テトスへの手紙 3
1 第二項 外界に對する信徒の務 汝彼等を諭して、君主及び有権者に服し、言はるる事に從ひ、凡ての善業に己を備へ、
Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and authorities, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
2 誰をも罵らず、争を好まず、寛仁にして凡ての人に對して所有温和を顕す事を忘れざらしめよ。
To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
3 蓋我等も、曾て無知不信心にして、迷ひて様々の慾望と快樂との奴隷と成り、惡と嫉妬との中に生活し、憎まるべくして相憎む者なりき。
For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
4 然れども我救主にて在す神の慈恵と仁愛との顕るるに及び、
But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
5 我等が行ひし義の業によらず、御慈悲によりて聖霊の賜ふ再生と一新との水洗を以、我等を救給、
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
6 我救主イエズス、キリストを以て、聖霊を豊に我等に濯ぎ給ひしは、
Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
8 是眞實の談にして、我之に就きて汝の断言せん事を欲す、其は神を信じ奉る人々をして、励みて善業に從事せしめん為なり。斯る業こそは善良にして人に益ある事なれ。
This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.
9 愚なる問題と系圖と、争論と律法上の争とを避けよ、其は無益にして、空しければなり。
But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
10 異説者を一度二度訓戒して後は之に遠ざかれ、
A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;
11 其は斯の如き人の罪せらるるは、自らの判断にもよることなれば、邪にして誤れる者なる事を知ればなり。
Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.
12 結末 我アルテマ或はチキコを汝に遣はしなば、急ぎてニコポリなる我許に來れ、我冬を彼處に過さんと決したればなり。
When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.
13 法律家なるゼナ及びアポルロを手厚く送りて、足らざる事なからしめよ。
Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.
14 斯て我等の[兄弟等]も、果を結ばざる者と成らざらん為、[兄弟の]必要に應じて善業に從事する事を學ぶべし。
And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.
15 我と共に居る人々、皆汝に宜しくと言へり。信仰に於て我等を愛する人々に宜しく傳へよ。願はくは神の恩寵汝等一同と共に在らんことを、アメン。
All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen. It was written to Titus, ordained the first bishop of the Assembly of the Cretians, from Nicopolis of Macedonia.
