Acts 19
1 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul [left the places in Phrygia and Galatia] provinces where he had been visiting, and traveled through [Asia province] back to Ephesus. He met some people [who said that they] were believers.
१तेव्हा असे झाले की, अपुल्लो करिंथ येथे असताना पौल निरनिराळ्या भागातून प्रवास करीत इफिस येथे आला, तेथे त्यास काही शिष्य आढळले.
2 He asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed [God’s message]?” They answered, “No, we [(exc) did not]. We have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
२पौलाने त्यांना विचारले, “जेव्हा तुम्ही विश्वास ठेवला, तेव्हा तुम्हास पवित्र आत्मा मिळाला काय?” ते अनुयायी त्यास म्हणाले, “पवित्र आत्मा आहे हे सुद्धा आम्ही ऐकलेले नाही.”
3 So Paul asked, “So when you were baptized, what [were you showing]?” They replied, “[We were showing] that we [(exc)] believed what John [the Baptizer] taught.”
३तो म्हणाला, “मग कसला बाप्तिस्मा तुम्ही घेतला?” ते म्हणाले, “योहानाचा बाप्तिस्मा.”
4 Paul said, “John baptized people who turned away from their sinful behavior. He [also] told the people to believe in the one who would come after he [had come], and that was Jesus.”
४पौल म्हणाला, “योहानाचा बाप्तिस्मा पश्चात्तापाचा होता, त्याने लोकांस सांगितले की, त्यानंतर जो येत आहे, त्याच्यावर लोकांनी विश्वास ठेवावा, तो येणारा म्हणजे येशू होय.”
5 So, when those men heard that, they were baptized [to affirm that they believed] [MTY] in the Lord Jesus.
५जेव्हा त्यांनी हे ऐकले, तेव्हा त्यांनी प्रभू येशूच्या नावात बाप्तिस्मा घेतला.
6 After that, Paul placed his hands on their heads [one by one], and the [power of the] Holy Spirit came upon [each of] them. The [Holy Spirit] enabled them to speak in various languages [MTY] [that they had not learned], and they also spoke messages [that the Holy Spirit] revealed to them.
६आणि जेव्हा पौलाने त्याचे हात त्यांच्यावर ठेवले, तेव्हा पवित्र आत्मा त्यांच्यावर आला आणि ते निरनिराळ्या भाषा बोलू लागले व भविष्य सांगू लागले.
7 There were about twelve men [whom Paul baptized and who received the power of the Holy Spirit].
७या गटात सर्व मिळून बारा पुरूष होते.
8 For three months after that, Paul entered the Jewish meeting place [in Ephesus on each] Sabbath/Jewish day of rest, and he spoke boldly. He convincingly taught [the people] about how God wanted to rule [MET] [their lives].
८पौल यहूदी सभास्थानात जात असे व तीन महिने धैर्याने बोलत असे, देवाच्या राज्याविषयी चर्चा करीत व यहूदी लोकांचे मन वळवीत असे.
9 [A few of the people in the meeting house believed the message about Jesus]. But some of the people would not believe that message and did not want to [continue to] hear it. While many people were listening, they said many bad things about the way [for people to receive eternal life about which Paul was preaching]. So Paul left them and took the believers with him [to meet in another place]. He taught every day in a lecture hall [that a man whose name was] Tyrannus [lectured in/owned].
९परंतु त्यांच्यातील काही कठीण मनाचे झाले व त्यांनी विश्वास ठेवण्यास नकार दिला आणि ख्रिस्ताच्या मार्गाविषयी वाईट बोलले, मग पौल त्यांच्यातून निघून गेला व शिष्यांनाही त्यांच्यातून वेगळे केले आणि तुरन्नाच्या शाळेत दररोज त्यांच्याशी चर्चा केली.
10 For two years Paul continued to teach people in that building. In this way, most of [HYP] the Jews and non-Jews who lived in Asia [province] heard the message about the Lord [Jesus].
१०हे असे दोन वर्षे चालले, याचा परिणाम असा झाला की, आशियात राहत असलेल्या सर्व यहूदी व ग्रीक लोकांपर्यंत प्रभू येशूचे वचन पोहोचले.
11 Also, God gave Paul the power [MTY] to do amazing miracles.
११देवाने पौलाच्या हातून असामान्य चमत्कार घडविले.
12 [If those who were sick could not come to Paul, handkerchiefs or aprons that Paul had touched would be taken and] placed on the sick people {[others] would take [and place on] the sick people handkerchiefs or aprons that Paul had touched}. As a result, those sick people would become well, and evil spirits that troubled people would leave.
