使徒の働き 19
1 アポロがコリントにいた間に、パウロは奥地を通ってエペソに来た。そして幾人かの弟子に出会って、
While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul [left the places in Phrygia and Galatia] provinces where he had been visiting, and traveled through [Asia province] back to Ephesus. He met some people [who said that they] were believers.
2 「信じたとき、聖霊を受けましたか。」と尋ねると、彼らは、「いいえ、聖霊の与えられることは、聞きもしませんでした。」と答えた。
He asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed [God’s message]?” They answered, “No, we [(exc) did not]. We have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
3 「では、どんなバプテスマを受けたのですか。」と言うと、「ヨハネのバプテスマです。」と答えた。
So Paul asked, “So when you were baptized, what [were you showing]?” They replied, “[We were showing] that we [(exc)] believed what John [the Baptizer] taught.”
4 そこで、パウロは、「ヨハネは、自分のあとに来られるイエスを信じるように人々に告げて、悔い改めのバプテスマを授けたのです。」と言った。
Paul said, “John baptized people who turned away from their sinful behavior. He [also] told the people to believe in the one who would come after he [had come], and that was Jesus.”
5 これを聞いたその人々は、主イエスの御名によってバプテスマを受けた。
So, when those men heard that, they were baptized [to affirm that they believed] [MTY] in the Lord Jesus.
6 パウロが彼らの上に手を置いたとき、聖霊が彼らに臨まれ、彼らは異言を語ったり、預言をしたりした。
After that, Paul placed his hands on their heads [one by one], and the [power of the] Holy Spirit came upon [each of] them. The [Holy Spirit] enabled them to speak in various languages [MTY] [that they had not learned], and they also spoke messages [that the Holy Spirit] revealed to them.
7 その人々は、みなで十二人ほどであった。
There were about twelve men [whom Paul baptized and who received the power of the Holy Spirit].
8 それから、パウロは会堂にはいって、三か月の間大胆に語り、神の国について論じて、彼らを説得しようと努めた。
For three months after that, Paul entered the Jewish meeting place [in Ephesus on each] Sabbath/Jewish day of rest, and he spoke boldly. He convincingly taught [the people] about how God wanted to rule [MET] [their lives].
9 しかし、ある者たちが心をかたくなにして聞き入れず、会衆の前で、この道をののしったので、パウロは彼らから身を引き、弟子たちをも退かせて、毎日ツラノの講堂で論じた。
[A few of the people in the meeting house believed the message about Jesus]. But some of the people would not believe that message and did not want to [continue to] hear it. While many people were listening, they said many bad things about the way [for people to receive eternal life about which Paul was preaching]. So Paul left them and took the believers with him [to meet in another place]. He taught every day in a lecture hall [that a man whose name was] Tyrannus [lectured in/owned].
10 これが二年の間続いたので、アジヤに住む者はみな、ユダヤ人もギリシヤ人も主のことばを聞いた。
For two years Paul continued to teach people in that building. In this way, most of [HYP] the Jews and non-Jews who lived in Asia [province] heard the message about the Lord [Jesus].
11 神はパウロの手によって驚くべき奇蹟を行なわれた。
Also, God gave Paul the power [MTY] to do amazing miracles.
12 パウロの身に着けている手ぬぐいや前掛けをはずして病人に当てると、その病気は去り、悪霊は出て行った。
[If those who were sick could not come to Paul, handkerchiefs or aprons that Paul had touched would be taken and] placed on the sick people {[others] would take [and place on] the sick people handkerchiefs or aprons that Paul had touched}. As a result, those sick people would become well, and evil spirits that troubled people would leave.
13 ところが、諸国を巡回しているユダヤ人の魔よけ祈祷師の中のある者たちも、ためしに、悪霊につかれている者に向かって主イエスの御名をとなえ、「パウロの宣べ伝えているイエスによって、おまえたちに命じる。」と言ってみた。
There were also some Jews who traveled around [to] various places, [and] they commanded the evil spirits in those places to depart [from people. Certain ones of those Jews once] tried to command the evil spirits to come out of people by saying “I command you by the authority [MTY] of the Lord Jesus, the man about whom Paul preaches, to come out!”
14 そういうことをしたのは、ユダヤの祭司長スケワという人の七人の息子たちであった。
There were seven men who were doing that. They were sons of a man named Sceva, a Jew, [who called himself] a chief priest.
