Acts 15
1 [Then] some [Jewish] believers went down from Judea [province] to Antioch. They started teaching the [non-Jewish] believers [there, and said], “[You] ([must] be circumcised/must have God’s mark put on you) [to indicate you belong to God], as Moses [commanded] in the laws that [he received from God]. If you do not do that, you will not be saved {[God] will not save you}.”
१तेव्हा काही जणानी यहूदीयाहून उतरून बंधुजनांना अशी शिकवण दिली की, मोशेने लावून दिलेल्या नियमाप्रमाणे तुमची सुंता झाल्याशिवाय तुमचे तारण होणे शक्य नाही.
2 Paul and Barnabas strongly disagreed with those Jews and started arguing [with them. So the believers at Antioch] appointed Paul and Barnabas and some of the other believers to go to Jerusalem, in order that they would/could discuss this matter with the apostles and [other spiritual] leaders.
२तेव्हा पौल व बर्णबा ह्यांचा त्यांच्याशी बराच मतभेद व वादविवाद झाल्यावर असे ठरविण्यात आले की, पौल व बर्णबा ह्यांनी व त्यांच्यापैकी इतर लोकांनी या वादाविषयी यरूशलेम शहरामधील प्रेषित व वडील ह्यांच्याकडे जावे.
3 After Paul, Barnabas, and the others were given things for their trip by the congregation [at Antioch] {After the congregation [at Antioch] gave Paul, Barnabas, and the others things for their trip}, they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria [provinces. When they stopped at different places in those provinces], they reported [to the believers] that [many] non-Jews [in Antioch] had become believers. As a result, all the believers [in those places] rejoiced greatly.
३मग मंडळीने त्यांना पाठवल्यावर ते फेनीके व शोमरोन या शहरामधून गेले आणि परराष्ट्रीय देवाकडे वळल्याचे सविस्तर वर्तमान सांगून त्यांनी सर्व बंधुजनांना फार आनंदित केले.
4 And when Paul, Barnabas, and the others arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the apostles, the [other] elders, and the [other members of the] congregation [there] {the apostles, the [other] elders, and the [other members of the] congregation [there] welcomed them}. Then Paul and Barnabas reported the things that God had enabled them to do [among non-Jewish people].
४नंतर ते यरूशलेम शहरास आल्यावर तेथील मंडळी, प्रेषित व वडील ह्यांनी त्यांचे आगतस्वागत केले, तेव्हा आपण देवाच्या सहवासांत असतांना त्याने जे जे केले ते त्यांनी सांगितले.
5 But some of the [Jewish] believers who belonged to the Pharisee sect stood up [among the other believers and] said to them, “The non-Jews [who have believed in Jesus] must be circumcised, and they must be told to obey the laws [that God gave to] Moses.”
५तरीही परूशी पंथातील कित्येक विश्वास ठेवणारे असे म्हणाले, त्यांची सुंता झालीच पाहिजे व मोशेचे नियमशास्त्र पाळावयाची त्यांना आज्ञा केलीच पाहीजे.
6 Then the apostles and [the other] elders met together in order to talk about this matter.
६मग प्रेषित व वडीलवर्ग या प्रकरणाचा विचार करावयास जमले.
7 After they had discussed it for a long time, Peter stood up and spoke to them. He said, “Fellow believers, you [all] know that a long time ago God chose me from among you [other apostles, in order that] the non-Jewish people might [also] hear me [SYN] tell [them] the good message [about the Lord Jesus], so that they could hear [it] and believe [in him. So Paul and Barnabas are not the first ones to tell non-Jews about Jesus].
७तेव्हा पुष्कळ वादविवाद झाल्यावर पेत्र उभा राहून त्यांना म्हणाला बंधुजनहो, तुम्हास ठाऊक आहे की, माझ्या तोडून सुवार्ता ऐकून परराष्ट्रीयांनी विश्वास ठेवावा म्हणून आरंभीचा दिवसांपासून तुम्हामध्ये देवाने माझी निवड केली.
8 God knows [and judges] people according to what they think, [not according to who their ancestors were]. By sending the Holy Spirit to [the non-Jews], just like [he had] also done for us [(inc)] Jews, he showed [me and others] that he had accepted them [also to be his people].
८आणि हृदये जाणणाऱ्या देवाने जसा आपणास तसा त्यांनाही पवित्र आत्मा देऊन त्यांच्याविषयी साक्ष दिली.
