prēritāḥ 13
1 aparañca barṇabbāḥ, śimōn yaṁ nigraṁ vadanti, kurīnīyalūkiyō hērōdā rājñā saha kr̥tavidyābhyāsō minahēm, śaulaścaitē yē kiyantō janā bhaviṣyadvādina upadēṣṭāraścāntiyakhiyānagarasthamaṇḍalyām āsan,
The church at Antioch had prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (the childhood friend of Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
2 tē yadōpavāsaṁ kr̥tvēśvaram asēvanta tasmin samayē pavitra ātmā kathitavān ahaṁ yasmin karmmaṇi barṇabbāśailau niyuktavān tatkarmma karttuṁ tau pr̥thak kuruta|
While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart Barnabas and Saul to do the work I've called them to.”
3 tatastairupavāsaprārthanayōḥ kr̥tayōḥ satōstē tayō rgātrayō rhastārpaṇaṁ kr̥tvā tau vyasr̥jan|
After they had fasted, prayed, and placed their hands on them in blessing, they sent them on their way.
4 tataḥ paraṁ tau pavitrēṇātmanā prēritau santau silūkiyānagaram upasthāya samudrapathēna kuprōpadvīpam agacchatāṁ|
So Barnabas and Saul, directed by the Holy Spirit, went to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus.
5 tataḥ sālāmīnagaram upasthāya tatra yihūdīyānāṁ bhajanabhavanāni gatvēśvarasya kathāṁ prācārayatāṁ; yōhanapi tatsahacarō'bhavat|
Arriving at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. John was with them as their assistant.
6 itthaṁ tē tasyōpadvīpasya sarvvatra bhramantaḥ pāphanagaram upasthitāḥ; tatra suvivēcakēna sarjiyapaulanāmnā taddēśādhipatinā saha bhaviṣyadvādinō vēśadhārī baryīśunāmā yō māyāvī yihūdī āsīt taṁ sākṣāt prāptavataḥ|
They traveled throughout the island and eventually came to Paphos. There they found a Jewish magician, a false prophet by the name of Bar-jesus.
7 taddēśādhipa īśvarasya kathāṁ śrōtuṁ vāñchan paulabarṇabbau nyamantrayat|
He was close to the governor, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. Sergius Paulus invited Barnabas and Saul to come and visit him since he wanted to hear the word of God.
8 kintvilumā yaṁ māyāvinaṁ vadanti sa dēśādhipatiṁ dharmmamārgād bahirbhūtaṁ karttum ayatata|
But the magician Elymas (his Greek name) opposed them, trying to prevent the governor from trusting in God.
9 tasmāt śōlō'rthāt paulaḥ pavitrēṇātmanā paripūrṇaḥ san taṁ māyāvinaṁ pratyananyadr̥ṣṭiṁ kr̥tvākathayat,
Saul, also called Paul, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and looked straight at him.
10 hē narakin dharmmadvēṣin kauṭilyaduṣkarmmaparipūrṇa, tvaṁ kiṁ prabhōḥ satyapathasya viparyyayakaraṇāt kadāpi na nivarttiṣyasē?
“You are full of deception and all kinds of evil, you son of the devil, you enemy of all that is right! Will you never give up perverting the Lord's true ways?
11 adhunā paramēśvarastava samucitaṁ kariṣyati tēna katipayadināni tvam andhaḥ san sūryyamapi na drakṣyasi| tatkṣaṇād rātrivad andhakārastasya dr̥ṣṭim ācchāditavān; tasmāt tasya hastaṁ dharttuṁ sa lōkamanvicchan itastatō bhramaṇaṁ kr̥tavān|
Look, the Lord's hand is on you and you will become blind. You will not see the sun for some time.” Immediately mist and darkness fell on him, and he had to find someone who could lead him by the hand.
12 ēnāṁ ghaṭanāṁ dr̥ṣṭvā sa dēśādhipatiḥ prabhūpadēśād vismitya viśvāsaṁ kr̥tavān|
When the governor saw what happened he trusted in God, amazed at the teaching about the Lord.
13 tadanantaraṁ paulastatsaṅginau ca pāphanagarāt prōtaṁ cālayitvā pamphuliyādēśasya pargīnagaram agacchan kintu yōhan tayōḥ samīpād ētya yirūśālamaṁ pratyāgacchat|
Then Paul and those with him sailed from Paphos and went to Perga in Pamphylia, while John left them and went back to Jerusalem.
