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22 Мъже братя и отци! Чуйте сега моето оправдание пред вас.

А като чуха, че им говори на еврейски език, още повече утихнаха. Тогава той каза:

(A)аз съм човек иудеин, родом от Тарс Киликийски, но възпитан в тоя град при нозете Гамалиилови, изучен точно по закона отечески и изпълнен с ревност към Бога, както сте и вие всички днес.

(B)Аз гоних до смърт последователите на това учение, като вързвах и предавах на затвор мъже и жени,

както свидетелствува за мене първосвещеникът и всички стареи, от които като бях взел и писма до братята, отивах в Дамаск да докарам вързани в Иерусалим и тамошните, за да бъдат наказани.

(C)Но, когато бях на път и наближавах до Дамаск, около пладне, изведнъж от небето ме огря силна светлина.

Аз паднах на земята и чух глас, който ми думаше: Савле, Савле, що Ме гониш?

Аз пък отговорих: кой си Ти, Господине? А Той ми рече: Аз съм Иисус Назорей, Когото ти гониш.

Ония, които бяха с мене, видяха светлината и се уплашиха; но гласа на Оногова, Който ми говореше, не чуха.

10 Тогава рекох: какво да правя, Господи? А Господ ми рече: стани та иди в Дамаск, и там ще ти бъде казано всичко, що ти е наредено да сториш.

11 И понеже от блясъка на оная светлина не можех да виждам, поведоха ме за ръка ония, които бяха с мене, и тъй дойдох в Дамаск.

12 А някой си Анания, мъж благочестив по Закона, с добро име между всички иудеи в Дамаск,

13 дойде при мене, застана и ми рече: брате Савле, прогледай! И аз тозчас прогледах и погледнах към него.

14 (D)А той ми каза: Бог на нашите отци те е отредил да познаеш волята Му, да видиш Праведника и да чуеш глас от устата Му,

15 защото ще Му бъдеш свидетел пред всички човеци за онова, що си видял и чул.

16 И сега що се бавиш? Стани, кръсти се и умий греховете си, като призовеш името на Господа Иисуса.

17 А когато се върнах в Иерусалим и се молех в храма, унесох се

18 (E)и Го видях да ми казва: побързай та излез скоро от Иерусалим, защото няма да приемат твоето свидетелство за Мене.

19 Аз пък отговорих: Господи, те знаят, че аз затварях и биех по синагогите ония, които вярваха в Тебе;

20 (F)и когато се проливаше кръвта на Стефана, Твоя свидетел, там стоях и аз и одобрявах неговото убиване, като пазех дрехите на ония, които го убиваха.

21 (G)И каза ми: иди! Аз ще те пратя далеко – при езичниците.

22 До тая дума го слушаха, но след това издигнаха гласа си и викаха: премахни от земята един такъв! Той не бива да живее!

23 И понеже те крещяха, размятваха си дрехите и хвърляха прах във въздуха,

24 хилядникът заповяда да го водят в стана и поръча да го разпитват с бичуване, за да узнае, по коя причина викаха тъй против него.

25 Но, когато го разтегнаха с ремъци, Павел рече на стотника, който стоеше там: нима ви е позволено да бичувате римски гражданин, и то неосъден?

26 Като чу това стотникът, отиде та обади на хилядника и рече: гледай, какво правиш, защото тоя човек е римски гражданин.

27 Тогава хилядникът се приближи до него и рече: кажи ми, ти римски гражданин ли си? Той отговори: да.

28 А хилядникът каза: аз съм придобил това гражданство за много пари. Павел рече: аз пък съм се и родил такъв.

29 И начаса отстъпиха от него тия, които щяха да го разпитват. А и хилядникът, като узна, че той е римски гражданин, се уплаши, задето го бе вързал.

30 На другия ден, като желаеше да узнае навярно, в какво го обвиняват иудеите, освободи го от оковите и заповяда да дойдат първосвещениците и целият им синедрион, па доведе долу Павла и го изправи пред тях.

