1. അഗ്രിപ്പാവു പൌലൊസിനോടുനീന്റെ കാര്യം പറവാന് അനുവാദം ഉണ്ടു എന്നു പറഞ്ഞപ്പോള് പൌലൊസ് കൈനീട്ടി പ്രതിവാദിച്ചതെന്തെന്നാല്

1. అగ్రిప్ప పౌలును చూచి నీ పక్షమున చెప్పుకొనుటకు నీకు సెలవైనదనెను. అప్పుడు పౌలు చేయి చాచి యీలాగు సమాధానము చెప్పసాగెను

2. അഗ്രിപ്പാരാജാവേ, യെഹൂദന്മാര് എന്റെ മേല് ചുമത്തുന്ന എല്ലാ കുറ്റങ്ങളെയും കുറിച്ചു ഇന്നു തിരുമുമ്പാകെ പ്രതിവാദിപ്പാന് ഇടവന്നതുകൊണ്ടു,

2. అగ్రిప్పరాజా, తమరు యూదులలో ఉండు సమస్తమైన ఆచారములను వివాదములను విశేషముగా ఎరిగిన వారు గనుక

3. വിശേഷാല് നീ യെഹൂദന്മാരുടെ ഇടയിലെ ആചാരങ്ങളും തര്ക്കങ്ങളും എല്ലാം അറിയുന്നവന് ആകയാല് ഞാന് ഭാഗ്യവാന് എന്നു നിരൂപിക്കുന്നു; അതുകൊണ്ടു എന്റെ പ്രതിവാദം ക്ഷമയോടേ കേള്ക്കേണമെന്നു അപേക്ഷിക്കുന്നു.

3. యూదులు నామీద మోపిన నేరములన్నిటినిగూర్చి నేడు తమరియెదుట సమాధానము చెప్పుకొనబోవుచున్నందుకు నేను ధన్యుడనని యనుకొనుచున్నాను; తాల్మితో నా మనవి వినవలెనని వేడుకొనుచున్నాను.

4. എന്റെ ജാതിക്കാരുടെ ഇടയിലും യെരൂശലേമിലും ആദിമുതല് ബാല്യംതുടങ്ങിയുള്ള എന്റെ നടപ്പു യെഹൂദന്മാര് എല്ലാവരും അറിയുന്നു.

4. మొదటినుండి యెరూషలేములో నా జనము మధ్యను బాల్యమునుండి నేను బ్రదికిన బ్రదుకు ఏలాటిదో యూదులందరు ఎరుగుదురు.

5. ഞാന് നമ്മുടെ മാര്ഗ്ഗത്തില് സൂക്ഷ്മത ഏറിയ മതഭേദപ്രകാരം പരീശനായി ജീവിച്ചു എന്നു അവര് ആദിമുതല് അറിയുന്നു; അവര്ക്കും മനസ്സുണ്ടെങ്കില് സാക്ഷ്യം പറയാം.

5. వారు మొదటినుండి నన్ను ఎరిగినవారు గనుక సాక్ష్యమిచ్చుటకు వారికిష్టమైతే నేను మన మతములోని బహునిష్ఠగల తెగను అనుసరించి, పరిసయ్యుడనుగా ప్రవర్తించినట్లు చెప్పగలరు.

6. ദൈവത്താല് നമ്മുടെ പിതാക്കന്മാര്ക്കും ലഭിച്ചതും

6. ఇప్పుడైతే దేవుడు మన పితరులకు చేసిన వాగ్దానము విషయమైన నిరీక్షణనుగూర్చి నేను విమర్శింపబడుటకు నిలిచియున్నాను.

7. നമ്മുടെ പന്ത്രണ്ടു ഗോത്രങ്ങളും രാപ്പകല് ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ ആരാധിച്ചുകൊണ്ടു എത്തിപ്പിടിപ്പാന് ആശിക്കുന്നതും ആയ വാഗ്ദത്തത്തിലുള്ള പ്രത്യാശഹേതുവായിട്ടത്രേ ഞാന് ഇപ്പോള് വിസ്താരത്തില് ആയിരിക്കുന്നതു. ആ പ്രത്യാശയെച്ചൊല്ലി ആകുന്നു രാജാവേ, യെഹൂദന്മാര് എന്റെമേല് കുറ്റം ചുമത്തുന്നതു.

