¹Brethren and fathers, hear ye the defence which I now make unto you.

¹Mužovia bratia a otcovia, počujte teraz moju obranu pred vami.

²And when they heard that he spake unto them in the Hebrew language, they were the more quiet: and he saith,

²A keď počuli, že im hovorí hebrejským nárečím, boli ešte tichšie. A povedal:

³I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as ye all are this day:

³Ja som človek Žid, narodený v Cilíckom Tarze, ale vychovaný v tomto meste pri nohách Gamaliela, vynaučený podľa dôkladnosti otcovského zákona horliac za Boha jako aj vy všetci dnes,

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

⁴ktorý som prenasledoval túto cestu až po smrť a pútal som a dával do žalára mužov a ženy,

⁵As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and journeyed to Damascus to bring them also that were there unto Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.

⁵jako mi je svedkom i najvyšší kňaz i celá rada starších, od ktorých som dostal i listy na bratov a išiel som do Damašku, že dovediem i tých, ktorí budú tam, sviazaných do Jeruzalema, aby boli potrestaní.

⁶And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and drew nigh unto Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.

⁶A stalo sa mi, keď som išiel a blížil sa Damašku, tak okolo poludnia, že zrazu zablesklo z neba veliké svetlo vôkol mňa,

⁷And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

⁷a padol som na zem a počul som hlas, ktorý mi hovoril: Saule, Saule, prečo ma prenasleduješ?

⁸And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

⁸A ja som odpovedal: Kto si, Pane? A povedal mi: Ja som Ježiš Nazarejský, ktorého ty prenasleduješ.

⁹And they that were with me beheld indeed the light, but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.

⁹A tí, ktorí boli so mnou, svetlo síce videli, a naľakali sa, ale hlasu toho, ktorý hovoril so mnou, nepočuli.

¹⁰And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.

¹⁰A povedal som: Čo mám robiť, Pane? A Pán mi povedal: Vstaň a idi do Damašku, a tam sa ti povie o všetkom, čo ti je nariadené robiť.

¹¹And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me I came into Damascus.

¹¹A keďže som nevidel od slávy toho svetla, pojali ma za ruku tí, ktorí boli so mnou, a tak som prišiel do Damašku.

¹²And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews that dwelt there,

¹²A nejaký Ananiáš, človek, pobožný podľa zákona, ktorému dávajú dobré svedoctvo všetci Židia, ktorí tam bývajú,

¹³came unto me, and standing by me said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And in that very hour I looked up on him.

¹³prišiel za mnou a zastanúc ku mne povedal mi: Bratu Saule, prezri! A ja som prezrel v tú istú hodinu a pozrel na neho.

¹⁴And he said, The God of our fathers hath appointed thee to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.

¹⁴A on povedal: Bôh našich otcov si ťa vopred vyvolil, aby si poznal jeho vôľu a videl toho Spravedlivého a počul hlas z jeho úst,

¹⁵For thou shalt be a witness for him unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.

¹⁵lebo mu budeš svedkom všetkým ľuďom toho, čo si videl a počul.

¹⁶And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.

¹⁶A teraz čo budeš? Vstaň, daj sa pokrstiť a smy svoje hriechy, vzývajúc meno Pánovo.

¹⁷And it came to pass, that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,

¹⁷A stalo sa, keď som sa navrátil do Jeruzalema a modlil som sa v chráme, že som bol vo vytržení

¹⁸and saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem; because they will not receive of thee testimony concerning me.

¹⁸a videl som ho, keď mi hovoril: Ponáhľaj sa a vyjdi rýchle z Jeruzalema, lebo neprijmú tvojho svedoctva o mne.

¹⁹And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

¹⁹A ja som povedal: Pane, oni vedia, že ja som žalároval a bil po synagógach veriacich na teba.

²⁰and when the blood of Stephen thy witness was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting, and keeping the garments of them that slew him.

²⁰A vtedy, keď vylievali krv Štefana, tvojho svedka, i sám som tam stál a súhlasil som s jeho zabitím a strážil som rúcha tých, ktorí ho zabíjali.

²¹And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee forth far hence unto the Gentiles.

²¹A na to mi povedal: Idi, lebo ja ťa vyšlem ďaleko medzi pohanov.

²²And they gave him audience unto this word; and they lifted up their voice, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.

²²A počúvali ho až po toto slovo a tu pozdvihli svoj hlas a vraveli: Zahlaď takého človeka so zeme! Lebo sa nepatrí, aby žil.

²³And as they cried out, and threw off their garments, and cast dust into the air,

²³A keď kričali a metali rúcha a hádzali prach do povetria,

²⁴the chief captain commanded him be brought into the castle, bidding that he should be examined by scourging, that he might know for what cause they so shouted against him.

²⁴povelel tisícnik voviesť ho do tábora a kázal ho bičmi vyšetriť, aby zvedel, pre jakú príčinu tak kričali na neho.

²⁵And when they had tied him up with the thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?

²⁵A keď ho vystreli, aby ho šľahali remeňmi, povedal Pavel tam stojacemu stotníkovi: Či smiete bičovať človeka Rimana, a to neodsúdeného?

²⁶And when the centurion heard it, he went to the chief captain and told him, saying, What art thou about to do? for this man is a Roman.

²⁶Keď to počul stotník, pristúpil tisícnikovi a oznámil mu to a povedal: Vidz, čo urobíš! Lebo ten človek je Riman.

²⁷And the chief captain came and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? And he said, Yea.

²⁷Vtedy pristúpil tisícnik a povedal mu: Povedz mi, či si ty Riman? A on riekol: Áno.

²⁸And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this citizenship. And Paul said, But I am [a Roman] born.

²⁸A tisícnik odpovedal: Ja som si za veľkú sumu nadobudol toto občianstvo. A Pavel povedal: Ale ja som sa Riman i narodil.

²⁹They then that were about to examine him straightway departed from him: and the chief captain also was afraid when he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.

²⁹A tak hneď odstúpili od neho tí, ktorí ho mali vyšetrovať. Ale aj tisícnik sa bál dozvediac sa, že je Riman, a že ho bol dal poviazať.

³⁰But on the morrow, desiring to know the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.

³⁰Potom na druhý deň chcúc zvedieť istotu, čo na neho Židia žalujú, rozviazal ho z pút a rozkázal, aby sa sišli najvyšší kňazi a celá ich vysoká rada, a dovedúc dolu Pavla postavil ho pred nich.