Acts, 23

1. Then Paul, gazing intently at the council, said, “Noble brothers, I have spoken with all good conscience before God, even to this present day.”

1. Pavao uprije pogled u Vijeæe i reèe: "Braæo, ja sam posve mirne savjesti živio pred Bogom sve do dana današnjega."

2. And the high priest, Ananias, instructed those who were standing nearby to strike him on the mouth.

2. Nato veliki sveæenik Ananija naredi onima što stajahu uza nj da ga udare po ustima.

3. Then Paul said to him: “God shall strike you, you whitewashed wall! For would you sit and judge me according to the law, when, contrary to the law, you order me to be struck?”

3. Onda mu Pavao reèe: "Udarit æe Bog tebe, zide obijeljeni! Ti li sjediš da me po Zakonu sudiš, a protuzakonito zapovijedaš da me biju?"

4. And those who were standing nearby said, “Are you speaking evil about the high priest of God?”

4. Oni što su ondje stajali rekoše nato: "Zar velikog sveæenika Božjega da pogrðuješ?"

5. And Paul said: “I did not know, brothers, that he is the high priest. For it is written: ‘You shall not speak evil of the leader of your people.’ ”

5. Pavao odvrati: "Nisam znao, braæo, da je veliki sveæenik. Ta pisano je: Glavara naroda svoga ne proklinji."

6. Now Paul, knowing that one group were Sadducees and the other were Pharisees, exclaimed in the council: “Noble brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of Pharisees! It is over the hope and resurrection of the dead that I am being judged.”

6. Pavao je znao da su oni dijelom saduceji, a dijelom farizeji pa povika u Vijeæu: "Braæo, ja sam farizej, sin farizeja. Sudi mi se zbog nade, uskrsnuæa mrtvih."

7. And when he had said this, a dissension occurred between the Pharisees and the Sadducees. And the multitude was divided.

7. Tek što je on to rekao, nasta razmirica izmeðu farizeja i saduceja i mnoštvo se razdijeli.

8. For the Sadducees claim that there is no resurrection, and neither angels, nor spirits. But the Pharisees confess both of these.

8. Jer saduceji vele da nema uskrsnuæa, ni anðela, ni duha, a farizeji sve to priznaju.

9. Then there occurred a great clamor. And some of the Pharisees, rising up, were fighting, saying: “We find nothing evil in this man. What if a spirit has spoken to him, or an angel?”

9. Nasta velika graja te ustadoše neki pismoznanci farizejske stranke i zaoštre boj govoreæi: "Ništa zlo ne nalazimo na tom èovjeku! A što ako mu je duh govorio, ili anðeo?"

10. And since a great dissension had been made, the tribune, fearing that Paul might be torn apart by them, ordered the soldiers to descend and to seize him from their midst, and to bring him into the fortress.

10. Kad razmirica posta još veæom, poboja se tisuænik da Pavla ne rastrgaju pa zapovjedi da vojska siðe, otme ga ispred njih i povede u vojarnu.

11. Then, on the following night, the Lord stood near him and said: “Be constant. For just as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so also it is necessary for you to testify at Rome.”

11. Iduæe noæi pristupi mu Gospodin i reèe: "Hrabro samo! Jer kao što si za me svjedoèio u Jeruzalemu tako treba da i u Rimu posvjedoèiš!"

12. And when daylight arrived, some of the Jews gathered together and bound themselves with an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

12. Kad osvanu dan, skovaše Židovi urotu i zakleše se da neæe ni jesti ni piti dok ne ubiju Pavla.

13. Now there were more than forty men who had taken this oath together.

13. Bilo je više od èetrdeset onih koji su skovali tu zavjeru.

14. And they approached the leaders of the priests, and the elders, and they said: “We have sworn ourselves by an oath, so that we will taste nothing, until we have killed Paul.

14. Oni odu k velikim sveæenicima i starješinama pa reknu: "Zakletvom se zaklesmo ništa ne okusiti dok ne ubijemo Pavla.

15. Therefore, with the council, you should now give notice to the tribune, so that he may bring him to you, as if you intended to determine something else about him. But before he approaches, we have made preparations to put him to death.”

15. Stoga vi sada zajedno s Vijeæem predoèite tisuæniku neka vam ga dovede kao da kanite toènije razaznati njegov sluèaj. A mi smo spremni pogubiti ga prije negoli se i približi."

16. But when Paul’s sister’s son had heard of this, about their treachery, he went and entered into the fortress, and he reported it to Paul.

16. Ali sin Pavlove sestre doèu za zavjeru, približi se i uðe u vojarnu dojaviti Pavlu.

17. And Paul, calling to him one of the centurions, said: “Lead this young man to the tribune. For he has something to tell him.”

