प्रेषि. 28
1 १ जेव्हा आमचे पाय सुखरुपपणे तेथील जमीनीला लागले, तेव्हा आम्हास कळले की, त्या बेटाचे नाव मिलिता असे आहे.
After we [(exc)] had arrived safely [on the shore], we learned that it was an island called Malta.
2 २ तेथील रहिवाश्यांनी आम्हास अतिशय ममतेने वागविले, त्यांनी एक शेकोटी पेटविली आणि आमचे स्वागत केले, कारण पाऊस पडू लागाला होता व थंडीही होती.
The people who lived there received us kindly. They lit a fire and invited us to come and warm ourselves, because it was raining and it was cold.
3 ३ पौलाने काटक्या गोळा केल्या आणि ते त्या शेकोटीत टाकू लागला, उष्णतेमुळे तेथून एक साप निघाला आणि त्याने पौलाच्या हाताला विळखा घातला.
Paul gathered some sticks and put them on the fire. But [among those sticks was] a snake that had come out [from the fire to escape] from the heat, and it fastened itself on Paul’s hand.
4 ४ ते पाहून तेथील रहिवाशी एकमेकांना म्हणू लागले, “हा मनुष्य खुनी असला पाहिजे, समुद्रातून जरी हा वाचला असला तरी न्यायदेवताही याला जगू देत नाही.”
[The islanders knew that the snake was poisonous, so] when they saw it hanging from Paul’s hand, they said to each other, “Probably this man has murdered someone. Although he has escaped from being drowned, [the god] ([who] pays [people back/who punishes people]) for their [MTY] sins will cause him to die.”
But Paul simply shook the snake off into the fire, and nothing happened to him.
6 ६ त्या बेटावरील लोकांस पौलाचे अंग सुजून येईल किंवा पौल एकाएकी मरून पडेल असे वाटत होते, बराच वेळ वाट पाहूनही पौलाला काहीही विकार झाल्याचे दिसेना, तेव्हा त्या लोकांचे विचार पालटले आणि पौल देवच आहे असे ते म्हणू लागले.
The people were expecting that Paul’s body would soon swell up or that he would suddenly fall down and die. But after they had waited a long time, they saw [that the snake] had not harmed him [at all]. So then the people changed their minds and said [to one another], “This man is not a murderer! Probably he is a god!”
7 ७ तेथून जवळच पुब्ल्य नावाच्या मनुष्याची शेती होती, पुब्ल्य हा त्या बेटाचा मुख्य अधिकारी होता, त्याने आम्हा सर्वांचे त्याच्या घरी स्वागत केले आणि तीन दिवस आमचा चांगला पाहुणचार केला.
Near where the people had made the fire, there were some fields that belonged to a man whose name was Publius. He was the chief official on the island. He invited us to [come and stay in] his home. He took care of us for three days.
8 ८ पुब्ल्याचे वडील तापाने व पोट खराब असल्यामुळे आजारी होते, त्यामुळे अंथरुणाला खिळून होते, पौल त्या आजारी व्यक्तीला भेटायला गेला प्रार्थना करून पौलाने आपला हात त्याच्यावर ठेवला आणि त्या मनुष्यास बरे केले.
[At that time] Publius’ father had a fever and dysentery, and he was lying [in bed]. So Paul visited him and prayed [for him. Then] Paul placed his hands on him and healed him.
After Paul had done that, the other people on the island who were sick came [to him] and [he] healed them, too.
10 १० त्यांनी आम्हास सन्मानपूर्वक पुष्कळ वस्तू भेटीदाखल दिल्या आणि जेव्हा आम्ही परत प्रवासास निघालो तेव्हा आम्हास लागणाऱ्या अनेक गोष्टी पुरविल्या.
They brought us gifts and [showed in other ways that] they greatly respected us. When we were [ready] to leave [three months later], they brought us food and other things that we would need [for the trip].
11 ११ आम्ही तेथे हिवाळ्यात राहिल्यावर आलेक्सांद्रा शहरातील एका जहाजातून पुढील प्रवासास निघालो, ते जहाज त्या बेटावर हिवाळाभर मुक्कामाला होते, त्या जहाजाच्या समोरील बाजूस जुळ्या भावाचे चिन्ह होते.
After [we had stayed there] three months, we [got on] a ship [that was going to Italy and] sailed away. The ship had been in [a harbor on] the island during the months when there are many storms. It had come from Alexandria [city]. On the front of the ship there were carved images of the twin gods [whose names were Castor and Pollux].
We [sailed from the island and] arrived at Syracuse [city on Sicily island] and stayed there three days.
