1 E, pondo Paulo os olhos no conselho, disse: Homens irmãos, até ao dia de hoje tenho andado diante de Deus com toda a boa consciência.
2 Mas o sumo sacerdote, Ananias, mandou aos que estavam junto dele que o ferissem na boca.
3 Então Paulo lhe disse: Deus te ferirá, parede branqueada; tu estás aqui assentado para julgar-me conforme a lei, e contra a lei me mandas ferir?
4 E os que ali estavam disseram: Injurias o sumo sacerdote de Deus?
5 E Paulo disse: Não sabia, irmãos, que era o sumo sacerdote; porque está escrito: Não dirás mal do príncipe do teu povo.
6 E Paulo, sabendo que uma parte era de saduceus e outra de fariseus, clamou no conselho: Homens irmãos, eu sou fariseu, filho de fariseu; no tocante à esperança e ressurreição dos mortos sou julgado.
7 E, havendo dito isto, houve dissensão entre os fariseus e saduceus; e a multidão se dividiu.
8 Porque os saduceus dizem que não há ressurreição, nem anjo, nem espírito; mas os fariseus reconhecem uma e outra coisa.
9 E originou-se um grande clamor; e, levantando-se os escribas da parte dos fariseus, contendiam, dizendo: Nenhum mal achamos neste homem, e, se algum espírito ou anjo lhe falou, não lutemos contra Deus.
10 E, havendo grande dissensão, o tribuno, temendo que Paulo fosse despedaçado por eles, mandou descer a soldadesca, para que o tirassem do meio deles, e o levassem para a fortaleza.
11 E na noite seguinte, apresentando-se-lhe o Senhor, disse: Paulo, tem ânimo; porque, como de mim testificaste em Jerusalém, assim importa que testifiques também em Roma.
12 E, quando já era dia, alguns dos judeus fizeram uma conspiração, e juraram, dizendo que não comeriam nem beberiam enquanto não matassem a Paulo.
13 E eram mais de quarenta os que fizeram esta conjuração.
14 E estes foram ter com os principais dos sacerdotes e anciãos, e disseram: Conjuramo-nos, sob pena de maldição, a nada provarmos até que matemos a Paulo.
15 Agora, pois, vós, com o conselho, rogai ao tribuno que vo-lo traga amanhã, como que querendo saber mais alguma coisa de seus negócios, e, antes que chegue, estaremos prontos para o matar.
16 E o filho da irmã de Paulo, tendo ouvido acerca desta cilada, foi, e entrou na fortaleza, e o anunciou a Paulo.
17 E Paulo, chamando a si um dos centuriões, disse: Leva este jovem ao tribuno, porque tem alguma coisa que lhe comunicar.
18 Tomando-o ele, pois, o levou ao tribuno, e disse: O preso Paulo, chamando-me a si, rogou-me que trouxesse este jovem, que tem alguma coisa para dizer-te.
19 E o tribuno, tomando-o pela mão, e pondo-se à parte, perguntou-lhe em particular: Que tens que me contar?
20 E disse ele: Os judeus se concertaram rogar-te que amanhã leves Paulo ao conselho, como que tendo de inquirir dele mais alguma coisa ao certo.
21 Mas tu não os creias; porque mais de quarenta homens de entre eles lhe andam armando ciladas; os quais se obrigaram, sob pena de maldição, a não comer nem beber até que o tenham morto; e já estão apercebidos, esperando de ti promessa.
22 Então o tribuno despediu o jovem, mandando-lhe que a ninguém dissesse que lhe havia contado aquilo.
23 E, chamando dois centuriões, lhes disse: Aprontai para as três horas da noite duzentos soldados, e setenta de cavalaria, e duzentos archeiros para irem até Cesaréia;
24 E aparelhai animais, para que, pondo neles a Paulo, o levem salvo ao presidente Félix.
25 E escreveu uma carta, que continha isto:
26 Cláudio Lísias, a Félix, potentíssimo presidente, saúde.
27 Esse homem foi preso pelos judeus; e, estando já a ponto de ser morto por eles, sobrevim eu com a soldadesca, e o livrei, informado de que era romano.
28 E, querendo saber a causa por que o acusavam, o levei ao seu conselho.
29 E achei que o acusavam de algumas questões da sua lei; mas que nenhum crime havia nele digno de morte ou de prisão.
30 E, sendo-me notificado que os judeus haviam de armar ciladas a esse homem, logo to enviei, mandando também aos acusadores que perante ti digam o que tiverem contra ele. Passa bem.
