प्रेरित 8
1 तिनको हत्यामा शाऊल पनि सहमत थिए । त्यही दिन यरूशलेमको मण्डलीको विरुद्धमा ठुलो सतावट सुरु भयो र प्रेरितहरूबाहेक अन्य विश्वासीहरू यहूदिया र सामारियाका क्षेत्रहरूमा तितर-बितर भएर गए ।
Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.
2 ईश्वरभक्त मानिसहरूले स्तिफनसलाई गाडे र तिनको लागि बेसरी विलाप गरे ।
Devout men buried Stephen and lamented greatly over him.
3 तर शाऊलले मण्डलीलाई औधी हानि पुर्याए । तिनी घरैपिच्छे जान्थे र तिनले पुरुष र स्त्रीहरूलाई घिसारेर ल्याउँथे र तिनीहरूलाई झ्यालखानामा हालिदिन्थे ।
But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house and dragged both men and women off to prison.
4 तथापि छरपष्ट भएका विश्वासीहरूले चारैतिर वचन बाँड्दै गए ।
Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around preaching the word.
5 फिलिप सामरियाको सहरमा गए र तिनले तिनीहरूलाई ख्रीष्टको बारेमा प्रचार गरे ।
Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.
6 जब भिडले फिलिपले गरेका चिन्हहरू देखे तब तिनीहरूले ध्यान दिएर तिनका कुरा सुने ।
The multitudes listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip when they heard and saw the signs which he did.
7 किनकि तिनीहरूमध्ये धेरै जनाबाट अशुद्ध आत्माहरू चिच्च्याउँदै निस्किआए र धेरै पक्षाघाती र लङ्गडाहरू निको भए ।
For unclean spirits came out of many of those who had them. They came out, crying with a loud voice. Many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.
8 र त्यस सहरमा बडो आनन्द भयो ।
There was great joy in that city.
9 तर त्यस सहरमा सिमोन नाउँ गरेको एक जना मानिस थियो जसले पहिले जादुगरी गर्ने गर्थ्यो । त्यसले एक प्रभावशाली मानिस थिए भन्ने दाबी गर्दै तिनले सामरियाका मानिसहरूलाई छक्क पार्ने गर्थ्यो ।
But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who used to practice sorcery in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be some great one,
10 सबैभन्दा सानादेखि सबैभन्दा ठुलासम्मका सामरीहरूले त्यसका कुरा ध्यान दिएर सुन्थे । तिनीहरूले भन्थे, “यी मानिस परमेश्वरका ती शक्ति हुन् जसलाई महान् भनिन्छ ।”
to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that great power of God.”
11 तिनीहरूले त्यसका कुरा सुन्थे किनकि त्यसले आफ्नो जादुगरीद्वारा लामो समयदेखि तिनीहरूलाई चकित पार्दै आएको थियो ।
They listened to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.
12 तर जब फिलिपले परमेश्वरको राज्य र येशू ख्रीष्टको सुसमाचारको बारेमा जे प्रचार गरे तिनीहरूले त्यसमाथि विश्वास गरे अनि पुरुष र स्त्रीहरू दुवैले बप्तिस्मा लिए ।
But when they believed Philip preaching good news concerning God’s Kingdom and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
13 सिमोन आफैँले पनि विश्वास गर्यो र बप्तिस्मा लियो । त्यो फिलिपसँगै लागिरह्यो । चिन्हहरू र उदेकका कामहरू देखेर त्यो छक्क परे ।
Simon himself also believed. Being baptized, he continued with Philip. Seeing signs and great miracles occurring, he was amazed.
14 सामरियाका मानिसहरूले परमेश्वरको वचनलाई ग्रहण गरे भन्ने कुरा जब यरूशलेमका प्रेरितहरूले सुने, तिनीहरूले पत्रुस र यूहन्नालाई उनीहरूकहाँ पठाए ।
Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,
15 तिनीहरू आएपछि तिनीहरूले उनीहरूले पवित्र आत्मा पाउन सकून् भनी उनीहरूका निम्ति प्रार्थना गरे ।
who, when they had come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit;
16 किनकि त्यस बेलासम्म पवित्र आत्मा उनीहरूमध्ये कसैमाथि पनि आउनुभएको थिएन, प्रभु येशूको नाउँमा मात्र उनीहरूको बप्तिस्मा भएको थियो ।
for as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of Christ Jesus.
17 त्यसपछि पत्रुस र यूहन्नाले उनीहरूमाथि आफ्ना हात राखे र उनीहरूले पवित्र आत्मा पाए ।
Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
18 प्रेरितहरूले हात राख्दा पवित्र आत्मा पाईंदोरहेछ भनी जब सिमोनले देख्यो त्यसले तिनीहरूलाई रूपैयाँ-पैसा दिन लाग्यो ।
Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,
19 त्यसले भन्यो, “मलाई पनि यो शक्ति दिनुहोस् ताकि मैले जो कसैमाथि हात राख्दा उसले पवित्र आत्मा पाउन सकोस् ।”
saying, “Give me also this power, that whomever I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”
20 तर पत्रुसले भने, “तेरो रूपैयाँ-पैसा तैँसित नष्ट होस् किनकि तैँले परमेश्वरको वरदानलाई रूपैयाँ-पैसाले प्राप्त गर्न सकिँदोरहेछ भनी ठानिस् ।
But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
21 यस विषयमा तेरो कुनै हिस्सा वा भाग छैन किनकि तिम्रो हृदय परमेश्वरसित ठिक छैन ।
You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart is not right before God.
