Acts 16
1 পৌল, দর্বী ও লুস্ত্রার শহরে গেলেন; সেখানে তীমথিয় নামে একজন খ্রীষ্টানুসারী ছিলেন৷ তীমথিয়র মা ছিলেন ইহুদী খ্রীষ্টীয়ান, তাঁর বাবা ছিলেন গ্রীক৷
2 লুস্ত্রা ও ইকনীয়ের সকল ভাইয়েরা তীমথিয়কে শ্রদ্ধা করত ও তাঁর বিষয়ে সুখ্যাতি করত৷
3 পৌল চাইলেন সুসমাচার প্রচারের জন্য য়েন তীমথিয় তাঁর সঙ্গে যান৷ তাই তিনি ঐসব জায়গায় ইহুদীদের সন্তুষ্ট করতে তীমথিয়কে সুন্নত করালেন, কারণ তাঁর বাবা য়ে গ্রীক একথা সকলে জানত৷
4 পরে পৌল ও তাঁর সঙ্গীরা বিভিন্ন শহরের মধ্য দিয়ে য়েতে য়েতে, সেখানকার বিশ্বাসী ভাইদের কাছে জেরুশালেমের প্রেরিতদের ও প্রাচীনদের নির্ধারিত নির্দেশ জানালেন৷
5 এইভাবে মণ্ডলীগুলি বিশ্বাসে দৃঢ় হতে থাকল ও প্রতিদিন সংখ্যায় বৃদ্ধি পেতে থাকল৷
6 পৌল ও তাঁর সঙ্গীরা ফরুগিয়া ও গালাতিয়ায় গেলেন, কারণ এশিয়ায় সুসমাচার প্রচার করার বিষয়ে পবিত্র আত্মা তাঁদের অনুমতি দিলেন না৷
7 তাঁরা মুশিয়ার সীমান্তে এলেন এবং বিথুনিয়ায় য়েতে চেষ্টা করলেন, কিন্তু যীশুর আত্মা তাদের সেখানেও য়েতে দিলেন না৷
8 তাই তাঁরা মুশিয়ার মধ্য দিয়ে ত্রোয়াতে গিয়ে পৌঁছালেন৷
9 সেই রাত্রে পৌল এক দর্শন পেলেন, তিনি দেখলেন একজন মাকিদনিয়ান লোক দাঁড়িয়ে অনুনয় করে বলছে, ‘মাকিদনিয়ায় আসুন! আমাদের সাহায্য করুন৷’
10 পৌলের এই দর্শন পাওয়ার পর আমরা সঙ্গে সঙ্গে মাকিদনিয়ায় যাওয়ার স্থির করলাম, আমরা বুঝতে পারলাম য়ে সেখানে সুসমাচার প্রচার করার জন্য ঈশ্বর আমাদের ডাকছেন৷
11 আমরা ত্রোয়া ছেড়ে জলপথে সোজা সামথ্রাকীতের দিকে রওনা দিলাম, আর পরদিন নিয়াপলিতে পৌঁছালাম৷
12 সেখান থেকে আমরা ফিলিপীতে গেলাম৷ ফিলিপী হল মাকিদনিয়ার এ অংশের এক উল্লেখয়োগ্য শহর, এক রোমান উপনিবেশ, আমরা সেখানে কিছুদিন থাকলাম৷
13 বিশ্রামবারে আমরা শহরের ফটকের বাইরে নদীর ধারে গেলাম, মনে করলাম সেখানে নিশ্চয়ই কোন প্রার্থনার জায়গা আছে৷ আর সেখানে য়ে সব স্ত্রীলোক সমবেত হয়েছিলেন, আমরা তাদের সঙ্গে কথা বলতে শুরু করলাম৷
14 সেখানে লুদিয়া নামে এক মহিলা ছিলেন, তাঁর বেগুনে রঙের কাপড়ের ব্যবসা ছিল৷ থুয়াতীরা শহর থেকে আগত এই মহিলা সত্য ঈশ্বরের উপাসনা করতেন৷ তিনি আমাদের কথা শুনছিলেন, আর ঈশ্বর তাঁর হৃদয় খুলে দিলে তিনি পৌলের কথা মন দিয়ে শুনে বিশ্বাস করলেন৷
