prēritāḥ 23
1 sabhāsadlōkān prati paulō'nanyadr̥ṣṭyā paśyan akathayat, hē bhrātr̥gaṇā adya yāvat saralēna sarvvāntaḥkaraṇēnēśvarasya sākṣād ācarāmi|
Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, "Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day."
2 anēna hanānīyanāmā mahāyājakastaṁ kapōlē capēṭēnāhantuṁ samīpasthalōkān ādiṣṭavān|
The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
3 tadā paulastamavadat, hē bahiṣpariṣkr̥ta, īśvarastvāṁ praharttum udyatōsti, yatō vyavasthānusārēṇa vicārayitum upaviśya vyavasthāṁ laṅghitvā māṁ praharttum ājñāpayasi|
Then Paul said to him, "God will strike you, you whitewashed wall. Do you sit to judge me according to the Law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?"
4 tatō nikaṭasthā lōkā akathayan, tvaṁ kim īśvarasya mahāyājakaṁ nindasi?
Those who stood by said, "Do you malign God's high priest?"
5 tataḥ paulaḥ pratibhāṣitavān hē bhrātr̥gaṇa mahāyājaka ēṣa iti na buddhaṁ mayā tadanyacca svalōkānām adhipatiṁ prati durvvākyaṁ mā kathaya, ētādr̥śī lipirasti|
Paul said, "I did not know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, 'You must not speak evil of a ruler of your people.'"
6 anantaraṁ paulastēṣām arddhaṁ sidūkilōkā arddhaṁ phirūśilōkā iti dr̥ṣṭvā prōccaiḥ sabhāsthalōkān avadat hē bhrātr̥gaṇa ahaṁ phirūśimatāvalambī phirūśinaḥ satnānaśca, mr̥talōkānām utthānē pratyāśākaraṇād ahamapavāditōsmi|
But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he shouted in the council, "Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged."
7 iti kathāyāṁ kathitāyāṁ phirūśisidūkinōḥ parasparaṁ bhinnavākyatvāt sabhāyā madhyē dvau saṁghau jātau|
When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
8 yataḥ sidūkilōkā utthānaṁ svargīyadūtā ātmānaśca sarvvēṣām ētēṣāṁ kamapi na manyantē, kintu phirūśinaḥ sarvvam aṅgīkurvvanti|
For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.
9 tataḥ parasparam atiśayakōlāhalē samupasthitē phirūśināṁ pakṣīyāḥ sabhāsthā adhyāpakāḥ pratipakṣā uttiṣṭhantō 'kathayan, ētasya mānavasya kamapi dōṣaṁ na paśyāmaḥ; yadi kaścid ātmā vā kaścid dūta ēnaṁ pratyādiśat tarhi vayam īśvarasya prātikūlyēna na yōtsyāmaḥ|
A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees part stood up, and contended, saying, "We find no evil in this man. What if a spirit spoke to him, or an angel?"
10 tasmād atīva bhinnavākyatvē sati tē paulaṁ khaṇḍaṁ khaṇḍaṁ kariṣyantītyāśaṅkayā sahasrasēnāpatiḥ sēnāgaṇaṁ tatsthānaṁ yātuṁ sabhātō balāt paulaṁ dhr̥tvā durgaṁ nētañcājñāpayat|
When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.
11 rātrō prabhustasya samīpē tiṣṭhan kathitavān hē paula nirbhayō bhava yathā yirūśālamnagarē mayi sākṣyaṁ dattavān tathā rōmānagarēpi tvayā dātavyam|
The following night, the Lord stood by him, and said, "Cheer up, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome."
12 dinē samupasthitē sati kiyantō yihūdīyalōkā ēkamantraṇāḥ santaḥ paulaṁ na hatvā bhōjanapānē kariṣyāma iti śapathēna svān abadhnan|
When it was day, the Jews formed a conspiracy, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
13 catvāriṁśajjanēbhyō'dhikā lōkā iti paṇam akurvvan|
There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
14 tē mahāyājakānāṁ prācīnalōkānāñca samīpaṁ gatvā kathayan, vayaṁ paulaṁ na hatvā kimapi na bhōkṣyāmahē dr̥ḍhēnānēna śapathēna baddhvā abhavāma|
They came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, "We have bound ourselves under a great curse, to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.
15 ataēva sāmprataṁ sabhāsadlōkaiḥ saha vayaṁ tasmin kañcid viśēṣavicāraṁ kariṣyāmastadarthaṁ bhavān śvō 'smākaṁ samīpaṁ tam ānayatviti sahasrasēnāpatayē nivēdanaṁ kuruta tēna yuṣmākaṁ samīpaṁ upasthitēḥ pūrvvaṁ vayaṁ taṁ hantu sajjiṣyāma|
Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near."
16 tadā paulasya bhāginēyastēṣāmiti mantraṇāṁ vijñāya durgaṁ gatvā tāṁ vārttāṁ paulam uktavān|
But Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.
17 tasmāt paula ēkaṁ śatasēnāpatim āhūya vākyamidam bhāṣitavān sahasrasēnāpatēḥ samīpē'sya yuvamanuṣyasya kiñcinnivēdanam āstē, tasmāt tatsavidham ēnaṁ naya|
Paul summoned one of the centurions, and said, "Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him."
