Acts 21
1 [After] we said goodbye to the elders [from Ephesus], we [got on the ship and] sailed to Cos [Island, where the ship stopped for the night]. The next day we sailed from Cos to Rhodes [Island, where the ship stopped again. The day after] that we sailed to Patara [town, where the ship stopped. This was on Patara Island].
Skončilo loučení a loď zvedla kotvy. Pluli jsme k ostrovu Kós, druhý den na ostrov Rodos a jižního pobřeží Malé Asie jsme dosáhli v přístavu Patara.
2 [At Patara we left that ship, and someone told us that] there was a ship that would be going to Phoenicia [region. So] we got on that ship, and it left.
Tam jsme přestoupili na loď, která směřovala do fénických měst v Palestině.
3 [We sailed until] we could see Cyprus [Island]. We passed to the south of the island and continued sailing until we arrived at [Phoenicia region, in] Syria [province]. We arrived at Tyre [city. The ship was going to stay there several days, because its workers] had to unload the cargo.
Kypr jsme obepluli vpravo a dorazili jsme do Týru, kam loď vezla nějaký náklad.
4 [Someone told us] where the believers in Tyre lived, so we [(exc) went and] stayed with them for seven days. Because [God’s] Spirit revealed to them ([that people would cause Paul to suffer/Paul would suffer]) [in Jerusalem], they told Paul that he should not go there.
Využili jsme času a strávili jsme celý týden s tamními křesťany. Také těm Bůh vnukl obavu, že Pavla nečeká v Jeruzalémě nic dobrého, a tak mu další cestu rozmlouvali.
5 But when it was time [for the ship to leave again], we [prepared to] continue going [to Jerusalem]. When we left [Tyre], all the believers, including their wives and children, went with us [to the edge of the sea]. We all knelt down there on the sand/shore and prayed.
Přesto jsme pokračovali dál. Vyprovodili nás s celými svými rodinami až za město. Na pobřeží jsme společně klečeli a modlili se.
6 After we all said goodbye, Paul and we [his companions] got on the ship, and the [other] believers returned to their own homes.
Pak jsme se rozloučili a vypluli do Ptolemaidy. Také tam jsme mohli zůstat jeden den s věřícími. Naše loď končila svou plavbu v Césareji, kde jsme navštívili známého kazatele Filipa, jednoho z těch prvních sedmi apoštolských pomocníků. Ubytoval nás jako hosty své rodiny.
7 After we [(exc)] left Tyre, we continued on [that ship] to Ptolemais [city]. There were believers there, and we greeted them and stayed with them that night.
8 The next day we left [Ptolemais] and sailed to Caesarea [city], where we stayed in the home of Philip, who [spent his days] telling others how to become disciples of Jesus. He was one of the seven [men whom the believers in Jerusalem had chosen to care for the widows].
9 He had four daughters who were not married. Each of them [frequently] spoke messages that the Holy Spirit had revealed to them.
Filipovy čtyři svobodné dcery byly také nadšené tlumočnice Kristova poselství.
10 After [we(exc) had been in Philip’s house for] several days, a believer whose name was Agabus came down from Judea [district] and arrived [in Caesarea]. He [frequently] spoke messages that the Holy Spirit had told him.
Po několika dnech tam přišel jeden křesťan z Judska, Agabos, který měl prorocký dar.
11 Coming over to where we were, he took off Paul’s belt. Then he tied his own feet and hands with it and said, “The Holy Spirit says, ‘The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] in Jerusalem will tie up [the hands and feet of] the owner of this belt, like this, and they will hand him over to non-Jewish people [as a prisoner].’”
Půjčil si od Pavla jeho opasek, spoutal si jím ruce i nohy a řekl: „Duch svatý mi ukázal, že majitele tohoto pásu židé v Jeruzalémě takhle svážou a vydají ho pohanům.“
12 When [the rest of] us heard that, we and [other] believers there repeatedly pled with Paul, “Please do not go up to Jerusalem!”
