Acts 22
1 Brethren and fathers, hear my defence which I now make to you.
“मेरा दाजुभाइहरू र बुबाहरू हो, मेरो बचाउको कुरा सुन्नुहोस्, जुन मैले अहिले तपाईंहरूलाई बताउनेछु ।”
2 And hearing that he addressed them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the more quiet; and he says,
पावलले तिनीहरूसँग हिब्रू भाषामा बोलेको भिडले सुनेपछि भिड चुप लाग्यो । उनले भने,
3 I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, educated according to [the] exactness of the law of [our] fathers, being zealous for God, as ye are all this day;
“म किलिकियाको टार्ससमा जन्मेको एक यहूदी हुँ, तर यही सहरमा गमलिएलको चरणमा शिक्षा पाएको व्यक्ति हुँ । मलाई हाम्रा पुर्खाहरूको व्यवस्थाको कडा नियमहरूअनुसार शिक्षा दिइएको थियो । आज यहाँहरूजस्तै म पनि परमेश्वरको निम्ति जोसिलो भएको छु ।
4 who have persecuted this way unto death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women;
मैले यस मार्गलाई मृत्युसम्मै सताएँ । मैले स्त्रीहरू र पुरुषहरू दुवैलाई बाँधेँ, र तिनीहरूलाई झ्यालखानामा सुम्पिदिएँ ।
5 as also the high priest bears me witness, and all the elderhood: from whom also, having received letters to the brethren, I went to Damascus to bring those also who were there, bound, to Jerusalem, to be punished.
मलाई दमस्कसमा यात्रा गर्नलाई त्यहाँका भाइहरूका लागि मैले प्रधान पूजाहारी र सबै धर्म-गुरुहरूबाट पत्र पनि पाएको थिएँ, जसको गवाही उहाँहरूले नै दिन सक्नुहुन्छ । मैले यस मार्गकाहरूलाई बाँधेर दण्ड दिनको लागि यरूशलेममा ल्याउनुपर्थ्यो ।
6 And it came to pass, as I was journeying and drawing near to Damascus, that, about mid-day, there suddenly shone out of heaven a great light round about me.
म यात्रा गर्दै दमस्कसको नजिकै पुग्दा, मध्यान्हतिर अचानक स्वर्गबाट एउटा विशाल ज्योति मेरो वरिपरि चम्किन लाग्यो ।
7 And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
म भुइँमा लडेँ, र मलाई यस्तो भनेको आवाज सुनेँ, ʼए शाऊल, ए शाऊल, तिमी मलाई किन सताउँदै छौ? ʼ
8 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazaraean, whom thou persecutest.
मैले जवाफ दिएँ, “तपाईं को हुनुहुन्छ, प्रभु?” उहाँले मलाई भन्नुभयो, ʼम नासरतको येशू हुँ, जसलाई तिमी सताउँदै छौ ।ʼ
9 But they that were with me beheld the light, [and were filled with fear], but heard not the voice of him that was speaking to me.
मसँग भएकाहरूले त्यो ज्योति त देखे, तर मसँग बोल्नुहुनेको आवाजलाई भने सुनेनन् ।
10 And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Rise up, and go to Damascus, and there it shall be told thee of all things which it is appointed thee to do.
मैले भनेँ, ʼप्रभु, मैले के गर्नुपर्छ? ʼ प्रभुले मलाई भन्नुभयो, ʼउठ, र दमस्कसमा जाऊ । त्यहीँ नै तिमीले गर्नुपर्ने सबै कुरा तिमीलाई बताइनेछ” ।
11 And as I could not see, through the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came to Damascus.
मैले त्यो ज्योतिको चमकले गर्दा देख्न सकिनँ । त्यसैले, मसँग भएका मानिसहरूका हातबाट डोर्याइएर म दमस्कस गएँ ।
12 And a certain Ananias, a pious man according to the law, borne witness to by all the Jews who dwelt [there],
मैले त्यहाँ व्यवस्थाअनुसार भक्तिपूर्ण जीवन जिएका र त्यहाँ बस्ने सबै यहूदीहरूबाट सम्मान र आदर पाएका हननिया नाउँ गरेका मानिसलाई भेटेँ ।
13 coming to me and standing by me, said to me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And I, in the same hour, received my sight and saw him.
उनी मकहाँ आए, र मेरो छेउमा उभिए, र भने, ʼभाइ शाऊल, दृष्टि प्राप्त गर ।ʼ त्यत्तिखेरै, मैले तिनलाई देखेँ ।
14 And he said, The God of our fathers has chosen thee beforehand to know his will, and to see the just one, and to hear a voice out of his mouth;
तब तिनले भने, ʼहाम्रा पितापुर्खाहरूका परमेश्वरले उहाँको इच्छा जान्नको लागि धार्मिक जनलाई देख्न र उहाँको आफ्नै मुखबाट निस्केको आवाजलाई सुन्न तिमीलाई छान्नुभएको छ ।
15 for thou shalt be a witness for him to all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
किनभने तिमीले देखेका र सुनेका कुराहरूको बारेमा तिमी सबै मानिसहरूका लागि गवाही बन्नेछौ ।
