Dela apostolska 23

1 A Pavle pogledavši na skupštinu reèe: ljudi braæo! ja sa svom dobrom savjesti življeh pred Bogom do samoga ovog dana.

And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men, brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.

2 A poglavar sveštenièki Ananija zapovjedi onima što stajahu kod njega da ga biju po ustima.

And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him, to strike him on the mouth.

3 Tada mu reèe Pavle: tebe æe Bog biti, zide okreèeni! I ti sjediš te mi sudiš po zakonu, a prestupajuæi zakon zapovijedaš da me biju.

Then said Paul to him, God shall smite thee, [thou] whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me according to the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?

4 A oni što stajahu naokolo rekoše: zar psuješ Božijeg poglavara sveštenièkoga?

And they that stood by, said, Revilest thou God's high priest?

5 A Pavle reèe: ne znadoh, braæo, da je poglavar sveštenièki, jer stoji napisano: starješini naroda svojega da ne govoriš ružno.

Then said Paul, I knew not, brethren, that he is the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.

6 A znajuæi Pavle da je jedan dio sadukeja a drugi fariseja, povika na skupštini: ljudi braæo! ja sam farisej i sin farisejev: za nad i za vaskrsenije iz mrtvijeh doveden sam na sud.

But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men, brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.

7 A kad on ovo reèe, postade raspra meðu sadukejima i farisejima, i razdijeli se narod.

And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.

8 Jer sadukeji govore da nema vaskrsenija, ni anðela ni duha; a fariseji priznaju oboje.

For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.

9 I postade velika vika, i ustavši književnici od strane farisejske prepirahu se meðu sobom govoreæi: nikakvo zlo ne nalazimo na ovome èovjeku; ako li mu govori duh ili anðeo, da se ne suprotimo Bogu.

And there arose a great cry: and the scribes [that were] of the Pharisees' part arose, and contended, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

10 A kad posta raspra velika, pobojavši se vojvoda da Pavla ne raskinu, zapovjedi da siðu vojnici i da ga otmu izmeðu njih, i da ga odvedu u oko.

And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul would have been pulled in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring [him] into the castle.

11 A onu noæ stade Gospod predanjga i reèe: ne boj se, Pavle, jer kao što si svjedoèio za mene u Jerusalimu, tako ti valja i u Rimu svjedoèiti.

And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified concerning me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear testimony also at Rome.

12 A kad bi dan, uèiniše neki od Jevreja vijeæu i zakleše se govoreæi da neæe ni jesti ni piti dokle ne ubiju Pavla.

And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying, that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

13 A bješe ih više od èetrdeset koji ovu kletvu uèiniše.

And they were more than forty who had made this conspiracy.

14 Ovi pristupivši ka glavarima sveštenièkijem i starješinama, rekoše: kletvom zaklesmo se da neæemo ništa okusiti dok ne ubijemo Pavla;

And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.

15 Sad dakle vi sa saborom kažite vojvodi da ga sjutra svede k vama, kao da biste htjeli doznati bolje za njega; a mi smo gotovi da ga ubijemo prije nego se on približi.

Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain, that he bring him down to you to-morrow, as though ye would inquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, before he shall come near, are ready to kill him.

16 A sin sestre Pavlove èuvši ovu zasjedu doðe i uðe u oko i kaza Pavlu.

And when the son of Paul's sister heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.

17 A Pavle dozvavši jednoga od kapetana reèe: ovo momèe odvedi k vojvodi, jer ima nešto da mu kaže.

Then Paul called one of the centurions to [him], and said, Bring this young man to the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.

18 A on ga uze i dovede k vojvodi, i reèe: sužanj Pavle dozva me i zamoli da ovo momèe dovedem k tebi koje ima nešto da ti govori.

So he took him, and brought [him] to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me to [him], and prayed me to bring this young man to thee, who hath something to say to thee.

19 A vojvoda uzevši ga za ruku, i otišavši nasamo, pitaše ga: šta je što imaš da mi kažeš?

Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went [with him] aside privately, and asked [him], What is that thou hast to tell me?

20 A ono reèe: Jevreji dogovoriše se da te zamole da sjutra svedeš Pavla k njima na skupštinu, kao da bi htjeli bolje ispitati za njega;

And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee, that thou wouldst bring down Paul to-morrow into the council, as though they would inquire somewhat concerning him more perfectly.

21 Ali ti ih nemoj poslušati, jer ga èekaju od njih više od èetrdeset ljudi koji su se zakleli da neæe ni jesti ni piti dokle ga ne ubiju; i sad su gotovi, i èekaju tvoje obeæanje.

But do not thou yield to them: for there are of them who lie in wait for him more than forty men, who have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now they are ready, looking for a promise from thee.

22 A vojvoda onda otpusti momèe zapovjedivši mu: nikom ne kazuj da si mi ovo javio.

So the chief captain [then] let the young man depart, and charged [him], [See thou] tell no man that thou hast shown these things to me.

23 I dozvavši dvojicu od kapetana reèe: pripravite mi dvjesta vojnika da idu do Æesarije, i sedamdeset konjika i dvjesta strijelaca, po treæemu sahatu noæi.

And he called to [him] two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Cesarea, and seventy horsemen, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;

24 I neka dovedu konje da posade Pavla, i da ga prate do Filiksa sudije.

And provide [for them] beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring [him] safe to Felix the governor.

25 I napisa poslanicu u kojoj ovako govoraše:

And he wrote a letter after this manner:

26 Od Klaudija Lisije èestitome Filiksu pozdravlje.

Claudius Lysias, to the most excellent governor Felix, [sendeth] greeting.

27 Èovjeka ovoga uhvatiše Jevreji i šæahu da ga ubiju; ja pak doðoh s vojnicima i oteh ga doznavši da je Rimljanin.

This man was taken by the Jews, and would have been killed by them: then I came with a body of soldiers, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.

28 I želeæi doznati uzrok za koji ga krive svedoh ga na njihovu skupštinu.

And when I would have known the cause for which they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:

29 Tada naðoh da ga krive za pitanja zakona njihova, a da nema nikakve krivice koja zaslužuje smrt ili okove.

Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death, or of bonds.

30 I doznavši ja ugovor Jevrejski o glavi ovoga èovjeka odmah ga poslah k tebi zapovjedivši i suparnicima njegovijem da pred tobom kažu što imaju na nj. Zdrav budi!

And when it was told to me that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent forthwith to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also, to say before thee what [they had] against him. Farewell.

31 A vojnici onda, kao što im se zapovjedi, uzeše Pavla i odvedoše ga noæu u Antipatridu.

Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought [him] by night to Antipatris.

32 A sjutradan ostavivši konjike da idu s njim, vratiše se u oko.

On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:

33 A oni došavši u Æesariju, predaše poslanicu sudiji i izvedoše Pavla preda nj.

Who, when they came to Cesarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.

34 A sudija proèitavši poslanicu zapita odakle je; i doznavši da je iz Kilikije

And when the governor had read [the letter], he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that [he was] of Cilicia,

35 Reèe: ispitaæu te kad suparnici tvoji doðu. I zapovjedi da ga èuvaju u dvoru Irodovom.

I will hear thee, said he, when thy accusers also have come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment-hall.