Acts 9
1 But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
tatkālaparyyanataṁ śaulaḥ prabhoḥ śiṣyāṇāṁ prātikūlyena tāḍanābadhayoḥ kathāṁ niḥsārayan mahāyājakasya sannidhiṁ gatvā
2 and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
striyaṁ puruṣañca tanmatagrāhiṇaṁ yaṁ kañcit paśyati tān dhṛtvā baddhvā yirūśālamam ānayatītyāśayena dammeṣaknagarīyaṁ dharmmasamājān prati patraṁ yācitavān|
3 As he traveled, it happened that he got close to Damascus, and suddenly a light from the sky shone around him.
gacchan tu dammeṣaknagaranikaṭa upasthitavān; tato'kasmād ākāśāt tasya caturdikṣu tejasaḥ prakāśanāt sa bhūmāvapatat|
4 And he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?"
paścāt he śaula he śaula kuto māṁ tāḍayasi? svaṁ prati proktam etaṁ śabdaṁ śrutvā
5 And he said, "Who are you, Lord?" And he said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
sa pṛṣṭavān, he prabho bhavān kaḥ? tadā prabhurakathayat yaṁ yīśuṁ tvaṁ tāḍayasi sa evāhaṁ; kaṇṭakasya mukhe padāghātakaraṇaṁ tava kaṣṭam|
6 But rise up, and enter into the city, and you will be told what you must do."
tadā kampamāno vismayāpannaśca sovadat he prabho mayā kiṁ karttavyaṁ? bhavata icchā kā? tataḥ prabhurājñāpayad utthāya nagaraṁ gaccha tatra tvayā yat karttavyaṁ tad vadiṣyate|
7 The men who traveled with him stood speechless, hearing the sound, but seeing no one.
tasya saṅgino lokā api taṁ śabdaṁ śrutavantaḥ kintu kamapi na dṛṣṭvā stabdhāḥ santaḥ sthitavantaḥ|
8 Saul arose from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see anything. They led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.
anantaraṁ śaulo bhūmita utthāya cakṣuṣī unmīlya kamapi na dṛṣṭavān| tadā lokāstasya hastau dhṛtvā dammeṣaknagaram ānayan|
9 He was without sight for three days, and neither ate nor drank.
tataḥ sa dinatrayaṁ yāvad andho bhūtvā na bhuktavān pītavāṁśca|
10 Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias." And he said, "Look, it's me, Lord."
tadanantaraṁ prabhustaddammeṣaknagaravāsina ekasmai śiṣyāya darśanaṁ datvā āhūtavān he ananiya| tataḥ sa pratyavādīt, he prabho paśya śṛṇomi|
11 The Lord said to him, "Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus. For look, he is praying,
tadā prabhustamājñāpayat tvamutthāya saralanāmānaṁ mārgaṁ gatvā yihūdāniveśane tārṣanagarīyaṁ śaulanāmānaṁ janaṁ gaveṣayan pṛccha;
12 and in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in, and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight."
paśya sa prārthayate, tathā ananiyanāmaka eko janastasya samīpam āgatya tasya gātre hastārpaṇaṁ kṛtvā dṛṣṭiṁ dadātītthaṁ svapne dṛṣṭavān|
13 But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he did to your saints at Jerusalem.
tasmād ananiyaḥ pratyavadat he prabho yirūśālami pavitralokān prati so'nekahiṁsāṁ kṛtavān;
14 Here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name."
atra sthāne ca ye lokāstava nāmni prārthayanti tānapi baddhuṁ sa pradhānayājakebhyaḥ śaktiṁ prāptavān, imāṁ kathām aham anekeṣāṁ mukhebhyaḥ śrutavān|
15 But the Lord said to him, "Go your way, for he is my chosen vessel to bear my name before the nations and kings, and the children of Israel.