9 [God] saved us [Jews] and those [non-Jews] similarly, making them clean spiritually simply as a result of their believing [in the Lord Jesus. That was exactly how he has forgiven us].
९त्याने त्यांची अंतःकरणे विश्वासाने शुद्ध करून त्यांच्यामध्ये व आपल्यामध्ये काही भेद ठेवला नाही.
10 [You are wanting to force the non-Jewish believers to obey our Jewish rituals and laws]—laws that God has shown that he does not require them to obey [MET]. [Your doing that is like] putting a heavy burden on them! So then, (stop making God angry by doing that!/why are you making God angry by doing that?) [RHQ] Our ancestors and we [(inc) Jews] have never been able to bear [the burden of obeying those laws]!
१०असे असतांना जे जोखड आपले पूर्वज व आपण वाहावयास समर्थ नव्हतो ते शिष्यांच्या मानेवर घालू तुम्ही देवाची परीक्षा का पाहता?
11 But we [(inc) know that it is not because] we [(inc) try to obey those laws that God saves us(inc) Jews. On the contrary], we [(inc)] know that it is because of what the Lord Jesus did for us [(inc)] that we did not deserve that we [(inc)] are saved {that [God] saves us} [from the guilt of our sins. God saves non-Jews who believe in the Lord Jesus] exactly like [he saves] us Jews.”
११तर मग त्यांच्याप्रमाणेच आपले तारण प्रभू येशूच्या कृपेने होईल असा आपला विश्वास आहे.
12 All the people [there] became silent [after Peter had spoken]. Then they [all] listened to Barnabas and Paul, [as the two of] them told about the many great miracles that God had enabled them to do among the non-Jewish people, [miracles that showed that God had accepted the non-Jews].
१२तेव्हा सर्व लोक गप्प राहीले आणि बर्णबा व पौल ह्यांनी आपल्या द्वारे देवाने परराष्ट्रीयामध्ये जी चिन्हे व अद्भूते केली त्यांचे केलेले वर्णन त्यांनी ऐकून घेतले.
13 When Barnabas and Paul had finished speaking, James, [the leader of the group of believers there in Jerusalem], spoke to all of them. [He said], “Fellow believers, listen to me.
१३मग त्यांचे भाषण संपल्यावर याकोब म्हणाला; बंधुजनहो, माझे ऐका.
14 Simon [Peter] has told you how God previously blessed the non-Jews. God did that by choosing from among them a people who would belong to him [MTY].
१४परराष्ट्रीयांतून आपल्या नावाकरिता काही लोक काढून घ्यावे म्हणून देवाने त्यांची भेट कशी घेतली, हे शिमोनाने सांगितले आहे;
15 [These] words that [God spoke], words that were written by [one of] the prophets {that one of the prophets wrote} [long ago], agree with that:
१५आणि ह्याच्याशी संदेष्ट्यांच्या उक्तीचाही मेळ बसतो, असा शास्त्रलेख आहे की,
16 Later on I will return and I will re-establish the kingdom [MET] that David [ruled] and that has been {that [people] have} destroyed. My [doing that will be like] rebuilding [a house] that has been {that [people] have} torn down.
१६ह्यानंतर मी परत येईन व दावीदाचा पडलेला मंडप पुन्हा उभारीन; आणि त्याची भगदाडे बुजवून तो पुन्हा नीट करीन,
17 I will do that in order that all other people might seek [me], the Lord [God. I will do that in order that] all the non-Jews whom I have called [to belong] to me [MTY] might seek me. [You can be certain that this will happen because I] the Lord [God], who will do those things, have spoken [these words].
१७ह्यासाठी की, शेष राहिलेल्या मनुष्यांनी व ज्या राष्ट्रांना माझे नाव देण्यात आले आहे त्या सर्वांनी प्रभूचा शोध करावा.
१८हे जे त्यास युगादीपासून माहीत आहे ते करणारा प्रभू असे म्हणतो. (aiōn g165)
19 [James continued by saying], “Therefore I have decided [that we(inc)] should stop bothering the non-Jewish people who are turning [away from their sins and turning] to God. [That is, we should stop demanding that they obey] all [our laws] and rituals.
