Djela apostolska 21

Pavlovo putovanje u Jeruzalem

1 Pošto smo se od njih oprostili, otplovili smo jedrenjakom do otoka Kosa, a sutradan do Roa, pa u Pataru.2 Ondje smo se ukrcali na lađu za sirijsku pokrajinu Feniciju.3 Kad smo ugledali Cipar, prošli smo pokraj njega s desne strane jedreći prema Siriji. Pristali smo u Tiru da lađa iskrca teret.4 Sišli smo na kopno te ondje našli vjernike. Kako im je Sveti Duh otkrio da će Pavao u Jeruzalemu imati nevolja, rekli su mu da ne ide onamo.5 Ali kad je prošlo tjedan dana, ipak smo otputovali. Oni su nas svi ispratili do izvan grada, skupa sa ženama i djecom. Na obali smo kleknuli i pomolili se.

6 Pozdravili smo se i ukrcali na lađu, a oni su se vratili doma.
7 Otplovili smo tako iz Tira u Ptolemaidu. Pozdravili smo ondje braću i ostali s njima jedan dan.8 Zatim smo otišli u Cezareju i boravili u domu Filipa evanđelista, jednoga od sedmorice koji su dijelili hranu.

9 On je imao četiri neudane kćeri koje su imale dar prorokovanja.
10 Kad smo ondje bili već nekoliko dana, dođe neki Agab koji je također imao dar prorokovanja,11 uzme Pavlov pojas te njime sebi zaveže noge i ruke. "Ovo govori Sveti Duh", reče. "Vlasnika ovog pojasa ovako će svezati židovski vođe u Jeruzalemu i predati ga Rimljanima."

12 Kad smo to čuli, i mi koji smo s njime putovali i mještani počnemo preklinjati Pavla da ne ide u Jeruzalem.
13 Ali on reče: "Što plačete? Slamate mi srce! Spreman sam ne samo da me svežu nego i umrijeti za Gospodina Isusa."

14 Kad je bilo jasno da se ne daje nagovoriti, odustali smo i rekli: "Neka bude volja Gospodnja!"

Pavao stiže u Jeruzalem

15 Ubrzo nakon toga spremili smo se i otišli u Jeruzalem.16 Neki vjernici iz Cezareje koji su pošli s nama odvedu nas nekome Mnasonu s Cipra, jednomu od prvih učenika, da ondje odsjednemo.

17 Svi su nas vjernici u Jeruzalemu srdačno dočekali.
18 Sutradan Pavao pođe s nama k Jakovu. Ondje su bili i svi starješine jeruzalemske Crkve.

19 On ih pozdravi te im podrobno izloži što je Bog učinio među poganima kroz njegovu službu.
20 Kad su to čuli, dadu slavu Bogu. Zatim mu rekoše: "Dragi brate, deseci tisuća Židova također su povjerovali. Oni se revno drže Mojsijeva zakona,21 a za tebe su im rekli da Židove koje žive među poganima učiš da ne poštuju Mojsijev zakon. Kažu da ih poučavaš da ne obrezuju djecu i da se ne drže židovskih običaja.

22 Što da učinimo? Sigurno će čuti da si došao.
23 Učini zato kako ti kažemo. Među nama su četvorica koji su se zavjetovali i sad se spremaju obrijati glavu.

24 Idi s njima u Hram i pridruži im se u obredu posvećenja te plati da im obriju glave. Tako će svi znati da su te glasine lažne, da si na pravome putu i da poštuješ židovski Zakon.
25 A glede pogana koji su povjerovali, od njih tražimo što smo im napisali u pismu: da ne jedu meso žrtvovano idolima, krv ni meso udavljenih životinja te da se klone bluda."

Pavlovo uhićenje

26 Pavao dakle pristane na njihov zahtjev te sljedećeg dana obavi s njima obred očišćenja te ode u Hram. Ondje oglasi da je njihov zavjet istekao i da će za svakoga od njih prinijeti žrtvu.27 Upravo se navršavalo sedam dana kad neki Židovi iz Male Azije opaze Pavla u Hramu i podjare narod protiv njega. Ščepaju ga28 vičući: "Izraelci! U pomoć! Evo čovjeka koji poučava protiv naroda, protiv našega Zakona i protiv Hrama! Čak ga je oskvrnuo dovodeći Grke u njega!"

29 Prije su, naime, u gradu s njime vidjeli Trofima iz Efeza pa su mislili da je Pavao njega doveo u Hram.
30 Sav se grad uzbuni te nastane metež. Ščepaju Pavla i odvuku ga iz Hrama te odmah zatvore za njim vrata.31 Dok su ga nastojali ubiti, zapovjedniku rimske čete dojave da je u Jeruzalemu pobuna.32 On odmah s vojnicima i stotnicima potrči prema pobunjenicima. Kad je svjetina vidjela zapovjednika s vojnicima, prestanu udarati Pavla.33 Zapovjednik priđe, uhiti ga i zapovjedi da ga okuju dvostrukim lancima. Onda počne ispitivati tko je on i što je učinio.34 Iz svjetine su jedni vikali jedno, a drugi drugo. Zbog graje nije mogao pouzdano saznati razlog pa zato Pavla povede u vojarnu.35 Kad su došli do stuba, svjetina se tako razjarila da su ga vojnici morali nositi kako bi ga zaštitili.