To už bylo příliš, a tak jsme všichni, průvodci i místní křesťané, začali Pavla přemlouvat, aby do Jeruzaléma nechodil.
13 But Paul replied, “(Please stop crying and trying to discourage me [IDM] [from going!]/Why are you crying and trying to discourage me [IDM] [from going]?) [RHQ] I am willing to be put {[for people] to put me} in prison and also to be killed {[for them] to kill me} in Jerusalem because I [serve] [MTY] the Lord Jesus.”
On nás však napomenul: „Proč tolik pláčete a děláte mi to těžší? Pán Ježíš přece stojí za to, abych byl pro něho uvězněn a třeba i zabit.“
14 When [we(exc) realized that] he was determined [to go to Jerusalem], we did not try [any longer] to persuade him [not to go]. We said, “May (the Lord [God] do what he wants/the Lord’s will be done)!”
Viděli jsme, že je marné na Pavla naléhat, a tak jsme řekli: „Ať se tedy stane, co chce Bůh.“
15 After those days [in Caesarea], we [(exc)] prepared [our things] and [left to] go [by land] up to Jerusalem.
Skončil odpočinek u Filipovy rodiny a my nachystali svá zavazadla na poslední pěší úsek cesty do Jeruzaléma.
16 Some of the believers from Caesarea also went with us. [On the way to Jerusalem], we stayed [one night] in the house of [a man whose name was] Mnason. He was from Cyprus [Island], and he had believed [in Jesus] when people were first beginning to hear the message [about him].
Několik křesťanů z Césareje nás doprovodilo až do cíle. Zavedli nás tam k našemu dalšímu hostiteli, Mnasonovi z Kypru, jednomu z prvních křesťanů. Jeruzalémská církev nás přijala radostně.
17 When we arrived in Jerusalem, [a group of] the believers greeted us happily.
18 The next day Paul and the rest of us went to speak with James, [who was the leader of the congregation there]. All of the [other] leaders/elders [of the congregation in Jerusalem] were also there.
Hned druhý den jsme byli všichni pozváni k Jakubovi, představenému sboru, kde se shromáždili všichni starší.
19 Paul greeted them, and then he reported all of the things that God had enabled him to do among the non-Jewish people.
Pavel se s nimi pozdravil a podal jim zevrubnou zprávu o výsledcích práce mezi pohany, k níž ho Bůh zmocnil.
20 When they heard that, James and the other elders said, “Praise the Lord!” Then [one of] them said to Paul, “Brother/Friend, you [(sg)] know that there are very many thousands of us [(inc)] Jewish people [here] who have believed [in the Lord Jesus]. Also, you know that we [(inc)] all continue very carefully to obey the laws [that Moses gave us].
Rádi to slyšeli a chválili Boha. Potom však řekli Pavlovi: „Jistě už víš, že u nás již několik tisíc židů uvěřilo v Pána Ježíše a ti i nadále horlivě zachovávají Mojžíšův zákon.
21 [But our fellow Jewish believers] have been told {have heard [people say]} that when you are among non-Jews, you tell the Jewish believers who live there that they should stop obeying [the laws] [MTY] ([of] Moses/[that] Moses [received from God]). [People say that] you tell [those Jewish believers] not to circumcise their sons and not to practice our [other] customs. [We(exc) do not believe that this is true].
Zde se však šíří zprávy, že ty přesvědčuješ židy v pohanském světě, aby od zákona odstoupili, syny už nedávali obřezat a vůbec zavrhli starobylé židovské zvyky.
22 But our fellow [Jewish] believers will certainly hear that you have arrived, [and they will be angry with you]. So [you] need to do something [RHQ] [to show them that what they heard about you is not true].
Měl bys něco podniknout dříve, než se všichni dozvědí, že jsi tady.
