prEritAH 16

1 paulO darbbIlustrAnagarayOrupasthitObhavat tatra tImathiyanAmA ziSya Eka AsIt; sa vizvAsinyA yihUdIyAyA yOSitO garbbhajAtaH kintu tasya pitAnyadEzIyalOkaH|

So he came to Derbe and Lystra. Well now, a certain disciple was there named Timothy, son of a certain Jewish woman who believed, but his father was a Greek;

2 sa janO lustrA-ikaniyanagarasthAnAM bhrAtRNAM samIpEpi sukhyAtimAn AsIt|

he was well spoken of by the brothers in Lystra and Iconium.

3 paulastaM svasagginaM karttuM matiM kRtvA taM gRhItvA taddEzanivAsinAM yihUdIyAnAm anurOdhAt tasya tvakchEdaM kRtavAn yatastasya pitA bhinnadEzIyalOka iti sarvvairajnjAyata|

Paul wanted to have him go on with him, so he took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, because they all knew that his father was a Greek.

4 tataH paraM tE nagarE nagarE bhramitvA yirUzAlamasthaiH prEritai rlOkaprAcInaizca nirUpitaM yad vyavasthApatraM tadanusArENAcarituM lOkEbhyastad dattavantaH|

As they were going through the cities they were delivering the dogmas to them, to keep—the ones that had been determined by the apostles and the elders in Jerusalem.

5 tEnaiva sarvvE dharmmasamAjAH khrISTadharmmE susthirAH santaH pratidinaM varddhitA abhavan|

So the congregations kept on being strengthened in the faith, and were increasing in number daily.

6 tESu phrugiyAgAlAtiyAdEzamadhyEna gatESu satsu pavitra AtmA tAn AziyAdEzE kathAM prakAzayituM pratiSiddhavAn|

Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia,

7 tathA musiyAdEza upasthAya bithuniyAM gantuM tairudyOgE kRtE AtmA tAn nAnvamanyata|

they approached Mysia and tried to go to Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them.

8 tasmAt tE musiyAdEzaM parityajya trOyAnagaraM gatvA samupasthitAH|

So they bypassed Mysia and went down to Troas.

9 rAtrau paulaH svapnE dRSTavAn EkO mAkidaniyalOkastiSThan vinayaM kRtvA tasmai kathayati, mAkidaniyAdEzam AgatyAsmAn upakurvviti|

A vision appeared to Paul during the night: a man of Macedonia was standing, appealing to him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”

10 tasyEtthaM svapnadarzanAt prabhustaddEzIyalOkAn prati susaMvAdaM pracArayitum asmAn AhUyatIti nizcitaM buddhvA vayaM tUrNaM mAkidaniyAdEzaM gantum udyOgam akurmma|

So when he saw the vision, we immediately prepared to go over to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to evangelize them.

11 tataH paraM vayaM trOyAnagarAd prasthAya RjumArgENa sAmathrAkiyOpadvIpEna gatvA parE'hani niyApalinagara upasthitAH|

So setting sail from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and the next day to Neapolis;

12 tasmAd gatvA mAkidaniyAntarvvartti rOmIyavasatisthAnaM yat philipInAmapradhAnanagaraM tatrOpasthAya katipayadinAni tatra sthitavantaH|

and from there to Philippi, which is the foremost city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. We stayed some days in that city.

13 vizrAmavArE nagarAd bahi rgatvA nadItaTE yatra prArthanAcAra AsIt tatrOpavizya samAgatA nArIH prati kathAM prAcArayAma|

On the Sabbath day we went outside the city by a river, where prayer was customarily made, and sitting down we started speaking to the assembled women.

14 tataH thuyAtIrAnagarIyA dhUSarAmbaravikrAyiNI ludiyAnAmikA yA IzvarasEvikA yOSit zrOtrINAM madhya AsIt tayA paulOktavAkyAni yad gRhyantE tadarthaM prabhustasyA manOdvAraM muktavAn|

A certain woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God, really listened, whose heart the Lord opened to give heed to the things spoken by Paul.

15 ataH sA yOSit saparivArA majjitA satI vinayaM kRtvA kathitavatI, yuSmAkaM vicArAd yadi prabhau vizvAsinI jAtAhaM tarhi mama gRham Agatya tiSThata| itthaM sA yatnEnAsmAn asthApayat|

When she and her household were baptized, she appealed saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay.” So she persuaded us.

16 yasyA gaNanayA tadadhipatInAM bahudhanOpArjanaM jAtaM tAdRzI gaNakabhUtagrastA kAcana dAsI prArthanAsthAnagamanakAla AgatyAsmAn sAkSAt kRtavatI|

Now it happened, as we were going to prayer, that a certain slave girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought considerable profit to her owners by divination.

17 sAsmAkaM paulasya ca pazcAd Etya prOccaiH kathAmimAM kathitavatI, manuSyA EtE sarvvOparisthasyEzvarasya sEvakAH santO'smAn prati paritrANasya mArgaM prakAzayanti|

Following Paul and Silas this girl kept calling out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to us the way of salvation!”

18 sA kanyA bahudinAni tAdRzam akarOt tasmAt paulO duHkhitaH san mukhaM parAvartya taM bhUtamavadad, ahaM yIzukhrISTasya nAmnA tvAmAjnjApayAmi tvamasyA bahirgaccha; tEnaiva tatkSaNAt sa bhUtastasyA bahirgataH|

She kept this up for many days! So Paul, becoming increasingly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” And it came out that very hour.