kintu prabhurakathayat, yāhi bhinnadeśīyalokānāṁ bhūpatīnām isrāyellokānāñca nikaṭe mama nāma pracārayituṁ sa jano mama manonītapātramāste|
16 For I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name's sake."
mama nāmanimittañca tena kiyān mahān kleśo bhoktavya etat taṁ darśayiṣyāmi|
17 Ananias departed, and entered into the house. Laying his hands on him, he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me, that you may receive your sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit."
tato 'naniyo gatvā gṛhaṁ praviśya tasya gātre hastārpraṇaṁ kṛtvā kathitavān, he bhrātaḥ śaula tvaṁ yathā dṛṣṭiṁ prāpnoṣi pavitreṇātmanā paripūrṇo bhavasi ca, tadarthaṁ tavāgamanakāle yaḥ prabhuyīśustubhyaṁ darśanam adadāt sa māṁ preṣitavān|
18 Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he received his sight. He arose and was baptized.
ityuktamātre tasya cakṣurbhyām mīnaśalkavad vastuni nirgate tatkṣaṇāt sa prasannacakṣu rbhūtvā protthāya majjito'bhavat bhuktvā pītvā sabalobhavacca|
19 He took food and was strengthened. He stayed several days with the disciples who were at Damascus.
tataḥ paraṁ śaulaḥ śiṣyaiḥ saha katipayadivasān tasmin dammeṣakanagare sthitvā'vilambaṁ
20 Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed Jesus, that he is the Son of God.
sarvvabhajanabhavanāni gatvā yīśurīśvarasya putra imāṁ kathāṁ prācārayat|
21 All who heard him were amazed, and said, "Is not this he who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called on this name? And he had come here intending to bring them bound before the chief priests."
tasmāt sarvve śrotāraścamatkṛtya kathitavanto yo yirūśālamnagara etannāmnā prārthayitṛlokān vināśitavān evam etādṛśalokān baddhvā pradhānayājakanikaṭaṁ nayatītyāśayā etatsthānamapyāgacchat saeva kimayaṁ na bhavati?
22 But Saul increased more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.
kintu śaulaḥ kramaśa utsāhavān bhūtvā yīśurīśvareṇābhiṣikto jana etasmin pramāṇaṁ datvā dammeṣak-nivāsiyihūdīyalokān niruttarān akarot|
23 When many days were fulfilled, the Jews conspired together to kill him,
itthaṁ bahutithe kāle gate yihūdīyalokāstaṁ hantuṁ mantrayāmāsuḥ
24 but their plot became known to Saul. They watched the gates both day and night that they might kill him,
kintu śaulasteṣāmetasyā mantraṇāyā vārttāṁ prāptavān| te taṁ hantuṁ tu divāniśaṁ guptāḥ santo nagarasya dvāre'tiṣṭhan;
25 but his disciples took him by night, and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.
tasmāt śiṣyāstaṁ nītvā rātrau piṭake nidhāya prācīreṇāvārohayan|
26 When Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join himself to the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
tataḥ paraṁ śaulo yirūśālamaṁ gatvā śiṣyagaṇena sārddhaṁ sthātum aihat, kintu sarvve tasmādabibhayuḥ sa śiṣya iti ca na pratyayan|
27 But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared to them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.
etasmād barṇabbāstaṁ gṛhītvā preritānāṁ samīpamānīya mārgamadhye prabhuḥ kathaṁ tasmai darśanaṁ dattavān yāḥ kathāśca kathitavān sa ca yathākṣobhaḥ san dammeṣaknagare yīśo rnāma prācārayat etān sarvvavṛttāntān tān jñāpitavān|
28 He was with them coming in and going out in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.
tataḥ śaulastaiḥ saha yirūśālami kālaṁ yāpayan nirbhayaṁ prabho ryīśo rnāma prācārayat|
29 He spoke and disputed against the Hellenists, but they were seeking to kill him.
tasmād anyadeśīyalokaiḥ sārddhaṁ vivādasyopasthitatvāt te taṁ hantum aceṣṭanta|
30 When the brothers knew it, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him off to Tarsus.
kintu bhrātṛgaṇastajjñātvā taṁ kaisariyānagaraṁ nītvā tārṣanagaraṁ preṣitavān|
31 So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, and were built up. They were multiplied, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.
