1“Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you.”
1Možje, bratje in očetje, poslušajte sedaj moj zagovor proti vam!
2When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,
2Ko pa slišijo, da jim v hebrejskem jeziku govori, so še bolj tiho. In on reče:
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.
3Jaz sem mož Jud, rojen v Tarsu v Ciliciji, odgojen pa v tem mestu pri nogah Gamalielovih, poučen po natančnosti postave naših očetov, in bil sem vnet za Boga, kakor ste vsi vi danes,
4I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
4ki sem preganjal ta pot celó do smrti, ko sem može in žene vezal in v ječo izročal,
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.
5kakor mi to more izpričati tudi veliki duhovnik in vse starejšinstvo; od katerih sem prejel tudi pisem do bratov v Damasku in sem tja šel, da bi pripeljal tudi tiste, ki so tam bili, zvezane v Jeruzalem, da bi jih kaznovali.
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.
6Zgodi se pa, ko grem in se bližam Damasku, da me okoli poldne nagloma obsije velika svetloba z neba;
7I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
7in padem na tla in slišim glas, da mi pravi: Savel, Savel, kaj me preganjaš?
8I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.’
8Jaz pa odgovorim: Kdo si, Gospod? In mi reče: Jaz sem Jezus Nazarečan, ki ga ti preganjaš.
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.
9Tisti pa, ki so bili z menoj, so sicer videli svetlobo, ali glasu njega, ki mi je govoril, niso slišali.
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.’
10In rečem: Kaj naj storim, Gospod? Gospod pa mi veli: Vstani in pojdi v Damask, in tam se ti pove o vsem, kar ti je odločeno, da storiš.
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.
11Ko pa nisem videl od bleščeče te svetlobe, so me peljali za roko, ki so bili z menoj, in sem prišel v Damask.
12One Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,
12Neki Ananija pa, mož pobožen po postavi, ki ima dobro pričevanje od vseh Judov, ki tam prebivajo,
13came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ In that very hour I looked up at him.
13pride k meni, pristopi in mi reče: Savel, brat, izpregledaj! In tisto uro sem izpregledal in pogledal nanj.
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.
14On pa reče: Bog očetov naših te je vnaprej določil, da spoznaš voljo njegovo in vidiš Pravičnega in slišiš glas iz ust njegovih;
15For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard.
15kajti priča mu boš pri vseh ljudeh o tem, kar si videl in slišal.
16Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’
16In sedaj, kaj se obotavljaš? Vstani, daj se krstiti in operi grehe svoje, kličoč ime Gospodovo.
17“It happened that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,
17Zgodi se pa, ko sem se bil vrnil v Jeruzalem in sem v templju molil, da sem se zamaknil,
18and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.’
18in videl sem ga, da mi pravi: Pohiti in odidi naglo iz Jeruzalema, ker ne sprejmo pričevanja tvojega o meni.
19I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.
19In jaz rečem: Gospod, sami vedo, da sem jaz zapiral v ječe in tepel po shodnicah te, ki verujejo v tebe;
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.’
20in ko se je prelivala kri Štefana, pričevalca tvojega, sem tudi jaz stal zraven in sem se ž njimi veselil smrti njegove ter varoval oblačila tistih, ki so ga pobijali.
21“He said to me, ‘Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.’ ”
21In veli mi: Pojdi, kajti jaz te pošljem daleč tja med pogane.
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!”
22In poslušali so ga do te besede, in tu povzdignejo glas in kriče: Proč z zemlje s takšnim! ker ni prav, da živi.
23As they cried out, and threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,
23Ko so pa vpili in raz sebe metali oblačila in prah lučali kvišku,
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.
24ga ukaže tisočnik odpeljati v grad, rekši, naj ga mučijo z biči, da bi zvedel, kaj je vzrok, da tako vpijejo nad njim.
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?”
25Ko so ga pa z jermeni pritegnili, reče Pavel stotniku, ki je zraven stal: Smete li človeka Rimljana, in to še ne obsojenega bičati?
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!”
26Ko pa sliši to stotnik, pristopi in sporoči tisočniku, rekoč: Kaj boš storil? Ta človek namreč je Rimljan.
27The commanding officer came and asked him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” He said, “Yes.”
27Pristopi pa tisočnik in mu reče: Povej mi, če si ti Rimljan? On pa reče: Sem.
28The commanding officer answered, “I bought my citizenship for a great price.” Paul said, “But I was born a Roman.”
28In tisočnik odgovori: Jaz sem za veliko denarja pridobil to državljanstvo. A Pavel reče: Jaz sem se pa tudi rodil Rimljan.
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.
29Tedaj precej odstopijo od njega, ki so ga imeli mučiti; pa tudi tisočnik se zboji, ko je zvedel, da je Rimljan in da ga je dal zvezati.Drugi dan pa, ker je hotel za gotovo zvedeti, za kaj ga Judje tožijo, ga oprosti vezi in ukaže priti višjim duhovnikom in vsemu velikemu zboru. In pripelje Pavla doli in ga postavi mednje.
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.
30Drugi dan pa, ker je hotel za gotovo zvedeti, za kaj ga Judje tožijo, ga oprosti vezi in ukaže priti višjim duhovnikom in vsemu velikemu zboru. In pripelje Pavla doli in ga postavi mednje.