preritaa.h 24

1 pa ncabhyo dinebhya. h para. m hanaaniiyanaamaa mahaayaajako. adhipate. h samak. sa. m paulasya praatikuulyena nivedayitu. m tartullanaamaana. m ka ncana vaktaara. m praaciinajanaa. m"sca sa"ngina. h k. rtvaa kaisariyaanagaram aagacchat|

And after five days, the high priest, Ananias, came with certain of the rulers, and an expert talker, one Tertullus; and they made a statement to Felix against Paul.

2 tata. h paule samaaniite sati tartullastasyaapavaadakathaa. m kathayitum aarabhata he mahaamahimaphiilik. sa bhavato vayam atinirvvighna. m kaala. m yaapayaamo bhavata. h pari. naamadar"sitayaa etadde"siiyaanaa. m bahuuni ma"ngalaani gha. titaani,

And when he had been sent for, Tertullus, starting his statement, said, Because by you we are living in peace, and through your wisdom wrongs are put right for this nation,

3 iti heto rvayamatik. rtaj naa. h santa. h sarvvatra sarvvadaa bhavato gu. naan gaayama. h|

In all things and in all places we are conscious of our great debt to you, most noble Felix.

4 kintu bahubhi. h kathaabhi rbhavanta. m yena na vira njayaami tasmaad vinaye bhavaan banukampya madalpakathaa. m "s. r.notu|

But, so that I may not make you tired, I make a request to you of your mercy, to give hearing to a short statement.

5 e. sa mahaamaariisvaruupo naasaratiiyamatagraahisa. mghaatasya mukhyo bhuutvaa sarvvade"se. su sarvve. saa. m yihuudiiyaanaa. m raajadrohaacara. naprav. rtti. m janayatiityasmaabhi rni"scita. m|

For this man, in our opinion, is a cause of trouble, a maker of attacks on the government among Jews through all the empire, and a chief mover in the society of the Nazarenes:

6 sa mandiramapi a"suci karttu. m ce. s.titavaan; iti kaara. naad vayam ena. m dh. rtvaa svavyavasthaanusaare. na vicaarayitu. m praavarttaamahi;

Who, in addition, was attempting to make the Temple unclean: whom we took,

7 kintu lu. siya. h sahasrasenaapatiraagatya balaad asmaaka. m karebhya ena. m g. rhiitvaa

8 etasyaapavaadakaan bhavata. h samiipam aagantum aaj naapayat| vaya. m yasmin tamapavaadaamo bhavataa padapavaadakathaayaa. m vicaaritaayaa. m satyaa. m sarvva. m v. rttaanta. m veditu. m "sak. syate|

And from whom you will be able, by questioning him yourself, to get knowledge of all the things which we say against him.

9 tato yihuudiiyaa api sviik. rtya kathitavanta e. saa kathaa pramaa. nam|

And the Jews were in agreement with his statement, saying that these things were so.

10 adhipatau kathaa. m kathayitu. m paula. m pratii"ngita. m k. rtavati sa kathitavaan bhavaan bahuun vatsaraan yaavad etadde"sasya "saasana. m karotiiti vij naaya pratyuttara. m daatum ak. sobho. abhavam|

Then when the ruler had given him a sign to make his answer, Paul said, Because I have knowledge that you have been a judge over this nation for a number of years, I am glad to make my answer:

11 adya kevala. m dvaada"sa dinaani yaataani, aham aaraadhanaa. m karttu. m yiruu"saalamanagara. m gatavaan e. saa kathaa bhavataa j naatu. m "sakyate;

Seeing that you are able to make certain of the fact that it is not more than twelve days from the time when I came up to Jerusalem for worship;

12 kintvibhe maa. m madhyemandira. m kenaapi saha vita. n.daa. m kurvvanta. m kutraapi bhajanabhavane nagare vaa lokaan kuprav. rtti. m janayantu. m na d. r.s. tavanta. h|

And they have not seen me in argument with any man in the Temple, or working up the feelings of the people, in the Synagogues or in the town:

13 idaanii. m yasmin yasmin maam apavadante tasya kimapi pramaa. na. m daatu. m na "saknuvanti|

And they are not able to give facts in support of the things which they say against me now.

