ルカの福音書 3
1 皇帝テベリオの治世の第十五年、ポンテオ・ピラトがユダヤの総督、ヘロデがガリラヤの国主、その兄弟ピリポがイツリヤとテラコニテ地方の国主、ルサニヤがアビレネの国主であり、
When the Emperor Tiberius had been ruling [the Roman Empire] for 15 years, and while Pontius Pilate was the governor of Judea [district], and Herod [Antipas] was ruling Galilee [district], and his brother Philip was ruling Iturea and Trachonitis [districts], and Lysanius was ruling Abilene [district],
2 アンナスとカヤパが大祭司であったころ、神のことばが、荒野でザカリヤの子ヨハネに下った。
and while Annas and Caiaphas were the high priests [in Jerusalem], God gave messages to Zechariah’s son John while he was living in the desolate region.
3 そこでヨハネは、ヨルダン川のほとりのすべての地方に行って、罪が赦されるための悔い改めに基づくバプテスマを説いた。
[So] John went all over the area close to the Jordan [River]. He kept telling people, “If you want [God] to forgive you for your sins, you must (repent/turn away from your sinful behavior) [before you ask me] to baptize [you]!”
4 そのことは預言者イザヤのことばの書に書いてあるとおりである。 「荒野で叫ぶ者の声がする。 『主の道を用意し、 主の通られる道をまっすぐにせよ。
John was the one who [fulfilled] these words that had [been written] by the prophet Isaiah {that the prophet Isaiah had written} on a scroll [long ago]: In a desolate area, someone [SYN] will be heard shouting [to the people who pass by], “Prepare yourselves [to receive] the Lord when he comes! [Make yourselves ready so that you will be prepared when he comes], [just like people] straighten out the road [MET] [for an important official] [MET, DOU]!
5 すべての谷はうずめられ、 すべての山と丘とは低くされ、 曲がった所はまっすぐになり、 でこぼこ道は平らになる。
[Just like people] level off all the places where the land rises and [just like they] fill all the ravines, and [just like people] make the road straight wherever it is crooked, and [just like people] make smooth the bumps in the road, [similarly you need to remove all the obstacles which prevent God from blessing you]!
6 こうして、あらゆる人が、 神の救いを見るようになる。』」
Then people [SYN] everywhere will understand how God can save [MTY] [people].”
7 それで、ヨハネは、彼からバプテスマを受けようとして出て来た群衆に言った。「まむしのすえたち。だれが必ず来る御怒りをのがれるように教えたのか。
Although large groups of people came to John to be baptized {in order that he would baptize them}, [he knew that many of them were not sincere]. So he kept saying to them, “You [people are evil] [MET] [like] poisonous snakes! [I] warn you that [God] will some day punish [MTY] [everyone] who sins. And (do not think that you can escape [from his punishing] [MTY] [you if you do not turn from your sinful behavior!/did someone tell you] that you can escape [from his punishing] [MTY] [you if you do not turn from your sinful behavior]?) [RHQ] (OR, Who told you that you could escape [God’s punishment?])
8 それならそれで、悔い改めにふさわしい実を結びなさい。『われわれの先祖はアブラハムだ。』などと心の中で言い始めてはいけません。よく言っておくが、神は、こんな石ころからでも、アブラハムの子孫を起こすことがおできになるのです。
Do what is appropriate for people who have truly turned from their sinful behavior! [God promised to give Abraham many] descendants. In order to fulfill that promise, God does not need you! I tell you that he can change these stones to make them descendants of Abraham! So do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We [(exc)] are descendants of Abraham, [so God will not punish us, even though we have] sinned!’
9 斧もすでに木の根元に置かれています。だから、良い実を結ばない木は、みな切り倒されて、火に投げ込まれます。」
[God is ready to punish you if you do not turn away from your sinful behavior, just like a man] [MET] lays his axe at the roots [of a fruit] tree [to chop it down and throw it into the fire if it does not produce good fruit] [MET].”
10 群衆はヨハネに尋ねた。「それでは、私たちはどうすればよいのでしょう。」
[Then] various ones in the crowd asked John, “What shall we [(exc)] do [to escape God punishing us] (OR), [to show that we have repented]?”
