Atos 23 - Bíblia Online

Aga Paulus pööras oma silmad Suurkohtu poole ning ütles: „Mehed, vennad, ma olen täiesti hea südametunnistusega Jumala ees elanud tänase päevani!" 
Aga ülempreester Ananias käskis neid, kes ta lähedal seisid, lüüa temale vastu suud. 
Siis Paulus ütles talle: „Küll Jumal sind lööb, sa lubjatud sein! Sina istud ja mõistad kohut minu üle käsku mööda ja käsid mind lüüa käsu vastu?" 
Lähedal seisjad aga ütlesid: „Kas sa teotad Jumala ülempreestrit?" 
Paulus ütles: „Vennad, ma ei teadnud, et ta on ülempreester, sest on kirjutatud: oma rahva ülemat ära sajata!" 
Kuna aga Paulus teadis, et üks osa neist oli sadusere ja teine varisere, siis ta hüüdis Suurkohtu ees: „Mehed, vennad, ma olen variser ja variseri poeg, lootuse ja surnute ülestõusmise pärast olen ma kohtu ees!" 
Kui ta seda oli rääkinud, tõusis kära variseride ja saduseride vahel ja nende hulk läks lahku. 
Sest saduserid ei ütle ülestõusmist olevat, samuti Ingleid ja vaime; aga variserid tunnustavad mõlemaid. 
Siis tõusis suur karjumine, ja kirjatundjad variseride hulgast tõusid ja vaidlesid kangesti ning ütlesid: „Me ei leia ühtki paha sellest inimesest! Ehk aga on vaim või Ingel temaga rääkinud?" 
Aga kui kära läks suureks, kartis ülempealik, et nad Pauluse lõhki kisuvad, ja käskis sõjaväe alla minna ja ta ära kiskuda nende seast ja viia kindlusesse. 
Aga järgmisel ööl seisis Issand ta juures ning ütles: „Ole julge, Paulus! Sest otsekui sa neid asju Minust oled tunnistanud Jeruusalemmas, nõnda pead sa tunnistama ka Roomas!" 
Kui nüüd valgeks läks, heitsid mõned juudid ühte nõusse ja andsid isekeskis vande, et nad ei söö ega joo, enne kui nad on Pauluse tapnud. 
Ja neid oli rohkem kui nelikümmend, kes nõnda olid heitnud vandeliitu. 
Need läksid ülempreestrite ja vanemate juurde ning ütlesid: „Me oleme needes vandunud mitte midagi suhu võtta, enne kui oleme tapnud Pauluse! 
Pange siis teie nüüd ühes Suurkohtuga ülempealikule ette, et ta homme tema tooks teie ette, otsekui tahaksite teie ta asja paremini üle kuulata; aga meie oleme valmis teda tapma, enne kui ta saab teie ette!" 
Aga Pauluse õepoeg sai kuulda varitsemisnõust ja läks alla ning tuli kindlusesse ja teatas seda Paulusele. 
Siis Paulus kutsus enese juurde ühe pealikuist ja ütles: „Vii see noormees ülempealiku juurde, sest tal on midagi temale öelda!" 
See võttis siis tema ja saatis ta ülempealiku juurde ja ütles: „Vang Paulus kutsus mind enese juurde ja palus noormehe tuua sinu juurde, sest tal on midagi sulle rääkida!" 
Aga ülempealik võttis ta kättpidi ja viis ta kõrvale ning küsis temalt: „Mis sul on mulle teatada?" 
Tema ütles: „Juudid on heitnud ühte nõusse sind paluda, et sa Pauluse homme laseksid viia Suurkohtu ette, otsekui sa mõtleksid paremini üle kuulata tema asja. 
Aga sina ära usu neid, sest rohkem kui nelikümmend meest nende seast varitsevad teda; need on vandunud mitte enne süüa ja juua kui nad tema on tapnud; ja nüüd on nad valmis ning ootavad sinu luba!" 
