使徒行傳 23
1 保羅定睛看着公會的人，說：「弟兄們，我在上帝面前行事為人都是憑着良心，直到今日。」
And Paul behelde earnestly the Councill, and sayde, Men and brethren, I haue in all good conscience serued God vntill this day.
2 大祭司亞拿尼亞就吩咐旁邊站着的人打他的嘴。
Then the hie Priest Ananias commanded them that stood by, to smite him on the mouth.
3 保羅對他說：「你這粉飾的牆，上帝要打你！你坐堂為的是按律法審問我，你竟違背律法，吩咐人打我嗎？」
Then sayd Paul to him, God will smite thee, thou whited wall: for thou sittest to iudge me according to the Lawe, and transgressing the Lawe, commaundest thou me to be smitten?
4 站在旁邊的人說：「你辱罵上帝的大祭司嗎？」
And they that stood by, sayd, Reuilest thou Gods hie Priest?
5 保羅說：「弟兄們，我不曉得他是大祭司；經上記着說：『不可毀謗你百姓的官長。』」
Then sayd Paul, I knewe not, brethren, that he was the hie Priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speake euill of the ruler of thy people.
6 保羅看出大眾一半是撒都該人，一半是法利賽人，就在公會中大聲說：「弟兄們，我是法利賽人，也是法利賽人的子孫。我現在受審問，是為盼望死人復活。」
But when Paul perceiued that the one part were of the Sadduces, and the other of the Pharises, hee cried in the Council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharise, the sonne of a Pharise: I am accused of the hope and resurrection of the dead.
7 說了這話，法利賽人和撒都該人就爭論起來，會眾分為兩黨。
And when hee had saide this, there was a dissension betweene the Pharises and the Sadduces, so that the multitude was deuided.
8 因為撒都該人說，沒有復活，也沒有天使和鬼魂；法利賽人卻說，兩樣都有。
For the Sadduces say that there is no resurrection, neither Angel, nor spirit: but the Pharises confesse both.
9 於是大大地喧嚷起來。有幾個法利賽黨的文士站起來爭辯說：「我們看不出這人有甚麼惡處，倘若有鬼魂或是天使對他說過話，怎麼樣呢？」
Then there was a great crye: and the Scribes of the Pharises part rose vp, and stroue, saying, Wee finde none euill in this man: but if a spirit or an Angel hath spoken to him, let vs not fight against God.
10 那時大起爭吵，千夫長恐怕保羅被他們扯碎了，就吩咐兵丁下去，把他從眾人當中搶出來，帶進營樓去。
And when there was a great dissension, the chiefe captaine, fearing lest Paul should haue bene pulled in pieces of them, commanded the souldiers to go downe, and take him from among them, and to bring him into the castel.
11 當夜，主站在保羅旁邊，說：「放心吧！你怎樣在耶路撒冷為我作見證，也必怎樣在羅馬為我作見證。」
Nowe the night folowing, the Lord stoode by him, and saide, Be of good courage, Paul: for as thou hast testified of mee in Hierusalem, so must thou beare witnesse also at Rome.
12 到了天亮，猶太人同謀起誓，說：「若不先殺保羅就不吃不喝。」
And when the day was come, certaine of the Iewes made an assemblie, and bounde themselues with a curse, saying, that they woulde neither eate nor drinke, till they had killed Paul.
13 這樣同心起誓的有四十多人。
And they were more then fourtie, which had made this conspiracie.
14 他們來見祭司長和長老，說：「我們已經起了一個大誓，若不先殺保羅就不吃甚麼。
And they came to the chiefe Priestes and Elders, and said, We haue bound our selues with a solemne curse, that wee will eate nothing, vntill we haue slaine Paul.
15 現在你們和公會要知會千夫長，叫他帶下保羅到你們這裏來，假作要詳細察考他的事；我們已經預備好了，不等他來到跟前就殺他。」
Nowe therefore, ye and the Council signifie to the chiefe captaine, that hee bring him foorth vnto you to morow: as though you would know some thing more perfectly of him, and we, or euer he come neere, will be readie to kill him.
16 保羅的外甥聽見他們設下埋伏，就來到營樓裏告訴保羅。
But when Pauls sisters sonne heard of their laying awaite, he went, and entred into the castel, and tolde Paul.
