¹A po piatich dňoch sišiel ta dolu najvyšší kňaz Ananiáš so staršími aj s rečníkom, s akýmsi Tertullom, ktorí sa dostanovili k vladárovi so žalobou proti Pavlovi.

¹And after five days came down the chief priest Ananias, with the elders, and a certain orator — Tertullus, and they made manifest to the governor [the things] against Paul;

²A keď ho zavolali, začal Tertullus žalovať a vravel:

²and he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse [him], saying, `Much peace enjoying through thee, and worthy deeds being done to this nation through thy forethought,

³Že sme skrze teba došli veľkého pokoja, a že tvojou prozreteľnosťou dejú sa v tomto národe znamenité nápravy, to všelijak a všade prijímame, výborný Felixe, s celou vďakou.

³always, also, and everywhere we receive it, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness;

⁴Ale aby som ťa ďalej nezdržoval, prosím ťa, žeby si nás zkrátka vypočul v sebe vlastnej prívetivosti.

⁴and that I may not be further tedious to thee, I pray thee to hear us concisely in thy gentleness;

⁵Lebo najdúc tohoto človeka jako morovú nákazu a jako takého, ktorý robí vzbury medzi všetkými Židmi po celom svete a jako hlavného náčelníka známej sekty nazarejov,

⁵for having found this man a pestilence, and moving a dissension to all the Jews through the world — a ringleader also of the sect of the Nazarenes —

⁶ktorý sa pokúsil aj o to, aby poškvrnil chrám, ktorého sme aj chytili a chceli súdiť podľa svojho zákona,

⁶who also the temple did try to profane, whom also we took, and according to our law did wish to judge,

⁷len prišiel na to tisícnik Lyziáš s velikou silou a vytrhnul ho s našich rúk a odviedol

⁷and Lysias the chief captain having come near, with much violence, out of our hands did take away,

⁸poveliac jeho žalobníkom, aby išli k tebe, od ktorého budeš môcť, keď ho vyšetríš, i sám zvedieť o tom o všetkom, čo my na neho žalujeme.

⁸having commanded his accusers to come to thee, from whom thou mayest be able, thyself having examined, to know concerning all these things of which we accuse him;`

⁹A dokladali k tomu aj Židia a hovorili, že je tak.

⁹and the Jews also agreed, professing these things to be so.

¹⁰Vtedy odpovedal Pavel, keď mu pokynul vladár, aby hovoril: Vediac, že si od mnoho rokov sudcom tomuto národu, tým smelšie bránim seba i svoju vec,

¹⁰And Paul answered — the governor having beckoned to him to speak — `Knowing [that] for many years thou hast been a judge to this nation, the more cheerfully the things concerning myself I do answer;

¹¹pretože sa môžeš dovedieť, že nie je tomu viac ako dvanásť dní, čo som odišiel hore do Jeruzalema modliť sa.

¹¹thou being able to know that it is not more than twelve days to me since I went up to worship in Jerusalem,

¹²A nenašli ma ani v chráme s nikým hovoriť alebo robiť vzburu medzi zástupom ani v synagógach ani po meste

¹²and neither in the temple did they find me reasoning with any one, or making a dissension of the multitude, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city;

¹³ani ti nemôžu dokázať, čo na mňa teraz žalujú.

¹³nor are they able to prove against me the things concerning which they now accuse me.

¹⁴Ale to ti vyznávam, že práve cestou, ktorú nazývajú sektou, svätoslúžim Bohu svojich otcov veriac všetkému, čo je napísané v zákone a v prorokoch,

¹⁴`And I confess this to thee, that, according to the way that they call a sect, so serve I the God of the fathers, believing all things that in the law and the prophets have been written,

¹⁵a mám nádej v Bohu, ktorú aj títo sami očakávajú, totiž že bude vzkriesenie z mŕtvych, spravedlivých i nespravedlivých.

¹⁵having hope toward God, which they themselves also wait for, [that] there is about to be a rising again of the dead, both of righteous and unrighteous;

¹⁶A v tom sa i sám snažím, aby som mal vždycky svedomie, prosté úrazu pred Bohom i pred ľuďmi.

¹⁶and in this I do exercise myself, to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men always.

¹⁷Ale po viac rokoch som prišiel, aby som doniesol svojmu národu almužny, milodary, a obeti,

¹⁷`And after many years I came, about to do kind acts to my nation, and offerings,

¹⁸pri čom ma našli očisteného v chráme, nie so zástupom ani s nepokojom, niektorí Židia s Ázie,

¹⁸in which certain Jews from Asia did find me purified in the temple, not with multitude, nor with tumult,

¹⁹ktorí by mali byť tu pred tebou a žalovať, ak by mali niečo proti mne.

¹⁹whom it behoveth to be present before thee, and to accuse, if they had anything against me,

²⁰Alebo aj títo sami nech povedia, či našli na mne nejakú neprávosť, keď som stál pred vysokou radou,

²⁰or let these same say if they found any unrighteousness in me in my standing before the sanhedrim,

²¹krome toho jedného zavolania, čo som skríknul stojac medzi nimi, totiž že pre zmŕtvychvstanie mŕtvych som ja dnes od vás súdený.

²¹except concerning this one voice, in which I cried, standing among them — Concerning a rising again of the dead I am judged to-day by you.`

²²Keď to počul Felix, odročil ich pravotu vediac lepšie o dotyčnej ceste a povedal: Keď prijde dolu tisícnik Lyziáš, potom posúdim vašu vec.

²²And having heard these things, Felix delayed them — having known more exactly of the things concerning the way — saying, `When Lysias the chief captain may come down, I will know fully the things concerning you;`

²³A nariadil stotníkovi, aby strážil Pavla, a aby mal voľnosť, a aby nebránili nikomu z jeho priateľov posluhovať mu alebo chodiť za ním.

²³having given also a direction to the centurion to keep Paul, to let [him] also have liberty, and to forbid none of his own friends to minister or to come near to him.

²⁴Potom o niekoľko dní prišiel Felix s Druzillou, svojou ženou, ktorá bola Židovka, a poslal po Pavla a počul ho o viere v Krista Ježiša.

²⁴And after certain days, Felix having come with Drusilla his wife, being a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith toward Christ,

²⁵A keď hovoril o spravedlivosti, zdržanlivosti a o budúcom súde, zľakol sa Felix a odpovedal: Nateraz idi, ale keď budem mať čas, zavolám ťa.

²⁵and he reasoning concerning righteousness, and temperance, and the judgment that is about to be, Felix, having become afraid, answered, `For the present be going, and having got time, I will call for thee;`

²⁶No, zároveň sa i nadejal, že mu dá Pavel peniaze, aby ho prepustil, a preto i častejšie posielal po neho a shováral sa s ním.

²⁶and at the same time also hoping that money shall be given to him by Paul, that he may release him, therefore, also sending for him the oftener, he was conversing with him;

²⁷A po dokončení dvoch rokov dostal Felix nástupcu Porcia Festa. A Felix chcúc si získať u Židov priazeň nechal Pavla vo väzení.

²⁷and two years having been fulfilled, Felix received a successor, Porcius Festus; Felix also willing to lay a favour on the Jews, left Paul bound.