प्रेरित 11

1 अहिले यहूदीयामा भएका प्रेरितहरू र भाइहरूले गैरयहूदीहरूले पनि परमेश्‍वरको वचन ग्रहण गरेका थिए भन्‍ने सुने ।

Now the Apostles and brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the Word of God.

2 जब पत्रुस यरूशलेममा आए, खतनाको समूहका मानिसहरूले तिनकोको आलोचना गरे ।

Then, when Peter had gone up to Jerusalem, those who were of the circumcision argued against him,

3 तिनीहरूले भने, “तपाईं बेखतनाका मानसिहरूसँग बस्‍नुभयो र तिनीहरूसँग खानुभयो ।”

saying, “Why did you enter to uncircumcised men, and why did you eat with them?”

4 तर पत्रुसले तिनीहरूलाई त्यो कुरा विस्तृत रूपमा वर्णन गर्न सुरु गरे; उनले भनेः

And Peter began to explain to them, in an orderly manner, saying:

5 ‘म योप्पा सहरमा प्रार्थना गरिरहेको थिएँ, र मैले एउटा दर्शन देखेँ जसमा स्वर्गबाट एउटा ठूलो तन्‍ना जस्तो तलतिर झरिएको थियो । यो मकहाँ आयो ।

“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and I saw, in an ecstasy of mind, a vision: a certain container descending, like a great linen sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners. And it drew near to me.

6 मैले यसलाई एक टक लगाएर हेरेँ र यस बारे सोचेँ । मैले पृथ्वीको चारखुट्टे जनावरहरू, जङ्गली जन्तुहरू, घस्रने जन्तुहरू, र आकासमा उड्ने चराहरू देखेँ।

And looking into it, I considered and saw the four-footed beasts of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the reptiles, and the flying things of the air.

7 त्यसपछि मैले एउटा आवाजले मलाईं भनेको सुने, “पत्रुस उठ अनि तिनीहरूलाई मारे र खाऊ ।”

Then I also heard a voice saying to me: ‘Rise up, Peter. Kill and eat.’

8 मैले भने, “प्रभु, यसो होइन, किनभने अहिलेसम्म अपवित्र र अशुद्ध थोक मेरो मुखमा परेकै छैनन् ।”

But I said: ‘Never, lord! For what is common or unclean has never entered into my mouth.’

9 तर स्वर्गबाट फेरि उत्तर आयो, “परमेश्‍वरले जुन कुराहरूलाई शुद्ध घोषणा गर्नुभएको छ, अशुद्ध नभन ।’’

Then the voice responded a second time from heaven, ‘What God has cleansed, you shall not call common.’

10 यो तिन पल्टसम्म भयो, त्यसपछि सबै कुरा स्वर्गतिर फेरि उठाइ लगियो ।

Now this was done three times. And then everything was taken up again into heaven.

11 हेर्नुहोस्, हामी बसको घर अगाडि तिन जना मानिस उभिरहेका थिए । उनीहरूलाई कैसरियाबाट मकहाँ पठाइएको थियो ।

And behold, immediately there were three men standing near the house where I was, having been sent to me from Caesarea.

12 पवित्र आत्माले मलाईं उनीहरूसँग जानु र मैले तिनीहरूको सम्बन्धमा कुनै विभेद गर्नुहुँदैन भनी आज्ञा दिनुभयो । यी छ जना भाइहरू मसँग गए र हामी त्यो मानिसको घरभित्र गयौँ ।

Then the Spirit told me that I should go with them, doubting nothing. And these six brothers went with me also. And we entered into the house of the man.

13 उनले स्वर्गदूत तिनको घरमा उभिरहेको कसरी देखेका थिए, र तिनले उनलाई यसो भने भनी हामीलाई बताए, “योप्पामा मानिसहरूलाई पठाऊ र सिमोनलाई फर्काएर ल्याऊ, जसको अर्को नाउँ पत्रुस हो ।

And he described for us how he had seen an Angel in his house, standing and saying to him: ‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is surnamed Peter.

14 उनले तिम्रो लागि एउटा सन्देश बताउने छन् जसद्वारा तिमी बचाइनेछौ, तिमी र तिम्रो सबै घराना ।”

And he shall speak to you words, by which you shall be saved with your whole house.’

15 जब म तिनिहरूसँग बोल्न थालेँ, तिनीहरूमाथि पवित्र आत्मा आउनुभयो, जसरी सुरुमा हामीमाथि आउनुभएको थियो ।

And when I had begun to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as upon us also, in the beginning.

