Daniel 1
1 ਦਾਨੀਏਲ ਦਾ ਬਾਬਲ ਲਿਜਾਇਆ ਜਾਣਾ ਨਬੂਕਦਨੱਸਰ ਬਾਬਲ ਦਾ ਰਾਜਾ ਸੀ। ਨਬੂਕਦਨੱਸਰ ਯਰੂਸ਼ਲਮ ਆਇਆ। ਨਬੂਕਦਨੱਸਰ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੀ ਫ਼ੌਜ ਨਾਲ ਯਰੂਸ਼ਲਮ ਨੂੰ ਘੇਰਾ ਪਾ ਲਿਆ। ਇਹ ਗੱਲ ਉਦੋਂ ਵਾਪਰੀ ਜਦੋਂ ਯਹੂਦਾਹ ਦੇ ਰਾਜੇ ਯਹੋਯਾਕੀਮ ਦੇ ਰਾਜ ਦਾ ਤੀਸਰਾ ਵਰ੍ਹਾ ਸੀ।
2 ਯਹੋਵਾਹ ਨੇ ਨਬੂਕਦਨੱਸਰ ਨੂੰ ਯਹੂਦਾਹ ਦੇ ਰਾਜੇ ਯਹੋਯਾਕੀਮ ਨੂੰ ਹਰਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਇਜਾਜ਼ਤ ਦੇ ਦਿੱਤੀ। ਨਬੂਕਦਨੱਸਰ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਦੇ ਮੰਦਰ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਪਲੇਟਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਸਾਰੀਆਂ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਚੁੱਕ ਕੇ ਲੈ ਗਿਆ। ਉਹ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ੀਨਾਰ ਦੀ ਧਰਤੀ ਤੇ ਲੈ ਗਿਆ। ਨਬੂਕਦਨੱਸਰ ਨੇ ਉਹ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਬੁੱਤਾਂ ਦੇ ਦੇਵਤਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਮੰਦਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੱਖ ਦਿੱਤੀਆਂ।
3 ਫ਼ੇਰ ਰਾਜੇ ਨਬੂਕਦਨੱਸਰ ਨੇ ਅਸ਼ਪਨਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਹੁਕਮ ਦਿੱਤਾ। (ਅਸ਼ਪਨਜ਼ ਰਾਜੇ ਦੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਖੁਸਰਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਆਗੂ ਸੀ।) ਰਾਜੇ ਨੇ ਅਸ਼ਪਨਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਕੁਝ ਇਸਰਾਏਲੀ ਮੁੰਡਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਘਰ ਲਿਆਉਣ ਲਈ ਆਖਿਆ। ਨਬੂਕਦਨੱਸਰ ਆਮ ਇਸਰਾਏਲੀਆਂ, ਉੱਚ ਸ਼੍ਰੇਣੀ ਦੇ ਘਰਾਣਿਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਾਹੀ ਘਰਾਣੇ ਤੋਂ ਇਸਰਾਏਲੀ ਮੁੰਡੇ ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ ਸੀ।
4 ਰਾਜਾ ਨਬੂਕਦਨੱਸਰ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਸਿਹਤਮੰਦ ਜਵਾਨ ਇਸਰਾਏਲੀ ਮੁੰਡੇ ਹੀ ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ ਸੀ। ਰਾਜਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ ਸੀ ਕਿ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਜਵਾਨ ਆਦਮੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਕੋਈ ਜ਼ਖਮ ਜਾਂ ਚੋਟ ਦਾ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ ਨਾ ਹੋਵੇ ਅਤੇ ਨਾ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਸਰੀਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਦੋਸ਼ ਹੋਵੇ। ਰਾਜਾ ਸੁੰਦਰ, ਚੁਸਤ ਜਵਾਨ ਆਦਮੀ ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ ਸੀ। ਰਾਜਾ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਜਵਾਨ ਆਦਮੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ ਸੀ ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਗਿਆਨ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਸੀ ਅਤੇ ਜਿਹੜੇ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ ਨੂੰ ਸਮਝਦੇ ਸਨ। ਰਾਜਾ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਜਵਾਨ ਆਦਮੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ ਸੀ ਜਿਹੜੇ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਮਹਿਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੰਮ ਕਰ ਸੱਕਣ। ਰਾਜੇ ਨੇ ਅਸ਼ਪਨਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਆਖਿਆ ਕਿ ਉਹ ਇਸਰਾਏਲ ਦੇ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਜਵਾਨ ਆਦਮੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਕਸਦੀਆਂ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਅਤੇ ਲਿਖਤਾਂ ਦੀ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ ਦ੍ਦੇਵੇ।