14 paścāt tau pargītō yātrāṁ kr̥tvā pisidiyādēśasya āntiyakhiyānagaram upasthāya viśrāmavārē bhajanabhavanaṁ praviśya samupāviśatāṁ|
They went through Perga and on to Antioch of Pisidia. On the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and were seated.
15 vyavasthābhaviṣyadvākyayōḥ paṭhitayōḥ satō rhē bhrātarau lōkān prati yuvayōḥ kācid upadēśakathā yadyasti tarhi tāṁ vadataṁ tau prati tasya bhajanabhavanasyādhipatayaḥ kathām ētāṁ kathayitvā praiṣayan|
After the readings from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent them a message saying, “Brothers, please share with the congregation any words of encouragement you may have.”
16 ataḥ paula uttiṣṭhan hastēna saṅkētaṁ kurvvan kathitavān hē isrāyēlīyamanuṣyā īśvaraparāyaṇāḥ sarvvē lōkā yūyam avadhaddhaṁ|
Paul stood up, motioned with his hand to get their attention, and began speaking. “Men of Israel, and all of you who have reverence for God, listen to me.
17 ētēṣāmisrāyēllōkānām īśvarō'smākaṁ pūrvvaparuṣān manōnītān katvā gr̥hītavān tatō misari dēśē pravasanakālē tēṣāmunnatiṁ kr̥tvā tasmāt svīyabāhubalēna tān bahiḥ kr̥tvā samānayat|
The God of the people of Israel chose our forefathers, and gave our people prosperity during their stay in the land of Egypt. Then with his mighty power he led them out of Egypt,
18 catvāriṁśadvatsarān yāvacca mahāprāntarē tēṣāṁ bharaṇaṁ kr̥tvā
and he patiently dealt with them in the desert for about forty years.
19 kināndēśāntarvvarttīṇi saptarājyāni nāśayitvā guṭikāpātēna tēṣu sarvvadēśēṣu tēbhyō'dhikāraṁ dattavān|
After he had overthrown seven nations living in the land of Canaan, God divided their land among the Israelites and gave it to them to inherit. This took about four hundred and fifty years.
20 pañcāśadadhikacatuḥśatēṣu vatsarēṣu gatēṣu ca śimūyēlbhaviṣyadvādiparyyantaṁ tēṣāmupari vicārayitr̥n niyuktavān|
Then he provided them with judges as leaders until the time of the prophet Samuel.
21 taiśca rājñi prārthitē, īśvarō binyāmīnō vaṁśajātasya kīśaḥ putraṁ śaulaṁ catvāriṁśadvarṣaparyyantaṁ tēṣāmupari rājānaṁ kr̥tavān|
Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul, son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled for forty years.
22 paścāt taṁ padacyutaṁ kr̥tvā yō madiṣṭakriyāḥ sarvvāḥ kariṣyati tādr̥śaṁ mama manōbhimatam ēkaṁ janaṁ yiśayaḥ putraṁ dāyūdaṁ prāptavān idaṁ pramāṇaṁ yasmin dāyūdi sa dattavān taṁ dāyūdaṁ tēṣāmupari rājatvaṁ karttum utpāditavāna|
Then God removed Saul, and made David their king. God approved of David, saying ‘I found David the son of Jesse to be a man according to my own heart; he will do everything I intend.’
23 tasya svapratiśrutasya vākyasyānusārēṇa isrāyēllōkānāṁ nimittaṁ tēṣāṁ manuṣyāṇāṁ vaṁśād īśvara ēkaṁ yīśuṁ (trātāram) udapādayat|
Jesus is David's descendant; he is the Savior that God promised to bring to Israel.
24 tasya prakāśanāt pūrvvaṁ yōhan isrāyēllōkānāṁ sannidhau manaḥparāvarttanarūpaṁ majjanaṁ prācārayat|
Before Jesus came, John announced the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
25 yasya ca karmmaṇō bhāraṁ praptavān yōhan tan niṣpādayan ētāṁ kathāṁ kathitavān, yūyaṁ māṁ kaṁ janaṁ jānītha? aham abhiṣiktatrātā nahi, kintu paśyata yasya pādayōḥ pādukayō rbandhanē mōcayitumapi yōgyō na bhavāmi tādr̥śa ēkō janō mama paścād upatiṣṭhati|
As John was completing his mission, he said, ‘Who do you think I am? I am not the one you're looking for. But after me one is coming whose sandals I'm not worthy to untie.’
