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- And there was a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher She was advanced in years and had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage,
- and then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers.
- At that very moment she came up and began giving thanks to God, and continued to speak of Him to all those who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.
- When they had performed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city of Nazareth.
- The Child continued to grow and become strong, increasing in wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.
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- また, アシェル 族の ファヌエル の 娘で, アンナ という 女預言者がいた. 非常に 年をとっていて, 若いとき 嫁いでから 七年間夫と 共に 暮らしたが,
- 夫に 死に 別れ, 八十四歲になっていた. 彼女は 神殿を 離れず, 斷食したり 祈ったりして, 夜も ¿も 神に 仕えていたが,
- そのとき, 近づいて 來て 神を 贊美し, エルサレム の 救いを 待ち 望んでいる 人¿皆に 幼子のことを 話した.
- 親子は 主の 律法で 定められたことをみな 終えたので, 自分たちの 町である ガリラヤ の ナザレ に 歸った.
- 幼子はたくましく 育ち, 知惠に 滿ち, 神の 惠みに 包まれていた.
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- Now His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover.
- And when He became twelve, they went up there according to the custom of the Feast;
- and as they were returning, after spending the full number of days, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. But His parents were unaware of it,
- but supposed Him to be in the caravan, and went a day's journey; and they began looking for Him among their relatives and acquaintances.
- When they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem looking for Him.
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- さて, 兩親は 過越祭には 每年 エルサレム へ 旅をした.
- イエス が 十二歲になったときも, 兩親は 祭りの 慣習に 從って 都に 上った.
- 祭りの 期間が 終わって 歸路についたとき, 少年 イエス は エルサレム に 殘っておられたが, 兩親はそれに 氣づかなかった.
- イエス が 道連れの 中にいるものと 思い, 一日分の 道のりを 行ってしまい, それから, 親類や 知人の 間を 搜し 回ったが,
- 見つからなかったので, 搜しながら エルサレム に 引き 返した.
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- Then, after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.
- And all who heard Him were amazed at His understanding and His answers.
- When they saw Him, they were astonished; and His mother said to Him, "Son, why have You treated us this way? Behold, Your father and I have been anxiously looking for You."
- And He said to them, "Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in My Father's house?"
- But they did not understand the statement which He had made to them.
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- 三日の 後, イエス が 神殿の 境內で 學者たちの 眞ん 中に 座り, 話を 聞いたり 質問したりしておられるのを 見つけた.
- 聞いている 人は 皆, イエス の 賢い 受け 答えに 驚いていた.
- 兩親は イエス を 見て 驚き, 母が 言った. 「なぜこんなことをしてくれたのです. 御覽なさい. お 父さんもわたしも 心配して 搜していたのです. 」
- すると, イエス は 言われた. 「どうしてわたしを 搜したのですか. わたしが 自分の 父の 家にいるのは 當たり 前だということを, 知らなかったのですか. 」
- しかし, 兩親には イエス の 言葉の 意味が 分からなかった.
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- And He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and He continued in subjection to them; and His mother treasured all these things in her heart.
- And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
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- それから, イエス は 一緖に 下って 行き, ナザレ に 歸り, 兩親に 仕えてお 暮らしになった. 母はこれらのことをすべて 心に 納めていた.
- イエス は 知惠が 增し, 背丈も 伸び, 神と 人とに 愛された.
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