Acts 24
1 Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, who presented to the governor their case against Paul.
pañcabhyo dinebhyaḥ paraṁ hanānīyanāmā mahāyājako'dhipateḥ samakṣaṁ paulasya prātikūlyena nivedayituṁ tartullanāmānaṁ kañcana vaktāraṁ prācīnajanāṁśca saṅginaḥ kṛtvā kaisariyānagaram āgacchat|
2 When Paul had been called in, Tertullus opened the prosecution: “Because of you, we have enjoyed a lasting peace, and your foresight has brought improvements to this nation.
tataḥ paule samānīte sati tartullastasyāpavādakathāṁ kathayitum ārabhata he mahāmahimaphīlikṣa bhavato vayam atinirvvighnaṁ kālaṁ yāpayāmo bhavataḥ pariṇāmadarśitayā etaddeśīyānāṁ bahūni maṅgalāni ghaṭitāni,
3 In every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, we acknowledge this with all gratitude.
iti heto rvayamatikṛtajñāḥ santaḥ sarvvatra sarvvadā bhavato guṇān gāyamaḥ|
4 But in order not to burden you any further, I beg your indulgence to hear us briefly.
kintu bahubhiḥ kathābhi rbhavantaṁ yena na virañjayāmi tasmād vinaye bhavān banukampya madalpakathāṁ śṛṇotu|
5 We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
eṣa mahāmārīsvarūpo nāsaratīyamatagrāhisaṁghātasya mukhyo bhūtvā sarvvadeśeṣu sarvveṣāṁ yihūdīyānāṁ rājadrohācaraṇapravṛttiṁ janayatītyasmābhi rniścitaṁ|
6 and he even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him.
sa mandiramapi aśuci karttuṁ ceṣṭitavān; iti kāraṇād vayam enaṁ dhṛtvā svavyavasthānusāreṇa vicārayituṁ prāvarttāmahi;
kintu luṣiyaḥ sahasrasenāpatirāgatya balād asmākaṁ karebhya enaṁ gṛhītvā
8 By examining him yourself, you will be able to learn the truth about all our charges against him.”
etasyāpavādakān bhavataḥ samīpam āgantum ājñāpayat| vayaṁ yasmin tamapavādāmo bhavatā padapavādakathāyāṁ vicāritāyāṁ satyāṁ sarvvaṁ vṛttāntaṁ vedituṁ śakṣyate|
9 The Jews concurred, asserting that these charges were true.
tato yihūdīyā api svīkṛtya kathitavanta eṣā kathā pramāṇam|
10 When the governor motioned for Paul to speak, he began his response: “Knowing that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I gladly make my defense.
adhipatau kathāṁ kathayituṁ paulaṁ pratīṅgitaṁ kṛtavati sa kathitavān bhavān bahūn vatsarān yāvad etaddeśasya śāsanaṁ karotīti vijñāya pratyuttaraṁ dātum akṣobho'bhavam|
11 You can verify for yourself that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
adya kevalaṁ dvādaśa dināni yātāni, aham ārādhanāṁ karttuṁ yirūśālamanagaraṁ gatavān eṣā kathā bhavatā jñātuṁ śakyate;
12 Yet my accusers did not find me debating with anyone in the temple or riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the city.
kintvibhe māṁ madhyemandiraṁ kenāpi saha vitaṇḍāṁ kurvvantaṁ kutrāpi bhajanabhavane nagare vā lokān kupravṛttiṁ janayantuṁ na dṛṣṭavantaḥ|
13 Nor can they prove to you any of their charges against me.
idānīṁ yasmin yasmin mām apavadante tasya kimapi pramāṇaṁ dātuṁ na śaknuvanti|
14 I do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,
kintu bhaviṣyadvākyagranthe vyavasthāgranthe ca yā yā kathā likhitāste tāsu sarvvāsu viśvasya yanmatam ime vidharmmaṁ jānanti tanmatānusāreṇāhaṁ nijapitṛpuruṣāṇām īśvaram ārādhayāmītyahaṁ bhavataḥ samakṣam aṅgīkaromi|
15 and I have the same hope in God that they themselves cherish, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.