15 তিনি ও তাঁর পরিবারের সকলে বাপ্তাইজ হলে পর, তিনি অনুরোধের সুরে আমাদের বললেন, ‘আপনারা যদি আমাকে প্রভুর প্রকৃত বিশ্বাসী মনে করে থাকেন, তবে আমার বাড়িতে এসে থাকুন৷’ আর তাঁর বাড়িতে থাকবার জন্য আমাদের অনেক পীরাপীড়ি করলেন৷
16 একদিন আমরা যখন প্রার্থনা করার জন্য যাচ্ছিলাম, তখন একজন ক্রীতদাসী আমাদের সামনে এল৷ তার উপর এমন এক বিশেষ মন্দ আত্মা ভর করে ছিল যার প্রভাবে সে মানুষের ভবিষ্যত্ বলে দিতে পারত৷ এই করে সে তার মনিবদেব বেশ রোজগারের রাস্তা করে দিয়েছিল৷
17 সে আমাদেরও পৌলের পিছু ধরল আর চিত্কার করে বলতে লাগল, ‘এই লোকেরা পরাত্পর ঈশ্বরের দাস৷ তাঁরা বলছেন কিভাবে তোমরা উদ্ধার পেতে পারো৷’
18 এভাবে সে অনেকদিন ধরে বলতে লাগল৷ শেষে পৌল এতে বিরক্ত হয়ে ঘুরে দাঁড়িয়ে সেই আত্মাকে বললেন ‘যীশু খ্রীষ্টের নামে আমি তোকে আদেশ করছি য়ে তুই এর থেকে বেরিয়ে যা৷’ তাতে সেই মন্দ আত্মা সঙ্গে সঙ্গে বের হয়ে গেল৷
19 সেই ক্রীতদাসীর মনিবরা তা দেখল, আর সেই ক্রীতদাসীকে কাজে লাগিয়ে তাদের অর্থ উপার্জনের পথ বন্ধ হল বুঝতে পেরে তারা পৌল ও সীলকে ধরে টানতে টানতে বাজারে কর্ত্তৃপক্ষের কাছে নিয়ে গেল৷
20 তারা নগরের কর্ত্তৃপক্ষের সামনে পৌল ঔ সীলকে নিয়ে এসে বলল, ‘এরা ইহুদী, আর এরা আমাদের শহরে গণ্ডগোলের সৃষ্টি করছে!
21 এরা এমন সব রীতি নীতি পালনের কথা বলছে যা পালন করা আমাদের পক্ষে নীতিবিরুদ্ধ কাজ, কারণ আমরা রোমান নাগরিক৷ আমরা ঐসব পালন করতে পারি না৷’
22 তখন সেই জনতা তাঁদের ওপর মারমুখী হয়ে উঠল৷ নগররক্ষকগণ পৌল ও সীলের পোশাক ছিঁড়ে ফেলে তাঁদের বেত মারার জন্য হুকুম দিলেন৷
23 পৌল ও সীলকে জনতা খুব মারধোর করার পর নেতারা তাঁদের কারাগারে পুরে দিল এবং কারারক্ষককে কড়া পাহারা দিতে বলল৷
24 কারারক্ষক এই নির্দেশ পেয়ে পৌল ও সীলকে কারাগারের ভেতরের কক্ষে নিয়ে গিয়ে দেওয়ালে বসানো কাঠের বেড়িগুলির মধ্যে তাঁদের পা আটকে দিল৷
25 মাঝরাতে পৌল ও সীল ঈশ্বরের স্তবগান ও প্রার্থনা করছিলেন, অন্য বন্দীরা তা শুনছিল৷
26 হঠাত্ প্রচণ্ড ভূমিকম্পে কারাগারের ভিত কেঁপে উঠল আর সঙ্গে সঙ্গে কারাগারের সব দরজা খুলে গেল, বন্দীদের শেকল খসে পড়ল৷
