प्रेरित 16
1 पावल डर्बी र लुस्त्रामा पनि आए, त्यहाँ तिमोथी नाउँ गरेका एक जना चेला पनि थिए । उनी एउटी विश्वासी यहूदी स्त्रीका छोरा थिए भने उनका बाबुचाहिँ ग्रीक थिए ।
Among other places Paul went to Derbe and Lystra. At the latter place they found a disciple, named Timothy, whose mother was a Jewish woman who was a believer, while his father was a Greek,
2 लुस्त्रा र आइकोनियमका भाइहरूले तिमोथीका बारेमा असल कुरा भन्थे ।
and who was well spoken of by the followers of the Lord in Lystra and Iconium.
3 पावलले तिमोथीलाई आफूसँगै यात्रामा लान चाहन्थे, यसकारण उनले तिमोथीलाई आफूसँगै लगे र तिनको खतना गरे किनभने ती इलाकाहरूमा यहूदीहरू पनि थिए र उनका बाबु ग्रीक हुन् भनेर तिनीहरू सबैलाई थाहा थियो ।
Wishing to take this man with him on his journey, Paul caused him to be circumcised out of consideration for the Jews in that region, for they all knew that his father had been a Greek.
4 ती सहरहरूको यात्रा गर्दैजाँदा उनीहरूले मण्डलीहरूमा पालन गर्नुपर्ने निर्देशनहरू दिए जुन निर्देशनहरू प्रेरितहरूले र अगुवाहरूले यरूशलेममा लेखेर दिएका थिए ।
As they traveled from town to town, they gave the followers the decisions which had been reached by the apostles and church elders at Jerusalem, for them to observe.
5 यसरी मण्डलीहरू विश्वासमा बलियो हुँदै र दिन प्रतिदिन संख्यामा वृद्धि हुँदै गइरहे ।
So the churches grew stronger in the faith, and increased in numbers from day to day.
6 एसियामा वचन प्रचार गर्न उनीहरूलाई पवित्र आत्माले मनाही गर्नुभएको हुँदा, पावल र उनका साथीहरू फ्रिगिया र गलातियाका क्षेत्रहरू हुँदै अगि बढे ।
They next went through the Phrygian district of Galatia, but were restrained by the Holy Spirit from delivering the message in Roman Asia.
7 जब उनीहरू माइसियाको नजिक आइपुगे उनीहरूले बिथिनिया जान प्रयास गरे, तर येशूका आत्माले उनीहरूलाई रोक्नुभयो ।
When they reached the borders of Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them.
8 त्यसैले माइसियाहुँदै अगाडि बढ्दै जाँदा, उनीहरू त्रोआस सहरमा झरे ।
Passing through Mysia, they went down to Troas;
9 रातको समयमा पावलले एउटा दर्शन देखे जसमा माकेडोनियाका एकजना व्यक्ति उभिएर उनलाई यसो भनिरहेका थिए, “माकेडोनिया आउनुहोस् र हामीलाई सहायता गर्नुहोस् ।”
and there one night Paul saw a vision. A Macedonian was standing and appealing to him – “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
10 पावलले त्यो दर्शन देखेपछि, परमेश्वरले हामीलाई तिनीहरूलाई सुसमाचार प्रचार गर्न बोलाउनुभएको हो भन्ने निष्कर्ष निकालेर हामीहरू तुरुन्तै माकेडोनियाको बाटोतर्फ लाग्यौँ ।
So, immediately after Paul had seen the vision, we looked for an opportunity to cross over to Macedonia, concluding that God had summoned us to tell the good news to the people there.
11 त्यसकारण हामी त्रोआसबाट जहाजमा चढेर सोझै सामोथ्रेकको बाटो लाग्यौँ र अर्को दिन हामी नियापोलिस पुग्यौँ,
Accordingly we set sail from Troas, and ran before the wind to Samothrace, reaching Neapolis the next day.
12 त्यहाँबाट रोमी उपनिवेशको एकदमै महत्त्वपूर्ण जिल्लाको फिलिप्पी गयौँ जुनचाहिँ माकेडोनियाको एउटा सहर हो । हामी त्यस सहरमा धेरै दिनसम्म बस्यौँ ।
From there we made our way to Philippi, which is the principal city of that part of Macedonia, and also a Roman Settlement. In that city we spent several days.
13 सबाथ-दिनमा हामी सहरको ढोकाबाट बाहिर नदी किनारमा पुग्यौँ जहाँ प्रार्थना गर्ने ठाउँ होला भन्ने हामीले ठान्यौँ । हामी बस्यौँ र जम्मा भएका स्त्रीहरूसँग कुरा गर्यौँ ।
On the Sabbath we went outside the gate to the riverside, where we supposed there would be a place of prayer; and we sat down and talked to the women who were gathered there.
