Acts 8
1 Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the congregation which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the emissaries.
tasya hatyākaraṇaṁ śaulōpi samamanyata| tasmin samayē yirūśālamnagarasthāṁ maṇḍalīṁ prati mahātāḍanāyāṁ jātāyāṁ prēritalōkān hitvā sarvvē'parē yihūdāśōmirōṇadēśayō rnānāsthānē vikīrṇāḥ santō gatāḥ|
2 Devout men buried Stephen, and lamented greatly over him.
anyacca bhaktalōkāstaṁ stiphānaṁ śmaśānē sthāpayitvā bahu vyalapan|
3 But Saul ravaged the congregation, entering into every house, and dragged both men and women off to prison.
kintu śaulō gr̥hē gr̥hē bhramitvā striyaḥ puruṣāṁśca dhr̥tvā kārāyāṁ baddhvā maṇḍalyā mahōtpātaṁ kr̥tavān|
4 Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around proclaiming the word.
anyacca yē vikīrṇā abhavan tē sarvvatra bhramitvā susaṁvādaṁ prācārayan|
5 And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed to them the Messiah.
tadā philipaḥ śōmirōṇnagaraṁ gatvā khrīṣṭākhyānaṁ prācārayat;
6 The crowds listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip, when they heard and saw the signs which he did.
tatō'śuci-bhr̥tagrastalōkēbhyō bhūtāścītkr̥tyāgacchan tathā bahavaḥ pakṣāghātinaḥ khañjā lōkāśca svasthā abhavan|
7 For unclean spirits came out of many of those who had them. They came out, crying with a loud voice. Many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.
tasmāt lākā īdr̥śaṁ tasyāścaryyaṁ karmma vilōkya niśamya ca sarvva ēkacittībhūya tēnōktākhyānē manāṁsi nyadadhuḥ|
8 There was great joy in that city.
tasminnagarē mahānandaścābhavat|
9 But there was a certain man, Shim'on by name, who used to practice sorcery in the city, and amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be some great one,
tataḥ pūrvvaṁ tasminnagarē śimōnnāmā kaścijjanō bahvī rmāyākriyāḥ kr̥tvā svaṁ kañcana mahāpuruṣaṁ prōcya śōmirōṇīyānāṁ mōhaṁ janayāmāsa|
10 to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is that power of God which is called Great."
tasmāt sa mānuṣa īśvarasya mahāśaktisvarūpa ityuktvā bālavr̥ddhavanitāḥ sarvvē lākāstasmin manāṁsi nyadadhuḥ|
11 They listened to him, because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.
sa bahukālān māyāvikriyayā sarvvān atīva mōhayāñcakāra, tasmāt tē taṁ mēnirē|
12 But when they believed Philip proclaiming good news concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Yeshua the Messiah, they were immersed, both men and women.
kintvīśvarasya rājyasya yīśukhrīṣṭasya nāmnaścākhyānapracāriṇaḥ philipasya kathāyāṁ viśvasya tēṣāṁ strīpuruṣōbhayalōkā majjitā abhavan|
13 Shim'on himself also believed. Being immersed, he continued with Philip. Seeing signs and great miracles occurring, he was amazed.
śēṣē sa śimōnapi svayaṁ pratyait tatō majjitaḥ san philipēna kr̥tām āścaryyakriyāṁ lakṣaṇañca vilōkyāsambhavaṁ manyamānastēna saha sthitavān|
14 Now when the emissaries who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,
itthaṁ śōmirōṇdēśīyalōkā īśvarasya kathām agr̥hlan iti vārttāṁ yirūśālamnagarasthaprēritāḥ prāpya pitaraṁ yōhanañca tēṣāṁ nikaṭē prēṣitavantaḥ|
15 who, when they had come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Ruach ha-Kodesh;
tatastau tat sthānam upasthāya lōkā yathā pavitram ātmānaṁ prāpnuvanti tadarthaṁ prārthayētāṁ|
16 for he had not yet fallen upon any of them. They had only been immersed in the name of the Lord Yeshua.
yatastē purā kēvalaprabhuyīśō rnāmnā majjitamātrā abhavan, na tu tēṣāṁ madhyē kamapi prati pavitrasyātmana āvirbhāvō jātaḥ|
17 Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Ruach ha-Kodesh.
kintu prēritābhyāṁ tēṣāṁ gātrēṣu karēṣvarpitēṣu satsu tē pavitram ātmānam prāpnuvan|
18 Now when Shim'on saw that the Ruach was given through the laying on of the emissaries' hands, he offered them money,
itthaṁ lōkānāṁ gātrēṣu prēritayōḥ karārpaṇēna tān pavitram ātmānaṁ prāptān dr̥ṣṭvā sa śimōn tayōḥ samīpē mudrā ānīya kathitavān;
19 saying, "Give me also this power, that whomever I lay my hands on may receive the Ruach ha-Kodesh."
ahaṁ yasya gātrē hastam arpayiṣyāmi tasyāpi yathētthaṁ pavitrātmaprāpti rbhavati tādr̥śīṁ śaktiṁ mahyaṁ dattaṁ|
20 But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money.
kintu pitarastaṁ pratyavadat tava mudrāstvayā vinaśyantu yata īśvarasya dānaṁ mudrābhiḥ krīyatē tvamitthaṁ buddhavān;
21 You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart is not right before God.
īśvarāya tāvantaḥkaraṇaṁ saralaṁ nahi, tasmād atra tavāṁśō'dhikāraśca kōpi nāsti|
22 Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask the Lord if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.
