प्रेरित 22
1 “मेरा दाजुभाइहरू र बुबाहरू हो, मेरो बचाउको कुरा सुन्नुहोस्, जुन मैले अहिले तपाईंहरूलाई बताउनेछु ।”
“Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense which I will now make to you.”
2 पावलले तिनीहरूसँग हिब्रू भाषामा बोलेको भिडले सुनेपछि भिड चुप लाग्यो । उनले भने,
When the crowd heard Paul speak to them in the Hebrew language, they became quiet. 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 a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but educated in this city at the feet of Gamaliel. I was instructed according to the strict ways of the law of our fathers. I am zealous for God, just as all of you are today.
4 मैले यस मार्गलाई मृत्युसम्मै सताएँ । मैले स्त्रीहरू र पुरुषहरू दुवैलाई बाँधेँ, र तिनीहरूलाई झ्यालखानामा सुम्पिदिएँ ।
I persecuted this Way to the death, binding up and delivering them to prison 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 the high priest and all the elders can bear witness. I received letters from them for the brothers in Damascus, and went there to bring them back in bonds to Jerusalem in order for them to be punished.
6 म यात्रा गर्दै दमस्कसको नजिकै पुग्दा, मध्यान्हतिर अचानक स्वर्गबाट एउटा विशाल ज्योति मेरो वरिपरि चम्किन लाग्यो ।
It happened that when I was traveling and nearing Damascus, about noon suddenly a great light from heaven began to shine around me.
7 म भुइँमा लडेँ, र मलाई यस्तो भनेको आवाज सुनेँ, ʼए शाऊल, ए शाऊल, तिमी मलाई किन सताउँदै छौ? ʼ
I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
8 मैले जवाफ दिएँ, “तपाईं को हुनुहुन्छ, प्रभु?” उहाँले मलाई भन्नुभयो, ʼम नासरतको येशू हुँ, जसलाई तिमी सताउँदै छौ ।ʼ
I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said to me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.'
9 मसँग भएकाहरूले त्यो ज्योति त देखे, तर मसँग बोल्नुहुनेको आवाजलाई भने सुनेनन् ।
Those who were with me saw the light, but they did not understand the voice of him who spoke to me.
10 मैले भनेँ, ʼप्रभु, मैले के गर्नुपर्छ? ʼ प्रभुले मलाई भन्नुभयो, ʼउठ, र दमस्कसमा जाऊ । त्यहीँ नै तिमीले गर्नुपर्ने सबै कुरा तिमीलाई बताइनेछ” ।
I said, 'What should I do, Lord?' The Lord said to me, 'Arise and go into Damascus; there you will be told everything that you must do.'
11 मैले त्यो ज्योतिको चमकले गर्दा देख्न सकिनँ । त्यसैले, मसँग भएका मानिसहरूका हातबाट डोर्याइएर म दमस्कस गएँ ।
I could not see because of that light's brightness, and being led by the hands of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
12 मैले त्यहाँ व्यवस्थाअनुसार भक्तिपूर्ण जीवन जिएका र त्यहाँ बस्ने सबै यहूदीहरूबाट सम्मान र आदर पाएका हननिया नाउँ गरेका मानिसलाई भेटेँ ।
There I met a man named Ananias, a devout man according to the law and well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there.
13 उनी मकहाँ आए, र मेरो छेउमा उभिए, र भने, ʼभाइ शाऊल, दृष्टि प्राप्त गर ।ʼ त्यत्तिखेरै, मैले तिनलाई देखेँ ।
He came to me, stood by me, and said, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight.' In that very hour I saw 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 ।
Then he said, 'The God of our fathers has chosen you to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear the voice coming from his own mouth.
15 किनभने तिमीले देखेका र सुनेका कुराहरूको बारेमा तिमी सबै मानिसहरूका लागि गवाही बन्नेछौ ।
For you shall be a witness for him to all men about what you have seen and heard.
16 अब तिमी किन पर्खिंदै छौ? उठ, बप्तिस्मा लेऊ, र उहाँको नाउँ पुकारेर आफ्ना पापहरू पखाल ।
Now why are you waiting? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.'
17 म यरूशलेम फर्केपछि मैले मन्दिरमा प्रार्थना गरिरहँदा, म अर्धचेत अवस्थामा पुगेँ ।
After I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the temple, it happened that I was given a vision.
18 उहाँले मलाई यसो भन्नुभएको मैले देखेँ, ʼछिटो गर, र चाँडै यरूशलेम छोड । किनभने तिनीहरूले मेरोबारे तिम्रो गवाही ग्रहण गर्नेछैनन् ।ʼ
I saw him say to me, 'Hurry and leave Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.'
19 मैले भनेँ, ʼहे प्रभु, तिनीहरू आफैँलाई थाहा छ, कि मैले कसरी तपाईंमा विश्वास गर्नेहरूलाई हरेक सभाघरमा पसेर पिटेँ, र जेलमा हालेँ ।
I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you in every synagogue.
20 तपाईंका साक्षी स्तिफनसको रगत बगाइँदा, म पनि नजिकै उभिएर सहमत हुदै थिएँ, र उनलाई मार्नेहरूको कपडा कुरिरहेको थिएँ ।
When the blood of Stephen your witness was spilled, I also was standing by and agreeing, and I was guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.'
21 तर उहाँले मलाई भन्नुभयो, ʼगइहाल, किनभने म तिमीलाई अन्यजातिहरूकहाँ पठाउनेछुʼ ।”
But he said to me, 'Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.'”
22 मानिसहरूले उनलाई यतिबेलासम्म बोल्न दिए । तर त्यसपछि तिनीहरू चिच्च्याए र भने, “यस्ता मानिसलाई पृथ्वीबाट हटाइदेओ, उनी बाँच्नु ठिक छैन ।”
They listened to him until he said this. Then they shouted and said, “Away with such a fellow from the earth, for it is not right that he should live.”
23 तिनीहरू कराउँदै, आफ्ना लुगाहरू फाल्दै, हावामा धुलो उडाउँदै गर्दा,
As they were shouting, throwing off their cloaks, and throwing 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 chief captain commanded Paul to be brought into the fortress. He ordered that he should be questioned with scourging, so that he himself might know why they were shouting against him like that.
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?”
When they had tied him up with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman and who has not been put on trial?”
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 ।”
When the centurion heard this, he went to the chief captain and told him, saying, “What are you about 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 ।”
The chief captain came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” Paul 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 ।”
The chief captain answered, “It was only with a large amount of money that I acquired citizenship.” But Paul said, “I was born a Roman citizen.”
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 ।
Then the men who were going to question him left him immediately. The chief captain also was afraid, when he learned that Paul was a Roman citizen, because he had tied him up.
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 ।
On the next day, the chief captain wanted to know the truth about the Jews' accusations against Paul. So he untied his bonds and ordered the chief priests and all the council to meet. Then he brought Paul down and placed him in their midst.
