使徒の働き 28
1 第十項 パウロマルタに漂流しロマに至る 我等既に迯れて後、此島のマルタと呼ばるることを知りしが、夷等一方ならぬ親切を示し、
AND being safe landed, we then understood that the island was called Melita.
2 雨降りて寒ければとて、火を焚きて我等一同を保養せしめたり。
And the rude people treated us with singular humanity; for, lighting a fire, they received us all, because of the violent rain, and because of the cold.
3 パウロ若干の柴を集めて火に加べしに、火熱の為に蝮出でて其手に噬付きしかば、
But as Paul was gathering up a faggot of sticks, and laying them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
4 夷等虫のパウロの手に噬付けるを見て、此人定めて殺人者なるべし、海よりは迯れたるも、天之に活くる事を許さず、と語合ひけるに、
Now when the rude people saw the venomous animal hanging from his hand, they said one to another, Surely this man is a murderer, whom though preserved from the sea, righteous vengeance suffereth not to live.
5 パウロ虫を火の中に振落して、聊も害を受けざりき。
But he then shaking off the venomous animal into the fire, suffered no manner of inconvenience.
6 人々は、彼必ず脹出して忽ちに倒死するならんと思へるに、待つ事久しくして聊も害の及ばざるを見るや、翻りて、是神なりと謂ひ居たり。
Now they expected that a violent inflammation would ensue, or that he would have fallen suddenly dead: but when, after waiting a considerable time, they saw no inconvenience arise to him, they changed their opinion, and said that he was a divinity.
7 然て此處にプブリオと呼ばるる島司の所有地ありしが、彼我等を接待して、三日の間懇切に饗應せり。
Now in the vicinity of that place was the estate of the principal person on the island, named Publius, who received us into his house, and lodged us with great humanity three days.
8 然るにプブリオの父、熱病と赤痢とを患ひて臥し居ければ、パウロ其許に至り、祈り且按手して之を醫したり。
And it so happened that the father of Publius was then confined to his bed with an attack of fever and dysentery: unto whom Paul went in, and after praying, laid his hands upon him, and healed him.
9 斯りし程に島に於て病める人々悉く來りて醫されつつありしが、
This then being the case, all the rest also who had diseases in the island came to him, and were healed.
10 又大いに我等を尊びて、船に乗るに臨み、必要なる品々を我等に贈れり。
Then they honoured us with many tokens of respect; and when we were about to sail, laid in for us every necessary store.
11 三月の後我等は、此島に冬籠したりし、ジョストリの印あるアレキサンドリアの船にて出帆し、
And after three months stay we sailed in a ship which had wintered in the island, from Alexandria, whose sign was Castor and Pollux:
12 シラクサに至りて滞留する事三日、
and proceeding on our voyage to Syracuse, we tarried there three days:
13 此處より岸に沿ひてレジオに至りしに、一日を経て南風吹きしかば、二日目にプテリオに至り、
from whence we came round, and arrived opposite to Rhegium; and after one day the south wind arising, we came in two more to Puteoli:
14 此處にて兄弟等に出會ひ、願によりて彼等の中に留る事七日にして、遂にロマに至れり。
where finding brethren, we were solicited by them to tarry seven days; and so we went for Rome.
15 ロマの兄弟等之を聞きて、アッピイフォロム及び三宿と云へる處まで我等を出迎へしが、パウロ彼等を見て神に感謝し、且力を得たり。
And the brethren from thence, when they heard of our motions, came out to meet us as far as Appii Forum and the Three Taverns: whom when Paul saw, he gave thanks to God, and felt fresh courage.
16 斯て我等ロマに至りしに、[百夫長囚徒を近衛隊長に付したれど、]パウロは己が宿に一人の守衛兵と共に留る事を許されたり。
And when we were come to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard; but he permitted Paul to have an apartment by himself, with a soldier only who guarded him.
