Acts 20
1 When the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and, with encouraging words, bade them goodbye, and started on his journey to Macedonia.
In potem, ko je vstaja prenehala, je Pavel k sebi poklical učence ter jih objel in odšel, češ da gre v Makedonijo.
2 After going through those districts and speaking many encouraging words to the disciples, he went into Greece, where he stayed three months.
In ko je odšel preko teh krajev in jim dal mnogo spodbude, je prišel v Grčijo
3 He was about to sail to Syria, when he learned that a plot had been laid against him by several of the Jewish leaders; so he decided to return by way of Macedonia.
in tam je ostal tri mesece. In ko so Judje prežali nanj, ko je že skoraj odplul v Sirijo, se je namenil vrniti preko Makedonije.
4 He was accompanied by Sopater the son of Pyrrhus, of Beroea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy, as well as by Tychicus and Trophimus of Roman Asia.
In v Azijo so ga spremljali Sópater iz Beróje; in iz Tesaloníke Aristarh in Sekúndus; in Gaj iz Derbe in Timótej; in iz Azije Tihik in Trofim.
5 These people went to Troas and waited for us there;
Ti, ki so šli pred nami, so nas pričakali v Troádi.
6 while we ourselves sailed from Philippi after the Passover, and joined them five days later at Troas, where we stayed for a week.
In po dneh nekvašenega kruha smo odjadrali iz Filípov in v petih dneh prišli k tem v Troádo, kjer smo ostali sedem dni.
7 On the first day of the week, when we had met for the breaking of bread, Paul, who was intending to leave the next day, began to address those who were present, and prolonged his address until midnight.
In na prvi dan tedna, ko so učenci prišli skupaj k lomljenju kruha, jim je Pavel oznanjal, pripravljen, da jutri odide; in svoj govor nadaljeval do polnoči.
8 There were a good many lamps in the upstairs room, where we had met;
V zgornji sobi, kjer so bili skupaj zbrani, pa je bilo mnogo svetilk.
9 and a young man named Eutychus, sitting at the window, was gradually overcome with great drowsiness, as Paul continued his address. At last, quite overpowered by his drowsiness, he fell from the third story to the ground, and was picked up for dead.
In na oknu je sedel nek mladenič, po imenu Evtih, ki je padel v globoko spanje. In medtem ko je Pavel dolgo pridigal, se je pogreznil v spanje in padel dol z [najvišjega], tretjega nadstropja in pobran je bil mrtev.
10 But Paul went down, threw himself on him, and put his arms around him. “Do not be alarmed,” he said, “he is still alive.”
In Pavel je odšel dol, se zgrudil nanj, ga objel ter rekel: »Ne vznemirjajte se, kajti njegovo življenje je v njem.«
11 Then he went upstairs; and, after breaking and partaking of the bread, he talked with them at great length until daybreak, and then left.
Ko je torej ponovno prišel gor in prelomil kruh in jedel ter še dolgo časa govoril, celó do svita, je tako odšel.
12 Meanwhile they had taken the lad away alive, and were greatly comforted.
In mladeniča so privedli živega in bili so ne malo potolaženi.
13 We started first, went on board ship, and sailed for Assos, intending to take Paul on board there. This was by his own arrangement, as he intended to go by land himself.
In šli smo naprej k ladji in odjadrali do Asosa. Tam smo nameravali sprejeti Pavla, kajti tako je določil, ker je nameraval iti peš.
14 So, when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and went on to Mitylene.
In ko se je z nami srečal pri Asosu, smo ga sprejeli in prišli v Mitiléno.
15 The day after we had sailed from there, we arrived off Chios, touched at Samos the following day, and the next day reached Miletus;
In od tam smo odjadrali in naslednji dan prišli nasproti Hiosu. In naslednji dan smo prispeli v Samos in ostali v Trogilu. In naslednji dan smo prišli v Milet.
16 for Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so as to avoid spending much time in Roman Asia. He was making haste to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the Festival at the close of the Harvest.
Kajti Pavel se je odločil, da jadra mimo Efeza, ker v Aziji ni želel porabiti časa, kajti hitel je, če bi mu bilo mogoče, da bo na binkoštni dan v Jeruzalemu.
17 From Miletus, however, he sent to Ephesus and invited the church elders to meet him;
In iz Mileta je poslal v Efez in poklical starešine cerkve.
