¹शावलले स्तिफनसलाई मार्न आफ्नो सहमती दिए। विश्वासीहरूलाई सताइ

¹And Saul was consenting to his being killed. And on that day there arose a great persecution against the assembly which was in Jerusalem, and all were scattered into the countries of Judaea and Samaria except the apostles.

²[This verse may not be a part of this translation]

²And pious men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.

³[This verse may not be a part of this translation]

³But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into the houses one after another, and dragging off both men and women delivered them up to prison.

⁴विश्वासीहरू जो चारैतिर छरिएका थिए, जहाँ तिनीहरू गए, परमेश्वरको सुसमाचार मानिसहरूलाई सुनाए।

⁴Those then that had been scattered went through [the countries] announcing the glad tidings of the word.

⁵फिलिप सामरिया शहरमा गए अनि ख्रीष्टको विषयमा प्रचार गरे।

⁵And Philip, going down to a city of Samaria, preached the Christ to them;

⁶मानिसहरूले त्यहाँ फिलिपले चमत्कारहरू गरेका सुने अनि देखे। फिलिपले भनेको कुराहरू मानिसहरूको भीडले एक मनले ध्यान लगाएर सुने।

⁶and the crowds with one accord gave heed to the things spoken by Philip, when they heard [him] and saw the signs which he wrought.

⁷धेरै जसो मानिसहरू दुष्ट आत्माहरूले भेट्टाएका थिए। तर दुष्ट आत्माहरू जोडले चिच्याएर मानिसहरूबाट बाहिर निस्के। पक्षाघात लागेको र लङ्गडो मानिसहरू निको भए।

⁷For from many who had unclean spirits they went out, crying with a loud voice; and many that were paralysed and lame were healed.

⁸त्यही कारणले गर्दा त्यस शहरमा मानिसहरू अत्यन्त आनन्दित थिए।

⁸And there was great joy in that city.

⁹तर त्यस शहरमा शिमोन नाउँ गरेको एकजना मानिस थिए। फिलिप त्यहाँ आउन भन्दा अघि तिनी जादू गर्दै थिए अनि सामरियाका मानिसहरूलाई चकित पारेका थिए। शिमोनले घमण्ड साथ आफूलाई महान-मानिस दावी गर्थे।

⁹But a certain man, by name Simon, had been before in the city, using magic arts, and astonishing the nation of Samaria, saying that himself was some great one.

¹⁰निम्नस्तरका देखि अति प्रमुख मानिसहरूले शिमोन प्रति खूबै ध्यान दिए। तिनीहरूले भने, “यस मानिसकोमा ईश्वरीय शक्ति छ त्यसैलाई ‘महान शक्तिट भनिन्छ!”

¹⁰To whom they had all given heed, from small to great, saying, This is the power of God which is called great.

¹¹शिमोनले आफ्ना जादू-कलाद्वारा मानिसहरूलाई धेरै समयदेखि प्रभावित पारेका थिए अनि तीनीहरू उनका भक्त भएका थिए।

¹¹And they gave heed to him, because that for a long time he had astonished them by his magic arts.

¹²तर फिलिपले मानिसहरूलाई परमेश्वरको राज्यको विषयमा सुसमाचार एवं येशू ख्रीष्टको नाउँको विषयमा बताइदिए। पुरुष-स्त्रीहरू जसले विश्वास गरे तिनीहरूले बप्तिस्मा लिए।

¹²But when they believed Philip announcing the glad tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptised, both men and women.

¹³शिमोन स्वंयले विश्वास गरे अनि बप्तिस्मा लिए। फिलिप एकदम नजिकमा बसे। उनले फिलिपले गरेका चमत्कारहरू अनि महान कार्यहरू देखे। शिमोन छक्क परे।

¹³And Simon also himself believed; and, having been baptised, continued constantly with Philip; and, beholding the signs and great works of power which took place, was astonished.

¹⁴प्रेरितहरू अझ सम्म यरूशलेमा नै थिए। तिनीहरूले सामरियाका मानिसहरूले परमेश्वरको वचनलाई स्वीकार गरे भन्ने बारेमा सुने। यसैकारणले तिनीहरूले पत्रुस र यूहन्नालाई सामारिया पठाए।

¹⁴And the apostles who were in Jerusalem, having heard that Samaria had received the word of God, sent to them Peter and John;

¹⁵जब तिनीहरू सामारिया पुगे, तिनीहरूले सामरियाका विश्वासीहरूले पवित्र-आत्मा पावोस् भनेर प्रार्थना गरे।

¹⁵who, having come down, prayed for them that they might receive [the] Holy Spirit;

¹⁶ती मानिसहरू प्रभु येशूको नाउँमा बप्तिस्मा भएका थिए, तर पवित्र-आत्मा तिनीहरू कसैमाथि पनि आइपुगेको थिएन। यही कारणले गर्दा पत्रुस र यूहन्नाले प्रार्थना गरे।

¹⁶for he was not yet fallen upon any of them, only they were baptised to the name of the Lord Jesus.

