Skutky Apoštolů 20

1 Když pak přestala ta bouřka, povolav Pavel učedlníků a požehnav jich, vyšel odtud, aby se bral do Macedonie.

After the people at Ephesus had stopped rioting, Paul summoned the believers. He encouraged them [to continue to trust in the Lord Jesus. Soon] after that, he told them goodbye and left to go to Macedonia [province].

2 A když prošel krajiny ty, a napomenutí jim učiniv mnohými řečmi, přišel do země Řecké,

[After he arrived] there, he visited [each town where there were believers], and encouraged them. Then he arrived in Greece [province], [which is also called Achaia].

3 V kteréžto pobyv za tři měsíce, (kdežto Židé učinili jemu zálohy, ) když se měl plaviti do Syrie, umínil navrátiti se skrze Macedonii.

He stayed there for three months. Then he planned to return to Syria by ship, but [he heard that] some of the Jews [SYN] [in that area] were planning to kill him [as he traveled. So] he decided instead to go [by land, and he traveled] again through Macedonia.

4 I šel s ním Sópater Berienský až do Azie, a z Tessalonicenských Aristarchus a Sekundus a Gáius Derbeus a Timoteus, z Azianských pak Tychikus a Trofimus.

The men who were going to travel with him [to Jerusalem were] Sopater, [who was] a son of Pyrrhus, who grew up in Berea [town]; Aristarchus and Secundus, who were from Thessalonica [city; ] Gaius, [who was] from Derbe [town; ] Timothy, [who was from Galatia province; ] and Tychicus and Trophimus who were from Asia [province].

5 Ti všickni šedše napřed, dočkali nás v Troadě.

Those [seven] men went ahead of [Paul and me, Luke, by ship from Macedonia, so] they got to Troas [before we did and] waited for [the two of] us there.

6 My pak plavili jsme se po velikonoci z Filippis, a přišli jsme k nim do Troady v pěti dnech, a tu jsme pobyli za sedm dní.

[But we two(exc) traveled by land as far as] Philippi [city]. After the Jewish festival [when they eat] unleavened bread, we got on a ship [that was going from] the port near [Philippi to Troas city]. After five days we [(exc)] arrived at Troas and we met the other men who had traveled there [ahead of us]. Then we [all] stayed in Troas for seven days.

7 Tedy první den po sobotě, když se učedlníci sešli k lámání chleba, Pavel mluvil k nim, maje nazejtří jíti pryč, i prodlil řečí až do půlnoci.

(On Sunday evening/On the evening of the first day of the week), we [(exc) and the other believers there] gathered together to celebrate the Lord’s Supper [and to eat other food] [SYN]. Paul spoke to the believers. He continued teaching them until midnight, because he was planning to leave [Troas] the next day.

8 A bylo mnoho světel tu na té síni, kdež byli shromážděni.

Many [oil] lamps were burning in the upstairs room in which we [(exc)] had gathered, [so the fumes caused some people to become sleepy].

9 Jeden pak mládenec, jménem Eutychus, sedě na okně, jsa obtížen hlubokým snem, když tak dlouho Pavel kázal, spě, spadl s třetího ponebí dolů, a vzat jest mrtvý.

A young man whose name was Eutychus was there. He was seated on [the sill of] an [open] window [on the third story of the house]. As Paul continued talking for a long time, Eutychus became sleepier and sleepier. Finally, he was sound/really asleep. He fell [out of the window] from the third story down [to the ground. Some of the believers went down] immediately and picked him up. [But he was] dead.

10 I sstoupiv dolů Pavel, zpolehl na něj, a objav jej, řekl: Nermuťtež se, však duše jeho v něm jest.

Paul [also] went down. He lay down and stretched out on top of the young man and put his arms around him. Then he said [to the people who were standing around], “Do not worry, he is alive [again now]!”

11 A vstoupiv zase na síň, lámal chléb a jedl, a kázání jim učiniv dlouho až do svitání, tak odšel pryč.

Then Paul, [along with the others], went upstairs again and they ate the Lord’s Supper and other food [SYN]. Afterwards, Paul conversed with the believers until dawn. Then he left.

