Acts 19
1 और जब अपुल्लोस कुरिन्थुस में था, तो पौलुस ऊपर से सारे देश से होकर इफिसुस में आया, और कई चेलों को देख कर।
2 उन से कहा; क्या तुम ने विश्वास करते समय पवित्र आत्मा पाया? उन्होंने उस से कहा, हम ने तो पवित्र आत्मा की चर्चा भी नहीं सुनी।
3 उस ने उन से कहा; तो फिर तुम ने किस का बपतिस्मा लिया? उन्होंने कहा; यूहन्ना का बपतिस्मा।
4 पौलुस ने कहा; यूहन्ना ने यह कहकर मन फिराव का बपतिस्मा दिया, कि जो मेरे बाद आनेवाला है, उस पर अर्थात यीशु पर विश्वास करना।
5 यह सुनकर उन्होंने प्रभु यीशु के नाम का बपतिस्मा लिया।
6 और जब पौलुस ने उन पर हाथ रखे, तो उन पर पवित्र आत्मा उतरा, और वे भिन्न भिन्न भाषा बोलने और भविष्यद्ववाणी करने लगे।
7 ये सब लगभग बारह पुरूष थे॥
8 और वह आराधनालय में जाकर तीन महीने तक निडर होकर बोलता रहा, और परमेश्वर के राज्य के विषय में विवाद करता और समझाता रहा।
9 परन्तु जब कितनों ने कठोर होकर उस की नहीं मानी वरन लोगों के साम्हने इस मार्ग को बुरा कहने लगे, तो उस ने उन को छोड़ कर चेलों को अलग कर लिया, और प्रति दिन तुरन्नुस की पाठशाला में विवाद किया करता था।
10 दो वर्ष तक यही होता रहा, यहां तक कि आसिया के रहने वाले क्या यहूदी, क्या यूनानी सब ने प्रभु का वचन सुन लिया।
11 और परमेश्वर पौलुस के हाथों से सामर्थ के अनोखे काम दिखाता था।
12 यहां तक कि रूमाल और अंगोछे उस की देह से छुलवाकर बीमारों पर डालते थे, और उन की बीमारियां जाती रहती थी; और दुष्टात्माएं उन में से निकल जाया करती थीं।
13 परन्तु कितने यहूदी जो झाड़ा फूंकी करते फिरते थे, यह कहने लगे, कि जिन में दुष्टात्मा हों उन पर प्रभु यीशु का नाम यह कहकर फूंके कि जिस यीशु का प्रचार पौलुस करता है, मैं तुम्हें उसी की शपथ देता हूं।
14 और स्क्किवा नाम के एक यहूदी महायाजक के सात पुत्र थे, जो ऐसा ही करते थे।
15 पर दुष्टात्मा ने उत्तर दिया, कि यीशु को मैं जानती हूं, और पौलुस को भी पहचानती हूं; परन्तु तुम कौन हो?
16 और उस मनुष्य ने जिस में दुष्ट आत्मा थी; उन पर लपक कर, और उन्हें वश में लाकर, उन पर ऐसा उपद्रव किया, कि वे नंगे और घायल होकर उस घर से निकल भागे।
17 और यह बात इफिसुस के रहने वाले यहूदी और यूनानी भी सब जान गए, और उन सब पर भय छा गया; और प्रभु यीशु के नाम की बड़ाई हुई।
18 और जिन्हों ने विश्वास किया था, उन में से बहुतेरों ने आकर अपने अपने कामों को मान लिया और प्रगट किया।
19 और जादू करने वालों में से बहुतों ने अपनी अपनी पोथियां इकट्ठी करके सब के साम्हने जला दीं; और जब उन का दाम जोड़ा गया, जो पचास हजार रूपये की निकलीं।
20 यों प्रभु का वचन बल पूर्वक फैलता गया और प्रबल होता गया॥
21 जब ये बातें हो चुकीं, तो पौलुस ने आत्मा में ठाना कि मकिदुनिया और अखाया से होकर यरूशलेम को जाऊं, और कहा, कि वहां जाने के बाद मुझे रोम को भी देखना अवश्य है।
22 सो अपनी सेवा करने वालों में से तीमुथियुस और इरास्तुस को मकिदुनिया में भेजकर आप कुछ दिन आसिया में रह गया।
23 उस समय उस पन्थ के विषय में बड़ा हुल्लड़ हुआ।
24 क्योंकि देमेत्रियुस नाम का एक सुनार अरितमिस के चान्दी के मन्दिर बनवाकर कारीगरों को बहुत काम दिलाया करता था।
25 उस ने उन को, और, और ऐसी वस्तुओं के कारीगरों को इकट्ठे करके कहा; हे मनुष्यो, तुम जानते हो, कि इस काम में हमें कितना धन मिलता है।
26 और तुम देखते और सुनते हो, कि केवल इफिसुस ही में नहीं, वरन प्राय: सारे आसिया में यह कह कहकर इस पौलुस ने बहुत लोगों को समझाया और भरमाया भी है, कि जो हाथ की कारीगरी है, वे ईश्वर नहीं।
27 और अब केवल इसी एक बात का ही डर नहीं, कि हमारे इस धन्धे की प्रतिष्ठा जाती रहेगी; वरन यह कि महान देवी अरितमिस का मन्दिर तुच्छ समझा जाएगा और जिसे सारा आसिया और जगत पूजता है उसका महत्व भी जाता रहेगा।
28 वे यह सुनकर क्रोध से भर गए, और चिल्ला चिल्लाकर कहने लगे, इिफिसयों की अरितमिस महान है!
