prEritAH 21
1 tai rvisRSTAH santO vayaM pOtaM bAhayitvA RjumArgENa kOSam upadvIpam Agatya parE'hani rOdiyOpadvIpam AgacchAma tatastasmAt pAtArAyAm upAtiSThAma|
And it came to pass, that after we were separated from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course to Coos, and the day following to Rhodes, and from there to Patara:
2 tatra phainIkiyAdEzagAminam pOtamEkaM prApya tamAruhya gatavantaH|
And finding a ship sailing over to Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth.
3 kuprOpadvIpaM dRSTvA taM savyadizi sthApayitvA suriyAdEzaM gatvA pOtasthadravyANyavarOhayituM sOranagarE lAgitavantaH|
Now when we had come in sight of Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unload her cargo.
4 tatra ziSyagaNasya sAkSAtkaraNAya vayaM tatra saptadinAni sthitavantaH pazcAttE pavitrENAtmanA paulaM vyAharan tvaM yirUzAlamnagaraM mA gamaH|
And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.
5 tatastESu saptasu dinESu yApitESu satsu vayaM tasmAt sthAnAt nijavartmanA gatavantaH, tasmAt tE sabAlavRddhavanitA asmAbhiH saha nagarasya parisaraparyyantam AgatAH pazcAdvayaM jaladhitaTE jAnupAtaM prArthayAmahi|
And when we had come to the end of those days, we departed and went on our way; and they all accompanied us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.
6 tataH parasparaM visRSTAH santO vayaM pOtaM gatAstE tu svasvagRhaM pratyAgatavantaH|
And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again.
7 vayaM sOranagarAt nAvA prasthAya talimAyinagaram upAtiSThAma tatrAsmAkaM samudrIyamArgasyAntO'bhavat tatra bhrAtRgaNaM namaskRtya dinamEkaM taiH sArddham uSatavantaH|
And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and greeted the brethren, and abode with them one day.
8 parE 'hani paulastasya sagginO vayanjca pratiSThamAnAH kaisariyAnagaram Agatya susaMvAdapracArakAnAM saptajanAnAM philipanAmna Ekasya gRhaM pravizyAvatiSThAma|
And the next day we that were of Paul’s company departed, and came to Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven; and abode with him.
9 tasya catasrO duhitarO'nUPhA bhaviSyadvAdinya Asan|
And the same man had four daughters, virgins, who prophesied.
10 tatrAsmAsu bahudinAni prOSitESu yihUdIyadEzAd AgatyAgAbanAmA bhaviSyadvAdI samupasthitavAn|
And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.
11 sOsmAkaM samIpamEtya paulasya kaTibandhanaM gRhItvA nijahastApAdAn baddhvA bhASitavAn yasyEdaM kaTibandhanaM taM yihUdIyalOkA yirUzAlamanagara itthaM baddhvA bhinnadEzIyAnAM karESu samarpayiSyantIti vAkyaM pavitra AtmA kathayati|
And when he had come to us, he took Paul’s belt, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Spirit, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this belt, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.
12 EtAdRzIM kathAM zrutvA vayaM tannagaravAsinO bhrAtarazca yirUzAlamaM na yAtuM paulaM vyanayAmahi;
And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.
13 kintu sa pratyAvAdIt, yUyaM kiM kurutha? kiM krandanEna mamAntaHkaraNaM vidIrNaM kariSyatha? prabhO ryIzO rnAmnO nimittaM yirUzAlami baddhO bhavituM kEvala tanna prANAn dAtumapi sasajjOsmi|
Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break my heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
14 tEnAsmAkaM kathAyAm agRhItAyAm Izvarasya yathEcchA tathaiva bhavatvityuktvA vayaM nirasyAma|
And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
15 parE'hani pAthEyadravyANi gRhItvA yirUzAlamaM prati yAtrAm akurmma|
And after those days we got ready, and went up to Jerusalem.
16 tataH kaisariyAnagaranivAsinaH katipayAH ziSyA asmAbhiH sArddham itvA kRprIyEna mnAsannAmnA yEna prAcInaziSyEna sArddham asmAbhi rvastavyaM tasya samIpam asmAn nItavantaH|
There went with us also certain of the disciples of Caesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we should lodge.
17 asmAsu yirUzAlamyupasthitESu tatrasthabhrAtRgaNO'smAn AhlAdEna gRhItavAn|
And when we had come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.
18 parasmin divasE paulE'smAbhiH saha yAkUbO gRhaM praviSTE lOkaprAcInAH sarvvE tatra pariSadi saMsthitAH|
And the day following Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.
19 anantaraM sa tAn natvA svIyapracAraNEna bhinnadEzIyAn pratIzvarO yAni karmmANi sAdhitavAn tadIyAM kathAm anukramAt kathitavAn|
And when he had greeted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.
20 iti zrutvA tE prabhuM dhanyaM prOcya vAkyamidam abhASanta, hE bhrAta ryihUdIyAnAM madhyE bahusahasrANi lOkA vizvAsina AsatE kintu tE sarvvE vyavasthAmatAcAriNa Etat pratyakSaM pazyasi|
And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said to him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who believe; and they are all zealous of the law:
21 zizUnAM tvakchEdanAdyAcaraNaM pratiSidhya tvaM bhinnadEzanivAsinO yihUdIyalOkAn mUsAvAkyam azraddhAtum upadizasIti taiH zrutamasti|
And they are informed concerning thee, that thou teachest all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.