22 त्यसकारण, तेरो दुष्टताको लागि पश्चात्ताप गरी प्रभुलाई प्रार्थना चढा, कतै उहाँले तँलाई क्षमा गरिदिनुहुन्छ कि ।
Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.
23 किनभने म देख्दछु कि तँ तिक्ताको विष र पापको बन्धनमा छस् ।”
For I see that you are in the poison of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity.”
24 सिमोनले जवाफ दियो, “मेरो निम्ति प्रार्थना गरिदिनुहोस् ताकि तपाईंले भन्नुभएको कुनै पनि कुरा ममाथि आइनपरोस् ।”
Simon answered, “Pray for me to the Lord, that none of the things which you have spoken happen to me.”
25 पत्रुस र यूहन्नाले साक्षी दिई परमप्रभुको वचन बोलेपछि तिनीहरू यरूशलेम फर्के र बाटोमा सामरियाका धेरै गाउँहरूमा तिनीहरूले सुसमाचार प्रचार गरे ।
They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the Good News to many villages of the Samaritans.
26 अब परमप्रभुका एउटा दूतले फिलिपलाई भने, “उठ र दक्षिणतिर जाऊ जहाँ यरूशलेमदेखि गाजासम्म जाने बाटो छ (यो बाटो उजाड-स्थानमा पर्दछ) ।”
Then an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desert.”
27 तिनी उठे र गए । त्यहाँ इथियोपियाका एक जना नपुंसक थिए जो इथियोपिया देशकी रानी कन्दाकीका पदाधिकारी थिए । तिनी उनका सारा सम्पत्तिको कोषाध्यक्ष थिए । तिनी आराधनाको लागि यरूशलेम आएका थिए ।
He arose and went; and behold, there was a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship.
28 फर्कंदै गर्दा तिनले रथमा यशैया अगमवक्ताको पुस्तक पढिरहेका थिए ।
He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
29 पवित्र आत्माले फिलिपलाई भन्नुभयो, “माथि जाऊ र त्यस रथको साथ लाग ।”
The Spirit said to Philip, “Go near, and join yourself to this chariot.”
30 त्यसैले, फिलिप तिनीकहाँ दौडेर गए र तिनले यशैया अगमवक्ताबाट पढेको सुनेर फिलिपले सोधे, “के तपाईंले पढिरहनुभएको कुरा बुझ्नुहुन्छ?”
Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
31 इथियोपियालीले भने, “कसैले मलाई नबुझाएसम्म म कसरी बुझ्न सक्छु र?” तिनले फिलिपलाई तिनीसँगै रथमा बस्न अनुरोध गरे ।
He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.
32 इथियोपियालीले पढेको धर्मशास्त्रको खण्ड थियोः “काटिने थुमाजस्तै उसलाई लगियो; जसरी थुमा ऊन कत्रनेको सामु मौन हुन्छ त्यसै गरी उसले आफ्नो मुख खोल्दैन ।”
Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he does not open his mouth.
33 उसको विनम्रतामा उसको न्याय खोसियो । कसले उसको पुस्ताको घोषणा गर्ने? किनकि उसको जीवन यस पृथ्वीबाट हरण गरियो ।”
In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth.”
34 त्यसैले, नपुंसकले फिलिपलाई सोधे, “मलाई बताइदिनुस् कि अगमवक्ताले कसको बारेमा भन्दै छन्— आफ्नै बारेमा वा अरू कसैको बारेमा?”
The eunuch answered Philip, “Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?”
35 फिलिपले बताउन थाले । तिनले उनलाई येशूको बारेमा बताउन यशैयाको यस खण्डबाट सुरु गरे ।
Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him about Jesus.
36 तिनीहरू जाँदै गर्दा तिनीहरू केही पानी भएको ठाउँमा आइपुगे । नपुंसकले भने, “हेर्नुहोस्, यहाँ पानी छ । मलाई बप्तिस्मा लिनदेखि केले रोक्छ?”
As they went on the way, they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?”
37 त्यसैले, ती इथियोपियालीले रथ रोक्न आज्ञा दिए अनि फिलिप र नपुंसक दुवै जना पानी भएको ठाउँमा गए र फिलिपले तिनलाई बप्तिस्मा दिए ।
He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.
39 तिनीहरू पानीबाट बाहिर आएपछि परमप्रभुका आत्माले फिलिपलाई लैजानुभयो । नपुंसकले तिनलाई फेरि देखेनन् र तिनी रमाउँदै आफ्नो बाटो लागे ।
When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing.
40 तर फिलिप अश्दोदमा देखा परे । तिनी कैसरिया नपुगुञ्जेलसम्म तिनले सबै सहरहरूमा सुसमाचार सुनाए ।
But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities until he came to Caesarea.
