Acts 12
1 It was about this time that King Herod [Agrippa sent soldiers] [MTY] who seized [and put in prison] some of the [leaders] of the congregation [in Jerusalem. He did that] because he wanted to make the believers suffer.
१त्या वेळेच्या सुमारास हेरोद राजाने मंडळीतील काही जणांस छळावे म्हणून त्यांच्यावर हात टाकला.
2 He commanded [a soldier] to cut off the head of [the apostle] James, the [older] brother of [the apostle] John.
२योहानाचा भाऊ याकोबा ह्याला त्याने तलवारीने जिवे मारले.
3 When Herod realized that he had pleased the [leaders of the] Jewish people by [doing that], he commanded [soldiers] to arrest Peter [in order to kill him], too. This happened during the festival [when the Jewish people ate] bread [that] did not have yeast.
३हेरोदाने पाहिले की, यहूदी अधिकाऱ्यांना हे आवडले आहे, म्हणून त्याने पेत्रालासुद्धा अटक करण्याचे ठरवले, ते बेखमीर भाकरीचे दिवस होते.
4 After [they] seized Peter, they put him in prison. They arranged for four groups of soldiers to guard Peter. Each [group] had four soldiers. [Every three hours a different group began to guard him while the others rested]. Herod wanted to bring Peter out [of prison and judge him] in front of the [Jewish] people after the Passover [Festival was finished. He then planned to command soldiers to execute Peter].
४हेरोदाने पेत्राला अटक करून तुरुंगात टाकले, त्याच्या रखवालीकरिता त्यास शिपायांच्या चार चौकड्यांच्या स्वाधीन केले, वल्हांडण सण झाल्यावर पेत्राला लोकांसमोर आणण्याची योजना होती.
5 So [for several days] Peter was kept {they kept Peter} in prison. But the [other believers] in the congregation at [Jerusalem] were praying earnestly to God [that he would help] Peter.
५म्हणून पेत्राला तुंरूगात ठेवण्यात आले, पण मंडळी सातत्याने पेत्रासाठी देवाकडे प्रार्थना करीत होती.
6 The night [before] Herod planned to bring Peter out [from prison to have him executed] publicly, Peter was sleeping [in the prison] between two soldiers, with two chains binding his arms [to the arms of the soldiers. Two other] soldiers were guarding the prison doors.
६पेत्र दोन शिपायांच्यामध्ये झोपला होता, त्यास दोन साखळ्यांनी बांधले होते, तुरुंगाच्या दाराजवळ आणखी काही शिपाई पहारा देत होते, ती रात्रीची वेळ होती व हेरोदाने असा विचार केला की, दुसऱ्या दिवशी पेत्राला लोकांसमोर आणावे.
7 Suddenly an angel [from] the Lord [God] stood [beside Peter], and a [bright] light shone in his cell. The angel poked Peter in the side and woke him up and said, “Get up quickly!” [While Peter was getting up], the chains fell off from his wrists. [However, the soldiers were not aware of what was happening].
७तेव्हा पाहा, अचानक परमेश्वराचा दूत तेथे उभा राहिला, तुरुंगाच्या खोलीत एकदम प्रकाश पडला, देवदूताने पेत्राच्या कुशीला स्पर्श करून त्यास उठवले, देवदूत म्हणाला, “लवकर ऊठ!” तेव्हा पेत्राच्या हातातील साखळ्या गळून पडल्या.
8 Then the angel said to Peter, “Put on your clothes and sandals!” So Peter did. Then the angel said to him, “Fasten your belt/girdle [around you(sg)] and put on your sandals!” So Peter did that. Then the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me!”
८देवदूत पेत्राला म्हणाला, “कपडे घाल व तुझ्या वहाणा घाल,” मग पेत्राने कपडे घातले, मग देवदूत म्हणाला, “तुझा झगा अंगात घाल व माझ्यामागे ये.”
9 So, [after Peter put on his cloak and sandals], he followed [the angel] out [of the prison cell], but he had no idea that what the angel was doing was really happening. He thought [that he] was seeing a vision.
९मग देवदूत बाहेर पडला व पेत्र त्याच्यामागे चालला, पेत्राला कळत नव्हते की, हे खरोखर काय करीत आहे, त्यास वाटले आपण दृष्टांत पाहत आहोत.
