Apostolska dela 26
1 Agripa pa Pavlu reče: Dopušča ti se, da sam zase govoriš. Tedaj se je Pavel zagovarjal, stegnivši roko:
Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Yoʋ have permission to speak for yoʋrself.” So Paul stretched out his hand and began to make his defense:
2 Srečnega se štejem, kralj Agripa, da se imam danes pred teboj zagovarjati za vse, česar me Judje dolžé:
“I consider myself fortunate that it is before yoʋ, King Agrippa, that I am about to make my defense today concerning all the things of which I am being accused by the Jews,
3 Zlasti, ker vém, da poznaš vse šege in prepire, kteri so med Judi: za to te prosim, da bi me potrpežljivo poslušal.
especially since yoʋ are acquainted with all the customs and controversies of the Jews. Therefore I beg yoʋ to listen to me patiently.
4 Življenje torej moje od mladosti, kakošno je bilo od začetka med narodom mojim v Jeruzalemu, vedó vsi Judje,
“All the Jews know about my manner of life from my youth up, which was spent from the beginning among my own nation in Jerusalem.
5 Poznajoč me od začetka (če hočejo pričati), da sem po najostrejšej ločinki vere naše živel ko Farizej.
They have known about me for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived as a Pharisee.
6 In sedaj stojim pred sodbo za voljo upanja obljube, ktero je obljubil Bog očetom našim;
And now I am standing trial because of my hope in the promise God made to our fathers,
7 Ktero dvanajsteri rodovi naši, služeč Bogu noč in dan, upajo doseči. Za voljo tega upanja sem, kralj Agripa! tožen od Judov.
a promise that our twelve tribes hope to attain as they earnestly serve him night and day. Regarding this hope, King Agrippa, I am being accused by the Jews.
8 Kaj? Neverjetno vam se zdí, da Bog mrtve obuja?
Why is it deemed unbelievable by you that God raises the dead?
9 Tudi jaz sem sicer menil, da moram zoper ime Jezusa Nazarečana veliko nasprotnega storiti;
“Indeed, I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
10 Kar sem tudi storil v Jeruzalemu, in veliko svetih sem jaz v ječe zaprl, ko sem bil od vélikih duhovnov oblast prejel. In ko so jih morili, pristajal sem na sodbo.
And that is just what I did in Jerusalem. I locked up many of the saints in prison by the authority I received from the chief priests, and when they were being put to death, I cast my vote against them.
11 In po vseh shajališčih sem jih pogosto mučil in silil preklinjati: in neizmerno sem divjal zoper nje, in preganjal sem jih tudi noter do vnanjih mest;
I also punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to force them to blaspheme. And being furiously enraged against them, I pursued them even to foreign cities.
12 In ko sem za tega voljo šel v Damask z oblastjo in dovoljenjem od vélikih duhovnov:
“While engaged in such things, I was on my way to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
13 O poldne na potu sem videl, kralj, z neba luč svetlejšo od svetlobe solnčne, ktera je obsijala mene in tiste, kteri so bili z menoj.
when at midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who were traveling with me.
14 In ko smo vsi padli na zemljo, slišal sem glas, da mi pravi v Hebrejskem jeziku: Savel! Savel! kaj me preganjaš? Težko ti je proti ostnu brcati.
When we had all fallen down to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are yoʋ persecuting me? It is hard for yoʋ to kick against the goads.’
15 Jaz sem pa rekel: Kdo si, Gospod? On pa reče: Jaz sem Jezus, kterega ti preganjaš.
I said, ‘Who are yoʋ, Lord?’ He said, ‘I am Jesus, whom yoʋ are persecuting.
16 Ali vstani in stopi na noge svoje; za to namreč sem ti se prikazal, da te naredim za služabnika in pričo tega, kar si videl, in tega, v čemer ti se bom pokazoval;
But rise and stand on yoʋr feet, for I have appeared to yoʋ for this purpose, to appoint yoʋ as a servant and witness to the things yoʋ have seen and to the things in which I will appear to yoʋ.
