Acts 26
1 And Agrippa said to Paul: Thou art permitted to speak in thy own behalf. Then Paul extended his hand, and made defence, saying:
Men Agrippa sagde til Paulus: "Det tilstedes dig at tale om dig selv." Da udrakte Paulus Hånden og forsvarede sig således:
2 In regard to all the things of which I am accused by the Jews, king Agrippa, I consider myself highly favored, that I may this day make defence before thee:
"Jeg agter mig selv lykkelig, fordi jeg i Dag skal forsvare mig for dig angående alle de Ting, for hvilke jeg anklages af Jøderne, Kong Agrippa!
3 especially, as I know thee to be expert in all the controversies and laws of the Jews. I therefore request thee to hear me with indulgence.
navnlig fordi du er kendt med alle Jødernes Skikke og Stridsspørgsmål; derfor beder jeg dig om, at du tålmodigt vil høre mig.
4 The Jews themselves, if they would testify, know well my course of life from my childhood, which from the beginning was among my nation and in Jerusalem.
Mit Levned fra Ungdommen af, som fra Begyndelsen har været ført iblandt mit Folk og i Jerusalem, vide alle Jøderne Besked om;
5 For they have long been persuaded of me, and have known, that I lived in the princely doctrine of the Pharisees.
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.
6 And now, for the hope of the promise which was made by God to our fathers, I stand and am judged.
Og nu står jeg her og dømmes for Håbet på den Forjættelse, som er given af Gud til vore Fædre,
7 To this hope, our twelve tribes hope to come, with earnest prayers by day and by night: and for this same hope, king Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews.
og som vort Tolvstammefolk håber at nå frem til, idet de tjene Gud uafladeligt Nat og Dag; for dette Håbs Skyld anklages jeg af Jøder, o Konge!
8 How judge ye? Are we not to believe, that God will raise the dead?
Hvor kan det holdes for utroligt hos eder, at Gud oprejser døde?
9 For I myself, at first, resolved in my own mind, that I would perpetrate many adverse things against the name of Jesus the Nazarean.
Jeg selv mente nu også at burde gøre meget imod Jesu, Nazaræerens Navn,
10 Which I also did at Jerusalem; and by the authority I received from the chief priests, I cast many of the saints into prison and when they were put to death by them, I took part with those that condemned them.
og det gjorde jeg også i Jerusalem; og jeg indespærrede mange af de hellige i Fængsler, da jeg havde fået Fuldmagt dertil af Ypperstepræsterne, og når de bleve slåede ihjel, gav jeg min Stemme dertil.
11 And in every synagogue I tortured them, while I pressed them to become revilers of the name of Jesus. And in the great wrath, with which I was filled against them, I also went to other cities to persecute them.
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.
12 And, as I was going for this purpose to Damascus, with the authority and license of the chief priests,
Da jeg i dette Øjemed drog til Damaskus med Fuldmagt og Myndighed fra Ypperstepræsterne,
13 at mid-day, on the road, I saw, O king, a light exceeding that of the sun, beaming from heaven upon me, and upon all those with me.
så jeg undervejs midt på Dagen, o Konge! et Lys fra Himmelen, som overgik Solens Glans, omstråle mig og dem, som rejste med mig.
14 And we all fell to the ground; and I heard a voice, which said to me, in Hebrew: Saul, Saul! why persecutest thou me? It will be a hard thing for thee to kick against the goads.
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 hårdt at stampe imod Brodden.
15 And I said: My Lord, who art thou? And our Lord said to me: I am Jesus the Nazarean, whom thou persecutest.
Og jeg sagde: Hvem er du, Herre? Men Herren sagde: Jeg er Jesus, som du forfølger.
16 And he said to me: Stand upon thy feet; for I have appeared to thee, for this purpose, to constitute thee a minister and a witness of this thy seeing me, and of thy seeing me hereafter.
