Skutky Apoštolů 26
1 Potom Agrippa řekl Pavlovi: Dopouštíť se, abys sám za sebe promluvil. Tedy Pavel vztáh ruku, mluvil:
Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You [(sg)] are permitted [now] to speak [to defend] yourself.” Paul stretched out his hand ([dramatically/to salute the king]) and began to defend himself. He said,
2 Na všecky ty věci, z kterýchž mne viní Židé, králi Agrippo, za šťastného se počítám, že dnes před tebou odpovídati mám,
“King Agrippa, I consider that I am fortunate that today, while you [(sg)] listen, I can defend myself from all the things about which the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] are accusing me.
3 A zvláště proto, poněvadž jsi ty povědom všech těch, kteříž u Židů jsou, obyčejů a otázek. Protož prosím tebe, vyslyšiž mne trpělivě.
I am really fortunate, because you [(sg)] know all about the customs of us Jews and the questions that we [(exc)] argue about. So I ask you, please listen patiently to what I say.”
4 O životu mém hned od mladosti mé, jaký byl od počátku v národu mém v Jeruzalémě, vědí všickni Židé,
“Many [HYP] of my fellow Jews know about how I have conducted my life, from the time I was a child. They know how I lived in the area where I [was born] and [also later] in Jerusalem.
5 Měvše mne prve zdávna v dobré známosti, (kdyby chtěli svědectví vydati, ) kterak vedle nejjistší sekty v našem náboženství byl jsem živ farizeus.
They have known for many years, and they could tell you, if they wanted to, that [since I was very young] I obeyed the customs of our religion very carefully, just like the [other] Pharisees do.
6 A nyní pro naději toho zaslíbení, kteréž se stalo otcům našim od Boha, teď stojím, soudu jsa poddán,
Today I am being put on trial {[they] are putting me on trial} because I am confidently expecting that God will do what he promised our [(exc)] ancestors.
7 K kterémužto zaslíbení dvanáctero pokolení naše, sloužíce Bohu ustavičně dnem i nocí, naději má, že přijde; pro kteroužto naději žalují na mne Židé, ó králi Agrippo.
Our twelve tribes are [also] confidently waiting for God to do [for us what he promised], as they respectfully worship him, day and night. [Respected] king, I confidently expect [that God will do what he promised, and they also believe that! But that is the reason] that these Jewish leaders [SYN] are accusing me!
8 A tak-liž se to od vás za nepodobné k víře soudí, že Bůh křísí mrtvé?
They believe that God can cause those who have died to become alive again, so (why [do any of you refuse to believe that he raised Jesus from the dead?/none of you should refuse to believe that he raised Jesus from the dead!]) [RHQ]”
9 Ačť i mně se zdálo, že by mi náležité bylo, proti jménu Ježíše Nazaretského mnoho odporného činiti,
“[Formerly] I, too, was sure that I should do everything that I could to oppose Jesus [MTY], the man from Nazareth [town].
10 Jakož jsem i činil v Jeruzalémě, a mnohé z svatých já jsem do žalářů dával, vzav moc od předních kněží. A když měli mordováni býti, já jsem pomáhal ortele vynášeti.
So that is what I did [when I lived] in Jerusalem. I put many of the believers in jail, as the chief priests there had authorized me [to do]. When [the Jewish leaders wanted] those Christians killed {someone to kill those [Christians]}, I voted [for that].
11 A po všech školách často trápě je, přinucoval jsem, aby se rouhali; a náramně rozlítiv se na ně, protivil jsem se jim, až i do jiných měst na to jsem jezdil.
Many times I punished the believers [whom I found] in Jewish meeting places. [By punishing them], I tried to force them to speak evil [about Jesus]. I was so angry with the followers of Jesus that I even traveled to other cities to [find them and] do things to harm them.”
12 A v tom, když jsem šel do Damašku, s mocí a s poručením předních kněží,
“[One day], I was on my way to Damascus [city] to do that. The chief priests [in Jerusalem] had authorized and sent me [to seize the believers there].
13 O poledni na cestě, ó králi, uzřel jsem, ano světlo s nebe, jasnější nad blesk slunečný, obklíčilo mne, i ty, kteříž se mnou šli.
[My respected] king, [while I was going] along the road, at about noon I saw a [bright] light in the sky. It was even brighter than the sun! It shone all around me, and also around the men who were traveling with me.
14 A když jsme my všickni na zem padli, slyšel jsem hlas mluvící ke mně a řkoucí Židovským jazykem: Saule, Saule, proč mi se protivíš? Tvrdoť jest tobě proti ostnům se zpěčovati.
We [(exc)] all fell to the ground. Then I heard the voice of someone speaking to me in my own Hebrew language [MTY]. He said ‘Saul, Saul, (stop causing me to suffer!/why are you causing me to suffer?) [RHQ] You [(sg)] are [hurting yourself by trying to hurt me] [MET], [like an ox] kicking against [its owner’s] goad.’
15 A já řekl: I kdo jsi, Pane? A on řekl: Já jsem Ježíš, kterémuž ty se protivíš.
Then I asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ The Lord said to me, ‘I am Jesus. You [(sg)] are harming me [by harming my followers].
16 Ale vstaň a stůj na nohách svých; nebo protoť jsem se tobě ukázal, ať bych tebe učinil služebníkem a svědkem i těch věcí, kteréž jsi viděl, i těch, v kterýchžto ukazovati se budu tobě,
But instead [of continuing to do that], stand up now! I have appeared to you [(sg)] to tell you that I have chosen you to serve me. You must tell people about [what I am showing you] as you are seeing me [now], and about what I [will show you when] I will [later] appear to you.
