those who were travelling 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 as we were all fallen prostrate on the earth, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saving in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is difficult for thee to kick against the 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、
Then I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he replied, I am Jesus whom thou art persecuting.
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。
Notwithstanding, arise, and stand on thy feet: for to this end have I appeared to thee, to ordain thee both a minister and a witness of the things which thou hast seen, and of those which I will shew thee;
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、
delivering thee both from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom now 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, to convert them from darkness to light, and from the dominion of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins, and an inheritance with those who are sanctified by faith which is 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, O 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 preached first to those at Damascus, and Jerusalem, and to all the region of Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, practicing 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。
Because of these things, the Jews seizing me in the temple, attempted to kill me on the spot.
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 however obtained help from God, unto this day, I stand witnessing both to small and great, saying nothing but what both the prophets and Moses said should come to pass:
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。
that the Messiah should suffer, and that he being the first who should rise from the dead, should display light to the people, and to the Gentiles.
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、
As thus he was proceeding in his defence, Festus with a loud voice said, Paul, thou art raving; much reading hath driven 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 he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but utter words of truth and sobriety.
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 well acquainted with these things, before whom also I speak with the greatest freedom. For I am persuaded that none of these events have escaped his notice; for this thing 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、
Then Agrippa said to Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be 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 replied, would to God, that not only thou, but also that all who are hearing me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these chains.
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、
So when he had thus spoken, the king arose, and the governor, and Bernice, and they who sat with him,
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 retiring, conversed together, saying, This man hath done nothing worthy of death, or of chains.
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 discharged, if he had not appealed to Caesar.
