Acts 23
1 And Paul having earnestly beheld the Sanhedrin, said, “Men, brothers, I have lived to God in all good conscience to this day”;
sabhāsadlokān prati paulo'nanyadṛṣṭyā paśyan akathayat, he bhrātṛgaṇā adya yāvat saralena sarvvāntaḥkaraṇeneśvarasya sākṣād ācarāmi|
2 and the chief priest Ananias commanded those standing by him to strike him on the mouth,
anena hanānīyanāmā mahāyājakastaṁ kapole capeṭenāhantuṁ samīpasthalokān ādiṣṭavān|
3 then Paul said to him, “God is about to strike you, you whitewashed wall, and you sit judging me according to the Law, and violating law, order me to be struck!”
tadā paulastamavadat, he bahiṣpariṣkṛta, īśvarastvāṁ praharttum udyatosti, yato vyavasthānusāreṇa vicārayitum upaviśya vyavasthāṁ laṅghitvā māṁ praharttum ājñāpayasi|
4 And those who stood by said, “Do you revile the chief priest of God?”
tato nikaṭasthā lokā akathayan, tvaṁ kim īśvarasya mahāyājakaṁ nindasi?
5 And Paul said, “I did not know, brothers, that he is chief priest, for it has been written: You will not speak evil of the ruler of your people”;
tataḥ paulaḥ pratibhāṣitavān he bhrātṛgaṇa mahāyājaka eṣa iti na buddhaṁ mayā tadanyacca svalokānām adhipatiṁ prati durvvākyaṁ mā kathaya, etādṛśī lipirasti|
6 and Paul having known that one part are Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, cried out in the Sanhedrin, “Men, brothers, I am a Pharisee—son of a Pharisee—concerning [the] hope and resurrection of [the] dead I am judged.”
anantaraṁ paulasteṣām arddhaṁ sidūkilokā arddhaṁ phirūśilokā iti dṛṣṭvā proccaiḥ sabhāsthalokān avadat he bhrātṛgaṇa ahaṁ phirūśimatāvalambī phirūśinaḥ satnānaśca, mṛtalokānām utthāne pratyāśākaraṇād ahamapavāditosmi|
7 And he having spoken this, there came a dissension of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees, and the crowd was divided,
iti kathāyāṁ kathitāyāṁ phirūśisidūkinoḥ parasparaṁ bhinnavākyatvāt sabhāyā madhye dvau saṁghau jātau|
8 for Sadducees, indeed, say there is no resurrection, nor messenger, nor spirit, but Pharisees confess both.
yataḥ sidūkilokā utthānaṁ svargīyadūtā ātmānaśca sarvveṣām eteṣāṁ kamapi na manyante, kintu phirūśinaḥ sarvvam aṅgīkurvvanti|
9 And there came a great cry, and the scribes of the Pharisees’ part having arisen, were striving, saying, “We find no evil in this man; and if a spirit spoke to him, or a messenger, we may not fight against God”;
tataḥ parasparam atiśayakolāhale samupasthite phirūśināṁ pakṣīyāḥ sabhāsthā adhyāpakāḥ pratipakṣā uttiṣṭhanto 'kathayan, etasya mānavasya kamapi doṣaṁ na paśyāmaḥ; yadi kaścid ātmā vā kaścid dūta enaṁ pratyādiśat tarhi vayam īśvarasya prātikūlyena na yotsyāmaḥ|
10 and a great dissension having come, the chief captain having been afraid lest Paul may be pulled to pieces by them, commanded the army, having gone down, to seize him out of their midst, and to bring [him] into the stronghold.
tasmād atīva bhinnavākyatve sati te paulaṁ khaṇḍaṁ khaṇḍaṁ kariṣyantītyāśaṅkayā sahasrasenāpatiḥ senāgaṇaṁ tatsthānaṁ yātuṁ sabhāto balāt paulaṁ dhṛtvā durgaṁ netañcājñāpayat|
11 And on the following night, the LORD having stood by him, said, “Take courage, Paul, for as you fully testified [to] the things concerning Me at Jerusalem, so you must also testify at Rome.”
rātro prabhustasya samīpe tiṣṭhan kathitavān he paula nirbhayo bhava yathā yirūśālamnagare mayi sākṣyaṁ dattavān tathā romānagarepi tvayā dātavyam|
12 And day having come, certain of the Jews having made a concourse, cursed themselves, saying neither to eat nor to drink until they may kill Paul;
dine samupasthite sati kiyanto yihūdīyalokā ekamantraṇāḥ santaḥ paulaṁ na hatvā bhojanapāne kariṣyāma iti śapathena svān abadhnan|
13 and they were more than forty who made this conspiracy by oath,
catvāriṁśajjanebhyo'dhikā lokā iti paṇam akurvvan|
14 who having come near to the chief priests and to the elders said, “With a curse we accursed ourselves—to taste nothing until we have killed Paul;
te mahāyājakānāṁ prācīnalokānāñca samīpaṁ gatvā kathayan, vayaṁ paulaṁ na hatvā kimapi na bhokṣyāmahe dṛḍhenānena śapathena baddhvā abhavāma|
15 now, therefore, you, signify to the chief captain, with the Sanhedrin, that tomorrow he may bring him down to you, as being about to know more exactly the things concerning him; and we, before his coming near, are ready to put him to death.”
ataeva sāmprataṁ sabhāsadlokaiḥ saha vayaṁ tasmin kañcid viśeṣavicāraṁ kariṣyāmastadarthaṁ bhavān śvo 'smākaṁ samīpaṁ tam ānayatviti sahasrasenāpataye nivedanaṁ kuruta tena yuṣmākaṁ samīpaṁ upasthiteḥ pūrvvaṁ vayaṁ taṁ hantu sajjiṣyāma|
16 And the son of Paul’s sister having heard of the lying in wait, having gone and entered into the stronghold, told Paul,
tadā paulasya bhāgineyasteṣāmiti mantraṇāṁ vijñāya durgaṁ gatvā tāṁ vārttāṁ paulam uktavān|
17 and Paul having called near one of the centurions, said, “Lead this young man to the chief captain, for he has something to tell him.”
tasmāt paula ekaṁ śatasenāpatim āhūya vākyamidam bhāṣitavān sahasrasenāpateḥ samīpe'sya yuvamanuṣyasya kiñcinnivedanam āste, tasmāt tatsavidham enaṁ naya|
18 He indeed, then, having taken him, brought him to the chief captain and says, “The prisoner Paul, having called me near, asked [me] to bring to you this young man, having something to say to you.”
tataḥ sa tamādāya sahasrasenāpateḥ samīpam upasthāya kathitavān, bhavataḥ samīpe'sya kimapi nivedanamāste tasmāt bandiḥ paulo māmāhūya bhavataḥ samīpam enam ānetuṁ prārthitavān|
19 And the chief captain having taken him by the hand, and having withdrawn by themselves, inquired, “What is that which you have to tell me?”
tadā sahasrasenāpatistasya hastaṁ dhṛtvā nirjanasthānaṁ nītvā pṛṣṭhavān tava kiṁ nivedanaṁ? tat kathaya|
20 And he said, “The Jews agreed to request you, that tomorrow you may bring down Paul to the Sanhedrin, as being about to inquire something more exactly concerning him;
tataḥ sokathayat, yihūdīyalākāḥ paule kamapi viśeṣavicāraṁ chalaṁ kṛtvā taṁ sabhāṁ netuṁ bhavataḥ samīpe nivedayituṁ amantrayan|
21 you, therefore, may you not yield to them, for there more than forty men of them lie in wait for him, who cursed themselves—not to eat nor to drink until they kill him, and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from you.”
