Acts 19
1 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper regions came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,
अपोलोस कोरिन्थमा भएको बेला पावल माथिल्लो भूभागको बाटोहुँदै एफिसस सहर आइपुगे र त्यहाँ कतिपय चेलाहरूलाई भेटे ।
2 He said to them, Have ye received the Holy Spirit since ye believed? And they said to him, We have not so much as heard whether there is any Holy Spirit.
पावलले तिनीहरूलाई सोधे, “के तिमीहरूले विश्वास गर्दा पवित्र आत्मा पायौ त?” तर तिनीहरूले उनलाई भने, “होइन, हामीले त पवित्र आत्माको बारेमा अहिलेसम्म सुनेका समेत छैनौँ ।”
3 And he said to them, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into John’s baptism.
पावलले भने, “त्यसो भए तिमीहरूले केमा बप्तिस्मा लियौ त?” तिनीहरूले भने, “यूहन्नाको बप्तिस्मामा ।”
4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people, that they should believe on him who should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
त्यसैले पावलले जवाफ दिए, “यूहन्नाले दिने बप्तिस्माचाहिँ पश्चात्तापको हो । उनले मानिसहरूलाई भनेका थिए कि उनीहरूले तिनीभन्दा पछि आउनुहुनेमाथि अर्थात् येशूमाथि विश्वास गर्नुपर्छ ।”
5 When they heard this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
मानिसहरूले त्यो कुरा सुनेपछि उनीहरूले प्रभु येशूको नाउँमा बप्तिस्मा लिए ।
6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spoke with tongues, and prophesied.
त्यसपछि पावलले उनीहरूमाथि हात राखे र पवित्र आत्मा उनीहरूमाथि आउनुभयो अनि उनीहरूले अन्यभाषाहरूमा बोले र अगमवाणी गरे ।
7 And all the men were about twelve.
उनीहरू जम्मा बाह्र जना जति मानिसहरू थिए ।
8 And he went into the synagogue, and spoke boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.
पावलले सभाघरमा गएर साहससाथ प्रचार गर्दै तीन महिना बिताए । उनले परमेश्वरको राज्यको बारेमा मानिसहरूसँग बहस गरे र विश्वास दिलाए ।
9 But when some were hardened, and believed not, but spoke evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
तर केही यहूदीहरूले हृदय कठोर पारे र अनाज्ञाकारी भए, अनि तिनीहरूले ख्रीष्टको मार्गको विरुद्धमा भिडहरूका सामु दुष्ट कुरा बोल्न थाले । यसकारण पावलले उनीहरूलाई छोडे र विश्वासहरूलाई लिएर त्यहाँबाट गए । उनले टुरान्नसको प्रवचन कक्षमा हरेक दिन बोल्न थाले ।
10 And this continued for the space of two years; so that all they who dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
यो प्रक्रिया दुई वर्षसम्म चल्यो र यसरी एसियामा भएका यहूदी र ग्रीकहरू दुवैले प्रभुको वचन सुने ।
11 And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:
पावलको हातबाट परमेश्वरले महान् कामहरू गर्नुभयो ।
12 So that from his body were brought to the sick, handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
पावलको शरीरमा रुमाल र कपडालाई छुवाएर लगेर बिरामीहरूलाई छुवाइदिँदा समेत तिनीहरू निको भए र दुष्ट आत्माहरू तिनीहरूका शरीरबाट निस्केर गए ।
13 Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them who had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
तर त्यस इलाकामा येशूको नाउँलाई आफू अनुकुल प्रयोग गर्ने केही यहूदी झारफुक गर्नेहरू पनि थिए । तिनीहरूले भूतात्मा लागेकाहरूलाई यसो भन्ने गर्थे, “पावलले प्रचार गरेको येशूको नाउँमा निक्ली जान म तँलाई आज्ञा गर्छु ।”
14 And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, who did so.
त्यस्तो गर्नेमा एक जना यहूदी प्रधान पूजाहारी स्केवाका सातजना छोराहरू थिए ।
15 And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
एउटा दुष्ट आत्माले तिनीहरूलाई यसो भनेर जवाफ दियो, “येशूलाई म चिन्छु; पावललाई पनि चिन्छु, तर तँचाहिँ को होस्?”
16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
त्यो दुष्ट आत्मा लागेको मानिस तिनीहरूमाथि झम्ट्यो र तिनीहरूलाई लछारपछार गरेर पिट्यो । तब तिनीहरू त्यस घरबाट नाङ्गै र घाइते भएर भागे ।
17 And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
एफिससमा बस्ने यहूदी र ग्रीक सबै विश्वासीहरूलाई यो कुरा थाहा भयो । यसले गर्दा उनीहरूमा ठुलो भय उत्त्पन्न भयो अनि प्रभु येशूको नाउँको महिमा भयो ।
18 And many that believed came, and confessed, and showed their deeds.
साथै धेरै विश्वासीहरू आएर आफूले गरेका दुष्ट कामहरू स्वीकार गरे ।
19 Many also of them who practised magic brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
टुनामुना गर्नेहरू धेरै जनाले आफ्ना पुस्तकहरू ल्याई सबैको सामुन्ने जलाए । तिनीहरूले यी सबैको मूल्याङ्कन गर्दा पचास हजार चाँदीका सिक्का बराबर भयो ।
