Apostolska dela 26

1 Potem je Agripa rekel Pavlu: »Dovoljeno ti je, da se zagovarjaš.« Nató je Pavel iztegnil svojo roko in se zagovarjal:

THEN Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretching out his hand, began his defence:

2 »Imam se za srečnega, kralj Agripa, ker se bom danes pred teboj zagovarjal gledé vseh stvari, katere me Judje obtožujejo,

I count myself happy, king Agrippa, that I am about to address my defence to thee this day concerning all the things of which I am accused by the Jews:

3 še posebej, ker te poznam, da si poznavalec vseh običajev in vprašanj, ki so med Judi, te zaradi tega rotim, da me potrpežljivo poslušaš.

especially as thou art skilled both in all the customs, and questions which respect the Jews: wherefore I beg the favour of thee to hear me patiently.

4 Moj življenjski slog od moje mladosti, ki je bila najprej med mojim lastnim narodom v Jeruzalemu, poznajo vsi Judje,

The manner of my life even from my youth, which from its beginning was spent amidst my own nation at Jerusalem, know indeed all the Jews;

5 ki so me poznali od začetka, če bi [le] želeli pričevati, da sem po najstrožji ločini našega bogoslužja živel kot farizej.

who previously knew me a long while ago, (if they chose to bear testimony, ) that according to the most precise sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

6 In sedaj stojim in sem sojen zaradi upanja o od Boga dani obljubi našim očetom.

And this moment for the hope of the promise made of God to our fathers am I standing here to be judged:

7 K tej obljubi se naši dvanajsteri rodovi, ki dan in noč iskreno služijo Bogu, nadejajo, da se uresniči. Zaradi tega upanja, kralj Agripa, sem obtožen od Judov.

which promise our twelve tribes, with fervour night and day worshipping God, hope to attain. For which hope, king Agrippa, I am criminated by the Jews.

8 Zakaj bi vam bila neverjetna misel, da bi Bog obujal mrtve?

What! is it judged a thing incredible by you, that God should raise the dead?

9 Jaz sem sam pri sebi resnično mislil, da moram mnoge stvari narediti nasprotno imenu Jezusa Nazarečana.

I indeed then thought in myself, that I ought to do many things in opposition to the name of Jesus the Nazarean.

10 Kar sem tudi počel v Jeruzalemu. In mnoge izmed svetih sem zapiral v ječo, ker sem prejel oblast od visokih duhovnikov. In ko so jih morili, sem dajal svoj glas zoper nje.

Which also I did at Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were killed, I gave my vote against them.

11 In pogosto sem jih v vsaki sinagogi kaznoval ter jih silil k bogokletju in zoper njih sem bil silno besen. Preganjal sem jih celó v tujih mestih.

And in every synagogue oftentimes punishing them, I compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly maddened with rage against them, I persecuted them even to the cities that are without.

12 Nakar, ko sem odšel v Damask, z oblastjo in pooblastilom od visokih duhovnikov,

In which pursuits, even as I was going to Damascus with authority and a commission from the chief priests,

13 sem sredi dneva, oh kralj, na poti videl svetlobo z neba, nad sijajem sonca, ki je svetilo naokoli mene in teh, ki so potovali z menoj.

at midday, O king, I saw on the road a light from heaven, beyond the splendour of the sun, shining around myself and those who were travelling with me.

14 In ko smo vsi popadali na zemljo, sem zaslišal glas, ki mi je spregovoril in v hebrejskem jeziku rekel: ›Savel, Savel, zakaj me preganjaš? Zate je to težko, da se upiraš bodicam.‹

And as we were all fallen prostrate on the earth, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saving in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is difficult for thee to kick against the goads.

15 In rekel sem: ›Kdo si ti, Gospod?‹ In rekel je: ›Jaz sem Jezus, ki ga ti preganjaš.

Then I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he replied, I am Jesus whom thou art persecuting.

