¹But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,

¹A Saul ešte vždycky dýchal hrozbou a vraždou na učeníkov Pánových a išiel k najvyššiemu kňazovi

²and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

²a vyžiadal si od neho listy do Damašku na tamojšie synagógy, aby, jestli by tam našiel niektorých mužov alebo ženy tej cesty, doviedol ich sviazaných do Jeruzalema.

³As he traveled, it happened that he got close to Damascus, and suddenly a light from the sky shone around him.

³A v tom, čo išiel, stalo sa, že sa už blížil Damašku, a zrazu ho obkľúčilo svetlo z neba,

⁴He fell on the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”

⁴a padnúc na zem počul hlas, ktorý mu hovoril: Saule, Saule, prečo ma prenasleduješ?

⁵He said, “Who are you, Lord?” The Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. TR adds “It’s hard for you to kick against the goads.”

⁵A on povedal: Kto si, Pane? A Pán povedal: Ja som Ježiš, ktorého ty prenasleduješ, tvrdo ti bude proti ostňu sa vzpečovať.

⁶ But TR omits “But” rise up, and enter into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

⁶A on trasúc a desiac sa povedal: Pane, čo chceš, aby som učinil? A Pán jemu: Vstaň a vojdi do mesta, a povie sa ti, čo máš robiť.

⁷The men who traveled with him stood speechless, hearing the sound, but seeing no one.

⁷A mužovia, ktorí s ním spolu cestovali, stáli ohromení, bez slova, ktorí síce hlas počuli, ale nevideli nikoho.

⁸Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were opened, he saw no one. They led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.

⁸Potom vstal Saul so zeme, ale keď sa mu otvorily oči, nevidel nikoho. Vtedy ho pojali za ruku a voviedli do Damašku.

⁹He was without sight for three days, and neither ate nor drank.

⁹A bol tak tri dni, čo nevidel, a nejedol ani nepil.

¹⁰Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias!” He said, “Behold, it’s me, Lord.”

¹⁰A bol nejaký učeník v Damašku, menom Ananiáš, ktorému riekol Pán vo videní: Ananiášu! A on povedal: Tu som Pane.

¹¹The Lord said to him, “Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judah or, Judas for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying,

¹¹A Pán zase jemu: Vstaň a idi do ulice, ktorá sa volá Priama, a vyhľadaj v dome Júdovom Saula, menom Tarzenského, lebo hľa, modlí sa.

¹² and in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in, and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight.”

¹²(A Saul videl vo videní muža, menom Ananiáša, ktorý vošiel k nemu a položil ne neho ruky, aby prezrel).

¹³But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he did to your saints at Jerusalem.

¹³A Ananiáš odpovedal: Pane, počul som od mnohých ľudí o tomto mužovi, jako mnoho zlého učinil tvojim svätým v Jeruzaleme.

¹⁴Here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name.”

¹⁴A má aj tu moc od najvyšších kňazov poviazať všetkých, ktorí vzývajú tvoje meno.

¹⁵But the Lord said to him, “Go your way, for he is my chosen vessel to bear my name before the nations and kings, and the children of Israel.

¹⁵Ale Pán mu povedal: Iď, lebo on mi je vyvolenou nádobou, aby zaniesol moje meno i pred pohanov i pred kráľov i pred synov Izraelových.

¹⁶ For I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name’s sake.”

¹⁶Lebo ja mu ukážem, ako mnoho musí on pretrpieť za moje meno.

¹⁷Ananias departed, and entered into the house. Laying his hands on him, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me, that you may receive your sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

¹⁷Vtedy odišiel Ananiáš a vošiel do domu a položiac na neho ruky povedal: Saule, bratu, Pán ma poslal, Ježiš, ktorý sa ti ukázal na ceste, ktorou si išiel sem, aby si prezrel a bol naplnený Svätým Duchom.

¹⁸Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he received his sight. He arose and was baptized.

¹⁸A hneď spadly s jeho očí jako čo by lupiny, a prezrel naskutku a vstal a dal sa pokrstiť

¹⁹He took food and was strengthened. Saul stayed several days with the disciples who were at Damascus.

¹⁹a prijal pokrm a posilnil sa. A bol niekoľko dní s učeníkmi, ktorí boli v Damašku.

²⁰Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed the Christ, that he is the Son of God.

²⁰A hneď hlásal v synagógach Ježiša Krista, že je on Syn Boží.

²¹All who heard him were amazed, and said, “Isn’t this he who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called on this name? And he had come here intending to bring them bound before the chief priests!”

²¹A žasli všetci, ktorí to počuli, a vraveli: Či toto nie je ten, ktorý to hubil v Jeruzaleme tých, ktorí vzývajú to meno? A sem tiež prišiel nato, aby ich poviazaných odviedol pred najvyšších kňazov.

²²But Saul increased more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

²²Ale Saul čoraz mocnel a miatol dôvodmi Židov, ktorí bývali v Damašku, dokazujúc, že on, Ježiš, je Kristus.

