प्रेरितों के काम 16
1 १ फिर वह दिरबे और लुस्त्रा में भी गया, और वहाँ तीमुथियुस नामक एक चेला था। उसकी माँ यहूदी विश्वासी थी, परन्तु उसका पिता यूनानी था।
He came to Derbe and Lystra; and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess who believed, but his father was a Greek.
The brothers who were at Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimony about him.
3 ३ पौलुस की इच्छा थी कि वह उसके साथ चले; और जो यहूदी लोग उन जगहों में थे उनके कारण उसे लेकर उसका खतना किया, क्योंकि वे सब जानते थे, कि उसका पिता यूनानी था।
Paul wanted to have him go out with him, and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
4 ४ और नगर-नगर जाते हुए वे उन विधियों को जो यरूशलेम के प्रेरितों और प्राचीनों ने ठहराई थीं, मानने के लिये उन्हें पहुँचाते जाते थे।
As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered the decrees to them to keep which had been ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.
So the assemblies were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.
6 ६ और वे फ्रूगिया और गलातिया प्रदेशों में से होकर गए, क्योंकि पवित्र आत्मा ने उन्हें आसिया में वचन सुनाने से मना किया।
When they had gone through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.
7 ७ और उन्होंने मूसिया के निकट पहुँचकर, बितूनिया में जाना चाहा; परन्तु यीशु के आत्मा ने उन्हें जाने न दिया।
When they had come opposite Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit didn’t allow them.
Passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.
9 ९ वहाँ पौलुस ने रात को एक दर्शन देखा कि एक मकिदुनी पुरुष खड़ा हुआ, उससे विनती करके कहता है, “पार उतरकर मकिदुनिया में आ, और हमारी सहायता कर।”
A vision appeared to Paul in the night. There was a man of Macedonia standing, begging him and saying, “Come over into Macedonia and help us.”
10 १० उसके यह दर्शन देखते ही हमने तुरन्त मकिदुनिया जाना चाहा, यह समझकर कि परमेश्वर ने हमें उन्हें सुसमाचार सुनाने के लिये बुलाया है।
When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Good News to them.
Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;
12 १२ वहाँ से हम फिलिप्पी में पहुँचे, जो मकिदुनिया प्रान्त का मुख्य नगर, और रोमियों की बस्ती है; और हम उस नगर में कुछ दिन तक रहे।
and from there to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the foremost of the district, a Roman colony. We were staying some days in this city.
13 १३ सब्त के दिन हम नगर के फाटक के बाहर नदी के किनारे यह समझकर गए कि वहाँ प्रार्थना करने का स्थान होगा; और बैठकर उन स्त्रियों से जो इकट्ठी हुई थीं, बातें करने लगे।
On the Sabbath day we went outside of the city by a riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together.
14 १४ और लुदिया नाम थुआतीरा नगर की बैंगनी कपड़े बेचनेवाली एक भक्त स्त्री सुन रही थी, और प्रभु ने उसका मन खोला, ताकि पौलुस की बातों पर ध्यान लगाए।
A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one who worshipped God, heard us. The Lord opened her heart to listen to the things which were spoken by Paul.
15 १५ और जब उसने अपने घराने समेत बपतिस्मा लिया, तो उसने विनती की, “यदि तुम मुझे प्रभु की विश्वासिनी समझते हो, तो चलकर मेरे घर में रहो,” और वह हमें मनाकर ले गई।
When she and her household were baptised, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay.” So she persuaded us.
16 १६ जब हम प्रार्थना करने की जगह जा रहे थे, तो हमें एक दासी मिली, जिसमें भावी कहनेवाली आत्मा थी; और भावी कहने से अपने स्वामियों के लिये बहुत कुछ कमा लाती थी।
As we were going to prayer, a certain girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by fortune telling.
17 १७ वह पौलुस के और हमारे पीछे आकर चिल्लाने लगी, “ये मनुष्य परमप्रधान परमेश्वर के दास हैं, जो हमें उद्धार के मार्ग की कथा सुनाते हैं।”
Following Paul and us, she cried out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us a way of salvation!”
