The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 1
Great art Thou, O Lord, and greatly to be praised; great is Thy power, and Thy wisdom infinite.
主よ、あなたは偉大であり、大いに讃えられるべきお方です。あなたの力は偉大であり、あなたの知恵は無限です。
And Thee would man praise; man, but a particle of Thy creation; man, that bears about him his mortality, the witness of his sin, the witness that Thou resistest the proud: yet would man praise Thee; he, but a particle of Thy creation.
そして人はあなたを讃えようとします。人は、あなたの創造物のひとかけらに過ぎず、自らの死すべき運命を帯び、自らの罪の証人であり、あなたが高慢な者に抗われることの証人です。それでも人はあなたを讃えようとします。彼はあなたの創造物のひとかけらに過ぎないというのに。
Thou awakest us to delight in Thy praise; for Thou madest us for Thyself, and our heart is restless, until it repose in Thee.
あなたはあなたへの讃美を喜びとするよう私たちを目覚めさせてくださいます。あなたは私たちをご自身のために造られたのであり、私たちの心はあなたの内に憩うまで安らぐことがないのです。
Grant me, Lord, to know and understand which is first, to call on Thee or to praise Thee? and, again, to know Thee or to call on Thee?
主よ、どちらが先であるかを知り理解することを私にお与えください。あなたを呼び求めることが先でしょうか、それともあなたを讃えることが先でしょうか。また、あなたを知ることが先でしょうか、それともあなたを呼び求めることが先でしょうか。
for who can call on Thee, not knowing Thee? for he that knoweth Thee not, may call on Thee as other than Thou art.
あなたを知らずして、誰があなたを呼び求めることができるでしょうか。あなたを知らない者は、あなたとは異なる何者かとしてあなたを呼び求めてしまうかもしれません。
Or, is it rather, that we call on Thee that we may know Thee? but how shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? or how shall they believe without a preacher?
あるいは、むしろ私たちはあなたを知るためにあなたを呼び求めるのでしょうか。しかし、信じていない方をどのように呼び求めることができるでしょうか。また、説教者なしにどのように信じることができるでしょうか。
and they that seek the Lord shall praise Him: for they that seek shall find Him, and they that find shall praise Him.
主を求める者は主を讃えるでしょう。求める者は主を見出し、見出す者は主を讃えるからです。
I will seek Thee, Lord, by calling on Thee; and will call on Thee, believing in Thee; for to us hast Thou been preached.
主よ、私はあなたを呼び求めることによってあなたを求めます。そしてあなたを信じながらあなたを呼び求めます。なぜなら、あなたは私たちに宣べ伝えられたからです。
My faith, Lord, shall call on Thee, which Thou hast given me, wherewith Thou hast inspired me, through the Incarnation of Thy Son, through the ministry of the Preacher.
主よ、私の信仰があなたを呼び求めます。その信仰はあなたが私に与えてくださったものであり、御子の受肉を通じて、説教者の奉仕を通じて、あなたが私に吹き込んでくださったものです。
Vocabulary
- 主
- shu — Lord; master; used for God or a ruler
- よ
- yo — Particle expressing address or exclamation
- あなた
- anata — You; second-person singular pronoun
- は
- wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject
- 偉大
- idai — Great; magnificent; of remarkable significance
- で
- de — Copula particle connecting words or clauses
- あり
- ari — Conjunctive form of 'aru'; to be, exist
- 大いに
- ooi ni — Greatly; highly; to a large extent
- 讃え
- tatae — Praise; glorify; to extol someone
- られる
- rareru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb ending
- べき
- beki — Ought to; should; expressing moral obligation
- お方
- okata — Honorable person; respectful term for someone
- です
- desu — Polite copula meaning 'is' or 'are'
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing particle
- 力
- chikara — Power; strength; ability; force
- 知恵
- chie — Wisdom; intelligence; practical knowledge
- 無限
- mugen — Infinite; limitless; without end or boundary
- そして
- soshite — And then; and; connecting sequential ideas
- 人
- hito — Person; human being; people
- を
- wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object
- よう
- you — Appears; seems; expressing intent or resemblance
- と
- to — Quotation or conjunctive particle meaning 'and/with'
- し
- shi — Conjunctive form of 'suru'; to do
- ます
- masu — Polite verb ending indicating present or future
- 創造物
- souzoubutsu — Created thing; creature; work of creation
- ひとかけら
- hitokakera — A fragment; a small piece of something
- に
- ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or time
- 過ぎ
- sugi — Merely; only; nothing more than
- ず
- zu — Negative auxiliary verb ending; without doing
- 自ら
- mizukara — Oneself; by oneself; personally
- 死す
- shisu — To die; archaic/literary form of 'shinu'
- 運命
- unmei — Fate; destiny; one's predetermined life course
- 帯び
- obi — To bear; carry; be tinged with
- 罪
- tsumi — Sin; crime; guilt; wrongdoing
- 証人
- shounin — Witness; one who testifies or attests
- が
- ga — Subject-marking particle or conjunctive 'but'
- 高慢
- kouman — Arrogance; pride; haughty attitude
- な
- na — Adjective-forming particle or negative imperative
- 者
- mono — Person; one who does something; individual
