Дела апостолска 22
1 Људи, браћо и очеви! Чујте сад мој одговор к вама.
Brethren, and Fathers, hear now my apology to you,
2 А кад чуше да им јеврејским језиком проговори, још већа тишина поста. И рече:
---(and when they heard that he spake to them in the Hebrew dialect, they the more readily kept silence, and he said, )
3 Ја сам човек Јеврејин, који сам рођен у Тарсу киликијском, и одгајен у овом граду код ногу Гамалиилових, научен управо отачком закону, и бејах ревнитељ Божји као што сте ви сви данас.
---I am indeed a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but educated in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, accurately instructed in the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, as ye all are this day.
4 Ја овај пут гоних до саме смрти, везујући и предајући у тамницу и људе и жене,
And I persecuted those of this persuasion even unto death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
5 Као што ми сведочи и поглавар свештенички и све старешине; од којих и посланице примих на браћу која живе у Дамаску; и иђах да доведем оне што беху онамо свезане у Јерусалим да се муче.
As the high priest is my witness, and all the elders: from whom I received letters to our brethren, and went to Damascus to bring those also, that were there, bound to Jerusalem, to be punished.
6 А кад иђах и приближих се к Дамаску, догоди ми се око подне да ме уједанпут обасја велика светлост с неба.
And it came to pass that as I was on my journey and drew nigh to Damascus, about mid-day, on a sudden a great light from heaven shone round about me:
7 И падох на земљу, и чух глас, који ми говори: Савле! Савле! Зашто ме гониш?
and I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
8 А ја одговорих: Ко си Ти, Господе? А Он ми рече: Ја сам Исус Назарећанин, ког ти гониш.
And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And He said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
9 А који беху са мном видеше светлост и уплашише се; али не чуше глас који ми говораше.
And they that were with me saw the light indeed, and were affrighted; but they did not hear the voice of Him that spake to me.
10 А ја рекох: Шта ћу чинити, Господе? А Господ ми рече: Устани и иди у Дамаск, и тамо ће ти се казати за све шта ти је одређено да чиниш.
And I said, Lord, what shall I do? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go on to Damascus, and there it shall be told thee concerning all things which are appointed for thee to do.
11 И кад обневидех од силне светлости оне, вођаху ме за руку они који беху са мном, и дођох у Дамаск.
And as I could not see by reason of the glory of that light, being led by the hand by those that were with me, I came to Damascus.
12 А неки Ананија, човек побожан по закону, посведочен од свију Јевреја који живе у Дамаску,
And one Ananias, a devout observer of the law, who had a good character from all the Jews that dwelt there,
13 Дошавши к мени стаде и рече ми: Савле брате! Прогледај. И ја у тај час погледах на њ.
came to me, and stood by me, and said, Brother Saul, look up: and I immediately looked up upon him.
14 А он ми рече: Бог отаца наших изабра те да познаш вољу Његову, и да видиш праведника, и да чујеш глас из уста Његових:
And he said, The God of our Fathers hath before appointed thee to know his will, and to see the just One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.
15 Да Му будеш сведок пред свим људима за ово што си видео и чуо.
For thou shalt be his witness unto all men, of what thou hast seen and heard.
16 И сад шта оклеваш? Устани и крсти се, и опери се од греха својих, призвавши име Господа Исуса.
And now why shouldst thou delay? Arise and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.
17 А догоди се, кад се вратих у Јерусалим и мољах се у цркви Богу, да постадох изван себе,
And when I was returned to Jerusalem, and was praying in the temple, I was in a trance.
18 И видех Га где ми говори: Похитај те изађи из Јерусалима, јер неће примити сведочанство твоје за мене.
And I saw Him saying unto me, Make haste and go quickly out of Jerusalem; for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
19 И ја рекох: Господе! Сами знаду да сам ја метао у тамнице и био по зборницама оне који Те верују.
And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and scourged in the synagogues them that believed on Thee.
20 И кад се проливаше крв Стефана сведока Твог, и ја стајах и пристајах на смрт његову, и чувах хаљине оних који га убијају.
And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also stood by and consented to his death, and kept the clothes of them that slew him.
21 И рече ми: Иди, јер ћу ја далеко да те пошаљем у незнабошце.
But he said unto me, Go away; for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.---
22 А они га слушаху до ове речи, па подигоше глас свој говорећи: Узми са земље таквог; јер не треба да живи.
And they heard him to this word, and then they exalted their voice, saying, Away with such a fellow from the earth; for it is not fit that he should live.
23 А кад они викаху и збациваху хаљине и бацаху прах у небо,
And as they were bawling out, and throwing off their clothes, and casting up dust into the air,
24 Заповеди војвода да га одведу у логор, и рече да га бојем испитају да дозна за какву кривицу тако викаху на њ.
the tribune commanded him to be brought into the castle, and ordered him to be put to the question by scourging; that he might know for what reason they so cried out against him.
25 И кад га притегоше узицама, рече Павле капетану, који стајаше онде: Зар ви можете бити човека Римљанина, и још без суда?
And as they were binding him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, uncondemned?
26 А кад чу капетан, приступи к војводи и каза говорећи: Гледај шта ћеш чинити; јер је овај човек Римљанин.
And the centurion hearing this, went and told the tribune, saying, Consider what thou art about to do; for this man is a Roman.
27 А војвода приступивши рече му: Кажи ми јеси ли ти Римљанин? А он рече: Да.
Then the tribune came and said to him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? And he said, Yes.
28 А војвода одговори: Ја сам за велику цену име овог грађанства добио. А Павле рече: А ја сам се и родио с њиме.
And the tribune replied, I obtained this freedom with a large sum of money. And Paul said, But I was free-born.
29 Онда одступише одмах од њега они што хтеше да га испитују; а војвода се уплаши кад разуме да је Римљанин и што га беше свезао.
Immediately therefore those who were going to put him to the question quitted him: and the tribune also was afraid, when he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
30 А сутрадан, желећи дознати истину зашто га туже Јевреји, пусти га из окова, и заповеди да дођу главари свештенички и сав сабор њихов; и сведавши Павла постави га пред њима.
And on the morrow, desiring to know for certain what he was accused of by the Jews, he loosed him from his bonds, and ordered the chief priests and all their council to attend; and he brought down Paul, and set him before them:
