Acts 26
1 Then Agrippa sayd vnto Paul, Thou art permitted to speake for thy selfe. So Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himselfe.
tata āgrippaḥ paulam avādīt, nijāṁ kathāṁ kathayituṁ tubhyam anumati rdīyatē| tasmāt paulaḥ karaṁ prasāryya svasmin uttaram avādīt|
2 I thinke my selfe happy, King Agrippa, because I shall answere this day before thee of all the things whereof I am accused of the Iewes.
hē āgripparāja yatkāraṇādahaṁ yihūdīyairapavāditō 'bhavaṁ tasya vr̥ttāntam adya bhavataḥ sākṣān nivēdayitumanumatōham idaṁ svīyaṁ paramaṁ bhāgyaṁ manyē;
3 Chiefly, because thou hast knowledge of all customes, and questions which are among the Iewes: wherefore I beseech thee, to heare me patiently.
yatō yihūdīyalōkānāṁ madhyē yā yā rītiḥ sūkṣmavicārāśca santi tēṣu bhavān vijñatamaḥ; ataēva prārthayē dhairyyamavalambya mama nivēdanaṁ śr̥ṇōtu|
4 As touching my life from my childhood, and what it was from the beginning among mine owne nation at Hierusalem, know all the Iewes,
ahaṁ yirūśālamnagarē svadēśīyalōkānāṁ madhyē tiṣṭhan ā yauvanakālād yadrūpam ācaritavān tad yihūdīyalōkāḥ sarvvē vidanti|
5 Which knewe me heretofore, euen from my elders (if they would testifie) that after the most straite sect of our religion I liued a Pharise.
asmākaṁ sarvvēbhyaḥ śuddhatamaṁ yat phirūśīyamataṁ tadavalambī bhūtvāhaṁ kālaṁ yāpitavān yē janā ā bālyakālān māṁ jānānti tē ētādr̥śaṁ sākṣyaṁ yadi dadāti tarhi dātuṁ śaknuvanti|
6 And now I stand and am accused for the hope of the promise made of God vnto our fathers.
kintu hē āgripparāja īśvarō'smākaṁ pūrvvapuruṣāṇāṁ nikaṭē yad aṅgīkr̥tavān tasya pratyāśāhētōraham idānīṁ vicārasthānē daṇḍāyamānōsmi|
7 Whereunto our twelue tribes instantly seruing God day and night, hope to come: for the which hopes sake, O King Agrippa, I am accused of the Iewes.
tasyāṅgīkārasya phalaṁ prāptum asmākaṁ dvādaśavaṁśā divāniśaṁ mahāyatnād īśvarasēvanaṁ kr̥tvā yāṁ pratyāśāṁ kurvvanti tasyāḥ pratyāśāyā hētōrahaṁ yihūdīyairapavāditō'bhavam|
8 Why should it be thought a thing incredible vnto you, that God should raise againe the dead?
īśvarō mr̥tān utthāpayiṣyatīti vākyaṁ yuṣmākaṁ nikaṭē'sambhavaṁ kutō bhavēt?
9 I also verely thought in my selfe, that I ought to doe many contrarie things against the Name of Iesus of Nazareth.
nāsaratīyayīśō rnāmnō viruddhaṁ nānāprakārapratikūlācaraṇam ucitam ityahaṁ manasi yathārthaṁ vijñāya
10 Which thing I also did in Hierusalem: for many of the Saints I shut vp in prison, hauing receiued authoritie of the hie Priests, and when they were put to death, I gaue my sentence.
yirūśālamanagarē tadakaravaṁ phalataḥ pradhānayājakasya nikaṭāt kṣamatāṁ prāpya bahūn pavitralōkān kārāyāṁ baddhavān viśēṣatastēṣāṁ hananasamayē tēṣāṁ viruddhāṁ nijāṁ sammatiṁ prakāśitavān|
11 And I punished them throughout all the Synagogues, and compelled them to blaspheme, and being more mad against them, I persecuted them, euen vnto strange cities.
