Acts 22
1 “Men, brothers, and fathers, hear my defense now to you.”
he pitṛgaṇā he bhrātṛgaṇāḥ, idānīṁ mama nivedane samavadhatta|
2 and they having heard that he was speaking to them in the Hebrew dialect, they became even more silent, and he says,
tadā sa ibrīyabhāṣayā kathāṁ kathayatīti śrutvā sarvve lokā atīva niḥśabdā santo'tiṣṭhan|
3 “I, indeed, am a man, a Jew, having been born in Tarsus of Cilicia, and brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, having been taught according to the exactness of a law of the fathers, being zealous of God, as all you are today.
paścāt so'kathayad ahaṁ yihūdīya iti niścayaḥ kilikiyādeśasya tārṣanagaraṁ mama janmabhūmiḥ, etannagarīyasya gamilīyelanāmno'dhyāpakasya śiṣyo bhūtvā pūrvvapuruṣāṇāṁ vidhivyavasthānusāreṇa sampūrṇarūpeṇa śikṣito'bhavam idānīntanā yūyaṁ yādṛśā bhavatha tādṛśo'hamapīśvarasevāyām udyogī jātaḥ|
4 And this Way I persecuted to death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women,
matametad dviṣṭvā tadgrāhinārīpuruṣān kārāyāṁ baddhvā teṣāṁ prāṇanāśaparyyantāṁ vipakṣatām akaravam|
5 as also the chief priest testifies to me, and all the eldership; from whom also having received letters to the brothers, to Damascus, I was going on, to bring also those there bound to Jerusalem that they might be punished,
mahāyājakaḥ sabhāsadaḥ prācīnalokāśca mamaitasyāḥ kathāyāḥ pramāṇaṁ dātuṁ śaknuvanti, yasmāt teṣāṁ samīpād dammeṣakanagaranivāsibhrātṛgaṇārtham ājñāpatrāṇi gṛhītvā ye tatra sthitāstān daṇḍayituṁ yirūśālamam ānayanārthaṁ dammeṣakanagaraṁ gatosmi|
6 and it came to pass, in my going on and coming near to Damascus, about noon, suddenly out of Heaven there shone a great light around me;
kintu gacchan tannagarasya samīpaṁ prāptavān tadā dvitīyapraharavelāyāṁ satyām akasmād gagaṇānnirgatya mahatī dīpti rmama caturdiśi prakāśitavatī|
7 I also fell to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?
tato mayi bhūmau patite sati, he śaula he śaula kuto māṁ tāḍayasi? māmprati bhāṣita etādṛśa eko ravopi mayā śrutaḥ|
8 And I answered, Who are You, Lord? And He said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarene whom you persecute—
tadāhaṁ pratyavadaṁ, he prabhe ko bhavān? tataḥ so'vādīt yaṁ tvaṁ tāḍayasi sa nāsaratīyo yīśurahaṁ|
9 and they who are with me saw the light, and became afraid, and they did not hear the voice of Him who is speaking to me—
mama saṅgino lokāstāṁ dīptiṁ dṛṣṭvā bhiyaṁ prāptāḥ, kintu māmpratyuditaṁ tadvākyaṁ te nābudhyanta|
10 and I said, What will I do, Lord? And the LORD said to me, Having risen, go on to Damascus, and there it will be told you concerning all things that have been appointed for you to do.
tataḥ paraṁ pṛṣṭavānahaṁ, he prabho mayā kiṁ karttavyaṁ? tataḥ prabhurakathayat, utthāya dammeṣakanagaraṁ yāhi tvayā yadyat karttavyaṁ nirūpitamāste tat tatra tvaṁ jñāpayiṣyase|
11 And when I did not see from the glory of that light, being led by the hand by those who are with me, I came to Damascus,
anantaraṁ tasyāḥ kharataradīpteḥ kāraṇāt kimapi na dṛṣṭvā saṅgigaṇena dhṛtahastaḥ san dammeṣakanagaraṁ vrajitavān|
12 and a certain one, Ananias, a pious man according to the Law, being testified to by all the Jews dwelling [there],
tannagaranivāsināṁ sarvveṣāṁ yihūdīyānāṁ mānyo vyavasthānusāreṇa bhaktaśca hanānīyanāmā mānava eko
13 having come to me and stood by [me], said to me, Saul, brother, look up; and the same hour I looked up to him;
mama sannidhim etya tiṣṭhan akathayat, he bhrātaḥ śaula sudṛṣṭi rbhava tasmin daṇḍe'haṁ samyak taṁ dṛṣṭavān|
14 and he said, The God of our fathers chose you beforehand to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice out of His mouth,
tataḥ sa mahyaṁ kathitavān yathā tvam īśvarasyābhiprāyaṁ vetsi tasya śuddhasattvajanasya darśanaṁ prāpya tasya śrīmukhasya vākyaṁ śṛṇoṣi tannimittam asmākaṁ pūrvvapuruṣāṇām īśvarastvāṁ manonītaṁ kṛtavānaṁ|
15 because you will be His witness to all men of what you have seen and heard;
yato yadyad adrākṣīraśrauṣīśca sarvveṣāṁ mānavānāṁ samīpe tvaṁ teṣāṁ sākṣī bhaviṣyasi|
16 and now, why do you linger? Having risen, immerse yourself, and wash away your sins, calling on the Name of the LORD.
