ରେରିତମାନଙ୍କ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟର ବିବରଣ 16:11-15

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.

11 ଆମ୍ଭେ ତ୍ରୋଯା ନଗରରୁ ଜଳଯାତ୍ରା ରେ ସାମଥ୍ରାକୀ ଉପଦ୍ବୀପରେ ପହଞ୍ଚିଲୁ। ତା ଆରଦିନ ଆମ୍ଭେ ନିଯାପଲି ନଗରକୁ ଗଲୁ।
Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;

12 ସଠାରୁେ ଆମ୍ଭେ ମାକିଦନିଆ ଜିଲ୍ଲାର ଗୋଟିଏ ପ୍ରଧାନ ନଗର ଫିଲପ୍ପୀକୁ ଗଲୁ। ଏହା ରୋମୀୟମାନଙ୍କର ନଗର ଥିଲା। ଆମ୍ଭେ ସହେି ନଗର ରେ କିଛି ଦିନ ରହିଲୁ।
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 ବିଶ୍ରାମବାର ଦିନ ଆମ୍ଭେ ନଗରଦ୍ବାର ବାହା ରେ ନଦୀ କୂଳ ଆଡ଼େ ଗଲୁ। ଆମ୍ଭେ ଭାବିଥିଲୁ ଯେ, ସଠାେରେ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଗୋଟିଏ ସ୍ଥାନ ଥିବ। ଆମ୍ଭେ ସଠାେରେ ବସିଲୁ ଓ ସଠାେରେ ଏକତ୍ରୀତ ହାଇେଥିବା ସ୍ତ୍ରୀମାନଙ୍କ ସହିତ କଥା ହେଲୁ।
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 ସଠାେରେ ଲୂଦିଆ ନାମକ ଜଣେ ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଲୋକ ଥିଲା। ସେ ଥୁଯାଥୀରା ନଗରର ବାଇଗଣୀ ରଙ୍ଗର ଲୁଗା ବ୍ଯବସାଯୀ ଥିଲା। ସେ ସତ୍ଯ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କୁ ଉପାସନା କରୁଥିଲା ଓ ଆମ୍ଭ କଥା ଶୁଣୁଥିଲା। ପାଉଲଙ୍କ କଥା ଶୁଣିବା ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରଭୁ ତାହାଙ୍କ ହୃଦୟ ଖାଲିେ ଦଇେଥିଲେ।
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 ସେ ଓ ତା'ର ଘ ରେ ରହୁଥିବା ସମସ୍ତେ ବାପ୍ତିଜିତ ହବୋପରେ, ସେ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ଅନୁରୋଧ କରି ଡ଼ାକି କହିଲା, ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ଯଦି ମାେତେ ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କଠା ରେ ଜଣେ ପ୍ରକୃତ ବିଶ୍ବାସୀ ବୋଲି ଭାବୁଛ, ତବେେ ମାେ ଘ ରେ ଆସି ରୁହ। ଏହିପରି ସେ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ତା'ର ଘରକୁ ୟିବାପାଇଁ ରାଜି କରାଇଲେ।
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.