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、
When we were all safe, we found that the island was called Malta.
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。
The natives showed us marked kindness, for they lit a fire and took us all under shelter, because it had come on to rain and was 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、
Paul had gathered a quantity of dry sticks and laid them on the fire, when a viper, driven out by the heat, 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、
When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another: “Evidently this man is a murderer, for though he has been saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him 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。
However, Paul shook the creature off into the fire and took no harm.
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。
The natives were expecting inflammation to set in, or that he would suddenly fall dead; but, after waiting for a long time, and seeing that there was nothing amiss with him, they changed their minds and said that he was a God.
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。
In that neighbourhood there was an estate belonging to the Governor of the island, whose name was Publius. He took us up to his house, and for three days entertained us most courteously.
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。
It happened that the father of Publius was lying ill of fever and dysentery. So Paul went to see him; and, after praying, he placed his hands on him and cured 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、
After this, all the people in the island who had any illness came to Paul, and were cured.
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。
They also presented us with many gifts, and when we set sail they put supplies of necessaries on board.
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、
After three months, we set sail in a ship that had wintered in the island. She was an Alexandrian vessel, and had the Twin Sons of Zeus for her figure-head.
12 シラクサに至りて滞留する事三日、
We put in at Syracuse and stayed 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、
and from there we worked to windward and so got to Rhegium. A day later a south wind sprang up and took us to Puteoli in two days.
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。
There we found some of the Brethren, and were urged to stay a week with them; after which we went on to 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。
The Brethren there had heard about us, and came out as far as the Market of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. At sight of them Paul thanked God and was much cheered.
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。
On our reaching Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, except for the soldier who was in charge of 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、
Three days after our arrival, Paul invited the leading Jews to meet him; and, when they came, he spoke to them as follows: “Brothers, although I had done nothing hostile to the interests of our nation or to our ancestral customs, yet I was sent from Jerusalem as a prisoner, and handed over to 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、
The Romans, when they had examined me, were ready to release me, because there was nothing in my conduct deserving 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, as the Jews opposed my release, I was compelled to appeal to the Emperor — not, indeed, that I had any charge to make against my own nation.
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。
This, then, is my reason for urging you to come to see me and talk with me; because it is for the sake of the Hope of Israel that I am here in chains.”
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、
“We,” was their reply, “have not had any letter about you from Judea, nor have any of our fellow-Jews come and reported or said anything bad about you.
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 shall be glad to hear from you what your views are, for, with regard to this sect, we are well aware that it is spoken against on all sides.”
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。
They then fixed a day with him, and came to the place where he was staying, in even larger numbers, when Paul proceeded to lay the subject before them. He bore his testimony to the Kingdom of God, and tried to convince them about Jesus, by arguments drawn from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets — speaking from morning till 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、
Some were inclined to accept what he said; others, however, rejected it.
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, as they disagreed among themselves, they began to disperse, Paul adding only — “True, indeed, was the declaration made by the Holy Spirit, through the Prophet Isaiah to your ancestors —
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、
‘Go to this nation and say — “You will hear with your ears without ever understanding, And, though you have eyes, you will see without ever perceiving.”
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 mind of this nation has grown dense, And their ears are dull of hearing, Their eyes also have they closed; Lest some day they should see with their eyes, And with their ears they should hear, And in their mind they should understand, and should turn — 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。
Understand, then, that this Salvation of God was sent for the Gentiles; and they will listen.”
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。
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、
For two whole years Paul stayed in a house which he rented for himself, welcoming all who came to see 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。
proclaiming the Kingdom of God, and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ, with perfect fearlessness, unmolested.
