使徒の働き 4
1 第三 ペトロ及びヨハネ衆議所に於てキリストを證す ペトロヨハネと人民に語りつつ居りしに、
But, as they were speaking unto the people, the High-priests and the Captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,
2 司祭等と神殿の司とサドカイの人々と來り、彼等が人民を教へ、且イエズスに於る死者の復活を説くことを深く憂ひて、
Being tired out because of their teaching the people, and announcing, in Jesus, the resurrection from among the dead;
3 彼等を捕へ、日既に暮れければ、翌日まで拘留したり。
And they thrust on them their hands, and put them in custody for the morrow, for it was evening, already.
4 然れど言を聴きたりし人々、多くは信仰して、男子の數五千人に及べり。
Howbeit, many of them that heard the word, believed; and the number of the men became about five thousand.
5 明日司祭長、長老、及び律法學士等、エルザレムに集會する事となりしが、
And it came to pass, upon the morrow, that there were gathered together of them, the rulers and the elders and the scribes, in Jerusalem;
6 アンナ大司祭もカイファも、ヨハネもアレキサンデルも、又大司祭の族も悉く共に在りき。
Also Annas, the high-priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of high-priestly descent; —
7 斯てペトロとヨハネとを眞中に立たせて、汝等如何なる力如何なる名によりて此事を行ひしぞ、と問ひかけたり。
And, setting them in the midst, they began to enquire—In what manner of power, or in what manner of name, did, ye, do this?
8 其時ペトロ聖霊に満たされて彼等に云ひけるは、聞けや民の司等、長老等、
Then Peter, filled with Holy Spirit, said unto them—Ye rulers of the people, and elders!
9 我等が癈疾者に對する善業に就き、其何に由りて醫されしかを尋問せらるるなれば、
If, we, this day, are to be examined for doing good to a sick man, —in whom, this, man hath been made well,
10 汝等一同及びイスラエルの人民挙りて之を知れ、彼人が壮健にして汝等の前に立てるは、是我等の主ナザレトのイエズス、キリスト、即ち汝等が之を殺し、神が之を死者の中より復活せしめ給ひし者の御名に由るなり。
Be it known unto you all, and unto all the people of Israel: that, in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, —whom, ye, crucified, whom, God, raised from among the dead, in him, doth, this man stand by, in your presence, whole.
11 是ぞ汝等家を建つる者に蔑にせられたる石にして、角の親石とせられたる者なる。
This, is the stone, set at nought by you the builders, which became the head of the corner;
12 其他の者によりては救霊ある事なし、其は我等が依て救かるべきものとして人に與へられし名は、天下に復之あらざればなり、と。
And there is in no one else, salvation, for, neither is there any other name, under heaven, which hath been set forth among men, in which we must needs be saved.
13 會衆は彼等が無學の凡人なる事を豫て弁へたれば、ペトロ及びヨハネの泰然たるを見て之を怪しみ、また豫て彼等がイエズスに伴ひたりし事をも知り、
And, looking at Peter’s boldness of speech, and John’s, and having discovered that they were unlettered and obscure men, they began to marvel, recognising them also, that they had been with Jesus;
14 醫されし人の現に彼等と共に立てるを見て、一言も之に對して云ふこと能はず、
Seeing, the man also standing, with them, even the [man] who had been cured, they had nothing wherewith to contradict.
15 命じて彼等を衆議所より退け、共に評議して、
Howbeit, ordering them to go forth outside the high-council, they began to confer one with another,
16 云ひけるは、彼人々を如何に處分すべきぞ、蓋エルザレムの人民一同に知れ渡りたる奇蹟は彼等によりて行はれ、明白にして我等之を拒むこと能はず、
Saying—What are we to do with these men? For, indeed, that a notable sign hath come to pass through their means, unto all who are dwelling in Jerusalem, is manifest, and we cannot deny [it]!
17 然れど、其一層民間に弘まらざらん為に、彼等を脅かして、如何なる人にも再び彼名を以て語る事なからしむべし、とて、
Nevertheless, lest it further spread abroad among the people, let us charge them with threats, to be no more speaking upon this name, to any soul of man.
18 彼等を呼び、一切イエズスの名を以て語り且教ふる事勿れ、と戒めたり。
And, calling them, they gave them the sweeping charge, —not to be sounding aloud, nor even to be teaching, upon the name of Jesus.
19 然れどもペトロ、ヨハネは答へて、汝等に聴くは神に聴くよりも神の御前に正當なりや、汝等之を判ぜよ、
But, Peter and John, answering, said unto them—Whether it be right in presence of God, unto you, to be hearkening, rather than unto God, judge!
