Psalm 68

1 ਨਿਰਦੇਸ਼ਕ ਲਈ: ਦਾਊਦ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਉਸਤਤਿ ਗੀਤ। ਹੇ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ, ਜਾਗੋ ਅਤੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਵੈਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਖਿੰਡਾ ਦਿਉ, ਉਸ ਦੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਵੈਰੀ ਉਸ ਕੋਲੋਂ ਫ਼ਰਾਰ ਹੋ ਜਾਣ।

2 ਆਪਣੇ ਵੈਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਇੰਝ ਖਿੰਡਿਆ ਦਿਉ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਧੂੰਆ ਹਵਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਉੱਡ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਤੇਰੇ ਵੈਰੀ ਅੱਗ ਉੱਤੇ ਪਿਘਲਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਮੋਮ ਵਾਂਗ ਤਬਾਹ ਹੋ ਜਾਣ।

3 ਪਰ ਨੇਕ ਬੰਦੇ ਖੁਸ਼ ਹਨ, ਨੇਕ ਬੰਦੇ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਦੇ ਸੰਗ ਇਕੱਠੇ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਭਰੇ ਪਲ ਮਾਣਦੇ ਹਨ। ਨੇਕ ਬੰਦੇ ਖੁਸ਼ੀਆਂ ਮਾਣਦੇ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਬਹੁਤ ਖੁਸ਼ ਹਨ।

4 ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਲਈ ਗਾਵੋ, ਉਸ ਦੇ ਨਾਮ ਦੀ ਉਸਤਤਿ ਗਾਵੋ। ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਲਈ ਰਾਹ ਬਣਾਵੋ, ਉਹ ਮਾਰੂਥਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਪਣੇ ਰੱਥ ਉੱਤੇ ਸਵਾਰੀ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ। ਉਸਦਾ ਨਾਮ ਯਾਹ ਹੈ, ਉਸ ਦੇ ਨਾਮ ਦੀ ਉਸਤਤਿ ਕਰੋ।

5 ਆਪਣੇ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਮੰਦਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਯਤੀਮਾਂ ਲਈ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਇੱਕ ਪਿਤਾ ਵਾਂਗ ਹੈ। ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਵਿਧਵਾਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪਾਲਦਾ ਹੈ।

6 ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਇੱਕਲੇ ਬੰਦਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਘਰ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਆਪਣੇ ਬੰਦਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਕੈਦ ਤੋਂ ਆਜ਼ਾਦ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ। ਉਹ ਬਹੁਤ ਖੁਸ਼ ਹਨ। ਪਰ ਉਹ ਲੋਕ ਜਿਹੜੇ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਦੇ ਖਿਲਾਫ਼ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ, ਗਰਮ ਜੇਲ੍ਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਡੱਕੇ ਰਹਿਣਗੇ।

7 ਹੇ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ, ਤੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਮਿਸਰ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਆਉਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਗਵਾਈ ਕੀਤੀ। ਤੁਸੀਂ ਮਾਰੂਥਲ ਦੇ ਪਾਰ ਵੱਲ ਕੂਚ ਕੀਤਾ, ਅਤੇ ਧਰਤੀ ਕੰਬ ਉੱਠੀ।

8 ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ, ਇਸਰਾਏਲ ਦਾ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਸੀਨਈ ਪਰਬਤ ਉੱਤੇ ਆਇਆ ਅਤੇ ਅਕਾਸ਼ ਪਿਘਲ ਗਿਆ।

9 ਹੇ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ, ਤੁਸੀਂ ਬੁੱਢੀ ਥੱਕੀ ਧਰਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਫ਼ੇਰ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਬਨਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਵਰੱਖਾ ਘਲੀ।

10 ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਜਾਨਵਰ ਫ਼ੇਰ ਉਸ ਧਰਤੀ ਉੱਤੇ ਆ ਗਏ। ਹੇ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ, ਉੱਥੇ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਗਰੀਬ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਬਹੁਤ ਚੰਗੀਆਂ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਦਿੱਤੀਆਂ।

11 ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਨੇ ਆਦੇਸ਼ ਕੀਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੇ ਲੋਕ ਸ਼ੁਭ ਸਮਾਚਾਰ ਦੇਣ ਲਈ ਚੱਲੇ ਗਏ।

12 “ਤਾਕਤਵਰ ਰਾਜਿਆਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਫ਼ੌਜਾਂ ਨੱਸ ਗਈਆਂ, ਘਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਔਰਤਾਂ ਉਹ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਵੰਡਣਗੀਆਂ ਜਿਹੜੀਆਂ ਸਿਪਾਹੀ ਜੰਗ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਲਿਆਉਣਗੇ। ਜਿਹੜੇ ਲੋਕ ਘਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੁਕ ਗਏ ਸਨ ਲੁੱਟ ਦਾ ਬਟਵਾਰਾ ਕਰਨਗੇ।