20 So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.
यसरी प्रभुको वचन धेरै शक्तिशाली रूपमा फैलियो ।
21 After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.
अब पावलले एफिससमा अफ्नो सेवा-कार्य पुरा गरिसकेपछि पवित्र आत्माको अगुवाइमा उनले माकेडोनिया र अखैया हुँदै यरूशलेमतर्फ जाने निर्णय गरे । उनले भने, “यरूशलेम पुगेपछि म रोममा पनि जानै पर्छ ।”
22 So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.
पावलले आफ्ना दुई जना चेलाहरू तिमोथी र एरास्तसलाई माकेडोनिया पठाए जसले उनलाई सहयोग गरेका थिए । तर पावल आफैँचाहिँ केही समय एसियामै बसे ।
23 And the same time there arose no small stir about that way.
त्यसैबेला एफिससमा यो मार्गको विषयमा ठुलो खैलाबैला मच्चियो ।
24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain to the craftsmen;
डायनाको चाँदीका मूर्तिहरू बनाउने चाँदीका सिल्पकार डेमेत्रियसले कारीगरहरूलाई धेरै व्यापार जुटाइदिन्थे ।
25 Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.
त्यसैकारण ती मानिसहरूलाई भेला गरेर तिनले भने, “साथीहरू, यो व्यापारबाट हामीले धेरै पैसा कमाइरहेका छौँ ।
26 Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods, which are made with hands:
तर तपाईंहरूले देख्दै र सुन्दै हुनुहुन्छ कि एफिससमा मात्र नभएर एसियामा भएका सबै ठाउँहरूमा पावलले कसरी धेरै मानिसहरूलाई यी कुराहरूबाट फर्काएको छ । उसले हातले बनाएका कुराहरूलाई ईश्वरहरू होइनन् भनिरहेछ ।
27 So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.
त्यसले गर्दा हाम्रो व्यापारमा नोक्सानी हुने मात्र होइन तर हाम्री महान् देवी डायनाको मन्दिर र तिनीप्रति मानिसहरूको आस्था पनि अब एसिया र संसारबाटै हराउनेछ ।”
28 And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
यो कुरा सुनेपछि, तिनीहरू रिसाएर यसो भन्दै चिच्याए, “एफिसीहरूकी देवी डायना महान् छिन्!”
29 And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.
यसरी सहरका सबै मानिसहरू अलमलमा परे । अनि पावलसँग माकेडोनियाबाट यात्रा गरी आएका गायस र अरिस्तार्खसलाई लिएर तिनीहरू सबै रङ्गशालाभित्र दौडे ।
30 And when Paul would have entered in to the people, the disciples permitted him not.
पावल पनि त्यस भिडमा जान चाहन्थे, तर चेलाहरूले उनलाई रोके ।
31 And certain of the chief of Asia, who were his friends, sent to him, beseeching him that he would not venture himself into the theatre.
साथै कतिपय स्थानीय अधिकारीहरू जो पावलका मित्र थिए तिनीहरूले उनलाई त्यस भिडमा नआउन अनुरोध गर्दै खबर पठाए ।
32 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the greater part knew not why they had come together.
केही मानिसहरू एउटा कुरा भन्दै थिए भने अरूले चाहिँ अर्कै कुरा गर्थे, कारण भिडका मानिसहरू अलमलमा थिए । धेरै मानिसहरूलाई त तिनीहरू त्यहाँ किन भेला भएका थिए भन्ने कुरा समेत थाहा थिएन ।
33 And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence to the people.
यहूदीहरूले एलेक्जेन्डरलाई भिडको पंक्तिमा ल्याए र तिनले आफ्ना हातद्वारा इशारा गरेर भिडलाई केही कुरा बुझाउन बोल्न लागे ।
34 But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
तर जब तिनीहरूले अलेक्जेन्डर पनि यहूदी हुन् भन्ने थाहा पाए, तब तिनीहरू सबैले एउटै स्वरमा दुई घण्टासम्म “एफिसीहरूकी देवी डायना महान् छिन्!” भन्दै चिच्याए ।
35 And when the townclerk had quieted the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?
तब नगर-सचिवले भिडलाई शान्त गराएर भने, “एफिससका मानिसहरू हो! एफिसीहरूको सहर महान् डायनाको मन्दिर र आकाशबाट खसेको तिनको मूर्तिको रक्षक हो भन्ने कुरा कसलाई थाहा छैन र?
36 Seeing then that these things cannot be denied, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.
यसरी यी कुराहरूलाई इन्कार गर्न सकिँदैन, यसकारण तपाईंहरू शान्त रहनुपर्छ र हतारमा केही गर्नुहुँदैन ।
37 For ye have brought here these men, who are neither robbers of temples, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.
किनकि तपाईंहरूले ल्याएका यी मानिसहरूले न त मन्दिर लुटेका छन् न त हाम्री देवीको विरुद्धमा ईश्वरनिन्दा नै गरेका छन् ।
38 Therefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen who are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them accuse one another.
त्यसकारण, डेमेत्रियस र उसका कारीगरहरूसँग कसैको विरुद्धमा केही भएमा अदालतहरू खुल्ला छन् र त्यहाँ न्यायाधीशहरू छन् । त्यहाँ तिनीहरूले उजुरी दिऊन् ।
39 But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.
तर यदि अरू कुराहरू भएमा नियमित सभामा निर्णय लिइने छ ।
40 For we are in danger to be called in question for this day’s uproar, there being no cause by which we may give an account of this riotous gathering.
किनभने आजको यस खैलाबैलाको दोष हामीलाई लाग्ने खतरा छ । यो बिनाकारणको हो र यसको व्याख्या गर्न हामी सक्दैनौँ ।”
41 And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.
यति भनेपछि उनले सभालाई विसर्जन गरे ।