13 १३ तेथून शिडे उभारून आम्ही निघालो आणि रेगियोन नगराला गेलो, तेथे एक दिवस मुक्काम केला, नंतर दक्षिणेकडील वारा सुटल्यावर दुसऱ्या दिवशी पुत्युलास गेलो.
Then we traveled on by ship and arrived at Rhegium [port in Italy]. The next day, the wind was blowing from behind us, [so we sailed along fast]. The day after that, we reached Puteoli [town, where we left the ship].
14 १४ त्या शहरात आम्हास काही बंधुजन भेटले, त्यांच्या सांगण्यावरून आम्ही तेथे सात दिवस राहिलो, मग आम्ही रोम येथे जाऊन पोहचलो.
In Puteoli we met some believers who invited us to stay with them for a week. [After visiting them], we [left there and started to travel by land] to Rome.
15 १५ तेथील बंधूनी आमच्याबद्दलची वार्ता ऐकली होती, ते आमच्या भेटीसाठी अप्पियाच्या बाजारपेठेपर्यंत आणि तीन धर्मशाळेपर्यंत आले, पौलाची त्यांची भेट झाल्यावर त्याने देवाचे उपकार मानले व त्यास धीर आला.
[A group of] believers [who lived in Rome] had heard that we [(exc) were coming]. So they came out [from Rome] to meet us. [Some of] them met us at [the town called] ‘The Market on Appian [Road’, ] and others met us at [the town called] ‘The Three Inns’. When Paul saw those believers, he thanked God and was encouraged.
16 १६ आम्ही रोम येथे पोहोंचल्यावर पौलाला एकटे राहायला परवानगी मिळाली, परंतु त्याच्यावर देखरेख करण्यासाठी एक शिपाई ठेवण्यात आला.
After we [(exc)] arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted {[a Roman official who was responsible for guarding Paul] permitted Paul} to live [in a house] by himself. But [there was always] a soldier there to guard him.
17 १७ तीन दिवसानंतर पौलाने सर्व यहूदी पुढाऱ्यांना एकत्र बोलावले, जेव्हा सर्वजण जमा झाले तेव्हा पौल त्यांना म्हणाला, “बंधूंनो, आपल्या बांधवांविरुद्ध मी काहीही केलेले नाही, तरी मला यरूशलेम येथे पकडून रोमी लोकांच्या हाती कैदी म्हणून देण्यात आले.
After [Paul had been there] three days, he sent a message to the Jewish leaders [to come and talk with him. So] they came, and Paul said to them, “My fellow Jews, although I have not opposed our people nor spoken against the customs of our ancestors, [our leaders] in Jerusalem [seized] [MTY] [me. But before they could kill me, a Roman commander rescued me and later sent me] to Caesarea for Roman [authorities/officials to put me on trial].
18 १८ आणि जेव्हा त्यांनी माझी चौकशी केली, तेव्हा त्यांची मला सोडून देण्याची इच्छा होती, कारण मरणदंडाला योग्य असा कोणताही गुन्हा मी केला नव्हता.
The Roman authorities/officials questioned me and wanted to release me, because I had not done any [bad] thing for which I should be executed {they should kill me}.
19 १९ परंतु यहूदी लोकांनी जेव्हा माझ्या सुटकेला हरकत घेतली, तेव्हा कैसराकडे न्याय मागणे मला भाग पडले, याचा अर्थ असा नाही की, यहूदी लोकांविरुद्ध मला दोषारोप करण्याची इच्छा आहे.
But when the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] there opposed [what the Roman authorities wanted to do], I had to formally request that the Emperor [judge me here in Rome]. But my reason for doing that was not that I wanted to accuse our leaders about anything.
20 २० या कारणासाठी तुम्हास भेटण्याची आणि तुमच्याशी बोलण्याची मी इच्छा दाखविली, कारण इस्राएलाच्या आशेच्या निष्ठेमुळेच मी या साखळ्यांनी जखडलो गेलो आहे.”
So I have requested you [to come] here so that I can tell you why I am a prisoner. It is because I believe in [MTY] our Messiah, the one [God long ago promised to send] to us [(inc)] Jews.”
21 २१ यहूदी पुढारी पौलाला म्हणाले, “आम्हास तुमच्याबाबत यहूदीयाहून कसलेही पत्र आलेले नाही, अगर तिकडून येणाऱ्या बंधुजनांपैकी एकाही भावाने तुमच्याविषयी वाईट कळविले अथवा बोललेले नाही.”
Then [the Jewish leaders] said, “We [(exc)] have not received any letters from [our fellow Jews] in Judea about you. Also, none of our fellow Jews who have arrived [here from Judea] has said anything bad about you.