27 কারারক্ষক জেগে উঠে যখন দেখলেন য়ে কারাগারের সব দরজা খোলা তখন তিনি তাঁর তরবারি কোষ থেকে বের করে আত্মহত্যা করতে চাইলেন, কারণ তিনি ভাবলেন বন্দীরা সব পালিয়েছে৷
28 কিন্তু পৌল চিত্কার করে বলে উঠলেন, ‘নিজের ক্ষতি করবেন না, আমরা সকলেই এখানে আছি৷’
29 তখন কারারক্ষক কাউকে আলো আনতে বলে ভেতরে দৌড়ে গেলেন, আর ভয়ে কাঁপতে কাঁপতে পৌল ও সীলের সামনে উপুড় হয়ে পড়লেন৷
30 পরে তাঁদের বাইরে নিয়ে এসে বললেন, ‘মহাশয়েরা, উদ্ধার পেতে হলে আমায় কি করতে হবে?’
31 তাঁরা বললেন, ‘প্রভু যীশুর ওপর বিশ্বাস করুন, তাহলে আপনি ও আপনার গৃহের সকলেই উদ্ধার লাভ করবেন৷’
32 এরপর তাঁরা সেই কারারক্ষক ও তাঁর বাড়ির লোকের কাছে প্রভুর বার্তা প্রচার করলেন৷
33 বেশ রাত হয়ে গিয়েছিল কিন্তু কারারক্ষক সেই রাতেই পৌল ঔ সীলের সমস্ত ক্ষত ধুয়ে দিলেন এবং সপরিবারে বাপ্তিস্ম গ্রহণ করলেন৷
34 এরপর কারারক্ষক পৌল ও সীলকে নিজের গৃহে নিয়ে গিয়ে তাঁদের আহারের ব্যবস্থা করলেন৷ ঈশ্বরে বিশ্বাসী হওয়ায় তিনি ও তাঁর পরিবারের সকলে খুব আনন্দিত হলেন৷
35 পরদিন সকাল হলে শাসকগণ রক্ষীবাহিনীদের দিয়ে কারারক্ষককে বলে পাঠালেন, ‘ঐ লোকদের ছেড়ে দাও!’
36 তখন কারারক্ষক সেকথা পৌলকে জানালেন, ‘নগর অধ্যক্ষেরা আপনাদের ছেড়ে দেবার জন্য বলে পাঠিয়েছেন, তাই এখন আপনারা শান্তিতে এখান থেকে চলে যান৷’
37 কিন্তু পৌল তাদের বললেন, ‘আমরা রোমান নাগরিক হওয়া সত্ত্বেও তারা আমাদের বিচার না করেই সকলের সামনে বেত মেরেছেন৷ শেষে আমাদের কারাগারে বন্দী করেছিলেন৷ এখন তারা চুপি-চুপি আমাদের ছেড়ে দিতে চাইছেন? এ হতে পারে না! কিন্তু তাদের এখানে আসতে হবে আর এসে আমাদের কারাগারের বাইরে নিয়ে য়েতে হবে৷’
38 সেই রক্ষীবাহিনীর লোকেরা বিচারকদের জানাল য়ে পৌল ও সীল রোমান নাগরিক, তখন তারা ভয় পেয়ে গেল৷
39 তাই তারা এসে ক্ষমা চাইল, আর তাঁদের কারাগারের বাইরে নিয়ে গিয়ে সেই শহর ছেড়ে চলে যাবার জন্য অনুরোধ করল৷
40 পৌল ও সীল কারাগার থেকে বের হয়ে লুদিয়ার বাড়ি গেলেন৷ সেখানে বিশ্বাসীদের সঙ্গে দেখা হলে তাদের সকলকে উত্সাহ দিলেন৷ এরপর পৌল ও সীল শহর ছেড়ে চলে গেলেন৷
1 Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:
2 Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.
3 Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.
4 And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.
5 And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.
6 Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,
7 After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.
8 And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.
9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.
10 And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.
11 Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;
12 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.
13 And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
14 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
15 And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:
17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.
18 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
19 And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,
20 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
21 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
22 And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.
23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
24 Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.
27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.
33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
34 And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
35 And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.
36 And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.
37 But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.
38 And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.
39 And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.
40 And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.
Luke 6 in Tamil and English
1 એક વખત વિશ્રામવારના દિવસે ઈસુ અનાજના ખેતરોમાંથી પસાર થતો હતો. ત્યારે તેના શિષ્યો અનાજના કણસલાં તોડીને હાથમાં મસળીને ખાતા હતાં.
And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.
2 કેટલાએક ફરોશીઓએ પૂછયું, “વિશ્રામવારના દિવસે મૂસાના નિયમાનુસાર જે કાર્ય કરવું મંજૂર કરેલ નથી તે શા માટે કરો છો?”
And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?
3 ઈસુએ પ્રત્યુત્તર આપ્યો, “દાઉદે શું કર્યું જ્યારે તે અને તેની સાથેનાં માણસો ભૂખ્યા હતા. તે શું તમે વાંચ્યું નથી?
And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him;
4 દાઉદ દેવના મંદિરમાં ગયો અને દેવને અર્પિત થયેલી રોટલી મૂસાના નિયમ પ્રમાણે યાજકો સિવાય બીજો કોઈ ખાઇ શકે નહિ તે રોટલી તેણે ખાધી હતી અને તેમાંથી રોટલીનો થોડો થોડો ટૂકડો તેની સાથેના લોકોને આપ્યો હતો.”
How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?
5 પછી ઈસુએ ફરોશીઓને કહ્યું કે, “માણસનો દીકરો વિશ્રામવારનો પણ પ્રભુ છે.”
And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
6 બીજા એક વિશ્રામવારે ઈસુ જ્યારે સભાસ્થાનમાં બોધ આપતો હતો ત્યારે જેનો જમણો હાથ સુકાઈ ગયો હતો તેવો માણસ ત્યાં હતો.
And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.
7 વિશ્રામવાર હોવાથી ઈસુ તેને સાજો કરે છે કે નહિ, તે જોવા માટે શાસ્ત્રીઓ અને ફરોશીઓ આતુર હતા. તેઓ ધ્યાનથી જોઈ રહ્યાં હતા જેથી તેઓને ઈસુને દોષિત ઠરાવવા માટે કારણ મળે.
And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.
8 પણ સુ તે લોકોના વિચારો જાણતો હતો. તેથી તેણે જેનો હાથ સુકાઈ ગયેલો હતો તે માણસને બોલાવીને કહ્યું, “ઊઠ અને વચમાં જઇને ઊભો રહે.” તેથી તે ઊઠ્યો અને વચમાં જઇને ઊભો રહ્યો.
But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.
9 ત્યારે ઈસુએ તેઓને કહ્યું, “હું તમને પૂછું છું કે વિશ્રામવારના દિવસે કોઈનું, ભલું કરવું યોગ્ય છે કે માઠું કરવું, કોઈની જીવન બચાવવું કે તેનો નાશ કરવો, એ બેમાંથી શું યોગ્ય છે?”
Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?
10 ઈસુએ ત્યારબાદ ચારેબાજુ લોકો પર નજર ફેરવીને તે માણસને કહ્યું કે, “તારો હાથ લંબાવ,” તેણે ઈસુની આજ્ઞાનું પાલન કર્યુ અને તેનો હાથ ફરીથી સાજો થઈ ગયો.
And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
11 પરંતુ આ જોઈને શાસ્ત્રીઓ અને ફરોશીઓ ગુસ્સે થયા. તેઓ એકબીજાને કહેવા લાગ્યા કે, “હવે ઈસુનું આપણે શું કરીએ?”
