Acts 10

1 कैसरिया में कुरनेलियुस नाम ऐक मनुष्य था, जो इतालियानी नाम पलटन का सूबेदार था।

2 वह भक्त था, और अपने सारे घराने समेत परमेश्वर से डरता था, और यहूदी लागों को बहुत दान देता, और बराबर परमेश्वर से प्रार्थना करता था।

3 उस ने दिन के तीसरे पहर के निकट दर्शन में स्पष्ट रूप से देखा, कि परमेश्वर का एक स्वर्गदूत मेरे पास भीतर आकर कहता है; कि हे कुरनेलियुस।

4 उस ने उसे ध्यान से देखा; और डरकर कहा; हे प्रभु क्या है उस ने उस से कहा, तेरी प्रार्थनाएं और तेरे दान स्मरण के लिये परमेश्वर के साम्हने पहुंचे हैं।

5 और अब याफा में मनुष्य भेजकर शमौन को, जो पतरस कहलाता है, बुलवा ले।

6 वह शमौन चमड़े के धन्धा करने वाले के यहां पाहुन है, जिस का घर समुद्र के किनारे है।

7 जब वह स्वर्गदूत जिस ने उस से बातें की थीं चला गया, तो उस ने दो सेवक, और जो उसके पास उपस्थित रहा करते थे उन में से एक भक्त सिपाही को बुलाया।

8 और उन्हें सब बातें बता कर याफा को भेजा॥

9 दूसरे दिन, जब वे चलते चलते नगर के पास पहुंचे, तो दो पहर के निकट पतरस कोठे पर प्रार्थना करने चढ़ा।

10 और उसे भूख लगी, और कुछ खाना चाहता था; परन्तु जब वे तैयार कर रहे थे, तो वह बेसुध हो गया।

11 और उस ने देखा, कि आकाश खुल गया; और एक पात्र बड़ी चादर के समान चारों कोनों से लटकता हुआ, पृथ्वी की ओर उतर रहा है।

12 जिस में पृथ्वी के सब प्रकार के चौपाए और रेंगने वाले जन्तु और आकाश के पक्षी थे।

13 और उसे एक ऐसा शब्द सुनाईं दिया, कि हे पतरस उठ, मार के खा।

14 परन्तु पतरस ने कहा, नहीं प्रभु, कदापि नहीं; क्योंकि मैं ने कभी कोई अपवित्र या अशुद्ध वस्तु नहीं खाई है।

15 फिर दूसरी बार उसे शब्द सुनाईं दिया, कि जो कुछ परमेश्वर ने शुद्ध ठहराया है, उसे तू अशुद्ध मत कह।

16 तीन बार ऐसा ही हुआ; तब तुरन्त वह पात्र आकाश पर उठा लिया गया॥

17 जब पतरस अपने मन में दुविधा कर रहा था, कि यह दर्शन जो मैं ने देखा क्या है, तो देखो, वे मनुष्य जिन्हें कुरनेलियुस ने भेजा था, शमौन के घर का पता लगाकर डेवढ़ी पर आ खड़े हुए।

18 और पुकारकर पूछने लगे, क्या शमौन जो पतरस कहलाता है, यहीं पाहुन है

19 पतरस जो उस दर्शन पर सोच ही रहा था, कि आत्मा ने उस से कहा, देख, तीन मनुष्य तेरी खोज में हैं।

20 सो उठकर नीचे जा, और बेखटके उन के साथ हो ले; क्योंकि मैं ही ने उन्हें भेजा है।

21 तब पतरस ने उतरकर उन मनुष्यों से कहा; देखो, जिसकी खोज तुम कर रहे हो, वह मैं ही हूं; तुम्हारे आने का क्या कारण है

22 उन्होंने कहा; कुरनेलियुस सूबेदार जो धर्मी और परमेश्वर से डरने वाला और सारी यहूदी जाति में सुनामी मनुष्य है, उस ने एक पवित्र स्वर्गदूत से यह चितावनी पाई है, कि तुझे अपने घर बुलाकर तुझ से वचन सुने।

23 तब उस ने उन्हें भीतर बुलाकर उन की पहुनाईं की॥ और दूसरे दिन, वह उनके साथ गया; और याफा के भाइयों में से कई उसके साथ हो लिए।

24 दूसरे दिन वे कैसरिया में पहुंचे, और कुरनेलियुस अपने कुटुम्बियों और प्रिय मित्रों को इकट्ठे करके उन की बाट जोह रहा था।

25 जब पतरस भीतर आ रहा था, तो कुरनेलियुस ने उस से भेंट की, और पांवों पड़ के प्रणाम किया।

26 परन्तु पतरस ने उसे उठाकर कहा, खड़ा हो, मैं भी तो मनुष्य हूं।

27 और उसके साथ बातचीत करता हुआ भीतर गया, और बहुत से लोगों को इकट्ठे देखकर।

28 उन से कहा, तुम जानते हो, कि अन्यजाति की संगति करना या उसके यहां जाना यहूदी के लिये अधर्म है, परन्तु परमेश्वर ने मुझे बताया है, कि किसी मनुष्य को अपवित्र था अशुद्ध न कहूं।

29 इसी लिये मैं जब बुलाया गया; तो बिना कुछ कहे चला आया: अब मैं पूछता हूं कि मुझे किस काम के लिये बुलाया गया है