15 すると悪霊が答えて、「自分はイエスを知っているし、パウロもよく知っている。けれどおまえたちは何者だ。」と言った。
But [one day as they were doing that], the evil spirit [refused to come out of that person. Instead, he] said to them, “I know Jesus, and I know [that he has authorized] Paul [to expel demons]. (But no one has authorized you [to do anything to me!]/who authorized you [to do anything to me]?) [RHQ]”
16 そして悪霊につかれている人は、彼らに飛びかかり、ふたりの者を押えつけて、みなを打ち負かしたので、彼らは裸にされ、傷を負ってその家を逃げ出した。
[After saying that, suddenly] the man who was controlled by the evil spirit jumped on the seven Jewish men, [one after another], knocked all of them down, and beat each of them severely. He tore off their clothes and wounded them, causing them to bleed. So, [greatly frightened, they all] ran out of the house.
17 このことがエペソに住むユダヤ人とギリシヤ人の全部に知れ渡ったので、みな恐れを感じて、主イエスの御名をあがめるようになった。
All the people who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and non-Jews, heard what had happened. So they were afraid [MTY]. They honored the Lord Jesus [MTY] [because they realized that he was very powerful].
18 そして、信仰にはいった人たちの中から多くの者がやって来て、自分たちのしていることをさらけ出して告白した。
[At that time], while other believers were listening, many believers confessed the evil things that they had been doing.
19 また魔術を行なっていた多くの者が、その書物をかかえて来て、みなの前で焼き捨てた。その値段を合計してみると、銀貨五万枚になった。
Several of those who had [previously] practiced sorcery gathered up their scrolls [that told how to work] magic and burned them in a public place. When people added up how much those scrolls had cost, they realized that altogether the amount was 50,000 valuable silver coins.
20 こうして、主のことばは驚くほど広まり、ますます力強くなって行った。
As a result, many more people heard [MTY] the message about the Lord [Jesus], and the message powerfully [changed their lives].
21 これらのことが一段落すると、パウロは御霊の示しにより、マケドニヤとアカヤを通ったあとでエルサレムに行くことにした。そして、「私はそこに行ってから、ローマも見なければならない。」と言った。
After those things had happened, Paul decided that he wanted to go to Jerusalem, but he decided that [first] he would visit [the believers in] Macedonia and Achaia [provinces again]. Paul said, “After I have been to Jerusalem, I must also go to Rome.”
22 そこで、自分に仕えている者の中からテモテとエラストのふたりをマケドニヤに送り出したが、パウロ自身は、なおしばらくアジヤにとどまっていた。
He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, ahead to Macedonia. But Paul stayed a little longer [in Ephesus city], in Asia [province].
23 そのころ、この道のことから、ただならぬ騒動が持ち上がった。
[Soon after that], some of the people there tried to make a lot of [LIT] trouble for the people who believed the way [God revealed for us(inc) to receive eternal life].
24 それというのは、デメテリオという銀細工人がいて、銀でアルテミス神殿の模型を作り、職人たちにかなりの収入を得させていたが、
There was a man there whose name was Demetrius who made little images out of silver. [They were models] of the temple of [a goddess whose name was] Artemis. Demetrius and the other men [who made those little images] earned a lot of [LIT] money [from selling those images].
25 彼が、その職人たちや、同業の者たちをも集めて、こう言ったからである。「皆さん。ご承知のように、私たちが繁盛しているのは、この仕事のおかげです。
Demetrius called a meeting of his workmen and also of others who made the little silver images. He said to them, “Men, you know that we [(inc)] earn a lot of money doing our kind of work.
26 ところが、皆さんが見てもいるし聞いてもいるように、あのパウロが、手で作った物など神ではないと言って、エペソばかりか、ほとんどアジヤ全体にわたって、大ぜいの人々を説き伏せ、迷わせているのです。
Also, you know that [this fellow] Paul has persuaded many people who live in Ephesus [to no longer buy the images that we make. Now even the people from] many other towns in our province [no longer want to buy what we make]. This fellow tells people that the gods that we have made [and worship] are not gods [and that we should not worship them].
27 これでは、私たちのこの仕事も信用を失う危険があるばかりか、大女神アルテミスの神殿も顧みられなくなり、全アジヤ、全世界の拝むこの大女神のご威光も地に落ちてしまいそうです。」
[If people continue to listen to him], soon they will ruin our business. Besides, they will no longer think that they should [come to] the temple of Artemis [to worship her. People] all over our Asia [province] and everywhere [HYP] else worship [our great] goddess [Artemis. Soon people] may no longer consider that Artemis is great!”
28 そう聞いて、彼らは大いに怒り、「偉大なのはエペソ人のアルテミスだ。」と叫び始めた。
All the men there were very angry [at Paul] when they heard what Demetrius said. They began to shout, “The goddess Artemis of us Ephesians is very great!”