7. మన పండ్రెండు గోత్రములవారు ఎడతెగక దివారాత్రులు దేవుని సేవించుచు ఆ వాగ్దానము పొందుదుమని నిరీక్షించు చున్నారు. ఓ రాజా, యీ నిరీక్షణ విషయమే యూదులు నామీద నేరము మోపి యున్నారు.

8. ദൈവം മരിച്ചവരെ ഉയിര്പ്പിക്കുന്നതു വിശ്വാസയോഗ്യമല്ല എന്നു നിങ്ങള്ക്കു തോന്നുന്നത് എന്തു?

8. దేవుడు మృతులను లేపునను సంగతి నమ్మతగనిదని మీరేల యెంచుచున్నారు?

9. നസറായനായ യേശുവിന്റെ നാമത്തിന്നു വിരോധമായി പലതും പ്രവര്ത്തിക്കേണം എന്നു ഞാനും വിചാരിച്ചു സത്യം.

9. నజరేయుడైన యేసు నామమునకు విరోధముగా అనేక కార్యములు చేయవలెనని నేననుకొంటిని;

10. അതു ഞാന് യെരൂശലേമില് ചെയ്തിട്ടുമുണ്ടു; മഹാ പുരോഹിതന്മാരോടു അധികാരപത്രം വാങ്ങി വിശുദ്ധന്മാരില് പലരെയും തടവില് ആക്കി അടെച്ചു; അവരെ നിഗ്രഹിക്കുന്ന സമയം ഞാനും സമ്മതം കൊടുത്തു.

10. యెరూషలేములో నేనాలాగు చేసితిని. నేను ప్రధాన యాజకులవలన అధికారము పొంది, పరిశుద్ధులను అనేకులను చెరసాలలలో వేసి, వారిని చంపినప్పుడు సమ్మతించితిని;

11. ഞാന് എല്ലാ പള്ളികളിലും അവരെ പലപ്പോഴും ദണ്ഡിപ്പിച്ചുംകൊണ്ടു ദൂഷണം പറവാന് നിര്ബന്ധിക്കയും അവരുടെ നേരെ അത്യന്തം ഭ്രാന്തുപിടിച്ചു അന്യപട്ടണങ്ങളോളവും ചെന്നു അവരെ ഉപദ്രവിക്കയും ചെയ്തു.

11. అనేక పర్యాయములు సమాజమందిరములన్నిటిలో వారిని దండించి వారు దేవదూషణ చేయునట్లు బలవంతపెట్ట చూచితిని. మరియు వారిమీద మిక్కిలి క్రోధము గలవాడనై యితర పట్టణములకును వెళ్లి వారిని హింసించుచుంటిని.

12. ഇങ്ങനെ ചെയ്തുവരികയില് ഞാന് മഹാപുരോഹിതന്മാരുടെ അധികാരത്തോടും ആജ്ഞയോടും കൂടെ ദമസ്കൊസിലേക്കു യാത്രപോകുമ്പോള്,

12. అందు నిమిత్తము నేను ప్రధానయాజకులచేత అధికారమును ఆజ్ఞయు పొంది దమస్కునకు పోవుచుండగా

13. രാജാവേ, നട്ടുച്ചെക്കു ഞാന് വഴിയില്വെച്ചു സൂര്യന്റെ പ്രകാശത്തെ കവിഞ്ഞൊരു വെളിച്ചം ആകാശത്തില് നിന്നു എന്നെയും എന്നോടു കൂടെ യാത്രചെയ്യുന്നവരെയും ചുറ്റി പ്രകാശിക്കുന്നതു കണ്ടു.

13. రాజా, మధ్యాహ్నమందు నా చుట్టును నాతోకూడ వచ్చినవారి చుట్టును ఆకాశమునుండి సూర్య తేజస్సుకంటె మిక్కిలి ప్రకాశమానమైన యొక వెలుగు త్రోవలో ప్రకాశించుట చూచితిని.