17 三日の後パウロユデア人の重立ちたる者を呼集めしが、彼等來りしかば、パウロ之に謂ひけるは、兄弟たる人々よ、我曾て我國民又は先祖の慣習に反する事を為さざりしを、エルザレムより、囚人としてロマ人の手に付されしが、
Now it came to pass that after three days Paul called together the principal persons of the Jews. And when they were assembled, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have done nothing contrary to the people and the customs of our ancestors, yet have I been delivered up a prisoner into the hands of the Romans.
18 彼等訊問の上、死罪に當る事なきにより、我を免さんとしたりしに、
Who, after a full examination, would have discharged me, because there was not the least cause found in me for death.
19 ユデア人の之を拒みたる為に、我已むを得ずしてセザルに上告せり。然れども我國民に就きて訴ふる所あるに非ざれば、
But when the Jews opposed it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I have any accusation to bring against my countrymen.
20 我は汝等に遇ひて語らん事を請へり、蓋イスラエルの希望の為にこそ、我は此鎖に縛られたるなれ、と。
For this cause therefore have I invited you hither, to see and to converse with you; for on account of the hope of Israel am I bound with this chain.
21 彼等パウロに謂ひけるは、我等は汝に就きてユデアより書簡を受けたるにも非ず、又兄弟の中に來りて汝が惡しき事を吹聴し、或は語りたる者あるに非ず、
Then they said to him, We have neither received letters concerning thee from Judea, nor hath any one of the brethren who is arrived reported or spoken any thing evil of thee.
22 然れど、希はくは汝の思へる所を聞かん、其は此宗派が到る處に於て逆らはるる事を知ればなり、と。
But we think it highly proper to hear from thee what thy sentiments are; for indeed as to this sect, it is well known to us that everywhere it meets with opposition.
23 斯て彼等日を期して、パウロの宿に群がり來りしかば、彼朝より晩に至るまで説教して、神の國を證明し、又モイゼの律法及び預言者の書に基きて、イエズスの事を勧め居たりき。
Then having fixed a day with him, still more of them came to him at his lodging, to whom bearing his testimony, he set forth the kingdom of God, and persuaded them of the things relating to Jesus, both out of the law of Moses and the prophets, from morning until evening:
24 斯て謂はるる事を信ずる人もあり、信ぜざる人もありて、
and some were convinced by the things which were spoken, but others continued in their unbelief.
25 相一致せずして退くに至りしかば、パウロ唯一言を述べけるは、眞なる哉聖霊が預言者イザヤを以て我等が先祖に語り給ひたる事、
So being divided in sentiment among themselves, they broke up, Paul adding one word, That well had the Holy Ghost spoken by Isaiah the prophet unto our fathers,
26 曰く「汝此民に至りて之を告げよ、汝等耳にて聞かんも悟らず、目にて見んも認めざるべし、
saying, Go to this people, and say, “In hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, yet in nowise perceive.
27 蓋此民の心鈍くなり、耳を覆ひ目を閉ぢたり、是は目にて見、耳にて聞き、心にて悟り、而して立歸りて我に醫されん事を懼るればなり」と。
For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and with their ears they are thick of hearing, and their eyes have they shut; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and become converts, and I should heal them.”
28 然れば汝等心得よ、神の此救は異邦人に遣られて、彼等は之を聴くべきなり、と。
Be it known therefore unto you, that to the Gentiles is the salvation of God sent, and they will hear.
29 パウロ斯く云ひしかば、ユデア人等退きて大いに相争へり。
And when he had thus spoken, the Jews went away, and had much disputing among themselves.
30 パウロ其宿に留る事満二箇年なりしが、己が許に入來る人を悉く歓迎して、
But Paul abode two whole years in his own hired apartment, and received all who came to him,
31 憚らず妨げらるる事なく神の國の事を宣べ、主イエズス、キリストの事を教へ居たりき。
preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ with all freedom of discourse, and without the least interruption.
