ローマ人への手紙 14
1 第三款 信仰の弱き信徒に對する方法 信仰の弱き人を承くるに親切を以てし、思ふ所を争ふこと勿れ。
But him that is weak in faith receive ye, [yet] not for decision of scruples.
2 蓋或人は凡ての物を食するを善しとするに、弱き人は野菜を食す。
One man hath faith to eat all things: but he that is weak eateth herbs.
3 食する人は食せざる人を軽んずべからず、食せざる人も亦食する人を是非すべからず、其は神は人を承容れ給ひたればなり。
Let not him that eateth set at nought him that eateth not; and let not him that eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.
4 汝誰なれば他に属する僕を是非するぞ、立つも倒るるも、其主に係はる事なり。但必ずや立つならん、其は神は之を立たしむる事を得給へばなり。
Who art thou that judgest the servant of another? to his own lord he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be made to stand; for the Lord hath power to make him stand.
5 或人は日と日とを弁別するに、他の人は如何なる日をも同一にす、各其料簡に随ふべきのみ。
One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day [alike]. Let each man be fully assured in his own mind.
6 日を区別する人は主の為に之を区別し、食する人も主の為に食す、其は神に感謝すればなり。食せざる人も主の為に食せずして亦神に感謝す。
He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord: and he that eateth, eateth unto the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, unto the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
7 蓋我等の中に己の為に活くる者なく、己の為に死する者なし、
For none of us liveth to himself, and none dieth to himself.
8 其は我等は活くるも主の為に活き、死するも主の為に死すればなり。故に我等は活くるも死するも主の有なり。
For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; or whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.
9 蓋キリストの死して復活し給ひしは、死者と生者とを司り給はんが為なり。
For to this end Christ died and lived [again], that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
10 然るに汝何故に兄弟を是非するぞ、何故に兄弟を軽んずるぞ、我等は皆神の法廷に立つべき者なるをや。
But thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or thou again, why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of God.
11 録して、「主曰く、我は活くるなり、凡ての膝我前に屈まり、凡ての舌神を宣言するに至らん」、とあるが如し、
For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, to me every knee shall bow, And every tongue shall confess to God.
12 即ち我等は各己の事を神に糺さるべし。
So then each one of us shall give account of himself to God.
13 然れば我等互に罪を定むべからず、寧汝等兄弟の前に、躓かすべきもの、或は罠となるものを置かざらん事を定めよ。
Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge ye this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock in his brother’s way, or an occasion of falling.
14 我は主イエズスに於て知り且確信す、何物も彼によりて自ら潔からざるはなく、其潔からざるは、潔からずと思ふ人に於てのみ。
I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself: save that to him who accounteth anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
15 若食物の為に汝の兄弟を憂ひしむれば、汝は既に愛に從ひて歩む者に非ず、キリストの死して贖ひ給ひし人を、食物の為に亡ぼすこと勿れ。
For if because of meat thy brother is grieved, thou walkest no longer in love. Destroy not with thy meat him for whom Christ died.
16 然れば我等の有てる善きものは罵らるべかず、
Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
17 其は神の國は飲食にあるに非ずして、聖霊に由れる義と平和と歓とに在ればなり。
for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
18 蓋之を以てキリストに事ふる人は神の御意に適ひ、人々にも善しとせらるるなり。
For he that herein serveth Christ is well-pleasing to God, and approved of men.
19 故に我等は平和の事を追求して、人の徳を立つべき事を互に守るべきなり。
So then let us follow after things which make for peace, and things whereby we may edify one another.
20 食物の為に神の事業を亡ぼすこと勿れ、凡ての物は潔しと雖も、食して躓かする人には惡となる。
Overthrow not for meat’s sake the work of God. All things indeed are clean; howbeit it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
21 肉食、飲酒、其他汝の兄弟の或は心を痛め、或は躓き、或は弱くなる事を為ざるを善しとす。
It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor [to do anything] whereby thy brother stumbleth.
22 汝に[確]信あらんか、之を神の御前に我が身の中に保て。善しとする事に就きて己を咎めざる人は福なり、
The faith which thou hast, have thou to thyself before God. Happy is he that judgeth not himself in that which he approveth.
23 然れど疑ひつつ食したる時は罪せらる、其は[確]信によりて為ざればなり、総て[確]信に由らざる事は罪なり。
But he that doubteth is condemned if he eat, because [he eateth] not of faith; and whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