17 保羅請一個百夫長來，說：「你領這少年人去見千夫長，他有事告訴他。」
And Paul called one of the Centurions vnto him, and said, Take this yong man hence vnto the chiefe captaine: for he hath a certaine thing to shewe him.
18 於是把他領去見千夫長，說：「被囚的保羅請我到他那裏，求我領這少年人來見你；他有事告訴你。」
So hee tooke him, and brought him to the chiefe captaine, and saide, Paul the prisoner called mee vnto him, and prayed mee to bring this yong man vnto thee, which hath some thing to say vnto thee.
19 千夫長就拉着他的手，走到一旁，私下問他說：「你有甚麼事告訴我呢？」
Then the chiefe captaine tooke him by the hande, and went apart with him alone, and asked him, What hast thou to shewe me?
20 他說：「猶太人已經約定，要求你明天帶下保羅到公會裏去，假作要詳細查問他的事。
And he saide, The Iewes haue conspired to desire thee, that thou wouldest bring foorth Paul to morow into the Council, as though they would inquire somewhat of him more perfectly:
21 你切不要隨從他們；因為他們有四十多人埋伏，已經起誓說，若不先殺保羅就不吃不喝。現在預備好了，只等你應允。」
But let them not perswade thee: for there lie in waite for him of them, more then fourtie men, which haue bound themselues with a curse, that they will neither eate nor drinke, till they haue killed him: and nowe are they readie, and waite for thy promise.
22 於是千夫長打發少年人走，囑咐他說：「不要告訴人你將這事報給我了。」
The chiefe captaine then let the yong man depart, after hee had charged him to vtter it to no man, that he had shewed him these things.
23 千夫長便叫了兩個百夫長來，說：「預備步兵二百，馬兵七十，長槍手二百，今夜亥初往凱撒利亞去；
And he called vnto him two certaine Centurions, saying, Make readie two hundred souldiers, that they may go to Cæsarea, and horsemen three score and ten, and two hundred with dartes, at the thirde houre of the night.
24 也要預備牲口叫保羅騎上，護送到巡撫腓力斯那裏去。」
And let them make readie an horse, that Paul being set on, may be brought safe vnto Felix the Gouernour.
25 千夫長又寫了文書，
And he wrote an epistle in this maner:
26 大略說：「克勞第‧呂西亞，請巡撫腓力斯大人安。
Claudius Lysias vnto the most noble Gouernour Felix sendeth greeting.
27 這人被猶太人拿住，將要殺害，我得知他是羅馬人，就帶兵丁下去救他出來。
As this man was taken of the Iewes, and shoulde haue bene killed of them, I came vpon them with the garison, and rescued him, perceiuing that he was a Romane.
28 因要知道他們告他的緣故，我就帶他下到他們的公會去，
And when I would haue knowen the cause, wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their Council.
29 便查知他被告是因他們律法的辯論，並沒有甚麼該死該綁的罪名。
There I perceiued that hee was accused of questions of their Lawe, but had no crime worthy of death, or of bondes.
30 後來有人把要害他的計謀告訴我，我就立時解他到你那裏去，又吩咐告他的人在你面前告他。」
And when it was shewed me, how that the Iewes layd waite for the man, I sent him straightway to thee, and commanded his accusers to speake before thee the thinges that they had against him. Farewell.
31 於是，兵丁照所吩咐他們的，將保羅夜裏帶到安提帕底。
Then the souldiers as it was commanded them, tooke Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.
32 第二天，讓馬兵護送，他們就回營樓去。
And the next day, they left the horsemen to goe with him, and returned vnto the Castel.
33 馬兵來到凱撒利亞，把文書呈給巡撫，便叫保羅站在他面前。
Now when they came to Cæsarea, they deliuered the epistle to the Gouernour, and presented Paul also vnto him.
34 巡撫看了文書，問保羅是哪省的人，既曉得他是基利家人，
So when the Gouernour had read it, hee asked of what prouince he was: and when he vnderstoode that he was of Cilicia,
35 就說：「等告你的人來到，我要細聽你的事」；便吩咐人把他看守在希律的衙門裏。
I will heare thee, said he, when thine accusers also are come, and commanded him to bee kept in Herods iudgement hall.
