preritaa.h 22

1 he pit. rga. naa he bhraat. rga. naa. h, idaanii. m mama nivedane samavadhatta|

“Men, brothers and fathers, listen to my defense before you now.”

2 tadaa sa ibriiyabhaa. sayaa kathaa. m kathayatiiti "srutvaa sarvve lokaa atiiva ni. h"sabdaa santo. ati. s.than|

When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet, and he said:

3 pa"scaat so. akathayad aha. m yihuudiiya iti ni"scaya. h kilikiyaade"sasya taar. sanagara. m mama janmabhuumi. h, etannagariiyasya gamiliiyelanaamno. adhyaapakasya "si. syo bhuutvaa puurvvapuru. saa. naa. m vidhivyavasthaanusaare. na sampuur. naruupe. na "sik. sito. abhavam idaaniintanaa yuuya. m yaad. r"saa bhavatha taad. r"so. ahamapii"svarasevaayaam udyogii jaata. h|

“I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, educated strictly according to the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, just as you all are today.

4 matametad dvi. s.tvaa tadgraahinaariipuru. saan kaaraayaa. m baddhvaa te. saa. m praa. nanaa"saparyyantaa. m vipak. sataam akaravam|

I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women,

5 mahaayaajaka. h sabhaasada. h praaciinalokaa"sca mamaitasyaa. h kathaayaa. h pramaa. na. m daatu. m "saknuvanti, yasmaat te. saa. m samiipaad damme. sakanagaranivaasibhraat. rga. naartham aaj naapatraa. ni g. rhiitvaa ye tatra sthitaastaan da. n.dayitu. m yiruu"saalamam aanayanaartha. m damme. sakanagara. m gatosmi|

as also the high priest and all the council of elders can bear me witness. I even obtained letters from them to the brothers in Damascus, to bring those also who were there bound to Jerusalem to be punished.

6 kintu gacchan tannagarasya samiipa. m praaptavaan tadaa dvitiiyapraharavelaayaa. m satyaam akasmaad gaga. naannirgatya mahatii diipti rmama caturdi"si prakaa"sitavatii|

Now it happened, as I was going and approaching Damascus, about noon, suddenly a strong light from heaven shone around me.

7 tato mayi bhuumau patite sati, he "saula he "saula kuto maa. m taa. dayasi? maamprati bhaa. sita etaad. r"sa eko ravopi mayaa "sruta. h|

I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’

8 tadaaha. m pratyavada. m, he prabhe ko bhavaan? tata. h so. avaadiit ya. m tva. m taa. dayasi sa naasaratiiyo yii"suraha. m|

So I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me, ‘I am Jesus the Natsorean, whom you are persecuting.’

9 mama sa"ngino lokaastaa. m diipti. m d. r.s. tvaa bhiya. m praaptaa. h, kintu maampratyudita. m tadvaakya. m te naabudhyanta|

Those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they did not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.

10 tata. h para. m p. r.s. tavaanaha. m, he prabho mayaa ki. m karttavya. m? tata. h prabhurakathayat, utthaaya damme. sakanagara. m yaahi tvayaa yadyat karttavya. m niruupitamaaste tat tatra tva. m j naapayi. syase|

So I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus, and there you will be told about all that has been appointed to you to do.’

11 anantara. m tasyaa. h kharataradiipte. h kaara. naat kimapi na d. r.s. tvaa sa"ngiga. nena dh. rtahasta. h san damme. sakanagara. m vrajitavaan|

And since I could not see, because of the brightness of that light, I entered Damascus being led by the hand of those who were with me.

12 tannagaranivaasinaa. m sarvve. saa. m yihuudiiyaanaa. m maanyo vyavasthaanusaare. na bhakta"sca hanaaniiyanaamaa maanava eko

Then a certain Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well spoken of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,

13 mama sannidhim etya ti. s.than akathayat, he bhraata. h "saula sud. r.s. ti rbhava tasmin da. n.de. aha. m samyak ta. m d. r.s. tavaan|

came to me, and standing by me said, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ And at that very moment I looked up at him.

14 tata. h sa mahya. m kathitavaan yathaa tvam ii"svarasyaabhipraaya. m vetsi tasya "suddhasattvajanasya dar"sana. m praapya tasya "sriimukhasya vaakya. m "s. r.no. si tannimittam asmaaka. m puurvvapuru. saa. naam ii"svarastvaa. m manoniita. m k. rtavaana. m|

Then he said: ‘The God of our fathers has chosen you to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear words from His mouth.

15 yato yadyad adraak. siira"srau. sii"sca sarvve. saa. m maanavaanaa. m samiipe tva. m te. saa. m saak. sii bhavi. syasi|

For you shall be a witness for Him to all men of the things that you have seen and heard.