²³When many days were fulfilled, the Jews conspired together to kill him,

²³A keď už bolo pominulo hodne dní, uradili sa medzi sebou Židia zabiť ho.

²⁴but their plot became known to Saul. They watched the gates both day and night that they might kill him,

²⁴Ale Saul zvedel o ich úklade. A striehli aj brány vodne i vnoci, aby ho zabili.

²⁵but his disciples took him by night, and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.

²⁵Ale učeníci ho pojali vnoci a spustili cez múr spustiac ho po povraze v pletenci.

²⁶When Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join himself to the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

²⁶A keď prišiel Saul do Jeruzalema, pokúšal sa pridružiť sa učeníkom; ale sa ho báli všetci, pretože mu neverili, že by bol učeníkom.

²⁷But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared to them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.

²⁷Ale Barnabáš ho pojal a zaviedol k apoštolom a porozprával im, ako videl na ceste Pána, a že s ním hovoril, a jako v Damašku smele hovoril v mene Ježišovom.

²⁸He was with them entering into TR and NU add “and going out” Jerusalem,

²⁸A bol s nimi vchádzajúc a vychádzajúc, v Jeruzaleme.

²⁹preaching boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus. TR and NU omit “Jesus” and reverse the order of verses 28 & 29. He spoke and disputed against the Hellenists, The Hellenists were Hebrews who used Greek language and culture. but they were seeking to kill him.

²⁹A hovoril smele v mene Pána Ježiša a vravel a hádal sa s hellenistami, a oni sa pokúšali zabiť ho.

³⁰When the brothers The word for “brothers” here and where the context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” knew it, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him off to Tarsus.

³⁰Ale keď o tom zvedeli bratia, zaviedli ho dolu do Cezáree a vyslali ho do Tarzu.

³¹So the assemblies throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, and were built up. They were multiplied, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.

³¹A tak sbory po celom Judsku a po Galilei a Samárii maly pokoj vzdelávajúc sa a chodiac v bázni Pánovej a rozhojňovaly sa techou Svätého Ducha.

³²It happened, as Peter went throughout all those parts, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda.

³²A stalo sa, keď chodil Peter po nich po všetkých, že sišiel i k svätým, ktorí bývali v Lydde.

³³There he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden for eight years, because he was paralyzed.

³³A našiel tam nejakého človeka, menom Eneáša, ktorý už od ôsmich rokov ležal na posteli a ktorý bol porazený.

³⁴Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and make your bed!” Immediately he arose.

³⁴A Peter mu povedal: Eneášu, Ježiš Kristus ťa uzdravuje. Vstaň a posteľ si. A hneď vstal.

³⁵All who lived at Lydda and in Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.

³⁵A videli ho všetci, ktorí bývali v Lydde a v Sárone, ktorí sa obrátili k Pánovi.

³⁶Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which when translated, means Dorcas. “Dorcas” is Greek for “Gazelle.” This woman was full of good works and acts of mercy which she did.

³⁶A v Joppe bola istá učenica, menom Tabita, čo znamená v preklade Dorkas čiže Laň. Tá bola plná dobrých skutkov a milodarov, ktoré dávala.

³⁷It happened in those days that she fell sick, and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room.

³⁷A stalo sa v tých dňoch, že onemocnela a zomrela. A keď ju umyli, položili ju vo vrchnom príbytku.

³⁸As Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men Reading from NU, TR; MT omits “two men” to him, imploring him not to delay in coming to them.

³⁸A keďže bola Lydda blízko Joppy, a keď počuli učeníci, že je tam Peter, poslali k nemu dvoch mužov a prosili: Neváhaj prijsť až k nám.

³⁹Peter got up and went with them. When he had come, they brought him into the upper room. All the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.

³⁹A Peter vstal a išiel s nimi. A keď ta prišiel, vyviedli ho do vrchného príbytku, a obstúpily ho všetky tie vdovy plačúc a ukazovaly sukne a plášte, ktoré im robila Dorkas, dokiaľ bola s nimi.

⁴⁰Peter put them all out, and kneeled down and prayed. Turning to the body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

⁴⁰Vtedy vyhnal Peter všetkých von a skloniac kolená modlil sa a obrátiac sa k mŕtvemu telu povedal: Tabita, vstaň! A ona otvorila oči, a keď videla Petra, posadila sa.

⁴¹He gave her his hand, and raised her up. Calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive.

⁴¹A on jej podal ruku a zodvihol ju. Potom zavolal svätých a vdovy a postavil ju pred nich živú.

⁴²And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.

⁴²A zvedeli o tom po celej Joppe, a mnohí uverili na Pána.

⁴³It happened, that he stayed many days in Joppa with one Simon, a tanner.

⁴³A stalo sa, že zostal v Joppe za hodne dní u istého Šimona koželuha.