Acts 22
1 "Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you."
he pitṛgaṇā he bhrātṛgaṇāḥ, idānīṁ mama nivedane samavadhatta|
2 When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,
tadā sa ibrīyabhāṣayā kathāṁ kathayatīti śrutvā sarvve lokā atīva niḥśabdā santo'tiṣṭhan|
3 "I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the Law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are this day.
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 I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
matametad dviṣṭvā tadgrāhinārīpuruṣān kārāyāṁ baddhvā teṣāṁ prāṇanāśaparyyantāṁ vipakṣatām akaravam|
5 As also the cohen hagadol and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and traveled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to 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 It happened that, as I made my journey, and came close to Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from the sky a great light around me.
kintu gacchan tannagarasya samīpaṁ prāptavān tadā dvitīyapraharavelāyāṁ satyām akasmād gagaṇānnirgatya mahatī dīpti rmama caturdiśi prakāśitavatī|
7 I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
tato mayi bhūmau patite sati, he śaula he śaula kuto māṁ tāḍayasi? māmprati bhāṣita etādṛśa eko ravopi mayā śrutaḥ|
8 I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said to me, 'I am Yeshua the Natzrati, whom you persecute.'
tadāhaṁ pratyavadaṁ, he prabhe ko bhavān? tataḥ so'vādīt yaṁ tvaṁ tāḍayasi sa nāsaratīyo yīśurahaṁ|
9 "Those who were with me indeed saw the light, and were afraid, but they did not understand the voice of him who spoke to me.
mama saṅgino lokāstāṁ dīptiṁ dṛṣṭvā bhiyaṁ prāptāḥ, kintu māmpratyuditaṁ tadvākyaṁ te nābudhyanta|
10 I said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' The Lord said to me, 'Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are 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 When I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
anantaraṁ tasyāḥ kharataradīpteḥ kāraṇāt kimapi na dṛṣṭvā saṅgigaṇena dhṛtahastaḥ san dammeṣakanagaraṁ vrajitavān|
12 One Ananias, a devout man according to the Law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,
tannagaranivāsināṁ sarvveṣāṁ yihūdīyānāṁ mānyo vyavasthānusāreṇa bhaktaśca hanānīyanāmā mānava eko
13 came to me, and standing by me said to me, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight.' In that very hour I looked up at him.
mama sannidhim etya tiṣṭhan akathayat, he bhrātaḥ śaula sudṛṣṭi rbhava tasmin daṇḍe'haṁ samyak taṁ dṛṣṭavān|
14 He said, 'The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from 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 For you will be a witness for him to all people of what you have seen and heard.
yato yadyad adrākṣīraśrauṣīśca sarvveṣāṁ mānavānāṁ samīpe tvaṁ teṣāṁ sākṣī bhaviṣyasi|
16 Now why do you wait? Arise, be immersed, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.'
ataeva kuto vilambase? prabho rnāmnā prārthya nijapāpaprakṣālanārthaṁ majjanāya samuttiṣṭha|
17 "It happened that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,
tataḥ paraṁ yirūśālamnagaraṁ pratyāgatya mandire'ham ekadā prārthaye, tasmin samaye'ham abhibhūtaḥ san prabhūṁ sākṣāt paśyan,
18 and saw him saying to me, 'Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.'
tvaṁ tvarayā yirūśālamaḥ pratiṣṭhasva yato lokāmayi tava sākṣyaṁ na grahīṣyanti, māmpratyuditaṁ tasyedaṁ vākyam aśrauṣam|
19 I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.
tatohaṁ pratyavādiṣam he prabho pratibhajanabhavanaṁ tvayi viśvāsino lokān baddhvā prahṛtavān,
20 When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.'
tathā tava sākṣiṇaḥ stiphānasya raktapātanasamaye tasya vināśaṁ sammanya sannidhau tiṣṭhan hantṛlokānāṁ vāsāṁsi rakṣitavān, etat te viduḥ|
21 "He said to me, 'Depart, for I will send you out far from here to non-Jewish people.'"
tataḥ so'kathayat pratiṣṭhasva tvāṁ dūrasthabhinnadeśīyānāṁ samīpaṁ preṣayiṣye|
22 They listened to him until he said that; then they lifted up their voice, and said, "Rid the earth of this fellow, for he is not fit to live."
tadā lokā etāvatparyyantāṁ tadīyāṁ kathāṁ śrutvā proccairakathayan, enaṁ bhūmaṇḍalād dūrīkuruta, etādṛśajanasya jīvanaṁ nocitam|
23 As they yelled, and threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,
ityuccaiḥ kathayitvā vasanāni parityajya gagaṇaṁ prati dhūlīrakṣipan
24 the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they yelled at him like that.
tataḥ sahasrasenāpatiḥ paulaṁ durgābhyantara netuṁ samādiśat| etasya pratikūlāḥ santo lokāḥ kinnimittam etāvaduccaiḥsvaram akurvvan, etad vettuṁ taṁ kaśayā prahṛtya tasya parīkṣāṁ karttumādiśat|
25 When they had tied him up with thongs, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, "Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?"
padātayaścarmmanirmmitarajjubhistasya bandhanaṁ karttumudyatāstāstadānīṁ paulaḥ sammukhasthitaṁ śatasenāpatim uktavān daṇḍājñāyām aprāptāyāṁ kiṁ romilokaṁ praharttuṁ yuṣmākam adhikārosti?
26 When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, "What are you 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 The commanding officer came and asked him, "Tell me, are you a Roman?" He said, "Yes."
tasmāt sahasrasenāpati rgatvā tamaprākṣīt tvaṁ kiṁ romilokaḥ? iti māṁ brūhi| so'kathayat satyam|
28 The commanding officer answered, "I bought my citizenship for a great price." Paul said, "But I was born a Roman."
tataḥ sahasrasenāpatiḥ kathitavān bahudraviṇaṁ dattvāhaṁ tat paurasakhyaṁ prāptavān; kintu paulaḥ kathitavān ahaṁ janunā tat prāpto'smi|
29 Immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman, 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 But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Judeans, he freed him, and commanded the chief cohanim and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and 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|
