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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 those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, a complaint arose from the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily service.
2 बाह्र प्रेरितले चेलाहरूको समूहलाई बोलाएर भने, “खुवाउने-पियाउने काममा अल्झिन हामीले परमेश्‍वरको वचनलाई वेवास्ता गर्नु उपयुक्त हुँदैन ।
So the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, "It is not appropriate for us to forsake the word of God and serve 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 ।
Therefore select from among you, brothers, seven men of good report, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
4 हाम्रो सम्बन्धमा भन्‍नुपर्दा, हामी निरन्तर रूपमा प्रार्थना र वचनको सेवामा लागिरहनेछौँ ।”
But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in 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 ।
And these words pleased the whole gathering. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch;
6 विश्‍वासीहरूले यी मानिसहरूलाई प्रेरितहरूका सामु ल्याए जसले प्रार्थना गरे र तिनीहरूमाथि हात राखे ।
whom they set before the apostles. When they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
7 यसरी परमेश्‍वरको वचन फैलियो र यरूशलेममा चेलाहरूको सङ्ख्या गुणात्मक रूपमा वृद्धि भयो । र धेरै पूजाहारीहरूले यस विश्‍वासलाई स्वीकार गरे ।
The word of God increased and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem; and a large group of the priests were obedient to the faith.
8 अब अनुग्रह र शक्तिले भरिएर स्तिफनसले मानिसहरूका बिचमा महान् आश्‍चर्य र चिन्हहरू देखाउँदै थिए ।
Stephen, full of grace and power, performed 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 some of those who were of the synagogue called "The Libertines," and of the Cyrenians, of the Alexandrians, and of those of Cilicia and Asia arose, disputing with Stephen.
10 तर स्तिफनसले जुन बुद्धि र पवित्र आत्माको शक्तिमा बोलेका थिए तिनीहरूले त्यसको सामना गर्न सकेनन् ।
They weren't able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.
11 त्यसपछि तिनीहरूले केही मानिसहरूलाई गुप्‍तमा मनाई यसो भन्‍न लगाए, “हामीले स्तिफनसले मोशा र परमेश्‍वरको विरुद्धमा ईश्‍वर-निन्दक वचनहरू बोलेका सुनेका छौँ ।”
Then they secretly induced men to say, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God."
12 तिनीहरूले मानिसहरू, एल्डरहरू, शास्‍त्रीहरूलाई उक्साए अनि स्तिफनससित मुकाबला गरे; तिनलाई पक्रे र परिषद्‍मा ल्याए ।
They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came against him and seized him, and brought him in to the council,
13 तिनीहरूले झुटा साक्षीहरू पेस गरे जसले भने, “यो मानिसले यस पवित्रस्थान र व्यवस्थाको विरुद्धमा बोल्न छाड्दैन ।
and set up false witnesses who said, "This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and 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 this Jesus the Nazorean will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us."
15 परिषद्‍मा जम्मा भएका हरेकको आँखा तिनमा केन्द्रित भयो र तिनको मोहोडा स्वर्गदूतको झैँ देखियो ।
All who sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face like it was the face of an angel.

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