Dela apostolska 22

1 Ljudi, braæo i ocevi! èujte sad moj odgovor k vama.

Brethren and fathers, hear ye the defence which I now make unto you.

2 A kad èuše da im Jevrejskijem jezikom progovori, još veæa tišina posta. I reèe:

And when they heard that he spake unto them in the Hebrew language, they were the more quiet: and he saith,

3 Ja sam èovjek Jevrejin, koji sam roðen u Tarsu Kilikijskome, i odgajen u ovome gradu kod nogu Gamaliilovijeh, nauèen upravo otaèkom zakonu, i bijah revnitelj Božij kao što ste vi svi danas.

I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as ye all are this day:

4 Ja ovaj put gonih do same smrti, vežuæi i predajuæi u tamnicu i ljude i žene,

and I persecuted this Way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

5 Kao što mi svjedoèi i poglavar sveštenièki i sve starješine; od kojijeh i poslanice primih na braæu koja žive u Damasku; i iðah da dovedem one što bijahu onamo svezane u Jerusalim da se muèe.

As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and journeyed to Damascus, to bring them also which were there unto Jerusalem in bonds, for to be punished.

6 A kad iðah i približih se k Damasku, dogodi mi se oko podne da me ujedanput obasja velika svjetlost s neba.

And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and drew nigh unto Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.

7 I padoh na zemlju, i èuh glas, koji mi govori: Savle! Savle! zašto me goniš?

And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

8 A ja odgovorih: ko si ti, Gospode? A on mi reèe: ja sam Isus Nazareæanin, kojega ti goniš.

And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

9 A koji bijahu sa mnom vidješe svjetlost i uplašiše se; ali ne èuše glasa koji mi govoraše.

And they that were with me beheld indeed the light, but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.

10 A ja rekoh: šta æu èiniti, Gospode? A Gospod mi reèe: ustani i idi u Damask, i tamo æe ti se kazati za sve šta ti je odreðeno da èiniš.

And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.

11 I kad obnevidjeh od silne svjetlosti one, voðahu me za ruku oni koji bijahu sa mnom, i doðoh u Damask.

And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.

12 A neki Ananija èovjek pobožan po zakonu, posvjedoèen od sviju Jevreja koji žive u Damasku,

And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews that dwelt there,

13 Došavši k meni stade i reèe mi: Savle brate! progledaj. I ja u taj èas pogledah na nj.

came unto me, and standing by me said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And in that very hour I looked up on him.

14 A on mi reèe: Bog otaca našijeh izabra te da poznaš volju njegovu, i da vidiš pravednika, i da èuješ glas iz usta njegovijeh:

And he said, The God of our fathers hath appointed thee to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.

15 Da mu budeš svjedok pred svijem ljudima za ovo što si vidio i èuo.

For thou shalt be a witness for him unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.

16 I sad šta oklijevaš? Ustani i krsti se, i operi se od grijeha svojijeh, prizvavši ime Gospoda Isusa.

And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.

17 A dogodi se, kad se vratih u Jerusalim i moljah se u crkvi Bogu, da postadoh izvan sebe,

And it came to pass, that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,

18 I vidjeh ga gdje mi govori: pohiti te iziði iz Jerusalima, jer neæe primiti svjedoèanstva tvojega za mene.

and saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: because they will not receive of thee testimony concerning me.

19 I ja rekoh: Gospode! sami znadu da sam ja metao u tamnice i bio po zbornicama one koji te vjeruju.

And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

20 I kad se proljevaše krv Stefana svjedoka tvojega, i ja stajah i pristajah na smrt njegovu, i èuvah haljine onijeh koji ga ubijahu.

and when the blood of Stephen thy witness was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting, and keeping the garments of them that slew him.

21 I reèe mi: idi; jer æu ja daleko da te pošljem u neznabošce.

And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee forth far hence unto the Gentiles.

22 A oni ga slušahu do ove rijeèi, pa podigoše glas svoj govoreæi: uzmi sa zemlje takovoga; jer ne treba da živi.

And they gave him audience unto this word; and they lifted up their voice, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.

23 A kad oni vikahu i zbacivahu haljine i bacahu prah u nebo,

And as they cried out, and threw off their garments, and cast dust into the air,

24 Zapovjedi vojvoda da ga odvedu u oko, i reèe da ga bojem ispitaju da dozna za kakvu krivicu tako vikahu na nj.

the chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, bidding that he should be examined by scourging, that he might know for what cause they so shouted against him.

25 I kad ga pritegoše uzicama, reèe Pavle kapetanu, koji stajaše ondje: zar vi možete biti èovjeka Rimljanina, i još bez suda?

And when they had tied him up with the thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?

26 A kad èu kapetan, pristupi k vojvodi, i kaza govoreæi: gledaj šta æeš èiniti; jer je ovaj èovjek Rimljanin.

And when the centurion heard it, he went to the chief captain, and told him, saying, What art thou about to do? for this man is a Roman.

27 A vojvoda pristupivši reèe mu: kaži mi jesi li ti Rimljanin? A on reèe: da.

And the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? And he said, Yea.

28 A vojvoda odgovori: ja sam za veliku cijenu ime ovoga graðanstva dobio. A Pavle reèe: a ja sam se i rodio s njime.

And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this citizenship. And Paul said, But I am [a Roman] born.

29 Onda otstupiše odmah od njega oni što šæadijahu da ga ispituju; a vojvoda se uplaši kad razumje da je Rimljanin i što ga bješe svezao.

They then which were about to examine him straightway departed from him: and the chief captain also was afraid, when he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.

30 A sjutradan, želeæi doznati istinu zašto ga tuže Jevreji, pusti ga iz okova, i zapovjedi da doðu glavari sveštenièki i sav sabor njihov; i svedavši Pavla postavi ga pred njima.

But on the morrow, desiring to know the certainty, wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.