Acts 22
1 “Brothers and fathers, listen to the defence which I now make to you.”
hē pitr̥gaṇā hē bhrātr̥gaṇāḥ, idānīṁ mama nivēdanē samavadhatta|
2 When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,
tadā sa ibrīyabhāṣayā kathāṁ kathayatīti śrutvā sarvvē lōkā atīva niḥśabdā santō'tiṣṭhan|
3 “I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict tradition of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are today.
paścāt sō'kathayad ahaṁ yihūdīya iti niścayaḥ kilikiyādēśasya tārṣanagaraṁ mama janmabhūmiḥ, ētannagarīyasya gamilīyēlanāmnō'dhyāpakasya śiṣyō bhūtvā pūrvvapuruṣāṇāṁ vidhivyavasthānusārēṇa sampūrṇarūpēṇa śikṣitō'bhavam idānīntanā yūyaṁ yādr̥śā bhavatha tādr̥śō'hamapīśvarasēvāyām udyōgī jātaḥ|
4 I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women,
matamētad dviṣṭvā tadgrāhinārīpuruṣān kārāyāṁ baddhvā tēṣāṁ prāṇanāśaparyyantāṁ vipakṣatām akaravam|
5 as also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and travelled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.
mahāyājakaḥ sabhāsadaḥ prācīnalōkāśca mamaitasyāḥ kathāyāḥ pramāṇaṁ dātuṁ śaknuvanti, yasmāt tēṣāṁ samīpād dammēṣakanagaranivāsibhrātr̥gaṇārtham ājñāpatrāṇi gr̥hītvā yē tatra sthitāstān daṇḍayituṁ yirūśālamam ānayanārthaṁ dammēṣakanagaraṁ gatōsmi|
6 “As I made my journey and came close to Damascus, about noon suddenly a great light shone around me from the sky.
kintu gacchan tannagarasya samīpaṁ prāptavān tadā dvitīyapraharavēlāyāṁ satyām akasmād gagaṇānnirgatya mahatī dīpti rmama caturdiśi prakāśitavatī|
7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
tatō mayi bhūmau patitē sati, hē śaula hē śaula kutō māṁ tāḍayasi? māmprati bhāṣita ētādr̥śa ēkō ravōpi mayā śrutaḥ|
8 I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me, ‘I am Yeshua of Nazareth, whom you persecute.’
tadāhaṁ pratyavadaṁ, hē prabhē kō bhavān? tataḥ sō'vādīt yaṁ tvaṁ tāḍayasi sa nāsaratīyō yīśurahaṁ|
9 “Those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they didn’t understand the voice of him who spoke to me.
mama saṅginō lōkāstāṁ dīptiṁ dr̥ṣṭvā bhiyaṁ prāptāḥ, kintu māmpratyuditaṁ tadvākyaṁ tē nābudhyanta|
10 I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ The Lord said to me, ‘Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are appointed for you to do.’
tataḥ paraṁ pr̥ṣṭavānahaṁ, hē prabhō mayā kiṁ karttavyaṁ? tataḥ prabhurakathayat, utthāya dammēṣakanagaraṁ yāhi tvayā yadyat karttavyaṁ nirūpitamāstē tat tatra tvaṁ jñāpayiṣyasē|
11 When I couldn’t see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
anantaraṁ tasyāḥ kharataradīptēḥ kāraṇāt kimapi na dr̥ṣṭvā saṅgigaṇēna dhr̥tahastaḥ san dammēṣakanagaraṁ vrajitavān|
12 “One Hananiah, a devout man according to the Torah, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,
tannagaranivāsināṁ sarvvēṣāṁ yihūdīyānāṁ mānyō vyavasthānusārēṇa bhaktaśca hanānīyanāmā mānava ēkō
13 came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ In that very hour I looked up at him.
mama sannidhim ētya tiṣṭhan akathayat, hē bhrātaḥ śaula sudr̥ṣṭi rbhava tasmin daṇḍē'haṁ samyak taṁ dr̥ṣṭavān|
14 He said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.
tataḥ sa mahyaṁ kathitavān yathā tvam īśvarasyābhiprāyaṁ vētsi tasya śuddhasattvajanasya darśanaṁ prāpya tasya śrīmukhasya vākyaṁ śr̥ṇōṣi tannimittam asmākaṁ pūrvvapuruṣāṇām īśvarastvāṁ manōnītaṁ kr̥tavānaṁ|
15 For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard.
yatō yadyad adrākṣīraśrauṣīśca sarvvēṣāṁ mānavānāṁ samīpē tvaṁ tēṣāṁ sākṣī bhaviṣyasi|
16 Now why do you wait? Arise, be immersed, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’
ataēva kutō vilambasē? prabhō rnāmnā prārthya nijapāpaprakṣālanārthaṁ majjanāya samuttiṣṭha|
17 “When I had returned to Jerusalem and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance
tataḥ paraṁ yirūśālamnagaraṁ pratyāgatya mandirē'ham ēkadā prārthayē, tasmin samayē'ham abhibhūtaḥ san prabhūṁ sākṣāt paśyan,
18 and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.’