ata ētatpāpahētōḥ khēdānvitaḥ san kēnāpi prakārēṇa tava manasa ētasyāḥ kukalpanāyāḥ kṣamā bhavati, ētadartham īśvarē prārthanāṁ kuru;
23 For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity."
yatastvaṁ tiktapittē pāpasya bandhanē ca yadasi tanmayā buddham|
24 Shim'on answered, "Pray for me to the Lord, that none of the things which you have spoken happen to me."
tadā śimōn akathayat tarhi yuvābhyāmuditā kathā mayi yathā na phalati tadarthaṁ yuvāṁ mannimittaṁ prabhau prārthanāṁ kurutaṁ|
25 They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the Good News to many villages of the Samaritans.
anēna prakārēṇa tau sākṣyaṁ dattvā prabhōḥ kathāṁ pracārayantau śōmirōṇīyānām anēkagrāmēṣu susaṁvādañca pracārayantau yirūśālamnagaraṁ parāvr̥tya gatau|
26 But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, "Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desert."
tataḥ param īśvarasya dūtaḥ philipam ityādiśat, tvamutthāya dakṣiṇasyāṁ diśi yō mārgō prāntarasya madhyēna yirūśālamō 'sānagaraṁ yāti taṁ mārgaṁ gaccha|
27 And he arose and went. And look, there was a man from Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Kandake, the queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge over all her treasure. He had come to Jerusalem to worship,
tataḥ sa utthāya gatavān; tadā kandākīnāmnaḥ kūślōkānāṁ rājñyāḥ sarvvasampattēradhīśaḥ kūśadēśīya ēkaḥ ṣaṇḍō bhajanārthaṁ yirūśālamnagaram āgatya
28 and he was returning. And sitting in his chariot, he was reading the prophet Isaiah.
punarapi rathamāruhya yiśayiyanāmnō bhaviṣyadvādinō granthaṁ paṭhan pratyāgacchati|
29 And the Ruach said to Philip, "Go and join up with that chariot."
ētasmin samayē ātmā philipam avadat, tvam rathasya samīpaṁ gatvā tēna sārddhaṁ mila|
30 And running near, Philip heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, "Do you understand what you are reading?"
tasmāt sa dhāvan tasya sannidhāvupasthāya tēna paṭhyamānaṁ yiśayiyathaviṣyadvādinō vākyaṁ śrutvā pr̥ṣṭavān yat paṭhasi tat kiṁ budhyasē?
31 He said, "How can I, unless someone explains it to me?" So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
tataḥ sa kathitavān kēnacinna bōdhitōhaṁ kathaṁ budhyēya? tataḥ sa philipaṁ rathamārōḍhuṁ svēna sārddham upavēṣṭuñca nyavēdayat|
32 Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, "He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he does not open his mouth.
sa śāstrasyētadvākyaṁ paṭhitavān yathā, samānīyata ghātāya sa yathā mēṣaśāvakaḥ| lōmacchēdakasākṣācca mēṣaśca nīravō yathā| ābadhya vadanaṁ svīyaṁ tathā sa samatiṣṭhata|
33 In his humiliation his justice was taken away. Who will declare his generation? For his life is taken from the earth."
anyāyēna vicārēṇa sa ucchinnō 'bhavat tadā| tatkālīnamanuṣyān kō janō varṇayituṁ kṣamaḥ| yatō jīvannr̥ṇāṁ dēśāt sa ucchinnō 'bhavat dhruvaṁ|
34 The eunuch answered Philip, "Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?"
anantaraṁ sa philipam avadat nivēdayāmi, bhaviṣyadvādī yāmimāṁ kathāṁ kathayāmāsa sa kiṁ svasmin vā kasmiṁścid anyasmin?
35 Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him Yeshua.
tataḥ philipastatprakaraṇam ārabhya yīśōrupākhyānaṁ tasyāgrē prāstaut|
36 And as they went on the way, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "Look, here is water. What is keeping me from being immersed?"
itthaṁ mārgēṇa gacchantau jalāśayasya samīpa upasthitau; tadā klībō'vādīt paśyātra sthānē jalamāstē mama majjanē kā bādhā?
37 And he said to him, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." And he answered and said, "I believe that Yeshua the Messiah is the Son of God."
tataḥ philipa uttaraṁ vyāharat svāntaḥkaraṇēna sākaṁ yadi pratyēṣi tarhi bādhā nāsti| tataḥ sa kathitavān yīśukhrīṣṭa īśvarasya putra ityahaṁ pratyēmi|
38 He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he immersed him.
tadā rathaṁ sthagitaṁ karttum ādiṣṭē philipaklībau dvau jalam avāruhatāṁ; tadā philipastam majjayāmāsa|
39 When they came up out of the water, the Ruach of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing.
tatpaścāt jalamadhyād utthitayōḥ satōḥ paramēśvarasyātmā philipaṁ hr̥tvā nītavān, tasmāt klībaḥ punastaṁ na dr̥ṣṭavān tathāpi hr̥ṣṭacittaḥ san svamārgēṇa gatavān|
40 But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.
philipaścāsdōdnagaram upasthāya tasmāt kaisariyānagara upasthitikālaparyyanataṁ sarvvasminnagarē susaṁvādaṁ pracārayan gatavān|
