प्रेरित 24
1 पाँच दिनपछि, प्रधान पूजाहारी हननिया, केही एल्डरहरू र तर्तुलस नाउँ गरेका कुशलवक्ता त्यहाँ गए । यी मानिसहरूले शासककहाँ पावलको विरुद्धमा दोष लगाए ।
And after five days, Ananias the chief priest came down with the elders and a certain orator, Tertullus; and they informed the governor against Paul.
2 जब पावल शासकका अगाडि उभिए, ततुर्लसले तिनलाई दोष लगाउन थाल्यो र शासकलाई भन्यो, “तपाईंको कारणले हामीलाई ठूलो शान्ति मिलेको छ; तपाईंको दूरदृष्टिले हाम्रो देशमा असल सुधार ल्याउँछ ।
And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying:
3 त्यसकारण अतिउच्च फेलिक्स, सबै धन्यवादका साथ तपाईंले गर्नुभएको हरेक कुरालाई हामी स्वागत गर्छौं ।
Since through you we enjoy great quietness, and since whatever has been undertaken for this nation has been conducted to a successful issue by your foresight at all times and in all places, we accept it, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
4 त्यसैले म तपाईंलाई अल्झाउँदिनँ, मेरो कुरा छोटकरीमा दया गरी सुनिदिनलाई आग्रह गर्छु ।
But that I may not detain you longer, I beseech you to hear us, in your clemency, a few words.
5 किनभने हामीले यस मानिसलाई दु: ख दिने र सारा संसारभरिका यहूदीहरूलाई विद्रोह गर्न लगाउने व्यक्तिको रूपमा पाएका छौँ । ऊ नाजरी सम्प्रदायको एउटा अगुवा हो ।
For we have found this man a pest and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
6 उसले मन्दिरलाई अशुद्ध पार्न पनि प्रयास गर्यो, त्यसैले उसलाई हामीले पक्र्यौँ ।
He also attempted to profane the temple; and we took him, and wished to judge him according to our law.
7 तर जब सैनिक अधिकृत आइपुगे, तिनले पावललाई हाम्रो हातबाट बलजफ्ति गरेर खोसेर लगे ।
But Lysias the officer came, and, with much violence, took him out of our hands,
8 जब तपाईंले यी सबै कुराहरू बारे पावललाई प्रश्न गर्नुहुन्छ, हामीले उसलाई दोष लगाएको कुराको बारेमा तपाईं आफैँले थाहा पाउनुहुनेछ ।
and commanded his accusers to come before you. From him you may be able yourself, by examination, to gain a knowledge of all these tilings of which we accuse him.
9 यहूदीहरूले पनि एकैसाथ पावललाई दोष लगाए र यी कुराहरू सत्य हुन् भने ।
And the Jews united in accusing him, saying that these things were so.
10 तर जब शासकले पावललाई बोल्नका लागि इशारा गरे, पावलले जवाफ दिए, “म बुझ्छु कि तपाईं यस जातिको निम्ति धेरै वर्षदेखि न्यायकर्ता हुनुभएको छ, र यसैले म आफैँलाई तपाईंको सामु खुसीसाथ बयान गर्छु ।”
Then Paul, after the governor had nodded to him to speak, answered: Knowing that you have been for many years a judge of this nation, I do the more cheerfully offer a defense for myself:
11 तपाईं आफैँले प्रमाणित गर्न सक्नु हुन्छ कि म यरूशलेममा आराधना गर्न गएको बाह्र दिनभन्दा बढी भएको छैन ।
for you can understand that there are not more than twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
12 र जब तिनीहरूले मलाई मन्दिरमा भेट्टाए, मैले कसैसँग विवाद गरिनँ, र मैले सभाघरहरू वा सहरहरूमा भिडलाई उक्साइनँ ।
And they found me neither disputing with any one in the temple, nor exciting the multitude in the synagogue, or in the city:
13 र तिनीहरूले मेरो विरुद्धमा जुन दोष लगाएका छन् त्यो तपाईंको अगाडि अहिले प्रमाणित गर्न सक्दैनन् ।
nor are they able to prove the things of which they now accuse me.
14 तर तपाईंसँग म यो स्वीकार गर्छु कि तिनीहरूले पन्थ भन्ने गरेको मार्गअनुसार नै म मेरा पुर्खाहरूका परमेश्वरको सेवा गर्छु । व्यवस्थामा भएका सबै कुराप्रति र अगमवक्ताहरूले लेखेका पुस्तकहरूप्रति म विश्वासयोग्य छु ।
But this I confess to you, that after the way which they call sect, so do I worship the God of my fathers; believing all things that are written in the law and in the prophets;
15 यी मानिसहरूले दुवै धर्मी र अधर्मी मृतकहरूको पुनरुत्थानको प्रतीक्षा गरेजस्तै, परमेश्वरमा मेरो पनि त्यस्तै दृढ विश्वास छ ।
having hope in God, which they themselves also admit, that I there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and of the unjust.
16 र यसमा नै परमेश्वर र मानिसहरूको सामु सबै कुराहरूद्वारा विनादोषको विवेक पाउन म काम गर्छु ।
And I do exercise myself in this, always to have a conscience void of offense toward God and man.
17 अहिले धेरै वर्षपछि म यहाँ मेरो जातिलाई सहायता र पैसाको उपहारहरू ल्याउन आएँ ।
But, after many years, I came to bring charitable gifts to my nation, and offerings.
18 जब मैले यो गरेँ, एसियाका केही यहूदीहरूले मलाई शुद्धिकरणको समारोहमा मन्दिरमा भेट्टाए, जहाँ कुनै भिडभाड वा होहल्ला थिएन ।
While engaged in these things, certain Jews from Asia found me fulfilling my vow of abstinence in the temple, not with a multitude, nor with tumult.
19 ती मानिसहरू अहिले तपाईंको अगाडि हुनुपर्दथ्यो । अनि यदि मेरो विरुद्धमा तिनीहरूको केही थियो भने भन्नुपर्दथ्यो ।
These ought to be here before you, and bring their charge, if they have any, against me.
20 नत्र भने म यहूदी परिषदअगि खडा हुँदा तिनीहरूले ममा के गल्ती भेट्टाए, यिनै मानिसहरूले भन्नुपर्छ ।
Or let these persons here say, what offensive conduct they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrim,
21 मैले उनीहरूको माझमा खडा भएर ठुलो स्वरमा यतिमात्र भनेर कराएको थिएँ, ʼमृतकहरूको पुनरुत्थान बारेको कुराले नै आज तपाईंद्वारा मेरो इन्साफ गरिदैँछ ।”
except in this one expression, which I uttered while standing among them: With respect to the resurrection I of the dead, I am judged by you this day.
22 फेलिक्स यो मार्गको बारेमा जानकार थिए, त्यसैले उनले यहूदीहरूलाई पर्खन लगाए । तिनले भने “यरूशलेमबाट सेनापति लुसियस तल आएपछि म तिम्रो मुद्दाको फैसला गर्नेछु ।”
But Felix, having a more accurate knowledge of this way, put them off, and said: When Lysias the officer comes down, I will inquire fully into your matters.
23 त्यसपछि उनले कप्तानलाई पावललाई पहरा दिने आज्ञा दिए, तर उनीसँग सदासयताको साथ व्यवहार गर र उनका कुनै साथीहरूबाट सहायता लिन वा भेटघाट गर्नलाई कसैले नरोक्नू भनी आदेश दिए ।
And he commanded the centurion to keep him under guard, and to relax the rigor of his confinement, and to forbid no one of his friends to minister or to come to him.
24 केही दिनपछि, फेलिक्स आफ्नी श्रीमती द्रुसिल्लासँग फर्के, तिनी यहूदी थिईन्, अनि उनले पावललाई बोलाए, र उनबाट ख्रीष्ट येशूप्रतिको विश्वासको बारेमा सुने ।
And, after some days, Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess; and he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.
25 तर जब पावलले उनलाई धार्मिकता, संयमता र आउँदै गरेको न्यायको बारे उनीसँग बहस गरे, फेलिक्स भयभीत भए; अनि उनले जवाफ दिए, “अहिलेलाई जाऊ, तर जब मलाई फेरि समय मिल्छ, म तिमीलाई बोलाउनेछु ।”
And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and the judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered: For the present withdraw; when I have a convenient season, I will call for you.
26 त्यही समयमा, पावलले तिनलाई पैसा दिन्छन् कि भनी तिनले आशा गरिरहेका थिए, त्यसैले तिनले पावललाई प्रायः बोलाउँथे र तिनीसँग कुरा गर्दथे ।
He hoped, at the same time, that money would have been given him by Paul, to release him. For this reason, he sent for him very frequently, and conversed with him.
27 तर जब दुई वर्ष बित्यो, फेलिक्सपछि पर्सिअस फेस्तस शासक बने, तर फेलिक्सले यहूदीहरूको समर्थन प्राप्त गर्न चाहन्थे, त्यसैले उनले पावललाई निरन्तर पहरामा नै छोडिराखे ।
But, after two years, Felix received Portius Festus as his successor; and Felix, wishing to confer a favor on the Jews, left Paul bound.
