ヨハネの黙示録 7
1 第四款 中間の二の出現 其後我、四の天使地の四隅に立てるを見しが、彼等は地の四方の風を引止め、地上にも海上にも如何なる樹の上にも吹かざらしめんとせり。
After this, I saw four angels standing ‘upon the four corners of the earth,’ restraining the four winds of the earth, that no wind should blow over the earth, or over the sea, or against any tree.
2 此外に又一の天使、活き給へる神の印を持ちて東より上るを見たり。此天使、海陸を害する事を許されたる四の天使に聲高く呼はりて、
And, in the east, I saw another angel, ascending, holding the seal of the Living God; and he cried in a loud voice to the four angels, to whom there had been given power to harm the earth and the sea —
3 言ひけるは、我等我神の僕等の額に印するまで、海にも陸にも樹木にも触るること勿れ、と。
‘Do not harm the earth, or the sea, or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God upon their foreheads.’
4 斯て我、イスラエルの子等の諸族中印せられたる者の數を聞きしに、印せられたる者十四萬四千人、
I heard, too, the number of those who had been sealed. It was one hundred and forty-four thousand; and they were from every tribe of the Israelites.
5 即ちユダ族の中にて一萬二千人印せられ、ルベン族の中にて一萬二千人印せられ、ガド族の中にて一萬二千人印せられ、
From the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand, from the tribe of Gad twelve thousand,
6 アゼル族の中にて一萬二千人印せられ、ネフタリ族の中にて一萬二千人印せられ、マナッセ族の中にて一萬二千人印せられ、
from the tribe of Asher twelve thousand, from the tribe of Napthali twelve thousand, from the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand,
7 シメオン族の中にて一萬二千人印せられ、レヴィ族の中にて一萬二千人印せられ、イッサカアル族の中にて一萬二千人印せられ、
from the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand, from the tribe of Levi twelve thousand, from the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand,
8 ザブロン族の中にて一萬二千人印せられ、ヨゼフ族の中にて一萬二千人印せられ、ベンヤミン族の中にて一萬二千人印せられたるなり。
from the tribe of Zebulon twelve thousand, from the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand, from the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand were sealed.
9 其後我、誰も數ふる事能はざる大群衆を見しが、諸國、諸族、諸民、諸語の中よりして、白き衣を着し、手に棕櫚の葉を持ちて、玉座の前、羔の目前に立ち、
After this, in my vision, I saw a vast throng which no man could number, of men from every nation and of all tribes, and peoples, and languages. They stood in front of the throne and in front of the Lamb, robed in white, holding palm branches in their hands.
10 聲高く呼はりて言ひけるは、救霊は玉座に坐し給ふ我神及び羔に歸す、と。
And they are crying in a loud voice — ‘Salvation be ascribed to our God who is seated on his throne and to the Lamb.’
11 玉座と翁等と四の動物との周圍に立ち居たりし天使一同、玉座の前に平伏し、神を禮拝し奉りて、
And all the angels were standing round the throne and the Councillors and the four Creatures, and they prostrated themselves on their faces in front of the throne and worshiped God,
saying — ‘Amen. Blessing and praise, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might be ascribed to our God for ever and ever. Amen.’ (aiōn g165)
13 時に翁の一人答へて我に謂ひけるは、白き衣を着せる此人々は誰なるぞ、何處より來れるぞ、と。
Then one of the Councillors turned to me and said ‘Who are these who are robed in white? and whence did they come?’
14 我、我君よ、汝こそ知れるなれ、と言ひしに翁我に謂ひけるは、此人々は大いなる患難より來り、羔の血に己が衣を洗ひて白く為したる者なり。
‘My Lord,’ I answered, ‘it is you who know.’ ‘These,’ he said, ‘are they who come through the Great Persecution; they washed their robes white in the blood of the Lamb.
15 故に神の玉座の前に在りて、其[聖]殿に於て日夜之に事へ奉り、又玉座に坐し給ふものは、彼等の上に幕屋を張り給ふべし。
And therefore it is that they are before the throne of God, and are serving him day and night in his Temple; and he who is seated on the throne will shelter them.
16 彼等最早飢渇く事なかるべく、日光も熱氣も彼等に中るべからず、
Never again shall they be hungry, never again shall they be thirsty, nor shall the sun smite upon them, nor any scorching heat;
17 其は玉座の正面に在せる羔彼等を牧して、之を生命の水の源に導き給ひ、神は彼等の目より凡ての涙を拭ひ給ふべければなり、と。
for the Lamb that stands in the space before the throne will be their shepherd, and will lead them to life-giving springs of water; and God will wipe away all tears from their eyes.’
