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 submit themselves to governments, to authorities, to obey magistrates, to be ready for 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 one, to be averse to strife, forbearing, showing all meekness to 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 once foolish, disobedient, going astray, slaves to divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, 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 when the kindness and love for men of God our Saviour 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 did, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the bath of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit,
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 poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Saviour,
that having been accepted as righteous by his grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of everlasting 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。
True is the saying; and these things I desire that thou affirm earnestly, that they who have believed in God may be careful to practise good works. These things are good and profitable to 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 questionings, and genealogies, and strifes, and contentions 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 stirs up divisions, after a first and second admonition, avoid;
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 utterly perverted, and sinneth, being self-condemned.
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 have sent Artemas to thee, or Tychicus, use diligence to come to me to Nicopolis; for there I have determined to pass the 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。
Zenas the lawyer and Apollos forward on their journey diligently, that nothing may be wanting to 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 those also who belong to us learn to practise good works for the necessary wants that arise, that they may not be 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. Salute those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all.
