¹शावलले स्तिफनसलाई मार्न आफ्नो सहमती दिए। विश्वासीहरूलाई सताइ

¹Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.

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²Devout men buried Stephen, and lamented greatly over him.

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³But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house, and dragged both men and women off to prison.

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

⁴Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around preaching the word.

⁵फिलिप सामरिया शहरमा गए अनि ख्रीष्टको विषयमा प्रचार गरे।

⁵Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed to them the Christ.

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

⁶The multitudes listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip, when they heard and saw the signs which he did.

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

⁷For unclean spirits came out of many of those who had them. They came out, crying with a loud voice. Many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.

⁸त्यही कारणले गर्दा त्यस शहरमा मानिसहरू अत्यन्त आनन्दित थिए।

⁸There 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 there was a certain man, Simon by name, who used to practice sorcery in the city, and amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be 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 all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that great power of God.”

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

¹¹They listened to him, because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.

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 preaching good news concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, 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।

¹³Simon himself also believed. Being baptized, he continued with Philip. Seeing signs and great miracles occurring, he was amazed.

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

¹⁴Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,

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

¹⁵who, when they had 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 as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of Christ Jesus.

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

¹⁷Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

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

¹⁸Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,

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

¹⁹saying, “Give me also this power, that whomever I lay my hands on 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।

²⁰But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!

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

²¹You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart isn’t right 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, your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.

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

²³For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity.”

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

²⁴Simon answered, “Pray for me to the Lord, that none of the things which you have spoken happen to me.”

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, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the Good News 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 an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a 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।

²⁷He arose and went; and behold, there was a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship.

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

²⁸He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.

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

²⁹The Spirit said to Philip, “Go near, and join yourself to 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?”

³⁰Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

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।

³¹He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” 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।

³²Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he doesn’t open 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 was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth.” Isaiah 53:7,8

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

³⁴The eunuch answered Philip, “Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?”

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

³⁵Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him Jesus.

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

³⁶As they went on the way, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?”

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³⁷ TR adds “Philip said, ‘If you believe with all your heart, you may.’ He answered, ‘I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.’”

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

³⁸He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.

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

³⁹When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch didn’t see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing.

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

⁴⁰But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.