< 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 ।
Paul went on to Derbe and Lystra, and behold, a disciple named Timothy was there. He was the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek.
2 लुस्‍त्रा र आइकोनियमका भाइहरूले तिमोथीका बारेमा असल कुरा भन्थे ।
He was well spoken of by the brothers 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 ।
Paul wanted this man to go on with him, so he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
4 ती सहरहरूको यात्रा गर्दैजाँदा उनीहरूले मण्डलीहरूमा पालन गर्नुपर्ने निर्देशनहरू दिए जुन निर्देशनहरू प्रेरितहरूले र अगुवाहरूले यरूशलेममा लेखेर दिएका थिए ।
As they went through the cities, they delivered the decisions that had been reached by the apostles and the elders in Jerusalem for the Gentile believers to obey.
5 यसरी मण्डलीहरू विश्‍वासमा बलियो हुँदै र दिन प्रतिदिन संख्यामा वृद्धि हुँदै गइरहे ।
So the churches were strengthened in the faith and increased in number every day.
6 एसियामा वचन प्रचार गर्न उनीहरूलाई पवित्र आत्माले मनाही गर्नुभएको हुँदा, पावल र उनका साथीहरू फ्रिगिया र गलातियाका क्षेत्रहरू हुँदै अगि बढे ।
Then Paul and his companions went through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit from speaking the word in Asia.
7 जब उनीहरू माइसियाको नजिक आइपुगे उनीहरूले बिथिनिया जान प्रयास गरे, तर येशूका आत्माले उनीहरूलाई रोक्‍नुभयो ।
When they reached Mysia, they tried to go on toward Bithynia, but the Spirit did not allow them.
8 त्यसैले माइसियाहुँदै अगाडि बढ्दै जाँदा, उनीहरू त्रोआस सहरमा झरे ।
So passing by 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 ।”
During the night Paul had a vision. A Macedonian man was standing there, urging 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 ।
After Paul saw the vision, we immediately endeavored to go on to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.
11 त्यसकारण हामी त्रोआसबाट जहाजमा चढेर सोझै सामोथ्रेकको बाटो लाग्यौँ र अर्को दिन हामी नियापोलिस पुग्यौँ,
So we set sail from Troas and followed a straight course to Samothrace, and on the next day we went to Neapolis.
12 त्यहाँबाट रोमी उपनिवेशको एकदमै महत्त्वपूर्ण जिल्लाको फिलिप्पी गयौँ जुनचाहिँ माकेडोनियाको एउटा सहर हो । हामी त्यस सहरमा धेरै दिनसम्म बस्यौँ ।
From there we went on to Philippi, which is a Roman colony and a leading city of that district of Macedonia. We stayed in that city for 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 day we went outside the city to a riverside, where it was customary for there to be prayer. We sat down and began speaking to the women who had gathered together.
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 ।
One of those listening to us was a woman named Lydia. She was a worshiper of God from the city of Thyatira and a seller of purple cloth. The Lord opened her heart to respond to what Paul was saying.
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 ।
After she was baptized, along with her household, she urged us, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come stay at my house.” And she persuaded us to do 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 prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination. She had brought her masters much profit 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 ।”
She followed along behind Paul and us and kept crying out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us a way of 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 kept on doing this for many days, and Paul became so annoyed that he turned and said to the spirit, “I command yoʋ in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And it came out that very hour.
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 their hope for profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas, dragged them to the marketplace, and set them before the authorities.
20 तिनीहरूले पावल र सिलासलाई न्यायाधीशहरूकहाँ ल्याएर भने, “यिनीहरू यहूदीहरू हुन् र हाम्रो सहरमा एकदमै समस्या खडा गरिरहेका छन् ।
After bringing them to the magistrates, they said, “These men are seriously disturbing our city. They are Jews,
21 यिनीहरूले कानुन विपरित शिक्षाहरू सिकाइरहेका छन्, जुन हामी रोमीहरूका लागि ग्रहण गर्न वा पालन गर्न योग्यका छैनन् ।”
and they are proclaiming customs that are not lawful for us as Romans to accept or practice.”
