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,
A Agripa reèe Pavlu: dopušta ti se da govoriš sam za se. Onda Pavle pruživši ruku odgovaraše:
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.
Za sreæu svoju držim, care Agripa! što se danas pred tobom odgovaram za sve što me potvoraju Jevreji,
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.”
A najviše što znam da ti poznaješ sve Jevrejske obièaje i prepiranja. Zato te molim da me poslušaš milostivo.
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.
Moje dakle življenje od mladosti, koje je isprva bilo meðu narodom mojijem u Jerusalimu, znadu svi Jevreji.
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.
Kako me znadu isprva, ako hoæe posvjedoèiti, da po poznatoj jeresi naše vjere življeh farisejski.
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.
I sad stojim pred sudom za nadanje obeæanja koje Bog obreèe ocevima našijem,
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!
Kome se svi dvanaest koljena našijeh jednako dan i noæ služeæi nadaju da æe doæi. Za ovo nadanje optužen sam, care Agripa, od Jevreja.
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]”
Šta? zar vi mislite da se ne može vjerovati da Bog mrtve podiže?
9 “[Formerly] I, too, was sure that I should do everything that I could to oppose Jesus [MTY], the man from Nazareth [town].
Tako i ja mišljah da mi valja mnoga zla èiniti protiv imena Isusa Nazareæanina,
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].
Kao što i uèinih u Jerusalimu; i mnoge od svetijeh ja zatvorah u tamnice, primivši vlast od glavara sveštenièkijeh; i kad ih ubijahu, pristajah na sud.
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.”
I po svijem zbornicama muèeæi ih èesto, nagonjah da hule na Isusa; i odviše mrzeæi na njih gonjah ih tja i do tuðijeh gradova.
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].
Za koje iduæi u Damask s vlašæu i zapoviješæu od glavara sveštenièkijeh,
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.
U podne, care, vidjeh na putu s neba svjetlost veæu od sijanja sunèanoga, koja obasja mene i one što iðahu sa mnom.
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.’
A kad mi svi padosmo na zemlju, èuh glas gdje govori meni i kazuje Jevrejskijem jezikom: Savle! Savle! zašto me goniš? Teško ti je protivu bodila praæati se.
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].
A ja rekoh: ko si ti, Gospode? A on reèe: ja sam Isus, kojega ti goniš;
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.
Nego ustani i stani na noge svoje; jer ti se za to javih da te uèinim slugom i svjedokom ovome što si vidio i što æu ti pokazati,
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
Izbavljajuæi te od naroda Jevrejskoga i od neznabožaca, kojima æu te poslati,
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].”
Da im otvoriš oèi da se obrate od tame k vidjelu i od oblasti sotonine k Bogu, da prime oproštenje grijeha i dostojanje meðu osveæenima vjerom mojom.
19 “So, King Agrippa, I fully obeyed [LIT] what [the Lord Jesus told me to do when he spoke to me] from heaven.
Zato, care Agripa! ne bih nepokoran nebeskoj utvari;
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.”
Nego najprije onima koji su u Damasku i u Jerusalimu, potom i po svoj zemlji Jevrejskoj, i neznabošcima propovijedah da se pokaju, i da se obrate k Bogu èineæi djela dostojna pokajanja.
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.
Zato me Jevreji uhvatiše u crkvi i šæahu da me raskinu.
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.
Ali dobivši pomoæ Božiju stojim do samoga ovog dana, i svjedoèim i malom i velikom, ne kazujuæi ništa osim što proroci kazaše da æe biti, i Mojsije:
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.”
Da æe Hristos postradati, i da æe biti prvi iz vaskrsenija mrtvijeh i propovijedati vidjelo narodu Jevrejskome i neznabošcima.
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!”
A kad on ovo odgovaraše, reèe Fist velikijem glasom: zar luduješ, Pavle? Mnoge te knjige izvode iz pameti.
25 But Paul answered, “Your Excellency, Festus, I am not raving [insanely]. On the contrary, what I am saying is true and sensible!
A on reèe: ne ludujem, èestiti Fiste, nego rijeèi istine i razuma kazujem.
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].”
Jer za ovo zna car, kojemu i govorim slobodno; jer ne vjerujem da mu je što od ovoga nepoznato; jer ovo nije bilo u uglu.
27 Then Paul asked, “King Agrippa, do you believe [what] the prophets [wrote]? I know that you [(sg)] believe it.”
Vjeruješ li, care Agripa, prorocima? Znam da vjeruješ.
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]
A Agripa reèe Pavlu: još malo pa æeš me nagovoriti da budem hrišæanin.
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].”
A Pavle reèe: molio bih Boga i za malo i za mnogo da bi ne samo ti nego i svi koji me slušaju danas bili takovi kao i ja što sam, osim okova ovijeh.
30 Then the king, the governor, Bernice, and all the others got up
I kad on ovo reèe, usta car i sudija i Vernikija, i koji sjeðahu s njima,
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].”
I otišavši razgovarahu se meðu sobom govoreæi: ovaj èovjek nije uèinio ništa što zaslužuje smrt ili okove.
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}.”
A Agripa reèe Fistu: ovaj èovjek mogaše biti pušten da ne reèe da hoæe k æesaru. I tako sudija namisli da ga pošlje k æesaru.