१२पौलाच्या शरीरावरून रुमाल आणि कपडेही आणून काही, लोक या गोष्टी आजारी लोकांवर ठेवत असत, जेव्हा ते असे करीत तेव्हा आजारी लोक बरे होत आणि दुष्ट आत्मे त्यांना सोडून जात.
13 There were also some Jews who traveled around [to] various places, [and] they commanded the evil spirits in those places to depart [from people. Certain ones of those Jews once] tried to command the evil spirits to come out of people by saying “I command you by the authority [MTY] of the Lord Jesus, the man about whom Paul preaches, to come out!”
१३काही यहूदी सुद्धा सगळीकडे प्रवास करीत असत व लोकांमधून दुष्ट आत्मे घालवीत असत, ते दुष्ट आत्म्याने पछाडलेल्या व्यक्तीमधून प्रभू येशूच्या नावाने ते आत्मे घालवीत असत.
14 There were seven men who were doing that. They were sons of a man named Sceva, a Jew, [who called himself] a chief priest.
१४ते म्हणत, “पौल ज्या येशूच्या नावाने घोषणा करतो त्या नावाने मी तुला आज्ञा करतो,” स्किवा नावाच्या यहूदी मुख्य याजकाचे सात पुत्र असे करीत होते.
15 But [one day as they were doing that], the evil spirit [refused to come out of that person. Instead, he] said to them, “I know Jesus, and I know [that he has authorized] Paul [to expel demons]. (But no one has authorized you [to do anything to me!]/who authorized you [to do anything to me]?) [RHQ]”
१५परंतु एकदा एक दुष्ट आत्मा त्यांना म्हणाला, “मी येशूला ओळखतो, पौल मला माहीत आहे, पण तुम्ही कोण आहात?”
16 [After saying that, suddenly] the man who was controlled by the evil spirit jumped on the seven Jewish men, [one after another], knocked all of them down, and beat each of them severely. He tore off their clothes and wounded them, causing them to bleed. So, [greatly frightened, they all] ran out of the house.
१६मग ज्याला दुष्ट आत्मा लागला होता त्या मनुष्याने त्यांच्यावर उडी मारली, त्याने त्यांच्यावर सरशी केली व त्यांना पराभूत केले, तेव्हा ते दोघे उघडे व जखमी होऊन घरातून पळाले.
17 All the people who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and non-Jews, heard what had happened. So they were afraid [MTY]. They honored the Lord Jesus [MTY] [because they realized that he was very powerful].
१७इफिस येथे राहणाऱ्या सर्व यहूदी व ग्रीक लोकांस हे समजले, तेव्हा सर्वांना भीती वाटली आणि लोक प्रभू येशूच्या नावाचा अधिकच आदर करू लागले.
18 [At that time], while other believers were listening, many believers confessed the evil things that they had been doing.
१८पुष्कळसे विश्वास ठेवणारे पापकबुली देऊ लागले व ज्या वाईट गोष्टी त्यांनी केल्या होत्या, त्या सांगू लागले.
19 Several of those who had [previously] practiced sorcery gathered up their scrolls [that told how to work] magic and burned them in a public place. When people added up how much those scrolls had cost, they realized that altogether the amount was 50,000 valuable silver coins.
१९काही विश्वास ठेवणाऱ्यांनी जादूची कामे केली होती, या विश्वास ठेवणाऱ्यांनी आपली सर्व जादूची पुस्तके लोकांसमोर आणली आणि जाळली, त्या पुस्तकांची किंमत पन्नास हजार चांदीच्या नाण्यांइतकी भरली.
20 As a result, many more people heard [MTY] the message about the Lord [Jesus], and the message powerfully [changed their lives].
२०अशा रीतीने प्रभूच्या वचनाचा दूरवर प्रसार झाला व ते फार परिणामकारक ठरले.
21 After those things had happened, Paul decided that he wanted to go to Jerusalem, but he decided that [first] he would visit [the believers in] Macedonia and Achaia [provinces again]. Paul said, “After I have been to Jerusalem, I must also go to Rome.”
२१या गोष्टी घडल्यानंतर पौलाला पवित्र आत्म्याने सुचवले की, मासेदोनिया व अखया या प्रांतांतून प्रवास करीत पुढे यरूशलेम शहरास जायचे आहे, तो म्हणाला, “मी तेथे गेल्यांनतर मला रोम शहरही पाहिलेच पाहिजे.”