22 “Brothers and fathers,(A) listen now to my defense.”

When they heard him speak to them in Aramaic,(B) they became very quiet.

Then Paul said: “I am a Jew,(C) born in Tarsus(D) of Cilicia,(E) but brought up in this city. I studied under(F) Gamaliel(G) and was thoroughly trained in the law of our ancestors.(H) I was just as zealous(I) for God as any of you are today. I persecuted(J) the followers of this Way(K) to their death, arresting both men and women and throwing them into prison,(L) as the high priest and all the Council(M) can themselves testify. I even obtained letters from them to their associates(N) in Damascus,(O) and went there to bring these people as prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished.

“About noon as I came near Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.(P) I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me?’

“‘Who are you, Lord?’ I asked.

‘I am Jesus of Nazareth,(Q) whom you are persecuting,’ he replied. My companions saw the light,(R) but they did not understand the voice(S) of him who was speaking to me.

10 “‘What shall I do, Lord?’ I asked.

‘Get up,’ the Lord said, ‘and go into Damascus. There you will be told all that you have been assigned to do.’(T) 11 My companions led me by the hand into Damascus, because the brilliance of the light had blinded me.(U)

12 “A man named Ananias came to see me.(V) He was a devout observer of the law and highly respected by all the Jews living there.(W) 13 He stood beside me and said, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ And at that very moment I was able to see him.

14 “Then he said: ‘The God of our ancestors(X) has chosen you to know his will and to see(Y) the Righteous One(Z) and to hear words from his mouth. 15 You will be his witness(AA) to all people of what you have seen(AB) and heard. 16 And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized(AC) and wash your sins away,(AD) calling on his name.’(AE)

17 “When I returned to Jerusalem(AF) and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance(AG) 18 and saw the Lord speaking to me. ‘Quick!’ he said. ‘Leave Jerusalem immediately, because the people here will not accept your testimony about me.’

19 “‘Lord,’ I replied, ‘these people know that I went from one synagogue to another to imprison(AH) and beat(AI) those who believe in you. 20 And when the blood of your martyr[a] Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’(AJ)

21 “Then the Lord said to me, ‘Go; I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’ (AK)

Paul the Roman Citizen

22 The crowd listened to Paul until he said this. Then they raised their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him!(AL) He’s not fit to live!”(AM)

23 As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks(AN) and flinging dust into the air,(AO) 24 the commander ordered that Paul be taken into the barracks.(AP) He directed(AQ) that he be flogged and interrogated in order to find out why the people were shouting at him like this. 25 As they stretched him out to flog him, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it legal for you to flog a Roman citizen who hasn’t even been found guilty?”(AR)

26 When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and reported it. “What are you going to do?” he asked. “This man is a Roman citizen.”

27 The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?”

“Yes, I am,” he answered.

28 Then the commander said, “I had to pay a lot of money for my citizenship.”

“But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.

29 Those who were about to interrogate him(AS) withdrew immediately. The commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put Paul, a Roman citizen,(AT) in chains.(AU)

Paul Before the Sanhedrin

30 The commander wanted to find out exactly why Paul was being accused by the Jews.(AV) So the next day he released him(AW) and ordered the chief priests and all the members of the Sanhedrin(AX) to assemble. Then he brought Paul and had him stand before them.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 22:20 Or witness

Paulus tal till folket

22 "Bröder och fäder, lyssna på vad jag har att säga er till mitt försvar." När de hörde att han talade till dem på hebreiska, blev det tystare. Och han fortsatte: "Jag är jude, född i Tarsus i Cilicien och uppvuxen här i staden. Vid Gamaliels fötter blev jag grundligt undervisad i vår fäderneärvda lag, och jag var lika ivrig att tjäna Gud som ni allesammans är i dag. Jag förföljde 'den vägen' ända till döds och grep både män och kvinnor och satte dem i fängelse. Det kan översteprästen och hela Stora rådet intyga. Av dem fick jag med mig brev till bröderna[a] i Damaskus och for dit för att gripa också dem som fanns där och föra dem till Jerusalem, där de skulle få sitt straff.