18 tataḥ sa tamādāya sahasrasēnāpatēḥ samīpam upasthāya kathitavān, bhavataḥ samīpē'sya kimapi nivēdanamāstē tasmāt bandiḥ paulō māmāhūya bhavataḥ samīpam ēnam ānētuṁ prārthitavān|
So he took him, and brought him to the commanding officer, and said, "Paul, the prisoner, summoned me and asked me to bring this young man to you, who has something to tell you."
19 tadā sahasrasēnāpatistasya hastaṁ dhr̥tvā nirjanasthānaṁ nītvā pr̥ṣṭhavān tava kiṁ nivēdanaṁ? tat kathaya|
The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, "What is it that you have to tell me?"
20 tataḥ sōkathayat, yihūdīyalākāḥ paulē kamapi viśēṣavicāraṁ chalaṁ kr̥tvā taṁ sabhāṁ nētuṁ bhavataḥ samīpē nivēdayituṁ amantrayan|
And he said, "The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though they intended to inquire somewhat more thoroughly concerning him.
21 kintu mavatā tanna svīkarttavyaṁ yatastēṣāṁ madhyēvarttinaścatvāriṁśajjanēbhyō 'dhikalōkā ēkamantraṇā bhūtvā paulaṁ na hatvā bhōjanaṁ pānañca na kariṣyāma iti śapathēna baddhāḥ santō ghātakā iva sajjitā idānīṁ kēvalaṁ bhavatō 'numatim apēkṣantē|
Therefore do not yield to them, for more than forty men lie in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse neither to eat nor to drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready, looking for the promise from you."
22 yāmimāṁ kathāṁ tvaṁ nivēditavān tāṁ kasmaicidapi mā kathayētyuktvā sahasrasēnāpatistaṁ yuvānaṁ visr̥ṣṭavān|
So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, "Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me."
23 anantaraṁ sahasrasēnāpati rdvau śatasēnāpatī āhūyēdam ādiśat, yuvāṁ rātrau praharaikāvaśiṣṭāyāṁ satyāṁ kaisariyānagaraṁ yātuṁ padātisainyānāṁ dvē śatē ghōṭakārōhisainyānāṁ saptatiṁ śaktidhārisainyānāṁ dvē śatē ca janān sajjitān kurutaṁ|
He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, "Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, at nine tonight."
24 paulam ārōhayituṁ phīlikṣādhipatēḥ samīpaṁ nirvvighnaṁ nētuñca vāhanāni samupasthāpayataṁ|
He asked them to provide animals, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.
25 aparaṁ sa patraṁ likhitvā dattavān tallikhitamētat,
He wrote a letter like this:
26 mahāmahimaśrīyuktaphīlikṣādhipatayē klaudiyaluṣiyasya namaskāraḥ|
"Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.
27 yihūdīyalōkāḥ pūrvvam ēnaṁ mānavaṁ dhr̥tvā svahastai rhantum udyatā ētasminnantarē sasainyōhaṁ tatrōpasthāya ēṣa janō rōmīya iti vijñāya taṁ rakṣitavān|
"This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them, when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.
28 kinnimittaṁ tē tamapavadantē tajjñātuṁ tēṣā sabhāṁ tamānāyitavān|
Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.
29 tatastēṣāṁ vyavasthāyā viruddhayā kayācana kathayā sō'pavāditō'bhavat, kintu sa śr̥ṅkhalabandhanārhō vā prāṇanāśārhō bhavatīdr̥śaḥ kōpyaparādhō mayāsya na dr̥ṣṭaḥ|
I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.
30 tathāpi manuṣyasyāsya vadhārthaṁ yihūdīyā ghātakāiva sajjitā ētāṁ vārttāṁ śrutvā tatkṣaṇāt tava samīpamēnaṁ prēṣitavān asyāpavādakāṁśca tava samīpaṁ gatvāpavaditum ājñāpayam| bhavataḥ kuśalaṁ bhūyāt|
When I was told that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell."
31 sainyagaṇa ājñānusārēṇa paulaṁ gr̥hītvā tasyāṁ rajanyām āntipātrinagaram ānayat|
So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.
32 parē'hani tēna saha yātuṁ ghōṭakārūḍhasainyagaṇaṁ sthāpayitvā parāvr̥tya durgaṁ gatavān|
But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.
33 tataḥ parē ghōṭakārōhisainyagaṇaḥ kaisariyānagaram upasthāya tatpatram adhipatēḥ karē samarpya tasya samīpē paulam upasthāpitavān|
When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.
34 tadādhipatistatpatraṁ paṭhitvā pr̥ṣṭhavān ēṣa kimpradēśīyō janaḥ? sa kilikiyāpradēśīya ēkō jana iti jñātvā kathitavān,
When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,
35 tavāpavādakagaṇa āgatē tava kathāṁ śrōṣyāmi| hērōdrājagr̥hē taṁ sthāpayitum ādiṣṭavān|
"I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive." He commanded that he be kept in Herod's palace.