22 He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, ahead to Macedonia. But Paul stayed a little longer [in Ephesus city], in Asia [province].
२२म्हणून त्याचे दोन मदतनीस तीमथ्य व एरास्त यांना त्याने मासेदोनियाला पाठवून दिले आणि त्याने आणखी काही काळ आशियात घालविला.
23 [Soon after that], some of the people there tried to make a lot of [LIT] trouble for the people who believed the way [God revealed for us(inc) to receive eternal life].
२३याकाळामध्ये ‘त्या मार्गाविषयी’ मोठा गोंधळ उडाला.
24 There was a man there whose name was Demetrius who made little images out of silver. [They were models] of the temple of [a goddess whose name was] Artemis. Demetrius and the other men [who made those little images] earned a lot of [LIT] money [from selling those images].
२४देमेत्रिय नावाचा एक मनुष्य होता, तो सोनार होता, तो अर्तमी देवीचे देव्हारे बनवीत असे, जे कारागीर होते त्यांना यामुळे खूप पैसे मिळत.
25 Demetrius called a meeting of his workmen and also of others who made the little silver images. He said to them, “Men, you know that we [(inc)] earn a lot of money doing our kind of work.
२५त्या सर्वांना व या धंद्याशी संबंध असलेल्या सर्वांना त्याने एकत्र केले आणि तो म्हणाला, लोकहो, तुम्हास माहीत आहे की, या धंद्यापासून आपल्याला चांगला पैसा मिळतो.
26 Also, you know that [this fellow] Paul has persuaded many people who live in Ephesus [to no longer buy the images that we make. Now even the people from] many other towns in our province [no longer want to buy what we make]. This fellow tells people that the gods that we have made [and worship] are not gods [and that we should not worship them].
२६पण पाहा तो पौल नावाचा मनुष्य काय करीत आहे तो काय म्हणत आहे ते ऐका! पौलाने पुष्कळ लोकांस प्रभावित केले आहे व बदलले आहे, त्याने हे इफिसमध्ये व सगळ्या आशियामध्ये केले आहे, तो म्हणतो, मनुष्यांच्या हातून बनवलेले देव खरे देव नाहीत.
27 [If people continue to listen to him], soon they will ruin our business. Besides, they will no longer think that they should [come to] the temple of Artemis [to worship her. People] all over our Asia [province] and everywhere [HYP] else worship [our great] goddess [Artemis. Soon people] may no longer consider that Artemis is great!”
२७ह्यामुळे या आपल्या धंद्याची बदनामी होण्याचा धोका आहे; इतकेच नव्हे तर ज्या महादेवी अर्तमीची पूजा सर्व आशिया प्रांत किंबहूना जगसुद्धा करते तिचे देऊळ निरुपयोगी ठरण्याचा व तिचे स्वतःचे महत्त्व नष्ट होण्याचा धोका आहे.
28 All the men there were very angry [at Paul] when they heard what Demetrius said. They began to shout, “The goddess Artemis of us Ephesians is very great!”
२८जेव्हा त्यांनी हे ऐकले तेव्हा ते फार रागावले आणि मोठ्याने ओरडून म्हणू लागले, “इफिसकरांची अर्तमी थोर आहे.”
29 Many of the other people in the city heard the shouting and went [and joined the crowd. They also became angry at Paul] and began shouting. [Several of] the people seized Gaius and Aristarchus, two men [from Macedonia] who had been traveling with Paul. [Then the whole crowd of people ran, dragging those men along with them], to the city stadium.
२९शहरातील लोकांमध्ये गोंधळ उडाला आणि लोकांनी गायस व अरीस्तार्ख या पौलाबरोबर सोबती म्हणून प्रवास करणाऱ्या मासेदोनियाच्या रहिवाश्यांना पकडून नाट्यगृहात नेले.
30 Paul also wanted to go [to the stadium and speak to] the people, but the other believers would not let him go there.
३०पौल लोकांच्या पुढे जाऊ इच्छीत होता पण येशूचे अनुयायी त्यास असे करू देईनात.
31 Also, some government officials of that province who were friends of Paul [heard what was happening]. So they sent someone to tell him [urgently] not to go into the stadium.
३१पौलाचे काही मित्र जे प्रांताधिकारी होते, त्यांनी निरोप पाठवून त्याने नाट्यगृहात जाऊ नये अशी कळकळीची विनंती केली.
32 The crowd of people [in the stadium] continued shouting. Some shouted one thing, and some shouted something else. But most of them did not even know what the meeting was about!
