प्रेरित 17
1 पावल डर्बी र लिस्त्रा शहरहरूमा पुगे। ख्रीष्टका एकजना चेला तिमोथी त्यहाँ थिए। तिमोथीकी आमा यहूदी थिइन् तर येशूमा विश्वास र्गथिन्। उनको बाबु ग्रीक थिए।
2 लिस्त्रा र आइकोनियमवासी विश्वासीहरूले तिमोथीलाई सम्मान गर्थे। तिनीहरूले उनको विषयमा राम्रो कुरा गर्थे।
3 पावलले आफ्नो यात्रामा तिमोथीलाई साथ लान चाहन्थे। तर त्यस इलाकामा बस्ने यहूदीहरूलाई उनको बाबू यहूदी होइन ग्रीक हुन भनेर थाहा थियो। यसैले पावलले यहूदीहरूलाई खुशी पार्नको लागि तिमोथीलाई खतना गरे।
4 तिनीहरू शहरहरू हुँदै यात्रा गरे अनि यरूशलेमका प्रेरितहरू र अग्रजहरूले दिएको निर्णयहरू र नियमहरू विश्वासीहरूलाई बताए अनि तिनीहरूलाई यी नियमहरू पालन गर्न भने।
5 यसकारण मण्डलीहरू विश्वासमा बलियो बनिदै अनि दिन प्रति दिन संख्यामा बढदै थियो।
6 पावल र तिनीसंग अन्य मानिसहरू फ्रिगिया र गलतिया भन्ने देश हुँदै गए। पवित्र आत्माले तिनीहरूलाई एशिया देशमा देश सुसमाचार प्रचार गर्ने अनुमति दिनु भएन।
7 पावल र तिमोथी माइसिया देश तिर लागे। तिनीहरू बिथनिया देश जान जाहन्थे। तर येशूको आत्माले त्यातातिर जाने अनुमति दिनु भएन।
8 यसर्थ तिनीहरू माइसिया देश भएर त्रोआस शहर गए।
9 त्यस रात पावलले एउटा दर्शन पाए। उनको दर्शनमा एकजना मानिस म्यासिडोनियाबाट उनकोमा आयो। त्यस मानिस त्यहाँ उभियो र विन्ती गर्यो, “म्यासिडोनिया पार गर्नुहोस अनि हामीलाई सहयोग गर्नुहोस्!”
10 पावलले त्यस्तो सपना देखे पछि हामी तुरन्त म्यासिडोनिया जान तयार भयौं। हामीले बुझ्यौं कि परमेश्वरले हामीलाई ती मानिसहरूलाई सुसमाचार भन्न बोलाउनु भएको हो।
11 एउटा जहाजमा त्रोआस छाडी हामी समुद्र यात्रा गर्दै सोमोथ्रेसको टापुतिर गयौं। अर्को दिन हामी समुद्र यात्रा गरेर नियापोलिस शहर आई पुग्यौं।
12 त्यसपछि हामी फिलिप्पी गयौं। यो म्यासिडोनिया अञ्चलको मुख्य शहर हो अनि यो रोमीहरूको शहर हो। हामीहरू यहाँ केही दिन बस्यौं।
13 विश्रामको दिनमा हामी शहरको मुख्य फाटकबाट निस्क्यौं अनि नदी तिर गयौं। हामीले सोच्यौं कि त्यहाँ प्रार्थना गर्ने एउटा ठाउँ हुन सक्थ्यो। केही पत्नी मानिसहरू त्यहाँ भेला भएका थिए। यसकारण हामी बस्यौं अनि तिनीहरूसंग बात गर्न लाग्यौं।
14 त्यहाँ थाइआटीरा भन्ने शहरबाट लिडिया नाउँकी एक पत्नी मानिस पनि थिई। उसको पेशा बैगुनी लुगा बेच्ने थियो। तिनले साँचो परमेश्वरको आराधना र्गथिन्। लिडियाले पावल बोलेको सुनिरहेकी थिई अनि प्रभुले पावलले भनेको कुरा विश्वास गराउन उसको हृदय उगारिदिनु भयो।
15 तिनी र उनका घरमा बस्ने सबैलाई बप्तिस्मा गरियो। त्यसपछि लिडियाले आफ्नो घरमा हामीलाई निम्तो गरिन्। तिनले भनिन्, “यदि तपाईंहरूले मलाई प्रभु येशूको साँचो विश्वासी मान्नु हुन्छ भने, मेरो घरमा आउनु होस् अनि बस्नु होस्।” तिनले आफ्ना घरमा हामीलाई बस्न भनी जोड गरिन्।
16 एक समय जब हामी प्रार्थना स्थलमा गइरहेको बेला यो घटना घट्यो। एउटी नोकर्नी केटीले हामीलाई भेटी। उभित्र एउटा खास आत्मा थियो। त्यस आत्माले उसलाई भविष्यमा के हुन सक्छ भन्ने कुरा बताउने शक्ति दियो। त्यसो गरेर त्यस नोकर्नीले आफ्नो मालिकहरूको निम्ति धेरै पैसा कमाउने गर्थी।
17 त्यस केटीले पावल र हामीलाई पछ्याई। त्यो चिच्याई अनि भनी, “यी मानिसहरू एकदमै सर्वोच्च परमेश्वरको दास हुन्! तिनीहरूले मुक्तिको बाटो तिमीहरूलाई बताइरहेछन।”
18 उसले यस्तो धेरै दिनसम्म गरी। यसले पावललाई दिक्क लाग्यो अनि यसैले उ फर्क्यो अनि त्यो आत्मालाई भन्यो, “येशू ख्रीष्टको शक्तिले म तँलाई आज्ञा गर्छु, त्यस केटीबाट बाहिर निस्की!” त्यो आत्मा लगत्तै बाहिर निस्क्यो।
19 यस केटीका मालिकहरूले त्यो देखे अनि तिनीहरूलाई थाहा भयो अनि तिनीहरूले बुझे कि अब त्यस केटीलाई पैसा कमाउन सक्तैनन्। यसैले तिनीहरूले पावल र सिलासलाई पक्रे अनि मुख्य ठाउँमा पुर्याए जहाँ शहर अधिकारीहरू थिए।
20 पावल र सिलासलाई पक्रेर ल्याए अनि हाकिमहरूलाई भने, “यी मानिसहरू यहूदी हुन्। यिनीहरूले हाम्रो शहरमा गडबडी गराईरहेछन्।
21 यिनीहरूले रीति-थितिहरू सिकाउँदैछन जो हामीलाई ग्रहण गर्न अनुमति छैन्। हामी रोमन नागरिकहरू हौं र ती कुराहरू गर्न सक्तैर्नौ।”
22 भीडले मानिसहरूलाई पावल र सिलासमाथि आक्रमण गर्न साथ दियो। त्यहाँका हाकिमहरूले पावल र सिलासको लुगाहरू च्याती दिए र मानिसहरूलाई कुट्ने आदेश दिए।
23 तिनीहरूले पावल र सिलासलाई धेरैपल्ट कुट-पिट गरे अनि तिनीहरूलाई जेलमा थुने। जेलका अधिकारीलाई तिनीहरूले भने, “यिनीहरूलाई खुबै होशियारी साथ पहरा दिनु!”
24 जेलको अधिकारीले त्यस्तो विशेष आदेश सुनेपछि पावल र सिलासलाई निक्कै भित्र पुग्ने जेलमा थुने। उनले तिनीहरूका खुट्टा ठिङ्गुरामा कसे।
25 मध्यरात तिर पावल र सिलासले प्रार्थना गर्दै र प्रभुको भजनहरू गाईरहेका थिए। अन्य कैदीहरूले तिनीहरूलाई सुने।
26 अचानक त्यहाँ ठूलो भूईंचालो आयो जसले जेलको जग पनि हल्लियो। त्यसपछि तुरुन्तै जेलको सबै ढोकाहरू खोलिए। सबै कैदीहरू बाँधिएका साङ्गलाहरूबाट मुक्त भए।
