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.
panjcabhyO dinEbhyaH paraM hanAnIyanAmA mahAyAjakO'dhipatEH samakSaM paulasya prAtikUlyEna nivEdayituM tartullanAmAnaM kanjcana vaktAraM prAcInajanAMzca sagginaH kRtvA kaisariyAnagaram Agacchat|
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,
tataH paulE samAnItE sati tartullastasyApavAdakathAM kathayitum Arabhata hE mahAmahimaphIlikSa bhavatO vayam atinirvvighnaM kAlaM yApayAmO bhavataH pariNAmadarzitayA EtaddEzIyAnAM bahUni maggalAni ghaTitAni,
3 we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
iti hEtO rvayamatikRtajnjAH santaH sarvvatra sarvvadA bhavatO guNAn gAyamaH|
4 But that I don’t delay you, I entreat you to bear with us and hear a few words.
kintu bahubhiH kathAbhi rbhavantaM yEna na viranjjayAmi tasmAd vinayE bhavAn banukampya madalpakathAM zRNOtu|
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.
ESa mahAmArIsvarUpO nAsaratIyamatagrAhisaMghAtasya mukhyO bhUtvA sarvvadEzESu sarvvESAM yihUdIyAnAM rAjadrOhAcaraNapravRttiM janayatItyasmAbhi rnizcitaM|
6 He even tried to profane the temple, and we arrested him.
sa mandiramapi azuci karttuM cESTitavAn; iti kAraNAd vayam EnaM dhRtvA svavyavasthAnusArENa vicArayituM prAvarttAmahi;
kintu luSiyaH sahasrasEnApatirAgatya balAd asmAkaM karEbhya EnaM gRhItvA
8 By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him.”
EtasyApavAdakAn bhavataH samIpam Agantum AjnjApayat| vayaM yasmin tamapavAdAmO bhavatA padapavAdakathAyAM vicAritAyAM satyAM sarvvaM vRttAntaM vEdituM zakSyatE|
9 The Judeans also joined in the attack, affirming that these things were so.
tatO yihUdIyA api svIkRtya kathitavanta ESA kathA pramANam|
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,
adhipatau kathAM kathayituM paulaM pratIggitaM kRtavati sa kathitavAn bhavAn bahUn vatsarAn yAvad EtaddEzasya zAsanaM karOtIti vijnjAya pratyuttaraM dAtum akSObhO'bhavam|
11 seeing that you can verify that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem.
adya kEvalaM dvAdaza dinAni yAtAni, aham ArAdhanAM karttuM yirUzAlamanagaraM gatavAn ESA kathA bhavatA jnjAtuM zakyatE;
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.
kintvibhE mAM madhyEmandiraM kEnApi saha vitaNPAM kurvvantaM kutrApi bhajanabhavanE nagarE vA lOkAn kupravRttiM janayantuM na dRSTavantaH|
13 Nor can they prove to you the things of which they now accuse me.
idAnIM yasmin yasmin mAm apavadantE tasya kimapi pramANaM dAtuM na zaknuvanti|
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;
kintu bhaviSyadvAkyagranthE vyavasthAgranthE ca yA yA kathA likhitAstE tAsu sarvvAsu vizvasya yanmatam imE vidharmmaM jAnanti tanmatAnusArENAhaM nijapitRpuruSANAm Izvaram ArAdhayAmItyahaM bhavataH samakSam aggIkarOmi|
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.
dhArmmikANAm adhArmmikANAnjca pramItalOkAnAmEvOtthAnaM bhaviSyatIti kathAmimE svIkurvvanti tathAhamapi tasmin IzvarE pratyAzAM karOmi;
16 In this I also practise always having a conscience void of offence towards God and men.
Izvarasya mAnavAnAnjca samIpE yathA nirdOSO bhavAmi tadarthaM satataM yatnavAn asmi|
17 Now after some years, I came to bring gifts for the needy to my nation, and offerings;
bahuSu vatsarESu gatESu svadEzIyalOkAnAM nimittaM dAnIyadravyANi naivEdyAni ca samAdAya punarAgamanaM kRtavAn|
18 amid which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with a mob, nor with turmoil.
tatOhaM zuci rbhUtvA lOkAnAM samAgamaM kalahaM vA na kAritavAn tathApyAziyAdEzIyAH kiyantO yihudIyalOkA madhyEmandiraM mAM dhRtavantaH|
19 They ought to have been here before you and to make accusation if they had anything against me.
mamOpari yadi kAcidapavAdakathAsti tarhi bhavataH samIpam upasthAya tESAmEva sAkSyadAnam ucitam|
20 Or else let these men themselves say what injustice they found in me when I stood before the council,
nOcEt pUrvvE mahAsabhAsthAnAM lOkAnAM sannidhau mama daNPAyamAnatvasamayE, ahamadya mRtAnAmutthAnE yuSmAbhi rvicAritOsmi,
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!’”
tESAM madhyE tiSThannahaM yAmimAM kathAmuccaiH svarENa kathitavAn tadanyO mama kOpi dOSO'labhyata na vEti varam EtE samupasthitalOkA vadantu|
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.”
tadA phIlikSa EtAM kathAM zrutvA tanmatasya vizESavRttAntaM vijnjAtuM vicAraM sthagitaM kRtvA kathitavAn luSiyE sahasrasEnApatau samAyAtE sati yuSmAkaM vicAram ahaM niSpAdayiSyAmi|
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.
anantaraM bandhanaM vinA paulaM rakSituM tasya sEvanAya sAkSAtkaraNAya vA tadIyAtmIyabandhujanAn na vArayitunjca zamasEnApatim AdiSTavAn|
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.
alpadinAt paraM phIlikSO'dhipati rdruSillAnAmnA yihUdIyayA svabhAryyayA sahAgatya paulamAhUya tasya mukhAt khrISTadharmmasya vRttAntam azrauSIt|
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.”
paulEna nyAyasya parimitabhOgasya caramavicArasya ca kathAyAM kathitAyAM satyAM phIlikSaH kampamAnaH san vyAharad idAnIM yAhi, aham avakAzaM prApya tvAm AhUsyAmi|
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.
muktipraptyarthaM paulEna mahyaM mudrAdAsyantE iti patyAzAM kRtvA sa punaH punastamAhUya tEna sAkaM kathOpakathanaM kRtavAn|
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.
kintu vatsaradvayAt paraM parkiyaphISTa phAlikSasya padaM prAptE sati phIlikSO yihUdIyAn santuSTAn cikIrSan paulaM baddhaM saMsthApya gatavAn|
