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マルコの福音書 4
Japanese Living Bible
マルコの福音書 4
Japanese Living Bible
神の国のたとえ話
4 イエスが湖のほとりで教えておられると、またもや多くの群衆が集まって来ました。それでイエスは小舟に乗り、そこに腰をおろして、お話しになりました。 2 イエスが人々に教えられる時には、たとえ話を使うのが普通でしたが、この日の話は次のようなものでした。
3 「よく聞きなさい。農夫が種まきをしました。畑に種をまいていると、 4 ある種はあぜ道に落ちました。すると鳥が来て、その種を食べてしまいました。 5 別の種は土の浅い石地に落ちました。初めは勢いよく成長した種も、 6 土が浅いため、根から十分養分を取ることができず、強い日差しの中で、すぐに枯れてしまいました。 7 また、いばらの中に落ちた種もありましたが、いばらが茂って成長をはばみ、結局、実を結べませんでした。 8 けれども中には、良い地に落ちた種もありました。その種は、三十倍、六十倍、いや百倍もの収穫をあげることができたのです。 9 聞く耳のある人はよく聞きなさい。」
10 その後、イエスが一人になられると、十二人の弟子とほかの弟子たちが、そろってイエスに尋ねました。「先生。さっきのお話はどういう意味でしょう。」
11 イエスはお答えになりました。「あなたがたには、神の国の真理を知ることが許されていますが、ほかの人には隠されているのです。 12 預言者イザヤが言ったように、『彼らは見もし、聞きもするが、悔い改めて神に立ち返り、その罪を赦していただくことはない』（イザヤ6・9）のです。 13 それにしても、こんな簡単なたとえがわからないのですか。そんなことで、これから話すほかのすべてのたとえは、どうなることでしょう。
14 いいですか。農夫とは、人々に神のことばを伝える人のことです。このような人たちは、聞く人の心に良い種をまこうとします。 15 初めの種が落ちた踏み固められたあぜ道とは、神のことばを聞いても心を堅く閉ざした人のことです。すぐにサタンがやって来て、そのことばを忘れさせてしまうのです。 16-17 土が浅く石ころの多い地とは、最初は喜んで神のことばを聞く人の心を表しています。ところが、そんな地に落ちた種は、根を深くおろすことができません。だから、初めのうちこそうまくいっても、迫害が始まると、たちまちぐらついてしまうのです。
18-19 いばらの地とは、神のすばらしい知らせに耳を傾け、それを受け入れる人の心を表しています。けれども、すぐにこの世の魅力、金もうけの楽しさ、欲望のとりこになり、神のことばなどは心からはじき出されて、実を結ぶまでには至らない人です。
20 良い地とは、神のことばをまちがいなく受け入れて成長し、神のために、三十倍、六十倍、百倍もの収穫をあげる人の心を表しています。」
21 イエスは、続けてお話しになりました。「せっかくあかりをともしたランプに箱をかぶせ、光をさえぎる人がいるでしょうか。もちろんいません。それでは意味がありませんから。ランプは台の上に置き、あたりを照らしてこそ、存在価値があるのです。
22 いま隠されているものはみな、いつかは明るみに出されます。 23 聞く耳のある人はよく聞きなさい。 24 また、聞いたことは必ず実行しなさい。そうすればするほど、わたしの言ったことがわかるようになります。 25 持っている人はさらに与えられ、持っていない人は、持っているわずかな物さえ取り上げられてしまうのです。
26 神の国のたとえを、もう一つ話しましょう。
ある農夫が畑に種をまいて、 27 家に帰りました。日がたつにつれて、別に何もしなくても、種はどんどん成長しました。 28 土が種を成長させるからです。まず芽が出て、次に穂、そして最後に穂の中に実が入ります。 29 すると、さっそく農夫が刈り取るのです。」
30 また、こうも言われました。「神の国をどう説明し、何にたとえたらいいでしょう。 31 それは、小さなからし種のようです。からし種は種の中でも最も小さいものですが、 32 成長すると、とても大きくなり、鳥が巣を作れるほどになります。」
33 このように、イエスは多くのたとえを使って、人々の理解力に応じて教えられました。 34 たとえを使わずに話をなさることはありませんでした。ただ弟子たちにだけは、その意味を解き明かされました。
35 夕闇の迫るころ、イエスは弟子たちに、「さあ、湖の向こう岸に渡ろう」と言われました。 36 弟子たちは群衆をあとに残し、イエスの乗られた小舟をこぎ出しました。あとからついて来る舟も、何そうかありました。 37 ところが、まもなく恐ろしい嵐が襲って来たのです。小舟は大波にほんろうされ、舟は水浸しです。 38 イエスを見ると、船尾のほうで眠っておられます。弟子たちは気が気ではありません。すっかり動転して、イエスを呼び起こしました。「先生！ 舟が沈みかけているのに、よく平気でいられますね！」
39 イエスはゆっくり起き上がると、風をしかり、湖に「静まれ」と言われました。するとどうでしょう。たちまち風はやみ、湖は何事もなかったかのような大なぎになりました。
40 イエスは弟子たちに言われました。「どうしてそんなにこわがるのですか。まだわたしが信じられないのですか。」
41 弟子たちは、ただもう恐怖に打ちのめされて、「ああ、なんというお方だ。風や湖までが従うとは」と、ささやき合いました。
Mark 4
American Standard Version
Mark 4
American Standard Version
4 And again he began to teach by the sea side. And there is gathered unto him a very great multitude, so that he entered into a boat, and sat in the sea; and all the multitude were by the sea on the land. 2 And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his teaching, 3 Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow: 4 and it came to pass, as he sowed, some seed fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured it. 5 And other fell on the rocky ground, where it had not much earth; and straightway it sprang up, because it had no deepness of earth: 6 and when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. 7 And other fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. 8 And others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and brought forth, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold. 9 And he said, Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
10 And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parables. 11 And he said unto them, Unto you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all things are done in parables: 12 that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them. 13 And he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how shall ye know all the parables? 14 The sower soweth the word. 15 And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; and when they have heard, straightway cometh Satan, and taketh away the word which hath been sown in them. 16 And these in like manner are they that are sown upon the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, straightway receive it with joy; 17 and they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway they stumble. 18 And others are they that are sown among the thorns; these are they that have heard the word, 19 and the cares of the [a]world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. 20 And those are they that were sown upon the good ground; such as hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold.
21 And he said unto them, Is the lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or under the bed, and not to be put on the stand? 22 For there is nothing hid, save that it should be manifested; neither was anything made secret, but that it should come to light. 23 If any man hath ears to hear, let him hear. 24 And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete it shall be measured unto you; and more shall be given unto you. 25 For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.
26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth; 27 and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how. 28 The earth [b]beareth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. 29 But when the fruit [c]is ripe, straightway he [d]putteth forth the sickle, because the harvest is come.
30 And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth? 31 [e]It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, though it be less than all the seeds that are upon the earth, 32 yet when it is sown, groweth up, and becometh greater than all the herbs, and putteth out great branches; so that the birds of the heaven can lodge under the shadow thereof.
33 And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it; 34 and without a parable spake he not unto them: but privately to his own disciples he expounded all things.
