Acts 9
1 But, Saul, yet breathing threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, going unto the High-priest,
तत्कालपर्य्यनतं शौलः प्रभोः शिष्याणां प्रातिकूल्येन ताडनाबधयोः कथां निःसारयन् महायाजकस्य सन्निधिं गत्वा
2 asked from him letters for Damascus, unto the synagogues; to the end that, if he should find, any, who were of The Way, whether men or women, he might bring them, bound, unto Jerusalem.
स्त्रियं पुरुषञ्च तन्मतग्राहिणं यं कञ्चित् पश्यति तान् धृत्वा बद्ध्वा यिरूशालमम् आनयतीत्याशयेन दम्मेषक्नगरीयं धर्म्मसमाजान् प्रति पत्रं याचितवान्।
3 But, as he was journeying, it came to pass that he was drawing near unto Damascus, and, suddenly, there flashed around him a light out of heaven;
गच्छन् तु दम्मेषक्नगरनिकट उपस्थितवान्; ततोऽकस्माद् आकाशात् तस्य चतुर्दिक्षु तेजसः प्रकाशनात् स भूमावपतत्।
4 And, falling unto the earth, he heard a voice saying unto him—Saul! Saul! why, me, art thou persecuting?
पश्चात् हे शौल हे शौल कुतो मां ताडयसि? स्वं प्रति प्रोक्तम् एतं शब्दं श्रुत्वा
5 And he said—Who art thou, Lord? And, he, [said] —I, am Jesus, whom, thou, art persecuting!
स पृष्टवान्, हे प्रभो भवान् कः? तदा प्रभुरकथयत् यं यीशुं त्वं ताडयसि स एवाहं; कण्टकस्य मुखे पदाघातकरणं तव कष्टम्।
6 But rise up, and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
तदा कम्पमानो विस्मयापन्नश्च सोवदत् हे प्रभो मया किं कर्त्तव्यं? भवत इच्छा का? ततः प्रभुराज्ञापयद् उत्थाय नगरं गच्छ तत्र त्वया यत् कर्त्तव्यं तद् वदिष्यते।
7 But, the men who were accompanying him, stood speechless, —hearing, indeed, the voice, but beholding no one.
तस्य सङ्गिनो लोका अपि तं शब्दं श्रुतवन्तः किन्तु कमपि न दृष्ट्वा स्तब्धाः सन्तः स्थितवन्तः।
8 And Saul arose from the earth, and, his eyes being opened, he could see nothing; and, taking him by the hand, they led him into Damascus, —
अनन्तरं शौलो भूमित उत्थाय चक्षुषी उन्मील्य कमपि न दृष्टवान्। तदा लोकास्तस्य हस्तौ धृत्वा दम्मेषक्नगरम् आनयन्।
9 And he was three days without seeing, and did neither eat nor drink.
ततः स दिनत्रयं यावद् अन्धो भूत्वा न भुक्तवान् पीतवांश्च।
10 Now there was a certain disciple in Damascus, by name Ananias; and, the Lord, said unto him in a vision—Ananias! And, he, said—Lo! I, [am here], Lord!
तदनन्तरं प्रभुस्तद्दम्मेषक्नगरवासिन एकस्मै शिष्याय दर्शनं दत्वा आहूतवान् हे अननिय। ततः स प्रत्यवादीत्, हे प्रभो पश्य शृणोमि।
11 And the Lord [said] unto him—Rise! go into the street which is called Straight, and seek, in the house of Judas, one Saul, by name, of Tarsus. For lo! he is praying, —
तदा प्रभुस्तमाज्ञापयत् त्वमुत्थाय सरलनामानं मार्गं गत्वा यिहूदानिवेशने तार्षनगरीयं शौलनामानं जनं गवेषयन् पृच्छ;
12 And hath seen a man [in a vision], Ananias by name, coming in and laying on him his hands, to the intent he should see.