30 कुरनेलियुस ने कहा; कि इस घड़ी पूरे चार दिन हुए, कि मैं अपने घर में तीसरे पहर को प्रार्थना कर रहा था; कि देखो, एक पुरूष चमकीला वस्त्र पहिने हुए, मेरे साम्हने आ खड़ा हुआ।

31 और कहने लगा, हे कुरनेलियुस, तेरी प्रार्थना सुन ली गई, और तेरे दान परमेश्वर के साम्हने स्मरण किए गए हैं।

32 इस लिये किसी को याफा भेजकर शमौन को जो पतरस कहलाता है, बुला; वह समुद्र के किनारे शमौन चमड़े के धन्धा करने वाले के घर में पाहुन है।

33 तब मैं ने तुरन्त तेरे पास लोग भेजे, और तू ने भला किया, जो आ गया: अब हम सब यहां परमेश्वर के साम्हने हैं, ताकि जो कुछ परमेश्वर ने तुझ से कहा है उसे सुनें।

34 तब पतरस ने मुंह खोलकर कहा;

35 अब मुझे निश्चय हुआ, कि परमेश्वर किसी का पक्ष नहीं करता, वरन हर जाति में जो उस से डरता और धर्म के काम करता है, वह उसे भाता है।

36 जो वचन उस ने इस्त्राएलियों के पास भेजा, जब कि उस ने यीशु मसीह के द्वारा (जो सब का प्रभु है) शान्ति का सुसमाचार सुनाया।

37 वह बात तुम जानते हो जो यूहन्ना के बपतिस्मा के प्रचार के बाद गलील से आरम्भ करके सारे यहूदिया में फैल गई।

38 कि परमेश्वर ने किस रीति से यीशु नासरी को पवित्र आत्मा और सामर्थ से अभिषेक किया: वह भलाई करता, और सब को जो शैतान के सताए हुए थे, अच्छा करता फिरा; क्योंकि परमेश्वर उसके साथ था।

39 और हम उन सब कामों के गवाह हैं; जो उस ने यहूदिया के देश और यरूशलेम में भी किए, और उन्होंने उसे काठ पर लटकाकर मार डाला।

40 उस को परमेश्वर ने तीसरे दिन जिलाया, और प्रगट भी कर दिया है।

41 सब लोगों को नहीं वरन उन गवाहों को जिन्हें परमेश्वर ने पहिले से चुन लिया था, अर्थात हम को जिन्हों ने उसके मरे हुओं में से जी उठने के बाद उसके साथ खाया पीया।

42 और उस ने हमें आज्ञा दी, कि लोगों में प्रचार करो; और गवाही दो, कि यह वही है; जिसे परमेश्वर ने जीवतों और मरे हुओं का न्यायी ठहराया है।

43 उस की सब भविष्यद्वक्ता गवाही देते हें, कि जो कोई उस पर विश्वास करेगा, उस को उसके नाम के द्वारा पापों की क्षमा मिलेगी॥

44 पतरस ये बातें कह ही रहा था, कि पवित्र आत्मा वचन के सब सुनने वालों पर उतर आया।

45 और जितने खतना किए हुए विश्वासी पतरस के साथ आए थे, वे सब चकित हुए कि अन्यजातियों पर भी पवित्र आत्मा का दान उंडेला गया है।

46 क्योंकि उन्होंने उन्हें भांति भांति की भाषा बोलते और परमेश्वर की बड़ाई करते सुना।

47 इस पर पतरस ने कहा; क्या कोई जल की रोक कर सकता है, कि ये बपतिस्मा न पाएं, जिन्हों ने हमारी नाईं पवित्र आत्मा पाया है

48 और उस ने आज्ञा दी कि उन्हें यीशु मसीह ने नाम में बपतिस्मा दिया जाए: तब उन्होंने उस से बिनती की कि कुछ दिन हमारे साथ रह॥

1 There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,

2 A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.

3 He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.

4 And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.

5 And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:

6 He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.

7 And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;

8 And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.

9 On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:

10 And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,

11 And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:

12 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.

13 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.

14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.

15 And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

16 This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.

17 Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon’s house, and stood before the gate,

18 And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.

19 While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.

20 Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.

21 Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?

22 And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.

23 Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.

24 And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.

25 And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.

26 But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.

27 And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together.

28 And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

29 Therefore came I unto you without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me?

30 And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

31 And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.

32 Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee.

33 Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.

34 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.

36 The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)

37 That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;

38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

39 And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:

40 Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;

41 Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.

42 And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.

43 To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.

44 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.

45 And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.

46 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,

47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?

48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.

1 And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.

2 And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.

3 And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.

4 And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

5 And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the Lord.

6 And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.

7 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves:

8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

9 And the Lord said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:

10 Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.

11 And Moses besought the Lord his God, and said, Lord, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?

12 Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.

13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.

14 And the Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.

15 And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written.

16 And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.

17 And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.

18 And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome: but the noise of them that sing do I hear.

19 And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.

20 And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.

21 And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?

22 And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.

23 For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.

24 And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.

25 And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:)

26 Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the Lord’s side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.

27 And he said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour.

28 And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.

29 For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves to day to the Lord, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.

30 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the Lord; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin.

31 And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.

32 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin—; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.

33 And the Lord said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.

34 Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them.

35 And the Lord plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.