2テサロニケ 2
Japanese Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
イエスが来る時、何が起きる？
2 教会のみんな！王であるイエス・キリストが戻ってくることについて話したい。そう、私たちが神の元に集められる時のことについてだ。 2 王であるイエスは、すでに訪れたというような噂を聞いて動揺してはならない！ある人は私たちがそう言っている・・・また、私たちが聖霊から聞いてそう言った・・・あるいは手紙にそう記した・・・などとデマを流している。 3 誰がどんなことを言おうとも、あわてる必要はない！はっきり言おう！まだその日は来ていない！なぜなら王であるイエスが帰ってくる前に必ず次のことが起きるからだ。人々が神と共に歩むことを拒み、その後に破壊の悪の男が現れる。 4 その悪の男は、人々が讃え賛美する全てのもの、また礼拝に値するであろう全てのものの上に自分自身を置くと、自分が神であると公言し、神の神殿にドスンと腰を下ろすのだ。
5 あなた達と一緒にそちらにいた時、私は口をすっぱくしてこのことを話していたはずだが覚えているか？ 6 おぉ～みんなは知っているだろう。その悪の男が現れるのを何が引き止めているかを・・・彼は定められた時が来るまで現れることはない。 7 その見えない悪の力は今、この時にでさえもこの世界で動いている。しかし、この見えざる恐ろしい悪の力を押さえつけている者がいるのだ。その者はその日が来るまで悪の男を押さえつけている。 8 そしてその時が来れば、その悪の男は私たちの前に出現する。しかし、イエスの口から出る一息でその男は殺されるのだ。誰もが見えるかたちで王であるイエスが現れ、悪は終焉を迎えることとなるのだ。
9 悪魔の働きによって、とてつもなく大きな力を持って現れるこの悪の男は、あらゆるウソの奇跡とそのしるし、また不思議な業を見せつける。 10 悪の子は、悪という悪を全て行っていくと、破滅の道へまっしぐらに向かっている人たちをとりこにするのだ。イエスを迎えず、その真理を愛さずに救いを拒んだ彼らは、無残にも敗北することとなる。 11 彼らがウソを信じておかしくなっていくのは、神が彼らをそうさせるからなのだ。 12 真理を信じず汚れた悪事を楽しむ彼らは、神によって有罪と宣告される。
救いのために選ばし者たち
13 教会のみんな！みんなは王であるイエスに愛されている存在だ。そして、私たちもあなた達のためにいつも神に祈り、感謝している。そうするのは当たり前のことである。それは、あなた達が神に選ばれ、神によって救われた最初のグループの人たちだったからだ。あなた達は聖霊によって救われ、イエスについての本当のメッセージを信じたからこそ、神の聖なる人々となったのだ。それがあなた達だということだ。 14 神はあなた達を選び、私たちが伝えた最高な知らせを使ってあなた達を救った。そして、神によって選ばれたことで、王であるイエス・キリストの栄光の中に加わるのだ。 15 だから教会のみんな！強く立ち、私たちがそちらに滞在したときに教えたこと、さらには手紙でも伝えた真理を信じ続けるのだ。
16-17 どうか神を愛し、永遠の安らぎと希望を与えてくれた私たちの王であるイエス・キリストと父である神が、あらゆる励ましをもってみんなの言動に力づけと安らぎを与えてくれるように・・・私はそう祈っている。
2 Thessalonians 2
New King James Version
The Great Apostasy
2 Now, brethren, (A)concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (B)and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, 2 (C)not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of [a]Christ had come. 3 Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come (D)unless the falling away comes first, and (E)the man of [b]sin is revealed, (F)the son of perdition, 4 who opposes and (G)exalts himself (H)above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits [c]as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
5 Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? 6 And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time. 7 For (I)the [d]mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only [e]He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way. 8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, (J)whom the Lord will consume (K)with the breath of His mouth and destroy (L)with the brightness of His coming. 9 The coming of the lawless one is (M)according to the working of Satan, with all power, (N)signs, and lying wonders, 10 and with all unrighteous deception among (O)those who perish, because they did not receive (P)the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And (Q)for this reason God will send them strong delusion, (R)that they should believe the lie, 12 that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but (S)had pleasure in unrighteousness.
Stand Fast
13 But we are [f]bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God (T)from the beginning (U)chose you for salvation (V)through [g]sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth, 14 to which He called you by our gospel, for (W)the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 Therefore, brethren, (X)stand fast and hold (Y)the traditions which you were taught, whether by word or our [h]epistle.
16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, (Z)who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and (AA)good hope by grace, 17 comfort your hearts (AB)and [i]establish you in every good word and work.
Footnotes
- 2 Thessalonians 2:2 NU the Lord
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3 NU lawlessness
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4 NU omits as God
- 2 Thessalonians 2:7 hidden truth
- 2 Thessalonians 2:7 Or he
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13 under obligation
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13 being set apart by
- 2 Thessalonians 2:15 letter
- 2 Thessalonians 2:17 strengthen
2 Thessalonians 2
English Standard Version
The Man of Lawlessness
2 Now concerning (A)the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our (B)being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers,[a] 2 not to be quickly shaken in mind or (C)alarmed, either (D)by a spirit or a (E)spoken word, or (F)a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that (G)the day of the Lord has come. 3 (H)Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, (I)unless the rebellion comes first, and (J)the man of lawlessness[b] is revealed, (K)the son of destruction,[c] 4 who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, (L)proclaiming himself to be God. 5 Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? 6 And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time. 7 For (M)the mystery of lawlessness (N)is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way. 8 And then (O)the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus (P)will kill with (Q)the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by (R)the appearance of his coming. 9 The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan (S)with all power and false signs and wonders, 10 and with all wicked deception for (T)those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 Therefore (U)God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe (V)what is false, 12 in order that all may be condemned (W)who did not believe the truth but (X)had pleasure in unrighteousness.
Stand Firm
13 But (Y)we ought always to give thanks to God for you, (Z)brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you (AA)as the firstfruits[d] (AB)to be saved, (AC)through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. 14 To this he called you through (AD)our gospel, (AE)so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 So then, brothers, (AF)stand firm and hold to (AG)the traditions that you were taught by us, either (AH)by our spoken word or by (AI)our letter.
16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, (AJ)who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good (AK)hope through grace, 17 comfort your hearts and (AL)establish them in every good work and word.
Footnotes
- 2 Thessalonians 2:1 Or brothers and sisters; also verses 13, 15
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Some manuscripts sin
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Greek the son of perdition (a Hebrew idiom)
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Some manuscripts chose you from the beginning
2 Thessalonians 2
King James Version
2 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.
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