Acts, 26

1. Yet truly, Agrippa said to Paul, “It is permitted for you to speak for yourself.” Then Paul, extending his hand, began to offer his defense.

1. Nato Agripa reèe Pavlu: "Dopušta ti se o sebi govoriti." Pavao ispruži ruku i stade se braniti:

2. “I consider myself blessed, O king Agrippa, that I am to give my defense today before you, about everything of which I am accused by the Jews,

2. "Smatram se sretnim što se u svemu za što me Židovi optužuju mogu, evo, danas braniti pred tobom, kralju Agripa,

3. especially since you know everything that pertains to the Jews, both customs and questions. Because of this, I beg you to listen to me patiently.

3. jer ti najbolje poznaješ židovske obièaje i zadjevice. Zato me, molim, velikodušno poslušaj."

4. And certainly, all the Jews know about my life from my youth, which had its beginning among my own people in Jerusalem.

4. "Dakle, život moj od najranije mladosti proveden u narodu mojem, u Jeruzalemu, znaju svi Židovi.

5. They knew me well from the beginning, (if they would be willing to offer testimony) for I lived according to the most determined sect of our religion: as a Pharisee.

5. Poznaju me odavna te mogu, ako samo hoæe, svjedoèiti da sam po najstrožoj sljedbi naše vjere živio kao farizej.

6. And now, it is in the hope of the Promise which was made by God to our fathers that I stand subject to judgment.

6. I sada stojim pred sudom zbog nade u obeæanje koje Bog dade ocima našim

7. It is the Promise that our twelve tribes, worshiping night and day, hope to see. About this hope, O king, I am accused by the Jews.

7. i kojemu se dovinuti nada dvanaest plemena naših, svesrdno noæu i danju služeæi Bogu. Za tu me nadu, kralju, tuže Židovi.

8. Why should it be judged so unbelievable with you all that God might raise the dead?

8. Zašto nevjerojatnim smatrate da Bog mrtve uskrisuje?"

9. And certainly, I myself formerly considered that I ought to act in many ways which are contrary to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.

9. "Pa i ja sam nekoæ smatrao da mi se svim silama boriti protiv imena Isusa Nazareæanina.

10. This is also how I acted at Jerusalem. And so, I enclosed many holy persons in prison, having received authority from the leaders of the priests. And when they were to be killed, I brought the sentence.

10. To sam i èinio u Jeruzalemu: mnoge sam svete, pošto od velikih sveæenika dobih punomoæ, u tamnice zatvorio, dao svoj glas kad su ih ubijali

11. And in every synagogue, frequently while punishing them, I compelled them to blaspheme. And being all the more maddened against them, I persecuted them, even to foreign cities.

11. i po svim ih sinagogama èesto muèenjem prisiljavao psovati i, prekomjerno bijesan na njih, progonio sam ih èak i u tuðim gradovima."

12. Thereafter, as I was going to Damascus, with authority and permission from the high priest,

12. "Radi toga poðoh u Damask s punomoæi i ovlaštenjem velikih sveæenika

13. at midday, O king, I and those who were also with me, saw along the way a light from heaven shining around me with a splendor greater than that of the sun.

13. kadli u pol bijela dana na putu vidjeh, kralju, kako s neba svjetlost od sunca sjajnija obasja mene i moje suputnike.

14. And when we had all fallen down to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me in the Hebrew language: ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goad.’

14. Pošto popadasmo na zemlju, zaèuh glas što mi govoraše hebrejskim jezikom: 'Savle, Savle, zašto me progoniš? Teško ti se protiv ostana praæakati.'

15. Then I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And the Lord said, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

15. Ja odvratih: 'Tko si, Gospodine?' Gospodin æe mi: 'Ja sam Isus koga ti progoniš!

16. But rise up and stand on your feet. For I appeared to you for this reason: so that I may establish you as a minister and a witness concerning the things that you have seen, and concerning the things that I will show to you:

16. Nego ustani, na noge se jer zato ti se ukazah da te postavim za poslužitelja i svjedoka onoga što si vidio i što æu ti pokazati.

