प्रेरित 23
1 पावलले महासभाका मानिसहरूलाई सिधा हेरेर भने, “हे दाजुभाइहरू हो, आजको दिनसम्म म परमेश्वरको अगि सबै असल विवेकमा जिएको छु ।
And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men, brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
2 प्रधान पूजाहारी हननियाले नजिकमा उभिरहेकाहरूलाई पावलको मुखमा हिर्काउन आज्ञा गरे ।
And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him, to strike 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 to him, God shall smite thee, [thou] whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me according to the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?
4 ती नजिकमा उभिरहेकाहरूले भने, “के तँ परमेश्वरका प्रधान पूजाहारीको यसरी निन्दा गर्छस्?”
And they that 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‘।”
Then said Paul, I knew not, brethren, that he is the 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 ।”
But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men, brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
7 उनले यो कुरा भनेपछि सदूकी र फरिसीहरूका बिचमा वादविवाद सुरु भयो, र सभा विभाजित भयो ।
And when he had so said, there arose a dissension 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 that there is no resurrection, neither 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 there arose a great cry: and the scribes [that were] of the Pharisees' part arose, and contended, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, 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 ।
And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul would have been pulled in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring [him] into the castle.
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 cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified concerning me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear testimony also at Rome.
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 ।
And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying, that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
13 यसरी षड्यन्त्र गर्नेहरू चालिस जनाभन्दा बढी थिए ।
And they were more than forty who had made this conspiracy.
14 तिनीहरू प्रधान पूजाहारीहरू र अगुवाहरूकहाँ गएर भने, “हामीले पावललाई नमारेसम्म केही नखाने र केही नपिउने भनी ठुलो भाकल गरेका छौँ ।
And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain 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 ye with the council signify to the chief captain, that he bring him down to you to-morrow, as though ye would inquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, before he shall come near, 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 ।
And when the son of Paul's sister heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and 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 called one of the centurions to [him], and said, Bring this young man to the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell 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 ।”
So he took him, and brought [him] to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me to [him], and prayed me to bring this young man to thee, who hath something to say to thee.
19 मुख्य कप्तानले त्यो केटोलाई हातले समातेर गोप्य ठाउँमा लगेर उसलाई सोधे, “तिमीले मलाई के भन्नु छ?”
Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went [with him] aside privately, and asked [him], What is that thou hast to tell 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 to desire thee, that thou wouldst bring down Paul to-morrow into the council, as though they would inquire somewhat concerning him more perfectly.
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 yield to them: for there are of them who lie in wait for him more than forty men, who have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now they are ready, looking for a promise from thee.
22 त्यसैले, प्रमुख कप्तानले त्यो जवान मानिसलाई यस्तो निर्देशन दिएर जान दिए, “तिमीले मलाई भनेका यी कुराहरू अरू कसैलाई पनि नभन्नू ।”
So the chief captain [then] let the young man depart, and charged [him], [See thou] tell no man that thou hast shown 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 he called to [him] two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Cesarea, and seventy horsemen, and spearmen two hundred, 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 [for them] beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring [him] safe to Felix the governor.
25 त्यसपछि उनले यस्तो चिट्ठी लेखे ।
And he wrote a letter after this manner:
26 “क्लाउडियस लुसियसबाट, माननीय राज्यपाल फेलिक्सलाई अभिवादन ।
Claudius Lysias, to the most excellent governor Felix, [sendeth] 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 man was taken by the Jews, and would have been killed by them: then I came with a body of soldiers, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.
28 यिनीहरूले यी मानिसलाई किन दोष लगाएका रहेछन् भनी जान्नको लागि मैले तिनलाई तिनीहरूको परिषद्मा ल्याएँ ।
And when I would have known the cause for which they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:
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 ।
Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge 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!”
And when it was told to me that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent forthwith to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also, to say before thee what [they had] against him. Farewell.
31 यसरी सिपाहीहरूले तिनीहरूलाई दिइएको आज्ञाअनुसार पावललाई लगे, र उनलाई सोही रात एन्टिपाट्रिस ल्याए ।
Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought [him] by night to Antipatris.
32 अर्को दिन धेरैजसो सिपाहीहरूले पावललाई घोडचढीहरूसँग छोडेर उनीहरूचाहिँ सैन्य किल्लामा फर्के ।
On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:
33 जब घोडचढीहरू कैसरिया पुगे, र तिनीहरूले शासकलाई पत्र हस्तान्तरण गरे, तिनीहरूले पावललाई पनि तिनीकहाँ बुझाए ।
Who, when they came to Cesarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.
34 जब शासकले चिट्ठी पढे, उनले पावल कुन प्रान्तबाट आएका हुन् भनी सोधे । तिनी किलिकियाबाट आएको कुरा थाहा पाएर
And when the governor had read [the letter], he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that [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 hear thee, said he, when thy accusers also have come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment-hall.
