प्रेरित 22

1 “मेरा दाजुभाइहरू र बुबाहरू हो, मेरो बचाउको कुरा सुन्‍नुहोस्, जुन मैले अहिले तपाईंहरूलाई बताउनेछु ।”

MEN, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my apology which I now offer unto you.

2 पावलले तिनीहरूसँग हिब्रू भाषामा बोलेको भिडले सुनेपछि भिड चुप लाग्यो । उनले भने,

Then when they heard that he spoke unto them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the more silence: and he said,

3 “म किलिकियाको टार्ससमा जन्मेको एक यहूदी हुँ, तर यही सहरमा गमलिएलको चरणमा शिक्षा पाएको व्यक्ति हुँ । मलाई हाम्रा पुर्खाहरूको व्यवस्थाको कडा नियमहरूअनुसार शिक्षा दिइएको थियो । आज यहाँहरूजस्तै म पनि परमेश्‍वरको निम्ति जोसिलो भएको छु ।

I am indeed a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but educated in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed accurately in the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, as ye all are this day:

4 मैले यस मार्गलाई मृत्युसम्मै सताएँ । मैले स्‍त्रीहरू र पुरुषहरू दुवैलाई बाँधेँ, र तिनीहरूलाई झ्यालखानामा सुम्पिदिएँ ।

so much so that I persecuted this way unto death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women.

5 मलाई दमस्कसमा यात्रा गर्नलाई त्यहाँका भाइहरूका लागि मैले प्रधान पूजाहारी र सबै धर्म-गुरुहरूबाट पत्र पनि पाएको थिएँ, जसको गवाही उहाँहरूले नै दिन सक्‍नुहुन्छ । मैले यस मार्गकाहरूलाई बाँधेर दण्ड दिनको लागि यरूशलेममा ल्याउनुपर्थ्यो ।

As also the high-priest will bear me witness, and all the body of elders: from whom also having received letters unto the brethren, I went unto Damascus, to bring those who were there in chains unto Jerusalem, that they might be punished.

6 म यात्रा गर्दै दमस्कसको नजिकै पुग्दा, मध्यान्हतिर अचानक स्वर्गबाट एउटा विशाल ज्योति मेरो वरिपरि चम्किन लाग्यो ।

But as I went and drew nigh to Damascus, at noon-day, suddenly there shone a great light from heaven around me.

7 म भुइँमा लडेँ, र मलाई यस्तो भनेको आवाज सुनेँ, ʼए शाऊल, ए शाऊल, तिमी मलाई किन सताउँदै छौ? ʼ

And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

8 मैले जवाफ दिएँ, “तपाईं को हुनुहुन्छ, प्रभु?” उहाँले मलाई भन्‍नुभयो, ʼम नासरतको येशू हुँ, जसलाई तिमी सताउँदै छौ ।ʼ

And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarean, whom thou persecutest.

9 मसँग भएकाहरूले त्यो ज्योति त देखे, तर मसँग बोल्नुहुनेको आवाजलाई भने सुनेनन् ।

Now they who were with me saw the light indeed, and were terrified; but the voice of him that spake to me heard they not.

10 मैले भनेँ, ʼप्रभु, मैले के गर्नुपर्छ? ʼ प्रभुले मलाई भन्‍नुभयो, ʼउठ, र दमस्कसमा जाऊ । त्यहीँ नै तिमीले गर्नुपर्ने सबै कुरा तिमीलाई बताइनेछ” ।

Then I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Arise, go into Damascus; and there information shall be given thee of all things which are ordained for thee to do.

11 मैले त्यो ज्योतिको चमकले गर्दा देख्‍न सकिनँ । त्यसैले, मसँग भएका मानिसहरूका हातबाट डोर्‍याइएर म दमस्कस गएँ ।

Then as I could no longer see through the dazzling brightness of that light, led by the hand of those who were with me, I came to Damascus.

12 मैले त्यहाँ व्यवस्थाअनुसार भक्तिपूर्ण जीवन जिएका र त्यहाँ बस्‍ने सबै यहूदीहरूबाट सम्मान र आदर पाएका हननिया नाउँ गरेका मानिसलाई भेटेँ ।

And one Ananias, a religious man according to the law, and in high repute with all the Jews dwelling there,

13 उनी मकहाँ आए, र मेरो छेउमा उभिए, र भने, ʼभाइ शाऊल, दृष्‍टि प्राप्‍त गर ।ʼ त्यत्तिखेरै, मैले तिनलाई देखेँ ।

came to me, and standing by me, said, Brother Saul, recover sight. And the same hour I looked up at him.

14 तब तिनले भने, ʼहाम्रा पितापुर्खाहरूका परमेश्‍वरले उहाँको इच्छा जान्‍नको लागि धार्मिक जनलाई देख्‍न र उहाँको आफ्नै मुखबाट निस्केको आवाजलाई सुन्‍न तिमीलाई छान्‍नुभएको छ ।

And he said, The God of our fathers hath predestinated thee to know his will, and to see the Just One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.

15 किनभने तिमीले देखेका र सुनेका कुराहरूको बारेमा तिमी सबै मानिसहरूका लागि गवाही बन्‍नेछौ ।

For thou shalt be a witness for him to all men, of the things which thou hast seen and heard.

16 अब तिमी किन पर्खिंदै छौ? उठ, बप्‍तिस्मा लेऊ, र उहाँको नाउँ पुकारेर आफ्ना पापहरू पखाल ।

And now why delay? arise, to be baptised, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.

