Acts 22
1 “Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense which I will now make to you.”
he pit. rga. naa he bhraat. rga. naa. h, idaanii. m mama nivedane samavadhatta|
2 When the crowd heard Paul speak to them in the Hebrew language, they became quiet. He said,
tadaa sa ibriiyabhaa. sayaa kathaa. m kathayatiiti "srutvaa sarvve lokaa atiiva ni. h"sabdaa santo. ati. s.than|
3 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but educated in this city at the feet of Gamaliel. I was instructed according to the strict ways of the law of our fathers. I am zealous for God, just as all of you are today.
pa"scaat so. akathayad aha. m yihuudiiya iti ni"scaya. h kilikiyaade"sasya taar. sanagara. m mama janmabhuumi. h, etannagariiyasya gamiliiyelanaamno. adhyaapakasya "si. syo bhuutvaa puurvvapuru. saa. naa. m vidhivyavasthaanusaare. na sampuur. naruupe. na "sik. sito. abhavam idaaniintanaa yuuya. m yaad. r"saa bhavatha taad. r"so. ahamapii"svarasevaayaam udyogii jaata. h|
4 I persecuted this Way to the death, binding up and delivering them to prison both men and women,
matametad dvi. s.tvaa tadgraahinaariipuru. saan kaaraayaa. m baddhvaa te. saa. m praa. nanaa"saparyyantaa. m vipak. sataam akaravam|
5 as the high priest and all the elders can bear witness. I received letters from them for the brothers in Damascus, and went there to bring them back in bonds to Jerusalem in order for them to be punished.
mahaayaajaka. h sabhaasada. h praaciinalokaa"sca mamaitasyaa. h kathaayaa. h pramaa. na. m daatu. m "saknuvanti, yasmaat te. saa. m samiipaad damme. sakanagaranivaasibhraat. rga. naartham aaj naapatraa. ni g. rhiitvaa ye tatra sthitaastaan da. n.dayitu. m yiruu"saalamam aanayanaartha. m damme. sakanagara. m gatosmi|
6 It happened that when I was traveling and nearing Damascus, about noon suddenly a great light from heaven began to shine around me.
kintu gacchan tannagarasya samiipa. m praaptavaan tadaa dvitiiyapraharavelaayaa. m satyaam akasmaad gaga. naannirgatya mahatii diipti rmama caturdi"si prakaa"sitavatii|
7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
tato mayi bhuumau patite sati, he "saula he "saula kuto maa. m taa. dayasi? maamprati bhaa. sita etaad. r"sa eko ravopi mayaa "sruta. h|
8 I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said to me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.'
tadaaha. m pratyavada. m, he prabhe ko bhavaan? tata. h so. avaadiit ya. m tva. m taa. dayasi sa naasaratiiyo yii"suraha. m|
9 Those who were with me saw the light, but they did not understand the voice of him who spoke to me.
mama sa"ngino lokaastaa. m diipti. m d. r.s. tvaa bhiya. m praaptaa. h, kintu maampratyudita. m tadvaakya. m te naabudhyanta|
10 I said, 'What should I do, Lord?' The Lord said to me, 'Arise and go into Damascus; there you will be told everything that you must do.'
tata. h para. m p. r.s. tavaanaha. m, he prabho mayaa ki. m karttavya. m? tata. h prabhurakathayat, utthaaya damme. sakanagara. m yaahi tvayaa yadyat karttavya. m niruupitamaaste tat tatra tva. m j naapayi. syase|
11 I could not see because of that light's brightness, and being led by the hands of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
anantara. m tasyaa. h kharataradiipte. h kaara. naat kimapi na d. r.s. tvaa sa"ngiga. nena dh. rtahasta. h san damme. sakanagara. m vrajitavaan|
12 There I met a man named Ananias, a devout man according to the law and well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there.
tannagaranivaasinaa. m sarvve. saa. m yihuudiiyaanaa. m maanyo vyavasthaanusaare. na bhakta"sca hanaaniiyanaamaa maanava eko
13 He came to me, stood by me, and said, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight.' In that very hour I saw him.
mama sannidhim etya ti. s.than akathayat, he bhraata. h "saula sud. r.s. ti rbhava tasmin da. n.de. aha. m samyak ta. m d. r.s. tavaan|
14 Then he said, 'The God of our fathers has chosen you to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear the voice coming from his own mouth.