¹⁷तब ती प्रेरितहरूले तिनीहरूका हात मानिसहरूमा राखी दिए तब तिनीहरूले पवित्र-आत्मा प्राप्त गरे।

¹⁷Then they laid their hands upon them, and they received [the] Holy Spirit.

¹⁸प्रेरितहरूले मानिसहरूलाई हात राखिदिंदा तिनीहरूमाथि पवित्र आत्मा दिइएको शिमोनले देखे। यसकारण शिमोनले प्रेरितहरूलाई पैसा देखाउदै।

¹⁸But Simon, having seen that by the laying on of the hands of the apostles the [Holy] Spirit was given, offered them money,

¹⁹अनि भने, “यो शक्ति मलाई पनि दिनुहोस् ताकि जब मैले कसैमाथि हात राख्दा उसले पवित्र आत्मा प्राप्त गरोस्।”

¹⁹saying, Give to me also this power, in order that on whomsoever I may lay hands he may receive [the] Holy Spirit.

²⁰पत्रुसले तिनलाई भने, “तिमी र तिम्रो पैसा दुवै नष्ट भई जाओस्! किनभने तिमीले सोच्यौ कि प्रभुको उपहार पैसाले किन्न सक्छौ।

²⁰And Peter said to him, Thy money go with thee to destruction, because thou hast thought that the gift of God can be obtained by money.

²¹यस काममा हामीसंग अंश ग्रहण गर्न सक्तैनौ। किनभने तिम्रो हृदय परमेश्वर समक्ष सही छैन।

²¹Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter, for thy heart is not upright before God.

²²तिम्रो हृदय बद्ली गर अनि यी कुकर्महरूदेखि टाडो भई हाल। प्रभुलाई प्रार्थना गर। हुनसक्छ तिम्रो यस्तो सोचाइलाई उहाँले क्षमा गरिदनु हुन्छ।

²²Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and supplicate the Lord, if indeed the thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee;

²³किनभने तिमी कटुता इर्ष्याले भरिएको अनि पापको अधीनमा भएको म देख्दछु।”

²³for I see thee to be in the gall of bitterness, and bond of unrighteousness.

²⁴शिमोनले जवाफ दिए, “तिमीहरूले मेरो लागि प्रभुलाई प्रार्थना गरिदेऊ। प्रार्थना गरिदेऊ कि तिमीहरूले भनेका कुनै पनि कुरा म माथि नघटोस्।”

²⁴And Simon answering said, Supplicate *ye* for me to the Lord, so that nothing may come upon me of the things of which ye have spoken.

²⁵त्यसपछि, ती दुई प्रेरितहरूले आफ्नो गवाही दिए अनि प्रभुको सन्देश सुनाए। त्यसपछि तिनीहरू यरूशलेम फर्के। तिनीहरू जाँदा हुँदी सामरीयाका धेरै शहरहरू भएर गए अनि जता-जता पस्दै गए। त्यतातिर मानिसहरूलाई सुसमाचार प्रचार गरे। एथियोपियावासीलाई फिलिपले शिक्षा दिए

²⁵They therefore, having testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and announced the glad tidings to many villages of the Samaritans.

²⁶परमेश्वरको एकजना दूतले फिलिपलाई भने, “झट्ट तयार होऊ र दक्षिणतर्फ जाऊ । यरूशलेमदेखि गाजातर्फ जाने बाटो जाऊ- त्यो बाटो मरूभूमि भएर जान्छ।”

²⁶But [the] angel of [the] Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Rise up and go southward on the way which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza: the same is desert.