14 त्यहाँ थिआटिरा सहरमा बसोबास गर्ने लिडिया नाउँ गरेकी एउटी स्त्री थिइन् जो वैजनी रङको वस्त्रको व्यापारी थिइन् । जसले परमेश्वरको आराधना गर्थिन् र हाम्रो कुरालाई ध्यान दिएर सुनिन् । पावलले भनेका कुरा तिनले ध्यानपूर्वक सुनून् भनेर परमप्रभुले तिनको हृदय खोलिदिनुभयो ।
Among them was a woman, named Lydia, belonging to Thyatira, a dealer in purple cloth, who was accustomed to join in the worship of God. The Lord touched this woman’s heart, so that she gave attention to the message delivered by Paul,
15 तिनी र तिनका परिवार सबैजनालाई बप्तिस्मा दिएपछि तिनले हामीलाई यसो भन्दै आग्रह गरिन्, “यदि तपाईंहरूले मलाई प्रभुप्रति विश्वासयोग्य ठान्नुहुन्छ भने मेरो घरमा आएर बस्नुहोस् ।” भनी हामीलाई मनाइन् ।
and, when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us to become her guests. ‘Since you have shown your conviction,’ she said, ‘that I really am a believer in the Lord, come and stay in my house.’ And she insisted on our doing so.
16 हामीहरू प्रार्थना गर्ने स्थानतर्फ जाँदै गर्दा, जोखना हेर्ने एउटी जवान स्त्रीसँग हाम्रो सामना भयो । त्यसले जोखना हेरेर आफ्ना मालिकहरूका निम्ति धेरै धन कमाइदिन्थी ।
One day, as we were on our way to the place of prayer, we were met by a girl possessed by a divining spirit, who made large profits for her masters by fortune-telling.
17 त्यो स्त्री यसो भन्दै पावल र हाम्रो पछि लागी, “यी मानिसहरू सर्वोच्च परमेश्वरका सेवकहरू हुन् । यिनीहरूले तपाईंहरूलाई मुक्तिको बाटो घोषणा गर्छन् ।”
This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, calling, ‘These men are servants of the most high God, and they are bringing you news of a way to salvation.’
18 त्यसले धेरै दिनसम्म त्यसो गरिरही । तर त्यसबाट धेरै झिजो मानेर पावलले पछाडितिर फर्केर त्यो आत्मालाई भने, “येशू ख्रीष्टको नाउँमा म तँलाई यसबाट निस्केर जाने आज्ञा दिन्छु ।” र त्यो तुरुन्तै निस्केर गयो ।
She had been doing this for several days, when Paul, much vexed, turned and said to the spirit within her, ‘In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to leave her.’ That very moment the spirit left her.
19 जब त्यस स्त्रीका मालिकहरूले आफ्नो कमाइको आशा गुम्नेभयो भन्ने थाहा पाए, तिनीहरूले पावल र सिलासलाई समातेर घिसार्दै बजारमा अधिकारीहरूका अगि लगे ।
When her masters saw that there was no hope of further profit from her, they seized Paul and Silas, dragged them into the public square to the authorities,
20 तिनीहरूले पावल र सिलासलाई न्यायाधीशहरूकहाँ ल्याएर भने, “यिनीहरू यहूदीहरू हुन् र हाम्रो सहरमा एकदमै समस्या खडा गरिरहेका छन् ।
and took them before the Magistrates. ‘These men are causing a great disturbance in our town,’ they complained;
21 यिनीहरूले कानुन विपरित शिक्षाहरू सिकाइरहेका छन्, जुन हामी रोमीहरूका लागि ग्रहण गर्न वा पालन गर्न योग्यका छैनन् ।”
‘They are Jews, and they are teaching customs which it is not right for us, as Romans, to sanction or adopt.’
22 त्यसपछि मानिसहरूको भिड पावल र सिलास माथि खनिए; अनि न्यायाधीशहरूले उनीहरूको कपडा च्यातिदिए र उनीहरूलाई लहुराले हिर्काउने आदेश दिए ।
The mob rose as one person against them, and the Magistrates stripped them of their clothing and ordered them to be beaten with rods.
23 तिनीहरूले उनीहरूलाई धेरै पिटेपछि तिनीहरूले पावल र सिलासलाई झ्यालखानामा हालिदिए र उनीहरूमाथि कडा निगरानी राख्न झ्यालखानाका हाकिमलाई आदेश दिए ।
After beating them severely, the Magistrates put them in prison, with orders to the jailer to keep them in safe custody.
24 आदेश पाउने बित्तिकै झ्यालखानाका हाकिमले उनीहरूलाई भित्री कोठामा थुने र उनीहरूका खुट्टाहरू ठिँगुरामा हालेर बाँधे ।
On receiving so strict an order, the Governor put them into the inner cell, and secured their feet in the stocks.
25 मध्यरातमा पावल र सिलास परमेश्वरसँग प्रार्थना गर्दै र भजन गाउँदै थिए र अरू कैदीहरूले पनि त्यो कुराहरू सुनिरहेका थिए ।
About midnight, while Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and while the prisoners were listening to them,
26 अचानक त्यहाँ एउटा ठुलो भूकम्प गयो जसले गर्दा झ्यालखानाका जगहरू हल्लिए । तुरन्तै झ्यालखानाका सबै ढोकाहरू खोलिए अनि सबैका साङ्लाहरू आफैँ खोलिए ।
suddenly there was an earthquake of such violence that the jail was shaken to its foundations; all the doors flew open, and all the prisoners’ chains were loosened.