31 Tomando, pois, os soldados a Paulo, como lhe fora mandado, o trouxeram de noite a Antipátride.
32 E no dia seguinte, deixando aos de cavalo irem com ele, tornaram à fortaleza.
33 Os quais, logo que chegaram a Cesaréia, e entregaram a carta ao presidente, lhe apresentaram Paulo.
34 E o presidente, lida a carta, perguntou de que província era; e, sabendo que era da Cilícia,
35 Disse: Ouvir-te-ei, quando também aqui vierem os teus acusadores. E mandou que o guardassem no pretório de Herodes.
1 And Paul, after looking intently at the council, said, Men, brothers, I have been a citizen in all good conscience to God until this day.
2 And the high priest Ananias ordered those who stood by him to strike his mouth.
3 Then Paul said to him, God is going to smite thee, a whitewashed wall. Thou even sit judging me according to the law, and violating law, thou command me to be struck?
4 And those who stood by said, Thou revile God's high priest?
5 And Paul said, I had not known, brothers, that he is high priest, for it is written, Thou shall not speak ill of a ruler of thy people.
6 But when Paul ascertained that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men, brothers, I am a Pharisee, son of a Pharisee. About the hope and resurrection of the dead I am judged.
7 And when he said this, there developed a conflict of the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the group was divided.
8 For in fact Sadducees say to be no resurrection nor heavenly agent nor spirit, but Pharisees acknowledge them all.
9 And there developed a great clamor. And some of the scholars of the Pharisees part having risen, they argued vehemently, saying, We find nothing wrong in this man. But if a spirit spoke to him, or a heavenly agent, we should not fi
10 And a great conflict having developed, the chief captain, having been alarmed lest Paul might be torn apart by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him away from the midst of them, and bring him into the fort.
11 And the following night the Lord, having stood by him, said, Cheer up, Paul, for as thou have testified these things about me at Jerusalem, so thou must testify also at Rome.
12 And when it became day, some of the Jews, having made a conspiracy, put themselves under a curse, saying neither to eat nor to drink until they would kill Paul.
13 And there were more than forty who made this conspiracy,
14 who, having come near to the chief priests and the elders, said, We have put ourselves under a curse, a curse to taste of nothing until we would kill Paul.
15 Now therefore ye with the council report to the chief captain that tomorrow he may bring him down to you, as though going to inquire more accurately the things about him. And we, before he comes near, are prepared to kill him.
16 But the son of Paul's sister, having heard of the ambush, having come and entered into the fort, he informed Paul.
17 And Paul, having called one of the centurions, said, Take this young man to the chief captain, for he has something to inform him.
18 Indeed therefore having taken him, he brought him to the chief captain, and says, Paul the prisoner, having called me, asked me to bring this young man to thee, who has something to say to thee.
19 And the chief captain having grasped his hand, and having gone in private, he asked him, What is it that thou have to inform me?
20 And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask thee that to tomorrow thou would bring Paul down to the council, as though going to inquire something more accurately about him.
21 Therefore thou should not be persuaded by them, for more than forty men of them wait to ambush him, who have put themselves under an oath, neither to eat nor drink until they have killed him. And now are they ready, expecting the p
22 Indeed therefore the chief captain dismissed the young man, having ordered, Tell no man that thou have shown these things to me.
23 And having summoned a certain two of the centurions, he said, Prepare two hundred soldiers that they may go to Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen at the third hour of the night.
24 And provide beasts, so that after mounting Paul, they may bring him safely to Felix the governor,
25 after writing a letter containing this form:
26 Claudius Lysias to the eminent governor Felix, greeting.
27 This man who was seized by the Jews, and was going to be killed by them, having stood by with the soldiers, I rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman.
28 And wanting to know for what reason they accused him, I brought him down to their council,
29 whom I found accusing about issues of their law, having not one accusation worthy of death or of bonds.
30 And when it was reported to me of a plot going to be against the man by the Jews, I immediately sent him to thee, also having commanded the accusers to speak before thee the things against him. Be strong.
31 Indeed therefore, the soldiers, according to that which was precisely arranged for them, having taken Paul, they brought him through the night to Antipatris.
32 But on the morrow they returned to the fort, having allowed the horsemen to depart with him,
33 who, after coming to Caesarea and having delivered the letter to the governor, also presented Paul to him.
34 And the governor having read it, and having questioned from what province he was, and having found out that he was from Cilicia,
35 he said, I will hear thee when thine accusers also will arrive. And he commanded him to be kept in the Praetorium of Herod.