20 蓋我等は見聞せし事を語らざるを得ず、と云へり。
For, we, cannot but be speaking the things which we have seen and heard.
21 然て彼行はれし事に就きて人皆神を崇め奉るに由り、彼等は人民に對して使徒等を罰するに便なく、脅かして之を還せり。
They, however, further charging them with threats, let them go, finding nothing as to how they might chastise them, on account of the people; because, all, were glorifying God for that which had come to pass; —
22 蓋彼全癒の奇蹟の行はれし人は四十歳以上なりき。
For, more than forty years old, was the man, upon whom had taken place, this healing sign.
23 二人は赦されて友の許に至り、司祭長、長老等の云ひし程の事を具に告げしかば、
But, when they had been let go, they came unto their own [friends], and told as many things as, unto them, the High-priests and Elders, had said.
24 彼等は之を聞きて神に向ひ、異口同音に聲を揚げて云ひけるは、主よ、天、地、海、及び其中の有らゆる物を造り給ひしは主なり。
And, they, having heard, with one accord, uplifted voice unto God, and said—O Sovereign! Thou, art he that made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all things that are herein:
25 主は聖霊に由りて、主の僕にして我等の先祖なるダヴィドの口を以て、「何故に異邦人は振起り、人民等は徒事を謀りしぞ、
Who, by our father, through means of the Holy Spirit, even by the mouth of David thy servant, said—Unto what end did nations rage, and, peoples, busy themselves with empty things?
26 地上の國王は立ち、諸侯は一致して主及び其キリストに逆らへり」、と曰ひしが、
The kings of the earth stationed themselves, and, the rulers, were gathered together, with one intent, against the Lord, and against his Christ.
27 果してヘロデ及びポンシオ、ピラトは、異邦人、イスラエルの諸族と共に此都に集りて、主の注油し給ひし聖なる御子イエズスに逆らひ、
For they were gathered together, of a truth, in this city, against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou hadst anointed, —both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with them of the nations, and peoples of Israel; —
28 御手及び御旨の定め給ひし事を為せり。
To do whatsoever, thy hand and thy counsel, marked out beforehand to come to pass.
29 主よ、今や彼等の脅喝を顧み、僕等に賜ふに、御言を憚らず語ることを以てし給ひ、
As to the present things, then, O Lord, —look upon their threats, and grant unto thy servants, with all freedom of utterance, to be speaking thy word,
30 御手を伸ばして、聖なる御子イエズスの御名によりて、治癒と徴と不思議とを行はせ給へ、と。
By stretching forth thy hand for healing, and by the coming to pass of both signs and wonders, through the name of thy holy servant Jesus.
31 祈り畢れる時、彼等の集れる所震動し、皆聖霊に満たされて、憚る所なく神の御言を語り居たり。
And, when they had made supplication, the place was shaken in which they were gathered together, and they were filled, one and all, with the Holy Spirit, and began speaking the word of God with freedom of utterance.
32 第一 初代信者の徳 第四款 神聖會を保護し給ふ 抑信者の群衆は、同心同意、一人も其有てる物を己が物と謂はず、何物をも皆共有にし、
And, the throng of them that believed, had one heart and soul, and not so much as one was saying that, aught of his goods, was, his own, but they had all things common.
33 使徒等も亦大いなる力を以て、我主イエズス、キリストの復活を證し、大いなる恩寵彼等一同の上に在りき。
And, with great power, were the apostles giving forth their witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus; great favour also was upon them all.
34 蓋彼等の中には一人も乏しき者あらず、其は総て、畑又は家を有てる人は之を売りて、其売れる物の價を持來り、
For there was not so much as anyone, lacking, among them; for, as many as were possessors of lands or houses, selling them, were bringing the prices of the things that were being sold,
35 之を使徒等の足下に置きて、面々其用あるに随ひて分與へらるればなり。
And laying them at the feet of the Apostles, while on the other hand they were distributing unto each one, in so far as any one had, need.
36 爰にクプロ[島]生れなるレヴィ族の人ヨゼフは、使徒等よりバルナバ、訳して慰の子、と呼ばれたるが、
And, Joseph, who had been surnamed Barnabas by the Apostles, which is to be translated Son of Exhortation, —a Levite, a Cyprian by nation,
37 畑の有りしを売りて其價を持來り、之を使徒の足下に置けり。
Having a field, sold it, and brought the money and laid it at the feet of the Apostles.
