پْریرِتاح 24

1 پَنْچَبھْیو دِنیبھْیَح پَرَں ہَنانِییَناما مَہایاجَکودھِپَتیح سَمَکْشَں پَولَسْیَ پْراتِکُولْیینَ نِویدَیِتُں تَرْتُلَّنامانَں کَنْچَنَ وَکْتارَں پْراچِینَجَناںشْچَ سَنْگِنَح کرِتْوا کَیسَرِیانَگَرَمْ آگَچّھَتْ۔

After five days, the high priest, Ananias, came down with certain elders and an orator, one Tertullus. They informed the governor against Paul.

2 تَتَح پَولے سَمانِیتے سَتِ تَرْتُلَّسْتَسْیاپَوادَکَتھاں کَتھَیِتُمْ آرَبھَتَ ہے مَہامَہِمَپھِیلِکْشَ بھَوَتو وَیَمْ اَتِنِرْوِّگھْنَں کالَں یاپَیامو بھَوَتَح پَرِنامَدَرْشِتَیا ایتَدّیشِییاناں بَہُونِ مَنْگَلانِ گھَٹِتانِ،

When he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, “Seeing that by you we enjoy much peace, and that prosperity is coming to this nation by your foresight,

3 اِتِ ہیتو رْوَیَمَتِکرِتَجْناح سَنْتَح سَرْوَّتْرَ سَرْوَّدا بھَوَتو گُنانْ گایَمَح۔

we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.

4 کِنْتُ بَہُبھِح کَتھابھِ رْبھَوَنْتَں یینَ نَ وِرَنْجَیامِ تَسْمادْ وِنَیے بھَوانْ بَنُکَمْپْیَ مَدَلْپَکَتھاں شرِنوتُ۔

But that I don’t delay you, I entreat you to bear with us and hear a few words.

5 ایشَ مَہامارِیسْوَرُوپو ناسَرَتِییَمَتَگْراہِسَںگھاتَسْیَ مُکھْیو بھُوتْوا سَرْوَّدیشیشُ سَرْوّیشاں یِہُودِییاناں راجَدْروہاچَرَنَپْرَورِتِّں جَنَیَتِیتْیَسْمابھِ رْنِشْچِتَں۔

For we have found this man to be a plague, an instigator of insurrections amongst all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.

6 سَ مَنْدِرَمَپِ اَشُچِ کَرْتُّں چیشْٹِتَوانْ؛ اِتِ کارَنادْ وَیَمْ اینَں دھرِتْوا سْوَوْیَوَسْتھانُسارینَ وِچارَیِتُں پْراوَرْتّامَہِ؛

He even tried to profane the temple, and we arrested him.

7 کِنْتُ لُشِیَح سَہَسْرَسیناپَتِراگَتْیَ بَلادْ اَسْماکَں کَریبھْیَ اینَں گرِہِیتْوا

8 ایتَسْیاپَوادَکانْ بھَوَتَح سَمِیپَمْ آگَنْتُمْ آجْناپَیَتْ۔ وَیَں یَسْمِنْ تَمَپَوادامو بھَوَتا پَدَپَوادَکَتھایاں وِچارِتایاں سَتْیاں سَرْوَّں ورِتّانْتَں ویدِتُں شَکْشْیَتے۔

By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him.”

9 تَتو یِہُودِییا اَپِ سْوِیکرِتْیَ کَتھِتَوَنْتَ ایشا کَتھا پْرَمانَمْ۔

The Jews also joined in the attack, affirming that these things were so.

10 اَدھِپَتَو کَتھاں کَتھَیِتُں پَولَں پْرَتِینْگِتَں کرِتَوَتِ سَ کَتھِتَوانْ بھَوانْ بَہُونْ وَتْسَرانْ یاوَدْ ایتَدّیشَسْیَ شاسَنَں کَروتِیتِ وِجْنایَ پْرَتْیُتَّرَں داتُمْ اَکْشوبھوبھَوَمْ۔

When the governor had beckoned to him to speak, Paul answered, “Because I know that you have been a judge of this nation for many years, I cheerfully make my defence,

11 اَدْیَ کیوَلَں دْوادَشَ دِنانِ یاتانِ، اَہَمْ آرادھَناں کَرْتُّں یِرُوشالَمَنَگَرَں گَتَوانْ ایشا کَتھا بھَوَتا جْناتُں شَکْیَتے؛

seeing that you can verify that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem.

12 کِنْتْوِبھے ماں مَدھْییمَنْدِرَں کیناپِ سَہَ وِتَنْڈاں کُرْوَّنْتَں کُتْراپِ بھَجَنَبھَوَنے نَگَرے وا لوکانْ کُپْرَورِتِّں جَنَیَنْتُں نَ درِشْٹَوَنْتَح۔

In the temple they didn’t find me disputing with anyone or stirring up a crowd, either in the synagogues or in the city.

13 اِدانِیں یَسْمِنْ یَسْمِنْ مامْ اَپَوَدَنْتے تَسْیَ کِمَپِ پْرَمانَں داتُں نَ شَکْنُوَنْتِ۔

Nor can they prove to you the things of which they now accuse me.