17. Pavao pak pozove jednog satnika i reèe mu: "Ovog mladiæa odvedi k tisuæniku: ima mu nešto dojaviti."

18. And indeed, he took him and led him to the tribune, and he said, “Paul, the prisoner, asked me to lead this young man to you, since he has something to say to you.”

18. On ga uze, odvede k tisuæniku i reèe mu: "Uznik me Pavao pozva i zaiska da ovog mladiæa privedem k tebi; ima ti nešto reæi."

19. Then the tribune, taking him by the hand, withdrew with him by themselves, and he asked him: “What is it that you have to tell me?”

19. Tisuænik ga prihvati za ruku, povede nasamo pa ga upita: "Što mi imaš dojaviti?"

20. Then he said: “The Jews have met to ask you to bring Paul tomorrow to the council, as if they intended to question him about something else.

20. "Židovi su se, reèe on, dogovorili da te zamole da im sutra Pavla dovedeš u Vijeæe kao da se kane toènije raspitati o njemu.

21. But truly, you should not believe them, for they would ambush him with more than forty men from among them, who have bound themselves by an oath neither to eat, nor to drink, until they have put him to death. And they are now prepared, hoping for an affirmation from you.”

21. Ne vjeruj im! U zasjedi ga èeka više od èetrdeset onih koji se zakleše da neæe jesti ni piti dok ga ne smaknu. Veæ su spremni, samo èekaju tvoju privolu."

22. And then the tribune dismissed the young man, instructing him not to tell anyone that he had made known these things to him.

22. Tisuænik onda otpusti mladiæa i zapovjedi mu: "Nikomu ne kazuj da si mi to dojavio."

23. Then, having called two centurions, he said to them: “Prepare two hundred soldiers, so that they may go as far as Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, for the third hour of the night.

23. Zatim dozva dva satnika i reèe im: "Pripravite dvjesta vojnika, sedamdeset konjanika i dvjesta strijelaca da nakon treæe noæne ure poðu u Cezareju.

24. And prepare beasts of burden to carry Paul, so that they may lead him safely to Felix, the governor.”

24. Neka se pripravi živina na koju æe se posaditi Pavao te živ i zdrav dovesti k upravitelju Feliksu."

25. For he was afraid, lest perhaps the Jews might seize him and kill him, and that afterwards he would be falsely accused, as if he had accepted a bribe. And so he wrote a letter containing the following:

25. Napisa i pismo ovoga sadržaja:

26. “Claudius Lysias, to the most excellent governor, Felix: greetings.

26. "Klaudije Lizija vrlom upravitelju Feliksu - pozdrav!

27. This man, having been apprehended by the Jews and being about to be put to death by them, I rescued, overwhelming them with soldiers, since I realized that he is a Roman.

27. Ovoga èovjeka Židovi uhvatiše i tek što ga ne smakoše kadli s vojskom pritrèah i istrgoh im ga kada doznah da je Rimljanin.

28. And wanting to know the reason that they objected to him, I brought him into their council.

28. Htjedoh saznati za što ga okrivljuju pa ga dovedoh u njihovo Vijeæe.

29. And I discovered him to be accused about questions of their law. Yet truly, nothing deserving of death or imprisonment was within the accusation.

29. Utvrdih da ga okrivljuju za nešto prijeporno u njihovu zakonu i da nema nikakve krivnje kojom bi zaslužio smrt ili okove.

30. And when I had been given news of ambushes, which they had prepared against him, I sent him to you, notifying his accusers also, so that they may plead their accusations before you. Farewell.”

30. Kad mi pak dojaviše da su protiv njega skovali zavjeru, poslah ga k tebi, a tužitelje uputih neka se tebi obrate protiv njega."

31. Therefore the soldiers, taking Paul according to their orders, brought him by night to Antipatris.

31. Vojnici dakle, po primljenoj naredbi uzeše Pavla i odvedoše ga noæu u Antipatridu.

32. And the next day, sending the horsemen to go with him, they returned to the fortress.

32. Sutradan ostave konjanike da s njime poðu dalje, a oni se vratiše u vojarnu.

33. And when they had arrived at Caesarea and had delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul before him.

33. Kad konjanici stigoše u Cezareju, uruèiše upravitelju pismo i privedoše mu Pavla.

34. And when he had read it and had asked which province he was from, realizing that he was from Cilicia, he said:

34. Pošto upravitelj proèita pismo, zapita iz koje je pokrajine. Kad sazna da je iz Cilicije:

35. “I will hear you, when your accusers have arrived.” And he ordered him to be kept in the praetorium of Herod.

35. "Saslušat æu te, reèe, kad pristignu i tužitelji tvoji." Onda zapovjedi èuvati ga u dvoru Herodovu.