23 So you should do what we suggest to you. There are four men among us who have strongly promised [to God] about [something].
Máme pro tebe tento návrh: Mezi námi jsou teď čtyři muži, kteří se zavázali plnit nazírský slib. Jejich lhůta vypršela, ale jsou chudí a nemají prostředky na závěrečný obřad v chrámu. Jistě by na židy dobře zapůsobilo, kdybys za ty muže zaplatil a při té příležitosti podstoupil očišťování navrátilců z pohanské ciziny. Všichni by viděli, že máš zákon v úctě a pomlouvačům by to vzalo vítr z plachet.
24 Go with these men [to the Temple] and [ritually] purify yourself along with them. Then, [when it is time for them to offer the sacrifices for that ritual], pay for what they offer [as sacrifices]. After that, they can shave their heads [to show that they have done what they promised to do. And when people see you in the courts of the Temple with those men], they will know that what they have been told {what people have told them} about you is not true. Instead, all of them will know that you obey all our Jewish laws [and rituals].
25 As for the non-Jewish believers, [we elders here in Jerusalem have talked] about [which of our laws] they [should obey, and] we [(exc)] wrote them [a letter, telling them] what we decided. [We wrote] that they should not eat meat that people have offered as a sacrifice to any idol, [that they should not eat] blood [from animals], and that [they should not eat] meat from animals [that people have killed by] strangling [them. We also told them that] they should not have sex with someone to whom they are not married.”
Pro obrácené pohany ovšem platí naše původní rozhodnutí, které jsme vám kdysi dali písemně. Žádáme od nich jen základní ohled na zákon, aby totiž nejedli maso obětované předem modlám, krev a maso s krví a především aby odložili pohanskou pohlavní nevázanost.“
26 So Paul [agreed to do what they asked], and the next day he took the [four] men, and together they ritually purified themselves. After that, Paul went to the Temple [courts and] told [the priest] what day they would [finish] purifying themselves [ritually] and when [they] would offer [the animals as sacrifices] for each of them.
Druhého dne tedy Pavel podstoupil spolu s těmi čtyřmi muži obřad očištění. Pak šel do chrámu, aby oznámil, kdy skončí jejich nazírský závazek a jeho očišťování, a aby za každého z nich objednal oběti.
27 When the seven days [for purifying themselves] were nearly finished, Paul [returned] to the Temple [courtyard]. Some Jews from Asia [province] saw him there, [and they were very angry at him]. On another day they had seen Paul [walking around] in Jerusalem with Trophimus, who was a non-Jew. Their laws did not permit non-Jews to be in the Temple, and they thought that Paul had brought Trophimus into the Temple [courtyard that day. So] they called out to many other Jews [who were in the Temple courtyard] to [help them] seize [MTY] Paul. They shouted, “Fellow Israelites, come and help [us punish this] man! This is the one who is [constantly] teaching people wherever [he goes that they] should despise the [Jewish] people. [He teaches people that they should no longer obey] the laws [of Moses] nor respect this holy [Temple]. He has even brought non-Jews here into [the court of] our Temple, causing God to consider it no longer holy!”
Když končilo sedm dní a Pavel s nimi přišel zase do chrámu, aby byli obřadně prohlášeni za čisté, poznali ho židovští poutníci z Malé Asie. Poštvali na něho okolostojící, popadli ho
a křičeli: „Věrní Izraelci, pojďte sem! Tady máme toho odpadlíka! Všude hlásá bludy a nic mu není svaté: ani naše vyvolení, ani zákon, ani chrám. Teď sem dokonce přivedl pohany, aby poskvrnil svaté místo.“
Předtím totiž Pavla zahlédli ve městě s Trofimem z Efezu a mysleli, že ho vzal i do chrámu, kam pohané nesměli.