12 I přivedli toho mládence živého, a byli nad tím velice potěšeni.

The [other] people took the young man [home], and were greatly encouraged because he was alive [again].

13 My pak vstoupivše na lodí, plavili jsme se do Asson, odtud majíce k sobě vzíti Pavla; neb jest byl tak poručil, maje sám jíti po zemi.

We then went to the ship. Paul did not get on the ship [with us in Troas], because he preferred to go [more quickly] overland to Assos [town]. The rest of us got on the ship and sailed for Assos.

14 A když se k nám připojil v Asson, vzavše jej, přijeli jsme do Mitylénu.

We [(exc)] met Paul in Assos. He got on [the ship] with us, and we sailed to Mitylene [town].

15 A odtud plavíce se, druhý den byli jsme proti Chium, a třetího dne přistavili jsme bárku k Sámu, a pobyvše v Trogyllí, nazejtří přišli jsme do Milétu.

The day after [we reached Mitylene], we [sailed from there and] arrived [at a place] near Kios [Island]. The day after that, we sailed to Samos [Island]. The next day we [left Samos and] sailed to Miletus [town].

16 Nebo Pavel byl umínil pominouti Efez, aby se nemeškal v Azii; nebo pospíchal, by možné bylo, aby byl o letnicích v Jeruzalémě.

[Miletus was just south of Ephesus city]. Paul had [earlier] decided that he would not get on a ship that would stop at Ephesus, because he did not want to spend [several] days in Asia [province]. If possible, he wanted to arrive in Jerusalem by the [time of the] Pentecost festival, [and the time of that festival was near].

17 Tedy z Milétu poslav do Efezu, povolal k sobě starších církve.

[When the ship arrived at] Miletus, Paul sent [a messenger] to Ephesus to ask the elders of the congregation to come to talk with him.

18 Kteřížto když přišli k němu, řekl jim: Vy víte od prvního dne, v kterýžto přišel jsem do Azie, kterak jsem po všecken ten čas s vámi byl,

When the elders arrived, Paul said to them, “You personally know how I [conducted myself among you the entire time] that I was with you, from the first day when I arrived [here] in Asia [province until the day I left].

19 Slouže Pánu se vší pokorou i s mnohými slzami a pokušeními, kteráž na mne přicházela z úkladů Židovských.

[You know how] I was serving the Lord [Jesus] very humbly and how I sometimes wept [about people. You also know how] I suffered because the Jews [SYN] [who were not believers often] tried [to harm me].

20 Kterak jsem ničehož nepominul, což by vám užitečného bylo, abych vám toho neoznámil, ale učil jsem vás vůbec zjevně i po domích,

You also know that, as I preached [God’s message] to you, I never left out anything that would help you. You know that I taught you [God’s message] when many people were present, and I [also went to your] homes and taught it there.

21 Svědectví vydávaje i Židům i Řekům o pokání k Bohu a o víře v Pána našeho Ježíše Krista.

I preached both to Jews and to non-Jews, telling them [all] that they must turn away from their sinful behavior. [I also told them they should] believe in our Lord Jesus.”

22 A aj, nyní já sevřín jsa duchem, beru se do Jeruzaléma, nevěda, co mi se v něm má státi,

“And now note this: I am going to Jerusalem, because [God’s] Spirit has clearly shown me that I must go there. I do not know what will happen to me [while I am there].

23 Než že Duch svatý po městech, kudyž jsem šel, osvědčuje mi, pravě, že vězení a soužení mne očekávají.

But I do know that in each city [where I have stopped], the Holy Spirit has (told me/[caused the believers to] tell me) that [in Jerusalem] people will put me in prison [PRS] and will cause me to suffer [PRS].

24 Však já nic na to nedbám, aniž jest mi tak drahá duše má, jen abych běh svůj s radostí vykonal a přisluhování, kteréž jsem přijal od Pána Ježíše, k osvědčování evangelium milosti Boží.