35 And on that day, when even was come, he saith unto them, Let us go over unto the other side. 36 And leaving the multitude, they take him with them, even as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him. 37 And there ariseth a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat, insomuch that the boat was now filling. 38 And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion: and they awake him, and say unto him, Teacher, carest thou not that we perish? 39 And he awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40 And he said unto them, Why are ye fearful? have ye not yet faith? 41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
Mark 4
New International Version
Mark 4
New International Version
The Parable of the Sower(A)(B)
4 Again Jesus began to teach by the lake.(C) The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water’s edge. 2 He taught them many things by parables,(D) and in his teaching said: 3 “Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.(E) 4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain. 8 Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, some multiplying thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times.”(F)
9 Then Jesus said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”(G)
10 When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables. 11 He told them, “The secret of the kingdom of God(H) has been given to you. But to those on the outside(I) everything is said in parables 12 so that,
“‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving,
and ever hearing but never understanding;
otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!’[a]”(J)
13 Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable? 14 The farmer sows the word.(K) 15 Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan(L) comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. 16 Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. 17 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. 18 Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; 19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth(M) and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. 20 Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—some thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times what was sown.”
A Lamp on a Stand
21 He said to them, “Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put it on its stand?(N) 22 For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open.(O) 23 If anyone has ears to hear, let them hear.”(P)
24 “Consider carefully what you hear,” he continued. “With the measure you use, it will be measured to you—and even more.(Q) 25 Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.”(R)
The Parable of the Growing Seed
26 He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like.(S) A man scatters seed on the ground. 27 Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28 All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. 29 As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.”(T)
The Parable of the Mustard Seed(U)
30 Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like,(V) or what parable shall we use to describe it? 31 It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth. 32 Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds can perch in its shade.”
33 With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand.(W) 34 He did not say anything to them without using a parable.(X) But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.
Jesus Calms the Storm(Y)
35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat.(Z) There were also other boats with him. 37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”
39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.
40 He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?”(AA)
41 They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”
Footnotes
- Mark 4:12 Isaiah 6:9,10
Mark 4
King James Version
Mark 4
King James Version
4 And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.
2 And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,
3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
6 But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
8 And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.
9 And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
10 And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
12 That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
13 And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
14 The sower soweth the word.
15 And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
16 And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
17 And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.
18 And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
19 And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
20 And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
21 And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
22 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
23 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
24 And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.
25 For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.
26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
27 And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
29 But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.
30 And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:
32 But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.
33 And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.
34 But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
35 And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.
36 And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships.
37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
38 And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
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