इससे पहले कि मैं जान पाती कि दुख और तकलीफ क्या होती है, कभी-कभी मेरी इच्छा होती थी कि वे मुझ पर आएं
Before I knew what affliction meant, I was ready sometimes to wish for it
Before I knew what affliction meant, I was ready sometimes to wish for it
यह देखना वाकई झकझोर देने वाला था कि कितने सारे ईसाई खून से लथपथ इधर-उधर पड़े थे, किसी भेड़ों के झुंड की तरह जिसे भेड़िये नोंच डालते हैं; उन नरपिशाचों ने उन सबको बेकपड़ा कर दिया था, और वे ऐसे दहाड़ रहे थे, गा रहे थे, चिल्ला रहे थे और अपमानित कर रहे थे मानो वे हमारा कलेजा ही बाहर निकाल लेंगे। फिर भी प्रभु ने अपनी असीम शक्ति से हम में से कई लोगों की जान बचाई, क्योंकि हम चौबीस लोगों को जिंदा पकड़कर कैदी बना लिया गया था
It is a solemn sight to see so many Christians lying in their blood, some here, and some there, like a company of sheep torn by wolves, all of them stripped naked by a company of hell-hounds, roaring, singing, ranting, and insulting, as if they would have torn our very hearts out; yet the Lord by His almighty power preserved a number of us from death, for there were twenty-four of us taken alive and carried captive
It is a solemn sight to see so many Christians lying in their blood, some here, and some there, like a company of sheep torn by wolves, all of them stripped naked by a company of hell-hounds, roaring, singing, ranting, and insulting, as if they would have torn our very hearts out; yet the Lord by His almighty power preserved a number of us from death, for there were twenty-four of us taken alive and carried captive
यह मेरे लिए अच्छा ही हुआ कि मुझ पर विपत्ति आई।
It is good for me that I have been afflicted.
It is good for me that I have been afflicted.
इसके जरिए प्रभु चाहते हैं कि हम और ज्यादा शिद्दत से उनके होने को महसूस करें और यह समझें कि हमारी मदद हमेशा उन्हीं से मिलती है
The Lord hereby would make us the more acknowledge His hand, and to see that our help is always in Him
The Lord hereby would make us the more acknowledge His hand, and to see that our help is always in Him
कुछ लोगों की किस्मत में दुख बूंद-बूंद करके आते हैं—अभी एक बूंद, फिर दूसरी; लेकिन उस प्याले का गाढ़ा तलछट, अचरज की वह मदिरा, एक ऐसी मूसलाधार बारिश की तरह जो पीछे कुछ न छोड़े, प्रभु ने मेरे हिस्से में वही तय किया था।
The portion of some is to have their afflictions by drops, now one drop and then another; but the dregs of the cup, the wine of astonishment, like a sweeping rain that leaveth no food, did the Lord prepare to be my portion.
The portion of some is to have their afflictions by drops, now one drop and then another; but the dregs of the cup, the wine of astonishment, like a sweeping rain that leaveth no food, did the Lord prepare to be my portion.