Acts 6
1 ಆ ದಿವಸಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಶಿಷ್ಯರ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚಾದಾಗ ಪ್ರತಿ ದಿನದ ಉಪಚಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಗ್ರೀಕರ ವಿಧವೆಯರು ಅಲಕ್ಷ್ಯಮಾಡಲ್ಪಟ್ಟದ್ದರಿಂದ ಇಬ್ರಿಯ ರಿಗೆ ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ಅವರು ಗುಣುಗುಟ್ಟಿದರು.
2 ಆಗ ಆ ಹನ್ನೆರಡು ಮಂದಿಯು ಶಿಷ್ಯರ ಸಮೂಹವನ್ನು ತಮ್ಮ ಬಳಿಗೆ ಕರೆದು--ನಾವು ದೇವರ ವಾಕ್ಯವನ್ನು ಬಿಟ್ಟು ಉಪಚಾರ ಮಾಡುವದು ವಿಹಿತವಾದದ್ದಲ್ಲ.
3 ಆದದರಿಂದ ಸಹೋದರರೇ, ಈ ಕೆಲಸದ ಮೇಲೆ ನಾವು ನೇಮಿಸುವಂತೆ ಪವಿತ್ರಾತ್ಮನಿಂದಲೂ ಜ್ಞಾನ ದಿಂದಲೂ ತುಂಬಿದ ಯಥಾರ್ಥವಾದ ಏಳು ಮಂದಿ ಯನ್ನು ನಿಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿಂದ ಆರಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿರಿ.
4 ಆದರೆ ನಾವು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನೆಯಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ವಾಕ್ಯೋಪದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ನಿರತರಾಗಿರುವಂತೆ ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಒಪ್ಪಿಸಿಕೊಡುವೆವು ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದನು.
5 ಈ ಮಾತು ಸಮೂಹಕ್ಕೆಲ್ಲಾ ಒಪ್ಪಿಗೆಯಾಯಿತು; ಆಗ ಅವರು ನಂಬಿಕೆಯಿಂದಲೂ ಪವಿತ್ರಾತ್ಮನಿಂದಲೂ ಭರಿತನಾದ ಸ್ತೆಫನನೂ, ಫಿಲಿಪ್ಪ, ಪ್ರೊಖೋರ, ನಿಕನೋರ, ತಿಮೋನ ಪರ್ಮೇನ ಮತ್ತು ಯೆಹೂದ್ಯ ಮತಾವಲಂಬಿಯಾದ ಅಂತಿ ಯೋಕ್ಯದ ನಿಕೊಲಾಯ ಎಂಬವರನ್ನೂ ಆರಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು
6 ಅವರನ್ನು ಅಪೊಸ್ತಲರ ಮುಂದೆ ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸಲಾಗಿ ಅವರು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನೆ ಮಾಡಿ ಅವರ ಮೇಲೆ ಕೈಗಳನ್ನಿಟ್ಟರು.
7 ಹೀಗೆ ದೇವರ ವಾಕ್ಯವು ಪ್ರಬಲವಾಯಿತು; ಯೆರೂಸಲೇಮಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಶಿಷ್ಯರ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯು ಬಹಳವಾಗಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿತು; ಇದಲ್ಲದೆ ಯಾಜಕರಲ್ಲಿ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಸಮೂಹವು ನಂಬಿಕೆಗೆ ವಿಧೇಯರಾದರು.
8 ಸ್ತೆಫನನು ನಂಬಿಕೆಯಿಂದಲೂ ಬಲದಿಂದಲೂ ತುಂಬಿದವನಾಗಿ ಜನರಲ್ಲಿ ಮಹತ್ಕಾರ್ಯಗಳನ್ನೂ ಅದ್ಭುತಕಾರ್ಯಗಳನ್ನೂ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದನು.
