Acts 9
1 But Saul, yet breathing out threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
tatkAlaparyyanataM zaulaH prabhOH ziSyANAM prAtikUlyEna tAPanAbadhayOH kathAM niHsArayan mahAyAjakasya sannidhiM gatvA
2 and asked of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any who were of this way of belief, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
striyaM puruSanjca tanmatagrAhiNaM yaM kanjcit pazyati tAn dhRtvA baddhvA yirUzAlamam AnayatItyAzayEna dammESaknagarIyaM dharmmasamAjAn prati patraM yAcitavAn|
3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus; and suddenly there shone around a him a light from heaven;
gacchan tu dammESaknagaranikaTa upasthitavAn; tatO'kasmAd AkAzAt tasya caturdikSu tEjasaH prakAzanAt sa bhUmAvapatat|
4 and he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
pazcAt hE zaula hE zaula kutO mAM tAPayasi? svaM prati prOktam EtaM zabdaM zrutvA
5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he answered, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
sa pRSTavAn, hE prabhO bhavAn kaH? tadA prabhurakathayat yaM yIzuM tvaM tAPayasi sa EvAhaM; kaNTakasya mukhE padAghAtakaraNaM tava kaSTam|
6 But arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
tadA kampamAnO vismayApannazca sOvadat hE prabhO mayA kiM karttavyaM? bhavata icchA kA? tataH prabhurAjnjApayad utthAya nagaraM gaccha tatra tvayA yat karttavyaM tad vadiSyatE|
7 And the men that journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing the voice, but seeing no one.
tasya sagginO lOkA api taM zabdaM zrutavantaH kintu kamapi na dRSTvA stabdhAH santaH sthitavantaH|
8 And Saul arose from the earth; but when his eyes were opened, he saw nothing; and they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.
anantaraM zaulO bhUmita utthAya cakSuSI unmIlya kamapi na dRSTavAn| tadA lOkAstasya hastau dhRtvA dammESaknagaram Anayan|
9 And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank.
tataH sa dinatrayaM yAvad andhO bhUtvA na bhuktavAn pItavAMzca|
10 And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias, and to him the Lord said in a vision, Ananias! And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.
tadanantaraM prabhustaddammESaknagaravAsina Ekasmai ziSyAya darzanaM datvA AhUtavAn hE ananiya| tataH sa pratyavAdIt, hE prabhO pazya zRNOmi|
11 And the Lord said to him, Arise, and go into the street called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus; for lo! he prayeth,
tadA prabhustamAjnjApayat tvamutthAya saralanAmAnaM mArgaM gatvA yihUdAnivEzanE tArSanagarIyaM zaulanAmAnaM janaM gavESayan pRccha;
12 and hath seen a man, named Ananias, coming in and putting his hand on him, that he might receive sight.
pazya sa prArthayatE, tathA ananiyanAmaka EkO janastasya samIpam Agatya tasya gAtrE hastArpaNaM kRtvA dRSTiM dadAtItthaM svapnE dRSTavAn|
13 But Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how great evils he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem.
tasmAd ananiyaH pratyavadat hE prabhO yirUzAlami pavitralOkAn prati sO'nEkahiMsAM kRtavAn;
14 And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.
atra sthAnE ca yE lOkAstava nAmni prArthayanti tAnapi baddhuM sa pradhAnayAjakEbhyaH zaktiM prAptavAn, imAM kathAm aham anEkESAM mukhEbhyaH zrutavAn|
15 But the Lord said to him, Go; for this man is to me a chosen vessel, to bear my name before nations, and kings, and the sons of Israel.
kintu prabhurakathayat, yAhi bhinnadEzIyalOkAnAM bhUpatInAm isrAyEllOkAnAnjca nikaTE mama nAma pracArayituM sa janO mama manOnItapAtramAstE|
16 For I myself will show him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.
mama nAmanimittanjca tEna kiyAn mahAn klEzO bhOktavya Etat taM darzayiSyAmi|
17 And Ananias went away, and entered the house; and putting his hands on him, he said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus who appeared to thee in the way thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mayst receive sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.
