پْریرِتاح 23

1 سَبھاسَدْلوکانْ پْرَتِ پَولونَنْیَدرِشْٹْیا پَشْیَنْ اَکَتھَیَتْ، ہے بھْراترِگَنا اَدْیَ یاوَتْ سَرَلینَ سَرْوّانْتَحکَرَنینیشْوَرَسْیَ ساکْشادْ آچَرامِ۔

Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.”

2 اَنینَ ہَنانِییَناما مَہایاجَکَسْتَں کَپولے چَپیٹیناہَنْتُں سَمِیپَسْتھَلوکانْ آدِشْٹَوانْ۔

At this, the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.

3 تَدا پَولَسْتَمَوَدَتْ، ہے بَہِشْپَرِشْکرِتَ، اِیشْوَرَسْتْواں پْرَہَرْتُّمْ اُدْیَتوسْتِ، یَتو وْیَوَسْتھانُسارینَ وِچارَیِتُمْ اُپَوِشْیَ وْیَوَسْتھاں لَنْگھِتْوا ماں پْرَہَرْتُّمْ آجْناپَیَسِ۔

Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit here to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck.”

4 تَتو نِکَٹَسْتھا لوکا اَکَتھَیَنْ، تْوَں کِمْ اِیشْوَرَسْیَ مَہایاجَکَں نِنْدَسِ؟

But those standing nearby said, “How dare you insult the high priest of God!”

5 تَتَح پَولَح پْرَتِبھاشِتَوانْ ہے بھْراترِگَنَ مَہایاجَکَ ایشَ اِتِ نَ بُدّھَں مَیا تَدَنْیَچَّ سْوَلوکانامْ اَدھِپَتِں پْرَتِ دُرْوّاکْیَں ما کَتھَیَ، ایتادرِشِی لِپِرَسْتِ۔

“Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”

6 اَنَنْتَرَں پَولَسْتیشامْ اَرْدّھَں سِدُوکِلوکا اَرْدّھَں پھِرُوشِلوکا اِتِ درِشْٹْوا پْروچَّیح سَبھاسْتھَلوکانْ اَوَدَتْ ہے بھْراترِگَنَ اَہَں پھِرُوشِمَتاوَلَمْبِی پھِرُوشِنَح سَتْنانَشْچَ، مرِتَلوکانامْ اُتّھانے پْرَتْیاشاکَرَنادْ اَہَمَپَوادِتوسْمِ۔

Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”

7 اِتِ کَتھایاں کَتھِتایاں پھِرُوشِسِدُوکِنوح پَرَسْپَرَں بھِنَّواکْیَتْواتْ سَبھایا مَدھْیے دْوَو سَںگھَو جاتَو۔

As soon as he had said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.

8 یَتَح سِدُوکِلوکا اُتّھانَں سْوَرْگِییَدُوتا آتْمانَشْچَ سَرْوّیشامْ ایتیشاں کَمَپِ نَ مَنْیَنْتے، کِنْتُ پھِرُوشِنَح سَرْوَّمْ اَنْگِیکُرْوَّنْتِ۔

For the Sadducees say that there is neither a resurrection, nor angels, nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.

9 تَتَح پَرَسْپَرَمْ اَتِشَیَکولاہَلے سَمُپَسْتھِتے پھِرُوشِناں پَکْشِییاح سَبھاسْتھا اَدھْیاپَکاح پْرَتِپَکْشا اُتِّشْٹھَنْتو کَتھَیَنْ، ایتَسْیَ مانَوَسْیَ کَمَپِ دوشَں نَ پَشْیامَح؛ یَدِ کَشْچِدْ آتْما وا کَشْچِدْ دُوتَ اینَں پْرَتْیادِشَتْ تَرْہِ وَیَمْ اِیشْوَرَسْیَ پْراتِکُولْیینَ نَ یوتْسْیامَح۔

A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

10 تَسْمادْ اَتِیوَ بھِنَّواکْیَتْوے سَتِ تے پَولَں کھَنْڈَں کھَنْڈَں کَرِشْیَنْتِیتْیاشَنْکَیا سَہَسْرَسیناپَتِح سیناگَنَں تَتْسْتھانَں یاتُں سَبھاتو بَلاتْ پَولَں دھرِتْوا دُرْگَں نیتَنْچاجْناپَیَتْ۔

The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.