29 そして、町中が大騒ぎになり、人々はパウロの同行者であるマケドニヤ人ガイオとアリスタルコを捕え、一団となって劇場へなだれ込んだ。
Many of the other people in the city heard the shouting and went [and joined the crowd. They also became angry at Paul] and began shouting. [Several of] the people seized Gaius and Aristarchus, two men [from Macedonia] who had been traveling with Paul. [Then the whole crowd of people ran, dragging those men along with them], to the city stadium.
30 パウロは、その集団の中にはいって行こうとしたが、弟子たちがそうさせなかった。
Paul also wanted to go [to the stadium and speak to] the people, but the other believers would not let him go there.
31 アジヤ州の高官で、パウロの友人である人たちも、彼に使いを送って、劇場にはいらないように頼んだ。
Also, some government officials of that province who were friends of Paul [heard what was happening]. So they sent someone to tell him [urgently] not to go into the stadium.
32 ところで、集会は混乱状態に陥り、大多数の者は、なぜ集まったのかさえ知らなかったので、ある者はこのことを叫び、ほかの者は別のことを叫んでいた。
The crowd of people [in the stadium] continued shouting. Some shouted one thing, and some shouted something else. But most of them did not even know what the meeting was about!
33 ユダヤ人たちがアレキサンデルという者を前に押し出したので、群衆の中のある人たちが彼を促すと、彼は手を振って、会衆に弁明しようとした。
One of the [Jews there was named Alexander. Some of] the Jews pushed him to the front of the stadium, [so that he could speak to the crowd of people]. So Alexander motioned with his hands to the crowd, [wanting them to be quiet]. He wanted to tell them that [the Jews] were not responsible [for the riot].
34 しかし、彼がユダヤ人だとわかると、みなの者がいっせいに声をあげ、「偉大なのはエペソ人のアルテミスだ。」と二時間ばかりも叫び続けた。
But [many of the non-Jewish people] knew that Alexander was a Jew. [They also knew that the Jews did not worship the goddess Artemis. So the non-Jews there] unitedly [and] repeatedly shouted for about two hours, “Great is [the goddess] Artemis [whom we(inc)] Ephesians [worship]!”
35 町の書記役は、群衆を押し静めてこう言った。「エペソの皆さん。エペソの町が、大女神アルテミスと天から下ったそのご神体との守護者であることを知らない者が、いったいいるでしょうか。
Then the city secretary made the crowd stop shouting, and he said to them, “My fellow-citizens, everyone in the world knows [RHQ] that [we(inc) people who live in] Ephesus [city] guard the temple [where we worship] the great [goddess] Artemis. Also, [everyone knows that we(inc) watch over] the [sacred] image [of our goddess] that fell down from heaven!
36 これは否定できない事実ですから、皆さんは静かにして、軽はずみなことをしないようにしなければいけません。
Of course everyone knows that, and no one can say that these things are not true. So you should be quiet now. Do not suddenly do anything (foolish/that will cause us trouble).
37 皆さんがここに引き連れて来たこの人たちは、宮を汚した者でもなく、私たちの女神をそしった者でもないのです。
You [should not] have brought these [two] men [here, because they have not done anything evil]. They have not gone into our temples and taken things [from there]. And they have not spoken evil of our goddess.
38 それで、もしデメテリオとその仲間の職人たちが、だれかに文句があるのなら、裁判の日があるし、地方総督たちもいることですから、互いに訴え出たらよいのです。
Therefore, if Demetrius and his fellow-workmen want to accuse anyone [about anything bad, they should do it in the right way]. There are courts [that you can go to when you want to accuse someone], and there are judges [there who have been appointed by the government] {[whom the government has appointed]}. You can accuse [anyone there].
39 もしあなたがたに、これ以上何か要求することがあるなら、正式の議会で決めてもらわなければいけません。
But if you want to ask about something else, [you should ask] for [other officials to] resolve it when [those] officials legally assemble.
40 きょうの事件については、正当な理由がないのですから、騒擾罪に問われる恐れがあります。その点に関しては、私たちはこの騒動の弁護はできません。」
[And this is certainly not a legal meeting! Resolve this legally] because, if [we(inc) do] not, I am afraid [that the governor] will hear about all this noise [that you have made] and will say that we [(inc)] were trying to rebel [against the government]. If he would ask me what you were all shouting about, I would not be able to give him an answer.”
41 こう言って、その集まりを解散させた。
That is what the city secretary said [to the crowd]. Then he told them all to go [home. So they left].
