Acts 16
1 फिर वह दिरबे और लुस्त्रा में भी गया, और देखो, वहां तीमुथियुस नाम एक चेला था, जो किसी विश्वासी यहूदिनी का पुत्र था, परन्तु उसका पिता यूनानी था।
2 वह लुस्त्रा और इकुनियुम के भाइयों में सुनाम था।
3 पौलुस ने चाहा, कि यह मेरे साथ चले; और जो यहूदी लोग उन जगहों में थे उन के कारण उसे लेकर उसका खतना किया; क्योंकि वे सब जानते था, कि उसका पिता यूनानी था।
4 और नगर नगर जाते हुए वे उन विधियों को जो यरूशलेम के प्रेरितों और प्राचीनों ने ठहराई थीं, मानने के लिये उन्हें पहुंचाते जाते थे।
5 इस प्रकार कलीसिया विश्वास में स्थिर होती गई और गिनती में प्रति दिन बढ़ती गई।
6 और वे फ्रूगिया और गलतिया देशों में से होकर गए, और पवित्र आत्मा ने उन्हें ऐशिया में वचन सुनाने से मना किया।
7 और उन्होंने मूसिया के निकट पहुंचकर, बितूनिया में जाना चाहा; परन्तु यीशु के आत्मा ने उन्हें जाने न दिया।
8 सो मूसिया से होकर वे त्रोआस में आए।
9 और पौलुस ने रात को एक दर्शन देखा कि एक मकिदुनी पुरूष खड़ा हुआ, उस से बिनती करके कहता है, कि पार उतरकर मकिदुनिया में आ; और हमारी सहायता कर।
10 उसके यह दर्शन देखते ही हम ने तुरन्त मकिदुनिया जाना चाहा, यह समझकर, कि परमेश्वर ने हमें उन्हें सुसमाचार सुनाने के लिये बुलाया है॥
11 सो त्रोआस से जहाज खोलकर हम सीधे सुमात्राके और दूसरे दिन नियापुलिस में आए।
12 वहां से हम फिलिप्पी में पहुंचे, जो मकिदुनिया प्रान्त का मुख्य नगर, और रोमियों की बस्ती है; और हम उस नगर में कुछ दिन तक रहे।
13 सब्त के दिन हम नगर के फाटक के बाहर नदी के किनारे यह समझकर गए, कि वहां प्रार्थना करने का स्थान होगा; और बैठकर उन स्त्रियों से जो इकट्ठी हुई थीं, बातें करने लगे।
14 और लुदिया नाम थुआथीरा नगर की बैंजनी कपड़े बेचने वाली एक भक्त स्त्री सुनती थी, और प्रभु ने उसका मन खोला, ताकि पौलुस की बातों पर चित्त लगाए।
15 और जब उस ने अपने घराने समेत बपतिस्मा लिया, तो उस ने बिनती की, कि यदि तुम मुझे प्रभु की विश्वासिनी समझते हो, तो चलकर मेरे घर में रहो; और वह हमें मनाकर ले गई॥
16 जब हम प्रार्थना करने की जगह जा रहे थे, तो हमें एक दासी मिली जिस में भावी कहने वाली आत्मा थी; और भावी कहने से अपने स्वामियों के लिये बहुत कुछ कमा लाती थी।
17 वह पौलुस के और हमारे पीछे आकर चिल्लाने लगी कि ये मनुष्य परमप्रधान परमेश्वर के दास हैं, जो हमें उद्धार के मार्ग की कथा सुनाते हैं।
18 वह बहुत दिन तक ऐसा ही करती रही, परन्तु पौलुस दु:खित हुआ, और मुंह फेर कर उस आत्मा से कहा, मैं तुझे यीशु मसीह के नाम से आज्ञा देता हूं, कि उस में से निकल जा और वह उसी घड़ी निकल गई॥
19 जब उसके स्वामियों ने देखा, कि हमारी कमाई की आशा जाती रही, तो पौलुस और सीलास को पकड़ कर चौक में प्राधानों के पास खींच ले गए।
20 और उन्हें फौजदारी के हाकिमों के पास ले जाकर कहा; ये लोग जो यहूदी हैं, हमारे नगर में बड़ी हलचल मचा रहे हैं।
21 और ऐसे व्यवहार बता रहे हैं, जिन्हें ग्रहण करना या मानना हम रोमियों के लिये ठीक नहीं।
22 तब भीड़ के लोग उन के विरोध में इकट्ठे होकर चढ़ आए, और हाकिमों ने उन के कपड़े फाड़कर उतार डाले, और उन्हें बेंत मारने की आज्ञा दी।
23 और बहुत बेंत लगवाकर उन्हें बन्दीगृह में डाला; और दारोगा को आज्ञा दी, कि उन्हें चौकसी से रखे।
24 उस ने ऐसी आज्ञा पाकर उन्हें भीतर की कोठरी में रखा और उन के पांव काठ में ठोक दिए।
25 आधी रात के लगभग पौलुस और सीलास प्रार्थना करते हुए परमेश्वर के भजन गा रहे थे, और बन्धुए उन की सुन रहे थे।
26 कि इतने में एकाएक बड़ा भुईडोल हुआ, यहां तक कि बन्दीगृह की नेव हिल गईं, और तुरन्त सब द्वार खुल गए; और सब के बन्धन खुल पड़े।
27 और दारोगा जाग उठा, और बन्दीगृह के द्वार खुले देखकर समझा कि बन्धुए भाग गए, सो उस ने तलवार खींचकर अपने आप को मार डालना चाहा।
28 परन्तु पौलुस ने ऊंचे शब्द से पुकारकर कहा; अपने आप को कुछ हानि न पहुंचा, क्योंकि हम सब यहां हैं।
29 तब वह दीया मंगवाकर भीतर लपक गया, और कांपता हुआ पौलुस और सीलास के आगे गिरा।
30 और उन्हें बाहर लाकर कहा, हे साहिबो, उद्धार पाने के लिये मैं क्या करूं?
31 उन्होंने कहा, प्रभु यीशु मसीह पर विश्वास कर, तो तू और तेरा घराना उद्धार पाएगा।
32 और उन्होंने उस को, और उसके सारे घर के लोगों को प्रभु का वचन सुनाया।
33 और रात को उसी घड़ी उस ने उन्हें ले जाकर उन के घाव धोए, और उस ने अपने सब लोगों समेत तुरन्त बपतिस्मा लिया।
34 और उस ने उन्हें अपने घर में ले जाकर, उन के आगे भोजन रखा और सारे घराने समेत परमेश्वर पर विश्वास करके आनन्द किया॥
35 जब दिन हुआ तक हाकिमों ने प्यादों के हाथ कहला भेजा कि उन मनुष्यों को छोड़ दो।
36 दारोगा ने ये बातें पौलुस से कह सुनाईं, कि हाकिमों ने तुम्हारे छोड़ देने की आज्ञा भेज दी है, सो अब निकलकर कुशल से चले जाओ।
37 परन्तु पौलुस ने उस से कहा, उन्होंने हमें जो रोमी मनुष्य हैं, दोषी ठहाराए बिना, लोगों के साम्हने मारा, और बन्दीगृह में डाला, और अब क्या हमें चुपके से निकाल देते हैं? ऐसा नहीं, परन्तु वे आप आकर हमें बाहर ले जाएं।
38 प्यादों ने ये बातें हाकिमों से कह दीं, और वे यह सुनकर कि रोमी हैं, डर गए।
39 और आकर उन्हें मनाया, और बाहर ले जाकर बिनती की कि नगर से चले जाएं।
40 वे बन्दीगृह से निकल कर लुदिया के यहां गए, और भाइयों से भेंट करके उन्हें शान्ति दी, और चले गए॥
1 Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:
2 Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.
3 Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.
4 And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.
5 And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.
6 Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,
7 After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.
8 And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.
9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.
10 And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.
11 Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;
12 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.
13 And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
14 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
15 And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:
17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.
18 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
19 And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,
20 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
21 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
22 And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.
23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
24 Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.
27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.
33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
34 And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
35 And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.
36 And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.
37 But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.
38 And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.
39 And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.
40 And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.
1 And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
7 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
8 For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
9 And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
10 And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
11 Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
12 And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
13 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
14 And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.
15 And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
16 And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
17 And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
18 And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.
19 Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.
20 And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.
21 And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea.
22 And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,
23 And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.
24 And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.
25 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
26 And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
27 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.
28 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.
30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?
31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.
33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
35 While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?
36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.
37 And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
38 And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.
39 And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.
40 And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.
41 And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.
42 And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.
43 And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.