Acts 24
1 Five days afterward the high priest Ananias came down with some of the elders and a barrister named Tertullus. They laid an information with the Governor against Paul;
Po petih dneh pa je prišel dol Hananija, véliki duhovnik, s starešinami in z nekim govornikom po imenu Tertúl, ki je voditelja poučil zoper Pavla.
2 and, when the hearing came on, Tertullus began his speech for the prosecution.
In ko je bil le-ta poklican, ga je Tertúl začel obtoževati, rekoč: »Glede na to, da po tebi uživamo veliko spokojnost in da so po tvoji previdnosti temu narodu storjena zelo plemenita dejanja,
3 “We owe it to your Excellency,” he said, “that we are enjoying profound peace, and we owe it to your foresight that this nation is constantly securing reforms – advantages which we very gratefully accept at all times and places.
to priznavamo vedno in na vseh krajih, najplemenitejši Feliks, z vso hvaležnostjo.
4 But – not to be tedious – I beg you, with your accustomed fairness, to listen to a brief statement of our case.
Vendar da te ne bom še bolj zadrževal, te prosim, da nam po svoji dobrotljivosti prisluhneš nekaj besed.
5 We have found this man a public pest; he is one who stirs up disputes among our people all the world over, and is a ringleader of the Nazarene heretics.
Kajti tega človeka smo spoznali [za] kužnega in povzročitelja upora med vsemi Judi po vsem svetu in kolovodja ločine Nazarečanov,
6 He even attempted to desecrate the Temple itself, but we caught him;
ki je poskušal oskruniti tudi tempelj; ki smo prijeli in hoteli soditi glede na našo postavo.
Vendar je nad nas prišel vrhovni poveljnik Lizija in ga z veliko silo odvedel iz naših rok
8 and you will be able, by examining him on all these points, to satisfy yourself as to the charges which we are bringing against him.”
in njegovim tožnikom velel, da pridejo k tebi; s čigar zasliševanjem si boš lahko pridobil spoznanje o vseh teh stvareh, česar ga obtožujemo.«
9 The Jewish crowd also joined in the attack and bore out his statements.
In tudi Judje so soglašali, rekoč, da so bile te stvari takšne.
10 On a sign from the Governor, Paul made this reply: “Knowing, as I do, for how many years you have acted as judge to this nation, it is with confidence that I undertake my own defense.
Nató je Pavel, potem ko mu je voditelj dal znamenje, da govori, odgovoril: »Ker vem, da si bil že mnogo let sodnik temu narodu, se še bolj vedro zagovarjam,
11 For you can easily verify that it is not more than twelve days ago that I went up to worship at Jerusalem,
zato, da boš lahko razumel, da je šele dvanajst dni, odkar sem odšel gor v Jeruzalem, da bi oboževal.
12 where my prosecutors never found me holding discussions with anyone, or causing a crowd to collect – either in the Temple, or in the synagogues, or about the city;
In niti me niso našli v templju razpravljati s katerimkoli človekom niti podpihovati množice, ne v sinagogah ne v mestu.
13 and they cannot establish the charges which they are now making against me.
Niti ne morejo dokazati besed, s katerimi me sedaj obtožujejo.
14 This, however, I do acknowledge to you, that it is as a believer in the Way which they call heretical, that I worship the God of my ancestors. At the same time, I believe everything that is in accordance with the Law and that is written in the prophets;
Toda to ti priznam, da po poti, ki ji pravijo kriva vera, na ta način obožujem Boga svojih očetov in verujem vse stvari, ki so zapisane v postavi in prerokih,
15 and I have a hope that rests in God – a hope which they also cherish – that there will one day be a resurrection of good and bad alike.
in upanje imam v Boga, ki ga tudi sami dopuščajo, da bo vstajenje mrtvih, tako pravičnih kakor nepravičnih.
16 This being so, I strive at all times to keep my conscience clear before both God and people.
In v tem sebe vežbam, da imam vest nenehno povsem brez prestopka pred Bogom in pred ljudmi.
17 After some years’ absence I had come to bring charitable gifts to my nation, and to make offerings;
Torej po mnogih letih sem prišel, da svojemu narodu prinesem miloščine in daritve.
18 and it was while engaged in this that they found me in the Temple, after completing a period of purification, but not with any crowd or disorder.
Nakar so me neki Judje iz Azije našli v templju očiščenega, niti skupaj z množico niti s hrupom.
19 There were, however, some Jews from Roman Asia who ought to have been here before you, and to have made any charge that they may have against me –
Ki bi morali biti tukaj pred teboj in ugovarjati, če bi imeli karkoli zoper mene.
20 Or else let my opponents here say what they found wrong in me when I was before the Council,
Sicer naj ti isti tukaj povedo, če so našli na meni kakršnokoli zlo dejanje, medtem ko sem stal pred vélikim zborom,
21 except as to the one sentence that I shouted out as I stood among them – ‘It is about the resurrection of the dead that I am on my trial before you today’.”
razen, če je to zaradi tistega enega glasu, ko sem med njimi stal in vzkliknil: ›Gledé vstajenja mrtvih ste me danes poklicali na zaslišanje.‹«
22 Felix, however, adjourned the case – though he had a fairly accurate knowledge of all that concerned the Way – with the promise, “When Lysias, the commanding officer, comes down, I will give my decision in your case.”
In ko je Feliks, ki je imel popolnejše spoznanje o tej poti, slišal te besede, jih je preložil ter rekel: »Ko bo prišel dol vrhovni poveljnik Lizija, bom spoznal vse o vaši zadevi.«
23 So he gave orders to the centurion in charge of Paul to keep him in custody, but to relax the regulations, and not to prevent any of his personal friends from attending to his wants.
In stotniku je ukazal, da varuje Pavla in mu pusti imeti prostost in da naj nikomur od njegovih znancev ne bi prepovedal streči ali priti k njemu.
24 Some days later Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, and, sending for Paul, listened to what he had to say about faith in Christ Jesus.
In po nekaj dneh, ko je prišel Feliks s svojo ženo Druzílo, ki je bila Judinja, je poklical Pavla in ga poslušal glede vere v Kristusa.
25 But, while Paul was speaking at length about righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became terrified, and interrupted him – “Go for the present, but, when I find an opportunity, I will send for you again.”
In ko je razpravljal o pravičnosti, zmernosti in sodbi, ki pride, je Feliks zatrepetal in odgovoril: »Za sedaj pojdi svojo pot. Ko bom imel primeren čas, te bom poklical.«
26 He was hoping, too, for a bribe from Paul, and so he used to send for him frequently and talk with him.
Upal je tudi, da bi mu bil od Pavla dan denar, da bi ga lahko osvobodil, zaradi česar ga je pogosteje poklical in se posvetoval z njim.
27 But, after the lapse of two years, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus; and, wishing to gain popularity with the Jewish leaders, he left Paul a prisoner.
Toda po dveh letih pa je na Feliksovo mesto prišel Porkij Fest. Feliks pa, voljan ustreči Judom, je Pavla pustil zvezanega.
