Acts 22
1 Paul said, “[Jewish] elders and my other fellow Jews, listen to me now while I reply to [those who are accusing me]!”
“हे भाऊ अऊर पितरो, मोरो प्रतिउत्तर सुनो, जो मय अब तुम्हरो आगु रखू हय।”
2 When the crowd of people heard Paul speaking to them in [their own] Hebrew language, they became even more quiet and really listened. Then Paul said to them,
हि यो सुन क कि ऊ हम सी इब्रानी भाषा म बोलय हय, अऊर भी चुप भय गयो। तब ओन कह्यो:
3 “I am a Jew, [as are all of you]. I was born in Tarsus [city], in Cilicia [province], but I grew up here in Jerusalem. [When I was young, for many years] I studied the laws [that Moses gave to our ancestors]. I was taught by [the famous teacher] Gamaliel [MTY] {[The famous teacher] Gamaliel taught [MTY] me}. [I have] carefully [obeyed those laws, because] I have wanted to obey God. I [am sure that] many of you also carefully obey [those laws].
“मय त यहूदी आदमी आय, जो किलिकिया को तरसुस म जनम लियो; पर यो नगर म गमलीएल को पाय को जवर बैठ क पढ़ायो गयो, अऊर बापदादों की व्यवस्था की ठीक रीति पर सिखायो गयो; अऊर परमेश्वर लायी असी धुन लगायो होतो, जसो तुम सब अज लगायो हय।
4 [That is why] I previously persecuted those who believe the message [that people call] the Way [that Jesus taught. I continually looked for ways] to kill [them. Whenever I found] men or women [who believed that message], I [commanded that] they should be seized and thrown {[people to] seize them and throw them} into jail.
मय न पुरुष अऊर बाई दोयी ख बान्ध-बान्ध क अऊर जेलखाना म डाल-डाल क यो पंथ ख इत तक सतायो कि उन्ख मरवाय भी डाल्यो।
5 The supreme priest knows this, and so do the [other respected men who belong to our Jewish] Council. They gave me letters to [take to] their fellow Jews in Damascus [city. By means of those letters, they authorized me to] go to there and find people who believed in [Jesus. They had written in the letters that I was to bring those people] as prisoners to Jerusalem, so that they would be punished here {[the leaders here] could punish them}. [So I went on my way to Damascus].
या बात लायी महायाजक अऊर सब महासभा को बुजूर्ग गवाह हंय, कि उन्को सी मय भाऊ को नाम पर चिट्ठियां ले क दमिश्क ख चली जाय रह्यो होतो, कि जो उत हय उन्ख भी सजा दिलावन लायी बान्ध क यरूशलेम लाऊं।
6 About noon, my companions and I were getting near Damascus. Suddenly a bright light from the sky flashed all around me.
“जब मय चलत-चलत दमिश्क को जवर पहुंच्यो, त असो भयो कि दोपहर को लगभग अचानक एक बड़ी ज्योति आसमान सी मोरो चारयी तरफ चमकी।
7 [The light was so bright that] I fell to the ground. Then I heard the voice [of someone] speaking to me [from up in the sky. The one who was speaking to me said], ‘Saul! Saul! Why do you [(sg)] do things to harm me?’
अऊर मय जमीन पर गिर पड़्यो अऊर यो आवाज सुन्यो, ‘हे शाऊल, हे शाऊल, तय मोख कहाली सतावय हय?’
8 I answered, ‘Who are you?’ He replied, ‘I am Jesus from Nazareth. I [am the one] whom you [(sg)] are harming [by doing things to harm my followers].’
मय न उत्तर दियो, ‘हे प्रभु, तय कौन आय?’ ओन मोरो सी कह्यो, ‘मय यीशु नासरी आय, जेक तय सतावय हय।’
9 The men who were [traveling] with me saw the [very bright] light, [and they heard a voice], but they did not understand what the voice said to me.
मोरो संगियों न ज्योति त देखी, पर जो मोरो सी बोलत होतो ओकी आवाज नहीं सुन्यो।
10 Then I asked, ‘Lord, what [do you want] me to do?’ The Lord told me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus! [A man] there will tell you [(sg)] all that I have planned for you to do.’
