Acts 8
1 Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.
तस्य हत्याकरणं शौलोपि सममन्यत। तस्मिन् समये यिरूशालम्नगरस्थां मण्डलीं प्रति महाताडनायां जातायां प्रेरितलोकान् हित्वा सर्व्वेऽपरे यिहूदाशोमिरोणदेशयो र्नानास्थाने विकीर्णाः सन्तो गताः।
2 Devout men buried Stephen and lamented greatly over him.
अन्यच्च भक्तलोकास्तं स्तिफानं श्मशाने स्थापयित्वा बहु व्यलपन्।
3 But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house and dragged both men and women off to prison.
किन्तु शौलो गृहे गृहे भ्रमित्वा स्त्रियः पुरुषांश्च धृत्वा कारायां बद्ध्वा मण्डल्या महोत्पातं कृतवान्।
4 Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around preaching the word.
अन्यच्च ये विकीर्णा अभवन् ते सर्व्वत्र भ्रमित्वा सुसंवादं प्राचारयन्।
5 Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.
तदा फिलिपः शोमिरोण्नगरं गत्वा ख्रीष्टाख्यानं प्राचारयत्;
6 The multitudes listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip when they heard and saw the signs which he did.
ततोऽशुचि-भृतग्रस्तलोकेभ्यो भूताश्चीत्कृत्यागच्छन् तथा बहवः पक्षाघातिनः खञ्जा लोकाश्च स्वस्था अभवन्।
7 For unclean spirits came out of many of those who had them. They came out, crying with a loud voice. Many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.
तस्मात् लाका ईदृशं तस्याश्चर्य्यं कर्म्म विलोक्य निशम्य च सर्व्व एकचित्तीभूय तेनोक्ताख्याने मनांसि न्यदधुः।
8 There was great joy in that city.
तस्मिन्नगरे महानन्दश्चाभवत्।
9 But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who used to practice sorcery in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be some great one,
ततः पूर्व्वं तस्मिन्नगरे शिमोन्नामा कश्चिज्जनो बह्वी र्मायाक्रियाः कृत्वा स्वं कञ्चन महापुरुषं प्रोच्य शोमिरोणीयानां मोहं जनयामास।
10 to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that great power of God.”
तस्मात् स मानुष ईश्वरस्य महाशक्तिस्वरूप इत्युक्त्वा बालवृद्धवनिताः सर्व्वे लाकास्तस्मिन् मनांसि न्यदधुः।
11 They listened to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.
स बहुकालान् मायाविक्रियया सर्व्वान् अतीव मोहयाञ्चकार, तस्मात् ते तं मेनिरे।
12 But when they believed Philip preaching good news concerning God’s Kingdom and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
किन्त्वीश्वरस्य राज्यस्य यीशुख्रीष्टस्य नाम्नश्चाख्यानप्रचारिणः फिलिपस्य कथायां विश्वस्य तेषां स्त्रीपुरुषोभयलोका मज्जिता अभवन्।
13 Simon himself also believed. Being baptized, he continued with Philip. Seeing signs and great miracles occurring, he was amazed.
शेषे स शिमोनपि स्वयं प्रत्यैत् ततो मज्जितः सन् फिलिपेन कृताम् आश्चर्य्यक्रियां लक्षणञ्च विलोक्यासम्भवं मन्यमानस्तेन सह स्थितवान्।
14 Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,
इत्थं शोमिरोण्देशीयलोका ईश्वरस्य कथाम् अगृह्लन् इति वार्त्तां यिरूशालम्नगरस्थप्रेरिताः प्राप्य पितरं योहनञ्च तेषां निकटे प्रेषितवन्तः।
15 who, when they had come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit;
ततस्तौ तत् स्थानम् उपस्थाय लोका यथा पवित्रम् आत्मानं प्राप्नुवन्ति तदर्थं प्रार्थयेतां।
16 for as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of Christ Jesus.
यतस्ते पुरा केवलप्रभुयीशो र्नाम्ना मज्जितमात्रा अभवन्, न तु तेषां मध्ये कमपि प्रति पवित्रस्यात्मन आविर्भावो जातः।
17 Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
किन्तु प्रेरिताभ्यां तेषां गात्रेषु करेष्वर्पितेषु सत्सु ते पवित्रम् आत्मानम् प्राप्नुवन्।
18 Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,
इत्थं लोकानां गात्रेषु प्रेरितयोः करार्पणेन तान् पवित्रम् आत्मानं प्राप्तान् दृष्ट्वा स शिमोन् तयोः समीपे मुद्रा आनीय कथितवान्;
19 saying, “Give me also this power, that whomever I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”
अहं यस्य गात्रे हस्तम् अर्पयिष्यामि तस्यापि यथेत्थं पवित्रात्मप्राप्ति र्भवति तादृशीं शक्तिं मह्यं दत्तं।
20 But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
किन्तु पितरस्तं प्रत्यवदत् तव मुद्रास्त्वया विनश्यन्तु यत ईश्वरस्य दानं मुद्राभिः क्रीयते त्वमित्थं बुद्धवान्;
21 You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart isn’t right before God.
ईश्वराय तावन्तःकरणं सरलं नहि, तस्माद् अत्र तवांशोऽधिकारश्च कोपि नास्ति।
22 Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.