13 ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਚਾਂਦੀ ਨਾਲ ਢੱਕੇ ਘੁੱਗੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਖੰਬ (ਕੀਮਤੀ ਹੀਰੇ) ਮਿਲਣਗੇ। ਉਹ ਸੋਨੇ ਨਾਲ ਚਮਕਦੇ ਖੰਭ ਹਾਸਲ ਕਰਨਗੇ।”

14 ਸਲਮੋਨ ਪਰਬਤ ਉੱਤੇ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਨੇ, ਵੈਰੀ ਰਾਜਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਖਿੰਡਾਂ ਦਿੱਤਾ। ਉਹ ਡਿੱਗਦੀ ਹੋਈ ਬਰਫ਼ ਵਾਂਗ ਸਨ।

15 ਬਾਸ਼ਾਨ ਪਰਬਤ ਕਈ ਸ਼ਿਖਰਾਂ ਵਾਲਾ ਇੱਕ ਮਹਾਨ ਪਰਬਤ ਹੈ।

16 ਹੇ ਬਾਸ਼ਾਨ ਪਰਬਤ, ਤੂੰ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਸੀਯੋਨ ਪਰਬਤ ਵੱਲ ਕਿਉਂ ਤੱਕਦਾ? ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਉਸ ਪਰਬਤ (ਸੀਯੋਨ) ਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ। ਯਹੋਵਾਹ ਨੇ ਸਦਾ ਲਈ ਉੱਥੇ ਰਹਿਣ ਲਈ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਚੁਣਿਆ ਹੈ।

17 ਯਹੋਵਾਹ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਸੀਯੋਨ ਪਰਬਤ ਵੱਲ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਉਸ ਦੇ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਹਜ਼ਾਰਾਂ ਹੱਥ ਹਨ।

18 ਉਹ ਉੱਪਰ ਉੱਚੇ ਪਰਬਤ ਉੱਤੇ ਗਿਆ, ਕੈਦੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਟੋਲੇ ਦੀ ਅਗਵਾਈ ਕਰਦੇ ਹੋਏ, ਆਦਮੀਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਸਮੇਤ ਸੁਗਾਤਾਂ ਲੈਣ ਲਈ ਗਿਆ ਜਿਹੜੇ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਖਿਲਾਫ਼ ਮੁੜ ਗਏ ਸਨ। ਯਹੋਵਾਹ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਉੱਥੇ ਉੱਪਰ ਨਿਵਾਸ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਗਿਆ।

19 ਯਹੋਵਾਹ ਦੀ ਉਸਤਤਿ ਕਰੋ। ਹਰ ਰੋਜ਼ ਉਹ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਭਾਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਚੁੱਕਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਾਡੀ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਜਿਹੜੇ ਸਾਨੂੰ ਚੁੱਕਣੇ ਪੈਂਦੇ ਹਨ। ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਸਾਨੂੰ ਬਚਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ।

20 ਉਹ ਸਾਡਾ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਹੈ, ਉਹੀ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਹੈ ਜਿਹੜਾ ਸਾਨੂੰ ਬਚਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਯਹੋਵਾਹ ਸਾਡਾ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਸਾਨੂੰ ਮੌਤ ਕੋਲੋਂ ਬਚਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ।

21 ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਦਰਸ਼ਾਏਗਾ ਕਿ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਵੈਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਹਰਾਇਆ। ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਦੰਡ ਦੇਵੇਗਾ ਜਿਹੜੇ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਖਿਲਾਫ਼ ਲੜੇ ਸਨ।

22 ਮੇਰੇ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ, “ਮੈਂ ਬਾਸ਼ਾਨ ਤੋਂ ਵੈਰੀ ਨੂੰ ਵਾਪਸ ਲਿਆਵਾਂਗਾ, ਮੈਂ ਵੈਰੀ ਨੂੰ ਪੱਛਮ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਵਾਪਸ ਲਿਆਵਾਂਗਾ।

23 ਇਸ ਲਈ ਕਿ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਲਹੂ ਵਿੱਚ ਤੁਰ ਸੱਕੋਂ, ਅਤੇ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਕੁੱਤੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਲਹੂ ਚੱਟ ਸੱਕਣ।”

24 ਮੇਰੇ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਨੂੰ ਜਿੱਤ ਦੇ ਜਲੂਸ ਦੀ ਅਗਵਾਈ ਕਰਦਿਆਂ ਵੇਖੋ। ਮੇਰੇ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਯਹੋਵਾਹ ਨੂੰ, ਮੇਰੇ ਰਾਜੇ ਨੂੰ, ਫ਼ਤਿਹ ਦੇ ਜਲੂਸ ਦੀ ਅਗਵਾਈ ਕਰਦਿਆਂ ਵੇਖੋ।

