Acts 25
1 Festus, therefore, having come upon the province, after three days, went up unto Jerusalem from Caesarea;
Torej ko je Fest prišel v provinco, se je po treh dneh povzpel iz Cezareje v Jeruzalem.
2 and the High-priest and chiefs of the Jews laid information before him against Paul, and began to beseech him
Potem sta ga véliki duhovnik in judovski voditelj poučila zoper Pavla in ga rotila
3 asking for themselves as a favour against him, that he would send for him unto Jerusalem, —making, an ambush, to kill him on the way.
ter zoper njega želela naklonjenosti, da bi ga dal poslati v Jeruzalem, prežeč na poti, da ga ubijejo.
4 Festus, therefore, answered, that Paul should be kept in Caesarea, and that, he himself, was about, shortly, to be going out [thither].
Toda Fest je odgovoril, da naj bo Pavel čuvan v Cezareji in da bo sam v kratkem odšel tja.
5 They, therefore, among you (saith he) who are in power, let them go down with me; and, if there is in the man, anything amiss, let them accuse him.
»Naj torej tisti, « je rekel, »ki so med vami zmožni, odidejo z menoj dol in tega moža obtožijo, če je v njem kakršnakoli zlobnost.«
6 And, spending among them, not more than eight or ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and, on the morrow, taking his place upon the judgment-seat, ordered Paul to be brought.
In ko se je med njimi mudil več kot deset dni, je odšel dol v Cezarejo; in naslednji dan je sedeč na sodnem stolu zapovedal, naj pripeljejo Pavla.
7 And, when he presented himself, the Jews who, from Jerusalem, had come down, stood round about him, many and grievous charges, bringing against [him], which they were not able to prove, —
In ko je ta prišel, so naokoli stali Judje, ki so prišli dol iz Jeruzalema in zoper Pavla vložili mnoge in boleče ovadbe, ki jih niso mogli dokazati.
8 Paul saying in defence—Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I in anything sinned.
Medtem se je zagovarjal: »Niti zoper judovsko postavo, niti zoper tempelj, niti zoper cesarja nisem čisto nič zagrešil.«
9 But, Festus, wishing, with the Jews, to gain, favour, answered Paul, and said—Art thou willing, unto Jerusalem, to go up, and, there, concerning these things, be judged before me?
Toda Fest je, voljan ustreči Judom, Pavlu odgovoril in rekel: »Hočeš iti gor v Jeruzalem in biti tam, pred menoj, sojen o teh stvareh?«
10 But Paul said—Standing before the judgment-seat of Caesar, am I, where, I, ought to be judged. Unto the Jews, have I done no wrong, as, even thou, right well, art discovering.
Potem je Pavel rekel: »Pred cesarskim sodnim stolom stojim, kjer moram biti sojen. Judom nisem storil nobene krivice, kakor ti zelo dobro veš.
11 If then, on the one hand, I am doing wrong, and, anything worthy of death, have committed, I excuse not myself from dying; but, on the other hand, if there is, nothing, in the things whereof these are accusing me, no man, hath power to give, me, unto them as a favour: —Unto Caesar, I appeal!
Kajti če sem prestopnik ali sem zagrešil karkoli vrednega smrti, se ne branim umreti, toda če ni nobene od teh stvari, za katere me ti tožijo, me noben človek ne more izročiti njim. Na cesarja se sklicujem.«
12 Then Festus, having conversed with the council, answered—Unto Caesar, hast thou appealed? Unto Caesar, shalt thou go.
Tedaj je Fest, ko se je posvetoval z zborom, odgovoril: »Na cesarja si se skliceval? K cesarju pojdeš.«
13 And, some days having gone by, Agrippa the king and Bernice came down to Caesarea, to salute Festus.
In po nekaj dneh sta v Cezarejo prišla kralj Agripa in Bereníka, da pozdravita Festa.
14 And, as they were spending more days there, Festus, repeated, unto the king, the things relating to Paul, saying—A certain man, hath been left behind by Felix, as a prisoner;
In ko sta bila tam mnogo dni, je Fest kralju razodel Pavlovo zadevo, rekoč: »Tukaj je nek mož, ki ga je Feliks pustil v vezeh,
15 concerning whom, when I happened to be in Jerusalem, the High-priests and the Elders of the Jews laid information, claiming against him a condemnation:
o katerem so me, ko sem bil v Jeruzalemu, visoki duhovniki in judovski starešine obvestili, ker so proti njemu želeli imeti sodbo.