14. ഞങ്ങള് എല്ലാവരും നിലത്തു വീണപ്പോള്ശൌലെ, ശൌലെ, നീ എന്നെ ഉപദ്രവിക്കുന്നത് എന്തു? മുള്ളിന്റെ നേരെ ഉതെക്കുന്നതു നിനക്കു വിഷമം ആകുന്നു എന്നു എബ്രായഭാഷയില് എന്നോടു പറയുന്നൊരു ശബ്ദം ഞാന് കേട്ടു.

14. మేమందరమును నేలపడినప్పుడు సౌలా సౌలా, నన్నెందుకు హింసించుచున్నావు? మునికోలలకు ఎదురు తన్నుట నీకు కష్టమని హెబ్రీభాషలో ఒక స్వరము నాతో పలుకుట వింటిని.

15. നീ ആരാകുന്നു കര്ത്താവേ, എന്നു ഞാന് ചോദിച്ചതിന്നു കര്ത്താവുനീ ഉപദ്രവിക്കുന്ന യേശു തന്നേ ഞാന് ;

15. అప్పుడు నేను ప్రభువా, నీవు ఎవడవని అడుగగా ప్రభువు నేను నీవు హింసించుచున్న యేసును.

16. എങ്കിലും എഴുന്നേറ്റു നിവിര്ന്നു നില്ക്ക; നീ എന്നെ കണ്ടതിന്നും ഇനി ഞാന് നിനക്കു പ്രത്യക്ഷന് ആവാനിരിക്കുന്നതിന്നും നിന്നെ ശുശ്രൂഷകനും സാക്ഷിയുമായി നിയമിപ്പാന് ഞാന് നിനക്കു പ്രത്യക്ഷനായി.
യേഹേസ്കേൽ 2:1

16. నీవు నన్ను చూచి యున్న సంగతినిగూర్చియు నేను నీకు కనబడబోవు సంగతినిగూర్చియు నిన్ను పరిచారకునిగాను సాక్షినిగాను నియమించుటకై కనబడియున్నాను. నీవు లేచి నీ పాదములు మోపి నిలువుము;

17. ജനത്തിന്റെയും ജാതികളുടെയും കയ്യില്നിന്നു ഞാന് നിന്നെ രക്ഷിക്കും.
1 ദിനവൃത്താന്തം 16:35, യിരേമ്യാവു 1:7-8

17. నేను ఈ ప్రజలవలనను అన్యజనులవలనను హాని కలుగకుండ నిన్ను కాపాడెదను;

18. അവര്ക്കും പാപമോചനവും എന്നിലുള്ള വിശ്വാസത്താല് ശുദ്ധീകരിക്കപ്പെട്ടവരുടെ ഇടയില് അവകാശവും ലഭിക്കേണ്ടതിന്നു അവരുടെ കണ്ണു തുറപ്പാനും അവരെ ഇരുളില്നിന്നു വെളിച്ചത്തിലേക്കും സാത്താന്റെ അധികാരത്തില് നിന്നു ദൈവത്തിങ്കലേക്കും തിരിപ്പാനും ഞാന് ഇപ്പോള് നിന്നെ അവരുടെ അടുക്കല് അയക്കുന്നു എന്നു കല്പിച്ചു.
ആവർത്തനം 33:3-4, യെശയ്യാ 35:5-6, യെശയ്യാ 42:7, യെശയ്യാ 42:16, യെശയ്യാ 61:1

18. వారు చీకటిలోనుండి వెలుగులోనికిని సాతాను అధికారమునుండి దేవుని వైపుకును తిరిగి, నా యందలి విశ్వాసముచేత పాపక్షమాపణను, పరిశుద్ధపరచ బడినవారిలో స్వాస్థ్యమును పొందునట్లు వారి కన్నులు తెరచుటకై నేను నిన్ను వారియొద్దకు పంపెదనని చెప్పెను.

