prēritāḥ 23

1 sabhāsadlōkān prati paulō'nanyadr̥ṣṭyā paśyan akathayat, hē bhrātr̥gaṇā adya yāvat saralēna sarvvāntaḥkaraṇēnēśvarasya sākṣād ācarāmi|

And Paul looking earnestly upon the council, said: Brethren! I have ordered my life in all good conscience before God to this day.

2 anēna hanānīyanāmā mahāyājakastaṁ kapōlē capēṭēnāhantuṁ samīpasthalōkān ādiṣṭavān|

And the high-priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to smite 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 smite thee, thou whited wall! Art thou then sitting to judge me according to the law, and dost thou command me to be smitten contrary to the law?

4 tatō nikaṭasthā lōkā akathayan, tvaṁ kim īśvarasya mahāyājakaṁ nindasi?

And they that stood by said, Dost thou revile 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|

Then said Paul, I knew not, brethren, that he was high-priest; for it is written, “Thou shalt not speak evil of a ruler of thy people.”

6 anantaraṁ paulastēṣām arddhaṁ sidūkilōkā arddhaṁ phirūśilōkā iti dr̥ṣṭvā prōccaiḥ sabhāsthalōkān avadat hē bhrātr̥gaṇa ahaṁ phirūśimatāvalambī phirūśinaḥ satnānaśca, mr̥talōkānām utthānē pratyāśākaraṇād ahamapavāditōsmi|

But Paul, perceiving one part to be Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, cried aloud in the council, Brethren! I am a Pharisee, the son of Pharisees; for the hope of the resurrection of the dead I am now tried.

7 iti kathāyāṁ kathitāyāṁ phirūśisidūkinōḥ parasparaṁ bhinnavākyatvāt sabhāyā madhyē dvau saṁghau jātau|

And when he had said this, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees; and the multitude 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, and no angel or spirit; but the Pharisees affirm both.

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|

And there arose a great clamor; and scribes of the party of the Pharisees arose, and contended, saying, We find nothing amiss in this man; but if a spirit hath spoken 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|

And a great dissension arising, the chief captain, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, ordered the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the castle.

11 rātrō prabhustasya samīpē tiṣṭhan kathitavān hē paula nirbhayō bhava yathā yirūśālamnagarē mayi sākṣyaṁ dattavān tathā rōmānagarēpi tvayā dātavyam|

And the night following, the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good courage; for as thou hast borne witness concerning me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

12 dinē samupasthitē sati kiyantō yihūdīyalōkā ēkamantraṇāḥ santaḥ paulaṁ na hatvā bhōjanapānē kariṣyāma iti śapathēna svān abadhnan|

And when it was day, the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

13 catvāriṁśajjanēbhyō'dhikā lōkā iti paṇam akurvvan|

And there were more than forty who took this oath together.

14 tē mahāyājakānāṁ prācīnalōkānāñca samīpaṁ gatvā kathayan, vayaṁ paulaṁ na hatvā kimapi na bhōkṣyāmahē dr̥ḍhēnānēna śapathēna baddhvā abhavāma|

And 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 do ye with the council give notice to the chief captain, that he bring him down to you, as though ye were about to examine his case more thoroughly; and we are ready to kill him before he cometh near you.

16 tadā paulasya bhāginēyastēṣāmiti mantraṇāṁ vijñāya durgaṁ gatvā tāṁ vārttāṁ paulam uktavān|

But Paul's sister's son hearing of the plot went, and entering the castle, told Paul.

17 tasmāt paula ēkaṁ śatasēnāpatim āhūya vākyamidam bhāṣitavān sahasrasēnāpatēḥ samīpē'sya yuvamanuṣyasya kiñcinnivēdanam āstē, tasmāt tatsavidham ēnaṁ naya|

Then Paul called one of the centurions to him, and said, Take this young man to the chief captain; for he hath 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 chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me to him, and asked me to bring this young man to thee, as he hath something to say to thee.

