Acts 24
1 After five days, the high priest, Ananias, came down with certain elders and an orator, one Tertullus. They informed the governor against Paul.
पाँच दिनपछि, प्रधान पूजाहारी हननिया, केही एल्डरहरू र तर्तुलस नाउँ गरेका कुशलवक्ता त्यहाँ गए । यी मानिसहरूले शासककहाँ पावलको विरुद्धमा दोष लगाए ।
2 When he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, “Seeing that by you we enjoy much peace, and that prosperity is coming to this nation by your foresight,
जब पावल शासकका अगाडि उभिए, ततुर्लसले तिनलाई दोष लगाउन थाल्यो र शासकलाई भन्यो, “तपाईंको कारणले हामीलाई ठूलो शान्ति मिलेको छ; तपाईंको दूरदृष्टिले हाम्रो देशमा असल सुधार ल्याउँछ ।
3 we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
त्यसकारण अतिउच्च फेलिक्स, सबै धन्यवादका साथ तपाईंले गर्नुभएको हरेक कुरालाई हामी स्वागत गर्छौं ।
4 But that I don’t delay you, I entreat you to bear with us and hear a few words.
त्यसैले म तपाईंलाई अल्झाउँदिनँ, मेरो कुरा छोटकरीमा दया गरी सुनिदिनलाई आग्रह गर्छु ।
5 For we have found this man to be a plague, an instigator of insurrections amongst all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
किनभने हामीले यस मानिसलाई दु: ख दिने र सारा संसारभरिका यहूदीहरूलाई विद्रोह गर्न लगाउने व्यक्तिको रूपमा पाएका छौँ । ऊ नाजरी सम्प्रदायको एउटा अगुवा हो ।
6 He even tried to profane the temple, and we arrested him.
उसले मन्दिरलाई अशुद्ध पार्न पनि प्रयास गर्यो, त्यसैले उसलाई हामीले पक्र्यौँ ।
तर जब सैनिक अधिकृत आइपुगे, तिनले पावललाई हाम्रो हातबाट बलजफ्ति गरेर खोसेर लगे ।
8 By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him.”
जब तपाईंले यी सबै कुराहरू बारे पावललाई प्रश्न गर्नुहुन्छ, हामीले उसलाई दोष लगाएको कुराको बारेमा तपाईं आफैँले थाहा पाउनुहुनेछ ।
9 The Judeans also joined in the attack, affirming that these things were so.
यहूदीहरूले पनि एकैसाथ पावललाई दोष लगाए र यी कुराहरू सत्य हुन् भने ।
10 When the governor had beckoned to him to speak, Paul answered, “Because I know that you have been a judge of this nation for many years, I cheerfully make my defence,
तर जब शासकले पावललाई बोल्नका लागि इशारा गरे, पावलले जवाफ दिए, “म बुझ्छु कि तपाईं यस जातिको निम्ति धेरै वर्षदेखि न्यायकर्ता हुनुभएको छ, र यसैले म आफैँलाई तपाईंको सामु खुसीसाथ बयान गर्छु ।”
11 seeing that you can verify that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem.
तपाईं आफैँले प्रमाणित गर्न सक्नु हुन्छ कि म यरूशलेममा आराधना गर्न गएको बाह्र दिनभन्दा बढी भएको छैन ।
12 In the temple they didn’t find me disputing with anyone or stirring up a crowd, either in the synagogues or in the city.
र जब तिनीहरूले मलाई मन्दिरमा भेट्टाए, मैले कसैसँग विवाद गरिनँ, र मैले सभाघरहरू वा सहरहरूमा भिडलाई उक्साइनँ ।
13 Nor can they prove to you the things of which they now accuse me.
र तिनीहरूले मेरो विरुद्धमा जुन दोष लगाएका छन् त्यो तपाईंको अगाडि अहिले प्रमाणित गर्न सक्दैनन् ।
14 But this I confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, so I serve the God of our fathers, believing all things which are according to the Torah, and which are written in the Prophets;
तर तपाईंसँग म यो स्वीकार गर्छु कि तिनीहरूले पन्थ भन्ने गरेको मार्गअनुसार नै म मेरा पुर्खाहरूका परमेश्वरको सेवा गर्छु । व्यवस्थामा भएका सबै कुराप्रति र अगमवक्ताहरूले लेखेका पुस्तकहरूप्रति म विश्वासयोग्य छु ।
15 having hope towards God, which these also themselves look for, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
यी मानिसहरूले दुवै धर्मी र अधर्मी मृतकहरूको पुनरुत्थानको प्रतीक्षा गरेजस्तै, परमेश्वरमा मेरो पनि त्यस्तै दृढ विश्वास छ ।
16 In this I also practise always having a conscience void of offence towards God and men.
र यसमा नै परमेश्वर र मानिसहरूको सामु सबै कुराहरूद्वारा विनादोषको विवेक पाउन म काम गर्छु ।
17 Now after some years, I came to bring gifts for the needy to my nation, and offerings;
अहिले धेरै वर्षपछि म यहाँ मेरो जातिलाई सहायता र पैसाको उपहारहरू ल्याउन आएँ ।
18 amid which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with a mob, nor with turmoil.
जब मैले यो गरेँ, एसियाका केही यहूदीहरूले मलाई शुद्धिकरणको समारोहमा मन्दिरमा भेट्टाए, जहाँ कुनै भिडभाड वा होहल्ला थिएन ।
19 They ought to have been here before you and to make accusation if they had anything against me.
ती मानिसहरू अहिले तपाईंको अगाडि हुनुपर्दथ्यो । अनि यदि मेरो विरुद्धमा तिनीहरूको केही थियो भने भन्नुपर्दथ्यो ।
20 Or else let these men themselves say what injustice they found in me when I stood before the council,
नत्र भने म यहूदी परिषदअगि खडा हुँदा तिनीहरूले ममा के गल्ती भेट्टाए, यिनै मानिसहरूले भन्नुपर्छ ।
21 unless it is for this one thing that I cried standing amongst them, ‘Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am being judged before you today!’”
मैले उनीहरूको माझमा खडा भएर ठुलो स्वरमा यतिमात्र भनेर कराएको थिएँ, ʼमृतकहरूको पुनरुत्थान बारेको कुराले नै आज तपाईंद्वारा मेरो इन्साफ गरिदैँछ ।”
22 But Felix, having more exact knowledge concerning the Way, deferred them, saying, “When Lysias, the commanding officer, comes down, I will decide your case.”
फेलिक्स यो मार्गको बारेमा जानकार थिए, त्यसैले उनले यहूदीहरूलाई पर्खन लगाए । तिनले भने “यरूशलेमबाट सेनापति लुसियस तल आएपछि म तिम्रो मुद्दाको फैसला गर्नेछु ।”
23 He ordered the centurion that Paul should be kept in custody and should have some privileges, and not to forbid any of his friends to serve him or to visit him.
त्यसपछि उनले कप्तानलाई पावललाई पहरा दिने आज्ञा दिए, तर उनीसँग सदासयताको साथ व्यवहार गर र उनका कुनै साथीहरूबाट सहायता लिन वा भेटघाट गर्नलाई कसैले नरोक्नू भनी आदेश दिए ।
24 After some days, Felix came with Drusilla his wife, who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Messiah Yeshua.
केही दिनपछि, फेलिक्स आफ्नी श्रीमती द्रुसिल्लासँग फर्के, तिनी यहूदी थिईन्, अनि उनले पावललाई बोलाए, र उनबाट ख्रीष्ट येशूप्रतिको विश्वासको बारेमा सुने ।
25 As he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgement to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, “Go your way for this time, and when it is convenient for me, I will summon you.”
तर जब पावलले उनलाई धार्मिकता, संयमता र आउँदै गरेको न्यायको बारे उनीसँग बहस गरे, फेलिक्स भयभीत भए; अनि उनले जवाफ दिए, “अहिलेलाई जाऊ, तर जब मलाई फेरि समय मिल्छ, म तिमीलाई बोलाउनेछु ।”
26 Meanwhile, he also hoped that money would be given to him by Paul, that he might release him. Therefore also he sent for him more often and talked with him.
त्यही समयमा, पावलले तिनलाई पैसा दिन्छन् कि भनी तिनले आशा गरिरहेका थिए, त्यसैले तिनले पावललाई प्रायः बोलाउँथे र तिनीसँग कुरा गर्दथे ।
27 But when two years were fulfilled, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and desiring to gain favour with the Judeans, Felix left Paul in bonds.
तर जब दुई वर्ष बित्यो, फेलिक्सपछि पर्सिअस फेस्तस शासक बने, तर फेलिक्सले यहूदीहरूको समर्थन प्राप्त गर्न चाहन्थे, त्यसैले उनले पावललाई निरन्तर पहरामा नै छोडिराखे ।
