Acts 6
1 About this time, when the number of the disciples was constantly increasing, complaints were made by the Greek speaking Jews against the Aramaic speaking Jews, that their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution.
そのころ弟子のかず増 加はり、ギリシヤ語のユダヤ人、その寡婦らが日々の施濟に漏されたれば、ヘブル語のユダヤ人に對して呟く事あり。
2 The Twelve, therefore, called together the general body of the disciples and said to them, “It is not well for us to see to the distribution at the tables and neglect God’s message.
ここに十二 使徒すべての弟子を呼び集めて言ふ『われら神の言を差措きて、食卓に事ふるは宣しからず。
3 Therefore, friends, look for seven men of reputation among yourselves, wise and spiritually-minded men, and we will appoint them to attend to this matter;
然れば兄弟よ、汝らの中より御靈と智慧とにて滿ちたる令聞ある者 七人を見出せ、それに此の事を掌どらせん。
4 while we, for our part, will devote ourselves to prayer, and to the delivery of the message.”
我らは專ら祈をなすことと、御言に事ふることとを務めん』
5 This proposal was unanimously agreed to; and the disciples chose Stephen – a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit – and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicholas of Antioch, a former convert to Judaism;
集れる凡ての者この言を善しとし、信仰と聖 靈とにて滿ちたるステパノ及びピリポ、プロコロ、ニカノル、テモン、パルメナ、またアンテオケの改宗者ニコラオを選びて、
6 and they brought these men to the apostles, who, after praying, placed their hands on them.
使徒たちの前に立てたれば、使徒たち祈りて手をその上に按けり。
7 So God’s message spread, and the number of the disciples continued to increase rapidly in Jerusalem, and a large body of the priests accepted the faith.
かくて神の言ますます弘り、弟子の數エルサレムにて甚だ多くなり、祭司の中にも信仰の道に從へるもの多かりき。
8 Meanwhile Stephen, divinely helped and strengthened, was showing great wonders and signs among the people.
さてステパノは恩惠と能力とにて滿ち、民の中に大なる不思議と徴とを行へり。
9 But some members of the Synagogue of the Freed Slaves (as it was called), Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and Visitors from Cilicia and Roman Asia, were roused to action and began disputing with Stephen;
ここに世に稱ふるリベルテンの會堂およびクレネ人、アレキサンデリヤ人、またキリキヤとアジヤとの人の諸 會堂より、人々 起ちてステパノと論ぜしが、
10 yet they were quite unable to withstand the wisdom and the inspiration with which he spoke.
その語るところの智慧と御靈とに敵すること能はず。
11 Then they induced some men to assert that they had heard Stephen saying blasphemous things against Moses, and against God;
乃ち或 者どもを唆かして『我らはステパノが、モーセと神とを瀆す言をいふを聞けり』と言はしめ、
12 and they stirred up the people, as well as the elders and the teachers of the Law, and set on Stephen, and arrested him, and brought him before the High Council.
民および長老・學者らを煽動し、俄に來りてステパノを捕へ、議會に曳きゆき、
13 There they produced witnesses who gave false evidence. “This man,” they said, “is incessantly saying things against this holy place and the Law;
僞證者を立てて言はしむ『この人はこの聖なる所と律法とに逆ふ言を語りて止まず、
14 indeed, we have heard him declare that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and change the customs handed down to us by Moses.”
即ち、かのナザレのイエスは此の所を毀ち、かつモーセの傳へし例を變ふべしと、彼が云へるを聞けり』と。
15 The eyes of all the members of the Council were riveted on Stephen, and they saw his face looking like the face of an angel.
ここに議會に坐したる者みな目を注ぎてステパノを見しに、その顏は御使の顏の如くなりき。