19 tadā sahasrasēnāpatistasya hastaṁ dhr̥tvā nirjanasthānaṁ nītvā pr̥ṣṭhavān tava kiṁ nivēdanaṁ? tat kathaya|

Then the chief captain took him by the hand and went aside privately, and asked him, What is it that thou hast 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 thee to bring down Paul tomorrow into the council, as though thou wert about to inquire 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|

But do not thou yield to them; for there lie in wait for him more than forty men of them, who have bound themselves with an oath neither to eat nor drink till they have killed him; and they are now ready, looking for the promise from thee.

22 yāmimāṁ kathāṁ tvaṁ nivēditavān tāṁ kasmaicidapi mā kathayētyuktvā sahasrasēnāpatistaṁ yuvānaṁ visr̥ṣṭavān|

The chief captain then dismissed the young man with the charge, Tell no one that thou hast disclosed 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|

And he called to him two of the centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, at the third hour of the night;

24 paulam ārōhayituṁ phīlikṣādhipatēḥ samīpaṁ nirvvighnaṁ nētuñca vāhanāni samupasthāpayataṁ|

and provide beasts, whereon they may set Paul, and carry him safe to Felix the governor.

25 aparaṁ sa patraṁ likhitvā dattavān tallikhitamētat,

And he wrote a letter after this manner:

26 mahāmahimaśrīyuktaphīlikṣādhipatayē klaudiyaluṣiyasya namaskāraḥ|

Claudius Lysias to the moss excellent governor Felix, greeting.

27 yihūdīyalōkāḥ pūrvvam ēnaṁ mānavaṁ dhr̥tvā svahastai rhantum udyatā ētasminnantarē sasainyōhaṁ tatrōpasthāya ēṣa janō rōmīya iti vijñāya taṁ rakṣitavān|

This man was taken by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them; but I came upon them with the soldiery, and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.

28 kinnimittaṁ tē tamapavadantē tajjñātuṁ tēṣā sabhāṁ tamānāyitavān|

And wishing to know the crime of which 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|

but I found him to be accused only on account of questions of their law, and to have nothing laid to his charge deserving death or bonds.

30 tathāpi manuṣyasyāsya vadhārthaṁ yihūdīyā ghātakāiva sajjitā ētāṁ vārttāṁ śrutvā tatkṣaṇāt tava samīpamēnaṁ prēṣitavān asyāpavādakāṁśca tava samīpaṁ gatvāpavaditum ājñāpayam| bhavataḥ kuśalaṁ bhūyāt|

And having been informed of a plot against the man, I sent him at once to thee, and directed his accusers also to bring their charges against him before thee.

31 sainyagaṇa ājñānusārēṇa paulaṁ gr̥hītvā tasyāṁ rajanyām āntipātrinagaram ānayat|

Then the soldiers, as was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.

32 parē'hani tēna saha yātuṁ ghōṭakārūḍhasainyagaṇaṁ sthāpayitvā parāvr̥tya durgaṁ gatavān|

But on the morrow they left the horsemen to go on with him, and returned to the castle.

33 tataḥ parē ghōṭakārōhisainyagaṇaḥ kaisariyānagaram upasthāya tatpatram adhipatēḥ karē samarpya tasya samīpē paulam upasthāpitavān|

And they, when they had come to Caesarea, and delivered the letter to the governor, presented Paul also before him.

34 tadādhipatistatpatraṁ paṭhitvā pr̥ṣṭhavān ēṣa kimpradēśīyō janaḥ? sa kilikiyāpradēśīya ēkō jana iti jñātvā kathitavān,

And having read the letter, he asked of what province he was; and when he understood that he was of Cilicia,

35 tavāpavādakagaṇa āgatē tava kathāṁ śrōṣyāmi| hērōdrājagr̥hē taṁ sthāpayitum ādiṣṭavān|

he said, I will hear thee fully, when thy accusers also have arrived. And he ordered him to be kept in Herod's palace.