पश्य स प्रार्थयते, तथा अननियनामक एको जनस्तस्य समीपम् आगत्य तस्य गात्रे हस्तार्पणं कृत्वा दृष्टिं ददातीत्थं स्वप्ने दृष्टवान्।
13 And Ananias, answered—Lord! I have heard from many concerning this man, how many evil things unto thy saints he hath done in Jerusalem;
तस्माद् अननियः प्रत्यवदत् हे प्रभो यिरूशालमि पवित्रलोकान् प्रति सोऽनेकहिंसां कृतवान्;
14 And, here, he hath authority from the High-priests to bind all them that call upon thy name.
अत्र स्थाने च ये लोकास्तव नाम्नि प्रार्थयन्ति तानपि बद्धुं स प्रधानयाजकेभ्यः शक्तिं प्राप्तवान्, इमां कथाम् अहम् अनेकेषां मुखेभ्यः श्रुतवान्।
15 But the Lord said unto him—Be going thy way; for, a choice vessel unto me, is this man, to bear my name before both [the] nations and kings, and the sons of Israel;
किन्तु प्रभुरकथयत्, याहि भिन्नदेशीयलोकानां भूपतीनाम् इस्रायेल्लोकानाञ्च निकटे मम नाम प्रचारयितुं स जनो मम मनोनीतपात्रमास्ते।
16 For, I, will let him understand how many things he must needs, for my name, suffer.
मम नामनिमित्तञ्च तेन कियान् महान् क्लेशो भोक्तव्य एतत् तं दर्शयिष्यामि।
17 And Ananias departed, and entered into the house; and, laying upon him his hands, said—Saul, brother! The Lord, hath sent me, —Jesus, who appeared unto thee in the way by which thou wast coming, —that thou mayest recover sight, and be filled with Holy Spirit.
ततो ऽननियो गत्वा गृहं प्रविश्य तस्य गात्रे हस्तार्प्रणं कृत्वा कथितवान्, हे भ्रातः शौल त्वं यथा दृष्टिं प्राप्नोषि पवित्रेणात्मना परिपूर्णो भवसि च, तदर्थं तवागमनकाले यः प्रभुयीशुस्तुभ्यं दर्शनम् अददात् स मां प्रेषितवान्।
18 And, straightway, there fell from him—from his eyes, —as it were scales; he recovered sight also, and, arising, was immersed:
इत्युक्तमात्रे तस्य चक्षुर्भ्याम् मीनशल्कवद् वस्तुनि निर्गते तत्क्षणात् स प्रसन्नचक्षु र्भूत्वा प्रोत्थाय मज्जितोऽभवत् भुक्त्वा पीत्वा सबलोभवच्च।
19 And, receiving food, gained strength. And he came to be with the disciples who were in Damascus certain days;
ततः परं शौलः शिष्यैः सह कतिपयदिवसान् तस्मिन् दम्मेषकनगरे स्थित्वाऽविलम्बं
20 And, straightway, in the synagogues, he began proclaiming Jesus, that, This, is the Son of God.
सर्व्वभजनभवनानि गत्वा यीशुरीश्वरस्य पुत्र इमां कथां प्राचारयत्।
21 And all who were hearing were astonished, and began to say—is not, this, he who destroyed, in Jerusalem, them that invoke this name; and, here, for this purpose, had come, in order that he might lead them, bound, unto the High-priests?
तस्मात् सर्व्वे श्रोतारश्चमत्कृत्य कथितवन्तो यो यिरूशालम्नगर एतन्नाम्ना प्रार्थयितृलोकान् विनाशितवान् एवम् एतादृशलोकान् बद्ध्वा प्रधानयाजकनिकटं नयतीत्याशया एतत्स्थानमप्यागच्छत् सएव किमयं न भवति?
22 But, Saul, was the more gaining power; and was confounding the Jews who dwelt in Damascus, shewing, by comparison, that—This, is the Christ.