Siis laskis ülempealik noormehe ära minna ja keelas teda kellelegi rääkimast, et ta seda oli temale teada andnud. 
Ja ta kutsus enese juurde kaks pealikuist ning ütles: „Seadke valmis kakssada sõjameest Kaisareasse minemiseks ja seitsekümmend ratsameest ja kakssada piigimeest kolmandal öötunnil, 
samuti pidage ratsaloomad valmis, et ühe selga panna Paulus ja tema tervelt viia maavalitseja Feeliksi juurde." 
Ka kirjutas ta kirja nende sõnadega: 
„Klaudius Lüüsias läkitab aulikule maavalitsejale Feeliksile palju tervist! 
Selle mehe olid juudid kinni võtnud ja tahtsid teda tappa; siis tulin mina sõjaväega vahele ja võtsin ta ära nende käest ja sain teada, et ta on Rooma kodanik. 
Ja et ma tahtsin teada saada, mis süü pärast nad ta peale kaebasid, viisin ma ta nende Suurkohtu ette 
ja leidsin, et ta peale kaevati nende käsuõpetusse puutuvate vaidluste pärast; aga ükski kaebus ei olnud niisugune, mis oleks olnud surma või vangistust väärt. 
Aga kui mulle teada anti, et juutidel on kaval nõu selle mehe vastu, saatsin ma tema sedamaid sinu juurde ja käskisin ka kaebajaid sinu ees kõnelda tema vastu!" 
Vastavalt saadud käsule võtsid siis sõjamehed Pauluse ja viisid ta ära läbi öö Antipatrisesse. 
Aga järgmisel päeval lasksid nad ratsamehed temaga edasi minna ja pöördusid ise tagasi kindlusesse. 
Kui need Kaisareasse jõudsid, andsid nad kirja ära maavalitseja kätte ja viisid ka Pauluse tema ette. 
Kui maavalitseja oli kirja lugenud, küsis ta, kust maakonnast see mees on, ja teada saades, et ta on Kiliikiast, 
ütles ta: „Ma tahan sind üle kuulata, kui su kaebajad ka siia jõuavad!" Ja ta käskis teda hoida Heroodese peavahis. 

And Paul, looking fixedly at the Sanhedrin, said, My brothers, my life has been upright before God till this day. 
And the high priest, Ananias, gave orders to those who were near him to give him a blow on the mouth. 
Then Paul said to him, God will give blows to you, you whitewashed wall: are you here to be my judge by law, and by your orders am I given blows against the law? 
And those who were near said, Do you say such words against God's high priest? 
And Paul said, Brother, I had no idea that he was the high priest: for it has been said, You may not say evil about the ruler of your people. 
But when Paul saw that half of them were Sadducees and the rest Pharisees, he said in the Sanhedrin, Brothers, I am a Pharisee, and the son of Pharisees: I am here to be judged on the question of the hope of the coming back from the dead. 
And when he had said this, there was an argument between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and a division in the meeting. 
For the Sadducees say that there is no coming back from the dead, and no angels or spirits: but the Pharisees have belief in all these. 
And there was a great outcry: and some of the scribes on the side of the Pharisees got up and took part in the discussion, saying, We see no evil in this man: what if he has had a revelation from an angel or a spirit? 
And when the argument became very violent, the chief captain, fearing that Paul would be pulled in two by them, gave orders to the armed men to take him by force from among them, and take him into the army building. 
And the night after, the Lord came to his side and said, Be of good heart, for as you have been witnessing for me in Jerusalem, so will you be my witness in Rome. 
And when it was day, the Jews came together and put themselves under an oath that they would take no food or drink till they had put Paul to death. 
And more than forty of them took this oath. 
And they came to the chief priests and the rulers and said, We have taken a great oath to take no food till we have put Paul to death 
So now, will you and the Sanhedrin make a request to the military authorities to have him sent down to you, as if you were desiring to go into the business in greater detail; and we, before ever he gets to you, will be waiting to put him to death. 
