Acts 16
1 Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father.
paulo darbbīlustrānagarayorupasthitobhavat tatra tīmathiyanāmā śiṣya eka āsīt; sa viśvāsinyā yihūdīyāyā yoṣito garbbhajātaḥ kintu tasya pitānyadeśīyalokaḥ|
2 The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.
sa jano lustrā-ikaniyanagarasthānāṁ bhrātṛṇāṁ samīpepi sukhyātimān āsīt|
3 Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
paulastaṁ svasaṅginaṁ karttuṁ matiṁ kṛtvā taṁ gṛhītvā taddeśanivāsināṁ yihūdīyānām anurodhāt tasya tvakchedaṁ kṛtavān yatastasya pitā bhinnadeśīyaloka iti sarvvairajñāyata|
4 As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.
tataḥ paraṁ te nagare nagare bhramitvā yirūśālamasthaiḥ preritai rlokaprācīnaiśca nirūpitaṁ yad vyavasthāpatraṁ tadanusāreṇācarituṁ lokebhyastad dattavantaḥ|
5 So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.
tenaiva sarvve dharmmasamājāḥ khrīṣṭadharmme susthirāḥ santaḥ pratidinaṁ varddhitā abhavan|
6 After the Holy Spirit had prevented them from speaking the word in the province of Asia, they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia.
teṣu phrugiyāgālātiyādeśamadhyena gateṣu satsu pavitra ātmā tān āśiyādeśe kathāṁ prakāśayituṁ pratiṣiddhavān|
7 And when they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them.
tathā musiyādeśa upasthāya bithuniyāṁ gantuṁ tairudyoge kṛte ātmā tān nānvamanyata|
8 So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.
tasmāt te musiyādeśaṁ parityajya troyānagaraṁ gatvā samupasthitāḥ|
9 During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
rātrau paulaḥ svapne dṛṣṭavān eko mākidaniyalokastiṣṭhan vinayaṁ kṛtvā tasmai kathayati, mākidaniyādeśam āgatyāsmān upakurvviti|
10 As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
tasyetthaṁ svapnadarśanāt prabhustaddeśīyalokān prati susaṁvādaṁ pracārayitum asmān āhūyatīti niścitaṁ buddhvā vayaṁ tūrṇaṁ mākidaniyādeśaṁ gantum udyogam akurmma|
11 We sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, and the following day on to Neapolis.
tataḥ paraṁ vayaṁ troyānagarād prasthāya ṛjumārgeṇa sāmathrākiyopadvīpena gatvā pare'hani niyāpalinagara upasthitāḥ|
12 From there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi, the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.
tasmād gatvā mākidaniyāntarvvartti romīyavasatisthānaṁ yat philipīnāmapradhānanagaraṁ tatropasthāya katipayadināni tatra sthitavantaḥ|
13 On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.
viśrāmavāre nagarād bahi rgatvā nadītaṭe yatra prārthanācāra āsīt tatropaviśya samāgatā nārīḥ prati kathāṁ prācārayāma|
14 Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.
tataḥ thuyātīrānagarīyā dhūṣarāmbaravikrāyiṇī ludiyānāmikā yā īśvarasevikā yoṣit śrotrīṇāṁ madhya āsīt tayā pauloktavākyāni yad gṛhyante tadarthaṁ prabhustasyā manodvāraṁ muktavān|
15 And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
ataḥ sā yoṣit saparivārā majjitā satī vinayaṁ kṛtvā kathitavatī, yuṣmākaṁ vicārād yadi prabhau viśvāsinī jātāhaṁ tarhi mama gṛham āgatya tiṣṭhata| itthaṁ sā yatnenāsmān asthāpayat|
16 One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.
yasyā gaṇanayā tadadhipatīnāṁ bahudhanopārjanaṁ jātaṁ tādṛśī gaṇakabhūtagrastā kācana dāsī prārthanāsthānagamanakāla āgatyāsmān sākṣāt kṛtavatī|
17 This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”
sāsmākaṁ paulasya ca paścād etya proccaiḥ kathāmimāṁ kathitavatī, manuṣyā ete sarvvoparisthasyeśvarasya sevakāḥ santo'smān prati paritrāṇasya mārgaṁ prakāśayanti|
18 She continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” And the spirit left her at that very moment.
sā kanyā bahudināni tādṛśam akarot tasmāt paulo duḥkhitaḥ san mukhaṁ parāvartya taṁ bhūtamavadad, ahaṁ yīśukhrīṣṭasya nāmnā tvāmājñāpayāmi tvamasyā bahirgaccha; tenaiva tatkṣaṇāt sa bhūtastasyā bahirgataḥ|
19 When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.
tataḥ sveṣāṁ lābhasya pratyāśā viphalā jāteti vilokya tasyāḥ prabhavaḥ paulaṁ sīlañca dhṛtvākṛṣya vicārasthāne'dhipatīnāṁ samīpam ānayan|
20 They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil
tataḥ śāsakānāṁ nikaṭaṁ nītvā romilokā vayam asmākaṁ yad vyavaharaṇaṁ grahītum ācarituñca niṣiddhaṁ,
21 by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.”