5 ਰਾਜਾ ਨਬੂਕਦਨੱਸਰ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਜਵਾਨ ਆਦਮੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਹਰ ਰੋਜ਼ ਨਿਸ਼ਚਿਤ ਭੋਜਨ ਅਤੇ ਮੈਅ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਸੀ। ਇਹ ਉਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਭੋਜਨ ਸੀ ਜਿਹੜਾ ਰਾਜਾ ਆਪ ਖਾਂਦਾ ਸੀ। ਰਾਜਾ ਇਸਰਾਏਲ ਦੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਜਵਾਨ ਆਦਮੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਤਿੰਨ ਸਾਲ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ ਦ੍ਦੇਣਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ ਸੀ। ਫ਼ੇਰ ਤਿੰਨਾਂ ਸਾਲਾਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਉਹ ਪਾਤਸ਼ਾਹ ਅੱਗੇ ਹਾਜ਼ਰ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾਣੇ ਸਨ।
6 ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਜਵਾਨ ਆਦਮੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਾਨੀਏਲ, ਹਨਨਯਾਹ, ਮੀਸ਼ਾਏਲ ਅਤੇ ਅਜ਼ਰਆਹ ਸਨ। ਇਹ ਜਵਾਨ ਆਦਮੀ ਯਹੂਦਾਹ ਦੇ ਘਰਾਣੇ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਸਨ।
7 ਫ਼ੇਰ ਅਸ਼ਪਨਜ਼ ਨੇ ਯਹੂਦਾਹ ਨੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੌਜਵਾਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਬਾਬਲ ਦੇ ਨਾਮ ਦੇ ਦਿੱਤੇ। ਦਾਨੀਏਲ ਦਾ ਨਵਾਂ ਨਾਮ ਸੀ ਬੇਲਟਸ਼ੱਸਰ। ਹਨਨਯਾਹ ਦਾ ਨਵਾਂ ਨਾਮ ਸੀ ਸ਼ਦਰਕ। ਮੀਸ਼ਾਏਲ ਦਾ ਨਵਾਂ ਨਾਮ ਸੀ ਮੇਸ਼ਚ। ਅਤੇ ਅਜ਼ਰਆਹ ਦਾ ਨਵਾਂ ਨਾਮ ਸੀ ਅਬੇਦਨਗੋ।
8 ਦਾਨੀਏਲ ਰਾਜੇ ਦਾ ਸ਼ਾਹੀ ਭੋਜਨ ਖਾਣਾ ਅਤੇ ਮੈਅ ਪੀਣੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ ਸੀ। ਦਾਨੀਏਲ ਉਸ ਭੋਜਨ ਅਤੇ ਮੈਅ ਨਾਲ ਆਪਣੇ-ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਨਾਪਾਕ ਨਹੀਂ ਬਨਾਉਣਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ ਸੀ। ਇਸ ਲਈ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਅਸ਼ਪਨਜ਼ ਕੋਲੋਂ ਅਪਣੇ-ਆਪ ਇਸਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਨਾਪਾਕ ਨਾ ਬਨਣ੍ਹ ਦੀ ਇਜਾਜ਼ਤ ਮੰਗੀ।
9 ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਨੇ ਅਸ਼ਪਨਜ਼ ਦੇ ਦਿਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਾਨੀਏਲ ਲਈ ਮਿਹਰ ਅਤੇ ਦਇਆ ਭਰ ਦਿੱਤੀ।
10 ਪਰ ਅਸ਼ਪਨਜ਼ ਨੇ ਦਾਨੀਏਲ ਨੂੰ ਆਖਿਆ, “ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਸੁਆਮੀ, ਪਾਤਸ਼ਾਹ ਤੋਂ ਡਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। ਪਾਤਸ਼ਾਹ ਨੇ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਹੁਕਮ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਸੀ ਕਿ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਇਹ ਭੋਜਨ ਅਤੇ ਮੈਅ ਦੇਵਾਂ। ਜੇ ਤੂੰ ਇਹ ਭੋਜਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰੇਂਗਾ ਤਾਂ ਤੂੰ ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰ ਅਤੇ ਬੀਮਾਰ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਆਉਣ ਲੱਗ ਪਵੇਂਗਾ। ਤੂੰ ਆਪਣੀ ਉਮਰ ਦੇ ਹੋਰਨਾਂ ਜਵਾਨਾਂ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਮਾੜਾ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਆਵੇਂਗਾ। ਰਾਜਾ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਦੇਖ ਲਵੇਗਾ, ਅਤੇ ਉਹ ਮੇਰੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਗੁੱਸੇ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ। ਹੋ ਸੱਕਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਉਹ ਮੇਰਾ ਸਿਰ ਵੀ ਕਲਮ ਕਰ ਦੇਵੇ! ਅਤੇ ਇਹ ਤੇਰਾ ਹੀ ਕਸੂਰ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ।”