tvaṁ tvarayā yirūśālamaḥ pratiṣṭhasva yatō lōkāmayi tava sākṣyaṁ na grahīṣyanti, māmpratyuditaṁ tasyēdaṁ vākyam aśrauṣam|
19 I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.
tatōhaṁ pratyavādiṣam hē prabhō pratibhajanabhavanaṁ tvayi viśvāsinō lōkān baddhvā prahr̥tavān,
20 When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, consenting to his death, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.’
tathā tava sākṣiṇaḥ stiphānasya raktapātanasamayē tasya vināśaṁ sammanya sannidhau tiṣṭhan hantr̥lōkānāṁ vāsāṁsi rakṣitavān, ētat tē viduḥ|
21 “He said to me, ‘Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.’”
tataḥ sō'kathayat pratiṣṭhasva tvāṁ dūrasthabhinnadēśīyānāṁ samīpaṁ prēṣayiṣyē|
22 They listened to him until he said that; then they lifted up their voice and said, “Rid the earth of this fellow, for he isn’t fit to live!”
tadā lōkā ētāvatparyyantāṁ tadīyāṁ kathāṁ śrutvā prōccairakathayan, ēnaṁ bhūmaṇḍalād dūrīkuruta, ētādr̥śajanasya jīvanaṁ nōcitam|
23 As they cried out, threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,
ityuccaiḥ kathayitvā vasanāni parityajya gagaṇaṁ prati dhūlīrakṣipan
24 the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted against him like that.
tataḥ sahasrasēnāpatiḥ paulaṁ durgābhyantara nētuṁ samādiśat| ētasya pratikūlāḥ santō lōkāḥ kinnimittam ētāvaduccaiḥsvaram akurvvan, ētad vēttuṁ taṁ kaśayā prahr̥tya tasya parīkṣāṁ karttumādiśat|
25 When they had tied him up with thongs, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?”
padātayaścarmmanirmmitarajjubhistasya bandhanaṁ karttumudyatāstāstadānīṁ paulaḥ sammukhasthitaṁ śatasēnāpatim uktavān daṇḍājñāyām aprāptāyāṁ kiṁ rōmilōkaṁ praharttuṁ yuṣmākam adhikārōsti?
26 When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, “Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman!”
ēnāṁ kathāṁ śrutvā sa sahasrasēnāpatēḥ sannidhiṁ gatvā tāṁ vārttāmavadat sa rōmilōka ētasmāt sāvadhānaḥ san karmma kuru|
27 The commanding officer came and asked him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” He said, “Yes.”
tasmāt sahasrasēnāpati rgatvā tamaprākṣīt tvaṁ kiṁ rōmilōkaḥ? iti māṁ brūhi| sō'kathayat satyam|
28 The commanding officer answered, “I bought my citizenship for a great price.” Paul said, “But I was born a Roman.”
tataḥ sahasrasēnāpatiḥ kathitavān bahudraviṇaṁ dattvāhaṁ tat paurasakhyaṁ prāptavān; kintu paulaḥ kathitavān ahaṁ janunā tat prāptō'smi|
29 Immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realised that he was a Roman, because he had bound him.
itthaṁ sati yē prahārēṇa taṁ parīkṣituṁ samudyatā āsan tē tasya samīpāt prātiṣṭhanta; sahasrasēnāpatistaṁ rōmilōkaṁ vijñāya svayaṁ yat tasya bandhanam akārṣīt tatkāraṇād abibhēt|
30 But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Judeans, he freed him from the bonds and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.
yihūdīyalōkāḥ paulaṁ kutō'pavadantē tasya vr̥ttāntaṁ jñātuṁ vāñchan sahasrasēnāpatiḥ parē'hani paulaṁ bandhanāt mōcayitvā pradhānayājakān mahāsabhāyāḥ sarvvalōkāśca samupasthātum ādiśya tēṣāṁ sannidhau paulam avarōhya sthāpitavān|
