प्रेरित 24
1 पाँच दिनपछि, प्रधान पूजाहारी हननिया, केही एल्डरहरू र तर्तुलस नाउँ गरेका कुशलवक्ता त्यहाँ गए । यी मानिसहरूले शासककहाँ पावलको विरुद्धमा दोष लगाए ।
Five days after this, Ananias the High Priest came down to Caesarea with a number of Elders and a pleader called Tertullus. They stated to the Governor the case 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 ।
So Paul was sent for, and Tertullus began to impeach him as follows: "Indebted as we are," he said, "to you, most noble Felix, for the perfect peace which we enjoy, and for reforms which your wisdom has introduced to this nation,
3 त्यसकारण अतिउच्च फेलिक्स, सबै धन्यवादका साथ तपाईंले गर्नुभएको हरेक कुरालाई हामी स्वागत गर्छौं ।
in every instance and in every place we accept them with profound gratitude.
4 त्यसैले म तपाईंलाई अल्झाउँदिनँ, मेरो कुरा छोटकरीमा दया गरी सुनिदिनलाई आग्रह गर्छु ।
But--not to detain you too long--I beg you in your forbearance to listen to a brief statement from us.
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 Paul a source of mischief and a disturber of the peace among all the Jews throughout the Empire, and a ringleader in the heresy of the Nazarenes.
6 उसले मन्दिरलाई अशुद्ध पार्न पनि प्रयास गर्यो, त्यसैले उसलाई हामीले पक्र्यौँ ।
He even attempted to profane the Temple, but we arrested him.
7 तर जब सैनिक अधिकृत आइपुगे, तिनले पावललाई हाम्रो हातबाट बलजफ्ति गरेर खोसेर लगे ।
8 जब तपाईंले यी सबै कुराहरू बारे पावललाई प्रश्न गर्नुहुन्छ, हामीले उसलाई दोष लगाएको कुराको बारेमा तपाईं आफैँले थाहा पाउनुहुनेछ ।
You, however, by examining him, will yourself be able to learn the truth as to all this which we allege against him."
9 यहूदीहरूले पनि एकैसाथ पावललाई दोष लगाए र यी कुराहरू सत्य हुन् भने ।
The Jews also joined in the charge, maintaining that these were facts.
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, at a sign from the Governor, Paul answered, "Knowing, Sir, that for many years you have administered justice to this nation, I cheerfully make my defence.
11 तपाईं आफैँले प्रमाणित गर्न सक्नु हुन्छ कि म यरूशलेममा आराधना गर्न गएको बाह्र दिनभन्दा बढी भएको छैन ।
For you have it in your power to ascertain that it is not more than twelve days ago that I went up to worship in Jerusalem;
12 र जब तिनीहरूले मलाई मन्दिरमा भेट्टाए, मैले कसैसँग विवाद गरिनँ, र मैले सभाघरहरू वा सहरहरूमा भिडलाई उक्साइनँ ।
and that neither in the Temple nor in the synagogues, nor anywhere in the city, did they find me disputing with any opponent or collecting a crowd about me.
13 र तिनीहरूले मेरो विरुद्धमा जुन दोष लगाएका छन् त्यो तपाईंको अगाडि अहिले प्रमाणित गर्न सक्दैनन् ।
Nor can they prove the charges which they are now bringing against 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 in the way which they style a heresy, I worship the God of our forefathers, believing everything that is taught in the Law or is written in the Prophets,
15 यी मानिसहरूले दुवै धर्मी र अधर्मी मृतकहरूको पुनरुत्थानको प्रतीक्षा गरेजस्तै, परमेश्वरमा मेरो पनि त्यस्तै दृढ विश्वास छ ।
and having a hope directed towards God, which my accusers themselves also entertain, that before long there will be a resurrection both of the righteous and the unrighteous.
16 र यसमा नै परमेश्वर र मानिसहरूको सामु सबै कुराहरूद्वारा विनादोषको विवेक पाउन म काम गर्छु ।
This too is my own earnest endeavour--always to have a clear conscience in relation to God and man.
17 अहिले धेरै वर्षपछि म यहाँ मेरो जातिलाई सहायता र पैसाको उपहारहरू ल्याउन आएँ ।
"Now after an interval of several years I came to bring alms to my nation, and to offer sacrifices.
18 जब मैले यो गरेँ, एसियाका केही यहूदीहरूले मलाई शुद्धिकरणको समारोहमा मन्दिरमा भेट्टाए, जहाँ कुनै भिडभाड वा होहल्ला थिएन ।
While I was busy about these, they found me in the Temple purified, with no crowd around me and no uproar; but there were certain Jews from the province of Asia.
19 ती मानिसहरू अहिले तपाईंको अगाडि हुनुपर्दथ्यो । अनि यदि मेरो विरुद्धमा तिनीहरूको केही थियो भने भन्नुपर्दथ्यो ।
They ought to have been here before you, and to have been my prosecutors, if they have any charge to bring against me.
20 नत्र भने म यहूदी परिषदअगि खडा हुँदा तिनीहरूले ममा के गल्ती भेट्टाए, यिनै मानिसहरूले भन्नुपर्छ ।
Or let these men themselves say what misdemeanour they found me guilty of when I stood before the Sanhedrin,
21 मैले उनीहरूको माझमा खडा भएर ठुलो स्वरमा यतिमात्र भनेर कराएको थिएँ, ʼमृतकहरूको पुनरुत्थान बारेको कुराले नै आज तपाईंद्वारा मेरो इन्साफ गरिदैँछ ।”
unless it was in that one expression which I made use of when I shouted out as I stood among them, "'The resurrection of the dead is the thing about which I am on my trial before you to-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 ।”
At this point Felix, who was fairly well informed about the new faith, adjourned the trial, saying to the Jews, "When the Tribune Lysias comes down, I will enter carefully into the matter."
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 gave orders to the Captain that Paul was to be kept in custody, but be treated with indulgence, and that his personal friends were not to be prevented from showing him kindness.
24 केही दिनपछि, फेलिक्स आफ्नी श्रीमती द्रुसिल्लासँग फर्के, तिनी यहूदी थिईन्, अनि उनले पावललाई बोलाए, र उनबाट ख्रीष्ट येशूप्रतिको विश्वासको बारेमा सुने ।
Not long after this, Felix came with Drusilla his wife, a Jewess, and sending for Paul, listened to him as he spoke about faith in Christ Jesus.
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 ।”
But when he dealt with the subjects of justice, self-control, and the judgement which was soon to come, Felix became alarmed and said, "For the present leave me, and when I can find a convenient opportunity I will send for you."
26 त्यही समयमा, पावलले तिनलाई पैसा दिन्छन् कि भनी तिनले आशा गरिरहेका थिए, त्यसैले तिनले पावललाई प्रायः बोलाउँथे र तिनीसँग कुरा गर्दथे ।
At the same time he hoped that Paul would give him money; and for this reason he sent for him the oftener to converse 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 the lapse of fully two years Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus; and being desirous of gratifying the Jews, Felix left Paul still in prison.