11 ਫ਼ੇਰ ਦਾਨੀਏਲ ਨੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਰੱਖਵਾਲੇ ਨਾਲ ਗੱਲ ਕੀਤੀ। ਅਸ਼ਪਨਜ਼ ਨੇ ਰੱਖਵਾਲੇ ਨੂੰ ਹੁਕਮ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਸੀ ਕਿ ਉਹ ਦਾਨੀਏਲ, ਹਨਨਯਾਹ, ਮੀਸ਼ਾਏਲ ਅਤੇ ਅਜ਼ਰਯਾਹ ਦਾ ਧਿਆਨ ਰੱਖਣ।
12 ਦਾਨੀਏਲ ਨੇ ਰੱਖਵਾਲੇ ਨੂੰ ਆਖਿਆ, “ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਸਾਡੀ ਦਸ ਦਿਨਾਂ ਲਈ ਇਹ ਪਰੀਖਿਆ ਲਵੋ: ਸਾਨੂੰ ਖਾਣ ਲਈ ਸਬਜ਼ੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਪੀਣ ਲਈ ਪਾਣੀ ਤੋਂ ਇਲਾਵਾ ਹੋਰ ਕੁਝ ਨਾ ਦਿਓ।
13 ਫ਼ੇਰ ਦਸਾਂ ਦਿਨਾਂ ਬਾਦ ਸਾਡੀ ਤੁਲਨਾ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਜਵਾਨਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਕਰੀਂ, ਜਿਹੜੇ ਸ਼ਾਹੀ ਭੋਜਨ ਖਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ। ਤੂੰ ਖੁਦ ਦੇਖ ਲਵੀਂ ਕਿ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਵੱਧੇਰੇ ਸਿਹਤਮੰਦ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਫ਼ੇਰ ਤੂੰ ਖੁਦ ਹੀ ਨਿਆਂ ਕਰ ਨਵੀ ਕਿ ਸਾਡੇ ਨਾਲ ਕੀ ਸਲੂਕ ਕਰਨਾ ਹੈ। ਅਸੀਂ ਤਾਂ ਤੇਰੇ ਸੇਵਕ ਹਾਂ।”
14 ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਰੱਖਵਾਲਾ ਦਾਨੀਏਲ, ਹਨਨਯਾਹ, ਮੀਸ਼ਾਏਲ ਅਤੇ ਅਜ਼ਰਯਾਹ ਦਾ ਦਸ ਦਿਨ ਲਈ ਇਮਤਿਹਾਨ ਲੈਣ ਲਈ ਰਾਜ਼ੀ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ।
15 ਦਸਾਂ ਦਿਨਾਂ ਮਗਰੋਂ, ਦਾਨੀਏਲ ਅਤੇ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਮਿੱਤਰ ਸ਼ਾਹੀ ਖਾਣਾ ਖਾਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਸਾਰੇ ਜਵਾਨਾਂ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਵੱਧੇਰੇ ਸਿਹਤਮੰਦ ਦਿਖਾਈ ਦਿੱਤੇ।
16 ਇਸ ਲਈ ਰੱਖਵਾਲੇ ਨੇ ਰਾਜੇ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਾਹੀ ਖਾਣੇ ਅਤੇ ਮੈਅ ਨੂੰ ਹਟਾ ਕੇ ਉਸਦੀ ਬਾਵੇਂ ਦਾਨੀਏਲ, ਹਨਨਯਾਹ, ਮੀਸ਼ਾਏਲ ਅਤੇ ਅਜ਼ਾਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਬਜ਼ੀਆਂ ਦੇਣੀਆਂ ਜਾਰੀ ਰੱਖੀਆਂ।
17 ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਨੇ ਦਾਨੀਏਲ, ਹਨਨਯਾਹ, ਮੀਸ਼ਾਏਲ ਅਤੇ ਅਜ਼ਰਯਾਹ ਨੂੰ ਬਹੁਤ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਲਿਖਤਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ ਨੂੰ ਸਿੱਖ ਸੱਕਣ ਦੀ ਯੋਗਤਾ ਦਿੱਤੀ। ਦਾਨੀਏਲ ਹਰ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਦਰਸ਼ਨਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਸੁਪਨਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਸਮਝ ਸੱਕਦਾ ਸੀ।
18 ਰਾਜਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ ਸੀ ਕਿ ਸਾਰੇ ਜਵਾਨ ਆਦਮੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਤਿੰਨ ਸਾਲ ਤੱਕ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਜਾਵੇ। ਉਸ ਸਮੇਂ ਦੇ ਅੰਤ ਤੇ ਅਸ਼ਪਨਜ਼ ਸਾਰੇ ਜਵਾਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਰਾਜੇ ਨਬੂਕਦਨੱਸਰ ਕੋਲ ਲੈ ਗਿਆ।
19 ਰਾਜੇ ਨੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਗੱਲ ਕੀਤੀ। ਰਾਜੇ ਨੇ ਦੇਖਿਆ ਕਿ ਹੋਰ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਜਵਾਨ ਦਾਨੀਏਲ, ਹਨਨਯਾਹ, ਮੀਸ਼ਾਏਲ ਅਤੇ ਅਜ਼ਰਸਾਹ ਜਿੰਨਾ ਚੰਗਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਸੀ। ਇਸ ਲਈ ਇਹ ਚਾਰੇ ਜਵਾਨ ਰਾਜੇ ਦੇ ਸੇਵਕ ਬਣ ਗਏ।