16 कसरी उहाँले भन्‍नुभएको थियो, तब मैले प्रभुका वचनहरूलाई सम्झेँ, ‘‘यूहन्‍नाले पानीले बप्‍तिस्मा दिए, तर तिमीहरूलाई पवित्र आत्मामा बप्‍तिस्मा दिइनेछ ।’’

Then I remembered the words of the Lord, just as he himself said: ‘John, indeed, baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’

17 हामीले प्रभु येशू ख्रीष्‍टमाथि विश्‍वास गर्दा उहाँले हामीलाई दिनुभएको त्यही वरदान उहाँले तिनीहरूलाई दिनुभयो भने, परमेश्‍वरको विरोध गर्ने म को थिएँ र?’’’

Therefore, if God gave them the same grace, as also to us, who have believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I would be able to prohibit God?”

18 जब तिनीहरूले यी कुराहरू सुने, तिनीहरूले कुनै पनि प्रतिकृया जनाएनन् । तर तिनीहरूले परमेश्‍वरको प्रशंसा गरे र भने, ‘‘परमेश्‍वरले गैर-यहूदीहरूलाई पनि जीवनको निम्ति पश्‍चात्ताप दिनुभएको छ ।’’

Having heard these things, they were silent. And they glorified God, saying: “So has God also given to the Gentiles repentance unto life.”

19 त्यसकारण स्तिफनसको मृत्युसँगै सुरु भएको कष्‍ट भोगिरहेका विश्‍वासीहरू यरूशलेमबाट छरपस्ट भए । यी विश्‍वासीहरू फोनेसिया, साइप्रस र एन्टिओखियासम्म गए । उनीहरूले येशूको बारेमा सन्देश अरू कसैलाई नबताई यहूदीहरूलाई मात्र बताए ।

And some of them, having been dispersed by the persecution that had occurred under Stephen, traveled around, even to Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the Word to no one, except to Jews only.

20 तर तिनीहरूमध्ये केही मानिसहरू साइप्रस र कुरेनीबाटका एन्टिओखियामा आए र ग्रिकहरूसँग पनि बोले र प्रभु येशूको प्रचार गरे ।

But some of these men from Cyprus and Cyrene, when they had entered into Antioch, were speaking also to the Greeks, announcing the Lord Jesus.

21 र तिनीहरूसँग प्रभुको हात थियो, ठुलो संख्यामा मानिसहरूले विश्‍वास गरे र प्रभुतिर फर्के ।

And the hand of the Lord was with them. And a great number believed and were converted to the Lord.

22 तिनीहरूको बारेको खबर यरूशलेमको मण्डलीको कानमा आइपुग्यो र तिनीहरूले बारनाबासलाई एन्टिओखियासम्म पठाए ।

Now the news came to the ears of the Church at Jerusalem about these things, and they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch.

23 जब उनी आए र परमेश्‍वरको वरदानलाई देखे, तब उनी खुसी भए, र तिनीहरूको सम्पूर्ण हृदयले प्रभुसँगै रहिरहन उनले उत्साह दिए ।

And when he had arrived there and had seen the grace of God, he was gladdened. And he exhorted them all to continue in the Lord with a resolute heart.

24 बारनाबास एक असल र पवित्र आत्माले भरिएका र विश्‍वासमा परिपक्‍व मानिस थिए, र प्रभुमा धेरै मानिसहरू थपिए ।

For he was a good man, and he was filled with the Holy Spirit and with faith. And a great multitude was added to the Lord.

25 तब बारनाबास शाऊललाई खोज्‍नका निम्ति टार्ससतिर गए ।

Then Barnabas set out for Tarsus, so that he might seek Saul. And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch.

26 जब उनले तिनलाई भेटाए, तब उनले तिनलाई एन्टिओखियामा ल्याए । तिनीहरू पुरै वर्षभरी नै मण्डलीमा सँगसँगै भेला भए र धेरै मानिसहरूलाई सिकाए । एन्टिओखियामा नै पहिलोपल्ट चेलाहरूलाई ख्रीष्‍टियान भनियो ।

And they were conversing there in the Church for an entire year. And they taught such a great multitude, that it was at Antioch that the disciples were first known by the name of Christian.

27 अब यी दिनहरूमा केही अगमवक्‍ताहरू यरूशलेमबाट तल एन्टिओखियामा आए ।

Now in these days, prophets from Jerusalem went over to Antioch.

28 तिनीहरूमध्ये एक जना अगाबस नाउँ गरेका उभिएर संसारभरि नै ठुलो अनिकाल आउन लागेको छ भनी आत्माले देखाउनुभयो । क्लाउडियसका दिनहरूमा यस्तो भयो ।

And one of them, named Agabus, rising up, signified through the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine over the entire world, which did happen under Claudius.

29 त्यसैले सक्‍ने जति हरेक चेलाहरूले यहूदियामा भएका भाइहरूलाई सहायता पठाउने निर्णय गरे ।

Then the disciples declared, according to what each one possessed, what they would offer to be sent to the brothers living in Judea.

30 तिनीहरूले त्यसो गरेपछि, तिनीहरूले शाऊल र बारनाबासको हातमा एल्डरहरूकहाँ पैसा पठाए ।

And so they did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.