preritaa.h 22
1 he pit. rga. naa he bhraat. rga. naa. h, idaanii. m mama nivedane samavadhatta|
"Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you."
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. 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, instructed according to the strict manner of the Law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are this day.
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 cohen hagadol and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and traveled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.
6 kintu gacchan tannagarasya samiipa. m praaptavaan tadaa dvitiiyapraharavelaayaa. m satyaam akasmaad gaga. naannirgatya mahatii diipti rmama caturdi"si prakaa"sitavatii|
It happened that, as I made my journey, and came close to Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from the sky a great light 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|
I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said to me, 'I am Yeshua the Natzrati, whom you persecute.'
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 him who spoke 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|
I said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' The Lord said to me, 'Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are appointed for 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|
When I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
12 tannagaranivaasinaa. m sarvve. saa. m yihuudiiyaanaa. m maanyo vyavasthaanusaare. na bhakta"sca hanaaniiyanaamaa maanava eko
One Ananias, a devout man according to the Law, well reported 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 to me, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight.' In that very hour 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|
He said, 'The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice 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 will be a witness for him to all people of what you have seen and heard.
16 ataeva kuto vilambase? prabho rnaamnaa praarthya nijapaapaprak. saalanaartha. m majjanaaya samutti. s.tha|
Now why do you wait? Arise, be immersed, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.'
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,
"It happened that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into 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 and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.'
19 tatoha. m pratyavaadi. sam he prabho pratibhajanabhavana. m tvayi vi"svaasino lokaan baddhvaa prah. rtavaan,
I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.
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|
When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.'
21 tata. h so. akathayat prati. s.thasva tvaa. m duurasthabhinnade"siiyaanaa. m samiipa. m pre. sayi. sye|
"He said to me, 'Depart, for I will send you out far from here to non-Jewish people.'"
22 tadaa lokaa etaavatparyyantaa. m tadiiyaa. m kathaa. m "srutvaa proccairakathayan, ena. m bhuuma. n.dalaad duuriikuruta, etaad. r"sajanasya jiivana. m nocitam|
They listened to him until he said that; then they lifted up their voice, and said, "Rid the earth of this fellow, for he is not fit to live."
23 ityuccai. h kathayitvaa vasanaani parityajya gaga. na. m prati dhuuliirak. sipan
As they yelled, and threw off their cloaks, and threw 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 commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they yelled at 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?
When they had tied him up with thongs, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, "Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?"
26 enaa. m kathaa. m "srutvaa sa sahasrasenaapate. h sannidhi. m gatvaa taa. m vaarttaamavadat sa romiloka etasmaat saavadhaana. h san karmma kuru|
When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, "What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman."
27 tasmaat sahasrasenaapati rgatvaa tamapraak. siit tva. m ki. m romiloka. h? iti maa. m bruuhi| so. akathayat satyam|
The commanding officer came and asked him, "Tell me, are you a Roman?" 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 commanding officer answered, "I bought my citizenship for a great price." Paul said, "But I was born a Roman."
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|
Immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman, because he had bound him.
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 on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Judeans, he freed him, and commanded the chief cohanim and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.