27 जब जेल अधिकारी जागे। उनले जेलका सबै ढोकाहरू खोलिएका देखे। कैदीहरू अघि नै भागी सेकको कुरा उसले सोच्यो। यसकारण तरवार निकालेर जेल अधिकारी आफैलाई मार्न तयार भएको थियो।
28 तर पावल चिच्यायो, “आफैलाई घात नगर। हामी सबै जना यहीं छौं।”
29 जेल अधिकारीले बत्ती ल्याउन आदेश गरे। त्यसपछि उ डरले काम्दै भित्र दौड्यो उ पावल र सिलासको सामु लड्यो।
30 त्यसपछि तिनीहरूलाई बाहिर निकाल्यो अनि भन्यो, “महोदयहरू! मुक्ति पाउनलाई मैले के गर्नु पर्ला?”
31 तिनीहरूले उसलाई भने, “प्रभु येशूमा विश्वास गर तब तिमी र तिम्रो घरका मानिसहरूले मुक्ति पाउनेछन्।”
32 यसर्थ पावल र सिलासले प्रभुको सन्दश जेल अधिकारी र उसको घरमा भएका सबैलाई भने।
33 निक्कै रात छिप्पिसकेको थियो, त्यसकारण जेल अधिकारीले पावल र सिलासलाई ल्याएर तिनीहरूका घाउहरू धोइदिए। तुरन्तै जेल अधिकारी र उसका जम्मै कुटुम्बलाई बप्तिस्मा दिइयो।
34 तर कतिपय मानिसहरूले पावलसँग सम्मिलित भए अनि विश्वासी बने। ती विश्वास गर्नेहरूमा एकजाना डियनुसियस थिए। उनी अरियोपेग्स महासभाका एक सदस्य थिए। अर्को विश्वास गर्ने मानिस एक डामारिस नाउँ भएकी स्त्री थिई र केही अरूहरूले पनि विश्वास गरे।
1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:
2 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
3 Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.
4 And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
5 But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
6 And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
7 Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.
8 And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.
9 And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.
10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
12 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.
14 And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.
15 And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.
16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
17 Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.
18 Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
19 And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
20 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
21 (For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)
22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
25 Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.
30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
33 So Paul departed from among them.
34 Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
1 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the Lord;
3 Thus saith the Lord God; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!
4 O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts.
5 Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the Lord.
6 They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The Lord saith: and the Lord hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word.
7 Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, The Lord saith it; albeit I have not spoken?
8 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord God.
9 And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord God.
10 Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter:
11 Say unto them which daub it with untempered morter, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it.
12 Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it?
13 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it.
14 So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered morter, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
15 Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered morter, and will say unto you, The wall is no more, neither they that daubed it;
16 To wit, the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord God.
17 Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, which prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them,
18 And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you?
19 And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?
20 Wherefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly.
21 Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
22 Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:
23 Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.