¹Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day.”

¹Vtedy pozrel bystro Pavel na vysokú radu a povedal: Mužovia bratia, ja som celým svedomím dobrým obcoval pred Bohom až do tohoto dňa.

²The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.

²Ale najvyšší kňaz Ananiáš rozkázal tým, ktorí stali pri ňom, aby ho bili po ústach.

³Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?”

³Vtedy mu povedal Pavel: Bude teba biť Bôh, obielená steno! A ty sedíš, aby si ma súdil podľa zákona, a proti zákonu ma velíš biť?

⁴Those who stood by said, “Do you malign God’s high priest?”

⁴A tí, ktorí tam stáli, povedali: Najvyššiemu kňazovi Božiemu zlorečíš?

⁵Paul said, “I didn’t know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’” Exodus 22:28

⁵A Pavel riekol: Nevedel som, bratia, že je najvyšší kňaz, lebo je napísané: Kniežaťu svojho ľudu nebudeš zlorečiť!

⁶But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”

⁶A zvediac Pavel, že jedna čiastka ich je sadúceov a druhá farizeov, kričal vo vysokej rade: Mužovia bratia! Ja som farizeus, syn farizeov. Pre nádej pre zmŕtvychvstanie mŕtvych som ja súdený!

⁷When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.

⁷A keď to povedal, povstal rozbroj medzi farizei a medzi sadúcei, a rozdvojilo sa množstvo.

⁸For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.

⁸Lebo sadúceovia hovoria, že nieto zmŕtvychvstania ani anjela ani ducha, a farizeovia vyznávajú oboje.

⁹A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees part stood up, and contended, saying, “We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let’s not fight against God!”

⁹A povstal veliký krik, a vstali niektorí učení Písma čiastky farizeov a preli sa a vraveli: Nenachádzame ničoho zlého na tomto človekovi. A jestli s ním hovoril duch alebo anjel? Neborme sa s Bohom!

¹⁰When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.

¹⁰A keď povstal veliký rozbroj, a pretože sa obával tisícnik, aby neroztrhali Pavla, dal vojsku povel, aby sišlo a vytrhlo ho spomedzi nich a odviedlo do tábora.

¹¹The following night, the Lord stood by him, and said, “Cheer up, Paul, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome.”

¹¹A nasledujúcej noci zastal k nemu Pán a povedal: Neboj sa, Pavle, lebo jako si pevne o mne svedčil v Jeruzaleme, tak musíš svedčiť aj v Ríme.

¹²When it was day, some of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

¹²A keď bol deň, srotili sa niektorí Židia, a zakliali sa, že vraj nebudú ani jesť ani piť, dokiaľ nezabijú Pavla.

¹³There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.

¹³A bolo ich viac ako štyridsať, ktorí sa tak sprisahali.

¹⁴They came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, “We have bound ourselves under a great curse, to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.

¹⁴A prišli k najvyšším kňazom a starším a povedali: Veľmi sme sa zakliali, že neokúsime ničoho, dokiaľ nezabijeme Pavla.

¹⁵Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near.”

¹⁵Tak teraz vy dajte vedieť tisícnikovi aj s vysokou radou, aby ho zajtra doviedol dolu k vám, ako čo by ste chceli dôkladnejšie zvedieť o ňom a o jeho veci; a my, prv ako sa priblíži, hotoví sme ho zabiť.

¹⁶But Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.

¹⁶Ale keď počul o úklade syn sestry Pavlovej, prišiel a vošiel do tábora a oznámil to Pavlovi.

¹⁷Paul summoned one of the centurions, and said, “Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him.”

¹⁷A Pavel si zavolal jedného zo stotníkov a povedal: Zaveď tohoto mládenca k tisícnikovi, lebo mu má niečo oznámiť.

¹⁸So he took him, and brought him to the commanding officer, and said, “Paul, the prisoner, summoned me and asked me to bring this young man to you, who has something to tell you.”

¹⁸A tak ho pojal a zaviedol k tisícnikovi a povedal: Väzeň Pavel si ma zavolal a prosil, žeby som zaviedol tohoto mládenca k tebe, že má niečo s tebou hovoriť.

¹⁹The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”

¹⁹A tisícnik si ho pojal za ruku a odíduc s ním okreme vypytoval sa: Čo je to, čo mi máš oznámiť?

²⁰He said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though intending to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.

²⁰A on povedal: Židia sa sriekli, že ťa poprosia, žeby si zajtra doviedol Pavla dolu do vysokej rady, jako čo by sa chceli čosi dôkladnejšie vypytovať o ňom.

²¹Therefore don’t yield to them, for more than forty men lie in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse neither to eat nor to drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready, looking for the promise from you.”

²¹Ale ty sa im nedaj nahovoriť, lebo mu úkladia z nich viac ako štyridsiati chlapi, ktorí sa zakliali, že nebudú ani jesť ani piť, dokiaľ ho nezabijú. A teraz sú hotoví a čakajú prisľúbenie od teba.

²²So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, “Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.”

²²Vtedy prepustil tisícnik mládenca a prikázal, aby nevravel nikomu, že mu to oznámil.

²³He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen, and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night about 9:00 PM .”

²³Potom si zavolal ktorýchsi dvoch zo stotníkov a povedal: Prihotovte dvesto vojakov, aby išli až do Cezáree a sedemdesiat jazdcov a dvesto kopijníkov od tretej hodiny vnoci.

²⁴He asked them to provide animals, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.

²⁴A rozkázal priviesť i hovädá, aby vysadili Pavla a dopravili zdravého k vladárovi Felixovi.

²⁵He wrote a letter like this:

²⁵A napísal list takéhoto obsahu:

²⁶“Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.

²⁶Klaudius Lyziáš vzkazuje výbornému vladárovi Felixovi pozdravenie.

²⁷“This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them, when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.

²⁷Tohoto človeka boli zajali Židia a mali ho zabiť; ale som prišiel s vojskom a vytrhnul som ho z ich moci dozvediac sa, že je Riman.

²⁸Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.

²⁸A chcúc dokonale zvedieť príčinu, pre ktorú na neho žalujú, zaviedol som ho dolu pred ich vysokú radu

²⁹I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.

²⁹a našiel som, že žalujú na neho o jakési otázky svojho zákona, ale že nemá nijakej žaloby proti sebe, prečo by bol hoden smrti alebo pút.

³⁰When I was told that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell.”

³⁰A keď mi potom bolo povedané o úklade, ktorý strojili Židia človekovi, hneď som ho poslal k tebe rozkážuc i žalobníkom, aby to, čo majú proti nemu, rozpovedali u teba. Maj sa dobre!

³¹So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.

³¹A tak vojaci, jako im bolo nariadené, pojali Pavla a odviedli cez noc do Antipatridy

³²But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.

³²a druhého dňa nechajúc jazdcov, aby odišli s ním, navrátili sa do tábora.

³³When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.

³³A keď tamtí vošli do Cezáree a odovzdali vladárovi list, postavili pred neho i Pavla.

³⁴When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,

³⁴A keď prečítal vladár písmo, opýtal sa ho, z ktorej je provincie, a keď sa dozvedel že z Cilície,

³⁵“I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive.” He commanded that he be kept in Herod’s palace.

³⁵povedal: Vypočujem ťa dôkladne, keď tu budú i tvoji žalobníci. A dal rozkaz, aby ho strážili v paláci Heródesovom.