प्रेरिताः 23
1 सभासद्लोकान् प्रति पौलोऽनन्यदृष्ट्या पश्यन् अकथयत्, हे भ्रातृगणा अद्य यावत् सरलेन सर्व्वान्तःकरणेनेश्वरस्य साक्षाद् आचरामि।
Then Paul, fixing a steady gaze on the Sanhedrin, said, "Brethren, it is with a perfectly clear conscience that I have discharged my duties before God up to this day."
2 अनेन हनानीयनामा महायाजकस्तं कपोले चपेटेनाहन्तुं समीपस्थलोकान् आदिष्टवान्।
On hearing this the High Priest Ananias ordered those who were standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
3 तदा पौलस्तमवदत्, हे बहिष्परिष्कृत, ईश्वरस्त्वां प्रहर्त्तुम् उद्यतोस्ति, यतो व्यवस्थानुसारेण विचारयितुम् उपविश्य व्यवस्थां लङ्घित्वा मां प्रहर्त्तुम् आज्ञापयसि।
"Before long," exclaimed Paul, "God will strike you, you white-washed wall! Are you sitting there to judge me in accordance with the Law, and do you yourself actually break the Law by ordering me to be struck?"
4 ततो निकटस्था लोका अकथयन्, त्वं किम् ईश्वरस्य महायाजकं निन्दसि?
"Do you rail at God's High Priest?" cried the men who stood by him.
5 ततः पौलः प्रतिभाषितवान् हे भ्रातृगण महायाजक एष इति न बुद्धं मया तदन्यच्च स्वलोकानाम् अधिपतिं प्रति दुर्व्वाक्यं मा कथय, एतादृशी लिपिरस्ति।
"I did not know, brethren," replied Paul, "that he was the High Priest; for it is written, 'Thou shalt not speak evil of a ruler of Thy people.'"
6 अनन्तरं पौलस्तेषाम् अर्द्धं सिदूकिलोका अर्द्धं फिरूशिलोका इति दृष्ट्वा प्रोच्चैः सभास्थलोकान् अवदत् हे भ्रातृगण अहं फिरूशिमतावलम्बी फिरूशिनः सत्नानश्च, मृतलोकानाम् उत्थाने प्रत्याशाकरणाद् अहमपवादितोस्मि।
Noticing, however, that the Sanhedrin consisted partly of Sadducees and partly of Pharisees, he called out loudly among them, "Brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of Pharisees. It is because of my hope of a resurrection of the dead that I am on my trial."
7 इति कथायां कथितायां फिरूशिसिदूकिनोः परस्परं भिन्नवाक्यत्वात् सभाया मध्ये द्वौ संघौ जातौ।
These words of his caused an angry dispute between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly took different sides.
8 यतः सिदूकिलोका उत्थानं स्वर्गीयदूता आत्मानश्च सर्व्वेषाम् एतेषां कमपि न मन्यन्ते, किन्तु फिरूशिनः सर्व्वम् अङ्गीकुर्व्वन्ति।
For the Sadducees maintain that there is no resurrection, and neither angel nor spirit; but the Pharisees acknowledge the existence of both.
9 ततः परस्परम् अतिशयकोलाहले समुपस्थिते फिरूशिनां पक्षीयाः सभास्था अध्यापकाः प्रतिपक्षा उत्तिष्ठन्तो ऽकथयन्, एतस्य मानवस्य कमपि दोषं न पश्यामः; यदि कश्चिद् आत्मा वा कश्चिद् दूत एनं प्रत्यादिशत् तर्हि वयम् ईश्वरस्य प्रातिकूल्येन न योत्स्यामः।
So there arose a great uproar; and some of the Scribes belonging to the sect of the Pharisees sprang to their feet and fiercely contended, saying, "We find no harm in the man. What if a spirit has spoken to him, or an angel----!"
10 तस्माद् अतीव भिन्नवाक्यत्वे सति ते पौलं खण्डं खण्डं करिष्यन्तीत्याशङ्कया सहस्रसेनापतिः सेनागणं तत्स्थानं यातुं सभातो बलात् पौलं धृत्वा दुर्गं नेतञ्चाज्ञापयत्।
But when the struggle was becoming violent, the Tribune, fearing that Paul would be torn to pieces by the people, ordered the troops to go down and take him from among them by force and bring him into the barracks.
11 रात्रो प्रभुस्तस्य समीपे तिष्ठन् कथितवान् हे पौल निर्भयो भव यथा यिरूशालम्नगरे मयि साक्ष्यं दत्तवान् तथा रोमानगरेपि त्वया दातव्यम्।
The following night the Lord came and stood at Paul's side, and said, "Be of good courage, for as you have borne faithful witness about me in Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness in Rome."
12 दिने समुपस्थिते सति कियन्तो यिहूदीयलोका एकमन्त्रणाः सन्तः पौलं न हत्वा भोजनपाने करिष्याम इति शपथेन स्वान् अबध्नन्।
Now, when daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and solemnly swore not to eat or drink till they had killed Paul.
13 चत्वारिंशज्जनेभ्योऽधिका लोका इति पणम् अकुर्व्वन्।
There were more than forty of them who bound themselves by this oath.
14 ते महायाजकानां प्राचीनलोकानाञ्च समीपं गत्वा कथयन्, वयं पौलं न हत्वा किमपि न भोक्ष्यामहे दृढेनानेन शपथेन बद्ध्वा अभवाम।
They went to the High Priests and Elders and said to them, "We have bound ourselves under a heavy curse to take no food till we have killed Paul.
15 अतएव साम्प्रतं सभासद्लोकैः सह वयं तस्मिन् कञ्चिद् विशेषविचारं करिष्यामस्तदर्थं भवान् श्वो ऽस्माकं समीपं तम् आनयत्विति सहस्रसेनापतये निवेदनं कुरुत तेन युष्माकं समीपं उपस्थितेः पूर्व्वं वयं तं हन्तु सज्जिष्याम।
Now therefore you and the Sanhedrin should make representations to the Tribune for him to bring him down to you, under the impression that you intend to inquire more minutely about him; and we are prepared to assassinate him before he comes near the place."
16 तदा पौलस्य भागिनेयस्तेषामिति मन्त्रणां विज्ञाय दुर्गं गत्वा तां वार्त्तां पौलम् उक्तवान्।
But Paul's sister's son heard of the intended attack upon him. So he came and went into the barracks and told Paul about it;
17 तस्मात् पौल एकं शतसेनापतिम् आहूय वाक्यमिदम् भाषितवान् सहस्रसेनापतेः समीपेऽस्य युवमनुष्यस्य किञ्चिन्निवेदनम् आस्ते, तस्मात् तत्सविधम् एनं नय।
and Paul called one of the Captains and said, "Take this young man to the Tribune, for he has information to give him."
18 ततः स तमादाय सहस्रसेनापतेः समीपम् उपस्थाय कथितवान्, भवतः समीपेऽस्य किमपि निवेदनमास्ते तस्मात् बन्दिः पौलो मामाहूय भवतः समीपम् एनम् आनेतुं प्रार्थितवान्।
So he took him and brought him to the Tribune, and said, "Paul, the prisoner, called me to him and begged me to bring this youth to you, because he has something to say to you."
19 तदा सहस्रसेनापतिस्तस्य हस्तं धृत्वा निर्जनस्थानं नीत्वा पृष्ठवान् तव किं निवेदनं? तत् कथय।
Then the Tribune, taking him by the arm, withdrew out of the hearing of others and asked him, "What have you to tell me?"
20 ततः सोकथयत्, यिहूदीयलाकाः पौले कमपि विशेषविचारं छलं कृत्वा तं सभां नेतुं भवतः समीपे निवेदयितुं अमन्त्रयन्।
"The Jews," he replied, "have agreed to request you to bring Paul down to the Sanhedrin to-morrow for the purpose of making yourself more accurately acquainted with the case.
21 किन्तु मवता तन्न स्वीकर्त्तव्यं यतस्तेषां मध्येवर्त्तिनश्चत्वारिंशज्जनेभ्यो ऽधिकलोका एकमन्त्रणा भूत्वा पौलं न हत्वा भोजनं पानञ्च न करिष्याम इति शपथेन बद्धाः सन्तो घातका इव सज्जिता इदानीं केवलं भवतो ऽनुमतिम् अपेक्षन्ते।
I beg you not to comply; for more than forty men among them are lying in wait for him, who have solemnly vowed that they will neither eat nor drink till they have assassinated him; and even now they are ready, in anticipation of receiving that promise of you."
22 यामिमां कथां त्वं निवेदितवान् तां कस्मैचिदपि मा कथयेत्युक्त्वा सहस्रसेनापतिस्तं युवानं विसृष्टवान्।
So the Tribune sent the youth home, cautioning him. "Do not let any one know that you have given me this information," he said.
23 अनन्तरं सहस्रसेनापति र्द्वौ शतसेनापती आहूयेदम् आदिशत्, युवां रात्रौ प्रहरैकावशिष्टायां सत्यां कैसरियानगरं यातुं पदातिसैन्यानां द्वे शते घोटकारोहिसैन्यानां सप्ततिं शक्तिधारिसैन्यानां द्वे शते च जनान् सज्जितान् कुरुतं।
Then, calling to him two of the Captains, he gave his orders. "Get ready two hundred men," he said, "to march to Caesarea, with seventy cavalry and two hundred light infantry, starting at nine o'clock to-night."
24 पौलम् आरोहयितुं फीलिक्षाधिपतेः समीपं निर्व्विघ्नं नेतुञ्च वाहनानि समुपस्थापयतं।
He further told them to provide horses to mount Paul on, so as to bring him safely to Felix the Governor.
25 अपरं स पत्रं लिखित्वा दत्तवान् तल्लिखितमेतत्,
He also wrote a letter of which these were the contents:
26 महामहिमश्रीयुक्तफीलिक्षाधिपतये क्लौदियलुषियस्य नमस्कारः।
"Claudius Lysias to his Excellency, Felix the Governor: all good wishes.
27 यिहूदीयलोकाः पूर्व्वम् एनं मानवं धृत्वा स्वहस्तै र्हन्तुम् उद्यता एतस्मिन्नन्तरे ससैन्योहं तत्रोपस्थाय एष जनो रोमीय इति विज्ञाय तं रक्षितवान्।
This man Paul had been seized by the Jews, and they were on the point of killing him, when I came upon them with the troops and rescued him, for I had been informed that he was a Roman citizen.
28 किन्निमित्तं ते तमपवदन्ते तज्ज्ञातुं तेषा सभां तमानायितवान्।
And, wishing to know with certainty the offense of which they were accusing him, I brought him down into their Sanhedrin,
29 ततस्तेषां व्यवस्थाया विरुद्धया कयाचन कथया सोऽपवादितोऽभवत्, किन्तु स शृङ्खलबन्धनार्हो वा प्राणनाशार्हो भवतीदृशः कोप्यपराधो मयास्य न दृष्टः।
and I discovered that the charge had to do with questions of their Law, but that he was accused of nothing for which he deserves death or imprisonment.
30 तथापि मनुष्यस्यास्य वधार्थं यिहूदीया घातकाइव सज्जिता एतां वार्त्तां श्रुत्वा तत्क्षणात् तव समीपमेनं प्रेषितवान् अस्यापवादकांश्च तव समीपं गत्वापवदितुम् आज्ञापयम्। भवतः कुशलं भूयात्।
But now that I have received information of an intended attack upon him, I immediately send him to you, directing his accusers also to state before you the case they have against him."
31 सैन्यगण आज्ञानुसारेण पौलं गृहीत्वा तस्यां रजन्याम् आन्तिपात्रिनगरम् आनयत्।
So, in obedience to their orders, the soldiers took Paul and brought him by night as far as Antipatris.
32 परेऽहनि तेन सह यातुं घोटकारूढसैन्यगणं स्थापयित्वा परावृत्य दुर्गं गतवान्।
The next day the infantry returned to the barracks, leaving the cavalry to proceed with him;
33 ततः परे घोटकारोहिसैन्यगणः कैसरियानगरम् उपस्थाय तत्पत्रम् अधिपतेः करे समर्प्य तस्य समीपे पौलम् उपस्थापितवान्।
and, the cavalry having reached Caesarea and delivered the letter to the Governor, they brought Paul also to him.
34 तदाधिपतिस्तत्पत्रं पठित्वा पृष्ठवान् एष किम्प्रदेशीयो जनः? स किलिकियाप्रदेशीय एको जन इति ज्ञात्वा कथितवान्,
Felix, after reading the letter, inquired from what province he was; and being told "from Cilicia,"
35 तवापवादकगण आगते तव कथां श्रोष्यामि। हेरोद्राजगृहे तं स्थापयितुम् आदिष्टवान्।
he said, "I will hear all you have to say, when your accusers also have come." And he ordered him to be detained in custody in Herod's Palace.