19. അതുകൊണ്ടു അഗ്രിപ്പാരാജാവേ, ഞാന് സ്വര്ഗ്ഗീയദര്ശനത്തിന്നു അനുസരണക്കേടു കാണിക്കാതെ

19. కాబట్టి అగ్రిప్ప రాజా, ఆకాశమునుండి కలిగిన ఆ దర్శనమునకు నేను అవిధేయుడను కాక

20. ആദ്യം ദമസ്കൊസിലും യെരൂശലേമിലും യെഹൂദ്യദേശത്തെങ്ങും ഉള്ളവരോടും പിന്നെ ജാതികളോടും മാനസാന്തരപ്പെട്ടു ദൈവത്തിങ്കലേക്കു തിരിഞ്ഞു മാനസാന്തരത്തിന്നു യോഗ്യമായ പ്രവൃത്തികള് ചെയ്യേണം എന്നു പ്രസംഗിച്ചു.

20. మొదట దమస్కులోనివారికిని, యెరూషలేములోను యూదయ దేశమంతటను, తరువాత అన్యజనులకును, వారు మారు మనస్సు పొంది దేవునితట్టు తిరిగి మారుమనస్సునకు తగిన క్రియలు చేయవలెనని ప్రకటించుచుంటిని.

21. ഇതു നിമിത്തം യെഹൂദന്മാര് ദൈവാലയത്തില് വെച്ചു എന്നെ പിടിച്ചു കൊല്ലുവാന് ശ്രമിച്ചു.

21. ఈ హేతువుచేత యూదులు దేవాలయములో నన్ను పట్టుకొని చంపుటకు ప్రయత్నముచేసిరి;

22. എന്നാല് ദൈവത്തിന്റെ സഹായം ലഭിക്കയാല് ഞാന് ഇന്നുവരെ നില്ക്കയും ചെറിയവരോടും വലിയവരോടും സാക്ഷ്യം പറഞ്ഞു പോരുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു.

22. అయినను నేను దేవుని వలననైన సహాయము పొంది నేటివరకు నిలిచియుంటిని; క్రీస్తు శ్రమపడి మృతుల పునరుత్థానము పొందువారిలో మొదటివాడగుటచేత, ఈ ప్రజలకును అన్యజనులకును వెలుగు ప్రచురింపబోవునని

23. ക്രിസ്തു കഷ്ടം അനുഭവിക്കയും മരിച്ചവരുടെ പുനരുത്ഥാനത്തില് ആദ്യനായി ജനത്തോടും ജാതികളോടും വെളിച്ചം അറിയിക്കയും ചെയ്യും എന്നു പ്രവാചകന്മാരും മോശെയും ഭാവികാലത്തെക്കുറിച്ചു പ്രസ്ഥാവിച്ചതൊഴികെ വേറെയൊന്നും ഞാന് പറയുന്നില്ല.
യെശയ്യാ 42:6, യെശയ്യാ 49:6

23. ప్రవక్తలును మోషేయు ముందుగా చెప్పినవి కాక మరి ఏమియు చెప్పక, అల్పు లకును ఘనులకును సాక్ష్యమిచ్చుచుంటిని.

24. ഇങ്ങനെ പ്രതിവാദിക്കയില് ഫെസ്തൊസ്പൌലൊസേ, നിനക്കു ഭ്രാന്തുണ്ടു; വിദ്യാ ബഹുത്വത്താല് നിനക്കു ഭ്രാന്തു പിടിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു എന്നു ഉറക്കെ പറഞ്ഞു.

24. అతడు ఈలాగు సమాధానము చెప్పుకొనుచుండగా ఫేస్తు - పౌలా, నీవు వెఱ్ఱివాడవు, అతి విద్యవలన నీకు వెఱ్ఱిపట్టినదని గొప్ప శబ్దముతో చెప్పెను.

25. അതിന്നു പൌലൊസ്രാജശ്രീ ഫെസ്തൊസേ, എനിക്കു ഭ്രാന്തില്ല; ഞാന് സത്യവും സുബോധവുമായ വാക്കത്രേ സംസാരിക്കുന്നതു.

