Acts 6
1 In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
tasmin samaye śiṣyāṇāṁ bāhulyāt prātyahikadānasya viśrāṇanai rbhinnadeśīyānāṁ vidhavāstrīgaṇa upekṣite sati ibrīyalokaiḥ sahānyadeśīyānāṁ vivāda upātiṣṭhat|
2 So the Twelve summoned all the disciples and said, “It is unacceptable for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables.
tadā dvādaśapreritāḥ sarvvān śiṣyān saṁgṛhyākathayan īśvarasya kathāpracāraṁ parityajya bhojanagaveṣaṇam asmākam ucitaṁ nahi|
3 Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will appoint this responsibility to them
ato he bhrātṛgaṇa vayam etatkarmmaṇo bhāraṁ yebhyo dātuṁ śaknuma etādṛśān sukhyātyāpannān pavitreṇātmanā jñānena ca pūrṇān sapprajanān yūyaṁ sveṣāṁ madhye manonītān kuruta,
4 and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
kintu vayaṁ prārthanāyāṁ kathāpracārakarmmaṇi ca nityapravṛttāḥ sthāsyāmaḥ|
5 This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.
etasyāṁ kathāyāṁ sarvve lokāḥ santuṣṭāḥ santaḥ sveṣāṁ madhyāt stiphānaḥ philipaḥ prakharo nikānor tīman parmmiṇā yihūdimatagrāhī-āntiyakhiyānagarīyo nikalā etān paramabhaktān pavitreṇātmanā paripūrṇān sapta janān
6 They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
preritānāṁ samakṣam ānayan, tataste prārthanāṁ kṛtvā teṣāṁ śiraḥsu hastān ārpayan|
7 So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.
aparañca īśvarasya kathā deśaṁ vyāpnot viśeṣato yirūśālami nagare śiṣyāṇāṁ saṁkhyā prabhūtarūpeṇāvarddhata yājakānāṁ madhyepi bahavaḥ khrīṣṭamatagrāhiṇo'bhavan|
8 Now Stephen, who was full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.
stiphāno viśvāsena parākrameṇa ca paripūrṇaḥ san lokānāṁ madhye bahuvidham adbhutam āścaryyaṁ karmmākarot|
9 But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They began to argue with Stephen,
tena libarttinīyanāmnā vikhyātasaṅghasya katipayajanāḥ kurīṇīyasikandarīya-kilikīyāśīyādeśīyāḥ kiyanto janāścotthāya stiphānena sārddhaṁ vyavadanta|
10 but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
kintu stiphāno jñānena pavitreṇātmanā ca īdṛśīṁ kathāṁ kathitavān yasyāste āpattiṁ karttuṁ nāśaknuvan|
11 Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”
paścāt tai rlobhitāḥ katipayajanāḥ kathāmenām akathayan, vayaṁ tasya mukhato mūsā īśvarasya ca nindāvākyam aśrauṣma|
12 So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,
te lokānāṁ lokaprācīnānām adhyāpakānāñca pravṛttiṁ janayitvā stiphānasya sannidhim āgatya taṁ dhṛtvā mahāsabhāmadhyam ānayan|
13 where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
tadanantaraṁ katipayajaneṣu mithyāsākṣiṣu samānīteṣu te'kathayan eṣa jana etatpuṇyasthānavyavasthayo rnindātaḥ kadāpi na nivarttate|
14 For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
phalato nāsaratīyayīśuḥ sthānametad ucchinnaṁ kariṣyati mūsāsamarpitam asmākaṁ vyavaharaṇam anyarūpaṁ kariṣyati tasyaitādṛśīṁ kathāṁ vayam aśṛṇuma|
15 All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
tadā mahāsabhāsthāḥ sarvve taṁ prati sthirāṁ dṛṣṭiṁ kṛtvā svargadūtamukhasadṛśaṁ tasya mukham apaśyan|
