Acts 23
1 Looking intently at the Sanhedrin, Paul said, “Brothers, in all good conscience I have lived as a citizen before God to this day.”
पावलले महासभाका मानिसहरूलाई सिधा हेरेर भने, “हे दाजुभाइहरू हो, आजको दिनसम्म म परमेश्वरको अगि सबै असल विवेकमा जिएको छु ।
2 At this the high priest Ananias commanded those who were standing beside Paul to strike him on the mouth.
प्रधान पूजाहारी हननियाले नजिकमा उभिरहेकाहरूलाई पावलको मुखमा हिर्काउन आज्ञा गरे ।
3 Then Paul said to him, “God is about to strike yoʋ, yoʋ whitewashed wall! Are yoʋ sitting there judging me according to the law, and yet contrary to the law ordering me to be struck?”
त्यसपछि पावलले तिनलाई भने, “परमेश्वरले तपाईं चुन पोतेको पर्खाललाई पनि प्रहार गर्नुहुनेछ । तपाईं व्यवस्थाद्वारा मेरो न्याय गर्न बसिरहनुभएको छ, र पनि व्यवस्थाको विरुद्धमा गएर मलाई हिर्काउने आज्ञा दिनुहुन्छ?”
4 Those standing nearby said, “Do yoʋ dare to insult God's high priest?”
ती नजिकमा उभिरहेकाहरूले भने, “के तँ परमेश्वरका प्रधान पूजाहारीको यसरी निन्दा गर्छस्?”
5 Paul said, “I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest. For it is written, ‘Yoʋ shall not speak evil of a ruler of yoʋr people.’”
पावलले भने, “दाजुभाइहरू हो, उहाँ प्रधान पूजाहारी हुनुहुन्छ भन्ने मलाई थाहा थिएन । किनभने यस्तो लेखिएको छ, ʼतिमीले तिम्रा मानिसहरूका शासकहरूबारे खराब कुरा बोल्नुहुदैन‘।”
6 Now when Paul realized that some were Sadducees and others were Pharisees, he cried out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is regarding the hope of the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”
जब पावलले परिषद्को एक भाग सदूकीहरू र अर्को भाग फरिसीहरू रहेछन् भनी देखे, तब उनले परिषद्मा ठुलो सोरले भने, “दाजुभाइहरू हो, म फरिसीका छोरा एक फरिसी हुँ । मृतकहरूको पुनरुत्थानमा दृढ आशा भएकै कारणले मलाई न्याय गरिँदै छ ।”
7 When he said this, a dissension arose on the part of the Pharisees, and the assembly was divided.
उनले यो कुरा भनेपछि सदूकी र फरिसीहरूका बिचमा वादविवाद सुरु भयो, र सभा विभाजित भयो ।
8 (For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, and that there are neither angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.)
किनकि ती सदूकीहरूले पुनरुथान हुँदैन, स्वर्गदूतहरू छैनन् र आत्माहरू छैनन् भन्छन्, तर फरिसीहरूले यी सबै कुराहरू अस्तित्वमा छन् भन्छन् ।
9 Then there arose a great clamor, and the scribes of the Pharisees' party stood up and argued vehemently, “We find no evil in this man. If a spirit has spoken to him, or an angel, let us not fight against God.”
त्यसैले, त्यहाँ ठुलो होहल्ला भयो, अनि कतिपय फरिसीहरूमध्येका शास्त्रीहरू उठे, र यसो भन्दै तर्क गरे, “यी मानिसमा हामी कुनै गल्ती भेट्टाउँदैनौँ । यदि आत्मा वा स्वर्गदूतले नै तिनीसँग बोलेका हुन् भने, के गर्ने त?”
10 When the dissension grew violent, the commander, exercising caution lest Paul be torn to pieces by them, ordered the troops to go down, take him away from them by force, and bring him into the barracks.
जब त्यहाँ अझै ठुलो विवाद उठ्यो, तिनीहरूले पावललाई टुक्रा-टुक्रा पार्लान् कि भनेर मुख्य कप्तान डराए । त्यसैले, उनले तल गएर परिषद्का सदस्यहरूका बिचबाट पावललाई जबरजस्ती सेनाको किल्लामा ल्याउन सेनाहरूलाई आदेश दिए ।
11 The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage, Paul, for as yoʋ have testified about me in Jerusalem, so yoʋ must also testify in Rome.”
