¹Nakon pet dana siđe veliki svećenik Ananija s nekim starješinama i odvjetnikom, nekim Tertulom te izniješe upravitelju tužbu protiv Pavla.

¹And after five days came down the high priest Ananias, with the elders, and a certain orator called Tertullus, and laid their informations against Paul before the governor.

²Pošto dozvaše Pavla, poče ga Tertul optuživati: "Veliki mir što ga po tebi, vrli Felikse, uživamo i boljitak što tvojom providnošću narodu ovomu nastaje,

²And he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse, saying, Seeing we enjoy great peace through thee, and that excellent measures are executed for this nation by thy forethought,

³u svemu i posvuda primamo sa svom zahvalnošću.

³we receive [it] always and everywhere, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.

⁴Ali, da ti dulje ne dodijavam, molim te da nas u svojoj blagonaklonosti ukratko poslušaš.

⁴But that I may not too much intrude on thy time, I beseech thee to hear us briefly in thy kindness.

⁵Utvrdismo da je ovaj čovjek kuga, da pokreće bune među svim Židovima po svijetu, da je kolovođa nazaretske sljedbe,

⁵For finding this man a pest, and moving sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a leader of the sect of the Nazaraeans;

⁶da je čak i Hram pokušao oskvrnuti pa ga uhitismo.

⁶who also attempted to profane the temple; whom we also had seized, [and would have judged according to our law;

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⁷but Lysias, the chiliarch, coming up, took [him] away with great force out of our hands,

⁸Od njega, ako ga o svemu tomu ispitaš, možeš saznati za što ga mi optužujemo."

⁸having commanded his accusers to come to thee;] of whom thou canst thyself, in examining [him], know the certainty of all these things of which we accuse him.

⁹Podržaše ga i Židovi tvrdeći da je tako.

⁹And the Jews also joined in pressing the matter against [Paul], saying that these things were so.

¹⁰Nato Pavao odvrati pošto mu upravitelj kimnu da govori: "Kako znam da si već mnogo godina sudac narodu ovomu, mirne se duše branim.

¹⁰But Paul, the governor having beckoned to him to speak, answered, Knowing that for many years thou hast been judge to this nation, I answer readily as to the things which concern myself.

¹¹Ta možeš se osvjedočiti da nema više od dvanaest dana otkad uzađoh u Jeruzalem da se poklonim.

¹¹As thou mayest know that there are not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem,

¹²A nisu me našli ni u Hramu da s kim raspravljam ili bunu podižem, ni u sinagogama, ni po gradu.

¹²and neither in the temple did they find me discoursing to any one, or making any tumultuous gathering together of the crowd, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city;

¹³I ne mogu ti dokazati ono za što me sada optužuju."

¹³neither can they make good the things of which they now accuse me.

¹⁴"Jamčim ti, naprotiv, ovo: Putom koji nazivaju sljedbom služim otačkom Bogu vjerujući u sve što je u Zakonu i u Prorocima napisano,

¹⁴But this I avow to thee, that in the way which they call sect, so I serve my fathers' God, believing all things which are written throughout the law, and in the prophets;

¹⁵uzdajući se u Boga da će uskrsnuti pravednici i nepravednici, što oni i sami očekuju.

¹⁵having hope towards God, which they themselves also receive, that there is to be a resurrection both of just and unjust.

¹⁶Zato se i ja trudim uvijek imati savjest besprijekornu pred Bogom i pred ljudima."

¹⁶For this cause I also exercise [myself] to have in everything a conscience without offence towards God and men.

¹⁷"Nakon više godina dođoh da donesem milostinju za svoj narod i prinose;

¹⁷And after a lapse of many years I arrived, bringing alms to my nation, and offerings.

¹⁸dok sam ih prinosio, nađoše me posvećena u Hramu, a ne sa svjetinom ni u metežu.

¹⁸Whereupon they found me purified in the temple, with neither crowd nor tumult. But it was certain Jews from Asia,

¹⁹Ali neki Židovi iz Azije - da, trebalo bi da se oni pojave pred tobom i optuže me ako što imaju protiv mene.

¹⁹who ought to appear before thee and accuse, if they have anything against me;

²⁰Ili neka ovi sami kažu: koji su zločin na meni našli kad sam stajao pred Vijećem,

²⁰or let these themselves say what wrong they found in me when I stood before the council,

²¹osim možda one jedne riječi koju doviknuh među njima stojeći: Zbog uskrsnuća mrtvih sudi mi se danas pred vama!"

²¹[other] than concerning this one voice which I cried standing amongst them: I am judged this day by you touching [the] resurrection of [the] dead.

²²Nato Feliks, koji je točno znao sve o ovom Putu, odgodi njihovu parnicu rekavši: "Kada dođe tisućnik Lizija, riješit ću vaš spor."

²²And Felix, knowing accurately the things concerning the way, adjourned them, saying, When Lysias the chiliarch is come down I will determine your affair;

²³Satniku pak naredi da se Pavao čuva, ali da uživa olakšice i da se nikomu od njegovih ne brani posluživati ga.

²³ordering the centurion to keep him, and that he should have freedom, and to hinder none of his friends to minister to him.

²⁴Nakon nekoliko dana stigne i Feliks sa svojom ženom Druzilom koja bijaše Židovka; posla po Pavla i posluša ga o vjeri u Isusa Krista.

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

²⁵Kad Pavao stade raspravljati o pravednosti, uzdržljivosti i budućem Sudu, Feliks uplašen reče: "Zasad idi, a kad nađem vremena, pozvat ću te."

²⁵And as he reasoned concerning righteousness, and temperance, and the judgment about to come, Felix, being filled with fear, answered, Go for the present, and when I get an opportunity I will send for thee;

²⁶Ujedno se nadao da će mu Pavao dati novaca. Zato ga je češće pozivao i s njim razgovarao.

²⁶hoping at the same time that money would be given him by Paul: wherefore also he sent for him the oftener and communed with him.

²⁷Nakon dvije godine dobi Feliks za nasljednika Porcija Festa. Hoteći ugoditi Židovima, ostavi Feliks Pavla u okovima.

²⁷But when two years were completed, Felix was relieved by Porcius Festus as his successor; and Felix, desirous to oblige the Jews, to acquire their favour, left Paul bound.