Men rejs dig og stå på dine Fødder; thi derfor har jeg vist mig for dig, for at udkåre dig til Tjener og Vidne, både om det, som du har set, og om mine kommende Åbenbaringer for dig,
17 And I will deliver thee from the people of the Jews, and from other nations; to whom I send thee,
idet jeg udfrier dig fra Folket og fra Hedningerne, til hvilke jeg udsender dig
18 to open their eyes; that they may turn from darkness to the light, and from the dominion of Satan unto God; and may receive remission of sins, and a portion with the saints, by faith in me.
for at oplade deres Øjne, så de må omvende sig fra Mørke til Lys og fra Satans Magt til Gud, for at de kunne få Syndernes Forladelse og Lod iblandt dem, som ere helligede ved Troen på mig.
19 Wherefore, king Agrippa, I did not contumaciously withstand the heavenly vision:
Derfor, Kong Agrippa! blev jeg ikke ulydig imod det himmelske Syn;
20 but I preached from the first to them in Damascus, and to them in Jerusalem and in all the villages of Judaea; and I preached also to the Gentiles, that they should repent, and should turn to God, and should do the works suitable to repentance.
men jeg forkyndte både først for dem i Damaskus og så 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.
21 And on account of these things, the Jews seized me in the temple, and sought to kill me.
For denne Sags Skyld grebe nogle Jøder mig i Helligdommen og forsøgte at slå mig ihjel.
22 But unto this day God hath helped me; and lo, I stand and bear testimony, to the small and to the great; yet saying nothing aside from Moses and the prophets, but the very things which they declared were to take place:
Det er altså ved den Hjælp, jeg har fået fra Gud, at jeg har stået indtil denne Dag og vidnet både for små og store, idet jeg intet siger ud over det, som både Profeterne og Moses have sagt skulde ske,
23 namely, that Messiah would suffer, and would become the first fruits of the resurrection from the dead; and that he would proclaim light to the people and to the Gentiles.
at Kristus skulde lide, at han som den første af de dødes Opstandelse skulde forkynde Lys både for Folket og for Hedningerne."
24 And when Paul had extended his defence thus far, Festus cried, with a loud voice: Paul, thou art deranged: much study hath deranged thee.
Men da han forsvarede sig således, sagde Festus med høj Røst: "Du raser, Paulus! den megen Lærdom gør dig rasende."
25 Paul replied to him: I am not deranged, excellent Festus; but speak words of truth and rectitude.
Men Paulus sagde: "Jeg raser ikke, mægtigste Festus! men jeg taler sande og betænksomme Ord.
26 And king Agrippa is also well acquainted with these things; and I therefore speak confidently before him, because I suppose not one of these things hath escaped his knowledge; for they were not done in secret.
Thi Kongen ved Besked om dette, og til ham taler jeg frimodigt, efterdi jeg er vis på, at slet intet af dette er skjult for ham; thi dette er ikke sket i en Vrå.
27 King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.
Tror du, Kong Agrippa, Profeterne? Jeg ved, at du tror dem."
28 King Agrippa said to him: Almost, thou persuadest me to become a Christian.
Men Agrippa sagde til Paulus: "Der fattes lidet i, at du overtaler mig til at blive en Kristen."
29 And Paul said: I would to God, that not only thou, but likewise all that hear me this day, were almost, and altogether, as I am, aside from these bonds.
Men Paulus sagde: "Jeg vilde ønske til Gud, enten der fattes lidet eller meget, at ikke alene du, men også alle, som høre mig i Dag, måtte blive sådan, som jeg selv er, på disse Lænker nær."
30 And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them.
Da stod Kongen op og Landshøvdingen og Berenike og de, som sade hos dem.
31 And when they had gone out, they conversed with one another, and said: This man hath done nothing worthy of death or of bonds.
Og da de gik bort, talte de med hverandre og sagde: "Denne Mand gør intet, som fortjener Død eller Lænker."
32 And Agrippa said to Festus: The man might be set at liberty, if he had not announced an appeal to Caesar.
Men Agrippa sagde til Festus: "Denne Mand kunde være løsladt, dersom han ikke havde skudt sig ind under Kejseren."
