< Acts 6 >

1 But in those days, the disciples multiplying in number, there arose a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews because their widows were overlooked in the daily ministration.
ती दिनमा जब चेलाहरूको सङ्ख्या गुणात्मक रूपमा बढ्दै गयो ग्रिक भाषा बोल्ने यहूदीहरूले हिब्रूहरूको विरुद्धमा गनगन गर्न थाले किनकि तिनीहरूका विधवाहरूलाई दैनिक खाद्य वितरणमा वेवास्ता गरिँदै थियो ।
2 And the twelve, having called the multitude of the disciples to [them], said, It is not right that we, leaving the word of God, should serve tables.
बाह्र प्रेरितले चेलाहरूको समूहलाई बोलाएर भने, “खुवाउने-पियाउने काममा अल्झिन हामीले परमेश्‍वरको वचनलाई वेवास्ता गर्नु उपयुक्त हुँदैन ।
3 Look out therefore, brethren, from among yourselves seven men, well reported of, full of [the] [Holy] Spirit and wisdom, whom we will establish over this business:
यसकारण भाइ हो, तपाईंहरूमध्येबाट सात जना मानिसलाई छान्‍नुहोस् जो नाउँ चलेका, बुद्धि र पवित्र आत्माले भरिएका होऊन् जसलाई हामी यस कामको लागि नियुक्त गर्न सकौँ ।
4 but we will give ourselves up to prayer and the ministry of the word.
हाम्रो सम्बन्धमा भन्‍नुपर्दा, हामी निरन्तर रूपमा प्रार्थना र वचनको सेवामा लागिरहनेछौँ ।”
5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and [the] Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch,
तिनीहरूको भनाइ पुरै समुदायलाई मन पर्‍यो । त्यसैले, तिनीहरूले विश्‍वास र पवित्र आत्माले भरिएका स्तिफनस, फिलिप, प्रखरस, निकनोर, तीमोन, पर्मिनास र एन्टिओखियाका यहूदी-मत मान्‍ने निकोलाउसलाई छाने ।
6 whom they set before the apostles; and, having prayed, they laid their hands on them.
विश्‍वासीहरूले यी मानिसहरूलाई प्रेरितहरूका सामु ल्याए जसले प्रार्थना गरे र तिनीहरूमाथि हात राखे ।
7 And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was very greatly multiplied, and a great crowd of the priests obeyed the faith.
यसरी परमेश्‍वरको वचन फैलियो र यरूशलेममा चेलाहरूको सङ्ख्या गुणात्मक रूपमा वृद्धि भयो । र धेरै पूजाहारीहरूले यस विश्‍वासलाई स्वीकार गरे ।
8 And Stephen, full of grace and power, wrought wonders and great signs among the people.
अब अनुग्रह र शक्तिले भरिएर स्तिफनसले मानिसहरूका बिचमा महान् आश्‍चर्य र चिन्हहरू देखाउँदै थिए ।
9 And there arose up certain of those of the synagogue called of freedmen, and of Cyrenians, and of Alexandrians, and of those of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen.
तर त्यहाँ स्वतन्‍त्र दल नामक सभाघरका मानिसहरू, कुरेनीहरू, अलेक्ज्यान्ड्रियाका बासिन्दाहरू र किलिकियासाथै एसियाका केही मानिसहरू खडा भए । यी मानिसहरू स्तिफनससित वादविवाद गर्दै थिए ।
10 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.
तर स्तिफनसले जुन बुद्धि र पवित्र आत्माको शक्तिमा बोलेका थिए तिनीहरूले त्यसको सामना गर्न सकेनन् ।
11 Then they suborned men, saying, We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.
त्यसपछि तिनीहरूले केही मानिसहरूलाई गुप्‍तमा मनाई यसो भन्‍न लगाए, “हामीले स्तिफनसले मोशा र परमेश्‍वरको विरुद्धमा ईश्‍वर-निन्दक वचनहरू बोलेका सुनेका छौँ ।”
12 And they roused the people, and the elders, and the scribes. And coming upon [him] they seized him and brought [him] to the council.
तिनीहरूले मानिसहरू, एल्डरहरू, शास्‍त्रीहरूलाई उक्साए अनि स्तिफनससित मुकाबला गरे; तिनलाई पक्रे र परिषद्‍मा ल्याए ।
13 And they set false witnesses, saying, This man does not cease speaking words against the holy place and the law;
तिनीहरूले झुटा साक्षीहरू पेस गरे जसले भने, “यो मानिसले यस पवित्रस्थान र व्यवस्थाको विरुद्धमा बोल्न छाड्दैन ।
14 for we have heard him saying, This Jesus the Nazaraean shall destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses taught us.
नासरतको यो येशूले यस स्थानलाई नष्‍ट पार्नेछ र मोशाले हामीलाई सुम्पेका चलनहरूलाई बद्लनेछ भनी त्यसले बोलेको हामीले सुनेका छौँ ।”
15 And all who sat in the council, looking fixedly on him, saw his face as [the] face of an angel.
परिषद्‍मा जम्मा भएका हरेकको आँखा तिनमा केन्द्रित भयो र तिनको मोहोडा स्वर्गदूतको झैँ देखियो ।

< Acts 6 >