ରେରିତମାନଙ୍କ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟର ବିବରଣ 3
1 ଦିନେ ପିତର ଓ ଯୋହନ ଏକାଠି ମନ୍ଦିର ପରିସରକୁ ଗଲେ। ସେତବେେଳେ ଦିନ ତିନିଟା ହାଇେଥିଲା ଓ ତାହା ପ୍ରତିଦିନର ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନାର ସମୟ ଥିଲା।
2 ସମାନେେ ଉପାସନା ମନ୍ଦିର ପରିସର ମଧିଅରେ ଯାଉଥିବା ସମୟରେ ଜଣେ ଲୋକ ସଠାେରେ ଥିଲା। ସେ ଜନ୍ମରୁ ପଙ୍ଗୁ ହାଇେଥିବାରୁ ଚାଲିପାରୁ ନଥିଲେ। ସମାନେେ ତାହାକୁ ସବୁଦିନ ମନ୍ଦିରରୁ 'ସୁନ୍ଦର ଫାଟକ' ପାଖ ରେ ବ ସଇେ ଦେଉଥିଲେ। ସେ ମନ୍ଦିରକୁ ଯାଉଥିବା ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କଠାରୁ ପଇସା ମାଗୁଥିଲା।
3 ସେ ଯେତବେେଳେ ପିତର ଓ ଯୋହନଙ୍କୁ ମନ୍ଦିର ଭିତରକୁ ୟିବାର ଦେଖିଲା, ସେତବେେଳେ ସେ ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ପଇସା ମାଗିଲା।
4 ଯୋହନ ଓ ପିତର ତା ଆଡ଼କୁ ଅନାଇ କହିଲେ, ଆମ୍ଭ ଆଡ଼େ ଚାହଁ।
5 ସେ କିଛି ପାଇବା ଆଶା ରେ ସମାନଙ୍କେ ଆଡ଼େ ଦେଖିଲା।
6 କିନ୍ତୁ ପିତର କହିଲେ, ମାେ ପାଖ ରେ ସୁନା ବା ରୂପା ନାହିଁ, କିନ୍ତୁ ଯାହା ଅଛି ତାହା ମୁଁ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ଦେଉଛି। ନାଜରିତୀୟ ଯୀଶୁଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟଙ୍କ ନାମ ରେ ଉଠି ଚ଼ାଲ।
7 ଏହା କହି ପିତର ତା'ର ଡ଼ାହାଣ ହାତ ଧରି ଉେଠଇଲେ। ସଙ୍ଗେ ସଙ୍ଗେ ତା' ଗୋଡ଼ ଓ ପାଦ ଶକ୍ତ ହାଇଗେଲା। ସେ ଡ଼ଇେଁ ପଡ଼ି ଚ଼ାଲିବାକୁ ଆରମ୍ଭ କଲା
8 ସେ ନାଚି ନାଚି ଈଶ୍ବରଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରଶଂସା କରି ସମାନଙ୍କେ ସହିତ ଉପାସନା ମନ୍ଦିରକୁ ଗଲା।
9 ସମସ୍ତେ ତାହାକୁ ଚାଲିବାର ଓ ଇଶ୍ବରଙ୍କର ପ୍ରଶଂସା କରିବାର ଦେଖିଲେ।
10 ଲୋକମାନେ ତାହାକୁ ଚ଼ିହ୍ନିପାରିଲେ ଯେ ଏ ସହେି ଲୋକ ୟିଏ କି ଉପାସନା ମନ୍ଦିରର 'ସୁନ୍ଦର ଫାଟକ' ପାଖ ରେ ବସି ଭିକ ମାଗୁଥିଲା। ସମାନେେ ତାହାର ଏହି ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତନ ଦେଖି ଆଶ୍ଚର୍ୟ୍ଯ ହାଇଗେଲେ। ଏହା କିପରି ସମ୍ଭବ ହେଲା, ତାହା ସମାନେେ ବୁଝିପାରୁ ନଥିଲେ।
11 ସେ ସୁସ୍ଥ ଲୋକଟି ପିତର ଓ ଯୋହନଙ୍କ ପାଖେ ପାଖେ ରହିଲା। ତେଣୁ ସମସ୍ତେ ଆଶ୍ଚର୍ୟ୍ଯ ହାଇେ ଶଲୋମନଙ୍କ ମଣ୍ଡପ ରେ ସମାନଙ୍କେ ପାଖକୁ ଦୌଡ଼ି ଆସିଲେ। ତାହା ଦେଖି ପିତର ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ, ହେ ଇଶ୍ରଯଲରେ ଲୋକମାନେ, ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ଏହା ଦେଖି କାହିଁକି ଆଶ୍ଚର୍ୟ୍ଯ ହେଉଅଛ?