10 Peter and the angel walked by the soldiers who were guarding the two doors, [but the soldiers did not see them. Then] they came to the iron gate that [led] out into the city. The gate opened by itself, and Peter and the angel walked out [of the prison]. After they had walked [a ways] along one street, the angel suddenly disappeared.
१०पहिल्या व दुसऱ्या फेऱ्यातील पहारेकऱ्यांना ओलांडून पेत्र व देवदूत लोखंडी दाराजवळ येऊन पोहोचले, ते त्यांच्यासाठी आपोआप उघडले, पेत्र व देवदूत दरवाजामधून बाहेर पडले, त्यांनी एक रस्ता पार केला आणि अचानक देवदूत पेत्राला सोडून निघून गेला.
11 Then Peter [finally] realized that [what had happened to him was not a vision, but] it had really happened. So he said [to himself], “Now I really know that the Lord [God] sent an angel [to help me]. He rescued me from what Herod planned to do [MTY] [to me], and [also] from all the things that the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] expected [that Herod would do to me].”
११पेत्राला मग कळले की नक्की काय घडले आणि तो म्हणाला, “आता मला समजले की प्रभूने खरोखर त्याचा दूत माझ्याकडे पाठविला व त्याने मला हेरोदाच्या हातातून व यहूदी लोकांचा संपूर्ण अपेक्षाभंग करून मला सोडवले आहे.”
12 When Peter realized [that God had rescued him], he went to Mary’s house. She was the mother of John whose other name was Mark. Many [believers] had assembled there, and they were praying [that God would help Peter somehow].
१२या गोष्टींची जाणीव झाल्यावर पेत्र मरीयेच्या घरी गेला, ती योहान ज्याला मार्कही म्हणत त्याची आई होती, पुष्कळ लोक त्याठिकाणी जमले होते, ते सर्व प्रार्थना करीत होते.
13 When Peter knocked at the outer entrance, a servant girl named Rhoda came to find out [who was outside the door].
१३पेत्राने फाटकाचा दरवाजा ठोठावला, तेव्हा रुदा नावाची दासी फाटक उघडण्यासाठी आली.
14 [When Peter answered her], she recognized his voice, but she was so happy [and excited] that she did not open the door! Instead, she ran back [into the house]. She [excitedly] announced [to the other believers] that Peter was standing outside the door.
१४तिने पेत्राचा आवाज लगेच ओळखला आणि ती खूप आनंदित झाली, ती फाटक उघडण्याचेसुद्धा विसरून गेली, ती आतमध्ये पळाली आणि लोकांस तिने सांगितले, “पेत्र दाराजवळ उभा आहे.”
15 But [one of] them said to her, “You [(sg)] are crazy!” But she continued saying that it was [really true. Then] they repeatedly said, “[No], [it cannot be Peter]. It is [probably] the angel [who was guarding] him [who has come] (OR, It is the angel [who has guarded/protected] him, [and he has come to tell us that] Peter [has died].)”
१५विश्वास ठेवणारे रुदाला म्हणाले, “तुला वेड लागले आहे!” परंतु पेत्र दाराजवळ उभा आहे, असे रुदा परत परत अगदी कळकळीने सांगू लागली, म्हणून लोक म्हणाले, “तो पेत्राचा दूत असला पाहिजे.”
16 But Peter continued knocking [on the door. So when someone finally] opened the door, they saw that it was Peter, and they were completely amazed!
१६पण पेत्र बाहेरून फाटक सारखे ठोठावत होता, जेव्हा विश्वास ठेवणाऱ्यांनी फाटक उघडले, तेव्हा त्यांनी पेत्राला पाहिले, ते चकित झाले होते.
17 Peter motioned with his hand for them to be quiet. Then he told them exactly how the Lord [God] had led him out of the prison. He [also] said, “Tell James, the [leader] of our [congregation], and our [other] fellow believers what has happened.” Then [Peter left and] went away to another town.
१७पेत्राने हाताने खुणावून शांत राहायला सांगितले, मग त्याने प्रभूने तुरुंगातून कसे आणले हे सविस्तर सांगितले, तो म्हणाला, “याकोब व इतर बांधवांना काय घडले ते सांगा,” मग पेत्र तेथून निघून दुसऱ्या ठिकाणी गेला.
