प्रेरित 26

1 यसरी अग्रिपासले पावललाई भने, “तिमी आफ्नो निम्ति बोल्न सक्छौ ।” तब पावलले उनका हातहरू पसारे, र उनको बचाउ गरे ।

Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretching forth his hand, thus made his defence,

2 “यी यहूदीहरूले लगाएका सबै दोषहरूको विरुद्धमा मेरो मुद्दालाई राजा अग्रिपास तपाईंको आगाडि राख्‍न पाउँदा म आफै खुसी भएको महसुस गर्दछु ।

"O king Agrippa, I think myself happy, that I am this day to make my defence before thee, concerning all the things which I am accused of by the Jews:

3 खास गरी, किनकि तपाईं यी सबै यहूदी रीतिरिवाजहरू र प्रश्‍नहरूबारे ज्ञाता हुनुहुन्छ । त्यसैले, तपाईंले मेरो कुरा धैर्यपूर्वक सुनिदिनुहोस् भनेर म बिन्ती गर्दछु ।

especially as thou art acquainted with all the customs and questions which are among the Jews; wherefore I intreat thee to hear me patiently.

4 साँच्‍चै, यी सबै यहूदीहरूले जान्दछन्, कि म कसरी मेरो जवानीदेखि मेरो आफ्नै देशमा र यरूशलेममा जिएँ ।

My manner of life then from my youth, as it has been from the beginning among my own nation at Jerusalem, all the Jews are acquainted with,

5 तिनीहरूले मलाई सुरुबाट नै जान्दथे, र मैले फरिसीको रूपमा जिएको कुरा तिनीहरूले स्वीकार गर्नुपर्दछ, जुन हाम्रो धर्मको अति कठोर सम्प्रदाय हो ।

knowing me before, (if they would testify it, ) that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived a pharisee.

6 अब म यहाँ न्यायको लागि उभिन्छु, किनकि म परमेश्‍वरले हाम्रा पुर्खाहरूलाई दिनुभएको प्रतिज्ञाको आशा राख्दछु ।

And now I stand arraigned for the hope of the promise which was made by God to our fathers:

7 यसैकारणले गर्दा, हाम्रा बाह्र कुलले उत्कटतासाथ दिन-रात परमेश्‍वररको सेवा गरे, र हामी पनि यसमा पुग्‍ने आशा राख्छौँ । हे राजा, त्यही आशाको कारणले यहूदीहरू मलाई दोष लगाउँछन् ।

to which promise our twelve tribes, worshipping continually night and day, hope to attain: concerning which hope, O king Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews.

8 मृतकहरूलाई जीवित बनाउने कुरा परमेश्‍वरको लागि अपत्यारिलो छ भनेर तपाईंहरू किन विचार गर्नुहुन्छ?

What! is it judged incredible by you, that God should raise the dead?

9 एक समय येशू नासरीको नाउँको विरुद्धमा धेरै कुराहरू गर्नुपर्छ भन्‍ने म आफैँले पनि विचार गरेँ ।

I indeed once thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus the Nazarene:

10 मैले यरूशलेममा यी कामहरू गरेँ; मैले धेरै सन्तहरूलाई झ्यालखानामा थुनेँ, र मैले यसो गर्ने अधिकार मूख्य पूजाहारीहरूबाट पाएँ । जब तिनीहरू मारिए, मैले तिनीहरूका विरुद्धमा मेरो मत पनि जाहेर गरेँ ।

which I also did in Jerusalem; and I shut up many of the saints in prison, having received authority for it from the chief priests; and when they were put to death I gave my voice against them.

11 मैले तिनीहरूलाई सबै सभाघरहरूमा बारम्बार सजाय दिएँ, र मैले तिनीहरूलाई ईश्‍वरको निन्दा गर्ने बनाउन कोसिस गरेँ । म तिनीहरूसित अति नै रिसाएँ, र तिनीहरूलाई विदेशका सहरहरूमा पनि खेदाएँ ।

And often punishing them in all the synagogues, I compelled them to blaspheme, and being excessively enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

12 यसो गर्ने क्रममा मुख्य पूजाहारीहरूबाट पाएको आज्ञा र अधिकार लिएर म दमस्कसमा गएँ ।

On which accounts as I was going to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests---at mid-day,

13 अनि बाटोमा, मध्यदिनमा, हे राजा, मैले स्वर्गबाट आएको ज्योति देखेँ, जुन सूर्यभन्दा पनि चम्किलो थियो, र त्यो म र मसँग यात्रा गर्ने मानिसहरू दुवैका वरिपरि चम्कियो ।

O king, as I was on the way thither I saw a light from heaven exceeding the splendor of the sun, shining round about me and those that were going with me.

14 जब हामीहरू सबै जना भुइँमा लड्यौँ, मैले हिब्रू भाषामा मसँग यसो भनेर बोलिरहेको एउटा आवाज सुनेँ, “ए शाऊल, ए शाऊल, तिमी मलाई किन सताउँछौ? सुइरोमा लात हान्‍नु तिमीलाई कठिन हुन्छ ।”

And when we were all fallen down to the earth, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why dost thou persecute me? It is hard for thee to kick against the goads.

15 तब मैले भनेँ, ʼतपाईं को हुनुहुन्छ, प्रभु? ʼ प्रभुले जवाफ दिनुभयो, ʼम येशू हुँ, जसलाई तिमी सताउँछौ?

And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And He said, I am Jesus, whom thou persecutest.

