1 STF A Savle je joљ uvek disao pretnjom i ubistvom na uиenike Gospodnje, pa ode do prvosveљtenika BSB BSB: Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
2 STF i izmoli u njega pisma za Damask, na sinagoge: ako koga naрe od ove nauke, ljude i ћene, da ih svezane dovede u Jerusalim. BSB BSB: and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
3 STF Putujuжi, doрe blizu Damaska. I ujedanput ga obasja svetlost s neba; BSB BSB: As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
4 STF pade na zemlju i иu glas gde mu govori: Savle, Savle, zaљto me goniљ? BSB BSB: He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”
5 STF A on reиe: Ko si, Gospode? A ovaj: Ja sam Isus, koga ti goniљ. BSB BSB: “Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.
6 STF Nego ustani i uрi u grad, i kazaжe ti se љta ti valja иiniti. BSB BSB: “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
7 STF A ljudi koji iрahu s njim, stajahu nemi, jer su glas иuli, ali nikoga nisu videli. BSB BSB: The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.
8 STF Savle usta od zemlje, i kad je otvorio oиi svoje, niљta nije video. Uzeљe ga, dakle, za ruku i uvedoљe u Damask. BSB BSB: Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.
9 STF I bio je tri dana slep, niti je jeo niti je pio. BSB BSB: For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything.
10 STF A u Damasku beљe jedan uиenik po imenu Ananije. I reиe mu Gospod u utvari: Ananija! A on reиe: Evo me, Gospode! BSB BSB: In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.
11 STF A Gospod njemu: Ustani i idi u ulicu koja se zove "prava", i potraћi u domu Judinom Tarљanina po imenu Savla. Sad se baљ moli Bogu. BSB BSB: “Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.
12 STF I vide иoveka po imenu Ananiju gde uрe i metnu ruke na njega da progleda.- BSB BSB: In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”
13 STF A Ananija odgovori: Gospode, od mnogih иuh za ovoga иoveka kolika zla poиini tvojim svetima u Jerusalimu. BSB BSB: But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.
14 STF I ovde ima vlast od prvosveљtenika da veћe sve koji prizivaju ime tvoje. BSB BSB: And now he is here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”
15 STF A Gospod mu reиe: Idi, jer mi je on oruрe izbrano: da iznese ime moje pred neznaboљce, careve i sinove Izrailjeve. BSB BSB: “Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
16 STF Ja жu mu pokazati koliko mu valja postradati za ime moje. BSB BSB: I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”
17 STF I Ananija ode, uрe u kuжu i metnu ruke na njega i reиe: Savle brate, Gospod Isus, koji ti se javio na putu kojim si iљao, poslao me je da progledaљ i da se napuniљ Duha svetoga. BSB BSB: So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
18 STF I odmah otpade od oиiju njegovih kao krljuљt, i progleda; i usta i krsti se, BSB BSB: At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,
19 STF i poљto jede, okrepi se. Bio je nekoliko dana s uиenicima koji behu u Damasku, BSB BSB: and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.
20 STF i odmah je po sinagogama propovedao Isusa, da je on Sin Boћji. BSB BSB: Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
21 STF A svi koji sluљahu, иuрahu se i govorahu: Nije li ovo onaj љto u Jerusalimu gonjaљe one koji prizivaju ime ovo, a i ovamo je za to doљao, da ih povezane vodi prvosveљtenicima? BSB BSB: All who heard him were astounded and asked, “Isn’t this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”
22 STF A Savle bivaљe sve jaиi i zabunjivaљe Judeje koji ћivljahu u Damasku, dokazujuжi da je ovo Mesija. BSB BSB: But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
23 STF Posle poduћeg vremena dogovoriљe se Judeji da ga ubiju. BSB BSB: After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,
24 STF Ali Savle doznade njihovu nameru. Dan i noж иuvali su vrata da bi ga ubili. BSB BSB: but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
25 STF A uиenici njegovi uzeљe ga noжu i spustiљe ga u jednoj kotarici preko zida. BSB BSB: One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.
26 STF A kad doрe u Jerusalim, ogledaљe da se pridruћi uиenicima; no svi ga se bojahu, jer ne verovahu da je (zaista) uиenik. BSB BSB: When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
27 STF A Varnava ga uze i dovede k apostolima. I kaza im kako na putu vide Gospoda i kako mu govori, i kako je u Damasku slobodno govorio u ime Isusovo. BSB BSB: Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who had spoken to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.
28 STF Otada je s njima ulazio i izlazio u Jerusalimu i uиinio je slobodno u ime Gospodnje. BSB BSB: So Saul stayed with them, moving about freely in Jerusalem and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.
29 STF Govorio je i prepirao se i s Jelinistima; a oni gledahu da ga ubiju. BSB BSB: He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.
30 STF A kada braжa doznaљe ovo, svedoљe ga u Kesariju i otpustiљe u Tars. BSB BSB: When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
31 STF I tako je crkva po svoj Judeji, Galileji i Samariji bila na miru; napredovala je, ћivela je u strahu Gospodnjem i umnoћavala se utehom svetoga Duha. BSB BSB: Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
32 STF A kad Petar obilaћaљe sve, doрe i k svetima koji ћivljahu u Lidi. BSB BSB: As Peter traveled throughout the area, he went to visit the saints in Lydda.
33 STF Onde naрe jednog иoveka po imenu Eneju, koji je veж osam godina leћao na odru; bio je uzet. BSB BSB: There he found a man named Aeneas who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.
34 STF I reиe mu Petar: Eneja, isceljujete Isus Hristos. Ustani i prostri sebi! I odmah usta. BSB BSB: “Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and put away your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up,
35 STF I videљe ga svi stanovnici Lide i Sarona, i obratiљe se ka Gospodu. BSB BSB: and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
36 STF A u Jopi beљe jedna uиenica po imenu Tavita, љto znaиi Gazela. Ova beљe puna dobrih dela i milostinja љto ih иinjaљe. BSB BSB: In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
37 STF Onih dana razbole se i umre. Okupaљe je i metnuљe u gornju sobu. BSB BSB: At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.
38 STF Kako je, pak, Lida blizu Jope, i uиenici иuљe da je Petar onde, postaљe dva иoveka do njega moleжi ga: Ne oklevaj da doрeљ do nas! BSB BSB: Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”
39 STF A Petar usta i otide s njima. I kad doрe, odvedoљe ga u gornju sobu, i pristupiљe mu sve udovice laиuжi i pokazujuжi donje i gornje haljine љto ih je radila Gazela dok je bila s njima. BSB BSB: So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
40 STF Petar izgna sve napolje, kleиe na kolena i pomoli se Bogu; pa se okrenu telu i reиe: Tavito, ustani! A ona otvori oиi svoje, i kad vide Petra, sede. BSB BSB: Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
41 STF I pruћi joj ruku i podiћe je. Tada dozva svete i udovice i pokaza je ћivu. BSB BSB: Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.
42 STF Ovo se razglasi po svoj Jopi, i mnogi poverovaљe u Gospoda. BSB BSB: This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.
43 STF I osta duћe vremean u Jopi, u nekoga simona koћara. BSB BSB: And Peter stayed for several days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.
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