17. rescuing you from the people and the nations to which I am now sending you,

17. Izbavit æu te od naroda i od pogana kojima te šaljem

18. in order to open their eyes, so that they may be converted from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive the remission of sins and a place among the saints, through the faith that is in me.’

18. da im otvoriš oèi pa se obrate od tame k svjetlosti, od vlasti Sotonine k Bogu te po vjeri u mene prime oproštenje grijeha i baštinu meðu posveæenima.'"

19. From then on, O king Agrippa, I was not unbelieving to the heavenly vision.

19. "Otada, kralju Agripa, ne bijah neposlušan nebeskom viðenju.

20. But I preached, first to those who are at Damascus and at Jerusalem, and then to the entire region of Judea, and to the Gentiles, so that they would repent and convert to God, doing the works that are worthy of repentance.

20. Nego najprije onima u Damasku pa onda i u Jeruzalemu, svoj zemlji židovskoj i poganima navješæivah da se pokaju i obrate k Bogu i èine djela dostojna obraæenja.

21. It was for this reason that the Jews, having apprehended me when I was in the temple, attempted to kill me.

21. Zbog toga me Židovi uhvatiše u Hramu i pokušaše ubiti.

22. But having been aided by the help of God, even to this day, I stand witnessing to the small and the great, saying nothing beyond what the Prophets and Moses have said would be in the future:

22. Ali s pomoæu Božjom sve do dana današnjega svjedoèim, evo, malu i veliku, ne govoreæi ništa osim onoga što Proroci govorahu i Mojsije da se ima zbiti:

23. that the Christ would suffer, and that he would be the first from the resurrection of the dead, and that he would bring light to the people and to the nations.”

23. da æe Krist trpjeti i da æe on, prvouskrsli od mrtvih, svjetlost navješæivati narodu i poganima."

24. While he was speaking these things and presenting his defense, Festus said with a loud voice: “Paul, you are insane! Too much studying has turned you to insanity.”

24. Dok se on tako branio, Fest æe mu u sav glas: "Mahnitaš, Pavle! Veliko ti znanje mozgom zavrnulo."

25. And Paul said: “I am not insane, most excellent Festus, but rather I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.

25. "Ne mahnitam, vrli Feste, odvrati Pavao, nego rijeèi istine i razbora kazujem.

26. For the king knows about these things. To him also, I am speaking with constancy. For I think that none of these things are unknown to him. And neither were these things done in a corner.

26. Ta znade za to kralj komu s pouzdanjem govorim. Ništa mu od toga, uvjeren sam, nije nepoznato; jer nije se to dogodilo u kakvu zakutku.

27. Do you believe the Prophets, O king Agrippa? I know that you believe.”

27. Vjeruješ li, kralju Agripa, Prorocima? Znam da vjeruješ!"

28. Then Agrippa said to Paul, “To some extent, you persuade me to become a Christian.”

28. Agripa æe Pavlu: "Zamalo pa me uvjeri te kršæaninom postah!"

29. And Paul said, “I hope to God that, both to a small extent and to a great extent, not only you, but also all those who hear me this day will become just as I also am, except for these chains.”

29. Pavao pak: "Dao Bog te i za malo i za mnogo, ne samo ti nego i svi koji me danas slušaju postali ovakvima kakav sam ja, osim ovih okova!"

30. And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and those who were sitting with them.

30. Nato usta kralj, upravitelj, Berenika i oni koji su s njima zasjedali.

31. And when they had withdrawn, they were speaking among themselves, saying, “This man has done nothing worthy of death, nor of imprisonment.”

31. Udaljujuæi se govorili su meðu sobom: "Ovaj èovjek ne èini ništa èime bi zaslužio smrt ili okove."

32. Then Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released, if he had not appealed to Caesar.”

32. Agripa pak reèe Festu: "Ovaj bi èovjek mogao biti pušten da se nije prizvao na cara."