Acts 23

1 Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until today.”

In ko je Pavel iskreno gledal véliki zbor, je rekel: »Možje in bratje, do danes sem živel po vsej dobri vesti pred Bogom.«

2 The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.

Véliki duhovnik Hananija pa je ukazal tem, ki so stali poleg, da ga udarijo po ustih.

3 Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?”

Potem mu je Pavel rekel: »Bog bo udaril tebe, ti pobeljeni zid, kajti sediš, da mi sodiš po postavi, velevaš pa, da sem udarjen v nasprotju s postavo?«

4 Those who stood by said, “Do you malign God’s high priest?”

In ti, ki so stali poleg, so rekli: »Ti zasramuješ Božjega vélikega duhovnika?«

5 Paul said, “I didn’t know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”

Potem je Pavel rekel: »Nisem vedel, bratje, da je véliki duhovnik, kajti pisano je: ›O vladarju svojih ljudi ne boš govoril hudobno.‹«

6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”

Toda ko je Pavel zaznal, da jih je bilo v vélikem zboru en del saducejev, drugi pa farizeji, je v zboru vzkliknil: »Možje in bratje, jaz sem farizej, sin farizeja; zaradi upanja in vstajenja mrtvih sem poklican na zaslišanje.«

7 When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the crowd was divided.

In ko je tako rekel, je med farizeji in saduceji nastalo nesoglasje, in množica je bila razdeljena.

8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.

Kajti saduceji pravijo, da ni vstajenja niti angela niti duha, toda farizeji oboje priznavajo.

9 A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ part stood up, and contended, saying, “We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let’s not fight against God!”

In nastalo je veliko vpitje. In pisarji, ki so bili iz farizejskega dela, so vstali ter se prepirali, rekoč: »Na tem človeku ne najdemo nobenega zla, temveč če mu je govoril duh ali angel, se ne bojujmo proti Bogu.«

10 When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them and bring him into the barracks.

In ko je nastalo veliko nesoglasje, je vrhovni poveljnik, ker se je bal, da ne bi Pavla raztrgali na koščke, ukazal vojakom, da gredo dol in ga na silo vzamejo izmed njih ter ga privedejo v grad.

11 The following night, the Lord stood by him and said, “Cheer up, Paul, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome.”

In naslednjo noč je poleg njega stal Gospod ter rekel: »Bodi dobre volje, Pavel, kajti kakor si pričeval o meni v Jeruzalemu, tako moraš pričevati tudi v Rimu.«

12 When it was day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

In ko je bil dan, so se nekateri izmed Judov zbrali skupaj ter se pod prekletstvom zavezali, rekoč, da ne bodo niti jedli niti pili, dokler Pavla ne ubijejo.

13 There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.

In bilo jih je več kot štirideset, ki so sklenili to zaroto.

14 They came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, “We have bound ourselves under a great curse to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.

In prišli so k visokim duhovnikom in starešinam ter rekli: »Mi smo se pod velikim prekletstvom zavezali, da ne bomo ničesar jedli, dokler Pavla ne umorimo.«

15 Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near.”

Zdaj torej z vélikim zborom naznanite vrhovnemu poveljniku, da ga naslednji dan privede dol k vam, kot da glede njega zahtevate nekaj bolj podrobnega, mi pa smo pripravljeni, da ga ubijemo, preden pride blizu.

16 But Paul’s sister’s son heard they were lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.

In ko je sin Pavlove sestre slišal o njihovem prežanju, je odšel in vstopil v grad ter povedal Pavlu.

17 Paul summoned one of the centurions and said, “Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him.”

Potem je Pavel k sebi poklical enega izmed stotnikov in rekel: »Spremite tega mladeniča k vrhovnemu poveljniku, kajti povedati mu ima neko stvar.«

18 So he took him and brought him to the commanding officer and said, “Paul, the prisoner, summoned me and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”

Tedaj ga je ta vzel in ga spremil k vrhovnemu poveljniku in rekel: »Jetnik Pavel me je poklical k sebi in me prosil, da tega mladeniča spremim k tebi, ki ti ima nekaj povedati.«

19 The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”

Potem ga je vrhovni poveljnik prijel za roko in odšel z njim stran na samo ter ga vprašal: »Kaj je to, kar mi imaš povedati?«

20 He said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though intending to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.

In rekel je: »Judje so se strinjali, da od tebe zahtevajo, da jim naslednji dan privedeš Pavla dol v véliki zbor, kakor da bodo od njega zahtevali nekaj bolj podrobnega.

21 Therefore don’t yield to them, for more than forty men lie in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse to neither eat nor drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready, looking for the promise from you.”

Ampak ne ukloni se jim, kajti nanj preži izmed njih več kot štirideset mož, ki so se s prisego zavezali, da ne bodo niti jedli niti pili, dokler ga ne ubijejo. In sedaj so pripravljeni, ker od tebe pričakujejo obljubo.«

22 So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, “Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.”

Tako je potem vrhovni poveljnik pustil mladeniču oditi in mu naročil: » Glej, da nobenemu človeku ne poveš, da si mi razodel te besede.«

23 He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night.”

In k sebi je poklical dva stotnika, rekoč: »Pripravita dvesto vojakov in sedemdeset konjenikov in dvesto suličarjev, da gredo ob tretji nočni uri v Cezarejo,

24 He asked them to provide mounts, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.

in priskrbite jim živali, da bodo lahko Pavla posadili nanje in ga varno privedite k voditelju Feliksu.«

25 He wrote a letter like this:

In napisal je pismo na ta način:

26 “Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.

›Klavdij Lizija pošilja pozdrav nadvse odličnemu voditelju Feliksu.

27 “This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.

Tega moža so Judje prijeli in bi ga bili ubili. Potem sem prišel z vojsko in ko sem izvedel, da je bil Rimljan, sem ga rešil.

28 Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.

In ko sem hotel izvedel razlog, zakaj so ga obtožili, sem ga privedel v njihov véliki zbor.

29 I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.

O njem sem zaznal, da je obtožen vprašanj iz svoje postave, toda k njegovi obtožbi ni položenega ničesar vrednega smrti ali ujetništva.

30 When I was told that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell.”

In ko mi je bilo povedano, kako Judje prežijo na tega človeka, sem ga nemudoma poslal k tebi in tudi njegovim tožnikom sem dal zapoved, da pred teboj povedo, kar so imeli zoper njega. Zbogom.‹

31 So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.

Potem so vojaki, kakor jim je bilo ukazano, vzeli Pavla in ga ponoči privedli do Antipatríde.

32 But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.

Naslednji dan so konjenike pustili, da gredo z njim in se vrnili h gradu.

33 When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.

Ki so, ko so prišli v Cezarejo in poslanico izročili voditelju, predenj izročili tudi Pavla.

34 When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,

In ko je voditelj pismo prebral, je vprašal, iz katere province je. In ko je razumel, da je bil iz Kilikije,

35 “I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive.” He commanded that he be kept in Herod’s palace.

je rekel: »Poslušal te bom, ko pridejo tudi tvoji tožniki.« In ukazal ga je zadržati v Herodovi sodni dvorani.