29 और सारे नगर में बड़ा कोलाहल मच गया और लोगों ने गयुस और अरिस्तरखुस मकिदुनियों को जो पौलुस के संगी यात्री थे, पकड़ लिया, और एकिचत्त होकर रंगशाला में दौड़ गए।
30 जब पौलुस ने लोगों के पास भीतर जाना चाहा तो चेलों ने उसे जाने न दिया।
31 आसिया के हाकिमों में से भी उसके कई मित्रों ने उसके पास कहला भेजा, और बिनती की, कि रंगशाला में जाकर जोखिम न उठाना।
32 सो कोई कुछ चिल्लाया, और कोई कुछ; क्योंकि सभा में बड़ी गड़बड़ी हो रही थी, और बहुत से लोग तो यह जानते भी नहीं थे कि हम किस लिये इकट्ठे हुए हैं।
33 तब उन्होंने सिकन्दर को, जिस यहूदियों ने खड़ा किया था, भीड़ में से आगे बढ़ाया, और सिकन्दर हाथ से सैन करके लोगों के साम्हने उत्तर दिया चाहता था।
34 परन्तु जब उन्होंने जान लिया कि वह यहूदी है, तो सब के सब एक शब्द से कोई दो घंटे तक चिल्लाते रहे, कि इफिसयों की अरितमिस महान है।
35 तब नगर के मन्त्री ने लोगों को शान्त करके कहा; हे इफिसयों, कौन नहीं जानता, कि इफिसयों का नगर बड़ी देवी अरितमिस के मन्दिर, और ज्यूस की ओर से गिरी हुई मूरत का टहलुआ है।
36 सो जब कि इन बातों का खण्डन ही नहीं हो सकता, तो उचित्त है, कि तुम चुपके रहो; और बिना सोचे विचारे कुछ न करो।
37 क्योंकि तुम इन मनुष्यों को लाए हो, जो न मन्दिर के लूटने वाले हैं, और न हमारी देवी के निन्दक हैं।
38 यदि देमेत्रियुस और उसके साथी कारीगरों को किसी से विवाद हो तो कचहरी खुली हैं, और हाकिम भी हैं; वे एक दूसरे पर नालिश करें।
39 परन्तु यदि तुम किसी और बात के विषय में कुछ पूछना चाहते हो, तो नियत सभा में फैसला किया जाएगा।
40 क्योंकि आज के बलवे के कारण हम पर दोष लगाए जाने का डर है, इसलिये कि इस का कोई कारण नहीं, सो हम इस भीड़ के इकट्ठा होने का कोई उत्तर न दे सकेंगे।
41 और यह कह के उस ने सभा को विदा किया॥
1 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,
2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism.
4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
7 And all the men were about twelve.
8 And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.
9 But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
10 And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
11 And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:
12 So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
13 Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
14 And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.
15 And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
17 And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
18 And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.
19 Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
20 So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.
21 After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.
22 So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.
23 And the same time there arose no small stir about that way.
24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;
25 Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.
26 Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:
27 So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.
28 And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
29 And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.
30 And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.
31 And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre.
32 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together.
33 And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people.
34 But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
35 And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?
36 Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.
37 For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.
38 Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another.
39 But if ye inquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.
40 For we are in danger to be called in question for this day’s uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse.
41 And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.
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.