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!”
tasmin samaye "si. syaa. naa. m baahulyaat praatyahikadaanasya vi"sraa. nanai rbhinnade"siiyaanaa. m vidhavaastriiga. na upek. site sati ibriiyalokai. h sahaanyade"siiyaanaa. m vivaada upaati. s.that|
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]!
tadaa dvaada"sapreritaa. h sarvvaan "si. syaan sa. mg. rhyaakathayan ii"svarasya kathaapracaara. m parityajya bhojanagave. sa. nam asmaakam ucita. m nahi|
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,
ato he bhraat. rga. na vayam etatkarmma. no bhaara. m yebhyo daatu. m "saknuma etaad. r"saan sukhyaatyaapannaan pavitre. naatmanaa j naanena ca puur. naan sapprajanaan yuuya. m sve. saa. m madhye manoniitaan kuruta,
4 and we [(exc)] will devote our time to pray and to preach and teach the message [about Jesus].”
kintu vaya. m praarthanaayaa. m kathaapracaarakarmma. ni ca nityaprav. rttaa. h sthaasyaama. h|
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].
etasyaa. m kathaayaa. m sarvve lokaa. h santu. s.taa. h santa. h sve. saa. m madhyaat stiphaana. h philipa. h prakharo nikaanor tiiman parmmi. naa yihuudimatagraahii-aantiyakhiyaanagariiyo nikalaa etaan paramabhaktaan pavitre. naatmanaa paripuur. naan sapta janaan
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].
preritaanaa. m samak. sam aanayan, tataste praarthanaa. m k. rtvaa te. saa. m "sira. hsu hastaan aarpayan|
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].
apara nca ii"svarasya kathaa de"sa. m vyaapnot vi"se. sato yiruu"saalami nagare "si. syaa. naa. m sa. mkhyaa prabhuutaruupe. naavarddhata yaajakaanaa. m madhyepi bahava. h khrii. s.tamatagraahi. no. abhavan|
8 God was enabling Stephen to do many things by God’s power. He was doing many amazing miracles among the [Jewish] people.
stiphaano vi"svaasena paraakrame. na ca paripuur. na. h san lokaanaa. m madhye bahuvidham adbhutam aa"scaryya. m karmmaakarot|
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.
tena libarttiniiyanaamnaa vikhyaatasa"nghasya katipayajanaa. h kurii. niiyasikandariiya-kilikiiyaa"siiyaade"siiyaa. h kiyanto janaa"scotthaaya stiphaanena saarddha. m vyavadanta|
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.
kintu stiphaano j naanena pavitre. naatmanaa ca iid. r"sii. m kathaa. m kathitavaan yasyaaste aapatti. m karttu. m naa"saknuvan|
11 Then that group secretly persuaded [some] men to [falsely accuse Stephen. saying], “We [(exc)] heard him say bad things about Moses and God.”
pa"scaat tai rlobhitaa. h katipayajanaa. h kathaamenaam akathayan, vaya. m tasya mukhato muusaa ii"svarasya ca nindaavaakyam a"srau. sma|
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.
te lokaanaa. m lokapraaciinaanaam adhyaapakaanaa nca prav. rtti. m janayitvaa stiphaanasya sannidhim aagatya ta. m dh. rtvaa mahaasabhaamadhyam aanayan|
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].
tadanantara. m katipayajane. su mithyaasaak. si. su samaaniite. su te. akathayan e. sa jana etatpu. nyasthaanavyavasthayo rnindaata. h kadaapi na nivarttate|
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].”
phalato naasaratiiyayii"su. h sthaanametad ucchinna. m kari. syati muusaasamarpitam asmaaka. m vyavahara. nam anyaruupa. m kari. syati tasyaitaad. r"sii. m kathaa. m vayam a"s. r.numa|
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.
tadaa mahaasabhaasthaa. h sarvve ta. m prati sthiraa. m d. r.s. ti. m k. rtvaa svargaduutamukhasad. r"sa. m tasya mukham apa"syan|