itthaṁ sati yihūdiyāgālīlśomiroṇadeśīyāḥ sarvvā maṇḍalyo viśrāmaṁ prāptāstatastāsāṁ niṣṭhābhavat prabho rbhiyā pavitrasyātmanaḥ sāntvanayā ca kālaṁ kṣepayitvā bahusaṁkhyā abhavan|
32 It happened, as Peter went throughout all those parts, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda.
tataḥ paraṁ pitaraḥ sthāne sthāne bhramitvā śeṣe lodnagaranivāsipavitralokānāṁ samīpe sthitavān|
33 There he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden for eight years, because he was paralyzed.
tadā tatra pakṣāghātavyādhināṣṭau vatsarān śayyāgatam aineyanāmānaṁ manuṣyaṁ sākṣat prāpya tamavadat,
34 Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and make your bed." Immediately he arose.
he aineya yīśukhrīṣṭastvāṁ svastham akārṣīt, tvamutthāya svaśayyāṁ nikṣipa, ityuktamātre sa udatiṣṭhat|
35 All who lived at Lydda and in Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.
etādṛśaṁ dṛṣṭvā lodśāroṇanivāsino lokāḥ prabhuṁ prati parāvarttanta|
36 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha (which when translated, means Dorcas). This woman was full of good works and acts of mercy which she did.
aparañca bhikṣādānādiṣu nānakriyāsu nityaṁ pravṛttā yā yāphonagaranivāsinī ṭābithānāmā śiṣyā yāṁ darkkāṁ arthād hariṇīmayuktvā āhvayan sā nārī
37 It happened in those days that she fell sick, and died. When they had washed her, they placed her in an upper chamber.
tasmin samaye rugnā satī prāṇān atyajat, tato lokāstāṁ prakṣālyoparisthaprakoṣṭhe śāyayitvāsthāpayan|
38 As Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him, imploring him not to delay in coming to us.
lodnagaraṁ yāphonagarasya samīpasthaṁ tasmāttatra pitara āste, iti vārttāṁ śrutvā tūrṇaṁ tasyāgamanārthaṁ tasmin vinayamuktvā śiṣyagaṇo dvau manujau preṣitavān|
39 Peter got up and went with them. When he had come, they brought him into the upper chamber. All the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.
tasmāt pitara utthāya tābhyāṁ sārddham āgacchat, tatra tasmin upasthita uparisthaprakoṣṭhaṁ samānīte ca vidhavāḥ svābhiḥ saha sthitikāle darkkayā kṛtāni yānyuttarīyāṇi paridheyāni ca tāni sarvvāṇi taṁ darśayitvā rudatyaścatasṛṣu dikṣvatiṣṭhan|
40 Peter put them all out, and kneeled down and prayed. Turning to the body, he said, "Tabitha, get up." She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
kintu pitarastāḥ sarvvā bahiḥ kṛtvā jānunī pātayitvā prārthitavān; paścāt śavaṁ prati dṛṣṭiṁ kṛtvā kathitavān, he ṭābīthe tvamuttiṣṭha, iti vākya ukte sā strī cakṣuṣī pronmīlya pitaram avalokyotthāyopāviśat|
41 He gave her his hand, and raised her up. Calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive.
tataḥ pitarastasyāḥ karau dhṛtvā uttolya pavitralokān vidhavāścāhūya teṣāṁ nikaṭe sajīvāṁ tāṁ samārpayat|
42 And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.
eṣā kathā samastayāphonagaraṁ vyāptā tasmād aneke lokāḥ prabhau vyaśvasan|
43 It happened, that he stayed many days in Joppa with one Simon, a tanner.
aparañca pitarastadyāphonagarīyasya kasyacit śimonnāmnaścarmmakārasya gṛhe bahudināni nyavasat|
