Acts 9
1 But meanwhile Saul was making violent threats against the disciples of the Lord, wanting to kill them. He went to the high priest
tatkaalaparyyanata. m "saula. h prabho. h "si. syaa. naa. m praatikuulyena taa. danaabadhayo. h kathaa. m ni. hsaarayan mahaayaajakasya sannidhi. m gatvaa
2 and asked for letters of authorization to take with him to the synagogues in Damascus, giving him permission to arrest any believers in the Way that he found, men or women, and bring them back to Jerusalem as prisoners.
striya. m puru. sa nca tanmatagraahi. na. m ya. m ka ncit pa"syati taan dh. rtvaa baddhvaa yiruu"saalamam aanayatiityaa"sayena damme. saknagariiya. m dharmmasamaajaan prati patra. m yaacitavaan|
3 As Saul approached Damascus, suddenly he was surrounded by a light that blazed down from heaven.
gacchan tu damme. saknagaranika. ta upasthitavaan; tato. akasmaad aakaa"saat tasya caturdik. su tejasa. h prakaa"sanaat sa bhuumaavapatat|
4 He fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”
pa"scaat he "saula he "saula kuto maa. m taa. dayasi? sva. m prati proktam eta. m "sabda. m "srutvaa
5 “Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, the one you're persecuting,” he replied.
sa p. r.s. tavaan, he prabho bhavaan ka. h? tadaa prabhurakathayat ya. m yii"su. m tva. m taa. dayasi sa evaaha. m; ka. n.takasya mukhe padaaghaatakara. na. m tava ka. s.tam|
6 “Get up, go on into the city, and you'll be told what to do.”
tadaa kampamaano vismayaapanna"sca sovadat he prabho mayaa ki. m karttavya. m? bhavata icchaa kaa? tata. h prabhuraaj naapayad utthaaya nagara. m gaccha tatra tvayaa yat karttavya. m tad vadi. syate|
7 The men who were traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice speaking, but they didn't see anyone.
tasya sa"ngino lokaa api ta. m "sabda. m "srutavanta. h kintu kamapi na d. r.s. tvaa stabdhaa. h santa. h sthitavanta. h|
8 Saul got to his feet, and when he opened his eyes, he couldn't see anything. His companions took him by the hand and led him into Damascus.
anantara. m "saulo bhuumita utthaaya cak. su. sii unmiilya kamapi na d. r.s. tavaan| tadaa lokaastasya hastau dh. rtvaa damme. saknagaram aanayan|
9 For three days he couldn't see, and he didn't eat or drink anything.
tata. h sa dinatraya. m yaavad andho bhuutvaa na bhuktavaan piitavaa. m"sca|
10 A follower of Jesus called Ananias lived in Damascus, and the Lord spoke to him in a vision. “Ananias!” he called. “I'm here, Lord,” Ananias responded.
tadanantara. m prabhustaddamme. saknagaravaasina ekasmai "si. syaaya dar"sana. m datvaa aahuutavaan he ananiya| tata. h sa pratyavaadiit, he prabho pa"sya "s. r.nomi|
11 “Get up, and go to Straight Street,” the Lord told him. “Ask at Judas' house for someone called Saul, from Tarsus. He's praying.
tadaa prabhustamaaj naapayat tvamutthaaya saralanaamaana. m maarga. m gatvaa yihuudaanive"sane taar. sanagariiya. m "saulanaamaana. m jana. m gave. sayan p. rccha;
12 He's seen in vision a man called Ananias come and place his hands on him so he can regain his sight.”
pa"sya sa praarthayate, tathaa ananiyanaamaka eko janastasya samiipam aagatya tasya gaatre hastaarpa. na. m k. rtvaa d. r.s. ti. m dadaatiittha. m svapne d. r.s. tavaan|
13 “But Lord,” Ananias replied, “I've heard a lot about this man—about all the evil things he did to the believers in Jerusalem.
tasmaad ananiya. h pratyavadat he prabho yiruu"saalami pavitralokaan prati so. anekahi. msaa. m k. rtavaan;
14 The chief priests have given him the power to arrest everyone here that worships and follows you.”
atra sthaane ca ye lokaastava naamni praarthayanti taanapi baddhu. m sa pradhaanayaajakebhya. h "sakti. m praaptavaan, imaa. m kathaam aham aneke. saa. m mukhebhya. h "srutavaan|
15 But the Lord told him, “Get on your way, because he is the person I have chosen to take my name to foreigners and kings, as well as to Israel.
