Acts 15

1 फिर कितने लोग यहूदिया से आकर भाइयों को सिखाने लगे कि यदि मूसा की रीति पर तुम्हारा खतना न हो तो तुम उद्धार नहीं पा सकते।

2 जब पौलुस और बरनबास का उन से बहुत झगड़ा और वाद-विवाद हुआ तो यह ठहराया गया, कि पौलुस और बरनबास, और हम में से कितने और व्यक्ति इस बात के विषय में यरूशलेम को प्रेरितों और प्राचीनों के पास जांए।

3 सो मण्डली ने उन्हें कुछ दूर तक पहुंचाया; और वे फीनीके ओर सामरिया से होते हुए अन्यजातियों के मन फेरने का समाचार सुनाते गए, और सब भाइयों को बहुत आनन्दित किया।

4 जब यरूशलेम में पहुंचे, तो कलीसिया और प्रेरित और प्राचीन उन से आनन्द के साथ मिले, और उन्होंने बताया कि परमेश्वर ने उन के साथ होकर कैसे कैसे काम किए थे।

5 परन्तु फरीसियों के पंथ में से जिन्हों ने विश्वास किया था, उन में से कितनों ने उठकर कहा, कि उन्हें खतना कराना और मूसा की व्यवस्था को मानने की आज्ञा देना चाहिए।

6 तब प्रेरित और प्राचीन इस बात के विषय में विचार करने के लिये इकट्ठे हुए।

7 तब पतरस ने बहुत वाद-विवाद के बाद खड़े होकर उन से कहा॥ हे भाइयो, तुम जानते हो, कि बहुत दिन हुए, कि परमेश्वर ने तुम में से मुझे चुन लिया, कि मेरे मुंह से अन्यजाति सुसमाचार का वचन सुनकर विश्वास करें।

8 और मन के जांचने वाले परमेश्वर ने उन को भी हमारी नाईं पवित्र आत्मा देकर उन की गवाही दी।

9 और विश्वास के द्वारा उन के मन शुद्ध कर के हम में और उन में कुछ भेद न रखा।

10 तो अब तुम क्यों परमेश्वर की परीक्षा करते हो कि चेलों की गरदन पर ऐसा जूआ रखो, जिसे न हमारे बाप दादे उठा सके थे और न हम उठा सकते।

11 हां, हमारा यह तो निश्चय है, कि जिस रीति से वे प्रभु यीशु के अनुग्रह से उद्धार पाएंगे; उसी रीति से हम भी पाएंगे॥

12 तब सारी सभा चुपचाप होकर बरनबास और पौलुस की सुनने लगी, कि परमेश्वर ने उन के द्वारा अन्यजातियों में कैसे कैसे चिन्ह, और अद्भुत काम दिखाए।

13 जब वे चुप हुए, तो याकूब कहने लगा, कि॥

14 हे भाइयो, मेरी सुनो: शमौन ने बताया, कि परमेश्वर ने पहिले पहिल अन्यजातियों पर कैसी कृपा दृष्टि की, कि उन में से अपने नाम के लिये एक लोग बना ले।

15 और इस से भविष्यद्वक्ताओं की बातें मिलती हैं, जैसा लिखा है, कि।

16 इस के बाद मैं फिर आकर दाऊद का गिरा हुआ डेरा उठाऊंगा, और उसके खंडहरों को फिर बनाऊंगा, और उसे खड़ा करूंगा।

17 इसलिये कि शेष मनुष्य, अर्थात सब अन्यजाति जो मेरे नाम के कहलाते हैं, प्रभु को ढूंढें।

18 यह वही प्रभु कहता है जो जगत की उत्पत्ति से इन बातों का समाचार देता आया है।

19 इसलिये मेरा विचार यह है, कि अन्यजातियों में से जो लोग परमेश्वर की ओर फिरते हैं, हम उन्हें दु:ख न दें।

20 परन्तु उन्हें लिख भेंजें, कि वे मूरतों की अशुद्धताओं और व्यभिचार और गला घोंटे हुओं के मांस से और लोहू से परे रहें।

21 क्योंकि पुराने समय से नगर नगर मूसा की व्यवस्था के प्रचार करने वाले होते चले आए है, और वह हर सब्त के दिन अराधनालय में पढ़ी जाती है।

22 तब सारी कलीसिया सहित प्रेरितों और प्राचीनों को अच्छा लगा, कि अपने में से कई मनुष्यों को चुनें, अर्थात यहूदा, जो बरसब्बा कहलाता है, और सीलास को जो भाइयों में मुखिया थे; और उन्हें पौलुस और बरनबास के साथ अन्ताकिया को भेजें।

23 और उन के हाथ यह लिख भेजा, कि अन्ताकिया और सूरिया और किलिकिया के रहने वाले भाइयों को जो अन्यजातियों में से हैं, प्रेरितों और प्राचीन भाइयों का नमस्कार!