14 kintu bhavi. syadvaakyagranthe vyavasthaagranthe ca yaa yaa kathaa likhitaaste taasu sarvvaasu vi"svasya yanmatam ime vidharmma. m jaananti tanmataanusaare. naaha. m nijapit. rpuru. saa. naam ii"svaram aaraadhayaamiityaha. m bhavata. h samak. sam a"ngiikaromi|

But this I will say openly to you, that I do give worship to the God of our fathers after that Way, which to them is not the true religion: but I have belief in all the things which are in the law and in the books of the prophets:

15 dhaarmmikaa. naam adhaarmmikaa. naa nca pramiitalokaanaamevotthaana. m bhavi. syatiiti kathaamime sviikurvvanti tathaahamapi tasmin ii"svare pratyaa"saa. m karomi;

Hoping in God for that which they themselves are looking for, that there will be a coming back from the dead for upright men and wrongdoers.

16 ii"svarasya maanavaanaa nca samiipe yathaa nirdo. so bhavaami tadartha. m satata. m yatnavaan asmi|

And in this, I do my best at all times to have no reason for shame before God or men.

17 bahu. su vatsare. su gate. su svade"siiyalokaanaa. m nimitta. m daaniiyadravyaa. ni naivedyaani ca samaadaaya punaraagamana. m k. rtavaan|

Now after a number of years I came to give help and offerings to my nation:

18 tatoha. m "suci rbhuutvaa lokaanaa. m samaagama. m kalaha. m vaa na kaaritavaan tathaapyaa"siyaade"siiyaa. h kiyanto yihudiiyalokaa madhyemandira. m maa. m dh. rtavanta. h|

And having been made clean, I was in the Temple, but not with a great number of people, and not with noise: but there were certain Jews from Asia,

19 mamopari yadi kaacidapavaadakathaasti tarhi bhavata. h samiipam upasthaaya te. saameva saak. syadaanam ucitam|

And it would have been better if they had come here to make a statement, if they have anything against me.

20 nocet puurvve mahaasabhaasthaanaa. m lokaanaa. m sannidhau mama da. n.daayamaanatvasamaye, ahamadya m. rtaanaamutthaane yu. smaabhi rvicaaritosmi,

Or let these men here present say what wrongdoing was seen in me when I was before the Sanhedrin,

21 te. saa. m madhye ti. s.thannaha. m yaamimaa. m kathaamuccai. h svare. na kathitavaan tadanyo mama kopi do. so. alabhyata na veti varam ete samupasthitalokaa vadantu|

But only this one thing which I said among them in a loud voice, I am this day being judged on the question of the coming back from the dead.

22 tadaa phiilik. sa etaa. m kathaa. m "srutvaa tanmatasya vi"se. sav. rttaanta. m vij naatu. m vicaara. m sthagita. m k. rtvaa kathitavaan lu. siye sahasrasenaapatau samaayaate sati yu. smaaka. m vicaaram aha. m ni. spaadayi. syaami|

But Felix, who had a more detailed knowledge of the Way, put them off, saying, When Lysias, the chief captain, comes down, I will give attention to your business.

23 anantara. m bandhana. m vinaa paula. m rak. situ. m tasya sevanaaya saak. saatkara. naaya vaa tadiiyaatmiiyabandhujanaan na vaarayitu nca "samasenaapatim aadi. s.tavaan|

And he gave orders to the captain to keep Paul under his control, and to let him have everything he had need of; and not to keep his friends from coming to see him.

24 alpadinaat para. m phiilik. so. adhipati rdru. sillaanaamnaa yihuudiiyayaa svabhaaryyayaa sahaagatya paulamaahuuya tasya mukhaat khrii. s.tadharmmasya v. rttaantam a"srau. siit|

But after some days, Felix came with Drusilla his wife, who was of the Jews by birth, and sent for Paul, and gave hearing to him about faith in Christ Jesus.

25 paulena nyaayasya parimitabhogasya caramavicaarasya ca kathaayaa. m kathitaayaa. m satyaa. m phiilik. sa. h kampamaana. h san vyaaharad idaanii. m yaahi, aham avakaa"sa. m praapya tvaam aahuusyaami|

And while he was talking about righteousness and self-control and the judging which was to come, Felix had great fear and said, Go away for the present, and when the right time comes I will send for you.

26 muktipraptyartha. m paulena mahya. m mudraadaasyante iti patyaa"saa. m k. rtvaa sa puna. h punastamaahuuya tena saaka. m kathopakathana. m k. rtavaan|

For he was hoping that Paul would give him money: so he sent for him more frequently and had talk with him.

27 kintu vatsaradvayaat para. m parkiyaphii. s.ta phaalik. sasya pada. m praapte sati phiilik. so yihuudiiyaan santu. s.taan cikiir. san paula. m baddha. m sa. msthaapya gatavaan|

But after two years Porcius Festus took the place of Felix, who, desiring to have the approval of the Jews, kept Paul in chains.