¹“Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you.”

¹"Braćo i oci, poslušajte što ću vam sad u svoju obranu reći."

²When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,

²Kad čuše da im govori hebrejskim jezikom, još većma utihnuše. On nastavi:

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

³"Ja sam Židov, rođen u Tarzu cilicijskom, ali odrastao u ovom gradu, do nogu Gamalielovih odgojen točno po otačkom Zakonu; bijah revnitelj Božji kao što ste svi vi još danas.

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

⁴Ovaj sam Put na smrt progonio, u okove bacao i predavao u tamnice muževe i žene,

⁵As also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and traveled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.

⁵kako mi to može posvjedočiti i veliki svećenik i sve starješinstvo. Od njih sam i pisma dobio za braću u Damasku pa se zaputio da i one ondje okovane dovedem u Jeruzalem da se kazne."

⁶It happened that, as I made my journey, and came close to Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from the sky a great light around me.

⁶"Dok sam tako putovao i približavao se Damasku, s neba me oko podneva iznenada obasja svjetlost velika.

⁷I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’

⁷Sruših se na tlo i začuh glas što mi govoraše: 'Savle, Savle, zašto me progoniš?'

⁸I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.’

⁸Ja odgovorih: 'Tko si, Gospodine?' Reče mi: 'Ja sam Isus Nazarećanin koga ti progoniš.'

⁹“Those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they didn’t understand the voice of him who spoke to me.

⁹Oni koji bijahu sa mnom svjetlost doduše primijetiše, ali ne čuše glasa Onoga koji mi govoraše.

¹⁰I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ The Lord said to me, ‘Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are appointed for you to do.’

¹⁰Rekoh nato: 'Što mi je činiti, Gospodine?' Gospodin će mi: 'Ustani, pođi u Damask i ondje će ti se reći što ti je određeno učiniti.'

¹¹When I couldn’t see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.

¹¹Kako od sjaja one svjetlosti obnevidjeh, pratioci me povedoše za ruku te stigoh u Damask."

¹²One Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,

¹²"Neki Ananija, čovjek po Zakonu pobožan i na dobru glasu u Židova ondje nastanjenih -

¹³came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ In that very hour I looked up at him.

¹³dođe k meni, pristupi mi i reče: 'Savle, brate, progledaj!' I ja se u taj čas zagledah u nj.

¹⁴He said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.

¹⁴A on će: 'Bog otaca naših predodredi te da upoznaš volju njegovu, da vidiš Pravednika i čuješ glas iz usta njegovih

¹⁵For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard.

¹⁵jer bit ćeš mu pred svim ljudima svjedokom onoga što si vidio i čuo.

¹⁶Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’

¹⁶I što sad oklijevaš? Ustani, krsti se i operi grijehe svoje, prizivljući Ime njegovo!'"

¹⁷“It happened that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,

¹⁷"Pošto se vratih u Jeruzalem, dok sam se jednom molio u Hramu, padoh u zanos

¹⁸and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.’

¹⁸i vidjeh Gospodina gdje mi govori: 'Pohiti, žurno izađi iz Jeruzalema jer neće primiti tvoga svjedočanstva o meni.'

¹⁹I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.

¹⁹Ja rekoh: 'Gospodine, oni znaju da sam ja u tamnice bacao i bičevao po sinagogama one koji vjeruju u te.

²⁰When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting to his death, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.’

²⁰I dok se prolijevala krv Stjepana, svjedoka tvoga, i ja sam ondje stajao i odobravao te čuvao haljine onih koji ga ubijahu.'

²¹“He said to me, ‘Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.’ ”

²¹Nato mi reče: 'Pođi jer ću te poslati daleko k poganima!'

²²They listened to him until he said that; then they lifted up their voice, and said, “Rid the earth of this fellow, for he isn’t fit to live!”

²²Slušali su ga sve do te riječi, a tada podigoše glas: "Ukloni takva sa zemlje! Nije pravo da živi!"

²³As they cried out, and threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,

²³Kako oni stadoše bučiti, odbacivati haljine i vitlati prašinu u zrak,

²⁴the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted against him like that.

²⁴zapovjedi tisućnik da Pavla uvedu u vojarnu pa odredi da ga bičevima ispitaju kako bi doznao zašto tako viču protiv njega.

²⁵When they had tied him up with thongs, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?”

²⁵Kad ga remenjem rastegoše, reče on nazočnom satniku: "Rimskoga građanina, i još neosuđena, smijete bičevati?"

²⁶When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, “Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman!”

²⁶Kad je to čuo satnik, priđe tisućniku i dojavi mu: "Što si to nakanio? Ovaj je čovjek Rimljanin!"

²⁷The commanding officer came and asked him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” He said, “Yes.”

²⁷Tisućnik tada priđe Pavlu pa mu reče: "Reci mi, jesi li Rimljanin!" On odvrati: "Da."

²⁸The commanding officer answered, “I bought my citizenship for a great price.” Paul said, “But I was born a Roman.”

²⁸Tisućnik dometnu: "Ja stekoh to građanstvo za skupe novce." Pavao nato reče: "Ja sam se pak s njim i rodio."

²⁹Immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman, because he had bound him.

²⁹Brže stoga odstupe od njega oni koji su ga imali ispitivati. I tisućnik se preplaši kad sazna da je Pavao Rimljanin, a on ga bijaše okovao.

³⁰But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Jews, he freed him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.

³⁰Sutradan pak kad je htio točno saznati za što ga Židovi optužuju, odriješi ga pa zapovjedi da se sastanu veliki svećenici i sve Vijeće te privede Pavla i postavi ga pred njih.