24 हम ने सुना है, कि हम में से कितनों ने वहां जाकर, तुम्हें अपनी बातों से घबरा दिया; और तुम्हारे मन उलट दिए हैं परन्तु हम ने उन को आज्ञा नहीं दी थी।

25 इसलिये हम ने एक चित्त होकर ठीक समझा, कि चुने हुऐ मनुष्यों को अपने प्यारे बरनबास और पौलुस के साथ तुम्हारे पास भेजें।

26 ये तो ऐसे मनुष्य हैं, जिन्हों ने अपने प्राण हमारे प्रभु यीशु मसीह के नाम के लिये जोखिम में डाले हैं।

27 और हम ने यहूदा और सीलास को भेजा है, जो अपने मुंह से भी ये बातें कह देंगे।

28 पवित्र आत्मा को, और हम को ठीक जान पड़ा, कि इन आवश्यक बातों को छोड़; तुम पर और बोझ न डालें;

29 कि तुम मूरतों के बलि किए हुओं से, और लोहू से, और गला घोंटे हुओं के मांस से, और व्यभिचार से, परे रहो। इन से परे रहो; तो तुम्हारा भला होगा आगे शुभ॥

30 फिर वे विदा होकर अन्ताकिया में पहुंचे, और सभा को इकट्ठी करके वह उन्हें पत्री दे दी।

31 और वे पढ़कर उस उपदेश की बात से अति आनन्दित हुए।

32 और यहूदा और सीलास ने जो आप भी भविष्यद्वक्ता थे, बहुत बातों से भाइयों को उपदेश देकर स्थिर किया।

33 वे कुछ दिन रहकर भाइयों से शान्ति के साथ विदा हुए, कि अपने भेजने वालों के पास जाएं।

34 (परन्तु सीलास को वहां रहना अच्छा लगा।)

35 और पौलुस और बरनबास अन्ताकिया में रह गए: और बहुत और लोगों के साथ प्रभु के वचन का उपदेश करते और सुसमाचार सुनाते रहे॥

36 कुछ दिन बाद पौलुस ने बरनबास से कहा; कि जिन जिन नगरों में हम ने प्रभु का वचन सुनाया था, आओ, फिर उन में चलकर अपने भाइयों को देखें; कि कैसे हैं।

37 तब बरनबास ने यूहन्ना को जो मरकुस कहलाता है, साथ लेने का विचार किया।

38 परन्तु पौलुस ने उसे जो पंफूलिया में उन से अलग हो गया था, और काम पर उन के साथ न गया, साथ ले जाना अच्छा न समझा।

39 सो ऐसा टंटा हुआ, कि वे एक दूसरे से अलग हो गए: और बरनबास, मरकुस को लेकर जहाज पर कुप्रुस को चला गया।

40 परन्तु पौलुस ने सीलास को चुन लिया, और भाइयों से परमेश्वर के अनुग्रह पर सौंपा जाकर वहां से चला गया।

41 और कलीसियाओं को स्थिर करता हुआ, सूरिया और किलिकिया से होते हुआ निकला॥

1 And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

2 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.

3 And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.

4 And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.

5 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.

6 And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.

7 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.

8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;

9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

10 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.

12 Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.

13 And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:

14 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.

15 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,

16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:

17 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.

18 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.

19 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:

20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.

21 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.

22 Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:

23 And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:

24 Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:

25 It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

26 Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

27 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.

28 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;

29 That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.

30 So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle:

31 Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.

32 And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.

33 And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles.

34 Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still.

35 Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

36 And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do.

37 And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark.

38 But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

39 And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;

40 And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.

41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.

1 And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus’ band.

2 And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.

3 And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.

4 And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

5 And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.

6 And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.

7 And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;

8 And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.

9 Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them,

10 And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.

11 Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.

12 And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.

13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.

14 But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.

15 And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.

16 And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:

17 Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.

18 And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;

19 And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.

20 And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.

21 But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.

22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man’s life among you, but of the ship.

23 For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,

24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.

25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.

26 Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.

27 But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country;

28 And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.

29 Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.

30 And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,

31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.

32 Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.

33 And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.

34 Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.

35 And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.

36 Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat.

37 And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.

38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.

39 And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.

40 And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.

41 And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.

42 And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

43 But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:

44 And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.