16 And now why lingerest thou? Arise and get baptised, and have thy sins washed away, calling on his name.
अब तिमी किन पर्खिंदै छौ? उठ, बप्तिस्मा लेऊ, र उहाँको नाउँ पुकारेर आफ्ना पापहरू पखाल ।
17 And it came to pass when I had returned to Jerusalem, and as I was praying in the temple, that I became in ecstasy,
म यरूशलेम फर्केपछि मैले मन्दिरमा प्रार्थना गरिरहँदा, म अर्धचेत अवस्थामा पुगेँ ।
18 and saw him saying to me, Make haste and go quickly out of Jerusalem, for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
उहाँले मलाई यसो भन्नुभएको मैले देखेँ, ʼछिटो गर, र चाँडै यरूशलेम छोड । किनभने तिनीहरूले मेरोबारे तिम्रो गवाही ग्रहण गर्नेछैनन् ।ʼ
19 And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I was imprisoning and beating in every synagogue those that believe on thee;
मैले भनेँ, ʼहे प्रभु, तिनीहरू आफैँलाई थाहा छ, कि मैले कसरी तपाईंमा विश्वास गर्नेहरूलाई हरेक सभाघरमा पसेर पिटेँ, र जेलमा हालेँ ।
20 and when the blood of thy witness Stephen was shed, I also myself was standing by and consenting, and kept the clothes of them who killed him.
तपाईंका साक्षी स्तिफनसको रगत बगाइँदा, म पनि नजिकै उभिएर सहमत हुदै थिएँ, र उनलाई मार्नेहरूको कपडा कुरिरहेको थिएँ ।
21 And he said to me, Go, for I will send thee to the nations afar off.
तर उहाँले मलाई भन्नुभयो, ʼगइहाल, किनभने म तिमीलाई अन्यजातिहरूकहाँ पठाउनेछुʼ ।”
22 And they heard him until this word, and lifted up their voice, saying, Away with such a one as that from the earth, for it was not fit he should live.
मानिसहरूले उनलाई यतिबेलासम्म बोल्न दिए । तर त्यसपछि तिनीहरू चिच्च्याए र भने, “यस्ता मानिसलाई पृथ्वीबाट हटाइदेओ, उनी बाँच्नु ठिक छैन ।”
23 And as they were crying, and throwing away their clothes, and casting dust into the air,
तिनीहरू कराउँदै, आफ्ना लुगाहरू फाल्दै, हावामा धुलो उडाउँदै गर्दा,
24 the chiliarch commanded him to be brought into the fortress, saying that he should be examined by scourging, that he might ascertain for what cause they cried thus against him.
सेनापतिले पावललाई किल्लाभित्र ल्याउन आज्ञा गरे । उनले तिनलाई कोर्रा लगाउँदै सोधपुछ गर्न आदेश दिए, ताकि तिनीहरू उनको विरुद्ध किन त्यसरी चिच्च्याइरहेका थिए भनी उनी आफैँले थाहा पाउन सकून् ।
25 But as they stretched him forward with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood [by], Is it lawful for you to scourge a man [who is] a Roman and uncondemned?
जब तिनीहरूले पावललाई डोरीले बाँधे, तब पावलले नजिकै उभिरहेका कप्तानलाई भने, “के एक रोमी नागरिक र दोषी नठहराइएको मानिसलाई कोर्रा लगाउनु तपाईंको निम्ति न्यायसङ्गत छ र?”
26 And the centurion, having heard it, went and reported it to the chiliarch, saying, What art thou going to do? for this man is a Roman.
जब कप्तानले यो सुने, तब उनी सेनापतिकहाँ गए, र उनलाई भने, “तपाईंले यी मानिसलाई के गर्न लाग्दै हुनुहुन्छ? किनभने यी मानिस त रोमी नागरिक पो रहेछन् ।”
27 And the chiliarch coming up said to him, Tell me, Art thou a Roman? And he said, Yes.
सेनापति आए, र उनलाई भने, “मलाई भन कि, के तिमी रोमी नागरिक हौ?” अनि पावलले भने, “हजुर, हुँ ।”
28 And the chiliarch answered, I, for a great sum, bought this citizenship. And Paul said, But I was also [free] born.
सेनापतिले जवाफ दिए, “मैले धेरै ठुलो धनराशी खर्च गरेर मात्र नागरिकता पाएको थिएँ ।” तर पावलले भने, “म त रोमी नागरिक भएरै जन्मेको हुँ ।”
29 Immediately therefore those who were going to examine him left him, and the chiliarch also was afraid when he ascertained that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
त्यसपछि पावललाई सोधपुछ गर्न गइरहेका मानिसहरू तुरुन्तै छोडेर गए । पावल रोमी नागरिक रहेछन् भनी थाहा पाएपछि सेनापति पनि डराए, किनभने उनले तिनलाई बाँधेका थिए ।
30 And on the morrow, desirous to know the certainty [of the matter] why he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to meet, and having brought Paul down set him before them.
भोलिपल्ट मुख्य कप्तानले पावलको विरुद्धमा यहूदीहरूले लगाएको अभियोगको सत्यता जान्न चाहे । त्यसैले, उनले आफ्नो दलबललाई एकत्रित गरे, र प्रधान पूजाहारीहरूसाथै महासभाका सबै मानिसहरूलाई भेला हुनलाई आदेश दिए । त्यसपछि तिनले पावललाई तल ल्याए, र उनीहरूका बिचमा राखे ।
