preritaa.h 26

1 tata aagrippa. h paulam avaadiit, nijaa. m kathaa. m kathayitu. m tubhyam anumati rdiiyate| tasmaat paula. h kara. m prasaaryya svasmin uttaram avaadiit|

Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretching forth his hand, thus made his defence,

2 he aagripparaaja yatkaara. naadaha. m yihuudiiyairapavaadito. abhava. m tasya v. rttaantam adya bhavata. h saak. saan nivedayitumanumatoham ida. m sviiya. m parama. m bhaagya. m manye;

"O king Agrippa, I think myself happy, that I am this day to make my defence before thee, concerning all the things which I am accused of by the Jews:

3 yato yihuudiiyalokaanaa. m madhye yaa yaa riiti. h suuk. smavicaaraa"sca santi te. su bhavaan vij natama. h; ataeva praarthaye dhairyyamavalambya mama nivedana. m "s. r.notu|

especially as thou art acquainted with all the customs and questions which are among the Jews; wherefore I intreat thee to hear me patiently.

4 aha. m yiruu"saalamnagare svade"siiyalokaanaa. m madhye ti. s.than aa yauvanakaalaad yadruupam aacaritavaan tad yihuudiiyalokaa. h sarvve vidanti|

My manner of life then from my youth, as it has been from the beginning among my own nation at Jerusalem, all the Jews are acquainted with,

5 asmaaka. m sarvvebhya. h "suddhatama. m yat phiruu"siiyamata. m tadavalambii bhuutvaaha. m kaala. m yaapitavaan ye janaa aa baalyakaalaan maa. m jaanaanti te etaad. r"sa. m saak. sya. m yadi dadaati tarhi daatu. m "saknuvanti|

knowing me before, (if they would testify it, ) that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived a pharisee.

6 kintu he aagripparaaja ii"svaro. asmaaka. m puurvvapuru. saa. naa. m nika. te yad a"ngiik. rtavaan tasya pratyaa"saahetoraham idaanii. m vicaarasthaane da. n.daayamaanosmi|

And now I stand arraigned for the hope of the promise which was made by God to our fathers:

7 tasyaa"ngiikaarasya phala. m praaptum asmaaka. m dvaada"sava. m"saa divaani"sa. m mahaayatnaad ii"svarasevana. m k. rtvaa yaa. m pratyaa"saa. m kurvvanti tasyaa. h pratyaa"saayaa hetoraha. m yihuudiiyairapavaadito. abhavam|

to which promise our twelve tribes, worshipping continually night and day, hope to attain: concerning which hope, O king Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews.

8 ii"svaro m. rtaan utthaapayi. syatiiti vaakya. m yu. smaaka. m nika. te. asambhava. m kuto bhavet?

What! is it judged incredible by you, that God should raise the dead?

9 naasaratiiyayii"so rnaamno viruddha. m naanaaprakaarapratikuulaacara. nam ucitam ityaha. m manasi yathaartha. m vij naaya

I indeed once thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus the Nazarene:

10 yiruu"saalamanagare tadakarava. m phalata. h pradhaanayaajakasya nika. taat k. samataa. m praapya bahuun pavitralokaan kaaraayaa. m baddhavaan vi"se. sataste. saa. m hananasamaye te. saa. m viruddhaa. m nijaa. m sammati. m prakaa"sitavaan|

which I also did in Jerusalem; and I shut up many of the saints in prison, having received authority for it from the chief priests; and when they were put to death I gave my voice against them.

11 vaara. m vaara. m bhajanabhavane. su tebhyo da. n.da. m pradattavaan balaat ta. m dharmma. m nindayitavaa. m"sca puna"sca taan prati mahaakrodhaad unmatta. h san vide"siiyanagaraa. ni yaavat taan taa. ditavaan|

And often punishing them in all the synagogues, I compelled them to blaspheme, and being excessively enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

12 ittha. m pradhaanayaajakasya samiipaat "saktim aaj naapatra nca labdhvaa damme. saknagara. m gatavaan|

On which accounts as I was going to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests---at mid-day,

13 tadaaha. m he raajan maargamadhye madhyaahnakaale mama madiiyasa"nginaa. m lokaanaa nca catas. r.su dik. su gaga. naat prakaa"samaanaa. m bhaaskaratopi tejasvatii. m diipti. m d. r.s. tavaan|

O king, as I was on the way thither I saw a light from heaven exceeding the splendor of the sun, shining round about me and those that were going with me.

14 tasmaad asmaasu sarvve. su bhuumau patite. su satsu he "saula hai "saula kuto maa. m taa. dayasi? ka. n.takaanaa. m mukhe paadaahanana. m tava du. hsaadhyam ibriiyabhaa. sayaa gadita etaad. r"sa eka. h "sabdo mayaa "sruta. h|

And when we were all fallen down to the earth, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why dost thou persecute me? It is hard for thee to kick against the goads.

15 tadaaha. m p. r.s. tavaan he prabho ko bhavaan? tata. h sa kathitavaan ya. m yii"su. m tva. m taa. dayasi soha. m,

And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And He said, I am Jesus, whom thou persecutest.