- 抗わ
- sakarawa — To resist; oppose; go against someone
- れる
- reru — Passive auxiliary verb ending
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verb phrases
- それでも
- soredemo — Even so; nevertheless; still despite that
- 彼
- kare — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun
- ない
- nai — Negative ending; does not exist; not
- いう
- iu — To say; to call; to express
- へ
- e — Directional particle meaning 'toward' or 'to'
- 讃美
- sanbi — Praise; worship; hymn of adoration
- 喜び
- yorokobi — Joy; delight; happiness; gladness
- する
- suru — To do; to perform; basic action verb
- 私たち
- watashitachi — We; us; first-person plural pronoun
- 目覚め
- mezame — Awakening; waking up; spiritual awakening
- さ
- sa — Causative suffix or nominalizing particle
- せ
- se — Causative verb form; make someone do
- て
- te — Conjunctive verb particle linking actions
- ください
- kudasai — Please; polite request for an action
- ご自身
- go jishin — Yourself; honorific form of 'oneself'
- ため
- tame — For the sake of; purpose; benefit
- 造ら
- tsukura — To make; create; build (passive stem)
- れ
- re — Passive verb ending indicating being acted upon
- た
- ta — Past tense verb ending
- 心
- kokoro — Heart; mind; spirit; inner feelings
- 内
- uchi — Inside; within; inner part
- 憩う
- ikou — To rest; to repose; find tranquil rest
- まで
- made — Until; up to; as far as
- 安らぐ
- yasuragu — To feel at peace; be calm and settled
- どちら
- dochira — Which; which one of two options
- 先
- saki — First; before; ahead; prior
- ある
- aru — To exist; to be; there is something
- か
- ka — Question particle; or; either/or
- 知り
- shiri — To know; become aware of something
- 理解
- rikai — Understanding; comprehension; grasp of meaning
- 私
- watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun
- お与え
- o-atae — Honorific giving; bestowing upon someone
- 呼び求める
- yobimotomeru — To call out for; to appeal to; invoke
- しょう
- shou — Volitional ending; let's; shall we
- それとも
- soretomo — Or; alternatively; on the other hand
- 讃える
- tataeru — To praise; to glorify; to extol
- また
- mata — Also; again; moreover; additionally
- 知る
- shiru — To know; to learn; to be aware
- 知ら
- shira — Negative stem of 'shiru'; not know
- 誰
- dare — Who; which person; anyone
- できる
- dekiru — To be able to; can; be possible
- 異なる
- kotonaru — To differ; be different; vary from others
- 何者
- nanimono — Who; what kind of person; what being
- 呼び求め
- yobimotome — Calling out for; seeking by calling upon
- しまう
- shimau — To end up doing; finish; do completely
- も
- mo — Also; too; even; as well
- しれ
- shire — May; might; perhaps (in 'kamoshirenai')
- ませ
- mase — Polite imperative ending for requests
- ん
- n — Informal negative or explanatory ending
- むしろ
- mushiro — Rather; instead; on the contrary
- しかし
- shikashi — However; but; nevertheless; in contrast
- 信じ
- shinji — To believe; have faith in something
- い
- i — Conjunctive form of 'iru'; to be
- 方
- kata — Person; honorific term for an individual
- どの
- dono — Which; what kind of (prenominal)
- 説教者
- sekkyousha — Preacher; one who delivers sermons
- なし
- nashi — Without; none; lacking; absence of
- 信じる
- shinjiru — To believe; to trust; have faith
- 求める
- motomeru — To seek; request; look for; desire
- 見出し
- midashi — Finding; heading; discovery; to find out
- 見出す
- midasu — To find; discover; detect something hidden
- から
- kara — From; because; after; since
- よって
- yotte — Therefore; by means of; through; owing to
- 求め
- motome — Seeking; request; desire; pursuit
- ながら
- nagara — While doing; although; simultaneously
- なぜなら
- nazenara — Because; the reason is; for the reason that
- 宣べ伝え
- nobetsutae — To proclaim; preach; spread a message
- 信仰
- shinkou — Faith; belief; religious conviction; devotion
- その
- sono — That; the; referring to previously mentioned
- 与え
- atae — To give; bestow; grant something to someone
- くださっ
- kudasat(te) — Giving (honorific); polite form of giving
- もの
- mono — Thing; object; person; matter
- 御子
- miko — Son of God; divine child; holy offspring
- 受肉
- juniku — Incarnation; taking on of human flesh
- 通じ
- tsuuji — Through; by means of; via; connecting
- 奉仕
- houshi — Service; ministry; serving others devotedly
- 吹き込ん
- fukikon(de) — To breathe into; instill; blow inside
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