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 stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:

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 think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of 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 I know thee to be expert in all 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 from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at 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。

Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest 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 and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto 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。

Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope’s sake, king Agrippa, 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 thought a thing incredible with 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 verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

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 thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice 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 I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.

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、

Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and 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 in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed 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 earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

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 he 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, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto 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 from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto 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, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that 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 unto 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 shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judæa, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for 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。

For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill 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 obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:

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 Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto 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、

And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.

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 speak forth the 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 knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; 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 unto 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 said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I 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 when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that 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 when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth 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。

Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Cæsar.