प्रेरित 23
1 पावलले महासभाका मानिसहरूलाई सिधा हेरेर भने, “हे दाजुभाइहरू हो, आजको दिनसम्म म परमेश्वरको अगि सबै असल विवेकमा जिएको छु ।
THEN Paul, looking earnestly at the sanhedrim, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience unto God even to this day.
2 प्रधान पूजाहारी हननियाले नजिकमा उभिरहेकाहरूलाई पावलको मुखमा हिर्काउन आज्ञा गरे ।
Then the high-priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
3 त्यसपछि पावलले तिनलाई भने, “परमेश्वरले तपाईं चुन पोतेको पर्खाललाई पनि प्रहार गर्नुहुनेछ । तपाईं व्यवस्थाद्वारा मेरो न्याय गर्न बसिरहनुभएको छ, र पनि व्यवस्थाको विरुद्धमा गएर मलाई हिर्काउने आज्ञा दिनुहुन्छ?”
Then said Paul unto him, God is ready to smite thee, thou whited wall: for art thou sitting to judge me according to the law, and violating that law, commandest me to be smitten?
4 ती नजिकमा उभिरहेकाहरूले भने, “के तँ परमेश्वरका प्रधान पूजाहारीको यसरी निन्दा गर्छस्?”
Then they who stood by, said, Revilest thou God’s high-priest?
5 पावलले भने, “दाजुभाइहरू हो, उहाँ प्रधान पूजाहारी हुनुहुन्छ भन्ने मलाई थाहा थिएन । किनभने यस्तो लेखिएको छ, ʼतिमीले तिम्रा मानिसहरूका शासकहरूबारे खराब कुरा बोल्नुहुदैन‘।”
And Paul said, I had not observed, brethren, that he was high-priest: for it is written, “Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.”
6 जब पावलले परिषद्को एक भाग सदूकीहरू र अर्को भाग फरिसीहरू रहेछन् भनी देखे, तब उनले परिषद्मा ठुलो सोरले भने, “दाजुभाइहरू हो, म फरिसीका छोरा एक फरिसी हुँ । मृतकहरूको पुनरुत्थानमा दृढ आशा भएकै कारणले मलाई न्याय गरिँदै छ ।”
Now when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried in the sanhedrim, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: for the hope and resurrection of the dead am I brought to this bar.
7 उनले यो कुरा भनेपछि सदूकी र फरिसीहरूका बिचमा वादविवाद सुरु भयो, र सभा विभाजित भयो ।
So when he had said this, a great dissension arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.
8 किनकि ती सदूकीहरूले पुनरुथान हुँदैन, स्वर्गदूतहरू छैनन् र आत्माहरू छैनन् भन्छन्, तर फरिसीहरूले यी सबै कुराहरू अस्तित्वमा छन् भन्छन् ।
For the Sadducees say indeed, that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.
9 त्यसैले, त्यहाँ ठुलो होहल्ला भयो, अनि कतिपय फरिसीहरूमध्येका शास्त्रीहरू उठे, र यसो भन्दै तर्क गरे, “यी मानिसमा हामी कुनै गल्ती भेट्टाउँदैनौँ । यदि आत्मा वा स्वर्गदूतले नै तिनीसँग बोलेका हुन् भने, के गर्ने त?”
And a great clamour arose: and the scribes rising up who were of the party of the Pharisees, contended stoutly, saying, We find no fault in this man: but if a spirit have spoken to him, or an angel, let us not fight against God.
10 जब त्यहाँ अझै ठुलो विवाद उठ्यो, तिनीहरूले पावललाई टुक्रा-टुक्रा पार्लान् कि भनेर मुख्य कप्तान डराए । त्यसैले, उनले तल गएर परिषद्का सदस्यहरूका बिचबाट पावललाई जबरजस्ती सेनाको किल्लामा ल्याउन सेनाहरूलाई आदेश दिए ।
Then a great tumult arising, the tribune, apprehensive that Paul might be pulled in pieces by them, commanded the guard to go down, and take him by force from the midst of them, and bring him into the fortress.
11 अर्को रात परमेश्वर उनको छेउमा आएर उभिनुभयो, र भन्नुभयो, “नडराऊ, किनकि जसरी तिमीले मेरो बारेमा यरूशलेममा गवाही दिएका छौ, त्यसरी नै तिमीले रोममा पनि गवाही दिनुपर्छ ।”
And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good courage, Paul: for as thou hast borne testimony of the things concerning me at Jerusalem, so must thou bear a testimony at Rome also.