16 unto whom made answer—That it is not a custom with Romans, to grant as a favour any man, before the accused, face to face, should have his accusers, and, opportunity of defence, should receive, concerning the charge.
Katerim sem odgovoril: ›Rimljani nimajo navade kateregakoli človeka izročiti, da umre, preden se ta, ki je obtožen, ne sooči s tožniki in ima dovoljenje, da se brani glede zločina, vloženega zoper njega.‹
17 When, therefore, they had come together here, no delay whatever, making, on the next day, taking my place upon the judgment-seat, I ordered the man to be brought:
Torej ko so prišli sèm, sem brez kakršnegakoli odlašanja naslednji dan sédel na sodni stol in ukazal, da moža privedejo.
18 Concerning whom, taking their stand, his accusers, no accusation at all, were bringing, of the evil things which, I, had been suspecting;
Proti kateremu, ko so tožniki vstali, niso prinesli nobene obtožbe o takšnih stvareh, kakor sem predpostavljal,
19 but, certain questions concerning their own demon-worship, had they against him, and concerning one Jesus, who had died, whom Paul was affirming to be alive.
temveč so imeli zoper njega neka vprašanja o njihovem lastnem praznoverju in o nekem Jezusu, ki je bil mrtev, o katerem je Pavel trdil, da živi.
20 And, I, being at a loss as to the inquiry into these things, was asking—whether he might be minded to go unto Jerusalem, and, there, be judged concerning these things.
In ker sem dvomil o takšnem načinu zaslišanj, sem ga vprašal, ali bi odšel v Jeruzalem in bi bil tam sojen o teh stvareh.
21 But, Paul, having appealed to be kept for the decision of the Emperor, I ordered him to be kept, until I could send him up unto Caesar.
Toda ko se je Pavel skliceval, da se zadrži za Avgustovo zaslišanje, sem ukazal, da ga stražijo, dokler ga ne pošljem k cesarju.«
22 And, Agrippa, [said] unto Festus—I could wish, myself also, to hear, the man. To-morrow, (saith he) thou shalt hear him.
Potem je Agripa rekel Festu: »Tudi sam bi rad slišal tega človeka.« »Naslednji dan, « je rekel, »ga boš slišal.«
23 On the morrow, therefore, when Agrippa had come, and Bernice, with great display, and they had entered into the audience-chamber, with the captains of thousands and men of distinction of the city, —and Festus had given orders, Paul was brought.
In naslednji dan, ko sta z velikim pompom prišla Agripa in Bereníka in vstopila na kraj zaslišanja z vrhovnimi poveljniki ter glavnimi možmi mesta, je bil na Festovo zapoved priveden Pavel.
24 And Festus saith—King Agrippa! and all ye men, here present with us: Ye observe this person, concerning whom, one and all the throng of the Jews, have interceded with me, both in Jerusalem and here, crying aloud that he ought not to be living any longer.
In Fest je rekel: »Kralj Agripa in vsi ljudje, ki ste z nami tukaj prisotni, vidite tega človeka, glede katerega se je vsa množica Judov pogajala z menoj, tako v Jeruzalemu kakor tudi tukaj in kričala, da ne bi smel več živeti.
25 But, I, gathered, that, nothing worthy of death, had he committed; and, this man himself, having appealed unto the Emperor, I decided to send him: —
Toda ko sem spoznal, da ni zagrešil ničesar vrednega smrti in da se je on sam skliceval na Avgusta, sem določil, da ga pošljem.
26 Concerning whom, anything certain to write unto my lord, I have not; wherefore, I have brought him forth before you, —and especially before thee, King Agrippa! in order that, after examination had, I might have something I could write;
O katerem ne vem nobene zanesljive stvari, da napišem svojemu gospodu. In zato sem ga privedel pred vas in zlasti predte, oh kralj Agripa, da bi po zaslišanju lahko imel kaj napisati.
27 For, unreasonable, unto me, it seemeth, when sending a prisoner, not also, the accusations against him, to signify.
Kajti zdi se mi nerazumno poslati jetnika in istočasno ne naznaniti zločinov, vloženih zoper njega.«
