¹`Men, brethren, and fathers, hear my defence now unto you;` —

¹'Mehed, vennad ja isad, kuulake nüüd, mida ma teile enese kaitseks räägin!'

²and they having heard that in the Hebrew dialect he was speaking to them, gave the more silence, and he saith, —

²Kui nad kuulsid, et ta peab neile kõnet heebrea keeles, jäid nad veel rahulikumaks. Ja Paulus ütles:

³`I, indeed, am a man, a Jew, having been born in Tarsus of Cilicia, and brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, having been taught according to the exactitude of a law of the fathers, being zealous of God, as all ye are to-day.

³'Mina olen Juuda mees, sündinud Tarsoses Kiliikiamaal ja üles kasvatatud siinsamas linnas, Gamalieli jalgade ees, õpetatud täpselt esiisade Seadust mööda, olles innukas Jumala nõudja, nii nagu teie kõik tänapäeval olete.

⁴`And this way I persecuted unto death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women,

⁴Sellisena ma kiusasin surmani taga usuteed, pannes ahelaisse ja toimetades vanglasse nii mehi kui naisi.

⁵as also the chief priest doth testify to me, and all the eldership; from whom also having received letters unto the brethren, to Damascus, I was going on, to bring also those there bound to Jerusalem that they might be punished,

⁵Nõnda võivad mu kohta tunnistada ka ülempreester ja vanemad, kelle käest ma sain kirju viimiseks nende vendade kätte Damaskusesse. Ja ma kavatsesin ka sealseid usklikke tuua aheldatult Jeruusalemma, et neid karistataks.

⁶and it came to pass, in my going on and coming nigh to Damascus, about noon, suddenly out of the heaven there shone a great light round about me,

⁶Aga sündis, kui ma olin teel ja lähenesin Damaskusele, et lõuna ajal välgatas äkitselt mu ümber ere valgus taevast.

⁷I fell also to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute?

⁷Ma kukkusin maha ja kuulsin üht häält mulle ütlevat: 'Saul, Saul, miks sa mind taga kiusad?'

⁸`And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? and he said unto me, I am Jesus the Nazarene whom thou dost persecute —

⁸Mina aga vastasin: 'Kes sa oled, isand?' Tema ütles mulle: 'Mina olen Jeesus Naatsaretlane, keda sina taga kiusad!'

⁹and they who are with me the light did see, and became afraid, and the voice they heard not of him who is speaking to me —

⁹Minu kaaslased nägid küll valgust, aga nad ei kuulnud tema häält, kes minuga rääkis.

¹⁰and I said, What shall I do, Lord? and the Lord said unto me, Having risen, go on to Damascus, and there it shall be told thee concerning all things that have been appointed for thee to do.

¹⁰Siis ma ütlesin: 'Mis ma pean tegema, Issand?' Issand aga ütles mulle: 'Tõuse püsti, mine Damaskusesse, seal öeldakse sulle kõik, mis sul on määratud teha.'

¹¹`And when I did not see from the glory of that light, being led by the hand by those who are with me, I came to Damascus,

¹¹Aga kuna ma selle valguse kirkuse tõttu ei näinud, talutasid mu kaaslased mind kättpidi, ja ma jõudsin Damaskusesse.

¹²and a certain one, Ananias, a pious man according to the law, being testified to by all the Jews dwelling [there],

¹²Aga keegi Hananias, Seaduse järgi vaga mees, kel oli hea tunnistus kõigi sealsete juutide poolt,

¹³having come unto me and stood by [me], said to me, Saul, brother, look up; and I the same hour did look up to him;

¹³tuli minu juurde. Ta seisatas mu kõrval ja ütles: 'Vend Saul, näe jälle!' Ja selsamal hetkel ma nägin jälle ja vaatasin talle otsa.

¹⁴and he said, The God of our fathers did choose thee beforehand to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice out of his mouth,

¹⁴Tema aga ütles: 'Meie isade Jumal on su määranud tunnetama tema tahtmist ja nägema seda Õiget ning kuulma häält tema suust,

¹⁵because thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard;

¹⁵sest sina saad tema tunnistajaks kõigile inimestele selles, mida sa oled näinud ja kuulnud.

¹⁶and now, why tarriest thou? having risen, baptize thyself, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.