१९तेव्हा माझे तर मत असे आहे की, जे परराष्ट्रीयांतून देवाकडे वळतात त्यांना त्रास देऊ नये;
20 Instead, we should write [a letter] to them [requiring only four things: They should] not eat [meat/food that people] have offered to idols, they should not have sex with someone to whom they are not married, they should not [eat meat from animals that have been killed by] being strangled {[people have strangled]}, and [they should not eat] the blood [of animals].
२०तर त्यांना असे लिहून पाठवावे की, मूर्तीचे अमगंळपण, जारकर्म, गळा दाबून मारलेले प्राणी व रक्त ह्याच्यापासून तुम्ही अलिप्त असा.
21 In many cities, for a very long time people have been proclaiming [the laws that] Moses [wrote] [MTY], [laws prohibiting those things]. And every (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest) [those laws] are read {someone reads [those laws]} in the Jewish meeting places. [So if the non-Jews want to know more about those laws, they can find out in our meeting houses].”
२१कारण प्राचीन काळापासून प्रत्येक शब्बाथ दिवशी सभास्थानात मोशेचे पुस्तक वाचून दाखवून त्याची घोषणा करणारे लोक प्रत्येक नगरांत आहेत.
22 The apostles and the [other] elders, along with all the [other] members of the congregation, accepted [what James had said]. Then they decided that they should choose men from among themselves and that they should send them, along with Paul and Barnabas, to Antioch, to [let the believers there know what the leaders] at Jerusalem had decided. So they chose Judas, who was also called Barsabbas, and Silas, who were leaders among the believers [at Jerusalem].
२२तेव्हा पौल व बर्णबा ह्यांच्याबरोबर आपणातून निवडलेली माणसे म्हणजे बंधुजनांतील प्रमुख बर्शब्बा म्हटलेला यहूदा व सीला ह्यांना अंत्युखियास पाठवले तर बरे होईल असे सर्व मंडळीसह प्रेषित आणि वडील ह्यांना वाटले.
23 Then they wrote the following letter [that they asked Judas and Silas to take to the believers at Antioch]: “[We(exc)] apostles and [other] leaders who are your fellow believers [send our greetings to you as we write this to you] non-Jewish believers [who live] in Antioch and [other places in] Syria and Cilicia [provinces].
२३त्यांच्या हाती त्यांनी असे लिहून पाठवलेः “अंत्युखिया, सिरीया व किलकिया येथील परराष्ट्रीयांतले बंधुजन ह्यांना प्रेषित व वडीलवर्ग या बंधुजनांचा सलाम.
24 People have told us that some men from among us went [to you], although we had not told [them to do that]. They troubled/distressed you [SYN] [by telling you things] that confused your thinking.
२४आमच्यापैकी काहींना जाऊन आपल्या बोलण्याने तुमचे जीव घोटाळ्यात पाडून त्रास दिला असे आमच्या कानी आले आहे; पण त्यांना आम्ही तसे करावयाला सांगितले नव्हते.
25 So [while we(exc) met together here], we decided to choose some men and ask them to go to you, along with Barnabas and Paul, whom we [(exc)] love very much.
२५म्हणून आमचे एकमत झाल्यावर आम्हास हे योग्य वाटले की,
26 Those two have put their lives in danger because of their [serving] our Lord [MTY] Jesus Christ.
२६आपल्या प्रभू येशू ख्रिस्ताच्या नावाकरिता जीवावर उदार झालेले आपले प्रिय बंधू बर्णबा व पौल ह्यांच्याबरोबर काही निवडलेले माणसे तुम्हाकडे पाठवावी.
27 We [(exc) have also chosen] Judas and Silas to go to you. They will tell you the same things [that we are writing].
२७ह्याकरिता यहूदा व सीला ह्यांना आम्ही पाठवले आहे ते स्वतः या गोष्टी तुम्हास तोंडी सांगतील.
28 The Holy Spirit and [also] we decided that you should not be required {that we should not require you} to obey a lot of burdensome [Jewish] laws. Instead, [we] only [require you to obey] the following instructions,
२८कारण पुढे दिलेल्या जरुरीच्या गोष्टीशिवाय तुम्हावर जास्त ओझे लादू नये असे पवित्र आत्म्याला व आम्हास योग्य वाटले:
29 You should not eat food that people have sacrificed to idols. You should not eat blood from animals, and you should not eat meat from animals that people have killed by strangling them. Also, you should not have sex with someone to whom you are not married. Those things [especially offend Jewish believers. So if] you avoid doing them, you will be doing what is right. That is all.”