17 Vysvobozuje tebe z lidu tohoto, i z pohanů, k nimž tě nyní posílám,
I will protect you [from those who will try to harm you, both] your own people and [also] those who are not Jewish. I am sending you to non-Jews
18 Otvírati oči jejich, aby se obrátili od temností k světlu a z moci ďábelské k Bohu, aby tak hříchů odpuštění a díl s posvěcenými vzali skrze víru, kteráž jest ve mne.
to help them to realize [MTY] what is true and to stop believing what is false [MET]. I am sending you to them so that they may let God control them and not let Satan control them any more. [Then God] will forgive their sins and will accept them as his people because they believe in me.’ [That is what Jesus said to me].”
19 A protož, ó králi Agrippo, nebyl jsem nevěřící nebeskému vidění.
“So, King Agrippa, I fully obeyed [LIT] what [the Lord Jesus told me to do when he spoke to me] from heaven.
20 Ale hned nejprv těm, kteříž jsou v Damašku a v Jeruzalémě, i po vší krajině Judské, potom i pohanům zvěstoval jsem evangelium, aby pokání činili a obrátili se k Bohu, skutky hodné pokání činíce.
First, I preached to [the Jews] in Damascus. Then I [preached to the Jews] in Jerusalem and throughout [the rest of] Judea [province]. After that, I also preached to non-Jews. I preached that they must turn away from their sinful behavior and turn their lives over to God. I told them that they must do things that would show that they had truly stopped their sinful behavior.”
21 A pro tu příčinu Židé javše mne v chrámě, pokoušeli se rukama svýma zamordovati.
“It is because I [preached] this message [that some] [SYN] Jews seized me [when I was] in the Temple [courtyard and] tried to kill me.
22 Ale s pomocí Boží ještě až do dnešního dne stojím, vydávaje svědectví i malému i velikému, nic jiného nevypravuje, než to, což jsou Proroci a Mojžíš zvěstovali, že se mělo státi:
However, God has been helping me [from that time, and he is still helping me] today. So I stand here and I tell [all of you people], those who are important and those who are not, [who Jesus is]. Everything that I say [about him] is what Moses and the [other] prophets wrote [about long ago, things that they said] would happen.
23 Totiž, že měl Kristus trpěti, a z mrtvých vstana první, zvěstovati světlo lidu tomuto i pohanům.
They wrote that [people would cause] the Messiah to suffer and die. They also wrote that he would be the first person to become alive again, to proclaim [the message that would be like] light, [that he would save] both [his own Jewish] people and non-Jewish people.”
24 To když od sebe promluvil Pavel, Festus hlasem velikým řekl: Blázníš, Pavle. Mnohé tvé umění k bláznovství tebe přivodí.
Before Paul could say anything [further] to defend himself, Festus shouted: “Paul, you are crazy! You have studied too much, and it has made you insane!”
25 On pak řekl: Nebláznímť, výborný Feste, ale slova pravdy a středmosti mluvím.
But Paul answered, “Your Excellency, Festus, I am not raving [insanely]. On the contrary, what I am saying is true and sensible!
26 Víť zajisté o těch věcech král, před kterýmž směle a svobodně mluvím; nebo mám za to, žeť ho nic z těchto věcí tajno není, poněvadž se toto nedálo pokoutně.
King Agrippa knows the things [that I have been talking about], and I can speak confidently to him [about them]. I am sure that he knows [LIT] these things, because people everywhere [IDM] have heard [LIT] about what happened [to Jesus].”
27 Věříš-li, králi Agrippo, Prorokům? Vím, že věříš.
Then Paul asked, “King Agrippa, do you believe [what] the prophets [wrote]? I know that you [(sg)] believe it.”
28 Tedy Agrippa řekl Pavlovi: Téměř bys mne k tomu naklonil, abych byl křesťanem.
Then Agrippa [answered] Paul, “([I hope that you(sg)] do not think that by the few things [that you have just now said] you can persuade me to become a Christian!/You do not think, [do you], that by the few things [that you have just now said] you can persuade me to become a Christian?)” [RHQ]
29 A Pavel řekl: Žádalť bych od Boha, abyste i poněkud i z cela, netoliko ty, ale všickni, kteříž slyší mne dnes, byli takoví, jakýž já jsem, kromě okovů těchto.
Paul replied, “Whether it takes a short time or a long time, it does not matter. I pray to God that you and also all of the others who are listening to me today will also [believe in Jesus] like I do, but I do not want you to become prisoners [MTY] [like I am].”
30 A když to Pavel promluvil, vstal král, i vladař a Bernice, i ti, kteříž s nimi seděli.
Then the king, the governor, Bernice, and all the others got up
31 A odšedše na stranu, mluvili spolu, řkouce: Nic hodného smrti neb vězení nečiní člověk tento.
and left [the room. While] they were talking to one another they said to each other, “There is no reason why (the authorities/we) should execute this man, or that he should even be kept in prison [MTY].”
32 Agrippa pak Festovi řekl: Mohl propuštěn býti člověk tento, kdyby se byl neodvolal k císaři.
Agrippa said to Festus, “If this man had not asked that the Emperor judge him, he could have been released {[we(inc)] could have released him}.”