12 ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ଆମ୍ଭକୁ ଏପରି କାହିଁକି ଦେଖୁଛ, ଯେପରିକି ଆମ୍ଭେ ଅମ୍ଭ ଶକ୍ତି ବା ଭକ୍ତି ବଳ ରେ ଏହି ଲୋକକୁ ଚ଼ାଲିବାକୁ ଦଲେୁ।
13 ନା! ଇଶ୍ବର ଏହା କରିଛନ୍ତି। ସେ ଅବ୍ରାହାମ, ୟିସ୍ହାକ ଓଯାକୁବଙ୍କ ଇଶ୍ବର ଅଟନ୍ତି। ସେ ଆମ୍ଭର ସମସ୍ତ ପୂର୍ବପୁରୁଷଙ୍କ ଇଶ୍ବର ଅଟନ୍ତି। ସେ ତାହାଙ୍କ ମହାନ ସବେକ ଯୀଶୁଙ୍କୁ ଗୌରବାନ୍ବିତ କରିଅଛନ୍ତି। ମାତ୍ର ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ଯୀଶୁଙ୍କୁ ମୃତ୍ଯୁ ଭୋଗ କରିବା ନିମନ୍ତେ ସମର୍ପଣ କରି ଦେଲେ। ପୀଲାତ ଯୀଶୁଙ୍କୁ ମୁକ୍ତ କରିବାକୁ ସ୍ଥିର କରିଥିଲେ, କିନ୍ତୁ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ଯୀଶୁଙ୍କୁ ଚ଼ାହଁନାହିଁ ବୋଲି ପୀଲାତଙ୍କୁ କହିଲ।
14 ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ଜଣେ ପବିତ୍ର ଓ ଧାର୍ମିକ ଲୋକକୁ ଅସ୍ବୀକାର କଲ ଓ ଜଣେ ହତ୍ଯାକାରୀକୁ ତାହାଙ୍କ ବଦଳ ରେ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ମୁକ୍ତ କରିଦବୋ ପାଇଁ ଚାହିଁଲ।
15 ଜୀବନ ଦାନ କରିଥିବା ବ୍ଯକ୍ତିକୁ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ହତ୍ଯା କଲ, ମାତ୍ର ଇଶ୍ବର ତାହାଙ୍କୁ ମୃତ୍ଯୁରୁ ଉଠାଇଲେ। ଆମ୍ଭେ ସମସ୍ତେ ଏହାର ସାକ୍ଷୀ, ଆମ୍ଭମାନେେ ବି ଏହା ନିଜ ଆଖି ରେ ଦେଖିଅଛୁ।
16 ଏ ଯେଉଁ ଲୋକକୁ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ଦେଖୁଛ ଓ ଚିହ୍ନିଛ, ସେ ଯୀଶୁଙ୍କ ନାମ ରେ ଶକ୍ତି ପାଇ ଚ଼ାଲି ପାରିଲା। ଯୀଶୁଙ୍କ ନାମ ରେ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କର ବିଶ୍ବାସ ଅଛି। ହଁ, କବଳେ ଯୀଶୁଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ଥିବା ବିଶ୍ବାସ ତାକୁ ସମ୍ପୁର୍ଣ୍ଣ ରୂପେ ଆରୋଗ୍ୟ କରି ଦଲୋ ଆଉ ତାହା ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ଦେଖିଲ।
17 ଭାଇମାନେ, ମୁଁ ଜାଣେ ଯେ, ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ମଧ୍ଯ କ'ଣ କରୁଛ, ତାହା ନବୁଝି ଯୀଶୁଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ଏପରି କଲ। ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କର ନେତାମାନେ ମଧ୍ଯ କ'ଣ କରୁଅଛନ୍ତି, ତାହା ବୁଝିପାରି ନଥିଲେ।
18 ଇଶ୍ବର ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟଙ୍କର ଦୁଃଖ ଭୋଗିବା ବିଷୟ ରେ ପୂର୍ବରୁ ସବୁ କଥା ଭାବବାଦୀମାନଙ୍କ ମୁଖଦ୍ବାରା କହି ସାରିଥିଲେ। ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ଏ ସବୁ ଘଟଣା ଘଟାଉଛନ୍ତି।
19 ଏଥିପାଇଁ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କର ହୃଦୟ ଓ ଜୀବନ ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତନ କରି ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ପାଖକୁ ଫରେିଆସ, ତବେେ ସେ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କର ପାପସବୁ କ୍ଷମା କରି ଦବେେ।
20 ଏପରି କଲେ ପ୍ରଭୁ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ଆତ୍ମିକ ଶାନ୍ତି ଦବେେ। ତାହାଙ୍କ ମନୋନୀତ ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟ ଯୀଶୁଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ଯ ସେ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ପାଖକୁ ପଠାଇ ଦବେେ।
21 ପୁନର୍ବାର ସମସ୍ତ କାର୍ୟ୍ଯ ସୁସମ୍ପନ୍ନ ହବୋ ପର୍ୟ୍ଯନ୍ତ ଯୀଶୁଙ୍କୁ ସ୍ବର୍ଗ ରେ ରହିବାକୁ ପଡ଼ିବ। ଏହି ସମସ୍ତ ବିଷୟ ରେ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ବହୁତ ଆଗରୁ ଭାବବଦୀମାନଙ୍କ ମାଧ୍ଯମ ରେ କହିଛନ୍ତି।
22 ମାଶାେ କହିଛନ୍ତି, 'ପରମେଶ୍ବର ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଜଣେ ଭାବବାଦୀ ଦବେେ। ସହେି ଭାବବାଦୀ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ଯରୁ ଆସିବେ। ସେ ମାେ'ପରି ହବେେ। ସେ ଯାହା କହିବେ, ତାହା ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ମାନିବାକୁ ପଡ଼ିବ।
23 ଯେଉଁ ଲୋକ ତାହାଙ୍କ କଥାର ବାଧ୍ଯ ହବେନାହିଁ ତା'ର ମୃତ୍ଯୁ ଘଟିବ ଓ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ଯରୁ ସେ ବିଚ୍ଛିନ୍ନ କରିଦିଆୟିବ।'
24 ହଁ, ଶାମୁଯଲେ ଓ ତାହାଙ୍କ ପରେ ଆସିଥିବା ସମସ୍ତ ଭାବବାଦୀମାନେ ଏହି ସମୟ ବିଷୟ ରେ ଘୋଷଣା କରିଛନ୍ତି।
25 ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ସହେି ଭାବବାଦୀମାନଙ୍କର ଉତ୍ତରାଧିକାରୀ। ପରମେଶ୍ବର ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ପୂର୍ବପୁରୁଷମାନଙ୍କ ସହିତ ଯେଉଁ ଚୁକ୍ତି କରିଥିଲେ, ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ମଧ୍ଯ ତା'ର ଉତ୍ତରାଧିକାରୀ। ସେ ଅବ୍ରାହାମଙ୍କୁ କହିଥିଲେ, 'ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ସନ୍ତାନମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ବାରା ଜଗତ ରେ ସବୁ ଲୋକ ଆଶୀର୍ବାଦ ପାଇବେ।'
26 ପରମେଶ୍ବର ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ଆଶୀର୍ବାଦ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରଥମେ ଆପଣାର ବିଶଷେ ସବେକ ଯୀଶୁଙ୍କୁ ପଠାଇଛନ୍ତି। ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ଯେପରି ମନ୍ଦକାର୍ୟ୍ଯରୁ ବିମୁଖ ହୁଅ, ଏଥିପାଇଁ ସେ ଏପରି କରିଛନ୍ତି।
1 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
2 And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
3 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.
4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.
5 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.
6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
7 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
8 And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God:
10 And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.
11 And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.
12 And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?
13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.
14 But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
15 And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
16 And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
17 And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.
18 But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
21 Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.
22 For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
23 And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
24 Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
25 Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
26 Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
1 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.
2 And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,
3 And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.
4 Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.
5 Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!
6 When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.
7 The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
8 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;
9 And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.
10 Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?
11 Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
12 And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar’s friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.
13 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.
14 And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!
15 But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.
16 Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.
17 And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
18 Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.
19 And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.
20 This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.
21 Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.
22 Pilate answered, What I have written I have written.
23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.
24 They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.
25 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.
26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
27 Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
28 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.
29 Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.
30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
31 The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
32 Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.
33 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:
34 But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.
35 And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.
36 For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
37 And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.
38 And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.
39 And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.
40 Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.
41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.
42 There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews’ preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.