ime yihūdīyalokāḥ santopi tadeva śikṣayitvā nagare'smākam atīva kalahaṁ kurvvanti,
22 The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered that they be stripped and beaten with rods.
iti kathite sati lokanivahastayoḥ prātikūlyenodatiṣṭhat tathā śāsakāstayo rvastrāṇi chitvā vetrāghātaṁ karttum ājñāpayan|
23 And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.
aparaṁ te tau bahu prahāryya tvametau kārāṁ nītvā sāvadhānaṁ rakṣayeti kārārakṣakam ādiśan|
24 On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
ittham ājñāṁ prāpya sa tāvabhyantarasthakārāṁ nītvā pādeṣu pādapāśībhi rbaddhvā sthāpitāvān|
25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
atha niśīthasamaye paulasīlāvīśvaramuddiśya prāthanāṁ gānañca kṛtavantau, kārāsthitā lokāśca tadaśṛṇvan
26 Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.
tadākasmāt mahān bhūmikampo'bhavat tena bhittimūlena saha kārā kampitābhūt tatkṣaṇāt sarvvāṇi dvārāṇi muktāni jātāni sarvveṣāṁ bandhanāni ca muktāni|
27 When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.
ataeva kārārakṣako nidrāto jāgaritvā kārāyā dvārāṇi muktāni dṛṣṭvā bandilokāḥ palāyitā ityanumāya koṣāt khaṅgaṁ bahiḥ kṛtvātmaghātaṁ karttum udyataḥ|
28 But Paul called out in a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself! We are all here!”
kintu paulaḥ proccaistamāhūya kathitavān paśya vayaṁ sarvve'trāsmahe, tvaṁ nijaprāṇahiṁsāṁ mākārṣīḥ|
29 Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.
tadā pradīpam ānetum uktvā sa kampamānaḥ san ullampyābhyantaram āgatya paulasīlayoḥ pādeṣu patitavān|
30 Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
paścāt sa tau bahirānīya pṛṣṭavān he mahecchau paritrāṇaṁ prāptuṁ mayā kiṁ karttavyaṁ?
31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”
paścāt tau svagṛhamānīya tayoḥ sammukhe khādyadravyāṇi sthāpitavān tathā sa svayaṁ tadīyāḥ sarvve parivārāśceśvare viśvasantaḥ sānanditā abhavan|
32 Then Paul and Silas spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house.
tasmai tasya gṛhasthitasarvvalokebhyaśca prabhoḥ kathāṁ kathitavantau|
33 At that hour of the night, the jailer took them and washed their wounds. And without delay, he and all his household were baptized.
tathā rātrestasminneva daṇḍe sa tau gṛhītvā tayoḥ prahārāṇāṁ kṣatāni prakṣālitavān tataḥ sa svayaṁ tasya sarvve parijanāśca majjitā abhavan|
34 Then he brought them into his home and set a meal before them. So he and all his household rejoiced that they had come to believe in God.
paścāt tau svagṛhamānīya tayoḥ sammukhe khādyadravyāṇi sthāpitavān tathā sa svayaṁ tadīyāḥ sarvve parivārāśceśvare viśvasantaḥ sānanditā abhavan|
35 When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.”
dina upasthite tau lokau mocayeti kathāṁ kathayituṁ śāsakāḥ padātigaṇaṁ preṣitavantaḥ|
36 The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”
tataḥ kārārakṣakaḥ paulāya tāṁ vārttāṁ kathitavān yuvāṁ tyājayituṁ śāsakā lokāna preṣitavanta idānīṁ yuvāṁ bahi rbhūtvā kuśalena pratiṣṭhetāṁ|
37 But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”
kintu paulastān avadat romilokayorāvayoḥ kamapi doṣam na niścitya sarvveṣāṁ samakṣam āvāṁ kaśayā tāḍayitvā kārāyāṁ baddhavanta idānīṁ kimāvāṁ guptaṁ vistrakṣyanti? tanna bhaviṣyati, svayamāgatyāvāṁ bahiḥ kṛtvā nayantu|
38 So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.
tadā padātibhiḥ śāsakebhya etadvārttāyāṁ kathitāyāṁ tau romilokāviti kathāṁ śrutvā te bhītāḥ
39 They came to appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city.
santastayoḥ sannidhimāgatya vinayam akurvvan aparaṁ bahiḥ kṛtvā nagarāt prasthātuṁ prārthitavantaḥ|
40 After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house to see the brothers and encourage them. Then they left the city.
tatastau kārāyā nirgatya ludiyāyā gṛhaṁ gatavantau tatra bhrātṛgaṇaṁ sākṣātkṛtya tān sāntvayitvā tasmāt sthānāt prasthitau|