16 Toda vstani in stopi na svoja stopala, kajti prikazal sem se ti zaradi tega namena, da te naredim za služabnika in pričo tako o teh stvareh, ki si jih videl, kakor o teh stvareh, v katerih se ti bom prikazal,

Notwithstanding, arise, and stand on thy feet: for to this end have I appeared to thee, to ordain thee both a minister and a witness of the things which thou hast seen, and of those which I will shew thee;

17 in te reševal pred ljudmi ter pred pogani, h katerim te sedaj pošiljam,

delivering thee both from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom now I send thee,

18 da odpreš njihove oči in da jih obrneš od teme k svetlobi in od Satanove oblasti k Bogu, da bi lahko prejeli odpuščanje grehov in dediščino med temi, ki so posvečeni po veri, ki je v meni.‹

to open their eyes, to convert them from darkness to light, and from the dominion of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins, and an inheritance with those who are sanctified by faith which is in me.

19 Nakar, oh kralj Agripa, nisem bil neposlušen nebeškemu videnju,

Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision:

20 temveč sem se najprej pokazal tem iz Damaska in v Jeruzalemu in po vseh celotnih krajih Judeje in potem poganom, da bi se pokesali in se obrnili k Bogu in opravljali dela, primerna kesanju.

but preached first to those at Damascus, and Jerusalem, and to all the region of Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, practicing works worthy of repentance.

21 Zaradi teh razlogov so me v templju Judje zgrabili in me poskušali ubiti.

Because of these things, the Jews seizing me in the temple, attempted to kill me on the spot.

22 Ker sem torej dobil pomoč od Boga, sem nadaljeval do današnjega dne in pričeval tako malim kakor velikim in nisem govoril nobenih drugih besed kakor te, ki so jih govorili preroki in Mojzes, da naj bi se zgodile,

Having however obtained help from God, unto this day, I stand witnessing both to small and great, saying nothing but what both the prophets and Moses said should come to pass:

23 da naj bi Kristus trpel in da naj bi bil on prvi, ki bi vstal od mrtvih in bi naznanil svetlobo ljudem ter poganom.«

that the Messiah should suffer, and that he being the first who should rise from the dead, should display light to the people, and to the Gentiles.

24 In ko se je tako zagovarjal, je Fest z močnim glasom rekel: »Pavel, izgubil si pamet. Mnogo učenja te je naredilo norega.«

As thus he was proceeding in his defence, Festus with a loud voice said, Paul, thou art raving; much reading hath driven thee to madness.

25 Vendar je ta odvrnil: »Nisem zmešan, najplemenitejši Fest, temveč govorim besede resnice in treznosti.

But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but utter words of truth and sobriety.

26 Kajti kralj, pred katerim tudi sam pogumno govorim, ve o teh stvareh, kajti prepričan sem, da nobena teh stvari pred njim ni skrita, kajti ta stvar se ni zgodila v zakotju.

For the king is well acquainted with these things, before whom also I speak with the greatest freedom. For I am persuaded that none of these events have escaped his notice; for this thing was not done in a corner.

27 Kralj Agripa, verjameš prerokom? Vem, da verjameš.«

King Agrippa! believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.

28 Potem je Agripa rekel Pavlu: »Skoraj me pregovoriš, da postanem kristjan.«

Then Agrippa said to Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.

29 In Pavel je rekel: »Bog daj, da ne bi bil samo ti, temveč tudi vsi, ki so me danes slišali, tako skoraj, kakor povsem tako kakor jaz, toda brez teh vezi.«

And Paul replied, would to God, that not only thou, but also that all who are hearing me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these chains.

30 In ko je tako govoril, so vstali kralj in voditelj in Bereníka in vsi, ki so sedeli z njimi.

So when he had thus spoken, the king arose, and the governor, and Bernice, and they who sat with him,

31 In ko so odšli proč, so se med seboj pogovarjali, rekoč: »Ta človek ne dela nič vrednega smrti ali ujetništva.«

and retiring, conversed together, saying, This man hath done nothing worthy of death, or of chains.

32 Potem je Agripa rekel Festu: »Tega človeka bi lahko izpustili na prostost, če se ne bi skliceval na cesarja.«

And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been discharged, if he had not appealed to Caesar.