Acts, 22

1. “Noble brothers and fathers, listen to the explanation that I now give to you.”

1. "Braæo i oci, poslušajte što æu vam sad u svoju obranu reæi."

2. And when they heard him speaking to them in the Hebrew language, they offered a greater silence.

2. Kad èuše da im govori hebrejskim jezikom, još veæma utihnuše. On nastavi:

3. And he said: “I am a Jewish man, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but raised in this city beside the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the truth of the law of the fathers, zealous for the law, just as all of you also are to this day.

3. "Ja sam Židov, roðen u Tarzu cilicijskom, ali odrastao u ovom gradu, do nogu Gamalielovih odgojen toèno po otaèkom Zakonu; bijah revnitelj Božji kao što ste svi vi još danas.

4. I persecuted this Way, even unto death, binding and delivering into custody both men and women,

4. Ovaj sam Put na smrt progonio, u okove bacao i predavao u tamnice muževe i žene,

5. just as the high priest and all those greater by birth bear witness to me. Having received letters from them to the brothers, I journeyed to Damascus, so that I might lead them bound from there to Jerusalem, so that they might be punished.

5. kako mi to može posvjedoèiti i veliki sveæenik i sve starješinstvo. Od njih sam i pisma dobio za braæu u Damasku pa se zaputio da i one ondje okovane dovedem u Jeruzalem da se kazne."

6. But it happened that, as I was traveling and was approaching Damascus at midday, suddenly from heaven a great light shone around me.

6. "Dok sam tako putovao i približavao se Damasku, s neba me oko podneva iznenada obasja svjetlost velika.

7. And falling to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’

7. Sruših se na tlo i zaèuh glas što mi govoraše: 'Savle, Savle, zašto me progoniš?'

8. And I responded, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And he said to me, ‘I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.’

8. Ja odgovorih: 'Tko si, Gospodine?' Reèe mi: 'Ja sam Isus Nazareæanin koga ti progoniš.'

9. And those who were with me, indeed, saw the light, but they did not hear the voice of him who was speaking with me.

9. Oni koji bijahu sa mnom svjetlost doduše primijetiše, ali ne èuše glasa Onoga koji mi govoraše.

10. And I said, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ Then the Lord said to me: ‘Rise up, and go to Damascus. And there, you shall be told all that you must do.’

10. Rekoh nato: 'Što mi je èiniti, Gospodine?' Gospodin æe mi: 'Ustani, poði u Damask i ondje æe ti se reæi što ti je odreðeno uèiniti.'

11. And since I could not see, because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by my companions, and I went to Damascus.

11. Kako od sjaja one svjetlosti obnevidjeh, pratioci me povedoše za ruku te stigoh u Damask."

12. Then a certain Ananias, a man in accord with the law, having the testimony of all the Jews who were living there,

12. "Neki Ananija, èovjek po Zakonu pobožan i na dobru glasu u Židova ondje nastanjenih -

13. drawing near to me and standing close by, said to me, ‘Brother Saul, see!’ And in that same hour, I looked upon him.

13. doðe k meni, pristupi mi i reèe: 'Savle, brate, progledaj!' I ja se u taj èas zagledah u nj.

14. But he said: ‘The God of our fathers has preordained you, so that you would come to know his will and would see the Just One, and would hear the voice from his mouth.

14. A on æe: 'Bog otaca naših predodredi te da upoznaš volju njegovu, da vidiš Pravednika i èuješ glas iz usta njegovih

15. For you shall be his witness to all men about those things which you have seen and heard.

15. jer bit æeš mu pred svim ljudima svjedokom onoga što si vidio i èuo.

16. And now, why do you delay? Rise up, and be baptized, and wash away your sins, by invoking his name.’

16. I što sad oklijevaš? Ustani, krsti se i operi grijehe svoje, prizivljuæi Ime njegovo!'"

17. Then it happened that, when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, a mental stupor came over me,

17. "Pošto se vratih u Jeruzalem, dok sam se jednom molio u Hramu, padoh u zanos

18. and I saw him saying to me: ‘Hurry! Depart quickly from Jerusalem! For they will not accept your testimony about me.’

18. i vidjeh Gospodina gdje mi govori: 'Pohiti, žurno izaði iz Jeruzalema jer neæe primiti tvoga svjedoèanstva o meni.'

19. And I said: ‘Lord, they know that I am beating and enclosing in prison, throughout every synagogue, those who have believed in you.

19. Ja rekoh: 'Gospodine, oni znaju da sam ja u tamnice bacao i bièevao po sinagogama one koji vjeruju u te.

20. And when the blood of your witness Stephen was poured out, I stood nearby and was consenting, and I watched over the garments of those who put him to death.’

20. I dok se prolijevala krv Stjepana, svjedoka tvoga, i ja sam ondje stajao i odobravao te èuvao haljine onih koji ga ubijahu.'

21. And he said to me, ‘Go forth. For I am sending you to far away nations.’ ”

21. Nato mi reèe: 'Poði jer æu te poslati daleko k poganima!'

22. Now they were listening to him, until this word, and then they lifted up their voice, saying: “Take this kind away from the earth! For it is not fitting for him to live!”

22. Slušali su ga sve do te rijeèi, a tada podigoše glas: "Ukloni takva sa zemlje! Nije pravo da živi!"

23. And while they were shouting, and tossing aside their garments, and casting dust into the air,

23. Kako oni stadoše buèiti, odbacivati haljine i vitlati prašinu u zrak,

24. the tribune ordered him to be brought into the fortress, and to be scourged and tortured, in order to discover the reason that they were crying out in this way against him.

24. zapovjedi tisuænik da Pavla uvedu u vojarnu pa odredi da ga bièevima ispitaju kako bi doznao zašto tako vièu protiv njega.

25. And when they had tied him with straps, Paul said to the centurion who was standing near him, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman and has not been condemned?”

25. Kad ga remenjem rastegoše, reèe on nazoènom satniku: "Rimskoga graðanina, i još neosuðena, smijete bièevati?"

26. Upon hearing this, the centurion went to the tribune and reported it to him, saying: “What do you intend to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.”

26. Kad je to èuo satnik, priðe tisuæniku i dojavi mu: "Što si to nakanio? Ovaj je èovjek Rimljanin!"

27. And the tribune, approaching, said to him: “Tell me. Are you a Roman?” So he said, “Yes.”

27. Tisuænik tada priðe Pavlu pa mu reèe: "Reci mi, jesi li Rimljanin!" On odvrati: "Da."

28. And the tribune responded, “I obtained this citizenship at great cost.” And Paul said, “But I was born to it.”

28. Tisuænik dometnu: "Ja stekoh to graðanstvo za skupe novce." Pavao nato reèe: "Ja sam se pak s njim i rodio."

29. Therefore, those who were going to torture him, immediately withdrew from him. The tribune was similarly afraid, after he realized that he was a Roman citizen, for he had bound him.

29. Brže stoga odstupe od njega oni koji su ga imali ispitivati. I tisuænik se preplaši kad sazna da je Pavao Rimljanin, a on ga bijaše okovao.

30. But on the next day, wanting to discover more diligently what the reason was that he was accused by the Jews, he released him, and he ordered the priests to convene, with the entire council. And, producing Paul, he stationed him among them.

30. Sutradan pak kad je htio toèno saznati za što ga Židovi optužuju, odriješi ga pa zapovjedi da se sastanu veliki sveæenici i sve Vijeæe te privede Pavla i postavi ga pred njih.