22 २२ परंतु तुमची मते काय आहेत हे समजून घेण्याची आमची इच्छा आहे, कारण या गटाविरुद्ध सगळीकडे लोक बोलतात हे आम्हास माहीत आहे.
But we [(exc)] want to hear what you [(sg)] think about this [Christian] sect/group, because we know that in many places [HYP] bad things are being said {people are saying bad things} about it.”
23 २३ तेव्हा यहूदी लोकांनी एक बैठकीचा दिवस ठरवला, जेथे पौल राहत होता, तेथे ते मोठ्या संख्येने जमा झाले, तेव्हा पौलाने त्यांना समजावून सांगितले आणि देवाच्या राज्याविषयी आपली साक्ष दिली, मोशेच्या नियमशास्त्रापासून आणि संदेष्ट्यांच्यापासून फोड करून येशूविषयी त्यांची खात्री पटविण्याचा प्रयत्न केला, हे तो सकाळपासून संध्याकाळपर्यंत करीत होता.
So they [talked with Paul and decided that they would come back on another day to hear him. When that day arrived], those Jews came back to the place where Paul was staying, and they brought more Jews with them. Paul talked to them from morning until evening. He talked to them about how God wants to rule [people’s lives] [MET]. He tried to convince them that Jesus [is the Messiah] by reminding them what Moses and the other prophets had written [MTY].
24 २४ त्याने फोड करून सांगितलेल्या गोष्टीविषयी काही जणांची खात्री पटली, तर काहींनी तो बोलत असलेल्या गोष्टीवर विश्वास ठेवला नाही.
Some of those Jews believed that what was said [by Paul] {what [Paul] said} about Jesus [was true], but others did not believe [that it was true].
25 २५ पौल पुढील एक गोष्ट बोलला, त्यावरून मतभेद होऊन त्यांच्यापैकी काहीजण उठले आणि तेथून जाऊ लागले, पौल म्हणाला, “यशया संदेष्टयांच्या द्वारे पवित्र आत्मा आपल्या वाडवडिलांशी जे बोलला, ते खरोखरच किती खरे आहे! यशया म्हणाला होता.”
So they began to argue with one another. [Paul realized that some of them did not want to listen to him, so] when they were about to leave, he said, “The Holy Spirit said something to your/our(incl) ancestors. He spoke these words to Isaiah the prophet, [and what he said is also true about you]:
26 २६ या लोकांकडे तुम्ही जा आणि त्यांना सांगाः तुम्ही ऐकाल तर खरेपण तुम्हास समजणार नाही, तुम्ही पहाल तुम्हास दिसेल पण तुम्ही काय पाहत ते तुम्हास कळणार नाही.
Go to your fellow Israelites and tell them, ‘You repeatedly listen [to the message of God], but you never understand [what God is saying]. You repeatedly look at and see [the things that God is doing], but you never understand [what they mean].
27 २७ कारण या लोकांचे अंतःकरण जड झाले आहेत त्याच्या कानांनी त्यांना ऐकू येत नाही आणि त्यांनी आपले डोळे बंद केले आहेत नाही तर त्यांनी आपल्या डोळ्यांनी पाहिले असते आणि आपल्या कानांनी ऐकले असते आणि माझ्याकडे वळले असते आणि मी त्यांना बरे केले असते.
God also said to the prophet, These people do not understand, because they have become stubborn. They have ears, but they do not understand what they hear, and they have closed their eyes [because they do not want to see]. If they wanted to obey what I say to them, they might understand what they see [me doing] and what they hear [me saying]. Then they might turn from their sinful behavior and I would save them.’
28 २८ म्हणून देवाचे हे तारण परराष्ट्रीयांकडे लोकांकडे पाठविण्यात आले आहे, हे तुम्हा यहूदी लोकांस कळावे, ते ऐकतील.
[That is what God said to the prophet Isaiah about our ancestors. But you Jews today do not want to believe God’s message]. Therefore, I am telling you that [God] has sent to the non-Jews this message about how he saves people, and they will listen [and accept it]!”
30 ३० पूर्ण दोन वर्षे तो त्याच्या भाड्याच्या घरात राहिला, जे त्यास भेटायला येत, त्यांचे तो स्वागत करी.
For two whole years Paul stayed [there] in a house that he rented. Many people came to see him, and he received them all gladly [and talked with them].
31 ३१ त्याने देवाच्या राज्याविषयी प्रचार केला, त्याने प्रभू येशूविषयी शिक्षण दिले, तो हे काम फार धैर्याने करीत असे आणि कोणीही त्यास बोलण्यात अडवू शकले नाही.
He preached [and taught people] about how God could rule [their lives] [MET] and taught them about the Lord Jesus Christ. He did that without being afraid, and no one tried to stop him.