And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.
12 તે દિવસો દરમ્યાન ઈસુ પ્રાર્થના કરવા માટે પહાડ પર ગયો. અને તેણે આખી રાત દેવની પ્રાર્થનામાં વિતાવી.
And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
13 અને પછી જ્યારે પ્રભાત થયું ત્યારે તેણે પોતાના શિષ્યોને બોલાવીને ચેઓનામાંથી બારની પસંદગી કરી અને તેઓને “પ્રેરિતો” નામ આપ્યું.
And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;
14 એટલે સિમોન (ઈસુએ તેનું નામ પિતર પાડ્યું) અને તેના ભાઈ આંન્દ્ધિયાને, યાકૂબ તથા યોહાનને, ફિલિપને તથા બર્થોલ્મીને,
Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,
15 માથ્થીને તથા થોમાને, યાકૂબને (અલ્ફીના દીકરો) તથા સિમોન, જેને ઝેલોટીસ કહેતા હતા. તેને,
Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,
16 યહૂદા (યાકૂબનો દીકરો) આ યહૂદા ઇશ્કરિયોત હતો જેણે ઈસુને તેના દુશ્મનોને સોંપ્યો.
And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor.
17 ઈસુ અને પ્રેરિતો પહાડ પરથી નીચે ઉતર્યાને ઈસુ સપાટ મેદાનમાં આવીને ઊભો રહ્યો. ત્યાં મોટા સમૂહમાં તેના શિષ્યો હતા. અને સમગ્ર યહૂદિયામાંના તથા યરૂશાલેમના અને તૂર તથા સિદોનના સમુદ્ધકિનારાના ઘણા લોકો મોટા સમૂહમાં હતા.
And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;
18 જેઓ ભેગા થયા હતા તે તેનો ઉપદેશ સાંભળવા તથા તેઓના રોગોમાંથી સાજા થવા માટે આવ્યા હતા. તે લોકો અશુદ્ધ આત્માઓથી પીડાતા હતા. ઈસુએ તે બધા લોકોને સાજા કર્યા.
And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed.
19 બધાજ લોકો ઈસુને સ્પર્શ કરવા કોશિશ કરતાં હતા, કારણ કે તેનામાંથી જે પરાક્રમ નીકળી રહ્યુ હતુ તેનાથી દરેક સાજા થયા હતા!
And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.
20 ઈસુ તેના શિષ્યો તરફ જોતાં જોતાં બોલ્યો, “તમે લોકો જે ગરીબ છો, તે સૌને ધન્ય છે, કારણ કે દેવનું રાજ્ય તમારુંછે.
And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
21 તમે જે હમણાં ભૂખ્યા છો, તેઓને પણ ધન્ય છે, કારણ કે તમે પણ તૃપ્ત થવાના છો. આજે તમે રડો છો, તમને પણ ધન્ય છે, કારણ કે તમે હસશો.
Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
22 “માણસના દીકરાને કારણે લોકો તમને તેમના જૂથમાંથી હાંકી કાઢશે, તમારા નામની નિંદા કરશે, તમારી બદનામી કરશે ત્યારે પણ તમને ધન્ય છે.
Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.
23 એવું બને તે દિવસે તમે આનંદમગ્ર બનીને નાચી ઊઠજો, કારણ કે આકાશમાં તમને મોટો બદલો પ્રાપ્ત થશે. કારણ કે તેઓના બાપદાદાઓએ પણ આ પ્રબોધકો સાથે આ જ રીતે વ્યવહાર કર્યા છે.
Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.
24 “પણ હે ધનવાનો, તમને અફસોસ છે, કારણ કે તમારી સુખસંપત્તિ આ જીવન માટે જ છે.
But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.