20 ਹਰ ਸਮੇਂ ਜਦੋਂ ਰਾਜਾ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਸੇ ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਣ ਗੱਲ ਬਾਰੇ ਪੁੱਛਦਾ ਤਾਂ ਉਹ ਬਹੁਤ ਸਿਆਣਪ ਅਤੇ ਸੂਝ ਦਰਸਾਉਂਦੇ, ਰਾਜੇ ਨੇ ਦੇਖਿਆ ਕਿ ਉਹ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਰਾਜ ਵਿੱਚਲੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਜਾਦੂਗਰਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਸਿਆਣਿਆਂ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਦਸ ਗੁਣਾ ਬਿਹਤਰ ਸਨ।
21 ਇਸ ਲਈ ਦਾਨੀਏਲ ਉਦੋਂ ਤੀਕ ਰਾਜੇ ਦਾ ਸੇਵਕ ਰਿਹਾ ਜਦੋਂ ਖੋਰਸ ਨੂੰ ਰਾਜ ਕਰਦਿਆਂ ਇੱਕ ਵਰ੍ਹਾ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ।
1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.
2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.
3 And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king’s seed, and of the princes;
4 Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king’s palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.
5 And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king’s meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.
6 Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
7 Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abed-nego.
8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
9 Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
10 And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king.
11 Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
12 Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
13 Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king’s meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.
14 So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
15 And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king’s meat.
16 Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.
17 As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
18 Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
19 And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.
20 And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.
21 And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.
Acts 25 in Tamil and English
1 ફેસ્તુસ હાકેમ બન્યો, અને ત્રણ દિવસ પછી તે કૈસરિયાથી યરૂશાલેમ ગયો.
Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
2 મુખ્ય યાજક અને મહત્વના યહૂદિ આગેવાનોએ ફેસ્તુસની આગળ પાઉલની વિરૂદ્ધ આક્ષેપો મૂક્યા.
Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,
3 તેઓએ ફેસ્તુસને તેઓના માટે કંઈક કરવા કહ્યું. તે યહૂદિઓ ઇચ્છતા હતા કે ફેસ્તુસ પાઉલને પાછો યરૂશાલેમ મોકલે. તેઓ પાસે પાઉલને રસ્તામાં જ મારી નાખવાની યોજના હતી.
And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
4 પરંતુ ફેસ્તુસે જવાબ આપ્યો, “ના! પાઉલને કૈસરિયામાં રાખવામાં આવશે. હું જલદીથી મારી જાતે કૈસરિયા જઈશ.