22 tvamatrAgatOsIti vArttAM samAkarNya jananivahO militvAvazyamEvAgamiSyati; ataEva kiM karaNIyam? atra vayaM mantrayitvA samupAyaM tvAM vadAmastaM tvamAcara|
What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come.
23 vrataM karttuM kRtasagkalpA yE'smAMka catvArO mAnavAH santi
Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men who have a vow on them;
24 tAn gRhItvA taiH sahitaH svaM zuciM kuru tathA tESAM zirOmuNPanE yO vyayO bhavati taM tvaM dEhi| tathA kRtE tvadIyAcArE yA janazruti rjAyatE sAlIkA kintu tvaM vidhiM pAlayan vyavasthAnusArENEvAcarasIti tE bhOtsantE|
Take them and purify thyself with them, and pay their expenses that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, of which they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law.
25 bhinnadEzIyAnAM vizvAsilOkAnAM nikaTE vayaM patraM likhitvEtthaM sthirIkRtavantaH, dEvaprasAdabhOjanaM raktaM galapIPanamAritaprANibhOjanaM vyabhicArazcaitEbhyaH svarakSaNavyatirEkENa tESAmanyavidhipAlanaM karaNIyaM na|
As concerning the Gentiles who believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, except that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from immorality.
26 tataH paulastAn mAnuSAnAdAya parasmin divasE taiH saha zuci rbhUtvA mandiraM gatvA zaucakarmmaNO dinESu sampUrNESu tESAm EkaikArthaM naivEdyAdyutsargO bhaviSyatIti jnjApitavAn|
Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until an offering should be offered for every one of them.
27 tESu saptasu dinESu samAptakalpESu AziyAdEzanivAsinO yihUdIyAstaM madhyEmandiraM vilOkya jananivahasya manaHsu kupravRttiM janayitvA taM dhRtvA
And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews who were from Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,
28 prOccaiH prAvOcan, hE isrAyEllOkAH sarvvE sAhAyyaM kuruta| yO manuja EtESAM lOkAnAM mUsAvyavasthAyA Etasya sthAnasyApi viparItaM sarvvatra sarvvAn zikSayati sa ESaH; vizESataH sa bhinnadEzIyalOkAn mandiram AnIya pavitrasthAnamEtad apavitramakarOt|
Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further hath brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.
29 pUrvvaM tE madhyEnagaram iphiSanagarIyaM traphimaM paulEna sahitaM dRSTavanta EtasmAt paulastaM mandiramadhyam Anayad ityanvamimata|
For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)
30 ataEva sarvvasmin nagarE kalahOtpannatvAt dhAvantO lOkA Agatya paulaM dhRtvA mandirasya bahirAkRSyAnayan tatkSaNAd dvArANi sarvvANi ca ruddhAni|
And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and immediately the doors were shut.
31 tESu taM hantumudyatESu yirUzAlamnagarE mahAnupadravO jAta iti vArttAyAM sahasrasEnApatEH karNagOcarIbhUtAyAM satyAM sa tatkSaNAt sainyAni sEnApatigaNanjca gRhItvA javEnAgatavAn|
And as they went about to kill him, tidings came to the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
32 tatO lOkAH sEnAgaNEna saha sahasrasEnApatim AgacchantaM dRSTvA paulatAPanAtO nyavarttanta|
Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
33 sa sahasrasEnApatiH sannidhAvAgamya paulaM dhRtvA zRgkhaladvayEna baddham Adizya tAn pRSTavAn ESa kaH? kiM karmma cAyaM kRtavAn?
Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.
34 tatO janasamUhasya kazcid EkaprakAraM kazcid anyaprakAraM vAkyam araut sa tatra satyaM jnjAtum kalahakAraNAd azaktaH san taM durgaM nEtum AjnjApayat|
And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the barracks.
35 tESu sOpAnasyOpari prAptESu lOkAnAM sAhasakAraNAt sEnAgaNaH paulamuttOlya nItavAn|
And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne by the soldiers for the violence of the people.
36 tataH sarvvE lOkAH pazcAdgAminaH santa EnaM durIkurutEti vAkyam uccairavadan|
For the multitude of the people followed, crying, Away with him.
37 paulasya durgAnayanasamayE sa tasmai sahasrasEnApatayE kathitavAn, bhavataH purastAt kathAM kathayituM kim anumanyatE? sa tamapRcchat tvaM kiM yUnAnIyAM bhASAM jAnAsi?
And as Paul was to be led into the barracks, he said to the chief captain, May I speak to thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?
38 yO misarIyO janaH pUrvvaM virOdhaM kRtvA catvAri sahasrANi ghAtakAn sagginaH kRtvA vipinaM gatavAn tvaM kiM saEva na bhavasi?
Art not thou that Egyptian, who before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?
39 tadA paulO'kathayat ahaM kilikiyAdEzasya tArSanagarIyO yihUdIyO, nAhaM sAmAnyanagarIyO mAnavaH; ataEva vinayE'haM lAkAnAM samakSaM kathAM kathayituM mAmanujAnISva|
But Paul said, I am a man who is a Jew of Tarsus, a city of Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, permit me to speak to the people.
40 tEnAnujnjAtaH paulaH sOpAnOpari tiSThan hastEnEggitaM kRtavAn, tasmAt sarvvE susthirA abhavan| tadA paula ibrIyabhASayA kathayitum Arabhata,
And when he had given him permission, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand to the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying,