²⁷यसकारण फिलिप तयार भए अनि गए। बाटोमा उनले एकजना एथियोपियावासी मानिसलाई देखे जो नपुंसक थिए। उनी एथियोपिया देशकी रानी कन्दकीको ठूला अधिकार थिए। उनी रानीका जम्मै पैसा-रूपियाँका जिम्मेवार थिए। त्यो मानिस आराधना गर्न यरूशलेम गएका थिए।

²⁷And he rose up and went. And lo, an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a man in power under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to worship at Jerusalem,

²⁸अहिले ऊ आफ्नो रथमा बसेर घर तर्फ गइरहेका थिए। तिनी अगमवक्ता यशैयाको पुस्तक पढिरहेका थिए।

²⁸was returning and sitting in his chariot: and he was reading the prophet Esaias.

²⁹आत्माले फिलिपलाई भने, “त्यस रथमा जाऊ र त्यसको छेउमा बस्।”

²⁹And the Spirit said to Philip, Approach and join this chariot.

³⁰तब फिलिप रथको छेउमा दगुरे अनि त्यो मानिसले पढी रहेको सुने। उसले यशैया अगमवक्ताको पुस्तक पढिरहेको थियो। फिलिपले उसलाई भने, “के तिमीले पढेको कुरा बुझ्दैछौ?”

³⁰And Philip, running up, heard him reading the prophet Esaias, and said, Dost thou then know what thou art reading of?

³¹त्यस मानिसले भन्यो, “म कसरी बुझ्न सक्छु? मलाई त्यस्तो मानिसको खाँचो छ जसले मलाई यो व्याख्या गरिदिन सक्छ।” त्यसपछि उसले फिलिपलाई उसको छेउमा आएर बस्न निमन्त्रणा गर्यो।

³¹And he said, How should I then be able unless some one guide me? And he begged Philip to come up and sit with him.

³²उसले पढदै गरेको धर्म शास्त्रको अंश यस्तो थियोः “जसरी भेडा काटिन लगिन्छ भेडको पाठा कत्रनेको चुपचाप सामु उभिन्छ, त्यसरी नै उनी रहे।

³²And the passage of the scripture which he read was this: He was led as a sheep to slaughter, and as a lamb is dumb in presence of him that shears him, thus he opens not his mouth.

³³उहाँको उपहास गरियो अनि उहाँका अधिकारहरू खोसियो। पृथ्वीमा उहाँको जीवन समाप्त भयो अनि उहाँको पुस्तको विषयमा भन्न को सामर्थ हुनेछ?” यशैया 53:7-8

³³In his humiliation his judgment has been taken away, and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

³⁴त्यस अधिकारीले फिलिपलाई भने, “दया गरेर मलाई भन्नुहोस् अगमवक्ताले कसको विषयमा भनेका हुन्? उनले आफ्नै विषयमा कि अन्य कसैको विषयमा भनेका हुन?”

³⁴And the eunuch answering Philip said, I pray thee, concerning whom does the prophet say this? of himself or of some other?

³⁵फिलिपले बताउन थाले। उनले त्यही धर्मशास्त्रको अंशबाट शुरू गरे अनि उसलाई येशूको विषयमा सुसमाचार भने।

³⁵And Philip, opening his mouth and beginning from that scripture, announced the glad tidings of Jesus to him.

³⁶उनीहरू बाटोमा गइरहेको बेला पानी भएको ठाउँमा पुगे। अधिकारीले भन्यो, “हेर! यहाँ पानी छ! कसले मलाई बप्तिस्मा लिन देखि रोक्न सक्छ?”

³⁶And as they went along the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch says, Behold water; what hinders my being baptised?

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³⁸And he commanded the chariot to stop. And they went down both to the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptised him.

³⁸त्यसपछि अधिकारीले रथ थाम भनेर आदेश गरयो। दुवै फिलिप र अधिकारी पानी भए तिर ओर्लिए अनि फिलिपले तिनलाई बप्तिस्मा दिए।

³⁹But when they came up out of the water [the] Spirit of [the] Lord caught away Philip, and the eunuch saw him no longer, for he went on his way rejoicing.

³⁹जब तिनीहरू पानी बाहिर आए प्रभुको आत्मा फिलपबाट खोसियो अधिकारीले उनलाई फेरि कहिल्यै पनि देखेन्। अधिकारी आफ्नो घरको बाटो लागे। उनी खुशी थिए।

⁴⁰And Philip was found at Azotus, and passing through he announced the glad tidings to all the cities till he came to Caesarea.

⁴⁰तर फिलिप अश्दोदको शहरमा देखा परे। उनी सिजरियाको शहर तिर गइरहैका थिए। अश्दोददेखि सिजरिया जाँदा बाटामा पर्ने प्रत्येक शहरमा उनले सुसमाचार प्रचार गरे।