But Paul's sister's son had word of their design, and he came into the army building and gave news of it to Paul. 
And Paul sent for a captain and said, Take this young man to your chief, for he has news for him. 
So he took him to the chief captain and said, Paul, the prisoner, made a request to me to take this young man to you, for he has something to say to you. 
And the chief took him by the hand and, going on one side, said to him privately, What is it you have to say to me? 
And he said, The Jews are in agreement together to make a request to you for Paul to be taken, on the day after this, into the Sanhedrin, to be questioned in greater detail. 
But do not give way to them, for more than forty of them are waiting for him, having taken an oath not to take food or drink till they have put him to death: and now they are ready, waiting for your order. 
So the chief captain let the young man go, saying to him, Do not say to anyone that you have given me word of these things. 
And he sent for two captains and said, Make ready two hundred men, with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, to go to Caesarea, at the third hour of the night: 
And get beasts so that they may put Paul on them, and take him safely to Felix, the ruler. 
And he sent a letter in these words: 
Claudius Lysias, to the most noble ruler, Felix, peace be with you. 
This man was taken by the Jews, and was about to be put to death by them, when I came on them with the army and took him out of danger, having knowledge that he was a Roman. 
And, desiring to get at the reason for their attack on him, I took him down to their Sanhedrin: 
Then it became clear to me that it was a question of their law, and that nothing was said against him which might be a reason for prison or death. 
And when news was given to me that a secret design was being made against the man, I sent him straight away to you, giving orders to those who are against him to make their statements before you. 
So the armed men, as they were ordered, took Paul and came by night to Antipatris. 
But on the day after, they sent the horsemen on with him, and went back to their place: 
And they, when they came to Caesarea, gave the letter to the ruler, and took Paul before him. 
And after reading it, he said, What part of the country do you come from? And, hearing that he was from Cilicia, 
I will give hearing to your cause, he said, when those who are against you have come. And he gave orders for him to be kept in Herod's Praetorium. 

Atos 24

Aga Paulus pööras oma silmad Suurkohtu poole ning ütles: „Mehed, vennad, ma olen täiesti hea südametunnistusega Jumala ees elanud tänase päevani!" 
Aga ülempreester Ananias käskis neid, kes ta lähedal seisid, lüüa temale vastu suud. 
Siis Paulus ütles talle: „Küll Jumal sind lööb, sa lubjatud sein! Sina istud ja mõistad kohut minu üle käsku mööda ja käsid mind lüüa käsu vastu?" 
Lähedal seisjad aga ütlesid: „Kas sa teotad Jumala ülempreestrit?" 
Paulus ütles: „Vennad, ma ei teadnud, et ta on ülempreester, sest on kirjutatud: oma rahva ülemat ära sajata!" 
Kuna aga Paulus teadis, et üks osa neist oli sadusere ja teine varisere, siis ta hüüdis Suurkohtu ees: „Mehed, vennad, ma olen variser ja variseri poeg, lootuse ja surnute ülestõusmise pärast olen ma kohtu ees!" 
Kui ta seda oli rääkinud, tõusis kära variseride ja saduseride vahel ja nende hulk läks lahku. 
Sest saduserid ei ütle ülestõusmist olevat, samuti Ingleid ja vaime; aga variserid tunnustavad mõlemaid. 
Siis tõusis suur karjumine, ja kirjatundjad variseride hulgast tõusid ja vaidlesid kangesti ning ütlesid: „Me ei leia ühtki paha sellest inimesest! Ehk aga on vaim või Ingel temaga rääkinud?" 
Aga kui kära läks suureks, kartis ülempealik, et nad Pauluse lõhki kisuvad, ja käskis sõjaväe alla minna ja ta ära kiskuda nende seast ja viia kindlusesse. 
Aga järgmisel ööl seisis Issand ta juures ning ütles: „Ole julge, Paulus! Sest otsekui sa neid asju Minust oled tunnistanud Jeruusalemmas, nõnda pead sa tunnistama ka Roomas!" 