36 Mnoštvo je išlo za njima i vikalo: "Smakni ga!"

Pavao propovijeda mnoštvu

37 Na ulazu u vojarnu Pavao reče zapovjedniku: "Smijem li što reći?"
"Zar ti znaš grčki?" upita ga ovaj iznenađeno.

38 "Ti dakle nisi onaj Egipćanin koji je nedavno digao pobunu i poveo u pustinju četiri tisuće razbojnika?"
39 "Nisam", odgovori Pavao. "Ja sam Židov iz Tarza, znamenitoga grada u Ciliciji. Molim te, dopusti mi da se obratim narodu."

40 Zapovjednik mu dopusti. Pavao stane na stube i mahne rukom narodu. Nastane velika tišina. Prozbori im na hebrejskome.

Acts 21

Paul’s Journey to Jerusalem

1 Aftert wes tore ourselves awayt from them, we put out to sea,t and sailing a straight course,t we came to Cos,s on the next day to Rhodes,s and from there to Patara.s2 We foundt a ship crossing over to Phoenicia,s went aboard,t and put out to sea.t3 After we sighted Cypruss and left it behind on our port side,s we sailed on to Syria and put int at Tyre,ss because the ship was to unload its cargo there.4 After we locatedt the disciples, we stayed theret seven days. They repeatedly toldt Paul through the Spirits not to set foott in Jerusalem.s5 Whent our time was over,t we left and went on our way. All of them, with their wives and children, accompaniedt us outside of the city. Aftert kneeling down on the beach and praying,s6 we said farewellt to one another.s Thent we went aboard the ship, and they returned to their own homes.t7 We continued the voyage from Tyres and arrived at Ptolemais,s and when we had greeted the brothers, we stayed with them for one day.8 On the next day we leftt and came to Caesarea,ss and enteredt the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven,s and stayed with him.

9 (He had four unmarriedt daughters who prophesied.)s
10 While we remained there for a number of days,t a prophet named Agabuss came down from Judea.11 He camet to us, tookt Paul’s belt,s tiedt his own hands and feet with it,t and said, “The Holy Spirit says this: ‘This is the way the Jews in Jerusalem will tie up the man whose belt this is, and will hand him overts to the Gentiles.’”12 When we heard this, both we and the local peoplet begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.13 Then Paul replied, “What are you doing, weeping and breakingt my heart? For I am ready not only to be tied up,t but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

14 Because he could not be persuaded,t we said no more except,t “The Lord’s will be done.”s
15 After these days we got readyt and started upts to Jerusalem.16 Some of the disciples from Caesareass came along with us too, and brought us to the houset of Mnason of Cyprus, a disciple from the earliest times,t with whom we were to stay.17 When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us gladly.t18 The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were there.ts19 When Pault had greeted them, he began to explaint in detailt what Gods had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.20 When they heard this, they praisedt God. Then they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jewsts there are who have believed, and they are all ardent observerst of the law.s21 They have been informed about you – that you teach all the Jews now livingt among the Gentiles to abandonts Moses, telling them not to circumcise their childrens or livet according to our customs.22 What then should we do? They will no doubtt hear that you have come.23 So do whatt we tell you: We have four ment who have takent a vow;t24 take them and purifys yourself along with them and pay their expenses,t so that they may have their heads shaved.ts Thent everyone will know there is nothing in what they have been toldt about you, but that you yourself live in conformity witht the law.s25 But regarding the Gentiles who have believed, we have written a letter, having decidedts that they should avoidt meat that has been sacrificed to idolst and blood and what has been strangleds and sexual immorality.”26 Then Paul took the men the next day,t and after he had purified himselft along with them, he went to the temple and gave noticet of the completion of the days of purification,s whent the sacrifice would be offered for eacht of them.27 When the seven days were almost over,t the Jews from the province of Asiats who had seen him in the temple areat stirred up the whole crowdt and seizedt him,28 shouting, “Men of Israel,t help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law,s and this sanctuary!ts Furthermoret he has brought Greeks into the inner courts of the templet and made this holy place ritually unclean!”ts29 (For they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him previously, andt they assumed Paul had brought him into the inner temple courts.)ts30 The whole city was stirred up,t and the people rushed together.t They seizedt Paul and dragged him out of the temple courts,t and immediately the doors were shut.31 While they were tryingt to kill him, a reportt was sent upt to the commanding officert of the cohorts that all Jerusalem was in confusion.t32 Het immediately tookt soldiers and centurionss and ran down to the crowd.t When they sawt the commanding officert and the soldiers, they stopped beatings Paul.33 Then the commanding officert came up and arrestedt him and ordered him to be tied up with two chains;t het then asked who he was and whatt he had done.34 But some in the crowd shouted one thing, and others something else,t and when the commanding officert was unablet to find out the trutht because of the disturbance,t he ordered Pault to be brought into the barracks.t35 When he came to the steps, Pault had to be carrieds by the soldiers because of the violencet of the mob,36 for a crowd of peoplet followed them,t screaming, “Away with him!”37 As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks,t he saidt to the commanding officer,t “May I sayt something to you?” The officert replied,t “Do you know Greek?s38 Then you’re not that Egyptian who started a rebelliont and led the four thousand men of the ‘Assassins’ts into the wildernesst some time ago?”t39 Paul answered,t “I am a Jewt from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of an important city.t Pleaset allow me to speak to the people.”

40 When the commanding officert had given him permission,t Paul stoodt on the steps and gesturedt to the people with his hand. When they had become silent,t he addressedt them in Aramaic,t