Acts 6
1 During that time, many more people were becoming believers. [Some of them were from other countries and spoke only the Greek language, but most of them had always lived in Israel and spoke the Hebrew language]. Those who spoke Greek began to complain about those who spoke Hebrew. They were saying. “When [you Hebrew-speaking believers] distribute [food or money] to widows every day, you are not giving fair amounts to the widows who speak Greek!”
ତସ୍ମିନ୍ ସମଯେ ଶିଷ୍ୟାଣାଂ ବାହୁଲ୍ୟାତ୍ ପ୍ରାତ୍ୟହିକଦାନସ୍ୟ ୱିଶ୍ରାଣନୈ ର୍ଭିନ୍ନଦେଶୀଯାନାଂ ୱିଧୱାସ୍ତ୍ରୀଗଣ ଉପେକ୍ଷିତେ ସତି ଇବ୍ରୀଯଲୋକୈଃ ସହାନ୍ୟଦେଶୀଯାନାଂ ୱିୱାଦ ଉପାତିଷ୍ଠତ୍|
2 So, [after the] twelve [apostles had heard what they were complaining about], they summoned all the [other] believers [in Jerusalem to meet] together. Then the apostles said [to those other believers], “We [(exc)] would not be doing right if we stopped [preaching and teaching] God’s message [about Jesus] in order to distribute food [MTY] [and money to the widows]!
ତଦା ଦ୍ୱାଦଶପ୍ରେରିତାଃ ସର୍ୱ୍ୱାନ୍ ଶିଷ୍ୟାନ୍ ସଂଗୃହ୍ୟାକଥଯନ୍ ଈଶ୍ୱରସ୍ୟ କଥାପ୍ରଚାରଂ ପରିତ୍ୟଜ୍ୟ ଭୋଜନଗୱେଷଣମ୍ ଅସ୍ମାକମ୍ ଉଚିତଂ ନହି|
3 So, fellow believers, carefully choose seven men from among you, men whom [you] know that the Spirit [of God] controls completely and who are very wise. Then we [(exc)] will appoint them to do this work,
ଅତୋ ହେ ଭ୍ରାତୃଗଣ ୱଯମ୍ ଏତତ୍କର୍ମ୍ମଣୋ ଭାରଂ ଯେଭ୍ୟୋ ଦାତୁଂ ଶକ୍ନୁମ ଏତାଦୃଶାନ୍ ସୁଖ୍ୟାତ୍ୟାପନ୍ନାନ୍ ପୱିତ୍ରେଣାତ୍ମନା ଜ୍ଞାନେନ ଚ ପୂର୍ଣାନ୍ ସପ୍ପ୍ରଜନାନ୍ ଯୂଯଂ ସ୍ୱେଷାଂ ମଧ୍ୟେ ମନୋନୀତାନ୍ କୁରୁତ,
4 and we [(exc)] will devote our time to pray and to preach and teach the message [about Jesus].”
କିନ୍ତୁ ୱଯଂ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନାଯାଂ କଥାପ୍ରଚାରକର୍ମ୍ମଣି ଚ ନିତ୍ୟପ୍ରୱୃତ୍ତାଃ ସ୍ଥାସ୍ୟାମଃ|
5 What the apostles recommended pleased all of the [other] believers. So they group chose Stephen. He was a man who strongly believed [in God] and whom the Holy Spirit controlled completely. [They also chose] Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas who was from Antioch [city]. Nicolas had accepted the Jewish religion [before he had believed in Jesus].
ଏତସ୍ୟାଂ କଥାଯାଂ ସର୍ୱ୍ୱେ ଲୋକାଃ ସନ୍ତୁଷ୍ଟାଃ ସନ୍ତଃ ସ୍ୱେଷାଂ ମଧ୍ୟାତ୍ ସ୍ତିଫାନଃ ଫିଲିପଃ ପ୍ରଖରୋ ନିକାନୋର୍ ତୀମନ୍ ପର୍ମ୍ମିଣା ଯିହୂଦିମତଗ୍ରାହୀ-ଆନ୍ତିଯଖିଯାନଗରୀଯୋ ନିକଲା ଏତାନ୍ ପରମଭକ୍ତାନ୍ ପୱିତ୍ରେଣାତ୍ମନା ପରିପୂର୍ଣାନ୍ ସପ୍ତ ଜନାନ୍
6 They brought these [seven] men to the apostles. Then after the apostles prayed [for those men], they placed their hands on [the heads of each one of] them [to appoint them to do that work].
ପ୍ରେରିତାନାଂ ସମକ୍ଷମ୍ ଆନଯନ୍, ତତସ୍ତେ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନାଂ କୃତ୍ୱା ତେଷାଂ ଶିରଃସୁ ହସ୍ତାନ୍ ଆର୍ପଯନ୍|
7 So [the believers] continued to tell many people the message from God. (The number of people in Jerusalem who believed [in Jesus] was increasing greatly./More and more people in Jerusalem were believing in Jesus.) [Among them] were many [Jewish] priests who were believing the message [about Jesus].
ଅପରଞ୍ଚ ଈଶ୍ୱରସ୍ୟ କଥା ଦେଶଂ ୱ୍ୟାପ୍ନୋତ୍ ୱିଶେଷତୋ ଯିରୂଶାଲମି ନଗରେ ଶିଷ୍ୟାଣାଂ ସଂଖ୍ୟା ପ୍ରଭୂତରୂପେଣାୱର୍ଦ୍ଧତ ଯାଜକାନାଂ ମଧ୍ୟେପି ବହୱଃ ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟମତଗ୍ରାହିଣୋଽଭୱନ୍|
8 God was enabling Stephen to do many things by God’s power. He was doing many amazing miracles among the [Jewish] people.