kintu prabhurakathayat, yaahi bhinnade"siiyalokaanaa. m bhuupatiinaam israayellokaanaa nca nika. te mama naama pracaarayitu. m sa jano mama manoniitapaatramaaste|
16 I will show him what he'll have to suffer for my name's sake.”
mama naamanimitta nca tena kiyaan mahaan kle"so bhoktavya etat ta. m dar"sayi. syaami|
17 So Ananias left and went to the house. He placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “The Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were traveling here, has sent me so you can regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
tato. ananiyo gatvaa g. rha. m pravi"sya tasya gaatre hastaarpra. na. m k. rtvaa kathitavaan, he bhraata. h "saula tva. m yathaa d. r.s. ti. m praapno. si pavitre. naatmanaa paripuur. no bhavasi ca, tadartha. m tavaagamanakaale ya. h prabhuyii"sustubhya. m dar"sanam adadaat sa maa. m pre. sitavaan|
18 Immediately, something like scales fell from his eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized.
ityuktamaatre tasya cak. surbhyaam miina"salkavad vastuni nirgate tatk. sa. naat sa prasannacak. su rbhuutvaa protthaaya majjito. abhavat bhuktvaa piitvaa sabalobhavacca|
19 He also had something to eat and felt stronger. Saul spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.
tata. h para. m "saula. h "si. syai. h saha katipayadivasaan tasmin damme. sakanagare sthitvaa. avilamba. m
20 He immediately started speaking in the synagogues, saying, “Jesus is the Son of God.”
sarvvabhajanabhavanaani gatvaa yii"surii"svarasya putra imaa. m kathaa. m praacaarayat|
21 All who heard him were amazed, and asked, “Isn't this the man who caused so much trouble in Jerusalem for those who believed in Jesus? Wasn't he coming here to have the believers arrested and taken in chains to the chief priests?”
tasmaat sarvve "srotaara"scamatk. rtya kathitavanto yo yiruu"saalamnagara etannaamnaa praarthayit. rlokaan vinaa"sitavaan evam etaad. r"salokaan baddhvaa pradhaanayaajakanika. ta. m nayatiityaa"sayaa etatsthaanamapyaagacchat saeva kimaya. m na bhavati?
22 Saul grew more and more confident, proving Jesus was the Messiah so convincingly that the Jews who lived in Damascus could not refute him.
kintu "saula. h krama"sa utsaahavaan bhuutvaa yii"surii"svare. naabhi. sikto jana etasmin pramaa. na. m datvaa damme. sak-nivaasiyihuudiiyalokaan niruttaraan akarot|
23 Some time later the Jews plotted together to kill him,
ittha. m bahutithe kaale gate yihuudiiyalokaasta. m hantu. m mantrayaamaasu. h
24 but Saul learned of their intentions. Day and night they waited by the city gates looking for the chance to murder him.
kintu "saulaste. saametasyaa mantra. naayaa vaarttaa. m praaptavaan| te ta. m hantu. m tu divaani"sa. m guptaa. h santo nagarasya dvaare. ati. s.than;
25 So during the night his followers took him and lowered him down in a basket from an opening in the city wall.
tasmaat "si. syaasta. m niitvaa raatrau pi. take nidhaaya praaciire. naavaarohayan|
26 When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to meet with the disciples, but they were all afraid of him because they were not convinced he was really a disciple.
tata. h para. m "saulo yiruu"saalama. m gatvaa "si. syaga. nena saarddha. m sthaatum aihat, kintu sarvve tasmaadabibhayu. h sa "si. sya iti ca na pratyayan|
27 However, Barnabas took him to meet the apostles, and explained to them how Saul had seen the Lord on the road and how the Lord had spoken to Saul. Barnabas also explained how in Damascus Saul had spoken boldly in the name of Jesus.
etasmaad bar. nabbaasta. m g. rhiitvaa preritaanaa. m samiipamaaniiya maargamadhye prabhu. h katha. m tasmai dar"sana. m dattavaan yaa. h kathaa"sca kathitavaan sa ca yathaak. sobha. h san damme. saknagare yii"so rnaama praacaarayat etaan sarvvav. rttaantaan taan j naapitavaan|
28 Saul stayed with the apostles and accompanied them all over Jerusalem,
tata. h "saulastai. h saha yiruu"saalami kaala. m yaapayan nirbhaya. m prabho ryii"so rnaama praacaarayat|
29 speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. He talked and debated with the Greek-speaking Jews, but they tried to kill him.