अर्को रात परमेश्वर उनको छेउमा आएर उभिनुभयो, र भन्नुभयो, “नडराऊ, किनकि जसरी तिमीले मेरो बारेमा यरूशलेममा गवाही दिएका छौ, त्यसरी नै तिमीले रोममा पनि गवाही दिनुपर्छ ।”
12 When daybreak came, some of the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
जब उज्यालो भयो, केही यहूदीहरूले मतो गरे, र तिनीहरू आफैँमाथि श्राप घोषणा गरेः तिनीहरूले यसो भने, कि तिनीहरूले पावललाई नमारेसम्म न केही खानेछन्, न त पिउनेछन् ।
13 More than forty men had taken an oath to join this conspiracy.
यसरी षड्यन्त्र गर्नेहरू चालिस जनाभन्दा बढी थिए ।
14 They went to the chief priests and the elders and said, “We have bound ourselves under a solemn curse to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.
तिनीहरू प्रधान पूजाहारीहरू र अगुवाहरूकहाँ गएर भने, “हामीले पावललाई नमारेसम्म केही नखाने र केही नपिउने भनी ठुलो भाकल गरेका छौँ ।
15 Now then, you and the council must make an official request to the commander to bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you would be investigating the facts about his case in greater detail. And we will be ready to kill him before he draws near to this place.”
त्यसैले, उनको मुद्दालाई अझ ठिक प्रकारले निर्णय गर्ने गरी परिषद्ले मुख्य कप्तानलाई पावललाई तल ल्याउनलाई भनोस् । हामीचाहिँ तिनी यहाँ आउनुअगावै तिनलाई मार्न तयार हुन्छौँ ।”
16 But when the son of Paul's sister heard about this ambush, he went into the barracks and told Paul.
तर तिनीहरूले उनलाई मार्न पर्खिरहेका थिए भनी पावलको भान्जाले सुने । त्यसैले, ऊ सेनाको किल्लाभित्र प्रवेश गरी पावललाई त्यो कुरा बताइदियो ।
17 Then Paul called one of the centurions over and said, “Take this young man to the commander, for he has something to tell him.”
पावलले सेनाहरूमध्ये एक जना कप्तानलाई बोलाएर भने, “यो जवान केटालाई मुख्य कप्तानकहाँ लगिदिनुहोस्, किनभने उसँग उहाँलाई भन्ने केही कुरा छ ।”
18 So he took the young man, brought him to the commander, and said, “The prisoner Paul called for me and asked me to bring this young man to yoʋ because he has something to tell yoʋ.”
त्यसैले, उनले जवान केटोलाई मुख्य कप्तानकहाँ लगे, र उनले भने, “कैदी पावलले मलाई बोलाए, र यो केटोलाई तपाईंकहाँ लैजान भने । उसँग तपाईंलाई भन्ने केही कुरा छ ।”
19 So the commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside privately, and asked, “What is it that yoʋ have to tell me?”
मुख्य कप्तानले त्यो केटोलाई हातले समातेर गोप्य ठाउँमा लगेर उसलाई सोधे, “तिमीले मलाई के भन्नु छ?”
20 The young man said, “The Jews have agreed to ask yoʋ to bring Paul down to the Sanhedrin tomorrow, as though the members of the Sanhedrin would be inquiring about his case in greater detail.
त्यो जवान मानिसले भन्यो, “तिनीहरूले उनको मुद्दालाई अझ ठिकसँग सोधपुछ गर्ने गरी ती यहूदीहरूले भोलि पावललाई तल परिषद्मा ल्याउनका लागि तपाईंलाई अनुरोध गर्न सहमत भएका छन् ।
21 Do not be persuaded by them, for more than forty men are lying in ambush for him. They have bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they have killed him. They are now ready, waiting for yoʋr consent.”
तर पावललाई उनीहरूको हातमा नसुम्पनुहोस्, किनभने त्यहाँ चालिसभन्दा बढी मानिस उनलाई मार्न पर्खेर बसिरहेका छन् । उनीहरूले पावललाई नमारेसम्म खाना पनि नखाने र केही पनि नपिउने भनी भाकल गरेका छन् ।”
22 So the commander sent the young man away, ordering him, “Tell no one that yoʋ have reported this to me.”
त्यसैले, प्रमुख कप्तानले त्यो जवान मानिसलाई यस्तो निर्देशन दिएर जान दिए, “तिमीले मलाई भनेका यी कुराहरू अरू कसैलाई पनि नभन्नू ।”
23 Then he called over two of the centurions and said, “Get two hundred soldiers ready by the third hour of the night to go to Caesarea, along with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen.
