preritāḥ 15
1 yihūdādeśāt kiyanto janā āgatya bhrātṛgaṇamitthaṁ śikṣitavanto mūsāvyavasthayā yadi yuṣmākaṁ tvakchedo na bhavati tarhi yūyaṁ paritrāṇaṁ prāptuṁ na śakṣyatha|
Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved."
2 paulabarṇabbau taiḥ saha bahūn vicārān vivādāṁśca kṛtavantau, tato maṇḍalīyanokā etasyāḥ kathāyāstattvaṁ jñātuṁ yirūśālamnagarasthān preritān prācīnāṁśca prati paulabarṇabbāprabhṛtīn katipayajanān preṣayituṁ niścayaṁ kṛtavantaḥ|
Therefore when Paul and Barnabas had no small discord and discussion with them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas, and some others of them, to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.
3 te maṇḍalyā preritāḥ santaḥ phaiṇīkīśomirondeśābhyāṁ gatvā bhinnadeśīyānāṁ manaḥparivarttanasya vārttayā bhrātṛṇāṁ paramāhlādam ajanayan|
They, being sent on their way by the church, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the non-Jewish people. They caused great joy to all the brothers.
4 yirūśālamyupasthāya preritagaṇena lokaprācīnagaṇena samājena ca samupagṛhītāḥ santaḥ svairīśvaro yāni karmmāṇi kṛtavān teṣāṁ sarvvavṛttāntān teṣāṁ samakṣam akathayan|
When they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all things that God had done with them.
5 kintu viśvāsinaḥ kiyantaḥ phirūśimatagrāhiṇo lokā utthāya kathāmetāṁ kathitavanto bhinnadeśīyānāṁ tvakchedaṁ karttuṁ mūsāvyavasthāṁ pālayituñca samādeṣṭavyam|
But some of the sect of the Pharisees who believed rose up, saying, "It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the Law of Moses."
6 tataḥ preritā lokaprācīnāśca tasya vivecanāṁ karttuṁ sabhāyāṁ sthitavantaḥ|
The apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter.
7 bahuvicāreṣu jātaṣu pitara utthāya kathitavān, he bhrātaro yathā bhinnadeśīyalokā mama mukhāt susaṁvādaṁ śrutvā viśvasanti tadarthaṁ bahudināt pūrvvam īśvarosmākaṁ madhye māṁ vṛtvā niyuktavān|
When there had been much discussion, Peter rose up and said to them, "Brothers, you know that a good while ago God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the nations should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.
8 antaryyāmīśvaro yathāsmabhyaṁ tathā bhinnadeśīyebhyaḥ pavitramātmānaṁ pradāya viśvāsena teṣām antaḥkaraṇāni pavitrāṇi kṛtvā
God, who knows the heart, testified about them by giving the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us.
9 teṣām asmākañca madhye kimapi viśeṣaṁ na sthāpayitvā tānadhi svayaṁ pramāṇaṁ dattavān iti yūyaṁ jānītha|
He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.
10 ataevāsmākaṁ pūrvvapuruṣā vayañca svayaṁ yadyugasya bhāraṁ soḍhuṁ na śaktāḥ samprati taṁ śiṣyagaṇasya skandheṣu nyasituṁ kuta īśvarasya parīkṣāṁ kariṣyatha?
Now therefore why do you tempt God, that you should put a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
11 prabho ryīśukhrīṣṭasyānugraheṇa te yathā vayamapi tathā paritrāṇaṁ prāptum āśāṁ kurmmaḥ|
But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they are."
12 anantaraṁ barṇabbāpaulābhyām īśvaro bhinnadeśīyānāṁ madhye yadyad āścaryyam adbhutañca karmma kṛtavān tadvṛttāntaṁ tau svamukhābhyām avarṇayatāṁ sabhāsthāḥ sarvve nīravāḥ santaḥ śrutavantaḥ|
And all the people kept quiet, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul reporting what signs and wonders God had done among the nations through them.
13 tayoḥ kathāyāṁ samāptāyāṁ satyāṁ yākūb kathayitum ārabdhavān
After they were silent, James answered, "Brothers, listen to me.
14 he bhrātaro mama kathāyām mano nidhatta| īśvaraḥ svanāmārthaṁ bhinnadeśīyalokānām madhyād ekaṁ lokasaṁghaṁ grahītuṁ matiṁ kṛtvā yena prakāreṇa prathamaṁ tān prati kṛpāvalekanaṁ kṛtavān taṁ śimon varṇitavān|
Simeon has reported how God first visited the nations, to take out of them a people for his name.
15 bhaviṣyadvādibhiruktāni yāni vākyāni taiḥ sārddham etasyaikyaṁ bhavati yathā likhitamāste|
This agrees with the words of the prophets. As it is written,
16 sarvveṣāṁ karmmaṇāṁ yastu sādhakaḥ parameśvaraḥ| sa evedaṁ vadedvākyaṁ śeṣāḥ sakalamānavāḥ| bhinnadeśīyalokāśca yāvanto mama nāmataḥ| bhavanti hi suvikhyātāste yathā parameśituḥ|
'After these things I will return; and I will rebuild the tabernacle of David that has fallen, and I will rebuild its ruins, and I will restore it,
17 tatvaṁ samyak samīhante tannimittamahaṁ kila| parāvṛtya samāgatya dāyūdaḥ patitaṁ punaḥ| dūṣyamutthāpayiṣyāmi tadīyaṁ sarvvavastu ca| patitaṁ punaruthāpya sajjayiṣyāmi sarvvathā||
that the rest of humanity may seek after the Lord, and all the nations who are called by my name, says the Lord, who makes these things
19 ataeva mama nivedanamidaṁ bhinnadeśīyalokānāṁ madhye ye janā īśvaraṁ prati parāvarttanta teṣāmupari anyaṁ kamapi bhāraṁ na nyasya
"Therefore my judgment is that we do not trouble those from among the non-Jewish people who turn to God,
20 devatāprasādāśucibhakṣyaṁ vyabhicārakarmma kaṇṭhasampīḍanamāritaprāṇibhakṣyaṁ raktabhakṣyañca etāni parityaktuṁ likhāmaḥ|
but that we write to them that they abstain from things defiled by idols, from sexual immorality, from what is strangled, and from blood.
21 yataḥ pūrvvakālato mūsāvyavasthāpracāriṇo lokā nagare nagare santi prativiśrāmavārañca bhajanabhavane tasyāḥ pāṭho bhavati|
For Moses from generations of old has in every city those who proclaim him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath."
22 tataḥ paraṁ preritagaṇo lokaprācīnagaṇaḥ sarvvā maṇḍalī ca sveṣāṁ madhye barśabbā nāmnā vikhyāto manonītau kṛtvā paulabarṇabbābhyāṁ sārddham āntiyakhiyānagaraṁ prati preṣaṇam ucitaṁ buddhvā tābhyāṁ patraṁ praiṣayan|
Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers.
23 tasmin patre likhitamiṁda, āntiyakhiyā-suriyā-kilikiyādeśasthabhinnadeśīyabhrātṛgaṇāya preritagaṇasya lokaprācīnagaṇasya bhrātṛgaṇasya ca namaskāraḥ|
They wrote these things by their hand: "The apostles, the elders, and the brothers, to the non-Jewish brothers who are in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: greetings.
24 viśeṣato'smākam ājñām aprāpyāpi kiyanto janā asmākaṁ madhyād gatvā tvakchedo mūsāvyavasthā ca pālayitavyāviti yuṣmān śikṣayitvā yuṣmākaṁ manasāmasthairyyaṁ kṛtvā yuṣmān sasandehān akurvvan etāṁ kathāṁ vayam aśṛnma|
Because we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, to whom we gave no commandment;
25 tatkāraṇād vayam ekamantraṇāḥ santaḥ sabhāyāṁ sthitvā prabho ryīśukhrīṣṭasya nāmanimittaṁ mṛtyumukhagatābhyāmasmākaṁ
it seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
26 priyabarṇabbāpaulābhyāṁ sārddhaṁ manonītalokānāṁ keṣāñcid yuṣmākaṁ sannidhau preṣaṇam ucitaṁ buddhavantaḥ|
who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus (the) Messiah.
27 ato yihūdāsīlau yuṣmān prati preṣitavantaḥ, etayo rmukhābhyāṁ sarvvāṁ kathāṁ jñāsyatha|
We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves will also tell you the same things by word of mouth.
28 devatāprasādabhakṣyaṁ raktabhakṣyaṁ galapīḍanamāritaprāṇibhakṣyaṁ vyabhicārakarmma cemāni sarvvāṇi yuṣmābhistyājyāni; etatprayojanīyājñāvyatirekena yuṣmākam upari bhāramanyaṁ na nyasituṁ pavitrasyātmano'smākañca ucitajñānam abhavat|
For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay no greater burden on you than these necessary things:
29 ataeva tebhyaḥ sarvvebhyaḥ sveṣu rakṣiteṣu yūyaṁ bhadraṁ karmma kariṣyatha| yuṣmākaṁ maṅgalaṁ bhūyāt|
that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality, from which if you keep yourselves, it will be well with you. Farewell."
30 te visṛṣṭāḥ santa āntiyakhiyānagara upasthāya lokanivahaṁ saṁgṛhya patram adadan|
So, when they were sent off, they came to Antioch, and having gathered the congregation together, they delivered the letter.
31 tataste tatpatraṁ paṭhitvā sāntvanāṁ prāpya sānandā abhavan|
When they had read it, they rejoiced over the encouragement.
32 yihūdāsīlau ca svayaṁ pracārakau bhūtvā bhrātṛgaṇaṁ nānopadiśya tān susthirān akurutām|
Judas and Silas, also being prophets themselves, encouraged the brothers with many words, and strengthened them.
33 itthaṁ tau tatra taiḥ sākaṁ katipayadināni yāpayitvā paścāt preritānāṁ samīpe pratyāgamanārthaṁ teṣāṁ sannidheḥ kalyāṇena visṛṣṭāvabhavatāṁ|
After they had spent some time there, they were sent back with greetings from the brothers to those that had sent them forth.
34 kintu sīlastatra sthātuṁ vāñchitavān|
However, Silas decided to remain there.
35 aparaṁ paulabarṇabbau bahavaḥ śiṣyāśca lokān upadiśya prabhoḥ susaṁvādaṁ pracārayanta āntiyakhiyāyāṁ kālaṁ yāpitavantaḥ|
And Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and proclaiming the word of the Lord, with many others also.
36 katipayadineṣu gateṣu paulo barṇabbām avadat āgacchāvāṁ yeṣu nagareṣvīśvarasya susaṁvādaṁ pracāritavantau tāni sarvvanagarāṇi punargatvā bhrātaraḥ kīdṛśāḥ santīti draṣṭuṁ tān sākṣāt kurvvaḥ|
After some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us return now and visit our brothers in every city in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing."
37 tena mārkanāmnā vikhyātaṁ yohanaṁ saṅginaṁ karttuṁ barṇabbā matimakarot,
Barnabas planned to take John, who was called Mark, with them also.
38 kintu sa pūrvvaṁ tābhyāṁ saha kāryyārthaṁ na gatvā pāmphūliyādeśe tau tyaktavān tatkāraṇāt paulastaṁ saṅginaṁ karttum anucitaṁ jñātavān|
But Paul did not think that it was a good idea to take with them someone who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia, and did not go with them to do the work.
39 itthaṁ tayoratiśayavirodhasyopasthitatvāt tau parasparaṁ pṛthagabhavatāṁ tato barṇabbā mārkaṁ gṛhītvā potena kupropadvīpaṁ gatavān;
Then the contention grew so sharp that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him, and sailed away to Cyprus,
40 kintu paulaḥ sīlaṁ manonītaṁ kṛtvā bhrātṛbhirīśvarānugrahe samarpitaḥ san prasthāya
but Paul chose Silas, and went out, being commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.
41 suriyākilikiyādeśābhyāṁ maṇḍalīḥ sthirīkurvvan agacchat|
He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