26 hē ibrāhīmō vaṁśajātā bhrātarō hē īśvarabhītāḥ sarvvalōkā yuṣmān prati paritrāṇasya kathaiṣā prēritā|
My brothers, children of Abraham and those of you who have reverence for God: the message of this salvation has been sent to us!
27 yirūśālamnivāsinastēṣām adhipatayaśca tasya yīśōḥ paricayaṁ na prāpya prativiśrāmavāraṁ paṭhyamānānāṁ bhaviṣyadvādikathānām abhiprāyam abuddhvā ca tasya vadhēna tāḥ kathāḥ saphalā akurvvan|
The people living in Jerusalem and their leaders didn't recognize Jesus or understand the words spoken by the prophets that are read every Sabbath. In fact they fulfilled the prophetic words by condemning him!
28 prāṇahananasya kamapi hētum aprāpyāpi pīlātasya nikaṭē tasya vadhaṁ prārthayanta|
Even though they couldn't find any evidence to sentence him to death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.
29 tasmin yāḥ kathā likhitāḥ santi tadanusārēṇa karmma sampādya taṁ kruśād avatāryya śmaśānē śāyitavantaḥ|
After they had fulfilled everything predicted that they would do to him, they took him down from the cross and buried him in a tomb.
30 kintvīśvaraḥ śmaśānāt tamudasthāpayat,
But God raised him from the dead,
31 punaśca gālīlapradēśād yirūśālamanagaraṁ tēna sārddhaṁ yē lōkā āgacchan sa bahudināni tēbhyō darśanaṁ dattavān, atasta idānīṁ lōkān prati tasya sākṣiṇaḥ santi|
and he appeared over the course of many days to those who had followed him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to the people.
32 asmākaṁ pūrvvapuruṣāṇāṁ samakṣam īśvarō yasmin pratijñātavān yathā, tvaṁ mē putrōsi cādya tvāṁ samutthāpitavānaham|
We are here to bring to you the good news of the promise that God made to our forefathers,
33 idaṁ yadvacanaṁ dvitīyagītē likhitamāstē tad yīśōrutthānēna tēṣāṁ santānā yē vayam asmākaṁ sannidhau tēna pratyakṣī kr̥taṁ, yuṣmān imaṁ susaṁvādaṁ jñāpayāmi|
that he has now fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus from the dead. As it is written in Psalm 2: ‘You are my Son; today I have become your Father.’
34 paramēśvarēṇa śmaśānād utthāpitaṁ tadīyaṁ śarīraṁ kadāpi na kṣēṣyatē, ētasmin sa svayaṁ kathitavān yathā dāyūdaṁ prati pratijñātō yō varastamahaṁ tubhyaṁ dāsyāmi|
God raised him from the dead, never to die again, as he indicated by saying, ‘I will give you what is holy and trustworthy, as I promised to David.’
35 ētadanyasmin gītē'pi kathitavān| svakīyaṁ puṇyavantaṁ tvaṁ kṣayituṁ na ca dāsyasi|
As another psalm says, ‘You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.’
36 dāyūdā īśvarābhimatasēvāyai nijāyuṣi vyayitē sati sa mahānidrāṁ prāpya nijaiḥ pūrvvapuruṣaiḥ saha militaḥ san akṣīyata;
But David died, after he had done what God wanted in his own time, and he was buried with his ancestors, and his body decayed.
37 kintu yamīśvaraḥ śmaśānād udasthāpayat sa nākṣīyata|
The one God raised from the dead saw no decay.
38 atō hē bhrātaraḥ, anēna janēna pāpamōcanaṁ bhavatīti yuṣmān prati pracāritam āstē|
My brothers, I want you to understand that we're telling you that through this man sins are forgiven.
39 phalatō mūsāvyavasthayā yūyaṁ yēbhyō dōṣēbhyō muktā bhavituṁ na śakṣyatha tēbhyaḥ sarvvadōṣēbhya ētasmin janē viśvāsinaḥ sarvvē muktā bhaviṣyantīti yuṣmābhi rjñāyatāṁ|
Through him everyone who trusts in him is made morally right from all that is wrong—in a way that you could never be set right by the law of Moses.
