Apostelenes gerninger 26
1 Men Agrippa sagde til Paulus: „Det tilstedes dig at tale om dig selv.‟ Da udrakte Paulus Haanden og forsvarede sig saaledes:
Turning to Paul, Agrippa said, “You are at liberty to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense.
2 „Jeg agter mig selv lykkelig, fordi jeg i Dag skal forsvare mig for dig angaaende alle de Ting, for hvilke jeg anklages af Jøderne, Kong Agrippa!
“I have been congratulating myself, King Agrippa,” he said, “that it is before you that I have to make my defense today, with regard to all the charges brought against me by my own people,
3 navnlig fordi du er kendt med alle Jødernes Skikke og Stridsspørgsmaal; derfor beder jeg dig om, at du taalmodigt vil høre mig.
especially as you are so well-versed in all the customs and questions of the Jewish world. I beg you therefore to give me a patient hearing.
4 Mit Levned fra Ungdommen af, som fra Begyndelsen har været ført iblandt mit Folk og i Jerusalem, vide alle Jøderne Besked om;
My life, then, from youth upwards, was passed, from the very first, among my own nation, and in Jerusalem, and is within the knowledge of all Jews;
5 thi de kende mig i Forvejen lige fra først af (om de ellers ville vidne), at jeg har levet som Farisæer efter det strengeste Parti i vor Gudsdyrkelse.
and they have always known – if they choose to give evidence – that, in accordance with the very strictest form of our religion, I lived a true Pharisee.
6 Og nu staar jeg her og dømmes for Haabet paa den Forjættelse, som er given af Gud til vore Fædre,
Even now, it is because of my hope in the promise given by God to our ancestors that I stand here on my trial –
7 og som vort Tolvstammefolk haaber at naa frem til, idet de tjene Gud uafladeligt Nat og Dag; for dette Haabs Skyld anklages jeg af Jøder, o Konge!
A promise which our twelve tribes, by earnest service night and day, hope to see fulfilled. It is for this hope, your Majesty, that I am accused – and by Jews themselves!
8 Hvor kan det holdes for utroligt hos eder, at Gud oprejser døde?
Why do you all hold it incredible that God should raise the dead?
9 Jeg selv mente nu ogsaa at burde gøre meget imod Jesu, Nazaræerens Navn,
I myself, it is true, once thought it my duty to oppose in every way the name of Jesus of Nazareth;
10 og det gjorde jeg ogsaa i Jerusalem; og jeg indespærrede mange af de hellige i Fængsler, da jeg havde faaet Fuldmagt dertil af Ypperstepræsterne, og naar de bleve slaaede ihjel, gav jeg min Stemme dertil.
and I actually did so at Jerusalem. Acting on the authority of the chief priests, I myself threw many of the people of Christ into prison, and, when it was proposed to put them to death, I gave my vote for it.
11 Og i alle Synagogerne lod jeg dem ofte straffe og tvang dem til at tale bespotteligt, og rasende end mere imod dem forfulgte jeg dem endog til de udenlandske Byer.
Time after time, in every synagogue, I tried by punishments to force them to blaspheme. So frantic was I against them, that I pursued them even to towns beyond our borders.
12 Da jeg i dette Øjemed drog til Damaskus med Fuldmagt og Myndighed fra Ypperstepræsterne,
It was while I was traveling to Damascus on an errand of this kind, entrusted with full powers by the chief priests,
13 saa jeg undervejs midt paa Dagen, o Konge! et Lys fra Himmelen, som overgik Solens Glans, omstraale mig og dem, som rejste med mig.
that at midday, your Majesty, I saw right in my path, coming from the heavens, a light brighter than the glare of the sun, which shone all around me and those traveling with me.
14 Men da vi alle faldt til Jorden, hørte jeg en Røst, som sagde til mig i det hebraiske Sprog: Saul! Saul! hvorfor forfølger du mig? det bliver dig haardt at stampe imod Brodden.
We all fell to the ground, and then I heard a voice saying to me in Hebrew – ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? By kicking against the goad you are punishing yourself.’
