¹Čez pet dni pa pride doli veliki duhovnik Ananija z nekaterimi starejšinami in z nekim govornikom Tertulom; ti pridejo pred namestnika s tožbo zoper Pavla.

¹After five days, the high priest, Ananias, came down with certain elders and an orator, one Tertullus. They informed the governor against Paul.

²Ko pa je bil ta poklican, začne tožiti Tertul, govoreč: Da imamo veliko miru po tebi in da je tvoja previdnost dala temu narodu izvrstne izboljšave,

²When he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, “Seeing that by you we enjoy much peace, and that excellent measures are coming to this nation,

³to vselej in povsod, častiti Feliks, pripoznavamo z vso hvaležnostjo.

³we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.

⁴Ali da te dalje ne nadlegujem, prosim, da bi nas poslušal ob kratkem po svoji dobroti.

⁴But, that I don’t delay you, I entreat you to bear with us and hear a few words.

⁵Našli smo namreč tega človeka, da je kakor kuga in snovač razporov med Judi po vsem svetu in prvoboritelj za krivoverstvo Nazarejcev,

⁵For we have found this man to be a plague, an instigator of insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.

⁶ki je tudi poskusil oskruniti tempelj. Njega smo tudi zgrabili in po svoji postavi hoteli soditi;

⁶He even tried to profane the temple, and we arrested him. TR adds “We wanted to judge him according to our law,”

⁷toda prišel je Lizija tisočnik ter nam ga je z veliko silo iztrgal iz rok,

⁷ TR adds “but the commanding officer, Lysias, came by and with great violence took him out of our hands,”

⁸ukazavši tožnikom njegovim, naj gredo k tebi. Od njega moreš sam, ko izprašaš, zvedeti vse to, za kar ga mi tožimo.

⁸ TR adds “commanding his accusers to come to you.” By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him.”

⁹In tej tožbi so se pridružili tudi Judje in pritrdili, da je res tako.

⁹The Jews also joined in the attack, affirming that these things were so.

¹⁰Pavel pa odgovori, ko mu je namestnik namignil, da naj govori: Ker vem, da si že mnogo let sodnik temu narodu, se bom zagovarjal toliko srčneje:

¹⁰When the governor had beckoned to him to speak, Paul answered, “Because I know that you have been a judge of this nation for many years, I cheerfully make my defense,

¹¹ko lahko zveš, da ni več nego dvanajst dni, kar sem prišel molit v Jeruzalem;

¹¹seeing that you can recognize that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem.

¹²in niso me našli v templju, da bi se bil s kom prepiral ali da bi bil napravljal hrup med ljudstvom, ne po shodnicah, ne po mestu;

¹²In the temple they didn’t find me disputing with anyone or stirring up a crowd, either in the synagogues, or in the city.

¹³in tudi dokazati ti ne morejo, za kar me sedaj tožijo.

¹³Nor can they prove to you the things of which they now accuse me.

¹⁴To ti pa priznavam, da po poti, ki jo imenujejo krivoverstvo, tako služim Bogu naših očetov, da verujem vse, kar je pisano v postavi in v prorokih,

¹⁴But this I confess to you, that after the Way, which they call a sect, so I serve the God of our fathers, believing all things which are according to the law, and which are written in the prophets;

¹⁵in da imam upanje v Boga, ki se ga tudi ti sami držé, da bode vstajenje mrtvim, i pravičnim i nepravičnim.

¹⁵having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

¹⁶V tem si pa sam prizadevam, da bi vsekdar imel brezmadežno vest pred Bogom in ljudmi.

¹⁶Herein I also practice always having a conscience void of offense toward God and men.

¹⁷Čez več let pa sem prišel, da donesem miloščine narodu svojemu in daritve;

¹⁷Now after some years, I came to bring gifts for the needy to my nation, and offerings;

¹⁸pri tem so me našli očiščenega v templju, ne z množico, ne s hrupom: bili so pa to neki Judje iz Azije,

¹⁸amid which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with a mob, nor with turmoil.

¹⁹ki bi morali tu pred teboj stati in tožiti, če imajo kaj zoper mene.

¹⁹They ought to have been here before you, and to make accusation, if they had anything against me.

²⁰Ali naj ti sami povedo, če so našli krivico na meni, ko sem stal pred velikim zborom,

²⁰Or else let these men themselves say what injustice they found in me when I stood before the council,

²¹razen menda tega edinega glasu, ki sem ga zavpil, stoječ med njimi: Zavoljo vstajenja mrtvih me danes sodite.

²¹unless it is for this one thing that I cried standing among them, ‘Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am being judged before you today!’”

²²Feliks pa odloži njih reč, natančno vedoč, za kaj gre pri tej poti, in reče: Kadar Lizija tisočnik pride doli, razsodim vašo stvar.

²²But Felix, having more exact knowledge concerning the Way, deferred them, saying, “When Lysias, the commanding officer, comes down, I will decide your case.”

²³In stotniku ukaže, da je Pavla varovati, in naj se mu polajša in se nikomur izmed njegovih ne brani mu streči.

²³He ordered the centurion that Paul should be kept in custody, and should have some privileges, and not to forbid any of his friends to serve him or to visit him.

²⁴A čez nekaj dni pride Feliks z Druzilo, ženo svojo, ki je bila Judinja, in pokliče Pavla predse, in slišal ga je o veri v Kristusa Jezusa.

²⁴But after some days, Felix came with Drusilla, his wife, who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ Jesus.

²⁵Ko pa je govoril o pravičnosti in zdržljivosti in prihodnji sodbi, se prestraši Feliks in odgovori: Za sedaj pojdi; a kadar bom imel priličen čas, te zopet pokličem.

²⁵As he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, “Go your way for this time, and when it is convenient for me, I will summon you.”

²⁶Zraven se je pa tudi nadejal, da mu Pavel da denarja, zato ga je tudi pogosteje klical k sebi in se ž njim razgovarjal.Ko sta se pa dopolnili dve leti, dobi Feliks za naslednika Porcija Festa. Ker si je pa Feliks želel pridobiti hvaležnost Judov, je pustil Pavla zvezanega.

²⁶Meanwhile, he also hoped that money would be given to him by Paul, that he might release him. Therefore also he sent for him more often, and talked with him.

²⁷Ko sta se pa dopolnili dve leti, dobi Feliks za naslednika Porcija Festa. Ker si je pa Feliks želel pridobiti hvaležnost Judov, je pustil Pavla zvezanega.

²⁷But when two years were fulfilled, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and desiring to gain favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul in bonds.