18 and, when they came, he said to them, “You know well the life that I always led among you from the very first day that I set foot in Roman Asia,
In ko so prišli k njemu, jim je rekel: »Od prvega dne, ko sem prišel v Azijo, veste, na kakšen način sem bil z vami v vseh obdobjih
19 serving the Lord, as I did, in all humility, amid the tears and trials which fell to my lot through the plots of some of the Jewish leaders.
in služil Gospodu z vso ponižnostjo mišljenja ter z mnogimi solzami in preizkušnjami, ki so me doletele med prežanjem Judov,
20 I never shrank from telling you anything that could be helpful to you, or from teaching you both in public and in private.
in kako nisem ničesar zamolčal, kar vam je bilo koristno, temveč sem vam pokazal in vas javno učil ter od hiše do hiše
21 I earnestly pointed both Jews and Greeks to the repentance that leads to God, and to faith in Jesus, our Lord.
pričeval obojim, tako Judom kakor tudi Grkom, kesanje pred Bogom in vero v našega Gospoda Jezusa Kristusa.
22 And now, under spiritual constraint, I am here on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there,
In sedaj glejte, grem v Jeruzalem, zvezan v duhu in ne poznam stvari, ki me bodo tam doletele,
23 except that in town after town the Holy Spirit plainly declares to me that imprisonment and troubles await me.
razen da Sveti Duh v vsakem mestu pričuje, rekoč, da me čakajo vezi in stiske.
24 But I count my life of no value to myself, if only I may complete the course marked out for me, and the task that was allotted me by the Lord Jesus – which was to declare the good news of the love of God.
Toda nobena od teh besed me ne gane niti ne cenim svojega življenja dragocenega sebi, tako da bom lahko dokončal svoj tek z radostjo in službo, ki sem jo prejel od Gospoda Jezusa, da pričujem evangelij o Božji milosti.
25 And now, I tell you, I know that none of you will ever see my face again – you among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom.
In sedaj glejte, vem, da vi vsi, med katere sem odšel in oznanjal Božje kraljestvo, ne boste več videli mojega obraza.
26 Therefore I declare to you this day, that my conscience is clear in regard to the fate of any of you,
Zaradi tega vam danes dajem izjavo, da sem čist pred krvjo vseh ljudi.
27 for I have not shrunk from announcing the whole purpose of God regarding you.
Kajti nisem se izogibal, da vam oznanim vso Božjo namero.
28 Be watchful over yourselves, and over the whole flock, of which the Holy Spirit has placed you in charge, to shepherd the church of God, which he won for himself at the cost of his life.
Zatorej pazite nase in na ves trop, nad katerim vas je Sveti Duh naredil nadzornike, da pasete Božjo cerkev, ki jo je pridobil s svojo lastno krvjo.
29 I know that, after my departure, merciless wolves will get in among you, who will not spare the flock;
Kajti vem to, da bodo po mojem odhodu vstopili med vas nadležni volkovi, ki ne bodo prizanašali tropu.
30 and from among yourselves, too, people will arise, who will teach perversions of truth, so as to draw away the disciples after them.
Prav tako bodo izmed vas vstali možje, ki bodo govorili sprevržene besede, da učence odtegnejo za seboj.
31 Therefore, be on your guard, remembering how for three years, night and day, I never ceased, even with tears, to warn each one of you.
Torej čujte in se spomnite, da v obdobju treh let, ponoči in podnevi, nisem prenehal s solzami vsakogar svariti.
32 And now I commend you to the Lord and to the message of his love – a message which has the power to build up your characters, and to give you your place among all those who have become Christ’s people.
In sedaj, bratje, vas priporočam Bogu in besedi njegove milosti, ki je zmožna, da vas izgradi in da vam da dediščino med vsemi temi, ki so posvečeni.
33 I have never coveted anyone’s gold or silver or clothing.
Nisem hlepel po nikogaršnjem srebru ali zlatu ali obleki.
34 You, yourselves, know that these hands of mine provided not only for my own wants, but for my companions also.
Da, tudi vi sami veste, da so te roke služile mojim potrebam in tem, ki so bili z menoj.
35 I left nothing undone to show you that, laboring as I labored, you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said himself – ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
Pokazal sem vam vse stvari, da moramo s takšnim trudom podpirati slabotne in se spominjati besed Gospoda Jezusa, kako je rekel: ›Bolj blagoslovljeno je dajati kakor prejemati.‹ «
36 When Paul had finished speaking, he knelt down and prayed with them all.
In ko je tako govoril, je pokleknil in z njimi vsemi molil.
37 All were in tears; and throwing their arms around Paul’s neck, they kissed him again and again,
In vsi so bridko jokali in se oklenili Pavlovega vratu ter ga poljubljali
38 grieving most of all over what he had said – that they would never see his face again. Then they escorted him to the ship.
in žalovali predvsem zaradi vseh besed, ki jih je govoril, da naj ne bi več videli njegovega obraza. In pospremili so ga k ladji.
