prEritAH 8
1 tasya hatyAkaraNaM zaulOpi samamanyata| tasmin samayE yirUzAlamnagarasthAM maNPalIM prati mahAtAPanAyAM jAtAyAM prEritalOkAn hitvA sarvvE'parE yihUdAzOmirONadEzayO rnAnAsthAnE vikIrNAH santO gatAH|
And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
2 anyacca bhaktalOkAstaM stiphAnaM zmazAnE sthApayitvA bahu vyalapan|
God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.
3 kintu zaulO gRhE gRhE bhramitvA striyaH puruSAMzca dhRtvA kArAyAM baddhvA maNPalyA mahOtpAtaM kRtavAn|
But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.
4 anyacca yE vikIrNA abhavan tE sarvvatra bhramitvA susaMvAdaM prAcArayan|
Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.
5 tadA philipaH zOmirONnagaraM gatvA khrISTAkhyAnaM prAcArayat;
Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.
6 tatO'zuci-bhRtagrastalOkEbhyO bhUtAzcItkRtyAgacchan tathA bahavaH pakSAghAtinaH khanjjA lOkAzca svasthA abhavan|
The crowds gave their undivided attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform.
7 tasmAt lAkA IdRzaM tasyAzcaryyaM karmma vilOkya nizamya ca sarvva EkacittIbhUya tEnOktAkhyAnE manAMsi nyadadhuH|
With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.
8 tasminnagarE mahAnandazcAbhavat|
So there was great joy in that city.
9 tataH pUrvvaM tasminnagarE zimOnnAmA kazcijjanO bahvI rmAyAkriyAH kRtvA svaM kanjcana mahApuruSaM prOcya zOmirONIyAnAM mOhaM janayAmAsa|
Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,
10 tasmAt sa mAnuSa Izvarasya mahAzaktisvarUpa ityuktvA bAlavRddhavanitAH sarvvE lAkAstasmin manAMsi nyadadhuH|
and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.”
11 sa bahukAlAn mAyAvikriyayA sarvvAn atIva mOhayAnjcakAra, tasmAt tE taM mEnirE|
They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery.
12 kintvIzvarasya rAjyasya yIzukhrISTasya nAmnazcAkhyAnapracAriNaH philipasya kathAyAM vizvasya tESAM strIpuruSObhayalOkA majjitA abhavan|
But when they believed Philip as he preached the gospel of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
13 zESE sa zimOnapi svayaM pratyait tatO majjitaH san philipEna kRtAm AzcaryyakriyAM lakSaNanjca vilOkyAsambhavaM manyamAnastEna saha sthitavAn|
Even Simon himself believed and was baptized. He followed Philip closely and was astounded by the great signs and miracles he observed.
14 itthaM zOmirONdEzIyalOkA Izvarasya kathAm agRhlan iti vArttAM yirUzAlamnagarasthaprEritAH prApya pitaraM yOhananjca tESAM nikaTE prESitavantaH|
When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
15 tatastau tat sthAnam upasthAya lOkA yathA pavitram AtmAnaM prApnuvanti tadarthaM prArthayEtAM|
On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.
16 yatastE purA kEvalaprabhuyIzO rnAmnA majjitamAtrA abhavan, na tu tESAM madhyE kamapi prati pavitrasyAtmana AvirbhAvO jAtaH|
For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
17 kintu prEritAbhyAM tESAM gAtrESu karESvarpitESu satsu tE pavitram AtmAnam prApnuvan|
Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
18 itthaM lOkAnAM gAtrESu prEritayOH karArpaNEna tAn pavitram AtmAnaM prAptAn dRSTvA sa zimOn tayOH samIpE mudrA AnIya kathitavAn;
When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
19 ahaM yasya gAtrE hastam arpayiSyAmi tasyApi yathEtthaM pavitrAtmaprApti rbhavati tAdRzIM zaktiM mahyaM dattaM|
“Give me this power as well,” he said, “so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
20 kintu pitarastaM pratyavadat tava mudrAstvayA vinazyantu yata Izvarasya dAnaM mudrAbhiH krIyatE tvamitthaM buddhavAn;
But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
21 IzvarAya tAvantaHkaraNaM saralaM nahi, tasmAd atra tavAMzO'dhikArazca kOpi nAsti|
You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.
