Acts 22
1 Brethren and fathers, hear my defence which I now make to you.
" I Mænd, Brødre og Fædre! hører nu mit forsvar over for eder!"
2 And hearing that he addressed them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the more quiet; and he says,
Men da de hørte, at han talte til dem i det hebraiske Sprog, holdt de sig end mere stille. Og han siger:
3 I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, educated according to [the] exactness of the law of [our] fathers, being zealous for God, as ye are all this day;
"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.
4 who have persecuted this way unto death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women;
Og jeg forfulgte denne Vej indtil Døden, idet jeg lagde både Mænd og Kvinder i Lænker og overgav dem til Fængsler,
5 as also the high priest bears me witness, and all the elderhood: from whom also, having received letters to the brethren, I went to Damascus to bring those also who were there, bound, to Jerusalem, to be punished.
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.
6 And it came to pass, as I was journeying and drawing near to Damascus, that, about mid-day, there suddenly shone out of heaven a great light round about me.
Men det skete, da jeg var undervejs og nærmede mig til Damaskus, at ved Middag et stærkt Lys fra Himmelen pludseligt omstrålede mig.
7 And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Og jeg faldt til Jorden og hørte en Røst, som sagde til mig: Saul! Saul! hvorfor forfølger du mig?
8 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazaraean, whom thou persecutest.
Men jeg svarede: Hvem er du, Herre? Og han sagde til mig: Jeg er Jesus af Nazareth, som du forfølger.
9 But they that were with me beheld the light, [and were filled with fear], but heard not the voice of him that was speaking to me.
Men de, som vare med mig, så vel Lyset, men hørte ikke hans Røst, som talte til mig.
10 And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Rise up, and go to Damascus, and there it shall be told thee of all things which it is appointed thee to do.
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.
11 And as I could not see, through the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came to Damascus.
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.
12 And a certain Ananias, a pious man according to the law, borne witness to by all the Jews who dwelt [there],
Men en vis Ananias, en Mand, gudfrygtig efter Loven, som havde godt Vidnesbyrd af alle Jøderne, som boede der,
13 coming to me and standing by me, said to me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And I, in the same hour, received my sight and saw him.
kom til mig og stod for mig og sagde: Saul, Broder, se op! Og jeg så op på ham i samme Stund.
14 And he said, The God of our fathers has chosen thee beforehand to know his will, and to see the just one, and to hear a voice out of his mouth;
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.
15 for thou shalt be a witness for him to all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
Thi du skal være ham et Vidne for alle Mennesker om de Ting, som du har set og hørt.
16 And now why lingerest thou? Arise and get baptised, and have thy sins washed away, calling on his name.
Og nu, hvorfor tøver du? Stå op, lad dig døbe og dine Synder aftvætte, idet du påkalder hans Navn!
17 And it came to pass when I had returned to Jerusalem, and as I was praying in the temple, that I became in ecstasy,
Og det skete, da jeg var kommen tilbage til Jerusalem og bad i Helligdommen, at jeg faldt i Henrykkelse
18 and saw him saying to me, Make haste and go quickly out of Jerusalem, for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
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.
19 And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I was imprisoning and beating in every synagogue those that believe on thee;
Og jeg sagde: Herre! de vide selv, at jeg fængslede og piskede trindt om i Synagogerne dem, som troede på dig,
20 and when the blood of thy witness Stephen was shed, I also myself was standing by and consenting, and kept the clothes of them who killed him.
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.
21 And he said to me, Go, for I will send thee to the nations afar off.
Og han sagde til mig: Drag ud; thi jeg vil sende dig langt bort til Hedninger."
22 And they heard him until this word, and lifted up their voice, saying, Away with such a one as that from the earth, for it was not fit he should live.
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.""
23 And as they were crying, and throwing away their clothes, and casting dust into the air,
Men da de skrege og reve Klæderne af sig og kastede Støv op i Luften,
24 the chiliarch commanded him to be brought into the fortress, saying that he should be examined by scourging, that he might ascertain for what cause they cried thus against him.
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.
25 But as they stretched him forward with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood [by], Is it lawful for you to scourge a man [who is] a Roman and uncondemned?
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?"
26 And the centurion, having heard it, went and reported it to the chiliarch, saying, What art thou going to do? for this man is a Roman.
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."
27 And the chiliarch coming up said to him, Tell me, Art thou a Roman? And he said, Yes.
Men Krigsøversten gik hen og sagde til ham: "Sig mig, er du en Romer?" Han sagde: "Ja."
28 And the chiliarch answered, I, for a great sum, bought this citizenship. And Paul said, But I was also [free] born.
Og Krigsøversten svarede: "Jeg har købt mig denne Borgerret for en stor Sum," Men Paulus sagde: "Jeg er endog født dertil."
29 Immediately therefore those who were going to examine him left him, and the chiliarch also was afraid when he ascertained that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
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.
30 And on the morrow, desirous to know the certainty [of the matter] why he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to meet, and having brought Paul down set him before them.
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.