14 کِنْتُ بھَوِشْیَدْواکْیَگْرَنْتھے وْیَوَسْتھاگْرَنْتھے چَ یا یا کَتھا لِکھِتاسْتے تاسُ سَرْوّاسُ وِشْوَسْیَ یَنْمَتَمْ اِمے وِدھَرْمَّں جانَنْتِ تَنْمَتانُساریناہَں نِجَپِترِپُرُشانامْ اِیشْوَرَمْ آرادھَیامِیتْیَہَں بھَوَتَح سَمَکْشَمْ اَنْگِیکَرومِ۔

But this I confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, so I serve the God of our fathers, believing all things which are according to the law, and which are written in the prophets;

15 دھارْمِّکانامْ اَدھارْمِّکانانْچَ پْرَمِیتَلوکانامیووتّھانَں بھَوِشْیَتِیتِ کَتھامِمے سْوِیکُرْوَّنْتِ تَتھاہَمَپِ تَسْمِنْ اِیشْوَرے پْرَتْیاشاں کَرومِ؛

having hope towards God, which these also themselves look for, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

16 اِیشْوَرَسْیَ مانَوانانْچَ سَمِیپے یَتھا نِرْدوشو بھَوامِ تَدَرْتھَں سَتَتَں یَتْنَوانْ اَسْمِ۔

In this I also practise always having a conscience void of offence towards God and men.

17 بَہُشُ وَتْسَریشُ گَتیشُ سْوَدیشِییَلوکاناں نِمِتَّں دانِییَدْرَوْیانِ نَیویدْیانِ چَ سَمادایَ پُنَراگَمَنَں کرِتَوانْ۔

Now after some years, I came to bring gifts for the needy to my nation, and offerings;

18 تَتوہَں شُچِ رْبھُوتْوا لوکاناں سَماگَمَں کَلَہَں وا نَ کارِتَوانْ تَتھاپْیاشِیادیشِییاح کِیَنْتو یِہُدِییَلوکا مَدھْییمَنْدِرَں ماں دھرِتَوَنْتَح۔

amid which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with a mob, nor with turmoil.

19 مَموپَرِ یَدِ کاچِدَپَوادَکَتھاسْتِ تَرْہِ بھَوَتَح سَمِیپَمْ اُپَسْتھایَ تیشامیوَ ساکْشْیَدانَمْ اُچِتَمْ۔

They ought to have been here before you and to make accusation if they had anything against me.

20 نوچیتْ پُورْوّے مَہاسَبھاسْتھاناں لوکاناں سَنِّدھَو مَمَ دَنْڈایَمانَتْوَسَمَیے، اَہَمَدْیَ مرِتانامُتّھانے یُشْمابھِ رْوِچارِتوسْمِ،

Or else let these men themselves say what injustice they found in me when I stood before the council,

21 تیشاں مَدھْیے تِشْٹھَنَّہَں یامِماں کَتھامُچَّیح سْوَرینَ کَتھِتَوانْ تَدَنْیو مَمَ کوپِ دوشولَبھْیَتَ نَ ویتِ وَرَمْ ایتے سَمُپَسْتھِتَلوکا وَدَنْتُ۔

unless it is for this one thing that I cried standing amongst them, ‘Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am being judged before you today!’”

22 تَدا پھِیلِکْشَ ایتاں کَتھاں شْرُتْوا تَنْمَتَسْیَ وِشیشَورِتّانْتَں وِجْناتُں وِچارَں سْتھَگِتَں کرِتْوا کَتھِتَوانْ لُشِیے سَہَسْرَسیناپَتَو سَمایاتے سَتِ یُشْماکَں وِچارَمْ اَہَں نِشْپادَیِشْیامِ۔

But Felix, having more exact knowledge concerning the Way, deferred them, saying, “When Lysias, the commanding officer, comes down, I will decide your case.”

23 اَنَنْتَرَں بَنْدھَنَں وِنا پَولَں رَکْشِتُں تَسْیَ سیوَنایَ ساکْشاتْکَرَنایَ وا تَدِییاتْمِییَبَنْدھُجَنانْ نَ وارَیِتُنْچَ شَمَسیناپَتِمْ آدِشْٹَوانْ۔

He ordered the centurion that Paul should be kept in custody and should have some privileges, and not to forbid any of his friends to serve him or to visit him.

24 اَلْپَدِناتْ پَرَں پھِیلِکْشودھِپَتِ رْدْرُشِلّانامْنا یِہُودِییَیا سْوَبھارْیَّیا سَہاگَتْیَ پَولَماہُویَ تَسْیَ مُکھاتْ کھْرِیشْٹَدھَرْمَّسْیَ ورِتّانْتَمْ اَشْرَوشِیتْ۔

After some days, Felix came with Drusilla his wife, who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Christ Jesus.

25 پَولینَ نْیایَسْیَ پَرِمِتَبھوگَسْیَ چَرَمَوِچارَسْیَ چَ کَتھایاں کَتھِتایاں سَتْیاں پھِیلِکْشَح کَمْپَمانَح سَنْ وْیاہَرَدْ اِدانِیں یاہِ، اَہَمْ اَوَکاشَں پْراپْیَ تْوامْ آہُوسْیامِ۔

As he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgement to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, “Go your way for this time, and when it is convenient for me, I will summon you.”

26 مُکْتِپْرَپْتْیَرْتھَں پَولینَ مَہْیَں مُدْراداسْیَنْتے اِتِ پَتْیاشاں کرِتْوا سَ پُنَح پُنَسْتَماہُویَ تینَ ساکَں کَتھوپَکَتھَنَں کرِتَوانْ۔

Meanwhile, he also hoped that money would be given to him by Paul, that he might release him. Therefore also he sent for him more often and talked with him.

27 کِنْتُ وَتْسَرَدْوَیاتْ پَرَں پَرْکِیَپھِیشْٹَ پھالِکْشَسْیَ پَدَں پْراپْتے سَتِ پھِیلِکْشو یِہُودِییانْ سَنْتُشْٹانْ چِکِیرْشَنْ پَولَں بَدّھَں سَںسْتھاپْیَ گَتَوانْ۔

But when two years were fulfilled, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and desiring to gain favour with the Jews, Felix left Paul in bonds.