18 The next morning the soldiers [who had been guarding] Peter became terribly distressed, [because they did not know] what had happened to him.
१८दुसऱ्या दिवाशी शिपाई फार हताश झाले होते, पेत्राचे काय झाले असावे याचा ते विचार करीत होते.
19 Then Herod [heard about it]. So he [commanded soldiers] to search for Peter, but they did not find him. Then he questioned the soldiers [who had been guarding Peter], and asked them, “[How did Peter get away when you were there guarding him?]” [But they could not explain it. So] he commanded them to be led away [to be executed] {[other soldiers] to lead them away [to execute them]}. [Afterwards], Herod went from Judea [province] down to Caesarea, where he stayed [for some time].
१९हेरोदाने पेत्राला सगळीकडे शोधले पण तो त्यास शोधू शकला नाही, मग हेरोदाने पहारेकऱ्यांना प्रश्न विचारले व त्यांना मरणाची शिक्षा ठोठावली, नंतर हेरोद यहूदीया प्रांतातून निघून गेला, तो कैसरीया शहरात गेला व तेथे काही काळ राहिला.
20 King Herod had been furiously angry with the people [who lived] in Tyre and Sidon [cities. Then] one day some men [who represented them] came unitedly [to Caesarea in order to meet with] Herod. They persuaded Blastus, who was one of Herod’s important officials, to tell [Herod] that the people [in their cities] wanted to make peace [with him. They wanted to be able to trade with the people that Herod ruled], because they needed to buy food from those regions. [Herod had commanded the people in the areas he ruled to stop selling food to the people in those cities].
२०हेरोद सोर व सिदोन नगरातील लोकांवर फार रागावला होता, ते लोक मिळून हेरोदाला भेटायला आले, ब्लस्तला आपल्या बाजूला वळविण्यात ते यशस्वी झाले, ब्लस्त हा राजाचा खाजगी सेवक होता, लोकांनी हेरोदाकडे शांततेची मागणी केली कारण त्यांचा देश अन्नधान्याच्या बाबतीत हेरोदाच्या देशावर अवलंबून होता.
21 On the day that Herod had planned to [meet with them], he put on (very expensive clothes that showed that he was king/his royal robes). Then he sat on his (throne/chair from which he ruled [people]), and [formally] addressed [all] the people [who had gathered there].
२१हेरोदाने त्यांना भेटण्यासाठी एक दिवस ठरवला, त्यादिवशी हेरोदाने आपला सुंदर दरबारी पोशाख घातला होता, तो न्यायासनावर बसून लोकांसमोर भाषण करू लागला.
22 Those who [were listening to him] shouted repeatedly, “[This man who] is speaking is a god, not a man!”
२२लोक मोठ्याने आरोळी करून म्हणाले, “ही तर देवाची वाणी आहे, मनुष्याची नव्हे!” हेरोदाने या स्तुतीचा स्वीकार केला.
23 So, because Herod [let the people praise him] instead of praising God, immediately an angel [from] the Lord [God] caused Herod to become seriously ill. [Many] worms ate his intestines, and [soon] he died [very painfully].
२३आणि त्याने देवाला गौरव दिला नाही, म्हणून परमेश्वराच्या दूताने त्यावर प्रहार केला, तो किडे पडून मरण पावला.
24 [The believers] continued telling God’s message to people in many places, and ([the number of people who believed in Jesus] was continually increasing/there were continually more and more people who were believing in Jesus).
२४देवाचे वचन जास्तीत जास्त लोकांपर्यंत पसरत गेले व लोकांस प्रेरित करीत होता, विश्वास ठेवणाऱ्यांचा गट दिवसेंदिवस मोठा होत होता.
25 When Barnabas and Saul finished [delivering the money to help the Jewish believers in Judea], they left Jerusalem and returned [to Antioch, in Syria province]. They took John, whose other name was Mark, with them.
२५बर्णबा व शौलाने त्यांचे यरूशलेम शहरातील काम संपविल्यानंतर ते अंत्युखियाला परत आले, त्यांनी मार्क योहान याला त्यांच्याबरोबर घेतले.