ataeva kuto vilambase? prabho rnāmnā prārthya nijapāpaprakṣālanārthaṁ majjanāya samuttiṣṭha|
17 And it came to pass, when I returned to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the temple, I came into a trance,
tataḥ paraṁ yirūśālamnagaraṁ pratyāgatya mandire'ham ekadā prārthaye, tasmin samaye'ham abhibhūtaḥ san prabhūṁ sākṣāt paśyan,
18 and I saw Him saying to me, Hurry and go forth in haste out of Jerusalem, because they will not receive your testimony concerning Me;
tvaṁ tvarayā yirūśālamaḥ pratiṣṭhasva yato lokāmayi tava sākṣyaṁ na grahīṣyanti, māmpratyuditaṁ tasyedaṁ vākyam aśrauṣam|
19 and I said, LORD, they know that I was imprisoning and was scourging those believing on You in every synagogue;
tatohaṁ pratyavādiṣam he prabho pratibhajanabhavanaṁ tvayi viśvāsino lokān baddhvā prahṛtavān,
20 and when the blood of your witness Stephen was being poured forth, I was also standing by and assenting to his death, and keeping the garments of those putting him to death;
tathā tava sākṣiṇaḥ stiphānasya raktapātanasamaye tasya vināśaṁ sammanya sannidhau tiṣṭhan hantṛlokānāṁ vāsāṁsi rakṣitavān, etat te viduḥ|
21 and He said to me, Go, because I will send you to far-off nations.”
tataḥ so'kathayat pratiṣṭhasva tvāṁ dūrasthabhinnadeśīyānāṁ samīpaṁ preṣayiṣye|
22 And they were hearing him to this word, and they lifted up their voice, saying, “Away from the earth with such a one; for it is not fit for him to live.”
tadā lokā etāvatparyyantāṁ tadīyāṁ kathāṁ śrutvā proccairakathayan, enaṁ bhūmaṇḍalād dūrīkuruta, etādṛśajanasya jīvanaṁ nocitam|
23 And they crying out and casting up their garments, and throwing dust into the air,
ityuccaiḥ kathayitvā vasanāni parityajya gagaṇaṁ prati dhūlīrakṣipan
24 the chief captain commanded him to be brought into the stronghold, saying, “Let him be examined by scourges,” that he might know for what cause they were crying so against him.
tataḥ sahasrasenāpatiḥ paulaṁ durgābhyantara netuṁ samādiśat| etasya pratikūlāḥ santo lokāḥ kinnimittam etāvaduccaiḥsvaram akurvvan, etad vettuṁ taṁ kaśayā prahṛtya tasya parīkṣāṁ karttumādiśat|
25 And as he was stretching him with the straps, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it lawful to you to scourge a man, a Roman, uncondemned?”
padātayaścarmmanirmmitarajjubhistasya bandhanaṁ karttumudyatāstāstadānīṁ paulaḥ sammukhasthitaṁ śatasenāpatim uktavān daṇḍājñāyām aprāptāyāṁ kiṁ romilokaṁ praharttuṁ yuṣmākam adhikārosti?
26 And the centurion having heard, having gone near to the chief captain, told, saying, “Take heed what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman”;
enāṁ kathāṁ śrutvā sa sahasrasenāpateḥ sannidhiṁ gatvā tāṁ vārttāmavadat sa romiloka etasmāt sāvadhānaḥ san karmma kuru|
27 and the chief captain having come near, said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” And he said, “Yes”;
tasmāt sahasrasenāpati rgatvā tamaprākṣīt tvaṁ kiṁ romilokaḥ? iti māṁ brūhi| so'kathayat satyam|
28 and the chief captain answered, “I, with a great sum, obtained this citizenship”; but Paul said, “But I have even been born [so].”
tataḥ sahasrasenāpatiḥ kathitavān bahudraviṇaṁ dattvāhaṁ tat paurasakhyaṁ prāptavān; kintu paulaḥ kathitavān ahaṁ janunā tat prāpto'smi|
29 Immediately, therefore, they departed from him, those being about to examine him, and the chief captain was also afraid, having learned that he is a Roman, and because he had bound him,
itthaṁ sati ye prahāreṇa taṁ parīkṣituṁ samudyatā āsan te tasya samīpāt prātiṣṭhanta; sahasrasenāpatistaṁ romilokaṁ vijñāya svayaṁ yat tasya bandhanam akārṣīt tatkāraṇād abibhet|
30 and the next day, intending to know the certainty for what reason he is accused by the Jews, he loosed him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all their Sanhedrin to come, and having brought down Paul, he set [him] before them.
yihūdīyalokāḥ paulaṁ kuto'pavadante tasya vṛttāntaṁ jñātuṁ vāñchan sahasrasenāpatiḥ pare'hani paulaṁ bandhanāt mocayitvā pradhānayājakān mahāsabhāyāḥ sarvvalokāśca samupasthātum ādiśya teṣāṁ sannidhau paulam avarohya sthāpitavān|
