Деяния святых апостолов 22
1 Мужие братие и отцы, услышите мой к вам ныне ответ.
“Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”
2 Слышавше же, яко еврейским языком возгласи к ним, паче приложиша безмолвие. И рече:
When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more silent. Then Paul declared,
3 аз убо есмь муж Иудеанин, родився в Тарсе Киликийстем, воспитан же во граде сем при ногу Гамалиилову, наказан известно отеческому закону, ревнитель сый Божий, якоже вси вы есте днесь:
“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I am just as zealous for God as any of you here today.
4 иже сей путь гоних даже до смерти, вяжя и предая в темницу мужы же и жены,
I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,
5 якоже и архиерей свидетелствует ми и вси старцы: от нихже и послания приемь к живущым в Дамасце братиям, идях привести сущыя тамо связаны во Иерусалим, да мучатся.
as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.
6 Бысть же ми идущу и приближающуся к Дамаску в полудне, внезапу с небесе облиста свет мног окрест мене.
About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.
7 Падох же на землю и слышах глас глаголющь ми: Савле, Савле, что Мя гониши?
I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’
8 Аз же отвещах: кто еси, Господи? Рече же ко мне: Аз есмь Иисус Назорей, Егоже ты гониши.
‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied.
9 Со мною же сущии свет убо видеша и пристрашни быша, гласа же не слышаша Глаголющаго ко мне.
My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.
10 Рекох же: что сотворю, Господи? Господь же рече ко мне: востав иди в Дамаск, и тамо речется ти о всех, яже вчинено ти есть творити.
Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’
11 И якоже не видех от славы света онаго, за руку ведомь от сущих со мною, внидох в Дамаск.
Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.
12 Ананиа же некий, муж благоговеин по закону, свидетелствован от всех живущих в Дамасце Иудей,
There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,
13 пришед ко мне и став рече ми: Савле брате, прозри. И аз в той час воззрех нань.
came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him.
14 Он же рече ми: Бог отец наших изволи тя разумети хотение Его, и видети Праведника, и слышати глас от уст Его:
Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear His voice.
15 яко будеши Ему свидетель у всех человеков о сих, яже видел еси и слышал:
You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard.
16 и ныне что медлиши? Востав крестися и омый грехи твоя, призвав имя Господа Иисуса.
And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’
17 Бысть же возвратившумися во Иерусалим и молящумися в церкви, быти во изступлении
Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance
18 и видети Его глаголюща ми: потщися и изыди скоро из Иерусалима, зане не приимут свидетелства твоего, еже о Мне.
and saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people here will not accept your testimony about Me.’
19 И аз рех: Господи, сами ведят, яко аз бех всаждая в темницу и бия по сонмищих верующыя в Тя,
‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You.
20 и егда изливашеся кровь Стефана свидетеля Твоего, и сам бех стоя и соизволяя убиению его и стрегий риз убивающих его.
And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’
21 И рече ко мне: иди, яко Аз во языки далече послю тя.
Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
22 Послушаху же его даже до сего словесе и воздвигоша глас свой, глаголюще: возьми от земли таковаго, не подобает бо ему жити.
The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!”
23 Вопиющым же им и мещущым ризы и прах возметающым на воздух,
As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,
24 повеле тысящник отвести его в полк, рек ранами истязати его, да разумеет, за кую вину тако вопияху нань.
the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him.
25 И якоже протягоша его вервьми, рече к стоящему сотнику Павел: человека Римлянина и неосуждена леть ли есть вам бити?
But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?”
26 Слышав же сотник, приступи к тысящнику, сказа, глаголя: виждь, что хощеши сотворити? Человек бо сей Римлянин есть.
On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.”
27 Приступль же тысящник рече ему: глаголи ми, Римлянин ли еси ты? Он же рече: ей.
The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.
28 Отвеща же тысящник: аз многою ценою наречение жителства сего стяжах. Павел же рече: аз же и родихся в нем.
“I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
29 Абие убо отступиша от него хотящии его истязати, и тысящник же убояся, разумев, яко Римлянин есть, и яко бе его связал.
Then those who were about to interrogate Paul stepped back, and the commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put a Roman citizen in chains.
30 На утрие же, хотя разумети истину, чесо ради оклеветается от Иудей, разреши его от уз и повеле приити архиереем и всему собору их: и свед Павла, постави (его) пред ними.
The next day the commander, wanting to learn the real reason Paul was accused by the Jews, released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.