9 ಆಗ ಲಿಬೆರ್ತೀನ ಎಂಬ ಸಭಾಮಂದಿರದಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಕುರೇನ್ಯ ಅಲೆಕ್ಸಾಂದ್ರಿಯ ಕಿಲಿಕ್ಯ ಆಸ್ಯದವರ ಸಭಾಮಂದಿರ ದಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಕೆಲವರು ಎದ್ದು ಸ್ತೆಫನನೊಂದಿಗೆ ತರ್ಕ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು.
10 ಆದರೆ ಅವನು ಜ್ಞಾನದಿಂದಲೂ ಆತ್ಮನಿಂದಲೂ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದ್ದನ್ನು ಅವರು ಎದುರಿಸ ಲಾರದೆ ಹೋದರು.
11 ಅವರು ಸುಳ್ಳು ಸಾಕ್ಷಿ ಹೇಳುವ ಮನುಷ್ಯರನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು--ಇವನು ಮೋಶೆಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ದೇವರಿಗೆ ವಿರೋಧವಾಗಿ ದೂಷಣೆಯ ಮಾತುಗಳನ್ನು ಹೇಳುವದನ್ನು ನಾವು ಕೇಳಿದ್ದೇವೆ ಎಂದು ಅವರು ಹೇಳಿದರು.
12 ಇನ್ನೂ ಅವರು ಜನರನ್ನೂ ಹಿರಿಯರನ್ನೂ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿ ಗಳನ್ನೂ ರೇಗಿಸಿದ್ದಲ್ಲದೆ ಬಂದು ಅವನನ್ನು ಹಿಡಿದು ಆಲೋಚನಾಸಭೆಗೆ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಹೋಗಿ
13 ಸುಳ್ಳು ಸಾಕ್ಷಿಗಳನ್ನು ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸ ಲಾಗಿ ಅವರು--ಈ ಮನುಷ್ಯನು ಈ ಪರಿಶುದ್ಧ ಸ್ಥಳಕ್ಕೂ ನ್ಯಾಯಪ್ರಮಾಣಕ್ಕೂ ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ದೂಷಣೆಯ ಮಾತುಗಳನ್ನಾಡುವದನ್ನು ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸುವದೇ ಇಲ್ಲ.
14 ನಜ ರೇತಿನ ಯೇಸು ಈ ಸ್ಥಳವನ್ನು (ದೇವಾಲಯವನ್ನು) ಕೆಡವಿ ಮೋಶೆಯು ನಮಗೆ ಒಪ್ಪಿಸಿಕೊಟ್ಟ ಆಚಾರಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾರ್ಪಡಿಸುವನು ಎಂದು ಇವನು ಹೇಳುವದನ್ನು ನಾವು ಕೇಳಿದ್ದೇವೆ ಅಂದರು.
15 ಆಗ ಆಲೋಚನಾ ಸಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೂತಿದ್ದವರೆಲ್ಲರೂ ಅವನನ್ನು ದೃಷ್ಟಿಸಿ ನೋಡಲಾಗಿ ಅವನ ಮುಖವು ದೂತನ ಮುಖದಂತೆ ಇರುವದನ್ನು ಕಂಡರು.
1 And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
2 Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.
3 Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
4 But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
6 Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
7 And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.
9 Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
10 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
11 Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
12 And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,
13 And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
14 For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.
15 And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.
1 And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.
2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.
3 And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.
4 And the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the Lord said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul’s robe privily.
5 And it came to pass afterward, that David’s heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul’s skirt.
6 And he said unto his men, The Lord forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the Lord’s anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the Lord.
7 So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.
8 David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.
9 And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men’s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
10 Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the Lord had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee: but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the Lord’s anointed.
11 Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.
12 The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
13 As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
14 After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.
15 The Lord therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.
16 And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.
17 And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.
18 And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the Lord had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not.
19 For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the Lord reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day.
20 And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.
21 Swear now therefore unto me by the Lord, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father’s house.
22 And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the hold.