18 १८ वह बहुत दिन तक ऐसा ही करती रही, परन्तु पौलुस परेशान हुआ, और मुड़कर उस आत्मा से कहा, “मैं तुझे यीशु मसीह के नाम से आज्ञा देता हूँ, कि उसमें से निकल जा और वह उसी घड़ी निकल गई।”
She was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” It came out that very hour.
19 १९ जब उसके स्वामियों ने देखा, कि हमारी कमाई की आशा जाती रही, तो पौलुस और सीलास को पकड़कर चौक में प्रधानों के पास खींच ले गए।
But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.
20 २० और उन्हें फौजदारी के हाकिमों के पास ले जाकर कहा, “ये लोग जो यहूदी हैं, हमारे नगर में बड़ी हलचल मचा रहे हैं;
When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men, being Jews, are agitating our city
and advocate customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans.”
22 २२ तब भीड़ के लोग उनके विरोध में इकट्ठे होकर चढ़ आए, और हाकिमों ने उनके कपड़े फाड़कर उतार डाले, और उन्हें बेंत मारने की आज्ञा दी।
The multitude rose up together against them and the magistrates tore their clothes from them, then commanded them to be beaten with rods.
23 २३ और बहुत बेंत लगवाकर उन्होंने उन्हें बन्दीगृह में डाल दिया और दरोगा को आज्ञा दी कि उन्हें सावधानी से रखे।
When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely.
Having received such a command, he threw them into the inner prison and secured their feet in the stocks.
25 २५ आधी रात के लगभग पौलुस और सीलास प्रार्थना करते हुए परमेश्वर के भजन गा रहे थे, और कैदी उनकी सुन रहे थे।
But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
26 २६ कि इतने में अचानक एक बड़ा भूकम्प हुआ, यहाँ तक कि बन्दीगृह की नींव हिल गई, और तुरन्त सब द्वार खुल गए; और सब के बन्धन खुल गए।
Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were loosened.
27 २७ और दरोगा जाग उठा, और बन्दीगृह के द्वार खुले देखकर समझा कि कैदी भाग गए, अतः उसने तलवार खींचकर अपने आपको मार डालना चाहा।
The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
28 २८ परन्तु पौलुस ने ऊँचे शब्द से पुकारकर कहा, “अपने आपको कुछ हानि न पहुँचा, क्योंकि हम सब यहीं हैं।”
But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, “Don’t harm yourself, for we are all here!”
He called for lights, sprang in, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,
brought them out, and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house.
33 ३३ और रात को उसी घड़ी उसने उन्हें ले जाकर उनके घाव धोए, और उसने अपने सब लोगों समेत तुरन्त बपतिस्मा लिया।
He took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptised, he and all his household.
34 ३४ और उसने उन्हें अपने घर में ले जाकर, उनके आगे भोजन रखा और सारे घराने समेत परमेश्वर पर विश्वास करके आनन्द किया।
He brought them up into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly with all his household, having believed in God.
But when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, “Let those men go.”
36 ३६ दरोगा ने ये बातें पौलुस से कह सुनाई, “हाकिमों ने तुम्हें छोड़ देने की आज्ञा भेज दी है, इसलिए अब निकलकर कुशल से चले जाओ।”
The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore come out and go in peace.”
37 ३७ परन्तु पौलुस ने उससे कहा, “उन्होंने हमें जो रोमी मनुष्य हैं, दोषी ठहराए बिना लोगों के सामने मारा और बन्दीगृह में डाला, और अब क्या चुपके से निकाल देते हैं? ऐसा नहीं, परन्तु वे आप आकर हमें बाहर ले जाएँ।”
But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison! Do they now release us secretly? No, most certainly, but let them come themselves and bring us out!”
The sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,
and they came and begged them. When they had brought them out, they asked them to depart from the city.
They went out of the prison and entered into Lydia’s house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, then departed.
