Acts 22
1 Men, brothers, and fathers, hear now my defense to you.
„I Mænd, Brødre og Fædre! hører nu mit Forsvar over for eder!‟
2 And having heard that he called out to them in the Hebrew language, they offered more silence. And he says,
Men da de hørte, at han talte til dem i det hebraiske Sprog, holdt de sig end mere stille. Og han siger:
3 I am indeed a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but reared in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, reared accurately in the paternal law, being a zealot of God, as ye all are today.
„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.
4 And I persecuted this Way as far as death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
Og jeg forfulgte denne Vej indtil Døden, idet jeg lagde baade Mænd og Kvinder i Lænker og overgav dem til Fængsler,
5 As also the high priest testifies about me, and all the senior council, from whom also having received letters to the brothers in Damascus, I was going to bring bound even those who were there to Jerusalem so that they might be punished.
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.
6 And there happened to me, while going and approaching Damascus about noon, suddenly to flash forth from heaven a great light around me.
Men det skete, da jeg var undervejs og nærmede mig til Damaskus, at ved Middag et stærkt Lys fra Himmelen pludseligt omstraalede mig.
7 And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why do thou persecute me?
Og jeg faldt til Jorden og hørte en Røst, som sagde til mig: Saul! Saul! hvorfor forfølger du mig?
8 And I answered, Who are thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom thou persecute.
Men jeg svarede: Hvem er du, Herre? Og han sagde til mig: Jeg er Jesus af Nazareth, som du forfølger.
9 And those who were with me indeed saw the light and became afraid, but they heard not the voice of him who spoke to me.
Men de, som vare med mig, saa vel Lyset, men hørte ikke hans Røst, som talte til mig.
10 And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, After rising, go into Damascus, and there it will be told thee about all things that have been assigned for thee to do.
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.
11 And as I was not seeing from the splendor of that light, I came into Damascus, being led by hand by those who accompanied me.
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.
12 And a certain Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report by all the Jews who dwell there,
Men en vis Ananias, en Mand, gudfrygtig efter Loven, som havde godt Vidnesbyrd af alle Jøderne, som boede der,
13 having come near me, and having stood by, he said to me, Brother Saul, look up. And I looked up on him the same hour.
kom til mig og stod for mig og sagde: Saul, Broder, se op! Og jeg saa op paa ham i samme Stund.
14 And he said, The God of our fathers appointed thee to know his will, and to see the Righteous Man, and to hear a voice from his mouth,
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.
15 because thou will be a witness for him to all men of the things that thou have seen and heard.
Thi du skal være ham et Vidne for alle Mennesker om de Ting, som du har set og hørt.
16 And now what is it going to be? Having arisen, immerse and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
Og nu, hvorfor tøver du? Staa op, lad dig døbe og dine Synder aftvætte, idet du paakalder hans Navn!
17 And it came to pass, my having returned to Jerusalem and while I prayed in the temple, for me to became in a trance.
Og det skete, da jeg var kommen tilbage til Jerusalem og bad i Helligdommen, at jeg faldt i Henrykkelse
18 And I saw him saying to me, Hurry and depart in haste out of Jerusalem, because they will not accept thy testimony about me.
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.
19 And I said, Lord, they know that I was imprisoning and beating in every synagogue those who believe in thee.
Og jeg sagde: Herre! de vide selv, at jeg fængslede og piskede trindt om i Synagogerne dem, som troede paa dig,
20 And when the blood of Stephen thy witness was shed, I myself also was standing by, and approving his killing, and keeping the garments of those who killed him.
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.
21 And he said to me, Depart, because I will send thee far away to Gentiles.
Og han sagde til mig: Drag ud; thi jeg vil sende dig langt bort til Hedninger.‟
22 And they heard him until this word. And they lifted up their voice, saying, Away with such a man from the earth, for he is not fit to live.
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.‟
23 And of them crying out, and throwing off their garments, and casting dust into the air,
Men da de skrege og reve Klæderne af sig og kastede Støv op i Luften,
24 the chief captain commanded him be brought into the fort, having said to examine him by scourging, so that he might know for what reason they shouted against him this way.
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.
25 And as they stretched him out with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood by, Is it permitted for you to scourge a Roman man, and uncondemned?
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?‟
26 And when the centurion heard, having come to the chief captain, he reported, saying, Look! What are thou about to do? For this man is a Roman.
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.‟
27 And the chief captain having come, he said to him, Tell me if thou are a Roman. And he said, Yes.
Men Krigsøversten gik hen og sagde til ham: „Sig mig, er du en Romer?‟ Han sagde: „Ja.‟
28 And the chief captain answered, Of a great sum I obtained this citizenship. And Paul said, But then I was born so.
Og Krigsøversten svarede: „Jeg har købt mig denne Borgerret for en stor Sum.‟ Men Paulus sagde: „Jeg er endog født dertil.‟
29 Straightaway therefore those who were about to examine him withdrew from him. And the chief captain was also afraid when he learned that he was a Roman, and because he was who bound him.
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.
30 But on the morrow, wanting to know the certainty of why he was accused by the Jews, he loosed him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to come. And having brought Paul down, he set him before them.
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.