किन्तु शौलः क्रमश उत्साहवान् भूत्वा यीशुरीश्वरेणाभिषिक्तो जन एतस्मिन् प्रमाणं दत्वा दम्मेषक्-निवासियिहूदीयलोकान् निरुत्तरान् अकरोत्।
23 Now, when a considerable number of days were being fulfilled, the Jews took counsel together to kill him;
इत्थं बहुतिथे काले गते यिहूदीयलोकास्तं हन्तुं मन्त्रयामासुः
24 But their plot was made known unto Saul, —and they were even narrowly watching the gates, both day and night, that they might kill him;
किन्तु शौलस्तेषामेतस्या मन्त्रणाया वार्त्तां प्राप्तवान्। ते तं हन्तुं तु दिवानिशं गुप्ताः सन्तो नगरस्य द्वारेऽतिष्ठन्;
25 But the disciples, taking him by night, through the wall, let him down, lowering him in a basket.
तस्मात् शिष्यास्तं नीत्वा रात्रौ पिटके निधाय प्राचीरेणावारोहयन्।
26 And, when he had arrived in Jerusalem, he made attempts to join himself unto the disciples; and all were afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
ततः परं शौलो यिरूशालमं गत्वा शिष्यगणेन सार्द्धं स्थातुम् ऐहत्, किन्तु सर्व्वे तस्मादबिभयुः स शिष्य इति च न प्रत्ययन्।
27 But, Barnabas, taking him, brought him unto the apostles, and related unto them, —how, in the way, he had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken unto him; and how, in Damascus, he had spoken boldly in the name of Jesus.
एतस्माद् बर्णब्बास्तं गृहीत्वा प्रेरितानां समीपमानीय मार्गमध्ये प्रभुः कथं तस्मै दर्शनं दत्तवान् याः कथाश्च कथितवान् स च यथाक्षोभः सन् दम्मेषक्नगरे यीशो र्नाम प्राचारयत् एतान् सर्व्ववृत्तान्तान् तान् ज्ञापितवान्।
28 And he was with them, coming in and going out in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord;
ततः शौलस्तैः सह यिरूशालमि कालं यापयन् निर्भयं प्रभो र्यीशो र्नाम प्राचारयत्।
29 And was both speaking and discussing with the Grecian Jews, —but, they, were setting to work to kill him.
तस्माद् अन्यदेशीयलोकैः सार्द्धं विवादस्योपस्थितत्वात् ते तं हन्तुम् अचेष्टन्त।
30 And the brethren, discovering it, brought him down into Caesarea, and sent him away unto Tarsus.
किन्तु भ्रातृगणस्तज्ज्ञात्वा तं कैसरियानगरं नीत्वा तार्षनगरं प्रेषितवान्।
31 So then, the assembly throughout the whole of Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, had peace, building itself up, and going on its way in the fear of the Lord; and, by the advocacy of the Holy Spirit, was being multiplied.
इत्थं सति यिहूदियागालील्शोमिरोणदेशीयाः सर्व्वा मण्डल्यो विश्रामं प्राप्तास्ततस्तासां निष्ठाभवत् प्रभो र्भिया पवित्रस्यात्मनः सान्त्वनया च कालं क्षेपयित्वा बहुसंख्या अभवन्।
32 And it came to pass that, Peter, going through all [quarters] went down unto the saints also dwelling in Lydda.
ततः परं पितरः स्थाने स्थाने भ्रमित्वा शेषे लोद्नगरनिवासिपवित्रलोकानां समीपे स्थितवान्।
33 And he found there a certain man, by name Aeneas, who, for eight years, had been lying prostrate upon a bed, for he was paralysed.
तदा तत्र पक्षाघातव्याधिनाष्टौ वत्सरान् शय्यागतम् ऐनेयनामानं मनुष्यं साक्षत् प्राप्य तमवदत्,
34 And Peter said unto him—Aeneas! Jesus Christ healeth thee! Arise, and smooth thy bed for thyself. And, straightway, he arose.