kintu mavatā tanna svīkarttavyaṁ yatasteṣāṁ madhyevarttinaścatvāriṁśajjanebhyo 'dhikalokā ekamantraṇā bhūtvā paulaṁ na hatvā bhojanaṁ pānañca na kariṣyāma iti śapathena baddhāḥ santo ghātakā iva sajjitā idānīṁ kevalaṁ bhavato 'numatim apekṣante|
22 The chief captain, then, indeed, let the young man go, having charged [him], “Tell no one that you have shown these things to me”;
yāmimāṁ kathāṁ tvaṁ niveditavān tāṁ kasmaicidapi mā kathayetyuktvā sahasrasenāpatistaṁ yuvānaṁ visṛṣṭavān|
23 and having called a certain two of the centurions near, he said, “Make ready two hundred soldiers, that they may go on to Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, from the third hour of the night;
anantaraṁ sahasrasenāpati rdvau śatasenāpatī āhūyedam ādiśat, yuvāṁ rātrau praharaikāvaśiṣṭāyāṁ satyāṁ kaisariyānagaraṁ yātuṁ padātisainyānāṁ dve śate ghoṭakārohisainyānāṁ saptatiṁ śaktidhārisainyānāṁ dve śate ca janān sajjitān kurutaṁ|
24 also provide beasts, that, having set Paul on, they may bring him safe to Felix the governor”;
paulam ārohayituṁ phīlikṣādhipateḥ samīpaṁ nirvvighnaṁ netuñca vāhanāni samupasthāpayataṁ|
25 he having written a letter after this description:
aparaṁ sa patraṁ likhitvā dattavān tallikhitametat,
26 “Claudius Lysias, to the most noble governor Felix, greetings:
mahāmahimaśrīyuktaphīlikṣādhipataye klaudiyaluṣiyasya namaskāraḥ|
27 This man having been taken by the Jews, and being about to be killed by them—having come with the army, I rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman;
yihūdīyalokāḥ pūrvvam enaṁ mānavaṁ dhṛtvā svahastai rhantum udyatā etasminnantare sasainyohaṁ tatropasthāya eṣa jano romīya iti vijñāya taṁ rakṣitavān|
28 and intending to know the cause for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin,
kinnimittaṁ te tamapavadante tajjñātuṁ teṣā sabhāṁ tamānāyitavān|
29 whom I found accused concerning questions of their law, and having no accusation worthy of death or bonds;
tatasteṣāṁ vyavasthāyā viruddhayā kayācana kathayā so'pavādito'bhavat, kintu sa śṛṅkhalabandhanārho vā prāṇanāśārho bhavatīdṛśaḥ kopyaparādho mayāsya na dṛṣṭaḥ|
30 and a plot having been intimated to me against this man—about to be of the Jews—I sent to you at once, having also given command to the accusers to say the things against him before you; be strong.”
tathāpi manuṣyasyāsya vadhārthaṁ yihūdīyā ghātakāiva sajjitā etāṁ vārttāṁ śrutvā tatkṣaṇāt tava samīpamenaṁ preṣitavān asyāpavādakāṁśca tava samīpaṁ gatvāpavaditum ājñāpayam| bhavataḥ kuśalaṁ bhūyāt|
31 Then, indeed, the soldiers according to that directed them, having taken up Paul, brought him through the night to Antipatris,
sainyagaṇa ājñānusāreṇa paulaṁ gṛhītvā tasyāṁ rajanyām āntipātrinagaram ānayat|
32 and on the next day, having permitted the horsemen to go on with him, they returned to the stronghold;
pare'hani tena saha yātuṁ ghoṭakārūḍhasainyagaṇaṁ sthāpayitvā parāvṛtya durgaṁ gatavān|
33 those having entered into Caesarea, and delivered the letter to the governor, also presented Paul to him.
tataḥ pare ghoṭakārohisainyagaṇaḥ kaisariyānagaram upasthāya tatpatram adhipateḥ kare samarpya tasya samīpe paulam upasthāpitavān|
34 And the governor having read [it], and inquired of what province he is, and understood that [he is] from Cilicia;
tadādhipatistatpatraṁ paṭhitvā pṛṣṭhavān eṣa kimpradeśīyo janaḥ? sa kilikiyāpradeśīya eko jana iti jñātvā kathitavān,
35 “I will hear you,” he said, “when your accusers may also have come”; he also commanded him to be kept in the Praetorium of Herod.
tavāpavādakagaṇa āgate tava kathāṁ śroṣyāmi| herodrājagṛhe taṁ sthāpayitum ādiṣṭavān|
