Acts 9
1 But Saul, yet breathing out threatening 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 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.
striyaṁ puruṣañca tanmatagrāhiṇaṁ yaṁ kañcit paśyati tān dhṛtvā baddhvā yirūśālamam ānayatītyāśayena dammeṣaknagarīyaṁ dharmmasamājān prati patraṁ yācitavān|
3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus; and suddenly there shone around a him a light from heaven;
gacchan tu dammeṣaknagaranikaṭa upasthitavān; tato'kasmād ākāśāt tasya caturdikṣu tejasaḥ prakāśanāt sa bhūmāvapatat|
4 and he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
paścāt he śaula he śaula kuto māṁ tāḍayasi? svaṁ prati proktam etaṁ śabdaṁ śrutvā
5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he answered, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
sa pṛṣṭavān, he prabho bhavān kaḥ? tadā prabhurakathayat yaṁ yīśuṁ tvaṁ tāḍayasi sa evāhaṁ; kaṇṭakasya mukhe padāghātakaraṇaṁ tava kaṣṭam|
6 But arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou 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 And the men that journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing the voice, but seeing no one.
tasya saṅgino lokā api taṁ śabdaṁ śrutavantaḥ kintu kamapi na dṛṣṭvā stabdhāḥ santaḥ sthitavantaḥ|
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.
anantaraṁ śaulo bhūmita utthāya cakṣuṣī unmīlya kamapi na dṛṣṭavān| tadā lokāstasya hastau dhṛtvā dammeṣaknagaram ānayan|
9 And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank.
tataḥ sa dinatrayaṁ yāvad andho bhūtvā na bhuktavān pītavāṁśca|
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.
tadanantaraṁ prabhustaddammeṣaknagaravāsina ekasmai śiṣyāya darśanaṁ datvā āhūtavān he ananiya| tataḥ sa pratyavādīt, he prabho paśya śṛṇomi|
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,
tadā prabhustamājñāpayat tvamutthāya saralanāmānaṁ mārgaṁ gatvā yihūdāniveśane tārṣanagarīyaṁ śaulanāmānaṁ janaṁ gaveṣayan pṛccha;
12 and hath seen a man, named Ananias, coming in and putting his hand on him, that he might receive 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 great evils he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem.
tasmād ananiyaḥ pratyavadat he prabho yirūśālami pavitralokān prati so'nekahiṁsāṁ kṛtavān;
14 And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy 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; for this man is to me a chosen vessel, to bear my name before nations, and kings, and the sons of Israel.
kintu prabhurakathayat, yāhi bhinnadeśīyalokānāṁ bhūpatīnām isrāyellokānāñca nikaṭe mama nāma pracārayituṁ sa jano mama manonītapātramāste|
16 For I myself will show him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.
mama nāmanimittañca tena kiyān mahān kleśo bhoktavya etat taṁ darśayiṣyāmi|
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 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 And immediately there fell off from his eyes as it were scales; and he received sight, and arose, and was baptized.
ityuktamātre tasya cakṣurbhyām mīnaśalkavad vastuni nirgate tatkṣaṇāt sa prasannacakṣu rbhūtvā protthāya majjito'bhavat bhuktvā pītvā sabalobhavacca|
19 And having taken some food he was strengthened. And he was some days with the disciples in Damascus.
tataḥ paraṁ śaulaḥ śiṣyaiḥ saha katipayadivasān tasmin dammeṣakanagare sthitvā'vilambaṁ
20 And immediately he preached Jesus in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
sarvvabhajanabhavanāni gatvā yīśurīśvarasya putra imāṁ kathāṁ prācārayat|
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.
tasmāt sarvve śrotāraścamatkṛtya kathitavanto yo yirūśālamnagara etannāmnā prārthayitṛlokān vināśitavān evam etādṛśalokān baddhvā pradhānayājakanikaṭaṁ nayatītyāśayā etatsthānamapyāgacchat saeva kimayaṁ na bhavati?
22 But Saul gained still more strength, and confounded the Jews who dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.
kintu śaulaḥ kramaśa utsāhavān bhūtvā yīśurīśvareṇābhiṣikto jana etasmin pramāṇaṁ datvā dammeṣak-nivāsiyihūdīyalokān niruttarān akarot|
23 But after many days had passed, the Jews took counsel together to kill him;
itthaṁ bahutithe kāle gate yihūdīyalokāstaṁ hantuṁ mantrayāmāsuḥ
24 but their plot became known to Saul; and they were even watching the gates day and night to 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 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.
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 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.
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 And he was with them going in and out at Jerusalem,
tataḥ śaulastaiḥ saha yirūśālami kālaṁ yāpayan nirbhayaṁ prabho ryīśo rnāma prācārayat|
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.
tasmād anyadeśīyalokaiḥ sārddhaṁ vivādasyopasthitatvāt te taṁ hantum aceṣṭanta|
30 But the brethren obtaining knowledge of it, brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.
kintu bhrātṛgaṇastajjñātvā taṁ kaisariyānagaraṁ nītvā tārṣanagaraṁ preṣitavān|
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.
itthaṁ sati yihūdiyāgālīlśomiroṇadeśīyāḥ sarvvā maṇḍalyo viśrāmaṁ prāptāstatastāsāṁ niṣṭhābhavat prabho rbhiyā pavitrasyātmanaḥ sāntvanayā ca kālaṁ kṣepayitvā bahusaṁkhyā 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.
tataḥ paraṁ pitaraḥ sthāne sthāne bhramitvā śeṣe lodnagaranivāsipavitralokānāṁ samīpe sthitavān|
33 And there he found a certain man named AEneas, who had lain on a bed eight years, and was palsied.
tadā tatra pakṣāghātavyādhināṣṭau vatsarān śayyāgatam aineyanāmānaṁ manuṣyaṁ sākṣat prāpya tamavadat,
34 And Peter said to him, AEneas, Jesus the Christ healeth thee; arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.
he aineya yīśukhrīṣṭastvāṁ svastham akārṣīt, tvamutthāya svaśayyāṁ nikṣipa, ityuktamātre sa udatiṣṭhat|
35 And all that dwelt in Lydda and Sharon saw him; and they turned to the Lord.
etādṛśaṁ dṛṣṭvā lodśāroṇanivāsino lokāḥ prabhuṁ prati parāvarttanta|
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.
aparañca bhikṣādānādiṣu nānakriyāsu nityaṁ pravṛttā yā yāphonagaranivāsinī ṭābithānāmā śiṣyā yāṁ darkkāṁ arthād hariṇīmayuktvā āhvayan sā nārī
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 rugnā satī prāṇān atyajat, tato lokāstāṁ prakṣālyoparisthaprakoṣṭhe śāyayitvāsthāpayan|
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.
lodnagaraṁ yāphonagarasya samīpasthaṁ tasmāttatra pitara āste, iti vārttāṁ śrutvā tūrṇaṁ tasyāgamanārthaṁ tasmin vinayamuktvā śiṣyagaṇo dvau manujau preṣitavān|
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.
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 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 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 And he gave her his hand, and raised her up; and calling the saints and the 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 And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon, a tanner.
aparañca pitarastadyāphonagarīyasya kasyacit śimonnāmnaścarmmakārasya gṛhe bahudināni nyavasat|