12 जब उज्यालो भयो, केही यहूदीहरूले मतो गरे, र तिनीहरू आफैँमाथि श्राप घोषणा गरेः तिनीहरूले यसो भने, कि तिनीहरूले पावललाई नमारेसम्म न केही खानेछन्, न त पिउनेछन् ।
Then as soon as it was day, some of the Jews forming a conspiracy, bound themselves under the direst imprecation, declaring that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
13 यसरी षड्यन्त्र गर्नेहरू चालिस जनाभन्दा बढी थिए ।
Now there were more than forty who had on oath formed this conspiracy.
14 तिनीहरू प्रधान पूजाहारीहरू र अगुवाहरूकहाँ गएर भने, “हामीले पावललाई नमारेसम्म केही नखाने र केही नपिउने भनी ठुलो भाकल गरेका छौँ ।
So they came to the high-priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves by the direst imprecation, to taste nothing till we have killed Paul.
15 त्यसैले, उनको मुद्दालाई अझ ठिक प्रकारले निर्णय गर्ने गरी परिषद्ले मुख्य कप्तानलाई पावललाई तल ल्याउनलाई भनोस् । हामीचाहिँ तिनी यहाँ आउनुअगावै तिनलाई मार्न तयार हुन्छौँ ।”
Now therefore do ye with the sanhedrim give notice to the military tribune, that to-morrow he bring him down to you, as if intending to make more accurate inquiries into the things concerning him: but we, ere he come nigh, are ready to kill him.
16 तर तिनीहरूले उनलाई मार्न पर्खिरहेका थिए भनी पावलको भान्जाले सुने । त्यसैले, ऊ सेनाको किल्लाभित्र प्रवेश गरी पावललाई त्यो कुरा बताइदियो ।
Now Paul’s sister’s son having heard of their lying in wait, came, and entering into the fortress told Paul.
17 पावलले सेनाहरूमध्ये एक जना कप्तानलाई बोलाएर भने, “यो जवान केटालाई मुख्य कप्तानकहाँ लगिदिनुहोस्, किनभने उसँग उहाँलाई भन्ने केही कुरा छ ।”
Then Paul calling to him one of the centurions, said, Carry this young man to the tribune: for he hath something to communicate to him.
18 त्यसैले, उनले जवान केटोलाई मुख्य कप्तानकहाँ लगे, र उनले भने, “कैदी पावलले मलाई बोलाए, र यो केटोलाई तपाईंकहाँ लैजान भने । उसँग तपाईंलाई भन्ने केही कुरा छ ।”
Then he took him, and brought him to the tribune, and said, The prisoner Paul calling me to him, entreated me to bring this young man to thee, having something to say to thee.
19 मुख्य कप्तानले त्यो केटोलाई हातले समातेर गोप्य ठाउँमा लगेर उसलाई सोधे, “तिमीले मलाई के भन्नु छ?”
Hereupon the tribune taking him by the hand, and leading him aside, inquired, What is it that thou hast to communicate to me?
20 त्यो जवान मानिसले भन्यो, “तिनीहरूले उनको मुद्दालाई अझ ठिकसँग सोधपुछ गर्ने गरी ती यहूदीहरूले भोलि पावललाई तल परिषद्मा ल्याउनका लागि तपाईंलाई अनुरोध गर्न सहमत भएका छन् ।
And he said, The Jews have agreed together to entreat thee that to-morrow thou wouldest bring down Paul into the sanhedrim, as about to make some more accurate inquiry concerning him.
21 तर पावललाई उनीहरूको हातमा नसुम्पनुहोस्, किनभने त्यहाँ चालिसभन्दा बढी मानिस उनलाई मार्न पर्खेर बसिरहेका छन् । उनीहरूले पावललाई नमारेसम्म खाना पनि नखाने र केही पनि नपिउने भनी भाकल गरेका छन् ।”
But do not thou consent to them: for more than forty men of them are lying in wait for him, who have bound themselves under an anathema, neither to eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now they are in readiness, waiting only to procure the promise from thee.
22 त्यसैले, प्रमुख कप्तानले त्यो जवान मानिसलाई यस्तो निर्देशन दिएर जान दिए, “तिमीले मलाई भनेका यी कुराहरू अरू कसैलाई पनि नभन्नू ।”
Hereupon the tribune dismissed the youth, with an injunction, not to mention it to any body that thou hast discovered these things to me.