22 ata EtatpApahEtOH khEdAnvitaH san kEnApi prakArENa tava manasa EtasyAH kukalpanAyAH kSamA bhavati, Etadartham IzvarE prArthanAM kuru;
Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.
23 yatastvaM tiktapittE pApasya bandhanE ca yadasi tanmayA buddham|
For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity.”
24 tadA zimOn akathayat tarhi yuvAbhyAmuditA kathA mayi yathA na phalati tadarthaM yuvAM mannimittaM prabhau prArthanAM kurutaM|
Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”
25 anEna prakArENa tau sAkSyaM dattvA prabhOH kathAM pracArayantau zOmirONIyAnAm anEkagrAmESu susaMvAdanjca pracArayantau yirUzAlamnagaraM parAvRtya gatau|
And after Peter and John had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many of the Samaritan villages.
26 tataH param Izvarasya dUtaH philipam ityAdizat, tvamutthAya dakSiNasyAM dizi yO mArgO prAntarasya madhyEna yirUzAlamO 'sAnagaraM yAti taM mArgaM gaccha|
Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
27 tataH sa utthAya gatavAn; tadA kandAkInAmnaH kUzlOkAnAM rAjnjyAH sarvvasampattEradhIzaH kUzadEzIya EkaH SaNPO bhajanArthaM yirUzAlamnagaram Agatya
So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,
28 punarapi rathamAruhya yizayiyanAmnO bhaviSyadvAdinO granthaM paThan pratyAgacchati|
and on his return was sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet.
29 Etasmin samayE AtmA philipam avadat, tvam rathasya samIpaM gatvA tEna sArddhaM mila|
The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to that chariot and stay by it.”
30 tasmAt sa dhAvan tasya sannidhAvupasthAya tEna paThyamAnaM yizayiyathaviSyadvAdinO vAkyaM zrutvA pRSTavAn yat paThasi tat kiM budhyasE?
So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.
31 tataH sa kathitavAn kEnacinna bOdhitOhaM kathaM budhyEya? tataH sa philipaM rathamArOPhuM svEna sArddham upavESTunjca nyavEdayat|
“How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
32 sa zAstrasyEtadvAkyaM paThitavAn yathA, samAnIyata ghAtAya sa yathA mESazAvakaH| lOmacchEdakasAkSAcca mESazca nIravO yathA| Abadhya vadanaM svIyaM tathA sa samatiSThata|
The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
33 anyAyEna vicArENa sa ucchinnO 'bhavat tadA| tatkAlInamanuSyAn kO janO varNayituM kSamaH| yatO jIvannRNAM dEzAt sa ucchinnO 'bhavat dhruvaM|
In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.”
34 anantaraM sa philipam avadat nivEdayAmi, bhaviSyadvAdI yAmimAM kathAM kathayAmAsa sa kiM svasmin vA kasmiMzcid anyasmin?
“Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”
35 tataH philipastatprakaraNam Arabhya yIzOrupAkhyAnaM tasyAgrE prAstaut|
Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
36 itthaM mArgENa gacchantau jalAzayasya samIpa upasthitau; tadA klIbO'vAdIt pazyAtra sthAnE jalamAstE mama majjanE kA bAdhA?
As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?”
37 tataH philipa uttaraM vyAharat svAntaHkaraNEna sAkaM yadi pratyESi tarhi bAdhA nAsti| tataH sa kathitavAn yIzukhrISTa Izvarasya putra ityahaM pratyEmi|
38 tadA rathaM sthagitaM karttum AdiSTE philipaklIbau dvau jalam avAruhatAM; tadA philipastam majjayAmAsa|
And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
39 tatpazcAt jalamadhyAd utthitayOH satOH paramEzvarasyAtmA philipaM hRtvA nItavAn, tasmAt klIbaH punastaM na dRSTavAn tathApi hRSTacittaH san svamArgENa gatavAn|
When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.
40 philipazcAsdOdnagaram upasthAya tasmAt kaisariyAnagara upasthitikAlaparyyanataM sarvvasminnagarE susaMvAdaM pracArayan gatavAn|
But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
