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

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

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

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

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,

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.

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

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

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.

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,

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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 —

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.

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.

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

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,

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

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

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

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;

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,

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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;

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

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

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.

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;

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

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

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

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.`

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

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

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

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.

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

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;`

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

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;`

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

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

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

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

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.

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,

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.

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.