तब मय न कह्यो, ‘हे प्रभु, मय का करू?’ प्रभु न मोरो सी कह्यो, ‘उठ क दमिश्क म जा, अऊर जो कुछ तोरो करन लायी ठहरायो गयो हय उत तोख सब बताय दियो जायेंन।’
11 [After that, I could not see], because the [very bright] light had caused me to become blind. So my companions took me by the hand and led me until [we(exc) arrived] in Damascus.
जब ऊ ज्योति को तेज को मारे मोख कुछ दिखायी नहीं दियो, त मय अपनो संगियों को हाथ पकड़ क दमिश्क म आयो।
12 [A couple of days] later, a man whose name was Ananias came to [see] me. He was a man who [greatly respected God and] carefully obeyed [our Jewish] laws. All the Jews living in Damascus said good things about him.
“तब हनन्याह नाम को व्यवस्था को अनुसार एक भक्त आदमी, जो उत रहन वालो सब यहूदियों म अच्छो नाम होतो, मोरो जवर आयो,
13 He came and stood beside me and said to me, ‘Brother Saul, see [again]!’ Instantly I could see! I saw Ananias [standing there beside me].
अऊर खड़ो होय क मोरो सी कह्यो, ‘हे भाऊ शाऊल, फिर देखन लग।’ उच घड़ी मोरी आंखी खुल गयी अऊर मय न ओख देख्यो।
14 Then he said: ‘The God whom [we(inc) worship and] whom our ancestors [worshipped] has chosen you and will show you what he wants [you to do. He has allowed you] to see the righteous one, [the Messiah], and you have heard him speaking [to you].
तब ओन कह्यो, ‘हमरो बापदादों को परमेश्वर न तोख येकोलायी ठहरायो हय कि तय ओकी इच्छा ख जान्जो, अऊर ऊ सच्चो ख देखो अऊर ओको मुंह सी बाते सुनजो।
15 He wants you to tell people everywhere what you have seen and heard [from him].
कहालीकि तय ओको तरफ सी सब आदमियों को आगु उन बातों को गवाह होजो जो तय न देख्यो अऊर सुन्यो हंय।
16 So now (do not delay!/why delay?) [RHQ] Stand up, let [me] baptize you, and by praying to the Lord [Jesus ask God] to forgive you [(sg)] for your sins!’”
अब कहाली देर करय हय? उठ, बपतिस्मा लेवो, अऊर ओको नाम ले क अपनो पापों ख धोय डाल।’
17 “Later, I returned to Jerusalem. [One day] I went to the Temple courtyard. While I was praying there, I saw a vision [in which]
“जब मय फिर यरूशलेम म आय क मन्दिर म प्रार्थना कर रह्यो होतो, त मगन भय गयो,
18 I saw the Lord speaking to me. He said to me, ‘[Do not stay here]! Leave Jerusalem immediately, because the people [here] will not (believe/listen to) what you [(sg)] tell [them] about me!’
अऊर ओख देख्यो कि ऊ मोरो सी कह्य हय, ‘जल्दी कर क् यरूशलेम सी जल्दी निकल जा; कहालीकि हि मोरो बारे म तोरी गवाही नहीं मानेंन।’
19 But I [protested and] said to him, ‘Lord, they know that I went to many of our meeting houses looking for people who believe in you. I was putting in jail those [whom I found] who believed in you, and I was even beating them.
मय न कह्यो, ‘हे प्रभु, हि त खुद जानय हंय कि मय तोरो पर विश्वास करन वालो ख जेलखाना म डालत होतो अऊर आराधनालय म जाय क उन्ख पिटवात होतो।
20 [They remember that] when Stephen was killed [MTY] {when people killed [MTY] Stephen} because he told people about you, I stood there [watching it all] and approving [what they were doing]. I [even] guarded the outer garments that those who were murdering him [had thrown aside. So if I stay here, the fact that I have changed how I think about you will surely impress those leaders of our people].’
जब तोरो गवाह स्तिफनुस को खून बहायो जाय रह्यो होतो तब मय भी उत खड़ो होतो अऊर या बात म सामिल होतो, अऊर उन्को मारन वालो को कपड़ा की रखवाली करत होतो।’
21 But the Lord said to me, ‘No, [do not stay here]! Leave [Jerusalem, because] I am going to send you [(sg)] far away [from here] to non-Jewish people!’”
