18:21 そのとき、ペトロがイエスのところに来て言った。「主よ、兄弟がわたしに対して罪を犯したなら、何回赦すべきでしょうか。七回までですか。」

18:22 イエスは言われた。「あなたに言っておく。七回どころか七の七十倍までも赦しなさい。

18:23 そこで、天の国は次のようにたとえられる。ある王が、家来たちに貸した金の決済をしようとした。

18:24 決済し始めたところ、一万タラントン借金している家来が、王の前に連れて来られた。

18:25 しかし、返済できなかったので、主君はこの家来に、自分も妻も子も、また持ち物も全部売って返済するように命じた。

18:26 家来はひれ伏し、『どうか待ってください。きっと全部お返しします』としきりに願った。

18:27 その家来の主君は憐れに思って、彼を赦し、その借金を帳消しにしてやった。

18:28 ところが、この家来は外に出て、自分に百デナリオンの借金をしている仲間に出会うと、捕まえて首を絞め、『借金を返せ』と言った。

18:29 仲間はひれ伏して、『どうか待ってくれ。返すから』としきりに頼んだ。

18:30 しかし、承知せず、その仲間を引っぱって行き、借金を返すまでと牢に入れた。

18:31 仲間たちは、事の次第を見て非常に心を痛め、主君の前に出て事件を残らず告げた。

18:32 そこで、主君はその家来を呼びつけて言った。『不届きな家来だ。お前が頼んだから、借金を全部帳消しにしてやったのだ。

18:33 わたしがお前を憐れんでやったように、お前も自分の仲間を憐れんでやるべきではなかったか。』

18:34 そして、主君は怒って、借金をすっかり返済するまでと、家来を牢役人に引き渡した。

ＴＥＶ マタ 18:21-34

18:21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, if my brother keeps on sinning against me, how many times do I have to forgive him? Seven times?"

18:22 "No, not seven times," answered Jesus, "but seventy times seven,

18:23 because the Kingdom of heaven is like this. Once there was a king who decided to check on his servants' accounts.

18:24 He had just begun to do so when one of them was brought in who owed him millions of dollars.

18:25 The servant did not have enough to pay his debt, so the king ordered him to be sold as a slave, with his wife and his children and all that he had, in order to pay the debt.

18:26 The servant fell on his knees before the king. "Be patient with me,' he begged, "and I will pay you everything!'

18:27 The king felt sorry for him, so he forgave him the debt and let him go.

18:28 "Then the man went out and met one of his fellow servants who owed him a few dollars. He grabbed him and started choking him. "Pay back what you owe me!' he said.

18:29 His fellow servant fell down and begged him, "Be patient with me, and I will pay you back!'

18:30 But he refused; instead, he had him thrown into jail until he should pay the debt.

18:31 When the other servants saw what had happened, they were very upset and went to the king and told him everything.

18:32 So he called the servant in. "You worthless slave!' he said. "I forgave you the whole amount you owed me, just because you asked me to.

18:33 You should have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you.'

18:34 The king was very angry, and he sent the servant to jail to be punished until he should pay back the whole amount."