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、
Be putting them in mind, unto rulerships, unto authorities, to be in submission, to be yielding to rule, for every good work, to be, prepared,
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 be defaming, no one, to be, averse to strife, considerate, 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, even we, used, at one time, to be—thoughtless, unyielding, deceived, in servitude unto manifold covetings and pleasures, in malice and envy, leading on, detestable, 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 graciousness and affection for man of our Saviour God, shone forth,
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 which we had done in righteousness, but, according to his mercy, he saved us—through means of the bathing of a new birth, and the moulding anew of 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 on us richly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour,
In order that, having been declared righteous by his favour, we should be made inheritors, according to hope, of life age-abiding. (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。
Faithful, the saying! And, concerning these things, I am minded that thou be strongly affirming, in order that they who have believed God may be careful to be forward, in noble works. These things, are honourable, 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, foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strife, and contentions about matters of law, avoid, 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、
From a party-man, after a first and second admonition, excuse thyself;
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 such a one is 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。
As soon as I shall send Artemus unto thee, or Tychicus, give diligence to come to me unto Nicopolis; for, there, have I determined 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。
Zenas the lawyer, and Apollos, do thou diligently set forward on their way, in order that, nothing, unto them, may be wanting.
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。
Moreover, let our own learn to be forward, in honourable works, for the necessary uses, 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 they who are with me salute thee. Salute thou them who regard us with faithful affection. Favour, be with you all.