अत एतत्पापहेतोः खेदान्वितः सन् केनापि प्रकारेण तव मनस एतस्याः कुकल्पनायाः क्षमा भवति, एतदर्थम् ईश्वरे प्रार्थनां कुरु;
23 For I see that you are in the poison of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity.”
यतस्त्वं तिक्तपित्ते पापस्य बन्धने च यदसि तन्मया बुद्धम्।
24 Simon answered, “Pray for me to the Lord, that none of the things which you have spoken happen to me.”
तदा शिमोन् अकथयत् तर्हि युवाभ्यामुदिता कथा मयि यथा न फलति तदर्थं युवां मन्निमित्तं प्रभौ प्रार्थनां कुरुतं।
25 They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the Good News to many villages of the Samaritans.
अनेन प्रकारेण तौ साक्ष्यं दत्त्वा प्रभोः कथां प्रचारयन्तौ शोमिरोणीयानाम् अनेकग्रामेषु सुसंवादञ्च प्रचारयन्तौ यिरूशालम्नगरं परावृत्य गतौ।
26 Then an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desert.”
ततः परम् ईश्वरस्य दूतः फिलिपम् इत्यादिशत्, त्वमुत्थाय दक्षिणस्यां दिशि यो मार्गो प्रान्तरस्य मध्येन यिरूशालमो ऽसानगरं याति तं मार्गं गच्छ।
27 He arose and went; and behold, there was a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship.
ततः स उत्थाय गतवान्; तदा कन्दाकीनाम्नः कूश्लोकानां राज्ञ्याः सर्व्वसम्पत्तेरधीशः कूशदेशीय एकः षण्डो भजनार्थं यिरूशालम्नगरम् आगत्य
28 He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
पुनरपि रथमारुह्य यिशयियनाम्नो भविष्यद्वादिनो ग्रन्थं पठन् प्रत्यागच्छति।
29 The Spirit said to Philip, “Go near, and join yourself to this chariot.”
एतस्मिन् समये आत्मा फिलिपम् अवदत्, त्वम् रथस्य समीपं गत्वा तेन सार्द्धं मिल।
30 Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
तस्मात् स धावन् तस्य सन्निधावुपस्थाय तेन पठ्यमानं यिशयियथविष्यद्वादिनो वाक्यं श्रुत्वा पृष्टवान् यत् पठसि तत् किं बुध्यसे?
31 He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.
ततः स कथितवान् केनचिन्न बोधितोहं कथं बुध्येय? ततः स फिलिपं रथमारोढुं स्वेन सार्द्धम् उपवेष्टुञ्च न्यवेदयत्।
32 Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he doesn’t open his mouth.
स शास्त्रस्येतद्वाक्यं पठितवान् यथा, समानीयत घाताय स यथा मेषशावकः। लोमच्छेदकसाक्षाच्च मेषश्च नीरवो यथा। आबध्य वदनं स्वीयं तथा स समतिष्ठत।
33 In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth.”
अन्यायेन विचारेण स उच्छिन्नो ऽभवत् तदा। तत्कालीनमनुष्यान् को जनो वर्णयितुं क्षमः। यतो जीवन्नृणां देशात् स उच्छिन्नो ऽभवत् ध्रुवं।
34 The eunuch answered Philip, “Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?”
अनन्तरं स फिलिपम् अवदत् निवेदयामि, भविष्यद्वादी यामिमां कथां कथयामास स किं स्वस्मिन् वा कस्मिंश्चिद् अन्यस्मिन्?
35 Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him about Jesus.
ततः फिलिपस्तत्प्रकरणम् आरभ्य यीशोरुपाख्यानं तस्याग्रे प्रास्तौत्।
36 As they went on the way, they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?”
इत्थं मार्गेण गच्छन्तौ जलाशयस्य समीप उपस्थितौ; तदा क्लीबोऽवादीत् पश्यात्र स्थाने जलमास्ते मम मज्जने का बाधा?
ततः फिलिप उत्तरं व्याहरत् स्वान्तःकरणेन साकं यदि प्रत्येषि तर्हि बाधा नास्ति। ततः स कथितवान् यीशुख्रीष्ट ईश्वरस्य पुत्र इत्यहं प्रत्येमि।
38 He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.
तदा रथं स्थगितं कर्त्तुम् आदिष्टे फिलिपक्लीबौ द्वौ जलम् अवारुहतां; तदा फिलिपस्तम् मज्जयामास।
39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch didn’t see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing.
तत्पश्चात् जलमध्याद् उत्थितयोः सतोः परमेश्वरस्यात्मा फिलिपं हृत्वा नीतवान्, तस्मात् क्लीबः पुनस्तं न दृष्टवान् तथापि हृष्टचित्तः सन् स्वमार्गेण गतवान्।
40 But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities until he came to Caesarea.
फिलिपश्चास्दोद्नगरम् उपस्थाय तस्मात् कैसरियानगर उपस्थितिकालपर्य्यनतं सर्व्वस्मिन्नगरे सुसंवादं प्रचारयन् गतवान्।
