प्रेरित 25
1 अब, फेस्तस त्यस प्रान्तमा प्रवेश गरेको तीन दिनपछि, उनी कैसरियाबाट यरूशलेमस पुगे ।
WHEN Festus then was come into the province, after three days he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
2 प्रधान पूजाहारी र विशिष्ट यहूदीहरूले फेस्तसकहाँ पावलका विरुद्ध अभियोगहरू प्रस्तुत गरे, र तिनीहरूले फेस्तससँग कडा रूपमा कुरा गरे ।
And the high-priest and the principal persons among the Jews informed him against Paul, and entreated him,
3 र तिनीहरूले पावलको विषयमा सहायताको निम्ति फेस्तससँग अनुरोध गरे, कि तिनले उनलाई यरूशलेममा बोलाउन्, ताकि तिनीहरूले उनलाई बाटोमा नै मर्न सकून् ।
begging it as a favour from him, that he would send him back to Jerusalem, lying in wait for him to kill him on the road.
4 तर पावल कैसरियाको कैदी थिए, र तिनी आफैँ पनि चाँडै त्यहाँ फर्कनु थियो भनी फेस्तसले जवाफ दिए ।
Then Festus answered, that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was going thither shortly.
5 उनले भने “यसकारण जान सक्नेहरू हामीसँगै जानुपर्छ । यदि त्यो मनिसमा कुनै गल्ती छन् भने, तिमीहरूले दोष लगाउनुपर्छ ।”
Let therefore, said he, those among you who are able, go down with me, and accuse him, if there be anything criminal in this man.
6 आठ वा दश दिन अझ बसेपछि फेस्तस कैसरियातिर गए । र अर्को दिन उनी न्यायको आसनमा बसे र पावललाई तिनीकहाँ ल्याइयोस् भनी आदेश दिए ।
And after staying with them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea; and on the morrow seated on the bench, commanded Paul to be brought.
7 जब उनी आइपुगे यरूशलेमका यहूदीहरू नजिकै उभिए र तिनीहरूले साबित नै गर्न नसक्ने गम्भीर अभियोगहरू ल्याए ।
And on his appearing, the Jews who came down from Jerusalem surrounded him, and laid many and heavy accusations against Paul, which they were not able to prove.
8 पावलले आफ्नो बचाउ गरे र भने, “यहूदीहरूको नामको विरुद्ध होइन, नत कुनै मन्दिरको विरुद्धमा र न त कैसरको विरुद्धमा, मैले कसैको विरुद्धमा गल्ति गरेको छैनँ ।”
But he pleaded in his defence, That neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I committed the least offence.
9 तर फेस्तसले यहूदीको समर्थन पाउन चाहन्थे र उनले पावललाई जवाफ दिए र भने, “के तिमी यरूशलेम गएर यी कुराहरूको इन्साफ मद्वारा गरिएको चाहन्छौ?”
Then Festus, desirous of ingratiating himself with the Jews, replying to Paul, said, Wilt thou go up unto Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?
10 पावलले भने, “म कैसरको न्यायको आसनको सामु खडा छु, जहाँ मेरो इन्साफ गरिनुपर्छ । जसरी तपाईंलाई पनि थाहा छ कि मैले कुनै पनि यहूदीलाई खराबी गरेको छैनँ ।
Then said Paul, I am standing before the tribunal of Caesar, where I have a right to be judged: against the Jews I have committed no offence, as thou also clearly perceivest.
11 तैपनि यदि मैले गल्ती गरेको छु र यदि मैले मृत्युको योग्य केही कुरा गरेको छु भने, म मर्नलाई इन्कार गर्दिनँ । तर यदि तिनीहरूका आरोपहरू केही पनि छैनन् भने, कसैले पनि मलाई तिनीहरूको हातमा सुम्पन सक्दैन । म कैसरलाई गुहार्छु ।
For indeed if I have committed any crime, or done aught worthy of death, I object not to be put to death: but if there is nothing in those things whereof they accuse me, no man dare gratify them by abandoning me to them.
12 त्यसपछि फेस्तसले परिषद्मा कुरा गरे र जवाफ दिए, “तिमीले कैसरसँग गुहार माग्यौ; तिमी कैसरकहाँ नै जानेछौ ।”
I appeal unto Caesar. Then Festus, after conferring with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed to Caesar? to Caesar shalt thou go.
13 अब केही दिनपछि राजा अग्रिपा र बर्निकी कैसरियामा फेस्तसलाई कामकाजी भेटघाट गर्न आइपुगे ।
Now when some days were passed, Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to salute Festus.
14 उनी त्यहाँ धेरै दिनसम्म बसेपछि, फेस्तसले पावलका मुद्दाहरू राजाका अघि प्रस्तुत गरे । तिनले भने, “फेलिक्सले एक जना मानिसलाई कैदीको रूपमा छोडेका थिए ।
And as their stay there was extended to a considerable time, Festus communicated to the king Paul’s affairs, saying, There is a certain man left by Felix, a prisoner:
15 जब म यरूशलेममा थिएँ, मुख्य पूजाहारी र यहूदीहरूका अगुवाहरूले यो मानिसको विरुद्ध मकहाँ आरोपहरू ल्याए, र तिनीहरूले उसको विरुद्ध दण्डको लागि अनुरोध गरे ।
against whom when I was at Jerusalem, the high-priest and the elders of the Jews appeared, desiring judgment against him.
