Djela apostolska 26
1 Nato Agripa reče Pavlu: “Dopušta ti se o sebi govoriti.” Pavao ispruži ruku i stade se braniti:
And Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth his hand, and made his defence:
2 “Smatram se sretnim što se u svemu za što me Židovi optužuju mogu, evo, danas braniti pred tobom, kralju Agripa,
I think myself happy, king Agrippa, that I am to make my defence before thee this day touching all the things whereof I am accused by the Jews:
3 jer ti najbolje poznaješ židovske običaje i zadjevice. Zato me, molim, velikodušno poslušaj.”
especially because thou art expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.
4 “Dakle, život moj od najranije mladosti proveden u narodu mojem, u Jeruzalemu, znaju svi Židovi.
My manner of life then from my youth up, which was from the beginning among mine own nation, and at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;
5 Poznaju me odavna te mogu, ako samo hoće, svjedočiti da sam po najstrožoj sljedbi naše vjere živio kao farizej.
having knowledge of me from the first, if they be willing to testify, how that after the straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
6 I sada stojim pred sudom zbog nade u obećanje koje Bog dade ocima našim
And now I stand [here] to be judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers;
7 i kojemu se dovinuti nada dvanaest plemena naših, svesrdno noću i danju služeći Bogu. Za tu me nadu, kralju, tuže Židovi.
unto which [promise] our twelve tribes, earnestly serving [God] night and day, hope to attain. And concerning this hope I am accused by the Jews, O king!
8 Zašto nevjerojatnim smatrate da Bog mrtve uskrisuje?”
Why is it judged incredible with you, if God doth raise the dead?
9 “Pa i ja sam nekoć smatrao da mi se svim silama boriti protiv imena Isusa Nazarećanina.
I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
10 To sam i činio u Jeruzalemu: mnoge sam svete, pošto od velikih svećenika dobih punomoć, u tamnice zatvorio, dao svoj glas kad su ih ubijali
And this I also did in Jerusalem: and I both shut up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests, and when they were put to death, I gave my vote against them.
11 i po svim ih sinagogama često mučenjem prisiljavao psovati i, prekomjerno bijesan na njih, progonio sam ih čak i u tuđim gradovima.”
And punishing them oftentimes in all the synagogues, I strove to make them blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto foreign cities.
12 “Radi toga pođoh u Damask s punomoći i ovlaštenjem velikih svećenika
Whereupon as I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests,
13 kadli u pol bijela dana na putu vidjeh, kralju, kako s neba svjetlost od sunca sjajnija obasja mene i moje suputnike.
at midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them that journeyed with me.
14 Pošto popadasmo na zemlju, začuh glas što mi govoraše hebrejskim jezikom: 'Savle, Savle, zašto me progoniš? Teško ti se protiv ostana praćakati.'
And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying unto me in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the goad.
15 Ja odvratih: 'Tko si, Gospodine?' Gospodin će mi: 'Ja sam Isus koga ti progoniš!
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
16 Nego ustani, na noge se jer zato ti se ukazah da te postavim za poslužitelja i svjedoka onoga što si vidio i što ću ti pokazati.
But arise, and stand upon thy feet: for to this end have I appeared unto thee, to appoint thee a minister and a witness both of the things wherein thou hast seen me, and of the things wherein I will appear unto thee;
17 Izbavit ću te od naroda i od pogana kojima te šaljem
delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom I send thee,
18 da im otvoriš oči pa se obrate od tame k svjetlosti, od vlasti Sotonine k Bogu te po vjeri u mene prime oproštenje grijeha i baštinu među posvećenima.'”
to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.
19 “Otada, kralju Agripa, ne bijah neposlušan nebeskom viđenju.
Wherefore, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:
20 Nego najprije onima u Damasku pa onda i u Jeruzalemu, svoj zemlji židovskoj i poganima navješćivah da se pokaju i obrate k Bogu i čine djela dostojna obraćenja.
but declared both to them of Damascus first, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judaea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.
21 Zbog toga me Židovi uhvatiše u Hramu i pokušaše ubiti.
For this cause the Jews seized me in the temple, and assayed to kill me.
22 Ali s pomoću Božjom sve do dana današnjega svjedočim, evo, malu i veliku, ne govoreći ništa osim onoga što Proroci govorahu i Mojsije da se ima zbiti:
Having therefore obtained the help that is from God, I stand unto this day testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses did say should come;
23 da će Krist trpjeti i da će on, prvouskrsli od mrtvih, svjetlost navješćivati narodu i poganima.”
how that the Christ must suffer, [and] how that he first by the resurrection of the dead should proclaim light both to the people and to the Gentiles.
24 Dok se on tako branio, Fest će mu u sav glas: “Mahnitaš, Pavle! Veliko ti znanje mozgom zavrnulo.”
And as he thus made his defence, Festus saith with a loud voice, Paul, thou art mad; thy much learning doth turn thee to madness.
25 “Ne mahnitam, vrli Feste, odvrati Pavao, nego riječi istine i razbora kazujem.
But Paul saith, I am not mad, most excellent Festus; but speak forth words of truth and soberness.
26 Ta znade za to kralj komu s pouzdanjem govorim. Ništa mu od toga, uvjeren sam, nije nepoznato; jer nije se to dogodilo u kakvu zakutku.
For the king knoweth of these things, unto whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him; for this hath not been done in a corner.
27 Vjeruješ li, kralju Agripa, Prorocima? Znam da vjeruješ!”
King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.
28 Agripa će Pavlu: “Zamalo pa me uvjeri te kršćaninom postah!”
And Agrippa [said] unto Paul, With but little persuasion thou wouldest fain make me a Christian.
29 Pavao pak: “Dao Bog te i za malo i za mnogo, ne samo ti nego i svi koji me danas slušaju postali ovakvima kakav sam ja, osim ovih okova!”
And Paul [said], I would to God, that whether with little or with much, not thou only, but also all that hear me this day, might become such as I am, except these bonds.
30 Nato usta kralj, upravitelj, Berenika i oni koji su s njima zasjedali.
And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:
31 Udaljujući se govorili su među sobom: “Ovaj čovjek ne čini ništa čime bi zaslužio smrt ili okove.”
and when they had withdrawn, they spake one to another, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.
32 Agripa pak reče Festu: “Ovaj bi čovjek mogao biti pušten da se nije prizvao na cara.”
And Agrippa said unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.