11 彼は答えて言った。「下着を二枚持っている者は、一つも持たない者に分けなさい。食べ物を持っている者も、そうしなさい。」
He answered them, “If any of you has two shirts, you should give one of them to someone who has no shirt. If any of you has [plenty of] food, you should give some to those who have no food.”
12 取税人たちも、バプテスマを受けに出て来て、言った。「先生。私たちはどうすればよいのでしょう。」
[Some] tax collectors came [and asked] to be baptized ([asked him] to baptize them}. They asked him, “Teacher, what shall we [(exc)] do [to please God]?”
13 ヨハネは彼らに言った。「決められたもの以上には、何も取り立ててはいけません。」
He said to them, “Do not take from the people any more money than [the Roman government] tells you to take!”
14 兵士たちも、彼に尋ねて言った。「私たちはどうすればよいのでしょうか。」ヨハネは言った。「だれからも、力ずくで金をゆすったり、無実の者を責めたりしてはいけません。自分の給料で満足しなさい。」
Some soldiers asked him, “What about us? What should we [(exc)] do [to please God]?” He said to them, “Do not [say to anyone], ‘[If you(sg) do not give me] some money, I will hurt you,’ and do not take [people to court and] falsely accuse them of doing something wrong! And be content with your wages.”
15 民衆は救い主を待ち望んでおり、みな心の中で、ヨハネについて、もしかするとこの方がキリストではあるまいか、と考えていたので、
People were expecting [that the Messiah would come soon]. Because of that, many of them wondered about John. [Some of them asked him] if he was the Messiah.
16 ヨハネはみなに答えて言った。「私は水であなたがたにバプテスマを授けています。しかし、私よりもさらに力のある方がおいでになります。私などは、その方のくつのひもを解く値うちもありません。その方は、あなたがたに聖霊と火とのバプテスマをお授けになります。
John replied to them all, “No, [I am not]. I used [only] water when I baptized you. But [the Messiah] will soon come! He is far greater than I am. [He is so great that] I am not worthy to [be like his slave and] untie his sandals [MET] [like] a slave would do! He will put [his] Holy Spirit within [MTY] you [to truly change your lives], and [he will judge others of you and punish you in] the fire [MET] [in hell]. (questioned)
17 また手に箕を持って脱穀場をことごとくきよめ、麦を倉に納め、殻を消えない火で焼き尽くされます。」
He [is like a man] [MET] [who wants to] clear away the grain on the ground where it has been threshed {they have threshed it}. That man [uses] a huge fork [to throw the grain into the air] to separate the wheat from the chaff [MET], and then he cleans up the threshing area. [Similarly, God] will [separate righteous people from the evil people, like a man who] gathers the wheat into his storage area, and then he will burn [those who are like] chaff with a fire (that will never be put out/that will burn forever).”
18 ヨハネは、そのほかにも多くのことを教えて、民衆に福音を知らせた。
John kept telling people many things to urge them [to turn to God], as he told them the good message [from God].
19 さて国主ヘロデは、その兄弟の妻ヘロデヤのことについて、また、自分の行なった悪事のすべてを、ヨハネに責められたので、
He also rebuked [the ruler of the district], Herod [Antipas. He rebuked him] for [marrying] Herodias, his brother’s wife, [while his brother was still alive], and for doing many other evil things.
20 ヨハネを牢に閉じ込め、すべての悪事にもう一つこの悪事を加えた。
But Herod [had his soldiers] put John in prison. That was another evil thing he did.
21 さて、民衆がみなバプテスマを受けていたころ、イエスもバプテスマをお受けになり、そして祈っておられると、天が開け、
[But before John was put in prison], when many people were being baptized {when he was baptizing many people}, after Jesus was baptized {he baptized Jesus} and Jesus was praying, the sky opened.
22 聖霊が、鳩のような形をして、自分の上に下られるのをご覧になった。また、天から声がした。「あなたは、わたしの愛する子、わたしはあなたを喜ぶ。」
Then the Holy Spirit, resembling a dove, descended upon [Jesus]. And [God] [SYN/EUP] spoke to Jesus from heaven, saying, “You [(sg)] are my Son, whom I love dearly. I am very pleased with you!”
23 教えを始められたとき、イエスはおよそ三十歳で、人々からヨセフの子と思われていた。このヨセフは、ヘリの子、順次さかのぼって、
When Jesus began [his work for God], he was about 30 years old. It was {[People]} thought that he was [the son of] Joseph. [Joseph was the son] of Heli.
