ヘブル人への手紙 11
1 第二款 舊約時代の英雄の信仰の例 抑信仰は希望すべき事物の保證、見えざる事物の證據なり、
Now faith is being confident of what we hope for, convinced about things we do not see.
2 蓋故人之を以て好評を得たり。
For by this, the people of old were attested.
By faith, we understand that the ages were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible. (aiōn g165)
4 信仰に由りてアベルは、カインの其に優れる犠牲を神に献げ、信仰に由りて義人たる保證を受け、神其献物を保證し給ひ、彼は信仰に由りて死しても猶言ふなり。
By faith, Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he was attested as righteous, God testifying with respect to his gifts; and though he died he still speaks through it.
5 信仰に由りてヘノクは、死を見ざらん為に移され、神之を移し給ひしに由りて見出されざりき、其は移転の前に神の御意に適へる事を證せられたればなり。
By faith, Enoch was taken away, so that he would not see death, "and he was not found, because God took him away." For before he was taken he was attested as having pleased God.
6 信仰なくしては神の御意に適ふこと能はず、蓋神に近づき奉る人は、必ずや神の存在して之を求め奉る人々に報い給ふ者なる事を信ぜざるべからず。
Now without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.
7 信仰によりてノエは、未だ見えざる事柄に就きて黙示を蒙り、畏みて家族を救はん為に方舟を造り、之を以て世の人を罪し、其身は信仰に由れる義の世嗣と為られたり。
By faith, Noah, being warned about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared a box-shaped ship for the salvation of his household, through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.
8 信仰に由りてアブラハムは、承継ぐべき地に出づべしとの召に從ひ、何處に行くべきかを知らずして立出でたり。
By faith, Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he was going.
9 彼は約束の地に於て他國にあるが如く、同じ約束を相継ぐべきイザアク、ヤコブと共に幕屋に住めり、
By faith, he sojourned in a land of promise, as a foreigner, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise.
10 其は神を其設立者、建築者に戴ける、基礎ある都會を待てばなり。
For he looked for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
11 信仰に由りてサラも、石女にして齢過ぎたるに孕を胎す力を得たり、是約し給へる者の忠實に在す事を信じたるが故なり、
By faith, even barren Sarah herself received power to conceive when she was past age, and gave birth, since she considered him faithful who had promised.
12 斯て一人より、而も既に死せるに齊しき者より出でし人、空の星の如く夥しく、海辺の眞砂の如く數へ難し。
Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore, were fathered by one man, and him as good as dead.
13 彼等は皆信仰に從ひ、約束のものを受けずして死したれども、遥に望みて之を祝し、地上に於て己は旅人たり寄留人たる事を宣言せり。
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and embraced them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and temporary residents on the earth.
14 斯く語る人々は、是本國を求むる事を示す者なり。
For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own.
15 若其懐へる所曾て出でたる本國ならば、復還る時もありしならん、
If indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had enough time to return.
16 然れど彼等は、今一層善きもの、即ち天の[本國]を慕ひしなり、故に神は彼等の神と呼ばるるを耻とし給はず、其は彼等の為に都會を備へ給ひたればなり。
Instead, they were longing for a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
17 信仰に由りてアブラハムは、試みられし時イザアクを献げたり、其献げたりしは、約束を蒙りたりし獨子にして、
By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac; and he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his one and only son;
18 曾て「汝の子孫と稱へらるるはイザアクによるべし」と謂はれし其者なりき。
even he to whom it was said, "In Isaac will your descendants be called;"
19 即ち彼謂へらく、神は死したる人々をも復活せしむるを得給ふなりと、而して前表として其子を還與へられたり。
concluding that God is able to raise up even from the dead. Figuratively speaking, he also did receive him back from the dead.
20 信仰に由りてイザアクは、将來の事に就きてヤコブとエザウとを祝福せり。
By faith, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come.
21 信仰に由りてヤコブは、死に臨みてヨゼフの子等を各祝福し、杖の首に倚りて禮拝せり。
By faith, Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and bowed over the top of his staff.
22 信仰に由りてヨゼフは、死に臨みてイスラエルの子等の出立を思はしめ、己が骸骨に就きて命を下せり。
By faith, Joseph, when his end was near, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel; and gave instructions concerning his bones.
23 信仰に由りてモイゼは、生れて三月の間兩親によりて匿されたり、是其子の美しきを見たるが故にして、彼等は國王の命令を懼れざりき。
By faith, Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.
24 信仰に由りてモイゼは、成長してファラオンの女の子たる事を否めり、
By faith, Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
25 即ち罪によれる暫時の快樂よりも、寧神の民と共に悩むことを擇み、
choosing rather to share ill treatment with God's people, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time;
26 キリストの耻辱を以てエジプトの寳に優れる富とせり、其は報酬を眺め居たればなり。
considering the abuse suffered for the Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the reward.
27 信仰に由りて彼は、國王の怒を怖れずしてエジプトを去れり、即ち見えざる所を見るが如くにして忍耐せしなり。
By faith, he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
28 信仰に由りて彼は過越を祝ひ、又長子を亡ぼせる者の彼等に触れざらん為、[羔の]血を沃ぐ禮を行へり。
By faith, he kept the Passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.
29 信仰に由りて彼等は、紅海を陸の如くにして渡れり、エジプト人は之を試みて溺れたりき。
By faith, they passed through the Red Sea as on dry land. When the Egyptians tried to do so, they were swallowed up.
30 信仰に由りてエリコの城壁は、七日の間廻られて崩れたり。
By faith, the walls of Jericho fell down, after they had been encircled for seven days.
31 信仰に由りて娼婦ラハブは、探偵者を懇切に接待せしかば、不信者と共には亡びざりき。
By faith, Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, having received the spies in peace.
32 此外に我何をか言はん、ゲデオン、バラク、サムソン、イエフテ、ダヴィド、サムエル及び預言者等の事を述べんには時足らざるべし。
And what more should I say? For the time would fail me if I told of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets;
33 信仰に由りて彼等は、國々に打ち勝ち、義を行ひ、約束を蒙り、獅子の口を塞ぎ、
who, through faith subdued kingdoms, worked out righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
34 火の勢を消し、剣の刃を迯れ、弱きを強うせられ、軍に勇ましき者と成りて異邦人の陣を破り、
quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, grew mighty in war, and caused foreign armies to flee.
35 婦人等は其死したりし者を復活を以て還與へられ、或人々は引裂かれて、勝れたる復活を得ん為に迯るる事を肯ぜず、
Women received their dead by resurrection. And others were tortured, not accepting the payment for release, that they might obtain a better resurrection.
36 或人々は侮辱打擲の上に捕縛入獄に遇ひ、
Others were tried by mocking and scourging, yes, moreover by bonds and imprisonment.
37 石を擲たれ、鋸にて挽かれ、試され、剣にて殺され、羊山羊の毛皮を纏ひて萬事に缺乏し、責められ悩まされて流浪せり。
They were stoned, they were sawed apart, they were put to the test, they were killed with the sword. They went around in sheepskins and in goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, mistreated
38 世は此人々を置くに堪へざりしに、彼等は荒地に山に、地の洞及び穴の内に彷徨ひしなり。
(of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts, mountains, caves, and the holes of the earth.
39 彼等も皆信仰の稱揚を得たれども、約束のものをば得ざりき。
These all, having had testimony given to them through their faith, did not receive the promise,
40 是神が我等の為に更に宜しき事を圖り給ひて、我等と共にならでは彼等の全うせられざらん為なり。
God having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect.