tata. h sa mahya. m kathitavaan yathaa tvam ii"svarasyaabhipraaya. m vetsi tasya "suddhasattvajanasya dar"sana. m praapya tasya "sriimukhasya vaakya. m "s. r.no. si tannimittam asmaaka. m puurvvapuru. saa. naam ii"svarastvaa. m manoniita. m k. rtavaana. m|
15 For you shall be a witness for him to all men about what you have seen and heard.
yato yadyad adraak. siira"srau. sii"sca sarvve. saa. m maanavaanaa. m samiipe tva. m te. saa. m saak. sii bhavi. syasi|
16 Now why are you waiting? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.'
ataeva kuto vilambase? prabho rnaamnaa praarthya nijapaapaprak. saalanaartha. m majjanaaya samutti. s.tha|
17 After I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the temple, it happened that I was given a vision.
tata. h para. m yiruu"saalamnagara. m pratyaagatya mandire. aham ekadaa praarthaye, tasmin samaye. aham abhibhuuta. h san prabhuu. m saak. saat pa"syan,
18 I saw him say to me, 'Hurry and leave Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.'
tva. m tvarayaa yiruu"saalama. h prati. s.thasva yato lokaamayi tava saak. sya. m na grahii. syanti, maampratyudita. m tasyeda. m vaakyam a"srau. sam|
19 I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you in every synagogue.
tatoha. m pratyavaadi. sam he prabho pratibhajanabhavana. m tvayi vi"svaasino lokaan baddhvaa prah. rtavaan,
20 When the blood of Stephen your witness was spilled, I also was standing by and agreeing, and I was guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.'
tathaa tava saak. si. na. h stiphaanasya raktapaatanasamaye tasya vinaa"sa. m sammanya sannidhau ti. s.than hant. rlokaanaa. m vaasaa. msi rak. sitavaan, etat te vidu. h|
21 But he said to me, 'Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.'”
tata. h so. akathayat prati. s.thasva tvaa. m duurasthabhinnade"siiyaanaa. m samiipa. m pre. sayi. sye|
22 They listened to him until he said this. Then they shouted and said, “Away with such a fellow from the earth, for it is not right that he should live.”
tadaa lokaa etaavatparyyantaa. m tadiiyaa. m kathaa. m "srutvaa proccairakathayan, ena. m bhuuma. n.dalaad duuriikuruta, etaad. r"sajanasya jiivana. m nocitam|
23 As they were shouting, throwing off their cloaks, and throwing dust into the air,
ityuccai. h kathayitvaa vasanaani parityajya gaga. na. m prati dhuuliirak. sipan
24 the chief captain commanded Paul to be brought into the fortress. He ordered that he should be questioned with scourging, so that he himself might know why they were shouting against him like that.
tata. h sahasrasenaapati. h paula. m durgaabhyantara netu. m samaadi"sat| etasya pratikuulaa. h santo lokaa. h kinnimittam etaavaduccai. hsvaram akurvvan, etad vettu. m ta. m ka"sayaa prah. rtya tasya pariik. saa. m karttumaadi"sat|
25 When they had tied him up with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman and who has not been put on trial?”
padaataya"scarmmanirmmitarajjubhistasya bandhana. m karttumudyataastaastadaanii. m paula. h sammukhasthita. m "satasenaapatim uktavaan da. n.daaj naayaam apraaptaayaa. m ki. m romiloka. m praharttu. m yu. smaakam adhikaarosti?
26 When the centurion heard this, he went to the chief captain and told him, saying, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.”
enaa. m kathaa. m "srutvaa sa sahasrasenaapate. h sannidhi. m gatvaa taa. m vaarttaamavadat sa romiloka etasmaat saavadhaana. h san karmma kuru|
27 The chief captain came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” Paul said, “Yes.”
tasmaat sahasrasenaapati rgatvaa tamapraak. siit tva. m ki. m romiloka. h? iti maa. m bruuhi| so. akathayat satyam|
28 The chief captain answered, “It was only with a large amount of money that I acquired citizenship.” But Paul said, “I was born a Roman citizen.”
tata. h sahasrasenaapati. h kathitavaan bahudravi. na. m dattvaaha. m tat paurasakhya. m praaptavaan; kintu paula. h kathitavaan aha. m janunaa tat praapto. asmi|
29 Then the men who were going to question him left him immediately. The chief captain also was afraid, when he learned that Paul was a Roman citizen, because he had tied him up.
ittha. m sati ye prahaare. na ta. m pariik. situ. m samudyataa aasan te tasya samiipaat praati. s.thanta; sahasrasenaapatista. m romiloka. m vij naaya svaya. m yat tasya bandhanam akaar. siit tatkaara. naad abibhet|
30 On the next day, the chief captain wanted to know the truth about the Jews' accusations against Paul. So he untied his bonds and ordered the chief priests and all the council to meet. Then he brought Paul down and placed him in their midst.
yihuudiiyalokaa. h paula. m kuto. apavadante tasya v. rttaanta. m j naatu. m vaa nchan sahasrasenaapati. h pare. ahani paula. m bandhanaat mocayitvaa pradhaanayaajakaan mahaasabhaayaa. h sarvvalokaa"sca samupasthaatum aadi"sya te. saa. m sannidhau paulam avarohya sthaapitavaan|