But I do not care even if people kill me, if first I am able to finish the work [MET] that the Lord Jesus has told me [to do. He appointed me] to tell people the good message that God [saves us] by doing for us what we do not deserve.

25 A aj, já nyní vím, že již více neuzříte tváři mé vy všickni, mezi kterýmiž jsem chodil, káže o království Božím.

I have preached to you the message about how God desires to rule [people’s lives]. But now I know that today is the last time that you fellow believers will see me [SYN].

26 Protož osvědčujiť vám dnešní den, žeť jsem čist od krve všech.

So I want you all to understand that if anyone [who has heard me preach] dies [without trusting in Jesus], it is not my fault [MTY],

27 Nebť jsem neobmeškal zvěstovati vám všeliké rady Boží.

because I told you [LIT] everything [HYP] that God has planned for us [(inc)].

28 Buďtež tedy sebe pilni i všeho stáda, v němžto Duch svatý ustanovil vás biskupy, abyste pásli církev Boží, kteréž sobě dobyl svou vlastní krví.

[You leaders] must continue to believe and obey [God’s message. You must also help] all the other believers [MET] for whom the Holy Spirit has caused you to be responsible [MTY]. Watch over [MET] yourselves and the other believers [as] a shepherd [watches over his sheep]. God bought them with the blood [that flowed from] his [Son’s body on the cross].

29 Nebo já to jistotně vím, že po mém odjití vejdou mezi vás vlci hltaví, kteříž nebudou odpouštěti stádu.

I know [very well] that after I leave, [people who teach] [MET] [false doctrines] will come among you and will do great harm to the believers. [They will be like] fierce wolves [that kill sheep].

30 A z vás samých povstanou muži, jenž budou mluviti převrácené věci, aby obrátili učedlníky po sobě.

Even in your own group of believers there will be some who will deceive [other] believers by teaching them messages that are false. They will teach those messages so that some people [will believe them and] will become their followers.

31 Protož bděte, v paměti majíce, že jsem po tři léta nepřestával dnem i nocí s pláčem napomínati jednoho každého z vás.

So watch out [that none of you stops believing the true message about our Lord Jesus]. Remember that day and night for [about] three years I repeatedly taught you that message, and warned you with tears [in my eyes not to believe any other message].”

32 A již nyní, bratří, poroučím vás Bohu a slovu milosti jeho, kterýžto mocen jest vzdělati vás, a dáti vám dědictví mezi všemi posvěcenými.

“[Now as I leave you], I ask God to protect you and to keep you believing the message [that he saves us(inc)] by doing for us what we do not deserve. [If you continue believing] the message [that I told you], you will become [spiritually mature], and God will give you the blessings that he has promised to give to all of those who belong to him.

33 Stříbra nebo zlata neb roucha nežádal jsem od žádného.

[As for myself], I have not desired anyone’s money [MTY] or [fine] clothing.

34 Nýbrž sami víte, že toho, čehož mi kdy potřebí bylo, i těm, kteříž jsou se mnou, dobývaly ruce tyto.

You yourselves know that I have worked [with my hands] [MTY] to earn the money that my companions and I needed.

35 Vše ukázal jsem vám, že tak pracujíce, musíme snášeti mdlé, a pamatovati na slova Pána Ježíše; nebť on řekl: Blahoslaveněji jest dáti nežli bráti.

In everything that I did, I showed you that we [(inc)] should work hard in order [to have enough money] to give some to those who are needy. We [(inc)] should remember that our Lord Jesus himself said, ‘You are happy when people give you what you need, but God will be happy with you when you give other people what they need.’”

36 A to pověděv, klekna na kolena svá, modlil se s nimi se všemi.

When Paul had finished speaking, he knelt down with all of the elders and prayed.

37 I stal se pláč veliký ode všech, a padajíce na hrdlo Pavlovo, líbali jej,

They all cried a lot, and they hugged Paul and kissed him.

38 Rmoutíce se nejvíce nad tím slovem, kteréž řekl, že by již více neměli tváři jeho viděti. I provodili jej až k lodí.

They were especially sad because he had said that they would never see him [SYN] again. Then they [all] went with him to the ship.