پْریرِتاح 6

1 تَسْمِنْ سَمَیے شِشْیاناں باہُلْیاتْ پْراتْیَہِکَدانَسْیَ وِشْرانَنَے رْبھِنَّدیشِییاناں وِدھَواسْتْرِیگَنَ اُپیکْشِتے سَتِ اِبْرِییَلوکَیح سَہانْیَدیشِییاناں وِوادَ اُپاتِشْٹھَتْ۔

In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.

2 تَدا دْوادَشَپْریرِتاح سَرْوّانْ شِشْیانْ سَںگرِہْیاکَتھَیَنْ اِیشْوَرَسْیَ کَتھاپْرَچارَں پَرِتْیَجْیَ بھوجَنَگَویشَنَمْ اَسْماکَمْ اُچِتَں نَہِ۔

So the Twelve summoned all the disciples and said, “It is unacceptable for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables.

3 اَتو ہے بھْراترِگَنَ وَیَمْ ایتَتْکَرْمَّنو بھارَں ییبھْیو داتُں شَکْنُمَ ایتادرِشانْ سُکھْیاتْیاپَنّانْ پَوِتْریناتْمَنا جْنانینَ چَ پُورْنانْ سَپّرَجَنانْ یُویَں سْویشاں مَدھْیے مَنونِیتانْ کُرُتَ،

Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will appoint this responsibility to them

4 کِنْتُ وَیَں پْرارْتھَنایاں کَتھاپْرَچارَکَرْمَّنِ چَ نِتْیَپْرَورِتّاح سْتھاسْیامَح۔

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

5 ایتَسْیاں کَتھایاں سَرْوّے لوکاح سَنْتُشْٹاح سَنْتَح سْویشاں مَدھْیاتْ سْتِپھانَح پھِلِپَح پْرَکھَرو نِکانورْ تِیمَنْ پَرْمِّنا یِہُودِمَتَگْراہِی-آنْتِیَکھِیانَگَرِییو نِکَلا ایتانْ پَرَمَبھَکْتانْ پَوِتْریناتْمَنا پَرِپُورْنانْ سَپْتَ جَنانْ

This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.

6 پْریرِتاناں سَمَکْشَمْ آنَیَنْ، تَتَسْتے پْرارْتھَناں کرِتْوا تیشاں شِرَحسُ ہَسْتانْ آرْپَیَنْ۔

They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

7 اَپَرَنْچَ اِیشْوَرَسْیَ کَتھا دیشَں وْیاپْنوتْ وِشیشَتو یِرُوشالَمِ نَگَرے شِشْیاناں سَںکھْیا پْرَبھُوتَرُوپیناوَرْدّھَتَ یاجَکاناں مَدھْییپِ بَہَوَح کھْرِیشْٹَمَتَگْراہِنوبھَوَنْ۔

So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.

8 سْتِپھانو وِشْواسینَ پَراکْرَمینَ چَ پَرِپُورْنَح سَنْ لوکاناں مَدھْیے بَہُوِدھَمْ اَدْبھُتَمْ آشْچَرْیَّں کَرْمّاکَروتْ۔

Now Stephen, who was full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.

9 تینَ لِبَرْتِّنِییَنامْنا وِکھْیاتَسَنْگھَسْیَ کَتِپَیَجَناح کُرِینِییَسِکَنْدَرِییَ-کِلِکِییاشِییادیشِییاح کِیَنْتو جَناشْچوتّھایَ سْتِپھانینَ سارْدّھَں وْیَوَدَنْتَ۔

But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They began to argue with Stephen,

10 کِنْتُ سْتِپھانو جْنانینَ پَوِتْریناتْمَنا چَ اِیدرِشِیں کَتھاں کَتھِتَوانْ یَسْیاسْتے آپَتِّں کَرْتُّں ناشَکْنُوَنْ۔

but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.

11 پَشْچاتْ تَے رْلوبھِتاح کَتِپَیَجَناح کَتھامینامْ اَکَتھَیَنْ، وَیَں تَسْیَ مُکھَتو مُوسا اِیشْوَرَسْیَ چَ نِنْداواکْیَمْ اَشْرَوشْمَ۔

Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”

12 تے لوکاناں لوکَپْراچِینانامْ اَدھْیاپَکانانْچَ پْرَورِتِّں جَنَیِتْوا سْتِپھانَسْیَ سَنِّدھِمْ آگَتْیَ تَں دھرِتْوا مَہاسَبھامَدھْیَمْ آنَیَنْ۔

So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,

13 تَدَنَنْتَرَں کَتِپَیَجَنیشُ مِتھْیاساکْشِشُ سَمانِیتیشُ تےکَتھَیَنْ ایشَ جَنَ ایتَتْپُنْیَسْتھانَوْیَوَسْتھَیو رْنِنْداتَح کَداپِ نَ نِوَرْتَّتے۔

where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.

14 پھَلَتو ناسَرَتِییَیِیشُح سْتھانَمیتَدْ اُچّھِنَّں کَرِشْیَتِ مُوساسَمَرْپِتَمْ اَسْماکَں وْیَوَہَرَنَمْ اَنْیَرُوپَں کَرِشْیَتِ تَسْیَیتادرِشِیں کَتھاں وَیَمْ اَشرِنُمَ۔

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

15 تَدا مَہاسَبھاسْتھاح سَرْوّے تَں پْرَتِ سْتھِراں درِشْٹِں کرِتْوا سْوَرْگَدُوتَمُکھَسَدرِشَں تَسْیَ مُکھَمْ اَپَشْیَنْ۔

All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.