Apostelenes gerninger 22
1 „I Mænd, Brødre og Fædre! hører nu mit Forsvar over for eder!‟
Men, brothers, and fathers, hear you my defense which I make now to you.
2 Men da de hørte, at han talte til dem i det hebraiske Sprog, holdt de sig end mere stille. Og han siger:
(And when they heard that he spoke in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he says, )
3 „Jeg er en jødisk Mand, født i Tarsus i Kilikien, men opfostret i denne Stad, oplært ved Gamaliels Fødder efter vor Fædrenelovs Strenghed og nidkær for Gud, ligesom I alle ere i Dag.
I am truly a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as you all are this day.
4 Og jeg forfulgte denne Vej indtil Døden, idet jeg lagde baade Mænd og Kvinder i Lænker og overgav dem til Fængsler,
And I persecuted this way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
5 som ogsaa Ypperstepræsten vidner med mig og hele Ældsteraadet, fra hvem jeg endog fik Breve med til Brødrene i Damaskus og rejste derhen for ogsaa at føre dem, som vare der, bundne til Jerusalem, for at de maatte blive straffede.
As also the high priest does bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound to Jerusalem, for to be punished.
6 Men det skete, da jeg var undervejs og nærmede mig til Damaskus, at ved Middag et stærkt Lys fra Himmelen pludseligt omstraalede mig.
And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come near to Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.
7 Og jeg faldt til Jorden og hørte en Røst, som sagde til mig: Saul! Saul! hvorfor forfølger du mig?
And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecute you me?
8 Men jeg svarede: Hvem er du, Herre? Og han sagde til mig: Jeg er Jesus af Nazareth, som du forfølger.
And I answered, Who are you, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.
9 Men de, som vare med mig, saa vel Lyset, men hørte ikke hans Røst, som talte til mig.
And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spoke to me.
10 Men jeg sagde: Hvad skal jeg gøre, Herre? Men Herren sagde til mig: Staa op og gaa til Damaskus; og der skal der blive talt til dig om alt, hvad der er bestemt, at du skal gøre.
And I said, What shall I do, LORD? And the Lord said to me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told you of all things which are appointed for you to do.
11 Men da jeg havde mistet Synet ved Glansen af hint Lys, blev jeg ledet ved Haanden af dem, som vare med mig, og kom saaledes ind i Damaskus.
And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.
12 Men en vis Ananias, en Mand, gudfrygtig efter Loven, som havde godt Vidnesbyrd af alle Jøderne, som boede der,
And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelled there,
13 kom til mig og stod for mig og sagde: Saul, Broder, se op! Og jeg saa op paa ham i samme Stund.
Came to me, and stood, and said to me, Brother Saul, receive your sight. And the same hour I looked up on him.
14 Men han sagde: Vore Fædres Gud har udvalgt dig til at kende hans Villie og se den retfærdige og høre en Røst af hans Mund.
And he said, The God of our fathers has chosen you, that you should know his will, and see that Just One, and should hear the voice of his mouth.
15 Thi du skal være ham et Vidne for alle Mennesker om de Ting, som du har set og hørt.
For you shall be his witness to all men of what you have seen and heard.
16 Og nu, hvorfor tøver du? Staa op, lad dig døbe og dine Synder aftvætte, idet du paakalder hans Navn!
And now why tarry you? arise, and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
17 Og det skete, da jeg var kommen tilbage til Jerusalem og bad i Helligdommen, at jeg faldt i Henrykkelse
And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;
18 og saa ham, idet han sagde til mig: Skynd dig, og gaa hastigt ud af Jerusalem, thi de skulle ikke af dig modtage Vidnesbyrd om mig.
And saw him saying to me, Make haste, and get you quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive your testimony concerning me.
19 Og jeg sagde: Herre! de vide selv, at jeg fængslede og piskede trindt om i Synagogerne dem, som troede paa dig,
And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on you:
20 og da dit Vidne Stefanus's Blod blev udgydt, stod ogsaa jeg hos og havde Behag deri og vogtede paa deres Klæder, som sloge ham ihjel.
And when the blood of your martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting to his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
21 Og han sagde til mig: Drag ud; thi jeg vil sende dig langt bort til Hedninger.‟
And he said to me, Depart: for I will send you far hence to the Gentiles.
22 Men de hørte paa ham indtil dette Ord, da opløftede de deres Røst og sagde: „Bort fra Jorden med en saadan! thi han bør ikke leve.‟
And they gave him audience to this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
23 Men da de skrege og reve Klæderne af sig og kastede Støv op i Luften,
And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,
24 befalede Krigsøversten, at han skulde føres ind i Borgen, og sagde, at man med Hudstrygning skulde forhøre ham, for at han kunde faa at vide, af hvad Aarsag de saaledes raabte imod ham.
The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know why they cried so against him.
25 Men da de havde udstrakt ham for Svøberne, sagde Paulus til den hosstaaende Høvedsmand: „Er det eder tilladt at hudstryge en romersk Mand, og det uden Dom?‟
And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to whip a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?
26 Men da Høvedsmanden hørte dette, gik han til Krigsøversten og meldte ham det og sagde: „Hvad er det, du er ved at gøre? denne Mand er jo en Romer.‟
When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what you do: for this man is a Roman.
27 Men Krigsøversten gik hen og sagde til ham: „Sig mig, er du en Romer?‟ Han sagde: „Ja.‟
Then the chief captain came, and said to him, Tell me, are you a Roman? He said, Yes.
28 Og Krigsøversten svarede: „Jeg har købt mig denne Borgerret for en stor Sum.‟ Men Paulus sagde: „Jeg er endog født dertil.‟
And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.
29 Da trak de, som skulde til at forhøre ham, sig straks tilbage fra ham. Og da Krigsøversten fik at vide, at han var en Romer, blev ogsaa han bange, fordi han havde bundet ham.
Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
30 Men den næste Dag, da han vilde have noget paalideligt at vide om, hvad han anklagedes for af Jøderne, løste han ham og befalede, at Ypperstepræsterne og hele Raadet skulde komme sammen, og han førte Paulus ned og stillede ham for dem.
On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty why he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.