ସ୍ତିଫାନୋ ୱିଶ୍ୱାସେନ ପରାକ୍ରମେଣ ଚ ପରିପୂର୍ଣଃ ସନ୍ ଲୋକାନାଂ ମଧ୍ୟେ ବହୁୱିଧମ୍ ଅଦ୍ଭୁତମ୍ ଆଶ୍ଚର୍ୟ୍ୟଂ କର୍ମ୍ମାକରୋତ୍|
9 However, some people opposed Stephen. They were Jews from a group [that regularly met together in a Jewish meeting place that was] {[that people]} called the Freedmen’s Meeting Place. [Those people were from] Cyrene and Alexandria [cities] and [also] from Cilicia and Asia [provinces]. They all began to argue with Stephen.
ତେନ ଲିବର୍ତ୍ତିନୀଯନାମ୍ନା ୱିଖ୍ୟାତସଙ୍ଘସ୍ୟ କତିପଯଜନାଃ କୁରୀଣୀଯସିକନ୍ଦରୀଯ-କିଲିକୀଯାଶୀଯାଦେଶୀଯାଃ କିଯନ୍ତୋ ଜନାଶ୍ଚୋତ୍ଥାଯ ସ୍ତିଫାନେନ ସାର୍ଦ୍ଧଂ ୱ୍ୟୱଦନ୍ତ|
10 But they were not able (to refute [what he said/to prove that what he said was wrong]), [because God’s] Spirit enabled him to speak very wisely.
କିନ୍ତୁ ସ୍ତିଫାନୋ ଜ୍ଞାନେନ ପୱିତ୍ରେଣାତ୍ମନା ଚ ଈଦୃଶୀଂ କଥାଂ କଥିତୱାନ୍ ଯସ୍ୟାସ୍ତେ ଆପତ୍ତିଂ କର୍ତ୍ତୁଂ ନାଶକ୍ନୁୱନ୍|
11 Then that group secretly persuaded [some] men to [falsely accuse Stephen. saying], “We [(exc)] heard him say bad things about Moses and God.”
ପଶ୍ଚାତ୍ ତୈ ର୍ଲୋଭିତାଃ କତିପଯଜନାଃ କଥାମେନାମ୍ ଅକଥଯନ୍, ୱଯଂ ତସ୍ୟ ମୁଖତୋ ମୂସା ଈଶ୍ୱରସ୍ୟ ଚ ନିନ୍ଦାୱାକ୍ୟମ୍ ଅଶ୍ରୌଷ୍ମ|
12 So, [by saying that], they made the [other Jewish] people angry [at Stephen, including] the elders and the teachers of the [Jewish] laws. Then [they all] seized Stephen and took him to the Jewish Council.
ତେ ଲୋକାନାଂ ଲୋକପ୍ରାଚୀନାନାମ୍ ଅଧ୍ୟାପକାନାଞ୍ଚ ପ୍ରୱୃତ୍ତିଂ ଜନଯିତ୍ୱା ସ୍ତିଫାନସ୍ୟ ସନ୍ନିଧିମ୍ ଆଗତ୍ୟ ତଂ ଧୃତ୍ୱା ମହାସଭାମଧ୍ୟମ୍ ଆନଯନ୍|
13 They [also] brought in some other men who accused Stephen falsely [about several things]. They said, “This fellow continually says bad things about this holy Temple and about the laws [that Moses received from God].
ତଦନନ୍ତରଂ କତିପଯଜନେଷୁ ମିଥ୍ୟାସାକ୍ଷିଷୁ ସମାନୀତେଷୁ ତେଽକଥଯନ୍ ଏଷ ଜନ ଏତତ୍ପୁଣ୍ୟସ୍ଥାନୱ୍ୟୱସ୍ଥଯୋ ର୍ନିନ୍ଦାତଃ କଦାପି ନ ନିୱର୍ତ୍ତତେ|
14 Specifically, we [(exc)] have heard him say that this Jesus from Nazareth [town] will destroy this Temple and will tell us to obey different customs than Moses [taught our ancestors].”
ଫଲତୋ ନାସରତୀଯଯୀଶୁଃ ସ୍ଥାନମେତଦ୍ ଉଚ୍ଛିନ୍ନଂ କରିଷ୍ୟତି ମୂସାସମର୍ପିତମ୍ ଅସ୍ମାକଂ ୱ୍ୟୱହରଣମ୍ ଅନ୍ୟରୂପଂ କରିଷ୍ୟତି ତସ୍ୟୈତାଦୃଶୀଂ କଥାଂ ୱଯମ୍ ଅଶୃଣୁମ|
15 When all [the people] who were sitting in the Council [room heard that, and as they] all stared at Stephen, they saw that his face was [shining] [SIM] like the face of an angel.
ତଦା ମହାସଭାସ୍ଥାଃ ସର୍ୱ୍ୱେ ତଂ ପ୍ରତି ସ୍ଥିରାଂ ଦୃଷ୍ଟିଂ କୃତ୍ୱା ସ୍ୱର୍ଗଦୂତମୁଖସଦୃଶଂ ତସ୍ୟ ମୁଖମ୍ ଅପଶ୍ୟନ୍|