३२एकत्र जमलेल्या जमावातून काही लोक एक घोषणा करू लागले तर दुसरे लोक इतर घोषणा करू लागले, त्यामुळे सगळा जमाव अगदी गोंधळून गेला आणि त्यातील पुष्कळ जणांना माहीत नव्हते की, आपण या न्याय भवनात एकत्र का आलोत.
33 One of the [Jews there was named Alexander. Some of] the Jews pushed him to the front of the stadium, [so that he could speak to the crowd of people]. So Alexander motioned with his hands to the crowd, [wanting them to be quiet]. He wanted to tell them that [the Jews] were not responsible [for the riot].
३३यहूदी लोकांनी आलेक्सांद्र नावाच्या एका मनुष्यास ढकलीत नेऊन सर्वांच्या समोर उभे केले, तो आपल्या हातांनी खुणावून त्यांना समजावण्याचा प्रयत्न करू लागला.
34 But [many of the non-Jewish people] knew that Alexander was a Jew. [They also knew that the Jews did not worship the goddess Artemis. So the non-Jews there] unitedly [and] repeatedly shouted for about two hours, “Great is [the goddess] Artemis [whom we(inc)] Ephesians [worship]!”
३४पण जेव्हा लोकांस समजले की, तो एक यहूदी आहे, तेव्हा जवळ जवळ दोन तास सातत्याने ते एका आवाजात ओरडत राहिले, “इफिसकरांची अर्तमी देवी थोर आहे.”
35 Then the city secretary made the crowd stop shouting, and he said to them, “My fellow-citizens, everyone in the world knows [RHQ] that [we(inc) people who live in] Ephesus [city] guard the temple [where we worship] the great [goddess] Artemis. Also, [everyone knows that we(inc) watch over] the [sacred] image [of our goddess] that fell down from heaven!
३५शहराचा लेखनिक लोकांस शांत करीत म्हणाला, “इफिसच्या लोकांनो, थोर अर्तमी देवीचे व स्वर्गातून पडलेल्या पवित्र दगडाचे इफिस हे रक्षणकर्ते आहे, हे ज्याला माहीत नाही असा एकतरी मनुष्य जगात आहे काय?
36 Of course everyone knows that, and no one can say that these things are not true. So you should be quiet now. Do not suddenly do anything (foolish/that will cause us trouble).
३६ज्याअर्थी या गोष्टी नाकारता येत नाहीत त्याअर्थी तुम्ही शांत राहिलेच पाहिजे, उतावळेपणा करू नये.
37 You [should not] have brought these [two] men [here, because they have not done anything evil]. They have not gone into our temples and taken things [from there]. And they have not spoken evil of our goddess.
३७तुम्ही या दोघांना येथे घेऊन आलात, वस्तुतः त्यांनी मंदिरातील कशाचीही चोरी केली नाही किंवा आपल्या देवीची निंदा केलेली नाही.
38 Therefore, if Demetrius and his fellow-workmen want to accuse anyone [about anything bad, they should do it in the right way]. There are courts [that you can go to when you want to accuse someone], and there are judges [there who have been appointed by the government] {[whom the government has appointed]}. You can accuse [anyone there].
३८जर देमेत्रिय व त्याच्याबरोबर असलेल्या कारागिरांच्या काही तक्रारी असतील, तर त्यासाठी न्यायालये उघडी आहेत, तेथे ते एकमेकांवर आरोप करू शकतात.
39 But if you want to ask about something else, [you should ask] for [other officials to] resolve it when [those] officials legally assemble.
३९परंतु जर तुम्हास एखाद्या गोष्टीची चौकशी करायची असेल तर नियमित सभेत त्यासंबंधी विचार केला जाईल.
40 [And this is certainly not a legal meeting! Resolve this legally] because, if [we(inc) do] not, I am afraid [that the governor] will hear about all this noise [that you have made] and will say that we [(inc)] were trying to rebel [against the government]. If he would ask me what you were all shouting about, I would not be able to give him an answer.”
४०आज येथे जे काही घडलेले आहे, त्याबद्दल योग्य ते कारण आपणांस सांगता येणार नाही, त्यामुळे आपणच ही दंगल सुरू केली असा आरोप आपल्यावर केला जाण्याची भीती आहे.”
41 That is what the city secretary said [to the crowd]. Then he told them all to go [home. So they left].
४१असे सांगून झाल्यानंतर त्याने जमावाला जाण्यास सांगितले.