16 ataeva kuto vilambase? prabho rnaamnaa praarthya nijapaapaprak. saalanaartha. m majjanaaya samutti. s.tha|

And now, why hesitate? Get up, be baptized and wash away your sins, invoking the name of the Lord.’

17 tata. h para. m yiruu"saalamnagara. m pratyaagatya mandire. aham ekadaa praarthaye, tasmin samaye. aham abhibhuuta. h san prabhuu. m saak. saat pa"syan,

“Now it happened, when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, that I came to be in a trance

18 tva. m tvarayaa yiruu"saalama. h prati. s.thasva yato lokaamayi tava saak. sya. m na grahii. syanti, maampratyudita. m tasyeda. m vaakyam a"srau. sam|

and saw Him saying to me, ‘Hurry up and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive your testimony concerning me.’

19 tatoha. m pratyavaadi. sam he prabho pratibhajanabhavana. m tvayi vi"svaasino lokaan baddhvaa prah. rtavaan,

So I said: ‘Lord, they know that I used to imprison and beat those believing into you, from one synagogue to another;

20 tathaa tava saak. si. na. h stiphaanasya raktapaatanasamaye tasya vinaa"sa. m sammanya sannidhau ti. s.than hant. rlokaanaa. m vaasaa. msi rak. sitavaan, etat te vidu. h|

and when the blood of your witness Stephen was shed, I myself was standing there and agreeing to his murder, even guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’

21 tata. h so. akathayat prati. s.thasva tvaa. m duurasthabhinnade"siiyaanaa. m samiipa. m pre. sayi. sye|

And He said to me, ‘Get going, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”

22 tadaa lokaa etaavatparyyantaa. m tadiiyaa. m kathaa. m "srutvaa proccairakathayan, ena. m bhuuma. n.dalaad duuriikuruta, etaad. r"sajanasya jiivana. m nocitam|

Well they kept listening to him until this statement, and then they raised their voice and shouted, “Rid the earth of this fellow, for it isn't fitting for him to live!”

23 ityuccai. h kathayitvaa vasanaani parityajya gaga. na. m prati dhuuliirak. sipan

As they were shouting, tearing off clothes and throwing dust into the air,

24 tata. h sahasrasenaapati. h paula. m durgaabhyantara netu. m samaadi"sat| etasya pratikuulaa. h santo lokaa. h kinnimittam etaavaduccai. hsvaram akurvvan, etad vettu. m ta. m ka"sayaa prah. rtya tasya pariik. saa. m karttumaadi"sat|

the commander ordered him to be taken into the barracks, directing that he be interrogated with lashes, in order to learn for what crime they kept shouting against him like that.

25 padaataya"scarmmanirmmitarajjubhistasya bandhana. m karttumudyataastaastadaanii. m paula. h sammukhasthita. m "satasenaapatim uktavaan da. n.daaj naayaam apraaptaayaa. m ki. m romiloka. m praharttu. m yu. smaakam adhikaarosti?

But as they stretched him out with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and uncondemned?”

26 enaa. m kathaa. m "srutvaa sa sahasrasenaapate. h sannidhi. m gatvaa taa. m vaarttaamavadat sa romiloka etasmaat saavadhaana. h san karmma kuru|

Well when the centurion heard that, he went and reported to the commander saying, “Consider what you are about to do, because this man is a Roman!”

27 tasmaat sahasrasenaapati rgatvaa tamapraak. siit tva. m ki. m romiloka. h? iti maa. m bruuhi| so. akathayat satyam|

So the commander went and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” So he said, “Yes.”

28 tata. h sahasrasenaapati. h kathitavaan bahudravi. na. m dattvaaha. m tat paurasakhya. m praaptavaan; kintu paula. h kathitavaan aha. m janunaa tat praapto. asmi|

The commander replied, “I acquired this citizenship at considerable cost.” And Paul said, “But I was so born.”

29 ittha. m sati ye prahaare. na ta. m pariik. situ. m samudyataa aasan te tasya samiipaat praati. s.thanta; sahasrasenaapatista. m romiloka. m vij naaya svaya. m yat tasya bandhanam akaar. siit tatkaara. naad abibhet|

So those who were about to interrogate him withdrew immediately; and even the commander was apprehensive when he realized that he had put chains on a Roman.

30 yihuudiiyalokaa. h paula. m kuto. apavadante tasya v. rttaanta. m j naatu. m vaa nchan sahasrasenaapati. h pare. ahani paula. m bandhanaat mocayitvaa pradhaanayaajakaan mahaasabhaayaa. h sarvvalokaa"sca samupasthaatum aadi"sya te. saa. m sannidhau paulam avarohya sthaapitavaan|

But the next day, desiring to know for certain why he was accused by the Jews, he freed him from the bonds and ordered the chief priests and all their council to come, and brought Paul down and set him before them.