tasmaad anyade"siiyalokai. h saarddha. m vivaadasyopasthitatvaat te ta. m hantum ace. s.tanta|
30 When the brothers learned of this they took him to Caesarea, and sent him to Tarsus.
kintu bhraat. rga. nastajj naatvaa ta. m kaisariyaanagara. m niitvaa taar. sanagara. m pre. sitavaan|
31 During this time the whole church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria was left in peace. The church grew strong and increased rapidly in numbers as the believers lived reverently for the Lord, encouraged by the Holy Spirit.
ittha. m sati yihuudiyaagaaliil"somiro. nade"siiyaa. h sarvvaa ma. n.dalyo vi"sraama. m praaptaastatastaasaa. m ni. s.thaabhavat prabho rbhiyaa pavitrasyaatmana. h saantvanayaa ca kaala. m k. sepayitvaa bahusa. mkhyaa abhavan|
32 Peter was traveling around and went to visit the believers who lived in Lydda.
tata. h para. m pitara. h sthaane sthaane bhramitvaa "se. se lodnagaranivaasipavitralokaanaa. m samiipe sthitavaan|
33 There he met a man called Aeneas who was paralyzed and had been confined to his bed for eight years.
tadaa tatra pak. saaghaatavyaadhinaa. s.tau vatsaraan "sayyaagatam aineyanaamaana. m manu. sya. m saak. sat praapya tamavadat,
34 Peter told him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and pick up your mat!” Immediately Aeneas got up.
he aineya yii"sukhrii. s.tastvaa. m svastham akaar. siit, tvamutthaaya sva"sayyaa. m nik. sipa, ityuktamaatre sa udati. s.that|
35 Everyone living in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and became believers in the Lord.
etaad. r"sa. m d. r.s. tvaa lod"saaro. nanivaasino lokaa. h prabhu. m prati paraavarttanta|
36 In Joppa lived a follower called Tabitha, (Dorcas in Greek). She was always doing good and helping the poor.
apara nca bhik. saadaanaadi. su naanakriyaasu nitya. m prav. rttaa yaa yaaphonagaranivaasinii. taabithaanaamaa "si. syaa yaa. m darkkaa. m arthaad hari. niimayuktvaa aahvayan saa naarii
37 However, about this time she became sick, and died. After washing her body, they laid her out in an upstairs room.
tasmin samaye rugnaa satii praa. naan atyajat, tato lokaastaa. m prak. saalyoparisthaprako. s.the "saayayitvaasthaapayan|
38 Lydda was near Joppa, so the disciples in Joppa, hearing that Peter was in Lydda, sent two men to him with the message, “Please come to us right away.”
lodnagara. m yaaphonagarasya samiipastha. m tasmaattatra pitara aaste, iti vaarttaa. m "srutvaa tuur. na. m tasyaagamanaartha. m tasmin vinayamuktvaa "si. syaga. no dvau manujau pre. sitavaan|
39 So Peter got ready and left with them. When he arrived they took him upstairs. All the widows were there crying, and they showed him the coats and clothes that Dorcas had made while she was with them.
tasmaat pitara utthaaya taabhyaa. m saarddham aagacchat, tatra tasmin upasthita uparisthaprako. s.tha. m samaaniite ca vidhavaa. h svaabhi. h saha sthitikaale darkkayaa k. rtaani yaanyuttariiyaa. ni paridheyaani ca taani sarvvaa. ni ta. m dar"sayitvaa rudatya"scatas. r.su dik. svati. s.than|
40 Peter told them all to leave, kneeled down, and prayed. He turned to the body and said, “Tabitha, get up.” She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up.
kintu pitarastaa. h sarvvaa bahi. h k. rtvaa jaanunii paatayitvaa praarthitavaan; pa"scaat "sava. m prati d. r.s. ti. m k. rtvaa kathitavaan, he. taabiithe tvamutti. s.tha, iti vaakya ukte saa strii cak. su. sii pronmiilya pitaram avalokyotthaayopaavi"sat|
41 He took her by the hand and lifted her up. He called in the believers and the widows, and presented her to them alive.
tata. h pitarastasyaa. h karau dh. rtvaa uttolya pavitralokaan vidhavaa"scaahuuya te. saa. m nika. te sajiivaa. m taa. m samaarpayat|
42 The news spread through the whole of Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.
e. saa kathaa samastayaaphonagara. m vyaaptaa tasmaad aneke lokaa. h prabhau vya"svasan|
43 Peter spent a long time in Joppa, staying at the house of Simon the tanner.
apara nca pitarastadyaaphonagariiyasya kasyacit "simonnaamna"scarmmakaarasya g. rhe bahudinaani nyavasat|
