Acts 23
1 Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until today.”
सभासद्लोकान् प्रति पौलोऽनन्यदृष्ट्या पश्यन् अकथयत्, हे भ्रातृगणा अद्य यावत् सरलेन सर्व्वान्तःकरणेनेश्वरस्य साक्षाद् आचरामि।
2 The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
अनेन हनानीयनामा महायाजकस्तं कपोले चपेटेनाहन्तुं समीपस्थलोकान् आदिष्टवान्।
3 Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to judge me according to the Torah, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?”
तदा पौलस्तमवदत्, हे बहिष्परिष्कृत, ईश्वरस्त्वां प्रहर्त्तुम् उद्यतोस्ति, यतो व्यवस्थानुसारेण विचारयितुम् उपविश्य व्यवस्थां लङ्घित्वा मां प्रहर्त्तुम् आज्ञापयसि।
4 Those who stood by said, “Do you malign God’s high priest?”
ततो निकटस्था लोका अकथयन्, त्वं किम् ईश्वरस्य महायाजकं निन्दसि?
5 Paul said, “I didn’t know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”
ततः पौलः प्रतिभाषितवान् हे भ्रातृगण महायाजक एष इति न बुद्धं मया तदन्यच्च स्वलोकानाम् अधिपतिं प्रति दुर्व्वाक्यं मा कथय, एतादृशी लिपिरस्ति।
6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”
अनन्तरं पौलस्तेषाम् अर्द्धं सिदूकिलोका अर्द्धं फिरूशिलोका इति दृष्ट्वा प्रोच्चैः सभास्थलोकान् अवदत् हे भ्रातृगण अहं फिरूशिमतावलम्बी फिरूशिनः सत्नानश्च, मृतलोकानाम् उत्थाने प्रत्याशाकरणाद् अहमपवादितोस्मि।
7 When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the crowd was divided.
इति कथायां कथितायां फिरूशिसिदूकिनोः परस्परं भिन्नवाक्यत्वात् सभाया मध्ये द्वौ संघौ जातौ।
8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.
यतः सिदूकिलोका उत्थानं स्वर्गीयदूता आत्मानश्च सर्व्वेषाम् एतेषां कमपि न मन्यन्ते, किन्तु फिरूशिनः सर्व्वम् अङ्गीकुर्व्वन्ति।
9 A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ part stood up, and contended, saying, “We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let’s not fight against God!”
ततः परस्परम् अतिशयकोलाहले समुपस्थिते फिरूशिनां पक्षीयाः सभास्था अध्यापकाः प्रतिपक्षा उत्तिष्ठन्तो ऽकथयन्, एतस्य मानवस्य कमपि दोषं न पश्यामः; यदि कश्चिद् आत्मा वा कश्चिद् दूत एनं प्रत्यादिशत् तर्हि वयम् ईश्वरस्य प्रातिकूल्येन न योत्स्यामः।
10 When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them and bring him into the barracks.
तस्माद् अतीव भिन्नवाक्यत्वे सति ते पौलं खण्डं खण्डं करिष्यन्तीत्याशङ्कया सहस्रसेनापतिः सेनागणं तत्स्थानं यातुं सभातो बलात् पौलं धृत्वा दुर्गं नेतञ्चाज्ञापयत्।
11 The following night, the Lord stood by him and said, “Cheer up, Paul, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome.”
रात्रो प्रभुस्तस्य समीपे तिष्ठन् कथितवान् हे पौल निर्भयो भव यथा यिरूशालम्नगरे मयि साक्ष्यं दत्तवान् तथा रोमानगरेपि त्वया दातव्यम्।
12 When it was day, some of the Judeans banded together and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
दिने समुपस्थिते सति कियन्तो यिहूदीयलोका एकमन्त्रणाः सन्तः पौलं न हत्वा भोजनपाने करिष्याम इति शपथेन स्वान् अबध्नन्।
13 There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
चत्वारिंशज्जनेभ्योऽधिका लोका इति पणम् अकुर्व्वन्।
14 They came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, “We have bound ourselves under a great curse to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.
ते महायाजकानां प्राचीनलोकानाञ्च समीपं गत्वा कथयन्, वयं पौलं न हत्वा किमपि न भोक्ष्यामहे दृढेनानेन शपथेन बद्ध्वा अभवाम।
15 Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near.”
अतएव साम्प्रतं सभासद्लोकैः सह वयं तस्मिन् कञ्चिद् विशेषविचारं करिष्यामस्तदर्थं भवान् श्वो ऽस्माकं समीपं तम् आनयत्विति सहस्रसेनापतये निवेदनं कुरुत तेन युष्माकं समीपं उपस्थितेः पूर्व्वं वयं तं हन्तु सज्जिष्याम।
16 But Paul’s sister’s son heard they were lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.
तदा पौलस्य भागिनेयस्तेषामिति मन्त्रणां विज्ञाय दुर्गं गत्वा तां वार्त्तां पौलम् उक्तवान्।