हे ऐनेय यीशुख्रीष्टस्त्वां स्वस्थम् अकार्षीत्, त्वमुत्थाय स्वशय्यां निक्षिप, इत्युक्तमात्रे स उदतिष्ठत्।
35 And all who dwelt in Lydda and Saron, saw him, —and, they, turned unto the Lord.
एतादृशं दृष्ट्वा लोद्शारोणनिवासिनो लोकाः प्रभुं प्रति परावर्त्तन्त।
36 Now, in Joppa, there was a certain female disciple, by name Tabitha, which, being translated, means Dorcas [a Gazelle]. The same, was full of good works and alms which she was doing.
अपरञ्च भिक्षादानादिषु नानक्रियासु नित्यं प्रवृत्ता या याफोनगरनिवासिनी टाबिथानामा शिष्या यां दर्क्कां अर्थाद् हरिणीमयुक्त्वा आह्वयन् सा नारी
37 And it came to pass in those days, that she, sickening, died; and, bathing her, they laid her in an upper room.
तस्मिन् समये रुग्ना सती प्राणान् अत्यजत्, ततो लोकास्तां प्रक्षाल्योपरिस्थप्रकोष्ठे शाययित्वास्थापयन्।
38 Now, Lydda being nigh unto Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was therein, sent off two men unto him, beseeching him—Do not delay to come through unto us!
लोद्नगरं याफोनगरस्य समीपस्थं तस्मात्तत्र पितर आस्ते, इति वार्त्तां श्रुत्वा तूर्णं तस्यागमनार्थं तस्मिन् विनयमुक्त्वा शिष्यगणो द्वौ मनुजौ प्रेषितवान्।
39 And Peter, arising, went with them, —whom, when he arrived, they brought up into the upper room; and there stood by him all the widows, weeping, and showing the tunics and mantles—whatsoever things Dorcas was making while she was with them.
तस्मात् पितर उत्थाय ताभ्यां सार्द्धम् आगच्छत्, तत्र तस्मिन् उपस्थित उपरिस्थप्रकोष्ठं समानीते च विधवाः स्वाभिः सह स्थितिकाले दर्क्कया कृतानि यान्युत्तरीयाणि परिधेयानि च तानि सर्व्वाणि तं दर्शयित्वा रुदत्यश्चतसृषु दिक्ष्वतिष्ठन्।
40 But Peter, putting them all outside, knelt down and prayed; and, turning towards the body, said—Tabitha, arise! And she, opening her eyes and seeing Peter, sat up.
किन्तु पितरस्ताः सर्व्वा बहिः कृत्वा जानुनी पातयित्वा प्रार्थितवान्; पश्चात् शवं प्रति दृष्टिं कृत्वा कथितवान्, हे टाबीथे त्वमुत्तिष्ठ, इति वाक्य उक्ते सा स्त्री चक्षुषी प्रोन्मील्य पितरम् अवलोक्योत्थायोपाविशत्।
41 And, giving her his hand, he raised her up; and, calling the saints and the widows, presented her, living.
ततः पितरस्तस्याः करौ धृत्वा उत्तोल्य पवित्रलोकान् विधवाश्चाहूय तेषां निकटे सजीवां तां समार्पयत्।
42 And it became known throughout the whole of Joppa, and many believed upon the Lord.
एषा कथा समस्तयाफोनगरं व्याप्ता तस्माद् अनेके लोकाः प्रभौ व्यश्वसन्।
43 And it came to pass that, for a considerable number of days, he abode in Joppa, with one Simon, a tanner.
अपरञ्च पितरस्तद्याफोनगरीयस्य कस्यचित् शिमोन्नाम्नश्चर्म्मकारस्य गृहे बहुदिनानि न्यवसत्।