16 यसमा मैले यस्तो जवाफ दिएँ, “एउटा मानिसलाई कृपाको रूपमा कसैलाई सुम्पने रोमी प्रचलन छैन, बरु, दोष लगाइएको मानिसले उसलाई दोष लगाउनेहरूको सामना गर्न र आरोपहरूको विरुद्ध बचाउ गर्ने मौका पाउनु पर्छ ।”
To whom I replied, That it was not customary for Romans to give up any man gratuitously to destruction, before that the person accused should have his accusers produced face to face, and be allowed opportunity to defend himself against the charge.
17 यसकारण जब तिनीहरू सँगै यहाँ आए, मैले पर्खिनँ, अर्को दिन म न्याय आसनमा बसेँ र त्यो मानिसलाई भित्र ल्याउने आदेश दिएँ ।
When therefore they were come here together, making no demur, the very next day I sat on the tribunal, and commanded the man to be brought.
18 जब अभियोक्ताहरू उठे र अभियोग लगाए, तिनीहरूले ऊसको विरुद्ध लागाएको कुनै पनि आभियोगहरू मलाई गम्भीर लागेन ।
Against whom his accusers standing forth, brought no charge of such things as I expected:
19 यसको सट्टामा, तिनीहरूको आफ्नै धर्म सम्बन्धी र मरेको कोही येशूको बारे तिनीहरूको विवाद थियो जसलाई पावलले जीवित छन् भनी दावी गर्थ्यो ।
but only pleaded against him certain disputes about their own mode of religious worship, and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
20 म यो कुरामा कसरी अनुसन्धान गर्ने भनी अन्योलमा परेँ, र यी कुराहरूको बारेमा इन्साफ गरिनको निम्ति ऊ यरूशलेम जान्छ कि भनी मैले उसलाई सोधेँ ।
But being in doubt respecting a question of this sort, I demanded if he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things.
21 तर पावलले सम्राटको फैसलाको निम्ति सुरक्षा पहरामा राखिनलाई इच्छा गरेपछि, मैले उसलाई कैसरकहाँ नपठाएसम्म राख्नलाई आदेश दिएँ ।”
But Paul appealing that he should be reserved for the cognizance of Augustus, I ordered him to be kept in custody until I should send him to Caesar.
22 अग्रिप्पाले फेस्तससँग भने, “म पनि यो मानिसका कुराहरू सुन्न चाहन्छु ।” फेस्तसले भने, “उसको कुरा तपाईंले भोलि सुन्नुहुनेछ ।”
Then Agrippa said to Festus, I wish also myself to hear the man. He said, To-morrow thou shalt hear him.
23 यसरी अर्को दिन अग्रिप्पा र बर्निकी भव्य समारोहसँग आए; उनीहरू भवनभित्र सैनिक अधिकृतहरू र सहरका विशिष्ट व्यक्तिहरूसँग आए । र फेस्तसले आदेश दिएपछि पावललाई तिनीहरूकहाँ ल्याइयो ।
On the morrow therefore, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with a very splendid retinue, and were entered into the place of audience, with the military tribunes, and the men of superior eminence in the city, then at the order of Festus Paul was produced.
24 फेस्तसले भने, “राजा अग्रिप्पा, यहाँ हामीसँग हुनुभएका सबै मानिसहरू, तपाईंले यो मानिसलाई देख्नु हुन्छ; यरूशलेममा र यहाँ पनि कैयौँ यहूदीहरूले मसँग छलफल गरे, र ऊ जीवित रहनु हुँदैन भनी मसँग कराए ।
And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all you, sirs, who are present with us, behold the man, concerning whom the whole multitude of the Jews have set upon me, both at Jerusalem and in this place, clamouring that he ought not to live a moment longer.
25 तर मैले थाहा पाएँ कि यो मानिसले मृत्युको लायकको त्यस्तो कुनै गल्ती गरेका छैन; तर उसले सम्राटकहाँ जाने अपिल गरेकाले, मैले उसलाई पठाउने निर्णय गरेँ ।
But finding on inquiry that he had done nothing worthy of death, and he himself indeed having appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.
26 तर मसँग सम्राटलाई लेख्ने कुनै निश्चित कुराहरू छैन । यसकारण मैले उसलाई तपाईंहरूकहाँ ल्याएको छु, विशेषगरी राजा अग्रिप्पाकहाँ, ताकि मसँग मुद्दाको बारेमा लेख्ने केही कुराहरू होस् ।
Respecting whom I have nothing determinate to write to my sovereign. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and especially before thee, king Agrippa, that on a fresh examination taken, I might have something to write.
27 किनभने एउटा कैदीलाई पठाउनु र उसको विरुद्धको आरोपहरू उल्लेख नगर्नु मलाई अनुपयुक्त जस्तो लाग्छ ।”
For it appears to me highly unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not also signify the charges against him.