23 त्यसपछि तिनले दुई जना कप्तानलाई बोलाए, र भने, “कैसरियासम्म जानको लागि दुई सय जना सिपाही, सत्तरी जना घोडचढी र दुई सय जना भालाधारी सिपाही तयार पार । तिमीहरू रातको तेस्रो पहरमा हिडँनुपर्नेछ ।”
And calling to him two certain persons of the centurions, he said, Get ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, at the third hour of the night;
24 अनि उनले पावलले चढ्न सक्ने जनावरहरू उपलब्ध गराउन र उनलाई शासक फेलिक्सकहाँ सुरक्षित पुर्याउनलाई आज्ञा गरे ।
and provide beasts, that setting Paul thereon, you may convey him safely to Felix the governor.
25 त्यसपछि उनले यस्तो चिट्ठी लेखे ।
And he wrote a letter containing this form of words:
26 “क्लाउडियस लुसियसबाट, माननीय राज्यपाल फेलिक्सलाई अभिवादन ।
Claudius Lysias to his excellence the governor Felix, greeting.
27 यी मानिस यहूदीहरूबाट पक्रिएका थिए र तिनीहरूले यिनलाई मार्नै लागेका थिए । जब मैले सैन्यदलसहित गएर यी मानिसको उद्धार गरेँ, त्यसपछि तिनी रोमी नागरिक रहेछन् भन्ने कुरा थाहा पाएँ ।
This person had been seized by the Jews, and was ready to be slain by them: but coming on them with the guard, I rescued him out of their hands, having understood that he was a Roman citizen.
28 यिनीहरूले यी मानिसलाई किन दोष लगाएका रहेछन् भनी जान्नको लागि मैले तिनलाई तिनीहरूको परिषद्मा ल्याएँ ।
And desirous of knowing the crime of which they accused him, I brought him down into their sanhedrim
29 मैले थाहा पाएँ, कि उनीहरूले उनीहरूको आफ्नै व्यवस्थाको विरुद्धमा यी मानिसलाई दोष लगाएका रहेछन् । तर मृत्युदण्ड दिनुपर्ने वा झ्यालखानामा हाल्नुपर्ने तिनको विरुद्धमा त्यस्तो कसुर भएको मैले देखिनँ ।
and found him accused of some disputed points of their law; but to have no charge laid against him worthy of death or of bonds.
30 र मलाई यो पनि जानकारी गराइयो, कि त्यहाँ यी मानिसलाई मार्नको लागि षड्यन्त्र गरिएको थियो । त्यसकारण, मैले तुरुन्तै यी मानिसलाई तपाईं समक्ष पठाइदिएको छु, र दोष लगाउने मानिसहरूलाई पनि यिनको विरुद्धमा जे-जे छ तपाईंकै उपस्थितिमा राख्नू भनी निर्देशन दिएको छु । बिदा!”
But it being discovered to me that a design was forming against the man’s life by the Jews, immediately I sent him to thee, commanding his accusers also to produce what they have against him before thee. Farewel.
31 यसरी सिपाहीहरूले तिनीहरूलाई दिइएको आज्ञाअनुसार पावललाई लगे, र उनलाई सोही रात एन्टिपाट्रिस ल्याए ।
Hereupon then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night unto Antipatris.
32 अर्को दिन धेरैजसो सिपाहीहरूले पावललाई घोडचढीहरूसँग छोडेर उनीहरूचाहिँ सैन्य किल्लामा फर्के ।
And on the morrow, leaving the horsemen to go on with him, they returned to the fortress.
33 जब घोडचढीहरू कैसरिया पुगे, र तिनीहरूले शासकलाई पत्र हस्तान्तरण गरे, तिनीहरूले पावललाई पनि तिनीकहाँ बुझाए ।
So when they came to Caesarea, and had delivered the letter to the governor, they presented Paul also to him.
34 जब शासकले चिट्ठी पढे, उनले पावल कुन प्रान्तबाट आएका हुन् भनी सोधे । तिनी किलिकियाबाट आएको कुरा थाहा पाएर
Then when the governor had read it, and asked of what province he was, and understood he was of Cilicia;
35 उनले भने, “तिमीलाई दोष लगाउने मानिसहरू आएपछि म पूर्ण रूपमा तिम्रो कुरा सुन्नेछु ।” तब उनले पावललाई हेरोदको दरबारमा राख्ने आज्ञा गरे ।
I will give thee a thorough hearing, said he, when thy accusers are also come hither. And he commanded them to be kept under guard in Herod’s praetorium.