17 म यरूशलेम फर्केपछि मैले मन्दिरमा प्रार्थना गरिरहँदा, म अर्धचेत अवस्थामा पुगेँ ।

Now it came to pass, that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance;

18 उहाँले मलाई यसो भन्‍नुभएको मैले देखेँ, ʼछिटो गर, र चाँडै यरूशलेम छोड । किनभने तिनीहरूले मेरोबारे तिम्रो गवाही ग्रहण गर्नेछैनन् ।ʼ

and beheld him saying to me, Make haste, and depart quickly from Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony of me.

19 मैले भनेँ, ʼहे प्रभु, तिनीहरू आफैँलाई थाहा छ, कि मैले कसरी तपाईंमा विश्‍वास गर्नेहरूलाई हरेक सभाघरमा पसेर पिटेँ, र जेलमा हालेँ ।

And I said, Lord, they know that I was imprisoning and scourging from synagogue to synagogue those who believe on thee:

20 तपाईंका साक्षी स्तिफनसको रगत बगाइँदा, म पनि नजिकै उभिएर सहमत हुदै थिएँ, र उनलाई मार्नेहरूको कपडा कुरिरहेको थिएँ ।

and when the blood of Stephen thy martyr was shed, I myself even stood by, and took delight in his execution, and guarded the garments of those who slew him.

21 तर उहाँले मलाई भन्‍नुभयो, ʼगइहाल, किनभने म तिमीलाई अन्यजातिहरूकहाँ पठाउनेछुʼ ।”

And he said to me, Go: for I will send thee forth to the Gentiles afar off.

22 मानिसहरूले उनलाई यतिबेलासम्म बोल्न दिए । तर त्यसपछि तिनीहरू चिच्‍च्याए र भने, “यस्ता मानिसलाई पृथ्वीबाट हटाइदेओ, उनी बाँच्‍नु ठिक छैन ।”

And they gave him audience to this sentence, and lifted up their voice, saying, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.

23 तिनीहरू कराउँदै, आफ्ना लुगाहरू फाल्दै, हावामा धुलो उडाउँदै गर्दा,

So when they began raising a vast clamour, and stripping off their garments, and casting dust into the air,

24 सेनापतिले पावललाई किल्लाभित्र ल्याउन आज्ञा गरे । उनले तिनलाई कोर्रा लगाउँदै सोधपुछ गर्न आदेश दिए, ताकि तिनीहरू उनको विरुद्ध किन त्यसरी चिच्‍च्याइरहेका थिए भनी उनी आफैँले थाहा पाउन सकून् ।

the military tribune commanded him to be brought into the fortress, ordering that he should be put to the question by scourging; that he might know for what cause they clamoured so loudly against him.

25 जब तिनीहरूले पावललाई डोरीले बाँधे, तब पावलले नजिकै उभिरहेका कप्‍तानलाई भने, “के एक रोमी नागरिक र दोषी नठहराइएको मानिसलाई कोर्रा लगाउनु तपाईंको निम्ति न्यायसङ्गत छ र?”

So as they were tying him up for the thongs, Paul said to the centurion standing by him, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman citizen, and uncondemned?

26 जब कप्‍तानले यो सुने, तब उनी सेनापतिकहाँ गए, र उनलाई भने, “तपाईंले यी मानिसलाई के गर्न लाग्दै हुनुहुन्छ? किनभने यी मानिस त रोमी नागरिक पो रहेछन् ।”

And when the centurion heard this, he came and told the military tribune, saying, Consider what you are going to do: for this man is a Roman citizen.

27 सेनापति आए, र उनलाई भने, “मलाई भन कि, के तिमी रोमी नागरिक हौ?” अनि पावलले भने, “हजुर, हुँ ।”

Then the tribune came, and said to him, Tell me, art thou a Roman citizen? And he said, Yes.

28 सेनापतिले जवाफ दिए, “मैले धेरै ठुलो धनराशी खर्च गरेर मात्र नागरिकता पाएको थिएँ ।” तर पावलले भने, “म त रोमी नागरिक भएरै जन्मेको हुँ ।”

And the tribune replied, With a large sum of money I purchased this citizenship. And Paul said, But I enjoy it as my birthright.

29 त्यसपछि पावललाई सोधपुछ गर्न गइरहेका मानिसहरू तुरुन्तै छोडेर गए । पावल रोमी नागरिक रहेछन् भनी थाहा पाएपछि सेनापति पनि डराए, किनभने उनले तिनलाई बाँधेका थिए ।

Immediately then they who were about to put him to the question, withdrew from him: and indeed the tribune dreaded the consequences, when he knew that he was a Roman citizen, that he had even gone so far as to bind him.

30 भोलिपल्ट मुख्य कप्‍तानले पावलको विरुद्धमा यहूदीहरूले लगाएको अभियोगको सत्यता जान्‍न चाहे । त्यसैले, उनले आफ्नो दलबललाई एकत्रित गरे, र प्रधान पूजाहारीहरूसाथै महासभाका सबै मानिसहरूलाई भेला हुनलाई आदेश दिए । त्यसपछि तिनले पावललाई तल ल्याए, र उनीहरूका बिचमा राखे ।

So on the morrow, desirous to know of a certainty what it was of which he was accused by the Jews, he loosed him from the bonds, and commanded the high-priest and all the sanhedrim to appear, and bringing Paul down, set him before them.