25. అందుకు పౌలు ఇట్లనెను మహా ఘనత వహించిన ఫేస్తూ, నేను వెఱ్ఱివాడను కానుగాని సత్యమును స్వస్థబుద్ధియు గల మాటలనే చెప్పుచున్నాను.

26. രാജാവിന്നു ഇതിനെക്കുറിച്ചു അറിവുള്ളതുകൊണ്ടു അവനോടു ഞാന് പ്രാഗത്ഭ്യത്തോടെ സംസാരിക്കുന്നു; അവന്നു ഇതു ഒന്നും മറവായിരിക്കുന്നില്ല എന്നു എനിക്കു നിശ്ചയമുണ്ടു; അതു ഒരു കോണില് നടന്നതല്ല.

26. రాజు ఈ సంగతులెరుగును గనుక అతని యెదుట నేను ధైర్యముగా మాటలాడుచున్నాను; వాటిలో ఒకటియు అతనికి మరుగైయుండ లేదని రూఢిగా నమ్ముచున్నాను; ఇది యొక మూలను జరిగిన కార్యము కాదు.

27. അഗ്രിപ്പാരാജാവേ, പ്രവാചകന്മാരെ വിശ്വസിക്കുന്നുവോ? വിശ്വസിക്കുന്നു എന്നു ഞാന് അറിയുന്നു എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.

27. అగ్రిప్ప రాజా, తమరు ప్రవక్తలను నమ్ముచున్నారా? నమ్ముచున్నారని నేనెరుగుదును.

28. അഗ്രിപ്പാ പൌലൊസിനോടുഞാന് ക്രിസ്ത്യാനിയായിത്തിരുവാന് നീ എന്നെ അല്പം കൊണ്ടു സമ്മതിപ്പിക്കുന്നു എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു. - അതിന്നു പൌലൊസ്;

28. అందుకు అగ్రిప్ప ఇంత సులభముగా నన్ను క్రైస్తవుని చేయ జూచుచున్నావే అని పౌలుతో చెప్పెను.

29. നീ മാത്രമല്ല, ഇന്നു എന്റെ പ്രസംഗം കേള്ക്കുന്നവര് എല്ലാവരും അല്പംകൊണ്ടാകട്ടെ അധികം കൊണ്ടാകട്ടെ ഈ ചങ്ങല ഒഴികെ എന്നെപ്പോലെ ആകേണം എന്നു ഞാന് ദൈവത്തോടു അപേക്ഷിക്കുന്നു എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.

29. అందుకు పౌలు సులభముగానో దుర్లభముగానో, తమరు మాత్రము కాదు, నేడు నా మాట వినువారందరును ఈ బంధకములు తప్ప నావలె ఉండునట్లు దేవుడనుగ్రహించుగాక అనెను.

30. അപ്പോള് രാജാവും ദേശാധിപതിയും ബെര്ന്നീക്കയും അവരോടുകൂടെ ഇരുന്നവരും എഴുന്നേറ്റു മാറി നിന്നു

30. అంతట రాజును అధిపతియు బెర్నీకేయు వారితో కూడ కూర్చుండినవారును లేచి అవతలకు పోయి

31. ഈ മനുഷ്യന് മരണത്തിന്നോ ചങ്ങലെക്കോ യോഗ്യമായതു ഒന്നും ചെയ്തിട്ടില്ല എന്നു തമ്മില് പറഞ്ഞു.

31. ఈ మనుష్యుడు మరణమునకైనను బంధకములకైనను తగిన దేమియు చేయలేదని తమలోతాము మాటలాడుకొనిరి.

32. കൈസരെ അഭയം ചൊല്ലിയിരുന്നില്ലെങ്കില് അവനെ വിട്ടയപ്പാന് കഴിയുമായിരുന്നു എന്നു അഗ്രിപ്പാവു ഫെസ്തൊസിനോടു പറഞ്ഞു.

32. అందుకు అగ్రిప్ప ఈ మనుష్యుడు కైసరు ఎదుట చెప్పుకొందునని అననియెడల ఇతనిని విడుదల చేయవచ్చునని ఫేస్తుతో చెప్పెను.