Acts 24

1 पांच दिन के बाद हनन्याह महायाजक कई पुरनियों और तिरतुल्लुस नाम किसी वकील को साथ लेकर आया; उन्होंने हाकिम के साम्हने पौलुस पर नालिश की।

2 जब वह बुलाया गया तो तिरतुल्लुस उस पर दोष लगाकर कहने लगा, कि, हे महाप्रतापी फेलिक्स, तेरे द्वारा हमें जो बड़ा कुशल होता है; और तेरे प्रबन्ध से इस जाति के लिये कितनी बुराइयां सुधरती जाती हैं।

3 इस को हम हर जगह और हर प्रकार से धन्यवाद के साथ मानते हैं।

4 परन्तु इसलिये कि तुझे और दुख नहीं देना चाहता, मैं तुझ से बिनती करता हूं, कि कृपा करके हमारी दो एक बातें सुन ले।

5 क्योंकि हम ने इस मनुष्य को उपद्रवी और जगत के सारे यहूदियों में बलवा कराने वाला, और नासरियों के कुपन्थ का मुखिया पाया है।

6 उस ने मन्दिर को अशुद्ध करना चाहा, और हम ने उसे पकड़ लिया। [ हमने उसे अपनी व्यवस्था के अनुसार दण्ड दिया होता;

7 परन्तु पलटन के सरदार लूसियास ने उसे ज़बर्दस्ती हमारे हाथ से छीन लिया,

8 और मुद्दईयों को तेरे सामने आने की आज्ञा दी। ] इन सब बातों को जिन के विषय में हम उस पर दोष लगाते हैं, तू आप ही उस को जांच कर के जान लेगा।

9 यहूदियों ने भी उसका साथ देकर कहा, ये बातें इसी प्रकार की हैं।

10 तब हाकिम ने पौलुस को बोलने के लिये सैन किया तो उस ने उत्तर दिया, मैं यह जानकर कि तू बहुत वर्षों से इस जाति का न्याय करता है, आनन्द से अपना प्रत्युत्तर देता हूं।

11 तू आप जान सकता है, कि जब से मैं यरूशलेम में भजन करने को आया, मुझे बारह दिन से ऊपर नहीं हुए।

12 और उन्होंने मुझे न मन्दिर में न सभा के घरों में, न नगर में किसी से विवाद करते या भीड़ लगाते पाया।

13 और न तो वे उन बातों को, जिन का वे अब मुझ पर दोष लगाते हैं, तेरे साम्हने सच ठहरा सकते हैं।

14 परन्तु यह मैं तेरे साम्हने मान लेता हूं, कि जिस पन्थ को वे कुपन्थ कहते हैं, उसी की रीति पर मैं अपने बाप दादों के परमेश्वर की सेवा करता हूं: और जो बातें व्यवस्था और भविष्यद्वक्ताओं की पुस्तकों में लिखी है, उन सब की प्रतीति करता हूं।

15 और परमेश्वर से आशा रखता हूं जो वे आप भी रखते हैं, कि धर्मी और अधर्मी दोनों का जी उठना होगा।

16 इस से मैं आप भी यतन करता हूं, कि परमेश्वर की, और मनुष्यों की ओर मेरा विवेक सदा निर्दोष रहे।

17 बहुत वर्षों के बाद मैं अपने लोगों को दान पहुंचाने, और भेंट चढ़ाने आया था।

18 उन्होंने मुझे मन्दिर में, शुद्ध दशा में बिना भीड़ के साथ, और बिना दंगा करते हुए इस काम में पाया - हां आसिया के कई यहूदी थे - उन को उचित था,

19 कि यदि मेरे विरोध में उन की कोई बात हो तो यहां तेरे साम्हने आकर मुझ पर दोष लगाते।

20 या ये आप ही कहें, कि जब मैं महासभा के साम्हने खड़ा था, तो उन्होंने मुझ से कौन सा अपराध पाया?

21 इस एक बात को छोड़ जो मैं ने उन के बीच में खड़े होकर पुकार कर कहा था, कि मरे हुओं के जी उठने के विषय में आज मेरा तुम्हारे साम्हने मुकद्दमा हो रहा है॥

22 फेलिक्स ने जो इस पन्थ की बातें ठीक ठीक जानता था, उन्हें यह कहकर टाल दिया, कि जब पलटन का सरदार लूसियास आएगा, तो तुम्हारी बात का निर्णय करूंगा।

23 और सूबेदार को आज्ञा दी, कि पौलुस को सुख से रखकर रखवाली करना, और उसके मित्रों में से किसी को भी उस की सेवा करने से न रोकना॥

24 कितने दिनों के बाद फेलिक्स अपनी पत्नी द्रुसिल्ला को, जो यहूदिनी थी, साथ लेकर आया; और पौलुस को बुलवाकर उस विश्वास के विषय में जो मसीह यीशु पर है, उस से सुना।

25 और जब वह धर्म और संयम और आने वाले न्याय की चर्चा करता था, तो फेलिक्स ने भयमान होकर उत्तर दिया, कि अभी तो जा: अवसर पाकर मैं तुझे फिर बुलाऊंगा।

26 उसे पौलुस से कुछ रूपये मिलने की भी आस थी; इसलिये और भी बुला बुलाकर उस से बातें किया करता था।

27 परन्तु जब दो वर्ष बीत गए, तो पुरिकयुस फेस्तुस फेलिक्स की जगह पर आया, और फेलिक्स यहूदियों को खुश करने की इच्छा से पौलुस को बन्धुआ छोड़ गया॥

1 And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.

2 And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence,

3 We accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.

4 Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words.

5 For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:

6 Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.

7 But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,

8 Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.

9 And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.

10 Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:

11 Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.

12 And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:

13 Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.

14 But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:

15 And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

16 And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.

17 Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.

18 Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.

19 Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me.

20 Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,

21 Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day.

22 And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter.

23 And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him.

24 And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.

25 And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

26 He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.

27 But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix’ room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.

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.