¹And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.

¹Čez pet dni pa pride doli veliki duhovnik Ananija z nekaterimi starejšinami in z nekim govornikom Tertulom; ti pridejo pred namestnika s tožbo zoper Pavla.

²And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence,

²Ko pa je bil ta poklican, začne tožiti Tertul, govoreč: Da imamo veliko miru po tebi in da je tvoja previdnost dala temu narodu izvrstne izboljšave,

³We accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.

³to vselej in povsod, častiti Feliks, pripoznavamo z vso hvaležnostjo.

⁴Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words.

⁴Ali da te dalje ne nadlegujem, prosim, da bi nas poslušal ob kratkem po svoji dobroti.

⁵For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:

⁵Našli smo namreč tega človeka, da je kakor kuga in snovač razporov med Judi po vsem svetu in prvoboritelj za krivoverstvo Nazarejcev,

⁶Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.

⁶ki je tudi poskusil oskruniti tempelj. Njega smo tudi zgrabili in po svoji postavi hoteli soditi;

⁷But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,

⁷toda prišel je Lizija tisočnik ter nam ga je z veliko silo iztrgal iz rok,

⁸Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.

⁸ukazavši tožnikom njegovim, naj gredo k tebi. Od njega moreš sam, ko izprašaš, zvedeti vse to, za kar ga mi tožimo.

⁹And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.

⁹In tej tožbi so se pridružili tudi Judje in pritrdili, da je res tako.

¹⁰Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:

¹⁰Pavel pa odgovori, ko mu je namestnik namignil, da naj govori: Ker vem, da si že mnogo let sodnik temu narodu, se bom zagovarjal toliko srčneje:

¹¹Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.

¹¹ko lahko zveš, da ni več nego dvanajst dni, kar sem prišel molit v Jeruzalem;

¹²And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:

¹²in niso me našli v templju, da bi se bil s kom prepiral ali da bi bil napravljal hrup med ljudstvom, ne po shodnicah, ne po mestu;

¹³Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.

¹³in tudi dokazati ti ne morejo, za kar me sedaj tožijo.

¹⁴But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:

¹⁴To ti pa priznavam, da po poti, ki jo imenujejo krivoverstvo, tako služim Bogu naših očetov, da verujem vse, kar je pisano v postavi in v prorokih,

¹⁵And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

¹⁵in da imam upanje v Boga, ki se ga tudi ti sami držé, da bode vstajenje mrtvim, i pravičnim i nepravičnim.

¹⁶And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void to offence toward God, and toward men.

¹⁶V tem si pa sam prizadevam, da bi vsekdar imel brezmadežno vest pred Bogom in ljudmi.

¹⁷Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.

¹⁷Čez več let pa sem prišel, da donesem miloščine narodu svojemu in daritve;

¹⁸Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.

¹⁸pri tem so me našli očiščenega v templju, ne z množico, ne s hrupom: bili so pa to neki Judje iz Azije,

¹⁹Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me.

¹⁹ki bi morali tu pred teboj stati in tožiti, če imajo kaj zoper mene.

²⁰Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,

²⁰Ali naj ti sami povedo, če so našli krivico na meni, ko sem stal pred velikim zborom,

²¹Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day.

²¹razen menda tega edinega glasu, ki sem ga zavpil, stoječ med njimi: Zavoljo vstajenja mrtvih me danes sodite.

²²And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter.

²²Feliks pa odloži njih reč, natančno vedoč, za kaj gre pri tej poti, in reče: Kadar Lizija tisočnik pride doli, razsodim vašo stvar.

²³And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him.

²³In stotniku ukaže, da je Pavla varovati, in naj se mu polajša in se nikomur izmed njegovih ne brani mu streči.

²⁴And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.

²⁴A čez nekaj dni pride Feliks z Druzilo, ženo svojo, ki je bila Judinja, in pokliče Pavla predse, in slišal ga je o veri v Kristusa Jezusa.

²⁵And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

²⁵Ko pa je govoril o pravičnosti in zdržljivosti in prihodnji sodbi, se prestraši Feliks in odgovori: Za sedaj pojdi; a kadar bom imel priličen čas, te zopet pokličem.

²⁶He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.

²⁶Zraven se je pa tudi nadejal, da mu Pavel da denarja, zato ga je tudi pogosteje klical k sebi in se ž njim razgovarjal.Ko sta se pa dopolnili dve leti, dobi Feliks za naslednika Porcija Festa. Ker si je pa Feliks želel pridobiti hvaležnost Judov, je pustil Pavla zvezanega.

²⁷But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix' room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.

²⁷Ko sta se pa dopolnili dve leti, dobi Feliks za naslednika Porcija Festa. Ker si je pa Feliks želel pridobiti hvaležnost Judov, je pustil Pavla zvezanega.