15 Og jeg sagde: Hvem er du, Herre? Men Herren sagde: Jeg er Jesus, som du forfølger.
‘Who are you, Lord?’ I asked. And the Lord said, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting;
16 Men rejs dig og staa paa dine Fødder; thi derfor har jeg vist mig for dig, for at udkaare dig til Tjener og Vidne, baade om det, som du har set, og om mine kommende Aabenbaringer for dig,
but get up and stand upright; for I have appeared to you in order to appoint you a servant and a witness of those revelations of me which you have already had, and of those in which I will yet appear to you,
17 idet jeg udfrier dig fra Folket og fra Hedningerne, til hvilke jeg udsender dig
since I am choosing you out from your own people and from the Gentiles, to whom I now send you,
18 for at oplade deres Øjne, saa de maa omvende sig fra Mørke til Lys og fra Satans Magt til Gud, for at de kunne faa Syndernes Forladelse og Lod iblandt dem, som ere helligede ved Troen paa mig.
to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God; so that they may receive pardon for their sins, and a place among those who have become God’s people, by faith in me.’
19 Derfor, Kong Agrippa! blev jeg ikke ulydig imod det himmelske Syn;
After that, King Agrippa, I did not fail to obey the heavenly vision;
20 men jeg forkyndte baade først for dem i Damaskus og saa i Jerusalem og over hele Judæas Land og for Hedningerne, at de skulde fatte et andet Sind og omvende sig til Gud og gøre Gerninger, Omvendelsen værdige.
on the contrary, first to those at Damascus and Jerusalem, and then through the whole of Judea, and to the Gentiles as well, I began to preach repentance and conversion to God, and a life befitting that repentance.
21 For denne Sags Skyld grebe nogle Jøder mig i Helligdommen og forsøgte at slaa mig ihjel.
This is why some men seized me in the Temple, and made attempts on my life.
22 Det er altsaa ved den Hjælp, jeg har faaet fra Gud, at jeg har staaet indtil denne Dag og vidnet baade for smaa og store, idet jeg intet siger ud over det, som baade Profeterne og Moses have sagt skulde ske,
However I have received help from God to this very day, and so stand here, and bear my testimony to high and low alike – without adding a word to what the prophets, as well as Moses, declared should happen –
23 at Kristus skulde lide, at han som den første af de dødes Opstandelse skulde forkynde Lys baade for Folket og for Hedningerne.‟
That the Christ must suffer, and that, by rising from the dead, he was destined to be the first to bring news of light, not only to our nation, but also to the Gentiles.”
24 Men da han forsvarede sig saaledes, sagde Festus med høj Røst: „Du raser, Paulus! den megen Lærdom gør dig rasende.‟
While Paul was making this defense, Festus called out loudly, “You are mad, Paul; your great learning is driving you mad.”
25 Men Paulus sagde: „Jeg raser ikke, mægtigste Festus! men jeg taler sande og betænksomme Ord.
“I am not mad, your Excellency,” he replied. “On the contrary, the statements that I am making are true and sober.
26 Thi Kongen ved Besked om dette, og til ham taler jeg frimodigt, efterdi jeg er vis paa, at slet intet af dette er skjult for ham; thi dette er ikke sket i en Vraa.
Indeed, the king knows about these matters, so I speak before him without constraint. I am sure that there is nothing whatever of what I have been telling him that has escaped his attention; for all this has not been done in a corner.
27 Tror du, Kong Agrippa, Profeterne? Jeg ved, at du tror dem.‟
King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do.”
28 Men Agrippa sagde til Paulus: „Der fattes lidet i, at du overtaler mig til at blive en Kristen.‟
But Agrippa said to Paul, “You are soon trying to make a Christian of me!”
29 Men Paulus sagde: „Jeg vilde ønske til Gud, enten der fattes lidet eller meget, at ikke alene du, men ogsaa alle, som høre mig i Dag, maatte blive saadanne, som jeg selv er, paa disse Lænker nær.‟
“Whether it is soon or late,” answered Paul, “I pray to God that not only you, but all who are listening to me, might today become just what I am myself – except for these chains!”
30 Da stod Kongen op og Landshøvdingen og Berenike og de, som sade hos dem.
Then the king rose, with the Governor and Bernice and those who had been sitting with them,
31 Og da de gik bort, talte de med hverandre og sagde: „Denne Mand gør intet, som fortjener Død eller Lænker.‟
and, after retiring, discussed the case among themselves. “There is nothing,” they said, “deserving death or imprisonment in this man’s conduct”;
32 Men Agrippa sagde til Festus: „Denne Mand kunde være løsladt, dersom han ikke havde skudt sig ind under Kejseren.‟
and, speaking to Festus, Agrippa added, “The man might have been discharged, if he had not appealed to the Emperor.”