16 kintu samutti. s.tha tva. m yad d. r.s. tavaan ita. h puna nca yadyat tvaa. m dar"sayi. syaami te. saa. m sarvve. saa. m kaaryyaa. naa. m tvaa. m saak. si. na. m mama sevaka nca karttum dar"sanam adaam|

But rise, and stand on thy feet: for to this end have I appeared unto thee, to appoint thee a minister and a witness both of the things which thou hast seen, and of those for which I shall hereafter appear unto thee:

17 vi"se. sato yihuudiiyalokebhyo bhinnajaatiiyebhya"sca tvaa. m manoniita. m k. rtvaa te. saa. m yathaa paapamocana. m bhavati

delivering thee from the people and from the Gentiles, to whom I now send thee,

18 yathaa te mayi vi"svasya pavitriik. rtaanaa. m madhye bhaaga. m praapnuvanti tadabhipraaye. na te. saa. m j naanacak. suu. m.si prasannaani karttu. m tathaandhakaaraad diipti. m prati "saitaanaadhikaaraacca ii"svara. m prati matii. h paraavarttayitu. m te. saa. m samiipa. m tvaa. m pre. syaami|

to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of satan unto God; that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and an inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.

19 he aagripparaaja etaad. r"sa. m svargiiyapratyaade"sa. m agraahyam ak. rtvaaha. m

Wherefore, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision:

20 prathamato damme. saknagare tato yiruu"saalami sarvvasmin yihuudiiyade"se anye. su de"se. su ca yena lokaa mati. m paraavarttya ii"svara. m prati paraavarttayante, mana. hparaavarttanayogyaani karmmaa. ni ca kurvvanti taad. r"sam upade"sa. m pracaaritavaan|

but declared first to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, and through all the country of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent, and turn unto God, performing works suitable to repentance.

21 etatkaara. naad yihuudiiyaa madhyemandira. m maa. m dh. rtvaa hantum udyataa. h|

For these things the Jews seized me in the temple, and attempted to kill me.

22 tathaapi khrii. s.to du. hkha. m bhuktvaa sarvve. saa. m puurvva. m "sma"saanaad utthaaya nijade"siiyaanaa. m bhinnade"siiyaanaa nca samiipe diipti. m prakaa"sayi. syati

But having obtained help of God, I continue until this day, testifying both to small and great, and saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses declared should come to pass; even that the Messiah should suffer,

23 bhavi. syadvaadiga. no muusaa"sca bhaavikaaryyasya yadida. m pramaa. nam adaduretad vinaanyaa. m kathaa. m na kathayitvaa ii"svaraad anugraha. m labdhvaa mahataa. m k. sudraa. naa nca sarvve. saa. m samiipe pramaa. na. m dattvaadya yaavat ti. s.thaami|

and being the first of the resurrection from the dead should bring light to the people and to the Gentiles."

24 tasyamaa. m kathaa. m ni"samya phii. s.ta uccai. h svare. na kathitavaan he paula tvam unmattosi bahuvidyaabhyaasena tva. m hataj naano jaata. h|

And as he was saying these things in his defence, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself: much learning turns thy brain.

25 sa uktavaan he mahaamahima phii. s.ta naaham unmatta. h kintu satya. m vivecaniiya nca vaakya. m prastaumi|

But he replied, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but I speak the words of truth and of a sound mind.

26 yasya saak. saad ak. sobha. h san kathaa. m kathayaami sa raajaa tadv. rttaanta. m jaanaati tasya samiipe kimapi gupta. m neti mayaa ni"scita. m budhyate yatastad vijane na k. rta. m|

For the king knoweth of these things, to whom also I speak with freedom; because I am persuaded that none of them are unknown to him; for this was not done in a corner.

27 he aagripparaaja bhavaan ki. m bhavi. syadvaadiga. noktaani vaakyaani pratyeti? bhavaan pratyeti tadaha. m jaanaami|

O king Agrippa, believest thou the prophets?

28 tata aagrippa. h paulam abhihitavaan tva. m prav. rtti. m janayitvaa praaye. na maamapi khrii. s.tiiya. m karo. si|

I know that thou believest them. Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou almost persuadest me to be a Christian.

29 tata. h so. avaadiit bhavaan ye ye lokaa"sca mama kathaam adya "s. r.nvanti praaye. na iti nahi kintvetat "s. r"nkhalabandhana. m vinaa sarvvathaa te sarvve maad. r"saa bhavantvitii"svasya samiipe praarthaye. aham|

And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.

30 etasyaa. m kathaayaa. m kathitaayaa. m sa raajaa so. adhipati rbar. niikii sabhaasthaa lokaa"sca tasmaad utthaaya

And when he had said this, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and those that sat with them.

31 gopane paraspara. m vivicya kathitavanta e. sa jano bandhanaarha. m praa. nahananaarha. m vaa kimapi karmma naakarot|

And when they were retired, they spake to each other, saying, this man hath done nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

32 tata aagrippa. h phii. s.tam avadat, yadye. sa maanu. sa. h kaisarasya nika. te vicaarito bhavitu. m na praarthayi. syat tarhi mukto bhavitum a"sak. syat|

And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed to Cesar.