¹⁶Ja mida sa nüüd ootad? Tõuse ja lase ennast ristida ning oma patud ära pesta, appi hüüdes tema nime!'

¹⁷`And it came to pass when I returned to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the temple, I came into a trance,

¹⁷Aga sündis, et kui ma tagasi pöördusin Jeruusalemma ja pühakojas palvetasin, olin ma nagu endast ära

¹⁸and I saw him saying to me, Haste and go forth in haste out of Jerusalem, because they will not receive thy testimony concerning me;

¹⁸ja nägin teda mulle ütlevat: 'Tõtta ja mine kiiresti Jeruusalemmast ära, sest nad ei võta vastu sinu tunnistust minu kohta.'

¹⁹and I said, Lord, they — they know that I was imprisoning and was scourging in every synagogue those believing on thee;

¹⁹Ja mina ütlesin: 'Issand, nad ise ju teavad, et ma viisin vangi ja peksin sünagoogides neid, kes sinusse usuvad.

²⁰and when the blood of thy witness Stephen was being poured forth, I also was standing by and assenting to his death, and keeping the garments of those putting him to death;

²⁰Ja kui sinu tunnistaja Stefanose verd valati, seisin minagi seal juures ja kiitsin selle heaks ning valvasin nende rõivaid, kes ta hukkasid.'

²¹and he said unto me, Go, because to nations far off I will send thee.`

²¹Ja tema ütles mulle: 'Mine, sest ma läkitan su kaugele paganate sekka!''

²²And they were hearing him unto this word, and they lifted up their voice, saying, `Away from the earth with such an one; for it is not fit for him to live.`

²²Kuni selle sõnani nad kuulasid teda, siis aga tõstsid oma häält: 'Hukka niisugune ära maa pealt! Ta ei tohi ellu jääda!'

²³And they crying out and casting up their garments, and throwing dust into the air,

²³Ja kui nad karjusid ja rõivaid seljast kiskusid ning tolmu vastu taevast loopisid,

²⁴the chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, saying, `By scourges let him be examined;` that he might know for what cause they were crying so against him.

²⁴käskis ülempealik Pauluse viia kindlusse ning ütles, et teda tuleb piitsa varal üle kuulata; sest ta tahtis teada, mispärast nad tema peale nõnda karjusid.

²⁵And as he was stretching him with the thongs, Paul said unto the centurion who was standing by, `A man, a Roman, uncondemned — is it lawful to you to scourge;`

²⁵Aga kui nad olid tema rihmutamiseks kinni sidunud, ütles Paulus pealikule, kes seal juures seisis: 'Kas teie tohite Rooma kodanikku piitsaga peksta ja pealegi ilma kohtuotsuseta?'

²⁶and the centurion having heard, having gone near to the chief captain, told, saying, `Take heed what thou art about to do, for this man is a Roman;`

²⁶Kui pealik seda kuulis, läks ta ja teatas ülempealikule: 'Vaata ette, mida sa teed! See inimene on ju Rooma kodanik.'

²⁷and the chief captain having come near, said to him, `Tell me, art thou a Roman?` and he said, `Yes;`

²⁷Siis tuli ülempealik Pauluse juurde ning küsis: 'Ütle mulle, kas sa oled Rooma kodanik?' Tema ütles: 'Olen küll.'

²⁸and the chief captain answered, `I, with a great sum, did obtain this citizenship;` but Paul said, `But I have been even born [so].`

²⁸Ülempealik vastas: 'Mina olen endale Rooma kodakondsuse hankinud suure raha eest.' Paulus aga ütles: 'Ent mina olen sellesse sündinud.'

²⁹Immediately, therefore, they departed from him who are about to examine him, and the chief captain also was afraid, having learned that he is a Roman, and because he had bound him,

²⁹Siis jätsid ülekuulajad ta kohe rahule. Ülempealik lõi aga kartma, kui ta sai teada, et Paulus on Rooma kodanik ja et ta oli tema ahelaisse pannud.

³⁰and on the morrow, intending to know the certainty wherefore he is accused by the Jews, he did loose him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all their sanhedrim to come, and having brought down Paul, he set [him] before them.

³⁰Aga teisel päeval, soovides selgemalt teada saada, milles juudid Paulust süüdistavad, päästis ülempealik ta ahelatest valla ja käskis ülempreestreid ja kogu Suurkohtu kokku tulla ning viis Pauluse nende ette.