25 અને એ લોકો અત્યારે જે સંતુષ્ટો છે તેમને પણ અફસોસ છે, કારણ કે તમારો ભૂખે મરવાનો સમય આવનાર છે, અને હાલમાં હસનારાઓ, તમને અફસોસ છે, કારણ કે તમે શોક કરવાના છો અને રડવાના છો.
Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
26 “જ્યારે બધાજ લોકો તમારું સારું કહેશે ત્યારે તમને અફસોસ છે કારણ કે તેઓના બાપદાદાઓ પણ હંમેશા જૂઠા પ્રબોધકો માટે આવી જ પ્રસંશા કરતા હતા.
Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.
27 “હું જે લોકો મને ધ્યાનથી સાંભળે છે તે સૌ સાંભળનારાઓને કહું છું, તમારા વૈરીઓને પ્રેમ કરો. જેઓ તમારો તિરસ્કાર કરે તેઓનું પણ ભલું કરો.
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
28 જેઓ તમારું ખરાબ ઈચ્છે તેઓનું પણ તમે સારું ઈચ્છો. જેઓ તમારું અપમાન કરે છે તેઓના ભલા માટે પ્રાર્થના કરો.
Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
29 જો કોઈ તમારા એક ગાલ પર તમાચો મારે તો તમે તેની આગળ બીજો ગાલ ધરો.
And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also.
30 દરેક વ્યક્તિને તે જે માગે તે આપો. જ્યારે તમારી પાસેથી કોઈ તમારો કોટ લઈ જાય તો તમારું ખમીસ પણ લઈ જવા દો. તેની પાસેથી તે પાછું માગશો નહિ.
Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
31 જેમ તમે ઈચ્છા રાખો છો કે બીજાઓ તમારા માટે કરે તેમજ તમે પણ તેઓના માટે તેવું કરો.
And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
32 “જો તમે, તમને જે ચાહે છે તે લોકોને જ ચાહો તો તેમાં તમારી મહેરબાની શાની? કારણ કે પાપીઓ પણ તેમના પર પ્રેમ કરનારાઓને ચાહે છે!
For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
33 જે લોકો તમારુંભલું કરે છે, ફક્ત તે લોકોનું જ તમે ભલુ કરો તો તેમ કરવા માટે તમને વધારે પ્રસંશા મળે ખરી? ના! પાપીઓ પણ એમ જ કરે છે!
And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
34 હંમેશા જેઓની પાસેથી તમે પાછું લેવાની આશા રાખો, તેઓને જ તમે ઊછીનું આપો, તો તેમાં તમારી મહેરબાની શાની? ના! પાપીઓ પણ પાછું લેવા માટે પાપીઓને ઊછીનું આપે છે!
And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
35 “તેથી તમારા વૈરીઓને પણ પ્રીતિ કરો. તેઓનું ભલું કરો. અને કંઈ પણ પાછું મેળવવાની આશા વિના તમે ઉછીનું આપો. જો તમે આમ કરશો તો તમને તેનો બદલો મળશે. અને તમે પરાત્પરના દીકરાઓ થશો. હા કારણ કે દેવ, અનુપકારીઓ તથા દુષ્ટ લોકો પર પણ માયાળું છે.
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
36 તેથી જેમ તમારો બાપ પ્રેમ અને દયા આપે છે તેમ તમે પણ પ્રેમ અને દયા દર્શાવો.
Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
37 “બીજા લોકોનો ન્યાય તમે ના કરો. એટલે તમારો ન્યાય પણ થશે નહિ. બીજા લોકોનો તિરસ્કાર ના કરો. એટલે કોઈ તમારો તિરસ્કાર કરશે નહિ. બીજા લોકોને માફ કરો તેથી તમને માફી મળશે.
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
38 બીજા લોકોને આપો એટલે તમને મળશે. તમે તમારા હાથમાં પકડો તેના કરતાં પણ વધુ મેળવા શકશો. તમને એટલું બધું આપવામાં આવશે જેથી તમારો ખોળો પણ ઊભરાઇ જશે. કારણ કે તમે જે રીતે બીજા લોકોને આપો છો તે જ રીતે દેવ તમને આપશે.”