vāraṁ vāraṁ bhajanabhavanēṣu tēbhyō daṇḍaṁ pradattavān balāt taṁ dharmmaṁ nindayitavāṁśca punaśca tān prati mahākrōdhād unmattaḥ san vidēśīyanagarāṇi yāvat tān tāḍitavān|
12 At which time, euen as I went to Damascus with authoritie, and commission from the hie Priests,
itthaṁ pradhānayājakasya samīpāt śaktim ājñāpatrañca labdhvā dammēṣaknagaraṁ gatavān|
13 At midday, O King, I sawe in the way a light from heauen, passing the brightnes of the sunne, shine round about mee, and them which went with me.
tadāhaṁ hē rājan mārgamadhyē madhyāhnakālē mama madīyasaṅgināṁ lōkānāñca catasr̥ṣu dikṣu gagaṇāt prakāśamānāṁ bhāskaratōpi tējasvatīṁ dīptiṁ dr̥ṣṭavān|
14 So when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voyce speaking vnto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is hard for thee to kicke against pricks.
tasmād asmāsu sarvvēṣu bhūmau patitēṣu satsu hē śaula hai śaula kutō māṁ tāḍayasi? kaṇṭakānāṁ mukhē pādāhananaṁ tava duḥsādhyam ibrīyabhāṣayā gadita ētādr̥śa ēkaḥ śabdō mayā śrutaḥ|
15 Then I sayd, Who art thou, Lord? And he sayd, I am Iesus whom thou persecutest.
tadāhaṁ pr̥ṣṭavān hē prabhō kō bhavān? tataḥ sa kathitavān yaṁ yīśuṁ tvaṁ tāḍayasi sōhaṁ,
16 But rise and stand vp on thy feete: for I haue appeared vnto thee for this purpose, to appoint thee a minister and a witnesse, both of the things which thou hast seene, and of the things in the which I will appeare vnto thee,
kintu samuttiṣṭha tvaṁ yad dr̥ṣṭavān itaḥ punañca yadyat tvāṁ darśayiṣyāmi tēṣāṁ sarvvēṣāṁ kāryyāṇāṁ tvāṁ sākṣiṇaṁ mama sēvakañca karttum darśanam adām|
17 Deliuering thee from this people, and from the Gentiles, vnto whom now I send thee,
viśēṣatō yihūdīyalōkēbhyō bhinnajātīyēbhyaśca tvāṁ manōnītaṁ kr̥tvā tēṣāṁ yathā pāpamōcanaṁ bhavati
18 To open their eyes, that they may turne from darknes to light, and from the power of Satan vnto God, that they may receiue forgiuenes of sinnes, and inheritance among them, which are sanctified by fayth in me.
yathā tē mayi viśvasya pavitrīkr̥tānāṁ madhyē bhāgaṁ prāpnuvanti tadabhiprāyēṇa tēṣāṁ jñānacakṣūṁṣi prasannāni karttuṁ tathāndhakārād dīptiṁ prati śaitānādhikārācca īśvaraṁ prati matīḥ parāvarttayituṁ tēṣāṁ samīpaṁ tvāṁ prēṣyāmi|
19 Wherefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient vnto the heauenly vision,
hē āgripparāja ētādr̥śaṁ svargīyapratyādēśaṁ agrāhyam akr̥tvāhaṁ
20 But shewed first vnto them of Damascus, and at Hierusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Iudea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turne to God, and doe workes worthy amendment of life.
