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 ।
And Saul approved of his execution. On that day a great persecution arose against the church in Jerusalem, and all the believers except the apostles were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.
2 ईश्वरभक्त मानिसहरूले स्तिफनसलाई गाडे र तिनको लागि बेसरी विलाप गरे ।
Devout men carried Stephen away for burial and made great lamentation 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 was ravaging the church. Entering house after house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.
4 तथापि छरपष्ट भएका विश्वासीहरूले चारैतिर वचन बाँड्दै गए ।
Now those who had been scattered went around preaching the message of good news.
5 फिलिप सामरियाको सहरमा गए र तिनले तिनीहरूलाई ख्रीष्टको बारेमा प्रचार गरे ।
Philip went down to a city of Samaria and began proclaiming to them the Christ.
6 जब भिडले फिलिपले गरेका चिन्हहरू देखे तब तिनीहरूले ध्यान दिएर तिनका कुरा सुने ।
With one accord the crowds paid close attention to what Philip said as they listened to him and saw the signs he was performing.
7 किनकि तिनीहरूमध्ये धेरै जनाबाट अशुद्ध आत्माहरू चिच्च्याउँदै निस्किआए र धेरै पक्षाघाती र लङ्गडाहरू निको भए ।
For unclean spirits came out of many who had them, crying out with a loud voice, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.
8 र त्यस सहरमा बडो आनन्द भयो ।
And 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 ।
Now a man named Simon had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, declaring himself to be someone great.
10 सबैभन्दा सानादेखि सबैभन्दा ठुलासम्मका सामरीहरूले त्यसका कुरा ध्यान दिएर सुन्थे । तिनीहरूले भन्थे, “यी मानिस परमेश्वरका ती शक्ति हुन् जसलाई महान् भनिन्छ ।”
From the least to the greatest, they paid close attention to him, saying, “This man is the great power of God.”
11 तिनीहरूले त्यसका कुरा सुन्थे किनकि त्यसले आफ्नो जादुगरीद्वारा लामो समयदेखि तिनीहरूलाई चकित पार्दै आएको थियो ।
They all paid close attention to him because he had amazed them with his magical arts for a long time.
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 as he preached good news about the kingdom of God 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 ।
Even Simon himself believed. After he was baptized, he kept close company with Philip and was amazed as he saw miracles and signs taking place.
14 सामरियाका मानिसहरूले परमेश्वरको वचनलाई ग्रहण गरे भन्ने कुरा जब यरूशलेमका प्रेरितहरूले सुने, तिनीहरूले पत्रुस र यूहन्नालाई उनीहरूकहाँ पठाए ।
When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent them Peter and John.
15 तिनीहरू आएपछि तिनीहरूले उनीहरूले पवित्र आत्मा पाउन सकून् भनी उनीहरूका निम्ति प्रार्थना गरे ।
These two went down and prayed for the Samaritan believers to receive the Holy Spirit,
16 किनकि त्यस बेलासम्म पवित्र आत्मा उनीहरूमध्ये कसैमाथि पनि आउनुभएको थिएन, प्रभु येशूको नाउँमा मात्र उनीहरूको बप्तिस्मा भएको थियो ।
for the Spirit had not yet fallen upon any 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 Peter and John laid their hands on the Samaritan believers, and they received the Holy Spirit.
18 प्रेरितहरूले हात राख्दा पवित्र आत्मा पाईंदोरहेछ भनी जब सिमोनले देख्यो त्यसले तिनीहरूलाई रूपैयाँ-पैसा दिन लाग्यो ।
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 this power to me as well, so 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 yoʋr silver be destroyed with yoʋ, because yoʋ thought yoʋ could acquire the gift of God with money!
21 यस विषयमा तेरो कुनै हिस्सा वा भाग छैन किनकि तिम्रो हृदय परमेश्वरसित ठिक छैन ।
Yoʋ have no share or portion in this matter, for yoʋr heart is not right before God.
22 त्यसकारण, तेरो दुष्टताको लागि पश्चात्ताप गरी प्रभुलाई प्रार्थना चढा, कतै उहाँले तँलाई क्षमा गरिदिनुहुन्छ कि ।
Therefore repent of this wickedness of yoʋrs, and plead with God in the hope that the intention of yoʋr heart might be forgiven yoʋ.
23 किनभने म देख्दछु कि तँ तिक्ताको विष र पापको बन्धनमा छस् ।”
For I see that yoʋ are bitterly envious and in bondage to unrighteousness.”
24 सिमोनले जवाफ दियो, “मेरो निम्ति प्रार्थना गरिदिनुहोस् ताकि तपाईंले भन्नुभएको कुनै पनि कुरा ममाथि आइनपरोस् ।”
In response Simon said, “Pray to the Lord for me so that nothing you have said will happen to me.”
25 पत्रुस र यूहन्नाले साक्षी दिई परमप्रभुको वचन बोलेपछि तिनीहरू यरूशलेम फर्के र बाटोमा सामरियाका धेरै गाउँहरूमा तिनीहरूले सुसमाचार प्रचार गरे ।
After Peter and John had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the good news in many villages of the Samaritans as they went.
26 अब परमप्रभुका एउटा दूतले फिलिपलाई भने, “उठ र दक्षिणतिर जाऊ जहाँ यरूशलेमदेखि गाजासम्म जाने बाटो छ (यो बाटो उजाड-स्थानमा पर्दछ) ।”
Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south, to the road that goes from Jerusalem down to Gaza.” (This is a desert road.)
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 ।
So he rose and went. And behold, there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, the queen of the Ethiopians. This man had come to Jerusalem to worship
28 फर्कंदै गर्दा तिनले रथमा यशैया अगमवक्ताको पुस्तक पढिरहेका थिए ।
and was sitting in his chariot on his way back home, reading the prophet Isaiah.
29 पवित्र आत्माले फिलिपलाई भन्नुभयो, “माथि जाऊ र त्यस रथको साथ लाग ।”
The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and join that chariot.”
30 त्यसैले, फिलिप तिनीकहाँ दौडेर गए र तिनले यशैया अगमवक्ताबाट पढेको सुनेर फिलिपले सोधे, “के तपाईंले पढिरहनुभएको कुरा बुझ्नुहुन्छ?”
So Philip ran up to it and heard the man reading the prophet Isaiah. He said, “Do yoʋ understand what yoʋ are reading?”
31 इथियोपियालीले भने, “कसैले मलाई नबुझाएसम्म म कसरी बुझ्न सक्छु र?” तिनले फिलिपलाई तिनीसँगै रथमा बस्न अनुरोध गरे ।
The man said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” So he invited 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 ।”
This is the passage of Scripture that he was reading: “Like a sheep he was led to slaughter, and like a lamb is silent before its shearer, so he did 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 he was denied justice. Who will tell of his posterity? For his life was 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 said to Philip, “I ask yoʋ, who does the prophet say this about? About himself, or about someone else?”
35 फिलिपले बताउन थाले । तिनले उनलाई येशूको बारेमा बताउन यशैयाको यस खण्डबाट सुरु गरे ।
Then Philip opened his mouth to speak, and beginning from this Scripture, he told him the good news 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 were going along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water! What prevents 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 ।
So he ordered the chariot to stop, and the two of them went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and Philip 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 saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.
40 तर फिलिप अश्दोदमा देखा परे । तिनी कैसरिया नपुगुञ्जेलसम्म तिनले सबै सहरहरूमा सुसमाचार सुनाए ।
Philip, however, found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through that region, he preached the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