Men då jag var på väg och närmade mig Damaskus, omgavs jag vid middagstiden plötsligt av ett starkt sken från himlen. Jag föll till marken och hörde en röst säga till mig: Saul, Saul, varför förföljer du mig? Jag frågade: Vem är du, Herre? Han svarade: Jag är Jesus från Nasaret, den som du förföljer. De som var med mig såg visserligen ljuset, men rösten som talade till mig uppfattade de inte. 10 Jag frågade: Vad skall jag göra, Herre? Herren sade till mig: Stig upp och gå in i Damaskus! Där skall du få veta allt som du är utsedd att göra. 11 Men då jag på grund av strålglansen från det ljusskenet inte kunde se, tog mina följeslagare mig vid handen, och jag kom in i Damaskus.

12 Ananias, en from och lagtrogen man som alla judar i staden talade väl om, 13 kom till mig och ställde sig vid min sida och sade: Saul, min broder, du får din syn igen! Och i samma ögonblick kunde jag se honom. 14 Då sade Ananias: Våra fäders Gud har utvalt dig till att lära känna hans vilja och till att se den Rättfärdige och höra hans röst. 15 Ty du skall vara hans vittne inför alla människor och vittna om vad du har sett och hört. 16 Och nu, varför tvekar du? Stå upp och låt dig döpas och tvättas ren från dina synder och åkalla hans namn.

17 När jag senare hade återvänt till Jerusalem och bad i templet, kom jag i hänryckning, 18 och jag såg honom och hörde honom säga till mig: Skynda dig och lämna genast Jerusalem, ty här kommer de inte att ta emot ditt vittnesbörd om mig. 19 Jag sade: Herre, de vet att jag i den ena synagogan efter den andra lät fängsla och piska dem som trodde på dig. 20 Och när ditt vittne Stefanus blod blev utgjutet, stod jag själv där. Jag hade gått med på det och vaktade kläderna åt dem som dödade honom. 21 Då sade han till mig: Gå! Jag skall sända dig ut till hedningarna långt borta."

Paulus hos befälhavaren

22 Så långt hade de lyssnat på honom, men nu skrek de: "Bort från jorden med en sådan människa! Han bör inte få leva." 23 Och de skrek, slet av sig kläderna och kastade upp damm i luften. 24 Befälhavaren gav då order om att Paulus skulle föras in i fästningen och att han skulle förhöras under gisselslag, så att man fick veta varför de skrek så mot honom. 25 När man hade sträckt ut honom och skulle gissla honom, sade Paulus till officeren som stod där: "Får ni gissla en romersk medborgare som inte ens har blivit dömd?" 26 Så snart officeren hörde det, gick han till befälhavaren och berättade det och sade: "Vad tänker du göra? Den här mannen är romersk medborgare." 27 Då gick befälhavaren och frågade honom: "Säg mig, är du verkligen romersk medborgare?" Paulus svarade: "Ja." 28 Befälhavaren sade: "Jag fick betala en stor summa pengar för detta medborgarskap." Paulus svarade: "Men jag är född med det". 29 De som skulle förhöra honom drog sig genast tillbaka. Också befälhavaren blev förskräckt, då han fick veta att Paulus var romersk medborgare, eftersom han hade låtit fängsla honom. 30 Nästa dag ville han få klart besked om vad judarna anklagade Paulus för. Han lät därför ta av honom bojorna och befallde att översteprästerna och hela Stora rådet skulle samlas. Sedan förde han ner Paulus och ställde honom inför dem.

Footnotes

  1. Apostlagärningarna 22:5 bröderna Dvs judarna.

22 Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.

(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)

I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.

And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.

And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.

10 And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.

11 And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.

12 And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,

13 Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.

14 And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.

15 For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.

16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

17 And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;

18 And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.

19 And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

20 And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.

21 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.

22 And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.

23 And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,

24 The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.

25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?

26 When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.

27 Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.

28 And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.

29 Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.

30 On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.