Kui nüüd valgeks läks, heitsid mõned juudid ühte nõusse ja andsid isekeskis vande, et nad ei söö ega joo, enne kui nad on Pauluse tapnud. 
Ja neid oli rohkem kui nelikümmend, kes nõnda olid heitnud vandeliitu. 
Need läksid ülempreestrite ja vanemate juurde ning ütlesid: „Me oleme needes vandunud mitte midagi suhu võtta, enne kui oleme tapnud Pauluse! 
Pange siis teie nüüd ühes Suurkohtuga ülempealikule ette, et ta homme tema tooks teie ette, otsekui tahaksite teie ta asja paremini üle kuulata; aga meie oleme valmis teda tapma, enne kui ta saab teie ette!" 
Aga Pauluse õepoeg sai kuulda varitsemisnõust ja läks alla ning tuli kindlusesse ja teatas seda Paulusele. 
Siis Paulus kutsus enese juurde ühe pealikuist ja ütles: „Vii see noormees ülempealiku juurde, sest tal on midagi temale öelda!" 
See võttis siis tema ja saatis ta ülempealiku juurde ja ütles: „Vang Paulus kutsus mind enese juurde ja palus noormehe tuua sinu juurde, sest tal on midagi sulle rääkida!" 
Aga ülempealik võttis ta kättpidi ja viis ta kõrvale ning küsis temalt: „Mis sul on mulle teatada?" 
Tema ütles: „Juudid on heitnud ühte nõusse sind paluda, et sa Pauluse homme laseksid viia Suurkohtu ette, otsekui sa mõtleksid paremini üle kuulata tema asja. 
Aga sina ära usu neid, sest rohkem kui nelikümmend meest nende seast varitsevad teda; need on vandunud mitte enne süüa ja juua kui nad tema on tapnud; ja nüüd on nad valmis ning ootavad sinu luba!" 
Siis laskis ülempealik noormehe ära minna ja keelas teda kellelegi rääkimast, et ta seda oli temale teada andnud. 
Ja ta kutsus enese juurde kaks pealikuist ning ütles: „Seadke valmis kakssada sõjameest Kaisareasse minemiseks ja seitsekümmend ratsameest ja kakssada piigimeest kolmandal öötunnil, 
samuti pidage ratsaloomad valmis, et ühe selga panna Paulus ja tema tervelt viia maavalitseja Feeliksi juurde." 
Ka kirjutas ta kirja nende sõnadega: 
„Klaudius Lüüsias läkitab aulikule maavalitsejale Feeliksile palju tervist! 
Selle mehe olid juudid kinni võtnud ja tahtsid teda tappa; siis tulin mina sõjaväega vahele ja võtsin ta ära nende käest ja sain teada, et ta on Rooma kodanik. 
Ja et ma tahtsin teada saada, mis süü pärast nad ta peale kaebasid, viisin ma ta nende Suurkohtu ette 
ja leidsin, et ta peale kaevati nende käsuõpetusse puutuvate vaidluste pärast; aga ükski kaebus ei olnud niisugune, mis oleks olnud surma või vangistust väärt. 
Aga kui mulle teada anti, et juutidel on kaval nõu selle mehe vastu, saatsin ma tema sedamaid sinu juurde ja käskisin ka kaebajaid sinu ees kõnelda tema vastu!" 
Vastavalt saadud käsule võtsid siis sõjamehed Pauluse ja viisid ta ära läbi öö Antipatrisesse. 
Aga järgmisel päeval lasksid nad ratsamehed temaga edasi minna ja pöördusid ise tagasi kindlusesse. 
Kui need Kaisareasse jõudsid, andsid nad kirja ära maavalitseja kätte ja viisid ka Pauluse tema ette. 