17 In otél te bom od ljudstva in poganov, med ktere te sedaj pošiljam,
I will rescue yoʋ from yoʋr own people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending yoʋ
18 Da jim odpreš očí, da se izpreobrnejo od teme k luči, in od oblasti satanove k Bogu: da prejmó odpuščanje grehov, in delež med svetimi po veri, ktera je v mene.
to open their eyes so that they may turn away from darkness to light, and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an allotment among those who have been sanctified by faith in me.’
19 Za to, kralj Agripa! nisem bil nepokoren nebeškej prikazni,
“Consequently, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
20 Nego sem najprej tem, kteri so v Damasku in v Jeruzalemu, in po vsej deželi Judejskej, a po tem poganom oznanil, naj se spokoré in izpreobrnejo k Bogu, delajoč vredna dela pokore.
but first to those in Damascus and then to those in Jerusalem, to all the region of Judea and to the Gentiles, I proclaimed that they should repent and turn to God, doing works consistent with repentance.
21 Za tega voljo so me Judje v tempeljnu zgrabili in izkusili z rokami umoriti.
That is why the Jews seized me in the temple courts and were trying to kill me.
22 Ali dobivši pomoč, ktera je od Boga, stojim do današnjega dné, in pričam malim in velikim, ne govoreč nič drugega nego, kar so govorili preroki, da se bo zgodilo, in Mojzes:
But having obtained help from God, I stand to this day testifying to both small and great, saying nothing except what the Prophets and Moses said would take place:
23 Da bo Kristus trpel, in da bo, prvi iz vstajanja mrtvih, luč oznanjeval narodu in poganom.
that the Christ would suffer and that, as the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”
24 Ko je pa to odgovarjal, reče Fest z močnim glasom: Mešaš se, Pavel! Velika učenost tvoja ti jemlje um.
As Paul was saying these things in his own defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Yoʋ are out of yoʋr mind, Paul. Too much learning is driving yoʋ insane!”
25 On pa reče: Ne mešam se, vrli Fest, nego besede resnice in razumnosti govorim.
But Paul said, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I am speaking words of truth and good sense.
26 Saj vé za to kralj, pred kterim tudi svobodno govorim; ne verujem namreč, da bi mu bilo od tega kaj neznano: kajti to se ni godilo v kotu.
For the king knows about these things, to whom I am speaking boldly. I am convinced that none of these things has escaped his notice at all, for this has not been done in a corner.
27 Veruješ, kralj Agripa, prerokom? Vém, da veruješ.
Do yoʋ believe the Prophets, King Agrippa? I know that yoʋ believe.”
28 Agripa pa Pavlu reče: Malo, pa me boš pregovoril, da Kristjan postanem.
Agrippa said to Paul, “Do yoʋ think yoʋ can persuade me to become a Christian so quickly?”
29 Pavel pa reče: Želel bi od Boga, da, bodi si malo ali veliko, da ne bi samo ti, nego tudi vsi, kteri poslušajo danes, takošni bili, karkošen sem tudi jaz, razen vezî teh.
Paul said, “Whether quickly or not, I pray to God that not only yoʋ but also all who are listening to me today would become as I am, except for these chains.”
30 In ko je to izgovoril, vstane kralj in poglavar, in Bernika, in kteri so ž njimi sedeli;
After Paul said these things, the king stood up, along with the governor, Bernice, and those who were sitting with them.
31 In ko so bili na stran odšli, razgovarjali so se, govoreč: Ta človek ni nič smrti ali vezî vrednega storil.
After leaving the room, they began saying to one another, “This man is doing nothing that deserves death or imprisonment.”
32 Agripa pa Festu reče: Izpustil bi se lahko ta človek, da se ni sklical na cesarja.
And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