27 झ्यालखानाका हाकिम आफ्नो निद्राबाट ब्युँझिए र झ्यालखानाका सबै ढोकाहरू खुल्ला देखे । तब सबै कैदीहरू भागिसके भन्ने ठानेर उनले आफ्नो तरवार निकालेर आफूलाई मार्नै लागेका थिए ।
Roused from his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, the Governor drew his sword intending to kill himself, in the belief that the prisoners had escaped.
28 तर पावलले चर्को सोरले कराएर भने, “आफूलाई हानि नगर्नुहोस् किनकि हामी सबैजना यहीँ छौँ ।”
But Paul called our loudly, ‘Do not harm yourself; we are all here.’
29 झ्यालखानाका हाकिमले बत्ती बाल्न लगाए र दौडेर भित्र पसे अनि डराउँदै पावल र सिलासको सामु भुइँमा लम्पसार परे ।
Calling for a light, the Governor rushed in, and flung himself trembling at the feet of Paul and Silas.
30 अनि उनीहरूलाई बाहिर निकाले र भने, “हजुर, उद्धार पाउनका निम्ति मैले के गर्नुपर्छ?”
Then he led them out, and said, ‘What must I do to be saved?’
31 उनीहरूले भने, “प्रभु येशूमा विश्वास गर्नुहोस् अनि तपाईंले उद्धार पाउनुहुने छ, तपाईं र तपाईंको परिवारले ।”
‘Believe in Jesus, our Lord,’ they replied, ‘and you will be saved, you and your household too.’
32 उनीहरूले प्रभुको वचन तिनलाई र तिनका घर-परिवारका सबैलाई सुनाए ।
Then they spoke to him of God’s message, and to all his household as well.
33 तब रातको त्यही घडी झ्यालखानाका हाकिमले उनीहरूलाई निकालेर लगे अनि उनीहरूका घाउचोटहरू सफा गरिदिए र झ्यालखानाका हाकिम र उनका सबै घरानालाई तुरुन्तै बप्तिस्मा दिइयो ।
And that very hour of the night he took them and washed their wounds, and he himself and everyone belonging to him were baptized without delay.
34 उनले पावल र सिलासलाई आफ्नो घरमा लिएर गए र तिनीहरूलाई खाना खुवाए । उनी उनका सबै घराना निकै रमाए किनभने उनीहरू सबैले परमेश्वरमा विश्वास गरेका थिए ।
Afterwards he took them up to his house and set before them something to eat, rejoicing that he, with all his household, had come to believe in God.
35 भोलिपल्ट बिहान न्यायाधीशहरूले झ्यालखानाका सिपाहीहरूलाई यसो भन्दै सन्देश पठाए, “ती मानिसहरूलाई छाडिदेओ ।”
In the morning the Magistrates sent the guards with an order for the men to be discharged.
36 यसकारण झ्यालखानाका हाकिमले पावललाई भने, “न्यायाधीशहरूले तपाईंहरूलाई छाडिदिनू भनेर आदेश दिएका छन्, त्यसैले तपाईंहरू बाहिर आउनुहोस् र शान्तिसँग जानुहोस् ।”
The jailer told Paul of his instructions. ‘The Magistrates have sent an order for your discharge,’ he said, ‘so you had better leave the place at once and go quietly away.’
37 तर पावलले तिनीहरूलाई भने, “हामी निर्दोष रोमी नागरिक भए तापनि तिनीहरूले हामीलाई सार्वजनिक स्थलमा पिटेका छन् र हामीलाई झ्यालखानामा हालेका छन्; र अहिले हामीलाई सुटुक्क पठाउन खोज्दैछन्? वास्तवमा त्यसो होइन, तिनीहरू आफैँ आएर र हामीलाई छुटाएर लैजाउन् ।”
But Paul’s answer to them was, ‘They have flogged us in public without trial, though we are Roman citizens, and they have put us in prison, and now they are for sending us out secretly! No, indeed! Let them come and take us out themselves.’
38 तब झ्यालखानाका सिपाहीहरूले गएर न्यायाधीशहरूलाई यी कुरा सुनाए; अनि तिनीहरूले पावल र सिलास रोमी हुन् भन्ने थाहा पाएपछि न्यायाधीशहरू डराए ।
The guards reported his words to the Magistrates, who, on hearing that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, were alarmed,
39 न्यायाधीशहरू आफैँ आएर बिन्ति गरे र पावल र सिलासलाई झ्यालखानाबाट बाहिर निकाले अनि सहर छाडेर जान आग्रह गरे ।
and went to the prison, and did their best to conciliate them. Then they took them out, and begged them to leave the city.
40 अनि पावल र सिलास झ्यालखानाबाट निस्केर लिडियाको घरमा गए । जब पावल र सिलासले दाजुभाइहरूलाई देखे, उनीहरूले तिनीहरूलाई प्रोत्साहन दिए र त्यस सहरबाट आफ्नो बाटो लागे ।
When Paul and Silas left the prison, they went to Lydia’s house, and, after they had seen the Lord’s followers, and encouraged them, they left the place.