Kui maavalitseja oli kirja lugenud, küsis ta, kust maakonnast see mees on, ja teada saades, et ta on Kiliikiast, 
ütles ta: „Ma tahan sind üle kuulata, kui su kaebajad ka siia jõuavad!" Ja ta käskis teda hoida Heroodese peavahis. 

And Paul, looking fixedly at the Sanhedrin, said, My brothers, my life has been upright before God till this day. 
And the high priest, Ananias, gave orders to those who were near him to give him a blow on the mouth. 
Then Paul said to him, God will give blows to you, you whitewashed wall: are you here to be my judge by law, and by your orders am I given blows against the law? 
And those who were near said, Do you say such words against God's high priest? 
And Paul said, Brother, I had no idea that he was the high priest: for it has been said, You may not say evil about the ruler of your people. 
But when Paul saw that half of them were Sadducees and the rest Pharisees, he said in the Sanhedrin, Brothers, I am a Pharisee, and the son of Pharisees: I am here to be judged on the question of the hope of the coming back from the dead. 
And when he had said this, there was an argument between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and a division in the meeting. 
For the Sadducees say that there is no coming back from the dead, and no angels or spirits: but the Pharisees have belief in all these. 
And there was a great outcry: and some of the scribes on the side of the Pharisees got up and took part in the discussion, saying, We see no evil in this man: what if he has had a revelation from an angel or a spirit? 
And when the argument became very violent, the chief captain, fearing that Paul would be pulled in two by them, gave orders to the armed men to take him by force from among them, and take him into the army building. 
And the night after, the Lord came to his side and said, Be of good heart, for as you have been witnessing for me in Jerusalem, so will you be my witness in Rome. 
And when it was day, the Jews came together and put themselves under an oath that they would take no food or drink till they had put Paul to death. 
And more than forty of them took this oath. 
And they came to the chief priests and the rulers and said, We have taken a great oath to take no food till we have put Paul to death 
So now, will you and the Sanhedrin make a request to the military authorities to have him sent down to you, as if you were desiring to go into the business in greater detail; and we, before ever he gets to you, will be waiting to put him to death. 
But Paul's sister's son had word of their design, and he came into the army building and gave news of it to Paul. 
And Paul sent for a captain and said, Take this young man to your chief, for he has news for him. 
So he took him to the chief captain and said, Paul, the prisoner, made a request to me to take this young man to you, for he has something to say to you. 
And the chief took him by the hand and, going on one side, said to him privately, What is it you have to say to me? 
And he said, The Jews are in agreement together to make a request to you for Paul to be taken, on the day after this, into the Sanhedrin, to be questioned in greater detail. 
But do not give way to them, for more than forty of them are waiting for him, having taken an oath not to take food or drink till they have put him to death: and now they are ready, waiting for your order. 
So the chief captain let the young man go, saying to him, Do not say to anyone that you have given me word of these things. 
And he sent for two captains and said, Make ready two hundred men, with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, to go to Caesarea, at the third hour of the night: 
And get beasts so that they may put Paul on them, and take him safely to Felix, the ruler. 
And he sent a letter in these words: 
Claudius Lysias, to the most noble ruler, Felix, peace be with you. 
This man was taken by the Jews, and was about to be put to death by them, when I came on them with the army and took him out of danger, having knowledge that he was a Roman. 
And, desiring to get at the reason for their attack on him, I took him down to their Sanhedrin: 
Then it became clear to me that it was a question of their law, and that nothing was said against him which might be a reason for prison or death. 
And when news was given to me that a secret design was being made against the man, I sent him straight away to you, giving orders to those who are against him to make their statements before you. 
So the armed men, as they were ordered, took Paul and came by night to Antipatris. 
But on the day after, they sent the horsemen on with him, and went back to their place: 
And they, when they came to Caesarea, gave the letter to the ruler, and took Paul before him. 
And after reading it, he said, What part of the country do you come from? And, hearing that he was from Cilicia, 
I will give hearing to your cause, he said, when those who are against you have come. And he gave orders for him to be kept in Herod's Praetorium. 

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