16 अब तिमी उठ, र तिम्रो पाउमा खडा होऊ, किनकि म तिमीलाई सेवक र अहिले तिमीले मेरो बारेमा जानेका कुराहरू र पछि मैले तिमीलाई देखाउने कुराहरूको गवाही बन्‍नको लागि नियुक्त गर्ने उद्देश्यले म तिमीकहाँ देखा परेँ

But rise, and stand on thy feet: for to this end have I appeared unto thee, to appoint thee a minister and a witness both of the things which thou hast seen, and of those for which I shall hereafter appear unto thee:

17 म तिमीलाई मानिसहरूबाट र गैरयहूदीहरूबाट उद्धार गर्नेछु, जसकहाँ मैले तिमीलाई पठाइरहेको छु ।

delivering thee from the people and from the Gentiles, to whom I now send thee,

18 तिनीहरूका आँखा खोल्न र तिनीहरूलाई अन्धकारबाट ज्योतिमा फर्काउन र शैतानको शक्तिबाट परमेश्‍वरमा फर्काउनको लागि, ताकि तिनीहरूले परमेश्‍वरबाट पापको क्षमा र मैले ममाथिको विश्‍वासद्वारा मेरो आफ्नै निम्ति अलग गरेकाहरूलाई मैले दिने उत्तराधिकार प्राप्‍त गर्न सकून् ।

to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of satan unto God; that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and an inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.

19 त्यसकारण, राजा अग्रिपास, मैले त्यो स्वर्गीय दर्शनको अवाज्ञा गरिनँ ।

Wherefore, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision:

20 तर पहिले दमस्कसमा भएकाहरूकहाँ, त्यसपछि यरूशलेममा र यहूदियाको देशभरि रहनेहरू, र गैरयहूदीहरूकहाँ पनि तिनीहरूले पश्‍चात्ताप गरेर परमेश्‍वरमा फर्कनुपर्छ र पश्‍चात्ताप योग्यका कार्यहरू गर्नुपर्छ भनेर प्रचार गरेँ ।

but declared first to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, and through all the country of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent, and turn unto God, performing works suitable to repentance.

21 यसैकारण, यहूदीहरूले मलाई मन्दिरमा पक्राउ गरे, र मलाई मार्ने प्रयास गरे ।

For these things the Jews seized me in the temple, and attempted to kill me.

22 परमेश्‍वरले अहिलेसम्म मलाई सहायता गर्नुभएको छ । यसैकारण म खडा भएर साधारण मानिसहरू र ठुला मानिसहरूलाई अगमवक्‍ताहरू र मोशाले जे हुने थिए भनेका थिए ती कुराहरूभन्दा बढी कुनै पनि कुराको गवाही दिन्‍नँ ।

But having obtained help of God, I continue until this day, testifying both to small and great, and saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses declared should come to pass; even that the Messiah should suffer,

23 कि ख्रीष्‍टले दु: ख भोग्‍नुपर्छ, र उहाँ मृतकहरूबाट जीवित हुनेहरूमा पहिलो हुनुहुन्छ, र यहूदीहरूसाथै गैरयहूदी मानिसहरूमा ज्योतिको घोषणा गर्ने जन हुनुहुनेछ ।

and being the first of the resurrection from the dead should bring light to the people and to the Gentiles."

24 पावलले उनको बचाउलाई पुरा गरिसकेपछि फेस्तसले उच्‍च सोरमा भने, “पावल, तिमी पागल भएका छौ, तिम्रो धेरै विद्याले तिमीलाई पागल बनाएको छ ।”

And as he was saying these things in his defence, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself: much learning turns thy brain.

25 तर पवालले भने, “म पागल होइनँ, सम्माननीय फेस्तस, तर म साहसकासाथ यी सत्य र गम्भीर वचनहरू बोल्छु ।”

But he replied, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but I speak the words of truth and of a sound mind.

26 किनकि राजाले यी कुराहरूको बारेमा जान्‍नुहुन्छ, र यसैले म उहाँसँग खुलेर बोल्छु, किनकि मलाई विश्‍वास छ, कि उहाँबाट यीमध्ये कुनै पनि कुराहरू लुकेका छैनन्, किनकि यो कुरा गुपचुपमा गरिएको छैन ।

For the king knoweth of these things, to whom also I speak with freedom; because I am persuaded that none of them are unknown to him; for this was not done in a corner.

27 राजा अग्रिपास, के तपाईं अगमवक्‍ताहरूमा विश्‍वास गर्नुहुन्छ? म यो कुरा जान्दछु, कि तपाईंले विश्‍वास गर्नुहुन्छ ।”

O king Agrippa, believest thou the prophets?

28 अग्रिपासले पवाललाई भने, “के तिमी छोटो समयमा मलाई फकाएर ख्रीष्‍टियान बनाउन चाहन्छौ?”

I know that thou believest them. Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou almost persuadest me to be a Christian.

29 पावलले भने, “चाहे छोटो समयमा होस्, या लामो समयमा होस्, तपाईं मात्र होइन तर आज मेरो कुरा सुन्‍ने जति सबै यी झ्यालखानाका साङ्लाहरूबाहेक अरू कुरामा म जस्तै होऊन् भनी म परमेश्‍वरमा प्रार्थना गर्छु ।”

And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.

30 त्यसपछि राजा उठे, र शासक, बरनिकी र तिनीहरूसँग बसिरहेकाहरू पनि उठे ।

And when he had said this, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and those that sat with them.

31 तिनीहरू सभा भवनबाट बाहिरिँदा, तिनीहरूले एक अर्कामा कुराकानी गरे, र भने, “यी मानिसले मृत्यु वा कैदमा पर्न लायक कुनै कुरो गरेका छैनन् ।”

And when they were retired, they spake to each other, saying, this man hath done nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

32 अग्रिपासले फेस्तसलाई भने, “यदि तिनले कैसरकहाँ अपील नगरेको भए यी मानिसलाई छाड्न सकिन्थ्यो ।”

And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed to Cesar.