Apostolska dela 23

1 In ko je Pavel iskreno gledal véliki zbor, je rekel: »Možje in bratje, do danes sem živel po vsej dobri vesti pred Bogom.«

And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brothers, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.

2 Véliki duhovnik Hananija pa je ukazal tem, ki so stali poleg, da ga udarijo po ustih.

And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.

3 Potem mu je Pavel rekel: »Bog bo udaril tebe, ti pobeljeni zid, kajti sediš, da mi sodiš po postavi, velevaš pa, da sem udarjen v nasprotju s postavo?«

Then said Paul to him, God shall smite you, you white washed wall: for sit you to judge me after the law, and command me to be smitten contrary to the law?

4 In ti, ki so stali poleg, so rekli: »Ti zasramuješ Božjega vélikega duhovnika?«

And they that stood by said, Revile you God’s high priest?

5 Potem je Pavel rekel: »Nisem vedel, bratje, da je véliki duhovnik, kajti pisano je: ›O vladarju svojih ljudi ne boš govoril hudobno.‹«

Then said Paul, I knew not, brothers, that he was the high priest: for it is written, You shall not speak evil of the ruler of your people.

6 Toda ko je Pavel zaznal, da jih je bilo v vélikem zboru en del saducejev, drugi pa farizeji, je v zboru vzkliknil: »Možje in bratje, jaz sem farizej, sin farizeja; zaradi upanja in vstajenja mrtvih sem poklican na zaslišanje.«

But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.

7 In ko je tako rekel, je med farizeji in saduceji nastalo nesoglasje, in množica je bila razdeljena.

And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.

8 Kajti saduceji pravijo, da ni vstajenja niti angela niti duha, toda farizeji oboje priznavajo.

For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.

9 In nastalo je veliko vpitje. In pisarji, ki so bili iz farizejskega dela, so vstali ter se prepirali, rekoč: »Na tem človeku ne najdemo nobenega zla, temveč če mu je govoril duh ali angel, se ne bojujmo proti Bogu.«

And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees’ part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

10 In ko je nastalo veliko nesoglasje, je vrhovni poveljnik, ker se je bal, da ne bi Pavla raztrgali na koščke, ukazal vojakom, da gredo dol in ga na silo vzamejo izmed njih ter ga privedejo v grad.

And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.

11 In naslednjo noč je poleg njega stal Gospod ter rekel: »Bodi dobre volje, Pavel, kajti kakor si pričeval o meni v Jeruzalemu, tako moraš pričevati tudi v Rimu.«

And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as you have testified of me in Jerusalem, so must you bear witness also at Rome.

12 In ko je bil dan, so se nekateri izmed Judov zbrali skupaj ter se pod prekletstvom zavezali, rekoč, da ne bodo niti jedli niti pili, dokler Pavla ne ubijejo.

And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

13 In bilo jih je več kot štirideset, ki so sklenili to zaroto.

And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.

14 In prišli so k visokim duhovnikom in starešinam ter rekli: »Mi smo se pod velikim prekletstvom zavezali, da ne bomo ničesar jedli, dokler Pavla ne umorimo.«

And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.

15 Zdaj torej z vélikim zborom naznanite vrhovnemu poveljniku, da ga naslednji dan privede dol k vam, kot da glede njega zahtevate nekaj bolj podrobnega, mi pa smo pripravljeni, da ga ubijemo, preden pride blizu.

Now therefore you with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down to you to morrow, as though you would inquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.

16 In ko je sin Pavlove sestre slišal o njihovem prežanju, je odšel in vstopil v grad ter povedal Pavlu.

And when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.

17 Potem je Pavel k sebi poklical enega izmed stotnikov in rekel: »Spremite tega mladeniča k vrhovnemu poveljniku, kajti povedati mu ima neko stvar.«

Then Paul called one of the centurions to him, and said, Bring this young man to the chief captain: for he has a certain thing to tell him.

18 Tedaj ga je ta vzel in ga spremil k vrhovnemu poveljniku in rekel: »Jetnik Pavel me je poklical k sebi in me prosil, da tega mladeniča spremim k tebi, ki ti ima nekaj povedati.«

So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me to him, and prayed me to bring this young man to you, who has something to say to you.

19 Potem ga je vrhovni poveljnik prijel za roko in odšel z njim stran na samo ter ga vprašal: »Kaj je to, kar mi imaš povedati?«

Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that you have to tell me?

20 In rekel je: »Judje so se strinjali, da od tebe zahtevajo, da jim naslednji dan privedeš Pavla dol v véliki zbor, kakor da bodo od njega zahtevali nekaj bolj podrobnega.

And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire you that you would bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would inquire somewhat of him more perfectly.

21 Ampak ne ukloni se jim, kajti nanj preži izmed njih več kot štirideset mož, ki so se s prisego zavezali, da ne bodo niti jedli niti pili, dokler ga ne ubijejo. In sedaj so pripravljeni, ker od tebe pričakujejo obljubo.«

But do not you yield to them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from you.

22 Tako je potem vrhovni poveljnik pustil mladeniču oditi in mu naročil: » Glej, da nobenemu človeku ne poveš, da si mi razodel te besede.«

So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See you tell no man that you have showed these things to me.

23 In k sebi je poklical dva stotnika, rekoč: »Pripravita dvesto vojakov in sedemdeset konjenikov in dvesto suličarjev, da gredo ob tretji nočni uri v Cezarejo,

And he called to him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen three score and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;

24 in priskrbite jim živali, da bodo lahko Pavla posadili nanje in ga varno privedite k voditelju Feliksu.«

And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe to Felix the governor.

25 In napisal je pismo na ta način:

And he wrote a letter after this manner:

26 ›Klavdij Lizija pošilja pozdrav nadvse odličnemu voditelju Feliksu.

Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix sends greeting.

27 Tega moža so Judje prijeli in bi ga bili ubili. Potem sem prišel z vojsko in ko sem izvedel, da je bil Rimljan, sem ga rešil.

This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.

28 In ko sem hotel izvedel razlog, zakaj so ga obtožili, sem ga privedel v njihov véliki zbor.

And when I would have known the cause why they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:

29 O njem sem zaznal, da je obtožen vprašanj iz svoje postave, toda k njegovi obtožbi ni položenega ničesar vrednega smrti ali ujetništva.

Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.

30 In ko mi je bilo povedano, kako Judje prežijo na tega človeka, sem ga nemudoma poslal k tebi in tudi njegovim tožnikom sem dal zapoved, da pred teboj povedo, kar so imeli zoper njega. Zbogom.‹

And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to you, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before you what they had against him. Farewell.

31 Potem so vojaki, kakor jim je bilo ukazano, vzeli Pavla in ga ponoči privedli do Antipatríde.

Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.

32 Naslednji dan so konjenike pustili, da gredo z njim in se vrnili h gradu.

On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:

33 Ki so, ko so prišli v Cezarejo in poslanico izročili voditelju, predenj izročili tudi Pavla.

Who, when they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, presented Paul also before him.

34 In ko je voditelj pismo prebral, je vprašal, iz katere province je. In ko je razumel, da je bil iz Kilikije,

And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;

35 je rekel: »Poslušal te bom, ko pridejo tudi tvoji tožniki.« In ukazal ga je zadržati v Herodovi sodni dvorani.

I will hear you, said he, when your accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.