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1 Ishvaraputrasya yIshukhrIShTasya susaMvAdArambhaH|
The beginning of the good news about Jesus Christ.
2 bhaviShyadvAdinAM grantheShu lipiritthamAste, pashya svakIyadUtantu tavAgre preShayAmyaham| gatvA tvadIyapanthAnaM sa hi pariShkariShyati|
It is said in the prophet Isaiah – “I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way.
3 "parameshasya panthAnaM pariShkuruta sarvvataH| tasya rAjapatha nchaiva samAnaM kurutAdhunA|" ityetat prAntare vAkyaM vadataH kasyachidravaH||
The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the road for the Lord, make a straight path for him.’”
4 saeva yohan prAntare majjitavAn tathA pApamArjananimittaM manovyAvarttakamajjanasya kathA ncha prachAritavAn|
John the Baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism on repentance, for the forgiveness of sins.
5 tato yihUdAdeshayirUshAlamnagaranivAsinaH sarvve lokA bahi rbhUtvA tasya samIpamAgatya svAni svAni pApAnya NgIkR^itya yarddananadyAM tena majjitA babhUvuH|
The whole of Judea, as well as all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, went out to him; and they were baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
6 asya yohanaH paridheyAni kramelakalomajAni, tasya kaTibandhanaM charmmajAtam, tasya bhakShyANi cha shUkakITA vanyamadhUni chAsan|
John wore clothes made of camels’ hair, with a leather strap round his waist, and lived on locusts and wild honey;
7 sa prachArayan kathayA nchakre, ahaM namrIbhUya yasya pAdukAbandhanaM mochayitumapi na yogyosmi, tAdR^isho matto gurutara ekaH puruSho matpashchAdAgachChati|
and he proclaimed – ‘After me is coming someone more powerful than I am, and I am not fit even to stoop down and unfasten his sandals.
8 ahaM yuShmAn jale majjitavAn kintu sa pavitra AtmAni saMmajjayiShyati|
I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.’
9 apara ncha tasminneva kAle gAlIlpradeshasya nAsaradgrAmAd yIshurAgatya yohanA yarddananadyAM majjito. abhUt|
Now about that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
10 sa jalAdutthitamAtro meghadvAraM muktaM kapotavat svasyopari avarohantamAtmAna ncha dR^iShTavAn|
Just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens split open and the Spirit coming down to him like a dove,
11 tvaM mama priyaH putrastvayyeva mamamahAsantoSha iyamAkAshIyA vANI babhUva|
and from the heavens came a voice – ‘You are my dearly loved son; you bring me great joy.’
12 tasmin kAle AtmA taM prAntaramadhyaM ninAya|
Immediately afterwards the Spirit drove Jesus out into the wilderness;
13 atha sa chatvAriMshaddinAni tasmin sthAne vanyapashubhiH saha tiShThan shaitAnA parIkShitaH; pashchAt svargIyadUtAstaM siShevire|
and he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and among the wild beasts, while the angels helped him.
14 anantaraM yohani bandhanAlaye baddhe sati yIshu rgAlIlpradeshamAgatya IshvararAjyasya susaMvAdaM prachArayan kathayAmAsa,
After John had been arrested, Jesus went to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God –
15 kAlaH sampUrNa IshvararAjya ncha samIpamAgataM; atoheto ryUyaM manAMsi vyAvarttayadhvaM susaMvAde cha vishvAsita|
‘The time has come, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe the good news.’
16 tadanantaraM sa gAlIlIyasamudrasya tIre gachChan shimon tasya bhrAtA andriyanAmA cha imau dvau janau matsyadhAriNau sAgaramadhye jAlaM prakShipantau dR^iShTvA tAvavadat,
As Jesus was going along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net in the sea, for they were fishermen.
17 yuvAM mama pashchAdAgachChataM, yuvAmahaM manuShyadhAriNau kariShyAmi|
‘Come and follow me,’ Jesus said, ‘and I will teach you to fish for people.’
18 tatastau tatkShaNameva jAlAni parityajya tasya pashchAt jagmatuH|
They left their nets at once, and followed him.
19 tataH paraM tatsthAnAt ki nchid dUraM gatvA sa sivadIputrayAkUb tadbhrAtR^iyohan cha imau naukAyAM jAlAnAM jIrNamuddhArayantau dR^iShTvA tAvAhUyat|
Going on a little further, he saw James, Zebedee’s son, and his brother John, who were in their boat mending the nets.
20 tatastau naukAyAM vetanabhugbhiH sahitaM svapitaraM vihAya tatpashchAdIyatuH|
Jesus called them at once, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the crew, and went after him.
21 tataH paraM kapharnAhUmnAmakaM nagaramupasthAya sa vishrAmadivase bhajanagrahaM pravishya samupadidesha|
They walked to Capernaum. On the next Sabbath Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach.
22 tasyopadeshAllokA AshcharyyaM menire yataH sodhyApakAiva nopadishan prabhAvavAniva propadidesha|
The people were amazed at his teaching, for he taught them like one who had authority, and not like the teachers of the Law.
23 apara ncha tasmin bhajanagR^ihe apavitrabhUtena grasta eko mAnuSha AsIt| sa chItshabdaM kR^itvA kathayA nchake
Now there was in their synagogue at the time a man under the power of a foul spirit, who called out,
24 bho nAsaratIya yIsho tvamasmAn tyaja, tvayA sahAsmAkaM kaH sambandhaH? tvaM kimasmAn nAshayituM samAgataH? tvamIshvarasya pavitraloka ityahaM jAnAmi|
‘What do you want with us, Jesus the Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are – the Holy One of God!’
25 tadA yIshustaM tarjayitvA jagAda tUShNIM bhava ito bahirbhava cha|
But Jesus rebuked the spirit, ‘Be silent! Come out from him.’
26 tataH so. apavitrabhUtastaM sampIDya atyuchaishchItkR^itya nirjagAma|
The foul spirit threw the man into a fit, and with a loud cry came out from him.
27 tenaiva sarvve chamatkR^itya parasparaM kathayA nchakrire, aho kimidaM? kIdR^isho. ayaM navya upadeshaH? anena prabhAvenApavitrabhUteShvAj nApiteShu te tadAj nAnuvarttino bhavanti|
They were all so amazed that they kept asking each other, ‘What is this? What is this, a new kind of teaching? He gives his commands with authority even to the foul spirits, and they obey him!’
28 tadA tasya yasho gAlIlashchaturdiksthasarvvadeshAn vyApnot|
His fame spread at once in all directions, through the whole region of Galilee.
29 apara ncha te bhajanagR^ihAd bahi rbhUtvA yAkUbyohanbhyAM saha shimona Andriyasya cha niveshanaM pravivishuH|
As soon as they had left the synagogue, they went to the house of Simon and Andrew, along with James and John.
30 tadA pitarasya shvashrUrjvarapIDitA shayyAyAmAsta iti te taM jhaTiti vij nApayA nchakruH|
Now Simon’s mother-in-law was lying ill with a fever, and they at once told Jesus about her.
31 tataH sa Agatya tasyA hastaM dhR^itvA tAmudasthApayat; tadaiva tAM jvaro. atyAkShIt tataH paraM sA tAn siSheve|
Jesus went up to her and, grasping her hand, raised her up; the fever left her, and she began to take care of them.
32 athAstaM gate ravau sandhyAkAle sati lokAstatsamIpaM sarvvAn rogiNo bhUtadhR^itAMshcha samAninyuH|
In the evening, after sunset, the people brought to Jesus all who were ill or possessed by demons;
33 sarvve nAgarikA lokA dvAri saMmilitAshcha|
and the whole city was gathered round the door.
34 tataH sa nAnAvidharogiNo bahUn manujAnarogiNashchakAra tathA bahUn bhUtAn tyAjayA nchakAra tAn bhUtAn kimapi vAkyaM vaktuM niShiShedha cha yatohetoste tamajAnan|
Jesus cured many who were ill with various diseases, and drove out many demons, and would not permit them to speak, because they knew him to be the Christ.
35 apara ncha so. atipratyUShe vastutastu rAtrisheShe samutthAya bahirbhUya nirjanaM sthAnaM gatvA tatra prArthayA nchakre|
In the morning, long before daylight, Jesus got up and went out to a lonely spot, where he began to pray.
36 anantaraM shimon tatsa Nginashcha tasya pashchAd gatavantaH|
But Simon and his companions went out searching for him;
37 taduddeshaM prApya tamavadan sarvve lokAstvAM mR^igayante|
and, when they found him, they exclaimed, ‘Everyone is looking for you!’
38 tadA so. akathayat AgachChata vayaM samIpasthAni nagarANi yAmaH, yato. ahaM tatra kathAM prachArayituM bahirAgamam|
But Jesus said to them, ‘Let us go somewhere else, into the country towns nearby so that I can make my proclamation in them also; for that was why I came.’
39 atha sa teShAM gAlIlpradeshasya sarvveShu bhajanagR^iheShu kathAH prachArayA nchakre bhUtAnatyAjaya ncha|
And he went about making his proclamation in their synagogues all through Galilee, and driving out the demons.
40 anantaramekaH kuShThI samAgatya tatsammukhe jAnupAtaM vinaya ncha kR^itvA kathitavAn yadi bhavAn ichChati tarhi mAM pariShkarttuM shaknoti|
One day a leper came to Jesus and, falling on his knees, begged him for help. ‘If only you are willing,’ he said, ‘you are able to make me clean.’
41 tataH kR^ipAlu ryIshuH karau prasAryya taM spaShTvA kathayAmAsa
Moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying as he did so, ‘I am willing; become clean.’
42 mamechChA vidyate tvaM pariShkR^ito bhava| etatkathAyAH kathanamAtrAt sa kuShThI rogAnmuktaH pariShkR^ito. abhavat|
Instantly the leprosy left the man, and he became clean;
43 tadA sa taM visR^ijan gADhamAdishya jagAda
and then Jesus, after sternly warning him, immediately sent him away,
44 sAvadhAno bhava kathAmimAM kamapi mA vada; svAtmAnaM yAjakaM darshaya, lokebhyaH svapariShkR^iteH pramANadAnAya mUsAnirNItaM yaddAnaM tadutsR^ijasva cha|
and said to him, ‘Be careful not to say anything to anyone; but go and show yourself to the priest, and make the offerings for your cleansing directed by Moses, as evidence of your cure.’
45 kintu sa gatvA tat karmma itthaM vistAryya prachArayituM prArebhe tenaiva yIshuH punaH saprakAshaM nagaraM praveShTuM nAshaknot tatohetorbahiH kAnanasthAne tasyau; tathApi chaturddigbhyo lokAstasya samIpamAyayuH|
The man, however, went away, and began to speak about it publicly, and to spread the story so widely, that Jesus could no longer go openly into a town, but stayed outside in lonely places; and people came to him from every direction.
