Acts 26
1 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You [(sg)] are permitted [now] to speak [to defend] yourself.” Paul stretched out his hand ([dramatically/to salute the king]) and began to defend himself. He said,
Då sagde Agrippa til Paulus: «Du fær lov til å tala um deg sjølv.» Då rette Paulus handi ut og forsvara seg soleis:
2 “King Agrippa, I consider that I am fortunate that today, while you [(sg)] listen, I can defend myself from all the things about which the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] are accusing me.
«Imot alt det som jødarne klagar meg for, prisar eg meg lukkeleg, kong Agrippa, at eg i dag skal forsvara meg for deg,
3 I am really fortunate, because you [(sg)] know all about the customs of us Jews and the questions that we [(exc)] argue about. So I ask you, please listen patiently to what I say.”
for du kjenner best til alle sedvanar og spursmål hjå jødarne; difor bed eg deg å høyra på meg med tolmod!
4 “Many [HYP] of my fellow Jews know about how I have conducted my life, from the time I was a child. They know how I lived in the area where I [was born] and [also later] in Jerusalem.
Min livnad like frå ungdomen, som eg frå fyrste stund hev ført millom folket mitt og i Jerusalem, kjenner alle jødarne,
5 They have known for many years, and they could tell you, if they wanted to, that [since I was very young] I obeyed the customs of our religion very carefully, just like the [other] Pharisees do.
då dei fyreåt veit um meg alt frå det fyrste, um dei vil vitna, at eg livde etter det strengaste serlaget i vår gudsdyrking, som farisæar.
6 Today I am being put on trial {[they] are putting me on trial} because I am confidently expecting that God will do what he promised our [(exc)] ancestors.
Og no stend eg her og skal verta dømd for von um lovnaden som Gud gav federne,
7 Our twelve tribes are [also] confidently waiting for God to do [for us what he promised], as they respectfully worship him, day and night. [Respected] king, I confidently expect [that God will do what he promised, and they also believe that! But that is the reason] that these Jewish leaders [SYN] are accusing me!
den som vårt tolvgreina folk med vedhaldande gudsdyrking natt og dag vonar å nå fram til; for denne von skuld, kong Agrippa, klagar jødar meg!
8 They believe that God can cause those who have died to become alive again, so (why [do any of you refuse to believe that he raised Jesus from the dead?/none of you should refuse to believe that he raised Jesus from the dead!]) [RHQ]”
Kvi vert det halde for utrulegt millom dykk, at Gud vekkjer upp daude?
9 “[Formerly] I, too, was sure that I should do everything that I could to oppose Jesus [MTY], the man from Nazareth [town].
Eg for min part trudde at eg måtte gjera mykje imot nasaræaren Jesu namn;
10 So that is what I did [when I lived] in Jerusalem. I put many of the believers in jail, as the chief priests there had authorized me [to do]. When [the Jewish leaders wanted] those Christians killed {someone to kill those [Christians]}, I voted [for that].
det gjorde eg og i Jerusalem, og eg kasta mange av dei heilage i fangehus, då eg hadde fenge fullmagt frå øvsteprestarne, og når dei skulde verta ihelslegne, røysta eg med,
11 Many times I punished the believers [whom I found] in Jewish meeting places. [By punishing them], I tried to force them to speak evil [about Jesus]. I was so angry with the followers of Jesus that I even traveled to other cities to [find them and] do things to harm them.”
og ikring i alle synagogorne tvinga eg deim tidt med refsing til å spotta, og eg rasa endå meir imot deim og forfylgde deim endå til byarne utanlands.
12 “[One day], I was on my way to Damascus [city] to do that. The chief priests [in Jerusalem] had authorized and sent me [to seize the believers there].
Dermed for eg då og til Damaskus med fullmagt og umbod frå øvsteprestarne;
13 [My respected] king, [while I was going] along the road, at about noon I saw a [bright] light in the sky. It was even brighter than the sun! It shone all around me, and also around the men who were traveling with me.
og midt på dagen, konge, såg eg på vegen eit ljos, som klårare enn soli stråla frå himmelen ikring meg og fylgjesmennerne mine;
14 We [(exc)] all fell to the ground. Then I heard the voice of someone speaking to me in my own Hebrew language [MTY]. He said ‘Saul, Saul, (stop causing me to suffer!/why are you causing me to suffer?) [RHQ] You [(sg)] are [hurting yourself by trying to hurt me] [MET], [like an ox] kicking against [its owner’s] goad.’
og då me alle fall til jordi, høyrde eg ei røyst som tala til meg og sagde på hebraisk mål: «Saul, Saul, kvi forfylgjer du meg? Det vert hardt for deg å spenna mot brodden.»
15 Then I asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ The Lord said to me, ‘I am Jesus. You [(sg)] are harming me [by harming my followers].
Då sagde eg: «Kven er du, Herre?» Og Herren sagde: «Eg er Jesus, han som du forfylgjer!
16 But instead [of continuing to do that], stand up now! I have appeared to you [(sg)] to tell you that I have chosen you to serve me. You must tell people about [what I am showing you] as you are seeing me [now], and about what I [will show you when] I will [later] appear to you.