19 tataH svESAM lAbhasya pratyAzA viphalA jAtEti vilOkya tasyAH prabhavaH paulaM sIlanjca dhRtvAkRSya vicArasthAnE'dhipatInAM samIpam Anayan|

But when her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the market place to the rulers,

20 tataH zAsakAnAM nikaTaM nItvA rOmilOkA vayam asmAkaM yad vyavaharaNaM grahItum Acaritunjca niSiddhaM,

and bringing them before the magistrates they said, “These men, being Jews, are agitating our city,

21 imE yihUdIyalOkAH santOpi tadEva zikSayitvA nagarE'smAkam atIva kalahaM kurvvanti,

and are advocating customs that are not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive or do.”

22 iti kathitE sati lOkanivahastayOH prAtikUlyEnOdatiSThat tathA zAsakAstayO rvastrANi chitvA vEtrAghAtaM karttum AjnjApayan|

The crowd joined in the attack against them, and the magistrates tore the clothes off of them and ordered a beating with rods.

23 aparaM tE tau bahu prahAryya tvamEtau kArAM nItvA sAvadhAnaM rakSayEti kArArakSakam Adizan|

When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them securely;

24 ittham AjnjAM prApya sa tAvabhyantarasthakArAM nItvA pAdESu pAdapAzIbhi rbaddhvA sthApitAvAn|

who, having received such a charge, threw them into the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

25 atha nizIthasamayE paulasIlAvIzvaramuddizya prAthanAM gAnanjca kRtavantau, kArAsthitA lOkAzca tadazRNvan

Well about midnight Paul and Silas were singing hymns to God in prayer; and the other prisoners were listening to them.

26 tadAkasmAt mahAn bhUmikampO'bhavat tEna bhittimUlEna saha kArA kampitAbhUt tatkSaNAt sarvvANi dvArANi muktAni jAtAni sarvvESAM bandhanAni ca muktAni|

Suddenly there was a great earthquake, enough to shake the foundations of the prison; immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's chains were loosed.

27 ataEva kArArakSakO nidrAtO jAgaritvA kArAyA dvArANi muktAni dRSTvA bandilOkAH palAyitA ityanumAya kOSAt khaggaM bahiH kRtvAtmaghAtaM karttum udyataH|

But the jailer, awaking from sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew sword, intending to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

28 kintu paulaH prOccaistamAhUya kathitavAn pazya vayaM sarvvE'trAsmahE, tvaM nijaprANahiMsAM mAkArSIH|

But Paul shouted out, “Don't harm yourself, because we are all here!”

29 tadA pradIpam AnEtum uktvA sa kampamAnaH san ullampyAbhyantaram Agatya paulasIlayOH pAdESu patitavAn|

So calling for a light he ran in and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.

30 pazcAt sa tau bahirAnIya pRSTavAn hE mahEcchau paritrANaM prAptuM mayA kiM karttavyaM?

He then brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

31 pazcAt tau svagRhamAnIya tayOH sammukhE khAdyadravyANi sthApitavAn tathA sa svayaM tadIyAH sarvvE parivArAzcEzvarE vizvasantaH sAnanditA abhavan|

So they said, “Believe upon the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved, you and your household.”

32 tasmai tasya gRhasthitasarvvalOkEbhyazca prabhOH kathAM kathitavantau|

Then they spoke the Word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.

33 tathA rAtrEstasminnEva daNPE sa tau gRhItvA tayOH prahArANAM kSatAni prakSAlitavAn tataH sa svayaM tasya sarvvE parijanAzca majjitA abhavan|

In that same hour of the night he took them aside and washed their wounds, and thereupon he and all his family were baptized.

34 pazcAt tau svagRhamAnIya tayOH sammukhE khAdyadravyANi sthApitavAn tathA sa svayaM tadIyAH sarvvE parivArAzcEzvarE vizvasantaH sAnanditA abhavan|

Then he brought them into his house and set a meal before them, and he was really rejoicing, having believed in God with his whole family.

35 dina upasthitE tau lOkau mOcayEti kathAM kathayituM zAsakAH padAtigaNaM prESitavantaH|

Now when it was day the magistrates sent the officers saying, “Let those men go.”

36 tataH kArArakSakaH paulAya tAM vArttAM kathitavAn yuvAM tyAjayituM zAsakA lOkAna prESitavanta idAnIM yuvAM bahi rbhUtvA kuzalEna pratiSThEtAM|

So the jailer reported these words to Paul, “The magistrates have sent to release you; so now you can leave and go in peace.”

37 kintu paulastAn avadat rOmilOkayOrAvayOH kamapi dOSam na nizcitya sarvvESAM samakSam AvAM kazayA tAPayitvA kArAyAM baddhavanta idAnIM kimAvAM guptaM vistrakSyanti? tanna bhaviSyati, svayamAgatyAvAM bahiH kRtvA nayantu|

But Paul said to them: “After severely beating us in public, although we were uncondemned Romans, they threw us into prison, and now do they toss us out on the sly? No way! Rather, let them come themselves and escort us out!”

38 tadA padAtibhiH zAsakEbhya EtadvArttAyAM kathitAyAM tau rOmilOkAviti kathAM zrutvA tE bhItAH

So the officers reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans;

39 santastayOH sannidhimAgatya vinayam akurvvan aparaM bahiH kRtvA nagarAt prasthAtuM prArthitavantaH|

and they came and appealed to them, and leading them out they asked them to leave the city.

40 tatastau kArAyA nirgatya ludiyAyA gRhaM gatavantau tatra bhrAtRgaNaM sAkSAtkRtya tAn sAntvayitvA tasmAt sthAnAt prasthitau|

So exiting the prison they entered Lydia's place, and upon seeing the brothers they encouraged them and departed.