prathamatō dammēṣaknagarē tatō yirūśālami sarvvasmin yihūdīyadēśē anyēṣu dēśēṣu ca yēna lōkā matiṁ parāvarttya īśvaraṁ prati parāvarttayantē, manaḥparāvarttanayōgyāni karmmāṇi ca kurvvanti tādr̥śam upadēśaṁ pracāritavān|
21 For this cause the Iewes caught me in the Temple, and went about to kill me.
ētatkāraṇād yihūdīyā madhyēmandiraṁ māṁ dhr̥tvā hantum udyatāḥ|
22 Neuertheles, I obteined helpe of God, and continue vnto this day, witnessing both to small and to great, saying none other things, then those which the Prophets and Moses did say should come,
tathāpi khrīṣṭō duḥkhaṁ bhuktvā sarvvēṣāṁ pūrvvaṁ śmaśānād utthāya nijadēśīyānāṁ bhinnadēśīyānāñca samīpē dīptiṁ prakāśayiṣyati
23 To wit, that Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light vnto this people, and to the Gentiles.
bhaviṣyadvādigaṇō mūsāśca bhāvikāryyasya yadidaṁ pramāṇam adadurētad vinānyāṁ kathāṁ na kathayitvā īśvarād anugrahaṁ labdhvā mahatāṁ kṣudrāṇāñca sarvvēṣāṁ samīpē pramāṇaṁ dattvādya yāvat tiṣṭhāmi|
24 And as he thus answered for himselfe, Festus said with a loude voyce, Paul, thou art besides thy selfe: much learning doeth make thee mad.
tasyamāṁ kathāṁ niśamya phīṣṭa uccaiḥ svarēṇa kathitavān hē paula tvam unmattōsi bahuvidyābhyāsēna tvaṁ hatajñānō jātaḥ|
25 But he said, I am not mad, O noble Festus, but I speake the wordes of trueth and sobernes.
sa uktavān hē mahāmahima phīṣṭa nāham unmattaḥ kintu satyaṁ vivēcanīyañca vākyaṁ prastaumi|
26 For the King knoweth of these things, before whom also I speake boldly: for I am perswaded that none of these things are hidden from him: for this thing was not done in a corner.
yasya sākṣād akṣōbhaḥ san kathāṁ kathayāmi sa rājā tadvr̥ttāntaṁ jānāti tasya samīpē kimapi guptaṁ nēti mayā niścitaṁ budhyatē yatastad vijanē na kr̥taṁ|
27 O King Agrippa, beleeuest thou the Prophets? I know that thou beleeuest.
hē āgripparāja bhavān kiṁ bhaviṣyadvādigaṇōktāni vākyāni pratyēti? bhavān pratyēti tadahaṁ jānāmi|
28 Then Agrippa said vnto Paul, Almost thou perswadest me to become a Christian.
tata āgrippaḥ paulam abhihitavān tvaṁ pravr̥ttiṁ janayitvā prāyēṇa māmapi khrīṣṭīyaṁ karōṣi|
29 Then Paul sayd, I would to God that not onely thou, but also all that heare me to day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.
tataḥ sō'vādīt bhavān yē yē lōkāśca mama kathām adya śr̥ṇvanti prāyēṇa iti nahi kintvētat śr̥ṅkhalabandhanaṁ vinā sarvvathā tē sarvvē mādr̥śā bhavantvitīśvasya samīpē prārthayē'ham|
30 And when he had thus spoken, the King rose vp, and the gouernour, and Bernice, and they that sate with them.
ētasyāṁ kathāyāṁ kathitāyāṁ sa rājā sō'dhipati rbarṇīkī sabhāsthā lōkāśca tasmād utthāya
31 And when they were gone apart, they talked betweene themselues, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death, nor of bonds.
gōpanē parasparaṁ vivicya kathitavanta ēṣa janō bandhanārhaṁ prāṇahananārhaṁ vā kimapi karmma nākarōt|
32 Then sayd Agrippa vnto Festus, This man might haue bene loosed, if hee had not appealed vnto Cesar.
tata āgrippaḥ phīṣṭam avadat, yadyēṣa mānuṣaḥ kaisarasya nikaṭē vicāritō bhavituṁ na prārthayiṣyat tarhi muktō bhavitum aśakṣyat|
