ローマ人への手紙 13
1 第二款 社會に於る信徒の義務 人各上に立てる諸権に服すべし。蓋権にして神より出でざるはなく、現に在る所の権は神より定められたるものなり、
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no authority but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
2 故に権に逆らふ人は神の定に逆らひ、逆らふ人々は己に罪を得。
Whosoever therefore resisteth the authority, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
3 君主等を懼るべきは、善き業の為に非ずして惡き業の為なり。汝権を懼れざらんと欲するか、善を行へ、然らば彼より誉を得べし。
For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
4 其は汝を益せん為の神の役者なればなり。然れど汝若惡を行はば懼れよ、其は彼は徒に剣を帯ぶるものに非ず、神の役者にして惡を行ふ人に怒を以て報ゆるものなればなり。
For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
5 然れば服從する事は、汝等に必要にして、啻に怒の為のみならず、亦良心の為なり。
Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
6 蓋汝等は亦之が為に税を納む、其は彼等は神の役者にして、之が為に務むればなり。
For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
7 然れば汝等凡ての人に負目を返せ、即ち税を納むべき人には税を納め、課物を払ふべき人には之を払ひ、懼るべき者には懼れ、尊ぶべき者は之を尊べ。
Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
8 汝等相愛するの外は、誰にも何等の負債あるべからず、其は近き者を愛する人は律法を全うしたる者なればなり。
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
9 蓋「汝姦淫する勿れ、殺す勿れ、盗む勿れ、僞證する勿れ、貪る勿れ」、此外に誡ありと雖も、汝の近き者を己の如くに愛せよとの言の中に約る。
For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
10 愛は他人に惡しき事を為ず、故に愛は律法の完備なり。
Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
11 斯すべきは是我等が時期を知れる故なり。即ち眠より起くべき時は既に來れり、蓋信仰せし時よりも我等の救霊は今や近きにあり。
And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
12 夜は更けたり、日は近づけり、然れば我等は暗の業を棄てて、光の鎧を着るべし、
The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
13 日中の如く正しく歩むべくして、饕食と酔酗、密通と淫亂、争闘と嫉妬とに歩む可からず、
Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
14 却て主イエズス、キリストを着よ、且惡慾起るべき肉の慮を為すこと勿れ。
But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