tatO 'naniyO gatvA gRhaM pravizya tasya gAtrE hastArpraNaM kRtvA kathitavAn, hE bhrAtaH zaula tvaM yathA dRSTiM prApnOSi pavitrENAtmanA paripUrNO bhavasi ca, tadarthaM tavAgamanakAlE yaH prabhuyIzustubhyaM darzanam adadAt sa mAM prESitavAn|
18 And immediately there fell off from his eyes as it were scales; and he received sight, and arose, and was baptized.
ityuktamAtrE tasya cakSurbhyAm mInazalkavad vastuni nirgatE tatkSaNAt sa prasannacakSu rbhUtvA prOtthAya majjitO'bhavat bhuktvA pItvA sabalObhavacca|
19 And having taken some food he was strengthened. And he was some days with the disciples in Damascus.
tataH paraM zaulaH ziSyaiH saha katipayadivasAn tasmin dammESakanagarE sthitvA'vilambaM
20 And immediately he preached Jesus in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
sarvvabhajanabhavanAni gatvA yIzurIzvarasya putra imAM kathAM prAcArayat|
21 And all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this he that destroyed in Jerusalem those who called on this name? And he hath come hither for this purpose, that he may bring them bound to the chief priests.
tasmAt sarvvE zrOtArazcamatkRtya kathitavantO yO yirUzAlamnagara EtannAmnA prArthayitRlOkAn vinAzitavAn Evam EtAdRzalOkAn baddhvA pradhAnayAjakanikaTaM nayatItyAzayA EtatsthAnamapyAgacchat saEva kimayaM na bhavati?
22 But Saul gained still more strength, and confounded the Jews who dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.
kintu zaulaH kramaza utsAhavAn bhUtvA yIzurIzvarENAbhiSiktO jana Etasmin pramANaM datvA dammESak-nivAsiyihUdIyalOkAn niruttarAn akarOt|
23 But after many days had passed, the Jews took counsel together to kill him;
itthaM bahutithE kAlE gatE yihUdIyalOkAstaM hantuM mantrayAmAsuH
24 but their plot became known to Saul; and they were even watching the gates day and night to kill him.
kintu zaulastESAmEtasyA mantraNAyA vArttAM prAptavAn| tE taM hantuM tu divAnizaM guptAH santO nagarasya dvArE'tiSThan;
25 But his disciples took him by night, and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.
tasmAt ziSyAstaM nItvA rAtrau piTakE nidhAya prAcIrENAvArOhayan|
26 And when he had come to Jerusalem, he attempted to join himself to the disciples; and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
tataH paraM zaulO yirUzAlamaM gatvA ziSyagaNEna sArddhaM sthAtum aihat, kintu sarvvE tasmAdabibhayuH sa ziSya iti ca na pratyayan|
27 But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, and that he had spoken to him, and hew he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.
EtasmAd barNabbAstaM gRhItvA prEritAnAM samIpamAnIya mArgamadhyE prabhuH kathaM tasmai darzanaM dattavAn yAH kathAzca kathitavAn sa ca yathAkSObhaH san dammESaknagarE yIzO rnAma prAcArayat EtAn sarvvavRttAntAn tAn jnjApitavAn|
28 And he was with them going in and out at Jerusalem,
tataH zaulastaiH saha yirUzAlami kAlaM yApayan nirbhayaM prabhO ryIzO rnAma prAcArayat|
29 speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. And he often spoke and disputed with the Hellenists; but they were endeavoring to slay him.
tasmAd anyadEzIyalOkaiH sArddhaM vivAdasyOpasthitatvAt tE taM hantum acESTanta|
30 But the brethren obtaining knowledge of it, brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.
kintu bhrAtRgaNastajjnjAtvA taM kaisariyAnagaraM nItvA tArSanagaraM prESitavAn|
31 The church therefore throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being built up, and walking in the fear of the Lord; and by the exhortation of the Holy Spirit it was greatly increased.