17 Paul summoned one of the centurions and said, “Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him.”
तस्मात् पौल एकं शतसेनापतिम् आहूय वाक्यमिदम् भाषितवान् सहस्रसेनापतेः समीपेऽस्य युवमनुष्यस्य किञ्चिन्निवेदनम् आस्ते, तस्मात् तत्सविधम् एनं नय।
18 So he took him and brought him to the commanding officer and said, “Paul, the prisoner, summoned me and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”
ततः स तमादाय सहस्रसेनापतेः समीपम् उपस्थाय कथितवान्, भवतः समीपेऽस्य किमपि निवेदनमास्ते तस्मात् बन्दिः पौलो मामाहूय भवतः समीपम् एनम् आनेतुं प्रार्थितवान्।
19 The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”
तदा सहस्रसेनापतिस्तस्य हस्तं धृत्वा निर्जनस्थानं नीत्वा पृष्ठवान् तव किं निवेदनं? तत् कथय।
20 He said, “The Judeans have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though intending to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.
ततः सोकथयत्, यिहूदीयलाकाः पौले कमपि विशेषविचारं छलं कृत्वा तं सभां नेतुं भवतः समीपे निवेदयितुं अमन्त्रयन्।
21 Therefore don’t yield to them, for more than forty men lie in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse to neither eat nor drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready, looking for the promise from you.”
किन्तु मवता तन्न स्वीकर्त्तव्यं यतस्तेषां मध्येवर्त्तिनश्चत्वारिंशज्जनेभ्यो ऽधिकलोका एकमन्त्रणा भूत्वा पौलं न हत्वा भोजनं पानञ्च न करिष्याम इति शपथेन बद्धाः सन्तो घातका इव सज्जिता इदानीं केवलं भवतो ऽनुमतिम् अपेक्षन्ते।
22 So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, “Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.”
यामिमां कथां त्वं निवेदितवान् तां कस्मैचिदपि मा कथयेत्युक्त्वा सहस्रसेनापतिस्तं युवानं विसृष्टवान्।
23 He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night.”
अनन्तरं सहस्रसेनापति र्द्वौ शतसेनापती आहूयेदम् आदिशत्, युवां रात्रौ प्रहरैकावशिष्टायां सत्यां कैसरियानगरं यातुं पदातिसैन्यानां द्वे शते घोटकारोहिसैन्यानां सप्ततिं शक्तिधारिसैन्यानां द्वे शते च जनान् सज्जितान् कुरुतं।
24 He asked them to provide mounts, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.
पौलम् आरोहयितुं फीलिक्षाधिपतेः समीपं निर्व्विघ्नं नेतुञ्च वाहनानि समुपस्थापयतं।
25 He wrote a letter like this:
अपरं स पत्रं लिखित्वा दत्तवान् तल्लिखितमेतत्,
26 “Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.
महामहिमश्रीयुक्तफीलिक्षाधिपतये क्लौदियलुषियस्य नमस्कारः।
27 “This man was seized by the Judeans, and was about to be killed by them when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.
यिहूदीयलोकाः पूर्व्वम् एनं मानवं धृत्वा स्वहस्तै र्हन्तुम् उद्यता एतस्मिन्नन्तरे ससैन्योहं तत्रोपस्थाय एष जनो रोमीय इति विज्ञाय तं रक्षितवान्।
28 Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.
किन्निमित्तं ते तमपवदन्ते तज्ज्ञातुं तेषा सभां तमानायितवान्।
29 I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.
ततस्तेषां व्यवस्थाया विरुद्धया कयाचन कथया सोऽपवादितोऽभवत्, किन्तु स शृङ्खलबन्धनार्हो वा प्राणनाशार्हो भवतीदृशः कोप्यपराधो मयास्य न दृष्टः।
30 When I was told that the Judeans lay in wait for the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell.”
तथापि मनुष्यस्यास्य वधार्थं यिहूदीया घातकाइव सज्जिता एतां वार्त्तां श्रुत्वा तत्क्षणात् तव समीपमेनं प्रेषितवान् अस्यापवादकांश्च तव समीपं गत्वापवदितुम् आज्ञापयम्। भवतः कुशलं भूयात्।
31 So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.
सैन्यगण आज्ञानुसारेण पौलं गृहीत्वा तस्यां रजन्याम् आन्तिपात्रिनगरम् आनयत्।
32 But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.
परेऽहनि तेन सह यातुं घोटकारूढसैन्यगणं स्थापयित्वा परावृत्य दुर्गं गतवान्।
33 When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.
ततः परे घोटकारोहिसैन्यगणः कैसरियानगरम् उपस्थाय तत्पत्रम् अधिपतेः करे समर्प्य तस्य समीपे पौलम् उपस्थापितवान्।
34 When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,
तदाधिपतिस्तत्पत्रं पठित्वा पृष्ठवान् एष किम्प्रदेशीयो जनः? स किलिकियाप्रदेशीय एको जन इति ज्ञात्वा कथितवान्,
35 “I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive.” He commanded that he be kept in Herod’s palace.
तवापवादकगण आगते तव कथां श्रोष्यामि। हेरोद्राजगृहे तं स्थापयितुम् आदिष्टवान्।
