Apustuļu Darbi 26
1 Agrippa sacīja uz Pāvilu: “Tev ir vēlēts priekš sevis paša runāt.” Tad Pāvils roku izstiepis aizbildinājās:
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,
2 “Es to sev turu par lielu laimi, ķēniņ Agrippa, ka man šodien ir vēlēts tavā priekšā aizbildināties par visu to, par ko es no tiem Jūdiem topu apsūdzēts,
“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.
3 Visvairāk, kad es zinu, tevi esam mācītu visās Jūdu ierašās un jautāšanās. Tāpēc es tevi lūdzu, lēnprātīgi mani klausīties.
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.”
4 Manu dzīvošanu no mazām dienām, kāda tā no iesākuma bijusi manas tautas starpā iekš Jeruzālemes, to nu visi Jūdi zina.
“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.
5 Tie mani sen jau pazina, (ja tie gribētu liecību dot), ka es esmu dzīvojis pēc mūsu Dieva kalpošanas viscietākiem likumiem, farizejs būdams.
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.
6 Un nu es stāvu un topu tiesāts par to cerību uz to no Dieva mūsu tēviem doto apsolīšanu.
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.
7 Pie tās cer nākt mūsu divpadsmit ciltis, bez mitēšanās naktīm un dienām Dievam kalpodamas. Par šo cerību, ķēniņ Agrippa, es no tiem Jūdiem topu apsūdzēts.
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!
8 Kā? Vai tā jums šķiet neticama lieta, ka Dievs miroņus uzmodina?
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]”
9 Man pašam gan šķita, ka man vajagot Jēzus, tā Nacarieša, vārdam daudz pretī darīt.
“[Formerly] I, too, was sure that I should do everything that I could to oppose Jesus [MTY], the man from Nazareth [town].
10 To es arī esmu darījis Jeruzālemē, un es daudz svētus esmu ieslēdzis cietumā, to varu no tiem augstiem priesteriem dabūjis; un kad viņi tapa nokauti, tad man tas bija pa prātam.
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].
11 Un pa visām baznīcām es tos daudzkārt esmu mocījis un tos spiedis zaimot, un pārlieku pret tiem trakodams es tos esmu vajājis arī līdz svešām pilsētām.
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.”
12 Kad es tādēļ arī uz Damasku gāju ar spēku un varu no tiem augstiem priesteriem,
“[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].
13 Tad, ak ķēniņ, es dienas vidū uz ceļa gaišumu no debesīm, skaidrāku nekā sauli, redzēju, kas mani un manus ceļa biedrus apspīdēja.
[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.
14 Un kad mēs visi pie zemes pakritām, tad es dzirdēju balsi uz mani runājam un Ebreju valodā sakām: “Saul, Saul, ko tu Mani vajā? Tev grūti nāksies pret dzenuli spārdīt!”
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.’
15 Bet es sacīju: “Kas Tu esi, Kungs?” Bet Tas sacīja: “Es esmu Jēzus, ko tu vajā.
Then I asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ The Lord said to me, ‘I am Jesus. You [(sg)] are harming me [by harming my followers].
16 Bet celies un stāvi uz savām kājām. Jo tāpēc Es tev esmu parādījies, ka Es tevi ieceltu par kalpu un liecinieku tanīs lietās, ko tu esi redzējis un kādās Es tev parādīšos,
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.
17 Tevi izraudams no šiem ļaudīm un no tiem pagāniem, pie kuriem Es tevi tagad sūtu,
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
18 Viņu acis atdarīt, ka tie atgriežas no tumsības pie gaismas un no velna varas pie Dieva, ka tie dabū grēku piedošanu un daļu starp tiem svētītiem caur ticību uz Mani.”
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].”
19 Tāpēc, ak ķēniņ Agrippa, es šai parādīšanai no debesīm neesmu bijis nepaklausīgs;
“So, King Agrippa, I fully obeyed [LIT] what [the Lord Jesus told me to do when he spoke to me] from heaven.
20 Bet es papriekš tiem, kas Damaskū un Jeruzālemē un visā Jūdu zemē, un tiem pagāniem esmu pasludinājis, lai no grēkiem atstājās un pie Dieva atgriežas un dara atjaunota prāta pienākamus darbus.
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.”
21 Tādēļ tie Jūdi, Dieva namā mani sagrābuši, apņēmās mani nokaut.
“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.
22 Bet palīgu no Dieva dabūjis es stāvu līdz šai dienai, un apliecināju tik pat mazam kā lielam, cita nekā nesacīdams kā vien, ko pravieši un Mozus runājuši, kas notiks;
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.
23 Ka Kristum bija jācieš, un ka Viņš, tas pirmais, kas no miroņiem augšāmcēlies, gaismu pasludinās Saviem ļaudīm un tiem pagāniem.”
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.”
24 Un kad viņš tā aizbildinājās, tad Festus sacīja ar skaņu balsi: “Pāvil, tu esi traks, tā lielā rakstu zināšana tevi padara traku.”
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!”
25 Bet tas sacīja: “Es neesmu vis traks, viscienīgais Festu, bet es runāju patiesīgus un prātīgus vārdus.
But Paul answered, “Your Excellency, Festus, I am not raving [insanely]. On the contrary, what I am saying is true and sensible!
26 Jo par šīm lietām ķēniņš zina, uz ko es arī droši runāju. Jo es neticu, ka kāda no šīm lietām viņam ir paslēpta; jo tas nav kaktā noticis.
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].”
27 Vai tu, ķēniņ Agrippa, tiem praviešiem tici? Es zinu, ka tu tici!”
Then Paul asked, “King Agrippa, do you believe [what] the prophets [wrote]? I know that you [(sg)] believe it.”
28 Bet Agrippa sacīja uz Pāvilu: “Daudz netrūkst, tu mani pārrunā, ka es palieku par Kristus mācekli.”
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]
29 Bet Pāvils sacīja: “Es no Dieva vēlētos, lai trūkst maz vai daudz, ka ne vien tu, bet arī visi, kas mani šodien dzird, tādi top, kāds es esmu, bez šīm saitēm vien.”
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].”
30 Un kad viņš to runāja, tad ķēniņš cēlās un zemes valdītājs un Berniķe un kas pie tiem sēdēja.
Then the king, the governor, Bernice, and all the others got up
31 Un aizgājuši tie runāja savā starpā sacīdami: “Šis cilvēks neko nedara, ar ko viņš nāvi vai saites pelna.”
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].”
32 Un Agrippa sacīja uz Festu: “Šo cilvēku varētu palaist, kad tas ķeizaru nebūtu piesaucis.”
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}.”
