Apostelenes gerninger 22

1 " I Mænd, Brødre og Fædre! hører nu mit forsvar over for eder!"

“Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense which I will now make to you.”

2 Men da de hørte, at han talte til dem i det hebraiske Sprog, holdt de sig end mere stille. Og han siger:

When the crowd heard Paul speak to them in the Hebrew language, they became quiet. He said,

3 "Jeg er en jødisk Mand, født i Tarsus i Kilikien, men opfostret i denne Stad, oplært ved Gamaliels Fødder efter vor Fædrenelovs Strenghed og nidkær for Gud, ligesom I alle ere i Dag.

“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but educated in this city at the feet of Gamaliel. I was instructed according to the strict ways of the law of our fathers. I am zealous for God, just as all of you are today.

4 Og jeg forfulgte denne Vej indtil Døden, idet jeg lagde både Mænd og Kvinder i Lænker og overgav dem til Fængsler,

I persecuted this Way to the death, binding up and delivering them to prison both men and women,

5 som også Ypperstepræsten vidner med mig og hele Ældsterådet, fra hvem jeg endog fik Breve med til Brødrene i Damaskus og rejste derhen for også at føre dem, som vare der, bundne til Jerusalem, for at de måtte blive straffede.

as the high priest and all the elders can bear witness. I received letters from them for the brothers in Damascus, and went there to bring them back in bonds to Jerusalem in order for them to be punished.

6 Men det skete, da jeg var undervejs og nærmede mig til Damaskus, at ved Middag et stærkt Lys fra Himmelen pludseligt omstrålede mig.

It happened that when I was traveling and nearing Damascus, about noon suddenly a great light from heaven began to shine around me.

7 Og jeg faldt til Jorden og hørte en Røst, som sagde til mig: Saul! Saul! hvorfor forfølger du mig?

I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'

8 Men jeg svarede: Hvem er du, Herre? Og han sagde til mig: Jeg er Jesus af Nazareth, som du forfølger.

I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said to me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.'

9 Men de, som vare med mig, så vel Lyset, men hørte ikke hans Røst, som talte til mig.

Those who were with me saw the light, but they did not understand the voice of him who spoke to me.

10 Men jeg sagde: Hvad skal jeg gøre, Herre? Men Herren sagde til mig: Stå op og gå til Damaskus; og der skal der blive talt til dig om alt, hvad der er bestemt, at du skal gøre.

I said, 'What should I do, Lord?' The Lord said to me, 'Arise and go into Damascus; there you will be told everything that you must do.'

11 Men da jeg havde mistet Synet ved Glansen af hint Lys, blev jeg ledet ved Hånden af dem, som vare med mig, og kom således ind i Damaskus.

I could not see because of that light's brightness, and being led by the hands of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.

12 Men en vis Ananias, en Mand, gudfrygtig efter Loven, som havde godt Vidnesbyrd af alle Jøderne, som boede der,

There I met a man named Ananias, a devout man according to the law and well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there.

13 kom til mig og stod for mig og sagde: Saul, Broder, se op! Og jeg så op på ham i samme Stund.

He came to me, stood by me, and said, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight.' In that very hour I saw him.

14 Men han sagde: Vore Fædres Gud har udvalgt dig til at kende hans Villie og se den retfærdige og høre en Røst af hans Mund.

Then he said, 'The God of our fathers has chosen you to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear the voice coming from his own mouth.

15 Thi du skal være ham et Vidne for alle Mennesker om de Ting, som du har set og hørt.

For you shall be a witness for him to all men about what you have seen and heard.

16 Og nu, hvorfor tøver du? Stå op, lad dig døbe og dine Synder aftvætte, idet du påkalder hans Navn!

Now why are you waiting? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.'

17 Og det skete, da jeg var kommen tilbage til Jerusalem og bad i Helligdommen, at jeg faldt i Henrykkelse

After I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the temple, it happened that I was given a vision.

18 og så ham, idet han sagde til mig: Skynd dig, og gå hastigt ud af Jerusalem, thi de skulle ikke af dig modtage Vidnesbyrd om mig.

I saw him say to me, 'Hurry and leave Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.'

19 Og jeg sagde: Herre! de vide selv, at jeg fængslede og piskede trindt om i Synagogerne dem, som troede på dig,

I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you in every synagogue.

20 og da dit Vidne Stefanus's Blod blev udgydt, stod også jeg hos og havde Behag deri og vogtede på deres Klæder, som sloge ham ihjel.

When the blood of Stephen your witness was spilled, I also was standing by and agreeing, and I was guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.'

21 Og han sagde til mig: Drag ud; thi jeg vil sende dig langt bort til Hedninger."

But he said to me, 'Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.'”

22 Men de hørte på ham indtil dette Ord, da opløftede de deres Røst og sagde: "Bort fra Jorden med en sådan! thi han bør ikke leve.""

They listened to him until he said this. Then they shouted and said, “Away with such a fellow from the earth, for it is not right that he should live.”

23 Men da de skrege og reve Klæderne af sig og kastede Støv op i Luften,

As they were shouting, throwing off their cloaks, and throwing dust into the air,

24 befalede Krigsøversten, at han skulde føres ind i Borgen, og sagde, at man med Hudstrygning skulde forhøre ham, for at han kunde få at vide, af hvad Årsag de således råbte imod ham.

the chief captain commanded Paul to be brought into the fortress. He ordered that he should be questioned with scourging, so that he himself might know why they were shouting against him like that.

25 Men da de havde udstrakt ham for Svøberne, sagde Paulus til den hosstående Høvedsmand: "Er det eder tilladt at hudstryge en romersk Mand, og det uden Dom?"

When they had tied him up with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman and who has not been put on trial?”

26 Men da Høvedsmanden hørte dette, gik han til Krigsøversten og meldte ham det og sagde: "Hvad er det, du et ved at gøre? denne Mand er jo en Romer."

When the centurion heard this, he went to the chief captain and told him, saying, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.”

27 Men Krigsøversten gik hen og sagde til ham: "Sig mig, er du en Romer?" Han sagde: "Ja."

The chief captain came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” Paul said, “Yes.”

28 Og Krigsøversten svarede: "Jeg har købt mig denne Borgerret for en stor Sum," Men Paulus sagde: "Jeg er endog født dertil."

The chief captain answered, “It was only with a large amount of money that I acquired citizenship.” But Paul said, “I was born a Roman citizen.”

29 Da trak de, som skulde til at forhøre ham, sig straks tilbage fra ham. Og da Krigsøversten fik at vide, at han var en Romer, blev også han bange, fordi han havde bundet ham.

Then the men who were going to question him left him immediately. The chief captain also was afraid, when he learned that Paul was a Roman citizen, because he had tied him up.

30 Men den næste Dag, da han vilde have noget pålideligt at vide om, hvad han anklagedes for af Jøderne, løste han ham og befalede, at Ypperstepræsterne og hele Rådet skulde komme sammen, og han førte Paulus ned og stillede ham for dem.

On the next day, the chief captain wanted to know the truth about the Jews' accusations against Paul. So he untied his bonds and ordered the chief priests and all the council to meet. Then he brought Paul down and placed him in their midst.