prēritāḥ 6

1 tasmin samayē śiṣyāṇāṁ bāhulyāt prātyahikadānasya viśrāṇanai rbhinnadēśīyānāṁ vidhavāstrīgaṇa upēkṣitē sati ibrīyalōkaiḥ sahānyadēśīyānāṁ vivāda upātiṣṭhat|

In those days, as the disciples increased in number, a complaint arose against the Hebrews on the part of the Hellenists that their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.

2 tadā dvādaśaprēritāḥ sarvvān śiṣyān saṁgr̥hyākathayan īśvarasya kathāpracāraṁ parityajya bhōjanagavēṣaṇam asmākam ucitaṁ nahi|

So the twelve called the multitude of the disciples together and said, “It is not proper for us to neglect the word of God to wait on tables.

3 atō hē bhrātr̥gaṇa vayam ētatkarmmaṇō bhāraṁ yēbhyō dātuṁ śaknuma ētādr̥śān sukhyātyāpannān pavitrēṇātmanā jñānēna ca pūrṇān sapprajanān yūyaṁ svēṣāṁ madhyē manōnītān kuruta,

Therefore, brothers, look for seven men among you who have a good reputation and are full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we can appoint for this need.

4 kintu vayaṁ prārthanāyāṁ kathāpracārakarmmaṇi ca nityapravr̥ttāḥ sthāsyāmaḥ|

But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

5 ētasyāṁ kathāyāṁ sarvvē lōkāḥ santuṣṭāḥ santaḥ svēṣāṁ madhyāt stiphānaḥ philipaḥ prakharō nikānōr tīman parmmiṇā yihūdimatagrāhī-āntiyakhiyānagarīyō nikalā ētān paramabhaktān pavitrēṇātmanā paripūrṇān sapta janān

This proposal pleased the whole multitude, so they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, together with Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, an Antiochean convert to Judaism.

6 prēritānāṁ samakṣam ānayan, tatastē prārthanāṁ kr̥tvā tēṣāṁ śiraḥsu hastān ārpayan|

They set these men before the apostles, who then prayed and laid their hands on them.

7 aparañca īśvarasya kathā dēśaṁ vyāpnōt viśēṣatō yirūśālami nagarē śiṣyāṇāṁ saṁkhyā prabhūtarūpēṇāvarddhata yājakānāṁ madhyēpi bahavaḥ khrīṣṭamatagrāhiṇō'bhavan|

So the word of God continued to increase, and the number of disciples continued to multiply greatly in Jerusalem, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.

8 stiphānō viśvāsēna parākramēṇa ca paripūrṇaḥ san lōkānāṁ madhyē bahuvidham adbhutam āścaryyaṁ karmmākarōt|

Now Stephen, a man full of faith and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.

9 tēna libarttinīyanāmnā vikhyātasaṅghasya katipayajanāḥ kurīṇīyasikandarīya-kilikīyāśīyādēśīyāḥ kiyantō janāścōtthāya stiphānēna sārddhaṁ vyavadanta|

But some men from the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), along with some of the Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some men from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and began to argue with Stephen.

10 kintu stiphānō jñānēna pavitrēṇātmanā ca īdr̥śīṁ kathāṁ kathitavān yasyāstē āpattiṁ karttuṁ nāśaknuvan|

But they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.

11 paścāt tai rlōbhitāḥ katipayajanāḥ kathāmēnām akathayan, vayaṁ tasya mukhatō mūsā īśvarasya ca nindāvākyam aśrauṣma|

Then they induced some men to say, “We heard Stephen speaking blasphemous words against Moses and against God.”

12 tē lōkānāṁ lōkaprācīnānām adhyāpakānāñca pravr̥ttiṁ janayitvā stiphānasya sannidhim āgatya taṁ dhr̥tvā mahāsabhāmadhyam ānayan|

They also stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes. So they came up to Stephen, seized him, and brought him to the Sanhedrin.

13 tadanantaraṁ katipayajanēṣu mithyāsākṣiṣu samānītēṣu tē'kathayan ēṣa jana ētatpuṇyasthānavyavasthayō rnindātaḥ kadāpi na nivarttatē|

Then they put forward false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop speaking blasphemous words against the holy place and against the law.

14 phalatō nāsaratīyayīśuḥ sthānamētad ucchinnaṁ kariṣyati mūsāsamarpitam asmākaṁ vyavaharaṇam anyarūpaṁ kariṣyati tasyaitādr̥śīṁ kathāṁ vayam aśr̥ṇuma|

For we heard him saying that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”

15 tadā mahāsabhāsthāḥ sarvvē taṁ prati sthirāṁ dr̥ṣṭiṁ kr̥tvā svargadūtamukhasadr̥śaṁ tasya mukham apaśyan|

And all who were sitting in the Sanhedrin stared at Stephen intently and saw that his face was like the face of an angel.