30 [People] throughout [MTY] the city heard that there was trouble [at the Temple courtyard], and they came running there. They grabbed Paul and dragged him outside of the Temple [area]. The gates [to the Temple courtyard were shut] {[The Temple guards] shut the doors [to the Temple courts]} immediately, [so that the people would not riot inside the Temple area].
To ovšem vyvolalo obrovský rozruch a lidé se sbíhali ze všech stran. Mezitím vyvedli Pavla z vnitřního chrámového nádvoří a brány rychle zavřeli.
31 While they were trying to kill Paul, someone [ran to the fort near the Temple] and told the Roman commander that many [HYP] people [MTY] in Jerusalem were rioting [at the Temple].
Vypadalo to, že rozlícený dav Pavla utluče, když vtom zasáhli Římané. Velitel posádky hradu Antonia, který přiléhal přímo ke chrámu, dostal hlášení o nepokoji
32 The commander quickly took some officers and [a large group of] soldiers and ran to [the Temple area where] the crowd was. When the crowd of people [who were yelling and beating Paul] saw the commander and the soldiers [coming], they stopped beating him.
a seběhl s pohotovostní četou do nádvoří. Lidé se vojáků lekli, přestali Pavla tlouci a stáhli se od něho.
33 The commander came to [where Paul was and] seized him. He [commanded soldiers] to fasten a chain to [each of] Paul’s [arms]. Then he asked [the people in the crowd], “Who is this man, and what has he done?”
Velitel ho považoval za původce výtržnosti, dal ho zatknout a nasadit mu pouta. Pak začal vyšetřovat, kdo to je a co udělal.
34 Some of the many people there were shouting one thing, [and] some were shouting something else. Because they continued shouting so loudly, the commander could not understand [what they were shouting. So] he [commanded] that Paul be taken {[the soldiers] to take Paul} into the barracks [so that he could question him there].
Lidé křičeli jeden přes druhého. Velitel viděl, že se takhle nic nedozví, a tak dal rozkaz odvést Pavla do pevnosti.
35 [The soldiers] led Paul to the steps [of the barracks], but many people continued to follow them, trying to kill [Paul. So the commander told] the soldiers to carry Paul [up the steps into the barracks].
Dav však táhl za nimi, dorážel a křičel: „Zabijte ho!“Po schodišti do hradu museli vojáci vězně dokonce nést, aby na něho rozzuření lidé nemohli.
36 The crowd that followed kept shouting, “Kill him! Kill him!”
37 As Paul was about to be taken {[the soldiers] were about to take Paul} into the barracks, he said [in Greek] to the commander, “May I speak to you?” The commander said, “(I am surprised that you can speak the Greek [language]!/Can you [(sg)] speak the Greek [language]?)” [RHQ]
Pavel se zeptal velitele, zda s ním může mluvit. Ten se podivil: „Ty mluvíš řecky?
38 “(I [thought] that you [(sg)] were that fellow/Are you not that fellow) from Egypt [RHQ] who wanted to rebel [against the government not long ago], and who took 4,000 violent terrorists [with him] out into the desert, [so that we could not catch him]?”
Já jsem myslel, že jsi ten Egypťan, co se před nedávnem pokusil o povstání a schovává se někde v poušti se čtyřmi tisíci banditů.“
39 Paul answered, “[No, I am not!] I am a Jew. I [was born] in Tarsus, which is an important [LIT] city in Cilicia [province]. I ask that you [(sg)] let me speak to the people.”
„Ne, “řekl Pavel, „jsem žid z Tarsu v Kilikii, římský občan. Dovol mi, prosím, promluvit k těm lidem.“
40 Then the commander permitted Paul [to speak. So] Paul stood on the steps and motioned with his hand [for the crowd to be quiet. And after] the people in the crowd became quiet, Paul spoke to them in [their own] Hebrew language [MTY].
Velitel souhlasil, Pavla postavili na vrchol schodiště a on dal znamení, že chce mluvit. Dav se utišil a Pavel začal hebrejsky:
