お祝い事などのメッセージカードに、ひと言「聖書の言葉」を添えてみませんか?
聖書はご存じの通りキリスト教の聖典ですが、世界中で最も多くの人に読まれている本でもあります。これまでに印刷された聖書の数は50億とも60億とも言われています。リンカーンやガンジー、ヘレン・ケラー、バッハなど、誰もがその名を知る歴史上の偉人たちの傍らにも聖書がありました。
今回はそんな聖書から、「人に贈るのにぴったりな言葉」を厳選してみました。
聖書やキリスト教書籍などの印刷を専門とする印刷会社、新生宣教団のスタッフです。 牧師家庭に生まれ育つ。趣味は散歩、パン作り、刺繍など。難解でお堅いイメージのある聖書&キリスト教ですが、文的にも、見た目的にも、できるだけわかりやすく親しんでもらえたらよいなと思っています!
今回は特に、「人に贈りたい聖書の言葉」というテーマで、いくつかの聖書箇所をピックアップしてみました。
『日本語だとちょっとストレートすぎるから、英語でさりげなく入れたいな…』という方もおられるかもしれませんので、それぞれ日本語と英語でセットにしてご紹介します。よろしければ参考にしてください!
ここでご紹介する聖書箇所は、日本語はすべて「口語訳聖書」、英語は「KJV(King James Version)」を使用しています。これらの訳は著作権が切れている代わりに、やや古い言い回しなどがありますが、どちらも長く多くの人々に親しまれた、語感が良く味わい深い訳でもあります。
もしそのほかの訳をお用いになりたい方は、以下の聖書検索サイトなどで同じ個所を検索してみてください(他の訳では、使用に際し届け出が必要になる場合もありますので、各出版社にご確認ください。また聖書箇所は訳によって、節が前後する場合があります)。
・日本聖書協会聖書本文検索(口語訳・新共同訳・聖書協会共同訳)
・新日本聖書刊行会聖句検索(新改訳 第三版・新改訳2017)
・英語聖書検索:Biblegateway(NIV・NLT・KJVなど多数)
誕生日カードや、お祝いごとなどにぴったりな聖書箇所をいくつか選んでみました。
Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.3 John 1:2
The Lord bless thee, and keep thee:
The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.Numbers 6:24-16
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.Psalm 23:6
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.Jeremiah 29:11
I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,
Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,
For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;Philippians 1:3-5
For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.Psalm 91:11
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.Romans 15:13
The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.Psalm 121:7-8
新しい門出を応援して励ますような、聖書の言葉をいくつか集めてみました。
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek,
and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Matthew 7:7
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Philippians 4:13
I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
Psalm 16:8
Rejoice evermore.
Pray without ceasing.
In every thing give thanks:
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
Psalm 1:1-3
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
Ecclesiastes 3:1
For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
Psalm 11:7
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7
Trust in the Lord, and do good;
Psalm 37:3
The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
Psalm 18:2
Fear not: for I am with thee:
Isaiah 43:5
Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Joshua 1:9
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
Psalm 121:1-3
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Matthew 6:34
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
1 Peter 5:7
疲れてしまっている人や、悩み事を抱えている人に贈れるような聖書の言葉を集めてみました。
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Psalm 23:1-4
I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.
Psalm 4:8
But God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
1 Corinthians 10:13
The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
Psalm 9:9
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Matthew 10:29-31
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.
Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
Psalm 19:1-4
He hath made every thing beautiful in his time:
Ecclesiastes 3:11
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28
Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
Psalm 30:5
Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable,
Isaiah 43:4
聖書には「愛」についての言葉もたくさん書かれていますのでご紹介します。結婚する方へ贈るメッセージにも良いかもしれません。
And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
Colossians 3:14
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Charity never faileth:
1 Corinthians 13:8
By love serve one another.
Galatians 5:5
That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
John 15:12
クリスマスカードには、クリスマスの喜びについて書かれた聖書の言葉を添えてみてはいかがですか?クリスマスにぴったりな聖書の言葉をいくつかご紹介します。
Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Matthew 1:23
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
Luke 2:10-11
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
Luke 2:14
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
John 1:5
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
John 1:9
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 3:16
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given:
Isaiah 9:6
けっこうなボリュームになってしまいました…。
ぴったりな言葉は見つかりましたか?少しでもお役に立てれば幸いです。
上記はほんの一部で、聖書にはもっとたくさんの宝石のような言葉が詰まっています。
もし興味をお持ちになったら、ぜひ気軽に読んでみてくださいね。
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