40 aparañca| avajñākāriṇō lōkāścakṣurunmīlya paśyata| tathaivāsambhavaṁ jñātvā syāta yūyaṁ vilajjitāḥ| yatō yuṣmāsu tiṣṭhatsu kariṣyē karmma tādr̥śaṁ| yēnaiva tasya vr̥ttāntē yuṣmabhyaṁ kathitē'pi hi| yūyaṁ na tantu vr̥ttāntaṁ pratyēṣyatha kadācana||
Make sure that what the prophets said doesn't happen to you:
41 yēyaṁ kathā bhaviṣyadvādināṁ granthēṣu likhitāstē sāvadhānā bhavata sa kathā yathā yuṣmān prati na ghaṭatē|
‘You who are scornful, look in amazement, and die! For what I'm doing in your lifetime is something that you could never believe, even if someone told you!’”
42 yihūdīyabhajanabhavanān nirgatayōstayō rbhinnadēśīyai rvakṣyamāṇā prārthanā kr̥tā, āgāmini viśrāmavārē'pi kathēyam asmān prati pracāritā bhavatviti|
As they were leaving, the people pleaded with them to tell them more the next Sabbath.
43 sabhāyā bhaṅgē sati bahavō yihūdīyalōkā yihūdīyamatagrāhiṇō bhaktalōkāśca barṇabbāpaulayōḥ paścād āgacchan, tēna tau taiḥ saha nānākathāḥ kathayitvēśvarānugrahāśrayē sthātuṁ tān prāvarttayatāṁ|
After the meeting in the synagogue, many of the Jews and the converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas who spoke with them, encouraging them to continue to hold on to the grace of God.
44 paraviśrāmavārē nagarasya prāyēṇa sarvvē lākā īśvarīyāṁ kathāṁ śrōtuṁ militāḥ,
The following Sabbath almost the whole town turned out to hear the word of God.
45 kintu yihūdīyalōkā jananivahaṁ vilōkya īrṣyayā paripūrṇāḥ santō viparītakathākathanēnēśvaranindayā ca paulēnōktāṁ kathāṁ khaṇḍayituṁ cēṣṭitavantaḥ|
However, when the Jews saw the crowds, they became extremely jealous, contradicting what Paul was saying and cursing him.
46 tataḥ paulabarṇabbāvakṣōbhau kathitavantau prathamaṁ yuṣmākaṁ sannidhāvīśvarīyakathāyāḥ pracāraṇam ucitamāsīt kintuṁ tadagrāhyatvakaraṇēna yūyaṁ svān anantāyuṣō'yōgyān darśayatha, ētatkāraṇād vayam anyadēśīyalōkānāṁ samīpaṁ gacchāmaḥ| (aiōnios g166)
So Paul and Barnabas spoke out strongly, saying “We had to speak the word of God to you first. But now that you're rejecting it—you're deciding that you're not worthy of eternal life—well now we're turning to the foreigners. (aiōnios g166)
47 prabhurasmān ittham ādiṣṭavān yathā, yāvacca jagataḥ sīmāṁ lōkānāṁ trāṇakāraṇāt| mayānyadēśamadhyē tvaṁ sthāpitō bhūḥ pradīpavat||
That's what the Lord has told us to do: ‘I've made you a light to the foreigners, and through you salvation will go to the ends of the earth.’”
48 tadā kathāmīdr̥śīṁ śrutvā bhinnadēśīyā āhlāditāḥ santaḥ prabhōḥ kathāṁ dhanyāṁ dhanyām avadan, yāvantō lōkāśca paramāyuḥ prāptinimittaṁ nirūpitā āsan tē vyaśvasan| (aiōnios g166)
When the foreigners heard this they were overjoyed, praising the Lord's word, and all those chosen for eternal life trusted in God. (aiōnios g166)
49 itthaṁ prabhōḥ kathā sarvvēdēśaṁ vyāpnōt|
So God's word was spread throughout the region.
50 kintu yihūdīyā nagarasya pradhānapuruṣān sammānyāḥ kathipayā bhaktā yōṣitaśca kupravr̥ttiṁ grāhayitvā paulabarṇabbau tāḍayitvā tasmāt pradēśād dūrīkr̥tavantaḥ|
But the Jews incited the prominent religious women and leaders of the city to persecute Paul and Barnabas, and had them expelled from their territory.
51 ataḥ kāraṇāt tau nijapadadhūlīstēṣāṁ prātikūlyēna pātayitvēkaniyaṁ nagaraṁ gatau|
So they shook the dust off their feet against them as a sign of protest, and went on to Iconium.
52 tataḥ śiṣyagaṇa ānandēna pavitrēṇātmanā ca paripūrṇōbhavat|
And the believers continued to be filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