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
39 ઈસુએ તેમને આ દષ્ટાંત કહ્યું, “શું એક આંધળો બીજા આંધળાને દોરી શકે? ના! તેઓ બંને ખાડામાં પડશે.
And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?
40 વિધાર્થી પોતાના શિક્ષક કરતા મોટો નથી. પરંતુ જ્યારે વિધાર્થી સંપૂર્ણ રીતે વિદ્ધાન બનશે ત્યારે તે તેના શિક્ષક જેવો બનશે.
The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.
41 “શા માટે તમે તમારા ભાઈની આંખમાં પડેલા નાના ધૂળના રજકણનું ધ્યાન રાખો છો, પણ તમે તમારી આંખમાં પડેલા મોટા ભારોટિયાને તમે નથી જોતા?
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
42 તમે તમારા ભાઈને કહો છો, “ભાઈ, તારી આંખમાંથી મને નાની ધૂળની રજકણ કાઢી નાખવા દે. તમે આવું શા માટે કહો છો? તમે તમારી પોતાની, આંખમાંનો મોટો ભારોટિયો પણ જોઈ શકતા નથી. તમે એક ઢોંગી છો. પહેલા તમે તમારી પોતાની આંખમાંથી મોટા ભારોટિયાને બહાર કાઢો. પછી તમે તમારા ભાઈની આંખમાંથી ધૂળ કાઢવાનું સ્પષ્ટ જોઈ શકશો.
Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye.
43 “એક સારું વૃક્ષ ખરાબ ફળ આપતું નથી, તેમ એક ખરાબ વૃક્ષ સારું ફળ આપતું નથી.
For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
44 પ્રત્યેક વૃક્ષ જે પોતે જે ફળ આપે છે તેનાથી ઓળખાય છે. લોકો કાંટાના ઝાડ પરથી અંજીર ભેગા કરતા નથી. અને ઊંટકટા પરથી દ્ધાક્ષ મેળવતા નથી!
For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.
45 સારા માણસના હ્રદયમાં સારી વસ્તુઓ સાચવેલી હોય છે તેથી તેના હ્રદયમાંથી સારી વસ્તુઓ બહાર આવે છે. પરંતુ દુષ્ટ માણસના હ્રદયમાં ખરાબ વસ્તુઓ સાચવેલી હોય છે. તેથી તે ખરાબ વસ્તુઓ બહાર કાઢે છે. કારણ કે વ્યક્તિ તેના હ્રદયમાં જે કાંઇ ભરેલું હોય છે તે જ બોલે છે.
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
46 “તમે મને પ્રભુ, પ્રભુ, શા માટે કહો છો, અને હું જે કહું છું તે શા માટે કરતા નથી?
And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
47 પ્રત્યેક માણસ જે મારી પાસે આવે છે અને મારા શબ્દો ધ્યાનથી સાંભળે છે અને તેનું પાલન કરે છે તે કોના જેવો છે, એ હું તમને બતાવીશ:
Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
48 તે એક મકાન બંાધનારમાણસ જેવો છે. જે ઊડું ખોદે છે અને મજબૂત ખડક પર મકાન બાંધે છે જ્યારે રેલ આવે છે ત્યારે પાણી મકાનને તાણી જવા પ્રયત્ન કરે છે. પરંતુ રેલ ઘરને હલાવી શકતી નથી, કારણ કે મકાન સારી રીતે (મજબૂત) બંાધેલું હતું.
He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
49 “પરંતુ જે માણસ સારા શબ્દો ધ્યાનથી સાંભળે છે પરંતુ તેનું પાલન કરતો નથી તે મજબૂત ખડક પર મકાન નહિ બાંધનાર માણસ જેવો છે. જ્યારે રેલ આવે છે ત્યારે મકાન તરત જ નીચે પડી જાય છે. અને મકાન સંપૂર્ણ નાશ પામે છે.”
But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.