itthaM sati yihUdiyAgAlIlzOmirONadEzIyAH sarvvA maNPalyO vizrAmaM prAptAstatastAsAM niSThAbhavat prabhO rbhiyA pavitrasyAtmanaH sAntvanayA ca kAlaM kSEpayitvA bahusaMkhyA abhavan|
32 And it came to pass, that as Peter went through the whole country, he came down also to the saints who dwelt at Lydda.
tataH paraM pitaraH sthAnE sthAnE bhramitvA zESE lOdnagaranivAsipavitralOkAnAM samIpE sthitavAn|
33 And there he found a certain man named AEneas, who had lain on a bed eight years, and was palsied.
tadA tatra pakSAghAtavyAdhinASTau vatsarAn zayyAgatam ainEyanAmAnaM manuSyaM sAkSat prApya tamavadat,
34 And Peter said to him, AEneas, Jesus the Christ healeth thee; arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.
hE ainEya yIzukhrISTastvAM svastham akArSIt, tvamutthAya svazayyAM nikSipa, ityuktamAtrE sa udatiSThat|
35 And all that dwelt in Lydda and Sharon saw him; and they turned to the Lord.
EtAdRzaM dRSTvA lOdzArONanivAsinO lOkAH prabhuM prati parAvarttanta|
36 Now at Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which name being interpreted is the same as Dorcas, that is, Gazelle. This woman was full of good works and alms-deeds which she did.
aparanjca bhikSAdAnAdiSu nAnakriyAsu nityaM pravRttA yA yAphOnagaranivAsinI TAbithAnAmA ziSyA yAM darkkAM arthAd hariNImayuktvA Ahvayan sA nArI
37 And it came to pass in those days, that she fell sick, and died; and when they had washed her, they laid her in an upper chamber.
tasmin samayE rugnA satI prANAn atyajat, tatO lOkAstAM prakSAlyOparisthaprakOSThE zAyayitvAsthApayan|
38 And as Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, having heard that Peter was there, sent to him two men with the entreaty, Do not delay to come to us.
lOdnagaraM yAphOnagarasya samIpasthaM tasmAttatra pitara AstE, iti vArttAM zrutvA tUrNaM tasyAgamanArthaM tasmin vinayamuktvA ziSyagaNO dvau manujau prESitavAn|
39 Then Peter arose, and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber; and all the widows came to him weeping, and showing the coats and cloaks which Dorcas made while she was with them.
tasmAt pitara utthAya tAbhyAM sArddham Agacchat, tatra tasmin upasthita uparisthaprakOSThaM samAnItE ca vidhavAH svAbhiH saha sthitikAlE darkkayA kRtAni yAnyuttarIyANi paridhEyAni ca tAni sarvvANi taM darzayitvA rudatyazcatasRSu dikSvatiSThan|
40 But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down and prayed; and turning to the body he said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes; and seeing Peter, she sat up.
kintu pitarastAH sarvvA bahiH kRtvA jAnunI pAtayitvA prArthitavAn; pazcAt zavaM prati dRSTiM kRtvA kathitavAn, hE TAbIthE tvamuttiSTha, iti vAkya uktE sA strI cakSuSI prOnmIlya pitaram avalOkyOtthAyOpAvizat|
41 And he gave her his hand, and raised her up; and calling the saints and the widows, he presented her alive.
tataH pitarastasyAH karau dhRtvA uttOlya pavitralOkAn vidhavAzcAhUya tESAM nikaTE sajIvAM tAM samArpayat|
42 And it became known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.
ESA kathA samastayAphOnagaraM vyAptA tasmAd anEkE lOkAH prabhau vyazvasan|
43 And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon, a tanner.
aparanjca pitarastadyAphOnagarIyasya kasyacit zimOnnAmnazcarmmakArasya gRhE bahudinAni nyavasat|