२९त्या म्हणजे मूर्तीला अर्पिलेले पदार्थ, रक्त, गळा दाबून मारलेले प्राणी व जारकर्म ही तुम्ही वर्ज्य करावी; ह्यापासून स्वतःला जपाल तर तुमचे हित होईल, क्षेमकुशल असो.”
30 The [four] men whom [they] had chosen went [from Jerusalem] to Antioch [city. When] all the believers [there] had assembled together, [Judas and Silas] gave the letter to them.
३०त्यांना पाठवून दिल्यावर ते अंत्युखियास गेले आणि त्यांनी सर्व मंडळीला जमवून ते पत्र सादर केले.
31 When the believers there read the letter, they rejoiced, [because its message] encouraged them.
३१त्यातला बोध वाचून त्यांना आनंद झाला.
32 [Just like Paul and Barnabas were] ([prophets/men who spoke messages from God]), Judas and Silas were also prophets. They spoke for a long time and encouraged the believers [there], and helped them to trust more strongly [in the Lord Jesus].
३२यहूदा व सीला हे स्वतः संदेष्टे होते, म्हणून त्यांनी पुष्कळ बोलून बंधुजनांना बोध केला व स्थिरावले.
33 After [Judas and Silas] had stayed in Antioch for some time [and were ready to return to Jerusalem], the believers [there] wished them well, and the believers [prayed that God] would protect [them as they traveled. So the two men] started to go back to the leaders [in Jerusalem] who had asked them to go [to Antioch].
३३तेथे ते काही दिवस राहील्यावर ज्यांनी त्यांना पाठवले होते त्यांच्याकडे जाण्यास बंधुजनांनी त्यांना शांतीने पाठवून दिले.
३४परंतु सिलाला तेथे आणखी रहावयास बरे वाटले.
35 However, Paul and Barnabas continued to stay in Antioch. [While they were there], they, along with many others, were teaching [people] and preaching to them the message about the Lord [Jesus].
३५आणि पौल व बर्णबा इतर पुष्कळ जणांबरोबर प्रभूचे वचन शिकवीत व सुवार्तेची घोषणा करीत अंत्युखियास राहीले.
36 After some time Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s go back and visit the fellow believers in every city where we [previously] proclaimed the message about the Lord [Jesus. In that way, we will know] how [well] they are continuing [to believe in the Lord Jesus].”
३६मग काही दिवसानंतर पौलाने बर्णबाला म्हणले “ज्या ज्या नगरात आपण प्रभूच्या वचनांची घोषणा केली तेथे पुन्हा जाऊन बंधुजनांना भेटून ते कसे आहेत हे पाहू या.”
37 Barnabas [agreed with Paul, and said that he] wanted to take John, whose other name was Mark, along with them [again].
३७बर्णबाची इच्छा होती की, ज्याला मार्क म्हणत त्या योहानाला बरोबर घ्यावे.
38 However, Paul [told Barnabas that he] thought that it would not be good to take Mark [with them, because] Mark had deserted them when they were previously in Pamphylia [region], and had not continued to work with them.
३८परंतु पौलाला वाटले की, पंफुलियाहून जो आपणाला सोडून गेला होता व आपल्याबरोबर काम करावयास आला नाही त्यास सोबतील घेणे योग्य नाही.
39 Paul and Barnabas strongly disagreed [with each other about that], so they separated. Barnabas took Mark [along with him and they got] on a ship and went to Cyprus.
३९ह्यावरून त्यांच्यामध्ये तीव्र मतभेद उपस्थित होऊन ते एकमेकांपासून वेगळे झाले आणि बर्णबा मार्काला घेऊन तारवात बसून कुप्रास गेला;
40 Paul chose Silas, [who had returned to Antioch, to work with him]. The believers [there] asked the Lord [God] to graciously help [Paul and Silas. Then] the two of them departed [from Antioch].
४०पौलाने सीलाला निवडून घेतले आणि बंधुजनांनी त्यास प्रभूच्या कृपेवर सोपविल्यावर तो तेथून निघाला.
41 Paul continued traveling [with Silas] through Syria and Cilicia [provinces]. In those places he was helping the congregations to trust strongly [in the Lord Jesus].
४१आणि मंडळयाना स्थैर्य देत सिरीया व किलिकिया ह्यामधुन गेला.