22 त्यसपछि मानिसहरूको भिड पावल र सिलास माथि खनिए; अनि न्यायाधीशहरूले उनीहरूको कपडा च्यातिदिए र उनीहरूलाई लहुराले हिर्काउने आदेश दिए ।
The crowd rose up together against them, and the magistrates tore their garments off them 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 inflicting many blows upon them, they threw them into prison, ordering the jailer to keep them under close guard.
24 आदेश पाउने बित्तिकै झ्यालखानाका हाकिमले उनीहरूलाई भित्री कोठामा थुने र उनीहरूका खुट्टाहरू ठिँगुरामा हालेर बाँधे ।
When he received this order, he put them in the inner prison and fastened 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 Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and 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 a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. Immediately all the doors opened, and all the chains came loose.
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 ।
Then the jailer was awakened, and when he saw that the doors of the prison were open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, assuming that the prisoners had escaped.
28 तर पावलले चर्को सोरले कराएर भने, “आफूलाई हानि नगर्नुहोस् किनकि हामी सबैजना यहीँ छौँ ।”
But Paul cried out with a loud voice, “Do yoʋrself no harm, for 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 lights, the jailer rushed in and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.
30 अनि उनीहरूलाई बाहिर निकाले र भने, “हजुर, उद्धार पाउनका निम्ति मैले के गर्नुपर्छ?”
Then he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
31 उनीहरूले भने, “प्रभु येशूमा विश्‍वास गर्नुहोस् अनि तपाईंले उद्धार पाउनुहुने छ, तपाईं र तपाईंको परिवारले ।”
They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and yoʋ will be saved, yoʋ and yoʋr household.”
32 उनीहरूले प्रभुको वचन तिनलाई र तिनका घर-परिवारका सबैलाई सुनाए ।
Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his household.
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 ।
He then took them in that hour of the night and washed their wounds. Then he was baptized at once, along with his entire household.
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 ।
After bringing Paul and Silas into his house, he set a meal before them. And he rejoiced, along with his entire household, because he had come to believe in God.
35 भोलिपल्ट बिहान न्यायाधीशहरूले झ्यालखानाका सिपाहीहरूलाई यसो भन्दै सन्देश पठाए, “ती मानिसहरूलाई छाडिदेओ ।”
When daybreak came, the magistrates sent their officers, saying, “Release those men.”
36 यसकारण झ्यालखानाका हाकिमले पावललाई भने, “न्यायाधीशहरूले तपाईंहरूलाई छाडिदिनू भनेर आदेश दिएका छन्, त्यसैले तपाईंहरू बाहिर आउनुहोस् र शान्तिसँग जानुहोस् ।”
So the jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent orders for you to be released. Therefore come out now and go in peace.”
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 said to them, “They beat us in public without a trial, even though we are Roman citizens, and they threw us into prison. And now they are sending us away secretly? Certainly not! Rather, let them come and escort us out themselves.”
38 तब झ्यालखानाका सिपाहीहरूले गएर न्यायाधीशहरूलाई यी कुरा सुनाए; अनि तिनीहरूले पावल र सिलास रोमी हुन् भन्‍ने थाहा पाएपछि न्यायाधीशहरू डराए ।
So the officers reported these words to the magistrates, and the magistrates were afraid when they heard that the men were Roman citizens.
39 न्यायाधीशहरू आफैँ आएर बिन्ति गरे र पावल र सिलासलाई झ्यालखानाबाट बाहिर निकाले अनि सहर छाडेर जान आग्रह गरे ।
So they came and spoke to them in a conciliatory manner. As they escorted them out, they 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 ।
So Paul and Silas came out of the prison and went to Lydia's house. And after seeing the brothers and encouraging them, they departed.

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