25 ਗਾਇੱਕ ਅੱਗੇ, ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਸੰਗੀਤਕਾਰ, ਤੰਬੂਰੇ ਵਜਾਉਂਦੀਆਂ ਮੁਟਿਆਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਘਿਰੇ ਚੱਲ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ।

26 ਸੰਗਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਦੀ ਉਸਤਤਿ ਕਰੋ। ਇਸਰਾਏਲ ਦੇ ਲੋਕੋ ਯਹੋਵਾਹ ਦੀ ਉਸਤਤਿ ਕਰੋ।

27 ਉੱਥੇ ਬਿਨਯਾਮੀਨ ਦਾ ਛੋਟਾ ਵੰਸ਼ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਅਗਵਾਈ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਉੱਥੇ ਯਹੂਦਾ ਦੇ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਦੇ ਮਹਾਨ ਆਗੂ ਹਨ। ਅਤੇ ਉੱਥੇ ਜ਼ੈਬੂਲੁਨ ਅਤੇ ਨੇਫ਼ਤਾਲੀ ਦੇ ਆਗੂ ਹਨ।

28 ਹੇ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ, ਸਾਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੀ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਦਰਸ਼ਾਉ ਉਹ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਜਿਹੜੀ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਅਤੀਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਾਡੇ ਲਈ ਵਰਤੀ ਸੀ।

29 ਰਾਜੇ ਯਰੂਸ਼ਲਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਮੰਦਰ ਵੱਲ, ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਕੋਲ ਆਪਣੀ ਦੌਲਤ ਲਿਆਉਣਗੇ।

30 “ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਜਾਨਵਰਾਂ” ਪਾਸੋਂ ਉਹ ਕਰਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਜੋ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ ਹੋ ਆਪਣੀ ਸੋਟੀ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕਰੋ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਕੌਮਾਂ ਦੇ “ਬਲਦਾਂ” ਅਤੇ “ਗਾਵਾਂ” ਤੋਂ ਆਪਣਾ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਮਨਵਾਉ। ਤੁਸਾਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਕੌਮਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਜੰਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਹਰਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ। ਹੁਣ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਲਈ ਚਾਂਦੀ ਲਿਆਉਣ ਲਈ ਮਜਬੂਰ ਕਰੋ।

31 ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਮਿਸਰ ਦੀਆਂ ਅਮੀਰੀਆਂ ਲਿਆਉਣ ਲਈ ਮਨਾਉ। ਹੇ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ, ਈਥੋਪੀਆ ਨੂੰ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਅਮੀਰੀਆਂ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਕੋਲ ਲਿਆਉਣ ਲਈ ਮਨਾਉ।

32 ਧਰਤੀ ਦੇ ਰਾਜਿਉ, ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਲਈ ਗੀਤ ਗਾਉ। ਸਾਡੇ ਯਹੋਵਾਹ ਦੀਆਂ ਮਹਿਮਾ ਦੇ ਗੀਤ ਗਾਵੋ।

33 ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਲਈ ਗੀਤ ਗਾਵੋ। ਉਹ ਪ੍ਰਾਚੀਨ ਅਕਾਸ਼ਾਂ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਆਪਣਾ ਹੱਥ ਚਲਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਉਸਦੀ ਸ਼ਕਤੀਸ਼ਾਲੀ ਅਵਾਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਸੁਣੋ।

34 ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਦੇਵਤੇ ਦੇ ਮੁਕਾਬਲੇ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਵੱਧੇਰੇ ਸ਼ਕਤੀਸ਼ਾਲੀ ਹੈ। ਇਸਰਾਏਲ ਦਾ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਆਪਣੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਕਤੀਸ਼ਾਲੀ ਬਣਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ।

35 ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਆਪਣੇ ਮੰਦਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਦਭੁਤ ਲੱਗਦਾ ਹੈ। ਇਸਰਾਏਲ ਦਾ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਆਪਣੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਦੀ ਉਸਤਤਿ ਕਰੋ।

1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm or Song of David.

2 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.

3 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

4 But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.

5 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.

6 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

7 God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

8 O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:

9 The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

10 Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.

11 Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.

12 The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.

13 Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.

14 Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.

15 When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.

16 The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.

17 Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the Lord will dwell in it for ever.

18 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.

19 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them.

20 Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.

21 He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death.

22 But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.

23 The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea:

24 That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.

25 They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.

26 The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.

27 Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.

28 There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

29 Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.

30 Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.

31 Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.

32 Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.

33 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah:

34 To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.

35 Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.

36 O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.

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.