11 راتْرو پْرَبھُسْتَسْیَ سَمِیپے تِشْٹھَنْ کَتھِتَوانْ ہے پَولَ نِرْبھَیو بھَوَ یَتھا یِرُوشالَمْنَگَرے مَیِ ساکْشْیَں دَتَّوانْ تَتھا رومانَگَریپِ تْوَیا داتَوْیَمْ۔

The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”

12 دِنے سَمُپَسْتھِتے سَتِ کِیَنْتو یِہُودِییَلوکا ایکَمَنْتْرَناح سَنْتَح پَولَں نَ ہَتْوا بھوجَنَپانے کَرِشْیامَ اِتِ شَپَتھینَ سْوانْ اَبَدھْنَنْ۔

When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

13 چَتْوارِںشَجَّنیبھْیودھِکا لوکا اِتِ پَنَمْ اَکُرْوَّنْ۔

More than forty of them were involved in this plot.

14 تے مَہایاجَکاناں پْراچِینَلوکانانْچَ سَمِیپَں گَتْوا کَتھَیَنْ، وَیَں پَولَں نَ ہَتْوا کِمَپِ نَ بھوکْشْیامَہے درِڈھینانینَ شَپَتھینَ بَدّھوا اَبھَوامَ۔

They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.

15 اَتَایوَ سامْپْرَتَں سَبھاسَدْلوکَیح سَہَ وَیَں تَسْمِنْ کَنْچِدْ وِشیشَوِچارَں کَرِشْیامَسْتَدَرْتھَں بھَوانْ شْوو سْماکَں سَمِیپَں تَمْ آنَیَتْوِتِ سَہَسْرَسیناپَتَیے نِویدَنَں کُرُتَ تینَ یُشْماکَں سَمِیپَں اُپَسْتھِتیح پُورْوَّں وَیَں تَں ہَنْتُ سَجِّشْیامَ۔

Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”

16 تَدا پَولَسْیَ بھاگِنییَسْتیشامِتِ مَنْتْرَناں وِجْنایَ دُرْگَں گَتْوا تاں وارْتّاں پَولَمْ اُکْتَوانْ۔

But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.

17 تَسْماتْ پَولَ ایکَں شَتَسیناپَتِمْ آہُویَ واکْیَمِدَمْ بھاشِتَوانْ سَہَسْرَسیناپَتیح سَمِیپےسْیَ یُوَمَنُشْیَسْیَ کِنْچِنِّویدَنَمْ آسْتے، تَسْماتْ تَتْسَوِدھَمْ اینَں نَیَ۔

Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”

18 تَتَح سَ تَمادایَ سَہَسْرَسیناپَتیح سَمِیپَمْ اُپَسْتھایَ کَتھِتَوانْ، بھَوَتَح سَمِیپےسْیَ کِمَپِ نِویدَنَماسْتے تَسْماتْ بَنْدِح پَولو ماماہُویَ بھَوَتَح سَمِیپَمْ اینَمْ آنیتُں پْرارْتھِتَوانْ۔

So the centurion took him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”

19 تَدا سَہَسْرَسیناپَتِسْتَسْیَ ہَسْتَں دھرِتْوا نِرْجَنَسْتھانَں نِیتْوا پرِشْٹھَوانْ تَوَ کِں نِویدَنَں؟ تَتْ کَتھَیَ۔

The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked, “What do you need to tell me?”

20 تَتَح سوکَتھَیَتْ، یِہُودِییَلاکاح پَولے کَمَپِ وِشیشَوِچارَں چھَلَں کرِتْوا تَں سَبھاں نیتُں بھَوَتَح سَمِیپے نِویدَیِتُں اَمَنْتْرَیَنْ۔

He answered, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul to the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of acquiring more information about him.

21 کِنْتُ مَوَتا تَنَّ سْوِیکَرْتَّوْیَں یَتَسْتیشاں مَدھْییوَرْتِّنَشْچَتْوارِںشَجَّنیبھْیو دھِکَلوکا ایکَمَنْتْرَنا بھُوتْوا پَولَں نَ ہَتْوا بھوجَنَں پانَنْچَ نَ کَرِشْیامَ اِتِ شَپَتھینَ بَدّھاح سَنْتو گھاتَکا اِوَ سَجِّتا اِدانِیں کیوَلَں بھَوَتو نُمَتِمْ اَپیکْشَنْتے۔

Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.”