Men reis deg upp og statt på føterne dine! For difor synte eg meg for deg, for å kåra deg ut til tenar og vitne både um det som du hev set, og um det som eg vil syna meg med for deg,
17 I will protect you [from those who will try to harm you, both] your own people and [also] those who are not Jewish. I am sending you to non-Jews
med di eg friar deg ut frå folket og frå heidningarne som eg sender deg til,
18 to help them to realize [MTY] what is true and to stop believing what is false [MET]. I am sending you to them so that they may let God control them and not let Satan control them any more. [Then God] will forgive their sins and will accept them as his people because they believe in me.’ [That is what Jesus said to me].”
at du skal opna augo deira, so dei kann venda seg frå myrker til ljos og frå Satans magt til Gud, for at dei skal få forlating for synderne og arvlut millom deim som er helga ved trui på meg.»
19 “So, King Agrippa, I fully obeyed [LIT] what [the Lord Jesus told me to do when he spoke to me] from heaven.
Difor, kong Agrippa, var eg ikkje ulydug mot den himmelske syni,
20 First, I preached to [the Jews] in Damascus. Then I [preached to the Jews] in Jerusalem and throughout [the rest of] Judea [province]. After that, I also preached to non-Jews. I preached that they must turn away from their sinful behavior and turn their lives over to God. I told them that they must do things that would show that they had truly stopped their sinful behavior.”
men forkynte fyrst for folket i Damaskus og so i Jerusalem og i heile Judæaland og for heidningarne, at dei skulde gjera bot og venda um til Gud og gjera gjerningar som høver med umvendingi.
21 “It is because I [preached] this message [that some] [SYN] Jews seized me [when I was] in the Temple [courtyard and] tried to kill me.
For desse ting skuld greip nokre jødar meg i templet og freista å taka livet av meg.
22 However, God has been helping me [from that time, and he is still helping me] today. So I stand here and I tell [all of you people], those who are important and those who are not, [who Jesus is]. Everything that I say [about him] is what Moses and the [other] prophets wrote [about long ago, things that they said] would happen.
So hev eg då fenge hjelp av Gud og stend alt til denne dagen og vitnar både for liten og stor, med di eg ikkje segjer anna enn det som profetarne og Moses hev sagt skulde koma:
23 They wrote that [people would cause] the Messiah to suffer and die. They also wrote that he would be the first person to become alive again, to proclaim [the message that would be like] light, [that he would save] both [his own Jewish] people and non-Jewish people.”
at Messias skulde lida, at han som fyrstemannen utav uppstoda av daude skulde forkynna ljos for folket og for heidningarne.»
24 Before Paul could say anything [further] to defend himself, Festus shouted: “Paul, you are crazy! You have studied too much, and it has made you insane!”
Men då han forsvara seg so, segjer Festus med høg røyst: «Du er frå vitet, Paulus. Din store lærdom driv deg til vitløysa.»
25 But Paul answered, “Your Excellency, Festus, I am not raving [insanely]. On the contrary, what I am saying is true and sensible!
Men han segjer: «Eg er ikkje frå vitet, megtigaste Festus, men talar sanne og umtenkte ord.
26 King Agrippa knows the things [that I have been talking about], and I can speak confidently to him [about them]. I am sure that he knows [LIT] these things, because people everywhere [IDM] have heard [LIT] about what happened [to Jesus].”
For kongen veit um dette, og til honom talar eg og frimodig; for eg trur ikkje at noko av dette er ukjent for honom; for dette hev ikkje hendt i nokon avkrok.
27 Then Paul asked, “King Agrippa, do you believe [what] the prophets [wrote]? I know that you [(sg)] believe it.”
Trur du profetarne, kong Agrippa? Eg veit at du trur!»
28 Then Agrippa [answered] Paul, “([I hope that you(sg)] do not think that by the few things [that you have just now said] you can persuade me to become a Christian!/You do not think, [do you], that by the few things [that you have just now said] you can persuade me to become a Christian?)” [RHQ]
Men Agrippa sagde til Paulus: «Det skil lite på at du fær meg yvertald til å verta ein kristen.»
29 Paul replied, “Whether it takes a short time or a long time, it does not matter. I pray to God that you and also all of the others who are listening to me today will also [believe in Jesus] like I do, but I do not want you to become prisoners [MTY] [like I am].”
Då sagde Paulus: «Anten det er lite eller mykje som skal til, vilde eg ynskja til Gud, at ikkje berre du, men og alle dei som høyrer meg i dag, måtte verta slike som eg er, berre utan desse lekkjorne.
30 Then the king, the governor, Bernice, and all the others got up
Då reiste kongen seg og landshovdingen og Berenike og dei som sat der med deim;
31 and left [the room. While] they were talking to one another they said to each other, “There is no reason why (the authorities/we) should execute this man, or that he should even be kept in prison [MTY].”
og dei gjekk i einrom og tala med kvarandre og sagde: «Denne mannen gjer ingen ting som skulde gjera honom skuldig til daude eller lekkjor.»
32 Agrippa said to Festus, “If this man had not asked that the Emperor judge him, he could have been released {[we(inc)] could have released him}.”
Og Agrippa sagde til Festus: Denne mannen kunde vera laten laus, um han ikkje hadde skote saki si inn for keisaren.»