24 マタテの子、レビの子、メルキの子、ヤンナイの子、ヨセフの子、
[Heli was the son] of Matthat. [Matthat was the son] of Levi. [Levi was the son] of Melchi. [Melchi was the son] of Jannai. [Jannai was the son] of Joseph.
25 マタテヤの子、アモスの子、ナホムの子、エスリの子、ナンガイの子、
[Joseph was the son] of Mattathias. [Mattathias was the son] of Amos. [Amos was the son] of Nahum. [Nahum was the son] of Esli. [Esli was the son] of Naggai.
26 マハテの子、マタテヤの子、シメイの子、ヨセクの子、ヨダの子、
[Naggai was the son] of Maath. [Maath was the son] of Mattathias. [Mattathias was the son] of Semein. [Semein was the son] of Josech. [Josech was the son] of Joda.
27 ヨハナンの子、レサの子、ゾロバベルの子、サラテルの子、ネリの子、
[Joda was the son] of Joanan. [Joanan was the son] of Rhesa. [Rhesa was the son] of Zerubbabel. [Zerubbabel was the son] of Shealtiel. [Shealtiel was the son] of Neri.
28 メルキの子、アデイの子、コサムの子、エルマダムの子、エルの子、
[Neri was the son] of Melchi. [Melchi was the son] of Addi. [Addi was the son] of Cosam. [Cosam was the son] of Elmadam. [Elmadam was the son] of Er.
29 ヨシュアの子、エリエゼルの子、ヨリムの子、マタテの子、レビの子、
[Er was the son] of Joshua. [Joshua was the son] of Eliezer. [Eliezer was the son] of Jorim. [Jorim was the son] of Matthat. [Matthat was the son] of Levi.
30 シメオンの子、ユダの子、ヨセフの子、ヨナムの子、エリヤキムの子、
[Levi was the son] of Simeon. [Simeon was the son] of Judah. [Judah was the son] of Joseph. [Joseph was the son] of Jonam. [Jonam was the son] of Eliakim.
31 メレヤの子、メナの子、マタタの子、ナタンの子、ダビデの子、
[Eliakim was the son] of Melea. [Melea was the son] of Menna. [Menna was the son] of Mattatha. [Mattatha was the son] of Nathan. [Nathan was the son] of David.
32 エッサイの子、オベデの子、ボアズの子、サラの子、ナアソンの子、
[David was the son] of Jesse. [Jesse was the son] of Obed. [Obed was the son] of Boaz. [Boaz was the son] of Sala. [Sala was the son] of Nahshon.
33 アミナダブの子、アデミンの子、アルニの子、エスロンの子、パレスの子、ユダの子、
[Nahshon was the son] of Amminadab. [Amminadab was the son] of Admin. [Admin was the son] of Arni. [Arni was the son] of Hezron. [Hezron was the son] of Perez. [Perez was the son] of Judah.
34 ヤコブの子、イサクの子、アブラハムの子、テラの子、ナホルの子、
[Judah was the son] of Jacob. [Jacob was the son] of Isaac. [Isaac was the son] of Abraham. [Abraham was the son] of Terah. [Terah was the son] of Nahor.
35 セルグの子、レウの子、ペレグの子、エベルの子、サラの子、
[Nahor was the son] of Serug. [Serug was the son] of Reu. [Reu was the son] of Peleg. [Peleg was the son] of Eber. [Eber was the son] of Shelah.
36 カイナンの子、アルパクサデの子、セムの子、ノアの子、ラメクの子、
[Shelah was the son] of Cainan. [Cainan was the son] of Arphaxad. [Arphaxad was the son] of Shem. [Shem was the son] of Noah. [Noah was the son] of Lamech.
37 メトセラの子、エノクの子、ヤレデの子、マハラレルの子、カイナンの子、
[Lamech was the son] of Methuselah. [Methuselah was the son] of Enoch. [Enoch was the son] of Jared. [Jared was the son] of Mahalalel. [Mahalalel was the son] of Cainan.
38 エノスの子、セツの子、アダムの子、このアダムは神の子である。
[Cainan was the son] of Enos. [Enos was the son] of Seth. [Seth was the son] of Adam. [Adam was the man] God created.