22 یامِماں کَتھاں تْوَں نِویدِتَوانْ تاں کَسْمَیچِدَپِ ما کَتھَییتْیُکْتْوا سَہَسْرَسیناپَتِسْتَں یُوانَں وِسرِشْٹَوانْ۔

So the commander dismissed the young man and instructed him, “Do not tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”

23 اَنَنْتَرَں سَہَسْرَسیناپَتِ رْدْوَو شَتَسیناپَتِی آہُوییدَمْ آدِشَتْ، یُواں راتْرَو پْرَہَرَیکاوَشِشْٹایاں سَتْیاں کَیسَرِیانَگَرَں یاتُں پَداتِسَینْیاناں دْوے شَتے گھوٹَکاروہِسَینْیاناں سَپْتَتِں شَکْتِدھارِسَینْیاناں دْوے شَتے چَ جَنانْ سَجِّتانْ کُرُتَں۔

Then he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night.

24 پَولَمْ آروہَیِتُں پھِیلِکْشادھِپَتیح سَمِیپَں نِرْوِّگھْنَں نیتُنْچَ واہَنانِ سَمُپَسْتھاپَیَتَں۔

Provide mounts for Paul to take him safely to Governor Felix.”

25 اَپَرَں سَ پَتْرَں لِکھِتْوا دَتَّوانْ تَلِّکھِتَمیتَتْ،

And he wrote the following letter:

26 مَہامَہِمَشْرِییُکْتَپھِیلِکْشادھِپَتَیے کْلَودِیَلُشِیَسْیَ نَمَسْکارَح۔

Claudius Lysias, To His Excellency, Governor Felix: Greetings.

27 یِہُودِییَلوکاح پُورْوَّمْ اینَں مانَوَں دھرِتْوا سْوَہَسْتَے رْہَنْتُمْ اُدْیَتا ایتَسْمِنَّنْتَرے سَسَینْیوہَں تَتْروپَسْتھایَ ایشَ جَنو رومِییَ اِتِ وِجْنایَ تَں رَکْشِتَوانْ۔

This man was seized by the Jews, and they were about to kill him when I came with my troops to rescue him. For I had learned that he is a Roman citizen,

28 کِنِّمِتَّں تے تَمَپَوَدَنْتے تَجّناتُں تیشا سَبھاں تَمانایِتَوانْ۔

and since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.

29 تَتَسْتیشاں وْیَوَسْتھایا وِرُدّھَیا کَیاچَنَ کَتھَیا سوپَوادِتوبھَوَتْ، کِنْتُ سَ شرِنْکھَلَبَنْدھَنارْہو وا پْرانَناشارْہو بھَوَتِیدرِشَح کوپْیَپَرادھو مَیاسْیَ نَ درِشْٹَح۔

I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment.

30 تَتھاپِ مَنُشْیَسْیاسْیَ وَدھارْتھَں یِہُودِییا گھاتَکااِوَ سَجِّتا ایتاں وارْتّاں شْرُتْوا تَتْکْشَناتْ تَوَ سَمِیپَمینَں پْریشِتَوانْ اَسْیاپَوادَکاںشْچَ تَوَ سَمِیپَں گَتْواپَوَدِتُمْ آجْناپَیَمْ۔ بھَوَتَح کُشَلَں بھُویاتْ۔

When I was informed that there was a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also instructed his accusers to present their case against him before you.

31 سَینْیَگَنَ آجْنانُسارینَ پَولَں گرِہِیتْوا تَسْیاں رَجَنْیامْ آنْتِپاتْرِنَگَرَمْ آنَیَتْ۔

So the soldiers followed their orders and brought Paul by night to Antipatris.

32 پَرےہَنِ تینَ سَہَ یاتُں گھوٹَکارُوڈھَسَینْیَگَنَں سْتھاپَیِتْوا پَراورِتْیَ دُرْگَں گَتَوانْ۔

The next day they returned to the barracks and let the horsemen go on with him.

33 تَتَح پَرے گھوٹَکاروہِسَینْیَگَنَح کَیسَرِیانَگَرَمْ اُپَسْتھایَ تَتْپَتْرَمْ اَدھِپَتیح کَرے سَمَرْپْیَ تَسْیَ سَمِیپے پَولَمْ اُپَسْتھاپِتَوانْ۔

When the horsemen arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him.

34 تَدادھِپَتِسْتَتْپَتْرَں پَٹھِتْوا پرِشْٹھَوانْ ایشَ کِمْپْرَدیشِییو جَنَح؟ سَ کِلِکِیاپْرَدیشِییَ ایکو جَنَ اِتِ جْناتْوا کَتھِتَوانْ،

The governor read the letter and asked what province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,

35 تَواپَوادَکَگَنَ آگَتے تَوَ کَتھاں شْروشْیامِ۔ ہیرودْراجَگرِہے تَں سْتھاپَیِتُمْ آدِشْٹَوانْ۔

he said, “I will hear your case when your accusers arrive.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s Praetorium.