dhārmmikāṇām adhārmmikāṇāñca pramītalokānāmevotthānaṁ bhaviṣyatīti kathāmime svīkurvvanti tathāhamapi tasmin īśvare pratyāśāṁ karomi;
16 In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.
īśvarasya mānavānāñca samīpe yathā nirdoṣo bhavāmi tadarthaṁ satataṁ yatnavān asmi|
17 After several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings.
bahuṣu vatsareṣu gateṣu svadeśīyalokānāṁ nimittaṁ dānīyadravyāṇi naivedyāni ca samādāya punarāgamanaṁ kṛtavān|
18 At the time they found me in the temple, I was ceremonially clean and was not inciting a crowd or an uproar. But there are some Jews from the province of Asia
tatohaṁ śuci rbhūtvā lokānāṁ samāgamaṁ kalahaṁ vā na kāritavān tathāpyāśiyādeśīyāḥ kiyanto yihudīyalokā madhyemandiraṁ māṁ dhṛtavantaḥ|
19 who ought to appear before you and bring charges, if they have anything against me.
mamopari yadi kācidapavādakathāsti tarhi bhavataḥ samīpam upasthāya teṣāmeva sākṣyadānam ucitam|
20 Otherwise, let these men state for themselves any crime they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin,
nocet pūrvve mahāsabhāsthānāṁ lokānāṁ sannidhau mama daṇḍāyamānatvasamaye, ahamadya mṛtānāmutthāne yuṣmābhi rvicāritosmi,
21 unless it was this one thing I called out as I stood in their presence: ‘It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.’”
teṣāṁ madhye tiṣṭhannahaṁ yāmimāṁ kathāmuccaiḥ svareṇa kathitavān tadanyo mama kopi doṣo'labhyata na veti varam ete samupasthitalokā vadantu|
22 Then Felix, who was well informed about the Way, adjourned the hearing and said, “When Lysias the commander comes, I will decide your case.”
tadā phīlikṣa etāṁ kathāṁ śrutvā tanmatasya viśeṣavṛttāntaṁ vijñātuṁ vicāraṁ sthagitaṁ kṛtvā kathitavān luṣiye sahasrasenāpatau samāyāte sati yuṣmākaṁ vicāram ahaṁ niṣpādayiṣyāmi|
23 He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard, but to allow him some freedom and permit his friends to minister to his needs.
anantaraṁ bandhanaṁ vinā paulaṁ rakṣituṁ tasya sevanāya sākṣātkaraṇāya vā tadīyātmīyabandhujanān na vārayituñca śamasenāpatim ādiṣṭavān|
24 After several days, Felix returned with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess. He sent for Paul and listened to him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.
alpadināt paraṁ phīlikṣo'dhipati rdruṣillānāmnā yihūdīyayā svabhāryyayā sahāgatya paulamāhūya tasya mukhāt khrīṣṭadharmmasya vṛttāntam aśrauṣīt|
25 As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”
paulena nyāyasya parimitabhogasya caramavicārasya ca kathāyāṁ kathitāyāṁ satyāṁ phīlikṣaḥ kampamānaḥ san vyāharad idānīṁ yāhi, aham avakāśaṁ prāpya tvām āhūsyāmi|
26 At the same time, he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe. So he sent for Paul frequently and talked with him.
muktipraptyarthaṁ paulena mahyaṁ mudrādāsyante iti patyāśāṁ kṛtvā sa punaḥ punastamāhūya tena sākaṁ kathopakathanaṁ kṛtavān|
27 After two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And wishing to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.
kintu vatsaradvayāt paraṁ parkiyaphīṣṭa phālikṣasya padaṁ prāpte sati phīlikṣo yihūdīyān santuṣṭān cikīrṣan paulaṁ baddhaṁ saṁsthāpya gatavān|
