प्रेरित 6
1 ती दिनमा जब चेलाहरूको सङ्ख्या गुणात्मक रूपमा बढ्दै गयो ग्रिक भाषा बोल्ने यहूदीहरूले हिब्रूहरूको विरुद्धमा गनगन गर्न थाले किनकि तिनीहरूका विधवाहरूलाई दैनिक खाद्य वितरणमा वेवास्ता गरिँदै थियो ।
Now in these days while the number of the disciples was multiplying, the Grecian Jews began to murmur against the Hebrews, because their widows were habitually overlooked in the distribution of alms.
2 बाह्र प्रेरितले चेलाहरूको समूहलाई बोलाएर भने, “खुवाउने-पियाउने काममा अल्झिन हामीले परमेश्वरको वचनलाई वेवास्ता गर्नु उपयुक्त हुँदैन ।
Then the Twelve called the general body of the disciples together, and said to them. "It is not fitting for us to leave off preaching the Word of God, and minister at tables.
3 यसकारण भाइ हो, तपाईंहरूमध्येबाट सात जना मानिसलाई छान्नुहोस् जो नाउँ चलेका, बुद्धि र पवित्र आत्माले भरिएका होऊन् जसलाई हामी यस कामको लागि नियुक्त गर्न सकौँ ।
"So, brothers, find from among your own number seven men of good reputation who are full of the Spirit and of wisdom, and we will appoint them over this business.
4 हाम्रो सम्बन्धमा भन्नुपर्दा, हामी निरन्तर रूपमा प्रार्थना र वचनको सेवामा लागिरहनेछौँ ।”
"But we will give ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the Word."
5 तिनीहरूको भनाइ पुरै समुदायलाई मन पर्यो । त्यसैले, तिनीहरूले विश्वास र पवित्र आत्माले भरिएका स्तिफनस, फिलिप, प्रखरस, निकनोर, तीमोन, पर्मिनास र एन्टिओखियाका यहूदी-मत मान्ने निकोलाउसलाई छाने ।
This plan commended itself to the whole body, and they selected Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch.
6 विश्वासीहरूले यी मानिसहरूलाई प्रेरितहरूका सामु ल्याए जसले प्रार्थना गरे र तिनीहरूमाथि हात राखे ।
These men they presented to the apostles who, when they had prayed, laid their hands upon them.
7 यसरी परमेश्वरको वचन फैलियो र यरूशलेममा चेलाहरूको सङ्ख्या गुणात्मक रूपमा वृद्धि भयो । र धेरै पूजाहारीहरूले यस विश्वासलाई स्वीकार गरे ।
And the word of the Lord continued to spread; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was increasing exceedingly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.
8 अब अनुग्रह र शक्तिले भरिएर स्तिफनसले मानिसहरूका बिचमा महान् आश्चर्य र चिन्हहरू देखाउँदै थिए ।
Meanwhile Stephen, full of grace and power, wrought great wonders and signs among the people.
9 तर त्यहाँ स्वतन्त्र दल नामक सभाघरका मानिसहरू, कुरेनीहरू, अलेक्ज्यान्ड्रियाका बासिन्दाहरू र किलिकियासाथै एसियाका केही मानिसहरू खडा भए । यी मानिसहरू स्तिफनससित वादविवाद गर्दै थिए ।
But certain men from the so-called "Synagogue of the Freedmen" and certain Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, Cilicians, and men from Roman Asia, started to dispute with Stephen,
10 तर स्तिफनसले जुन बुद्धि र पवित्र आत्माको शक्तिमा बोलेका थिए तिनीहरूले त्यसको सामना गर्न सकेनन् ।
but were unable to withstand the wisdom and spirit with which he used to speak.
11 त्यसपछि तिनीहरूले केही मानिसहरूलाई गुप्तमा मनाई यसो भन्न लगाए, “हामीले स्तिफनसले मोशा र परमेश्वरको विरुद्धमा ईश्वर-निन्दक वचनहरू बोलेका सुनेका छौँ ।”
Then they instigated some to say, "We have heard him speaking blasphemy against Moses and against God;" and in this way they excited the people.
12 तिनीहरूले मानिसहरू, एल्डरहरू, शास्त्रीहरूलाई उक्साए अनि स्तिफनससित मुकाबला गरे; तिनलाई पक्रे र परिषद्मा ल्याए ।
The elders and the scribes rushed upon him, and seized him, and brought him into the Sanhedrin.
13 तिनीहरूले झुटा साक्षीहरू पेस गरे जसले भने, “यो मानिसले यस पवित्रस्थान र व्यवस्थाको विरुद्धमा बोल्न छाड्दैन ।
They also set up false witnesses who testified. "This fellow is continually talking against the Holy Place and against the law.
14 नासरतको यो येशूले यस स्थानलाई नष्ट पार्नेछ र मोशाले हामीलाई सुम्पेका चलनहरूलाई बद्लनेछ भनी त्यसले बोलेको हामीले सुनेका छौँ ।”
"For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and will change the customs which were handed down to us by Moses."
15 परिषद्मा जम्मा भएका हरेकको आँखा तिनमा केन्द्रित भयो र तिनको मोहोडा स्वर्गदूतको झैँ देखियो ।
Then all who were sitting in the council at once fixed their eyes upon him, and saw his face like the face of an angel.