But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.
5 તમારા કેટલાએક આગેવાનોએ મારી સાથે જવું જોઈએ. જો તેણે ખરેખર કંઈક ખોટું કર્યું હોય તો તેઓ ત્યાં કૈસરિયામાં તે માણસ વિરૂદ્ધ તહોમત મૂકી શકે છે.’
Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him.
6 ફેસ્તુસ યરૂશાલેમમાં આઠ કે દસ દિવસો રહ્યો. પછી તે કૈસરિયા પાછો ગયો. બીજે દિવસે ફેસ્તુસે સૈનિકોને તેની આગળ પાઉલને લાવવા માટે કહ્યું. ફેસ્તુસ ન્યાયાસન પર બેઠો હતો.
And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought.
7 પાઉલ ઓરડામાં આવ્યો હતો. જે યહૂદિઓ યરૂશાલેમથી આવ્યાં હતા તેઓ તેની આજુબાજુ ઊભા, ઘણા ગંભીર આક્ષેપો તેની વિરૂદ્ધ મૂક્યા. પણ તેઓ આમાંનું કશું પણ સાબિત કરી શક્યા નહિ.
And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.
8 પાઉલે પોતાના બચાવ માટે જે કહ્યું તે આ છે. “મેં યહૂદિઓના નિયમ વિરૂદ્ધ, મંદિર વિરૂદ્ધ કે કૈસર વિરૂદ્ધ કશું ખોટું કર્યુ નથી.”
While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.
9 પરંતુ ફેસ્તસની ઈચ્છા યહૂદિઓને ખુશ કરવાની હતી. તેથી તેણે પાઉલને પૂછયું, “તારી ઈચ્છા યરૂશાલેમ જવાની છે? તું ઇચ્છે છેકે હું ત્યાં આ તહોમતો વિષે તારો ન્યાય કરું?”
But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?
10 પાઉલે કહ્યું, “હમણાં હું કૈસરના ન્યાયાસન આગળ ઊભો છું. જ્યાં મારો ન્યાય થવો જોઈએ તે જ જગ્યા આ છે. મેં યહૂદિઓનું કશું ખોટું કર્યુ નથી. તમે જાણો છો આ સાચું છે.
Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.
11 જો કાયદો કહેતો હોય કે મારે મરી જવું જોઈએ, તો હું મરવા માટે સંમત છું. હું મૃત્યુમાંથી બચવા માટે કહેતો નથી. પણ જો આ તહોમતો સાચા ના હોય તો પછી મને કોઈ વ્યક્તિ આ યહૂદિઓને હવાલે કરી શકે નહિ, ના! હું મારો કેસ કૈસર સાંભળે એમ ઈચ્છું છું!”
For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.
12 ફેસ્તુસે આ બાબત વિષે તેના સલાહકારો સાથે વાત કરી. પછી તેણે કહ્યું, “તેથી તુ કૈસર પાસે જા અને તેને મળ!”
Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou go.
13 થોડા દિવસો પછી અગ્રીપા રાજા અને બરનિકા ફેસ્તુસની મુલાકાતે કૈસરિયા આવ્યા.
And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus.
14 તેઓ ત્યાં ઘણા દિવસો રહ્યા. ફેસ્તુસે રાજાને પાઉલ સંબંધી કહ્યું, “ત્યાં એક માણસ છે જેને ફેલિકસે કારાવાસમાં પૂર્યો છે.
And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul’s cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix:
15 જ્યારે હું યરૂશાલેમ ગયો ત્યારે મુખ્ય યાજકોએ તથા યહૂદિઓના વડીલોએ ત્યાં તેની વિરૂદ્ધ તહોમતો મૂક્યા. આ યહૂદિઓ મને તેના મૃત્યુનો હૂકમ કરવા ઇચ્છતા હતા.
About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him.
16 પરંતુ મેં જવાબ આપ્યો. “જ્યારે કોઈ માણસ પર કંઈક ખોટું કરવાના તહોમતો મૂકવામાં આવે તો રોમનો બીજા લોકોને તે માણસનો ન્યાય કરવા માટે આપતા ન હતા. પ્રથમ તે માણસને જે માણસોએ તેની સામે ફરિયાદ કરી હોય તેનો સામનો કરવાની તક આપવી જોઈએ. અને તેને તેઓએ તેની વિરૂદ્ધ કરેલી ફરિયાદોનો બચાવ તેની જાતે કરવાની પરવાનગી પણ આપવી જોઈએ.