त्यसपछि तिनले दुई जना कप्तानलाई बोलाए, र भने, “कैसरियासम्म जानको लागि दुई सय जना सिपाही, सत्तरी जना घोडचढी र दुई सय जना भालाधारी सिपाही तयार पार । तिमीहरू रातको तेस्रो पहरमा हिडँनुपर्नेछ ।”
24 Provide mounts so that they may set Paul on one and bring him safely to Felix the governor.”
अनि उनले पावलले चढ्न सक्ने जनावरहरू उपलब्ध गराउन र उनलाई शासक फेलिक्सकहाँ सुरक्षित पुर्याउनलाई आज्ञा गरे ।
25 Then he wrote the following letter:
त्यसपछि उनले यस्तो चिट्ठी लेखे ।
26 “Claudius Lysias, to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.
“क्लाउडियस लुसियसबाट, माननीय राज्यपाल फेलिक्सलाई अभिवादन ।
27 This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them when I came with the troops and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman citizen.
यी मानिस यहूदीहरूबाट पक्रिएका थिए र तिनीहरूले यिनलाई मार्नै लागेका थिए । जब मैले सैन्यदलसहित गएर यी मानिसको उद्धार गरेँ, त्यसपछि तिनी रोमी नागरिक रहेछन् भन्ने कुरा थाहा पाएँ ।
28 Wishing to know the reason why they were accusing him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.
यिनीहरूले यी मानिसलाई किन दोष लगाएका रहेछन् भनी जान्नको लागि मैले तिनलाई तिनीहरूको परिषद्मा ल्याएँ ।
29 I discovered that he was being accused about questions of their own law, but had no accusation against him that deserved death or imprisonment.
मैले थाहा पाएँ, कि उनीहरूले उनीहरूको आफ्नै व्यवस्थाको विरुद्धमा यी मानिसलाई दोष लगाएका रहेछन् । तर मृत्युदण्ड दिनुपर्ने वा झ्यालखानामा हाल्नुपर्ने तिनको विरुद्धमा त्यस्तो कसुर भएको मैले देखिनँ ।
30 When I was informed that a plot was about to be executed against this man by the Jews, I sent him to yoʋ at once, also ordering his accusers to state before yoʋ the charges against him. Farewell.”
र मलाई यो पनि जानकारी गराइयो, कि त्यहाँ यी मानिसलाई मार्नको लागि षड्यन्त्र गरिएको थियो । त्यसकारण, मैले तुरुन्तै यी मानिसलाई तपाईं समक्ष पठाइदिएको छु, र दोष लगाउने मानिसहरूलाई पनि यिनको विरुद्धमा जे-जे छ तपाईंकै उपस्थितिमा राख्नू भनी निर्देशन दिएको छु । बिदा!”
31 So the soldiers took Paul and brought him to Antipatris by night, just as they had been commanded.
यसरी सिपाहीहरूले तिनीहरूलाई दिइएको आज्ञाअनुसार पावललाई लगे, र उनलाई सोही रात एन्टिपाट्रिस ल्याए ।
32 The next day, they let the horsemen go on with him, while they returned to the barracks.
अर्को दिन धेरैजसो सिपाहीहरूले पावललाई घोडचढीहरूसँग छोडेर उनीहरूचाहिँ सैन्य किल्लामा फर्के ।
33 When the horsemen came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they presented Paul to him as well.
जब घोडचढीहरू कैसरिया पुगे, र तिनीहरूले शासकलाई पत्र हस्तान्तरण गरे, तिनीहरूले पावललाई पनि तिनीकहाँ बुझाए ।
34 After the governor read the letter, he asked what province Paul was from. When he learned that he was from Cilicia,
जब शासकले चिट्ठी पढे, उनले पावल कुन प्रान्तबाट आएका हुन् भनी सोधे । तिनी किलिकियाबाट आएको कुरा थाहा पाएर
35 he said, “I will give yoʋ a hearing once yoʋr accusers have arrived.” Then he gave orders for him to be kept at Herod's headquarters.
उनले भने, “तिमीलाई दोष लगाउने मानिसहरू आएपछि म पूर्ण रूपमा तिम्रो कुरा सुन्नेछु ।” तब उनले पावललाई हेरोदको दरबारमा राख्ने आज्ञा गरे ।