अऊर ओन मोरो सी कह्यो, ‘चली जा: कहालीकि मय तोख गैरयहूदियों को जवर दूर-दूर भेजूं।’”
22 The people listened [quietly] to what Paul was saying until [he mentioned the Lord sending him to non-Jewish people]. Then they began shouting [angrily], “Kill him! [He does not deserve to live any longer]!” [They said that because they could not believe that God would save anyone except Jews].
हि या बात तक ओकी सुनतो रह्यो, तब ऊची आवाज सी चिल्लायो, “असो आदमी को नाश करो, ओको जीन्दो रहनो ठीक नहाय!”
23 While they continued shouting, [“Kill him!”] they took off their cloaks and threw dust into the air, [which showed how angry they were].
जब हि चिल्लातो अऊर कपड़ा फेकतो हुयो अऊर आसमान म धूरला उड़ात होतो;
24 So the commander [commanded] that Paul be taken {[soldiers] to take Paul} into the barracks. He told [the soldiers] that they should strike Paul with a whip [that had pieces of bone/metal on the end of it], in order to make him tell what he had done that made the Jews shout so angrily. [So the soldiers took Paul into the barracks].
त पलटन को मुखिया न कह्यो, “येख किला म ले जावो, अऊर कोड़ा मार क जांचो, कि मय जानु कि लोग कौन्सो वजह ओको विरोध म असो चिल्लाय रह्यो हंय।”
25 Then they stretched his arms out [and tied them] so that they could whip him [on his back. But] Paul said to the officer who was standing nearby [watching], “[You(sg) should think carefully about this]! You will certainly be [RHQ] acting unlawfully if you whip me, a Roman [citizen whom] no [one has put on trial and] condemned!”
जब उन्न ओख बन्दी बनाय दियो त पौलुस ऊ सूबेदार सी जो जवर खड़ो होतो, कह्यो, “का यो ठीक हय कि तुम एक रोमी आदमी ख, अऊर ऊ भी बिना दोषी ठहरायो हुयो, कोड़ा मारो?”
26 When the officer heard that, he went to the commander and reported it to him. He said [to the commander], “This man is a Roman [citizen] (Surely you would not [command us to whip him]!/Do you really want [us to whip him]?) [RHQ]”
सूबेदार न यो सुन क पलटन को मुखिया को जवर जाय क कह्यो, “तय यो का करय हय? यो त रोमी आदमी आय।”
27 The commander [was surprised when he heard that. He himself] went [into the barracks] and said to Paul, “Tell me, are you [(sg) really] a Roman [citizen]?” Paul answered, “Yes, I [am].”
तब पलटन को मुखिया न ओको जवर आय क कह्यो, “मोख बताव, का तय रोमी आय?” ओन कह्यो, “हव।”
28 Then the commander said, “[I am also a Roman citizen]. I paid a lot of money to become a [Roman] citizen.” Paul said, “But I was born a [Roman] citizen, [so I did not need to pay anything].”
यो सुन क पलटन को मुखिया न कह्यो, “मय न रोमी होन को पद बहुत रुपया दे क पायो हय।” पौलुस न कह्यो, “मय त जनम सी रोमी आय।”
29 The soldiers [were about to whip Paul and to ask him questions about what he had done. But when they heard what Paul said, they] left him immediately. The commander also became afraid, because he realized that Paul was a Roman [citizen] and that he had [illegally commanded soldiers to] tie up Paul’s [hands].
तब जो लोग ओख जांचन पर होतो, हि तुरतच ओको जवर सी हट गयो; अऊर पलटन को मुखिया भी यो जान क कि यो रोमी आय अऊर मय न ओख बान्ध्यो हय; डर गयो।
30 [The commander still] wanted to know exactly why the Jews were accusing Paul. So the next day he [told the soldiers to] take the chains off Paul. He also summoned the chief priests and the [other Jewish] Council [members]. Then he took Paul [to where the Council was meeting] and [commanded] him to stand before them.
दूसरों दिन ओन सच जानन की इच्छा सी कि यहूदी ओको पर कहाली दोष लगावय हंय, ओको बन्धन खोल दियो; अऊर महायाजक अऊर पूरी महासभा ख जमा होन की आज्ञा दी, अऊर पौलुस ख खल्लो ले जाय क उन्को आगु खड़ो कर दियो।