To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.
17 “તેથી આ યહૂદિઓ અહીં કૈસરિયા ન્યાય માટે આવ્યા. અને મેં સમય ગુમાવ્યો નહિ. બીજે દિવસે હું ન્યાયાસનની બેઠક પર બેઠો અને હુકમ કર્યો કે તે માણસને અંદર લાવવામાં આવે .
Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth.
18 યહૂદિઓ ઊભા થયા અને તેની સામે તહોમત મૂક્યું. પણ યહૂદિઓએ કોઇ ખરાબ ગુનાઓ વિષે ફરિયાદ કરી નહિ. હું ધારતો હતો કે તેઓ કરશે.
Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:
19 તેઓએ જે વાતો કહી, તે તેઓના પોતાના ધર્મ અને ઈસુ નામના માણસ વિષે હતી. ઈસુ મૃત્યુ પામ્યો છે છતાં પાઉલે દાવો કર્યો કે તે હજુય જીવે છે.
But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
20 હું આ બાબત વિષે વધું જાણતો ન હતો. તેથી મેં પ્રશ્રો પૂછયા નહિ. પણ મેં પાઉલને પૂછયું, “તારી ઈચ્છા યરૂશાલેમમાં જઈને આ બાબતમાં ન્યાય કરવાની છે?’
And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.
21 પણ પાઉલે કૈસરિયામાં જ રાખવા માટે કહ્યું. તે પાદશાહ પાસેથી નિર્ણય ઇચ્છે છે. તેથી મેં હુકમ કર્યો કે જ્યાં સુધી હું તેને રોમમાં કૈસર પાસે ન મોકલી શકું ત્યાં સુધી તેને કેદમાં રાખવો.”
But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.
22 અગ્રીપાએ ફેસ્તુસને કહ્યું, “આ માણસને સાંભળવો મને પણ ગમશે.”ફેસ્તુસે કહ્યું, “આવતીકાલે તું એને સાંભળી શકીશ!”
Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.
23 બીજે દિવસે અગ્રીપા અને બરનિકા દેખાયા. તેઓ ઘણા મહત્વના લોકો હોય તે રીતે વસ્ત્રો પરિધાન કરીને દબદબાથી ર્વત્યા. અગ્રીપા અને બરનિકા લશ્કરના અધિકારીઓ અને કૈસરિયાના મહત્વના લોકો ન્યાયાલય ખંડમાં ગયા. ફેસ્તુસે પાઉલને અંદર લાવવા સૈનિકોને હુકમ કર્યો.
And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus’ commandment Paul was brought forth.
24 ફેસ્તુસે કહ્યું, “રાજા અગ્રીપા અને તમે બધા લોકો અહી અમારી સાથે ભેગા થયા છો, તમે આ માણસને જુઓ છો. યરૂશાલેમના તથા અહીંના આ બધા યહૂદિ લોકોએ મને તેના વિષે ફરિયાદ કરી છે. જ્યારે તેઓએ તેના વિષે ફરિયાદ કરી ત્યારે તેઓએ પોકાર કર્યો કે, તેને મારી નાખવો જોઈએ.
And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
25 મેં જ્યારે તેનો ન્યાય કર્યો. મને કંઈ ખોટું જણાયું નહી, મને તેને મોતનો હુકમ કરવા કોઈ કારણ જણાયું નહિ. પણ તેણે તેની જાણ તેની જાતે કરવા કહ્યું કે તેનો ન્યાય કૈસર વડે થવો જોઈએ. તેથી મેં તેને રોમ મોકલવાનો નિર્ણય કર્યો.
But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.
26 પણ મારી પાસે તેની વિરૂદ્ધ કૈસરને લખવા માટે કોઇ ચોક્કસ બાબત ન હતી તેથી હું તમારા બધાની આગળ ખાસ કરીને રાજા અગ્રીપા પાસે લાવ્યો છું. કારણ કે તેણે કંઈ ખોટું કર્યુ નથી. હું આશા રાખું છું કે તું તેને પ્રશ્ર કર અને મને કૈસરને કંઈક લખવા દે.
Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write.
27 હું વિચારું છું કે બંદીવાનને કૈસર પાસે તેની વિરૂદ્ધ કોઇ જાતના આરોપો દર્શાવ્યા વિના મોકલવો તે મૂર્ખતા છે. મને એ અયોગ્ય લાગે છે.”
For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.