Acts 22

1 “Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you.”

»Možje, bratje in očetje, poslušajte moj zagovor, ki vam ga sedaj delam.«

2 When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,

(In ko so slišali, da jim je spregovoril v hebrejskem jeziku, so ohranili še večjo tišino, in on reče):

3 “I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict tradition of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are today.

»Jaz sem resnično človek, ki sem Jud, rojen v Tarzu, mestu v Kilikiji, vendar vzgojen v tem mestu pri Gamálielovih stopalih in poučevan glede na popolne običaje postave očetov in bil sem goreč za Boga, kakor ste danes vi vsi.

4 I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women,

In to pot sem preganjal do smrti ter zvezoval in izročal v ječe tako moške kakor ženske.

5 as also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and traveled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.

Kakor tudi véliki duhovnik pričuje o meni in vse visoke starešine, od katerih sem prav tako prejel pisma za brate in odšel v Damask, da privedem te, ki so bili tam, zvezane v Jeruzalem, da bi bili kaznovani.

6 “As I made my journey and came close to Damascus, about noon suddenly a great light shone around me from the sky.

In pripetilo se je, da ko sem bil na potovanju in sem okoli poldneva prišel blizu Damaska, je nenadoma okoli mene z neba zasijala močna svetloba.

7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’

In padel sem na tla ter zaslišal glas, ki mi je rekel: ›Savel, Savel, zakaj me preganjaš?‹

8 I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.’

In odgovoril sem: ›Kdo si ti, Gospod?‹ On pa mi je rekel: ›Jaz sem Jezus Nazarečan, ki ga ti preganjaš.‹

9 “Those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they didn’t understand the voice of him who spoke to me.

In tisti, ki so bili z menoj, so zares videli svetlobo in so bili prestrašeni, toda niso slišali glasu tistega, ki mi je govoril.

10 I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ The Lord said to me, ‘Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are appointed for you to do.’

In rekel sem: ›Kaj naj storim, Gospod.‹ In Gospod mi je rekel: ›Vstani in pojdi v Damask in tam ti bo povedano o vseh stvareh, ki so ti določene, da jih storiš.‹

11 When I couldn’t see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.

In ko zaradi slave te svetlobe nisem mogel videti, sem voden za roko teh, ki so bili z menoj, prišel v Damask.

12 “One Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,

In nek Hananija, glede na postavo predan mož, na dobrem glasu od vseh Judov, ki so prebivali tam,

13 came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ In that very hour I looked up at him.

je prišel k meni in se ustavil ter mi rekel: ›Brat Savel, prejmi svoj vid.‹ In isto uro sem pogledal nanj.

14 He said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.

In rekel je: ›Bog naših očetov te je izbral, da bi spoznal njegovo voljo in vidiš tega Pravičnega in da bi slišal glas iz njegovih ust.

15 For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard.

Kajti ti boš njegova priča vsem ljudem o tem, kar si videl in slišal.

16 Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’

In sedaj, zakaj se mudiš? Vstani in bodi krščen in izperi svoje grehe ter kliči Gospodovo ime.‹

17 “When I had returned to Jerusalem and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance

In pripetilo se je, ko sem ponovno prišel v Jeruzalem, medtem ko sem molil v templju, da sem bil v zamaknjenju;

18 and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.’

in videl sem njega, ki mi je rekel: ›Podvizaj se in pojdi hitro iz Jeruzalema, kajti ne bodo sprejeli tvojega pričevanja glede mene.‹

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

In rekel sem: ›Gospod, oni vedo, da sem v vsaki sinagogi zapiral in pretepal te, ki so verovali vate,

20 When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, consenting to his death, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.’

in ko je bila prelita kri tvojega mučenca Štefana, sem tudi sam stal poleg in soglašal k njegovi smrti in varoval obleko teh, ki so ga usmrtili.‹

21 “He said to me, ‘Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.’”

In rekel mi je: ›Pojdi, kajti od tod te bom poslal daleč k poganom.‹ «

22 They listened to him until he said that; then they lifted up their voice and said, “Rid the earth of this fellow, for he isn’t fit to live!”

In poslušali so ga do te besede in nato so povzdignili svoje glasove ter rekli: »Proč z zemlje z njim, kajti ne spodobi se, da bi živel.«

23 As they cried out, threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,

In ko so zakričali in odvrgli svoja oblačila ter v zrak metali prah,

24 the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted against him like that.

mu je vrhovni poveljnik velel, naj bo priveden v grad in zaukazal, da naj bi bil zaslišan z bičanjem, da bi lahko izvedel, zakaj so tako vpili zoper njega.

25 When they had tied him up with thongs, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?”

In ko so ga zvezali z jermeni, je Pavel rekel stotniku, ki je stal poleg: »Ali je za vas zakonito, da bičate človeka, ki je Rimljan in neobsojen?«

26 When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, “Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman!”

Ko je stotnik to slišal, je odšel in povedal vrhovnemu poveljniku, rekoč: »Pazi, kaj delaš, kajti ta človek je Rimljan.«

27 The commanding officer came and asked him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” He said, “Yes.”

Potem je prišel vrhovni poveljnik in mu rekel: »Povej mi, ali si Rimljan?« Rekel je: »Da.«

28 The commanding officer answered, “I bought my citizenship for a great price.” Paul said, “But I was born a Roman.”

In vrhovni poveljnik je odgovoril: »Z velikim zneskom sem dosegel to svobodo.« Pavel pa je rekel: »Toda jaz sem bil rojen svoboden.«

29 Immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman, because he had bound him.

Potem so nemudoma odstopili od njega ti, ki naj bi ga zaslišali. In tudi vrhovni poveljnik je bil prestrašen, potem ko je izvedel, da je bil Rimljan in ker ga je zvezal.

30 But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Jews, he freed him from the bonds and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.

Naslednji dan, ker je hotel zagotovo izvedeti, zakaj je bil obtožen od Judov, ga je odvezal od njegovih jermenov ter visokim duhovnikom in vsemu njihovemu vélikemu zboru ukazal, da se prikažejo in Pavla privedel dol ter ga postavil prednje.