preritāḥ 6

1 tasmin samaye śiṣyāṇāṁ bāhulyāt prātyahikadānasya viśrāṇanai rbhinnadeśīyānāṁ vidhavāstrīgaṇa upekṣite sati ibrīyalokaiḥ sahānyadeśīyānāṁ vivāda upātiṣṭhat|

But in those days, the disciples multiplying in number, there arose a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews because their widows were overlooked in the daily ministration.

2 tadā dvādaśapreritāḥ sarvvān śiṣyān saṁgṛhyākathayan īśvarasya kathāpracāraṁ parityajya bhojanagaveṣaṇam asmākam ucitaṁ nahi|

And the twelve, having called the multitude of the disciples to [them], said, It is not right that we, leaving the word of God, should serve tables.

3 ato he bhrātṛgaṇa vayam etatkarmmaṇo bhāraṁ yebhyo dātuṁ śaknuma etādṛśān sukhyātyāpannān pavitreṇātmanā jñānena ca pūrṇān sapprajanān yūyaṁ sveṣāṁ madhye manonītān kuruta,

Look out therefore, brethren, from among yourselves seven men, well reported of, full of [the] [Holy] Spirit and wisdom, whom we will establish over this business:

4 kintu vayaṁ prārthanāyāṁ kathāpracārakarmmaṇi ca nityapravṛttāḥ sthāsyāmaḥ|

but we will give ourselves up to prayer and the ministry of the word.

5 etasyāṁ kathāyāṁ sarvve lokāḥ santuṣṭāḥ santaḥ sveṣāṁ madhyāt stiphānaḥ philipaḥ prakharo nikānor tīman parmmiṇā yihūdimatagrāhī-āntiyakhiyānagarīyo nikalā etān paramabhaktān pavitreṇātmanā paripūrṇān sapta janān

And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and [the] Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch,

6 preritānāṁ samakṣam ānayan, tataste prārthanāṁ kṛtvā teṣāṁ śiraḥsu hastān ārpayan|

whom they set before the apostles; and, having prayed, they laid their hands on them.

7 aparañca īśvarasya kathā deśaṁ vyāpnot viśeṣato yirūśālami nagare śiṣyāṇāṁ saṁkhyā prabhūtarūpeṇāvarddhata yājakānāṁ madhyepi bahavaḥ khrīṣṭamatagrāhiṇo'bhavan|

And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was very greatly multiplied, and a great crowd of the priests obeyed the faith.

8 stiphāno viśvāsena parākrameṇa ca paripūrṇaḥ san lokānāṁ madhye bahuvidham adbhutam āścaryyaṁ karmmākarot|

And Stephen, full of grace and power, wrought wonders and great signs among the people.

9 tena libarttinīyanāmnā vikhyātasaṅghasya katipayajanāḥ kurīṇīyasikandarīya-kilikīyāśīyādeśīyāḥ kiyanto janāścotthāya stiphānena sārddhaṁ vyavadanta|

And there arose up certain of those of the synagogue called of freedmen, and of Cyrenians, and of Alexandrians, and of those of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen.

10 kintu stiphāno jñānena pavitreṇātmanā ca īdṛśīṁ kathāṁ kathitavān yasyāste āpattiṁ karttuṁ nāśaknuvan|

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

11 paścāt tai rlobhitāḥ katipayajanāḥ kathāmenām akathayan, vayaṁ tasya mukhato mūsā īśvarasya ca nindāvākyam aśrauṣma|

Then they suborned men, saying, We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.

12 te lokānāṁ lokaprācīnānām adhyāpakānāñca pravṛttiṁ janayitvā stiphānasya sannidhim āgatya taṁ dhṛtvā mahāsabhāmadhyam ānayan|

And they roused the people, and the elders, and the scribes. And coming upon [him] they seized him and brought [him] to the council.

13 tadanantaraṁ katipayajaneṣu mithyāsākṣiṣu samānīteṣu te'kathayan eṣa jana etatpuṇyasthānavyavasthayo rnindātaḥ kadāpi na nivarttate|

And they set false witnesses, saying, This man does not cease speaking words against the holy place and the law;

14 phalato nāsaratīyayīśuḥ sthānametad ucchinnaṁ kariṣyati mūsāsamarpitam asmākaṁ vyavaharaṇam anyarūpaṁ kariṣyati tasyaitādṛśīṁ kathāṁ vayam aśṛṇuma|

for we have heard him saying, This Jesus the Nazaraean shall destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses taught us.

15 tadā mahāsabhāsthāḥ sarvve taṁ prati sthirāṁ dṛṣṭiṁ kṛtvā svargadūtamukhasadṛśaṁ tasya mukham apaśyan|

And all who sat in the council, looking fixedly on him, saw his face as [the] face of an angel.