Apostelenes gerninger 24
1 Men fem Dage derefter drog Ypperstepræsten Ananias ned med nogle Ældste og en Taler, Tertullus, og disse førte Klage for Landshøvdingen imod Paulus.
And after five days the chief priest Ananias came down, with the elders, and a certain orator—Tertullus, and they disclosed to the governor [the things] against Paul;
2 Da han nu var kaldt ind, begyndte Tertullus at anklage ham og sagde:
and he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse [him], saying, “Enjoying much peace through you, and worthy deeds being done to this nation through your forethought,
3 „At vi ved dig nyde megen Fred, og at Forbedringer i alle Retninger og alle Vegne skaffes dette Folk ved din Omsorg, mægtigste Feliks! det erkende vi med al Taknemmelighed.
always, also, and everywhere we receive it, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness;
4 Men for at jeg ikke skal opholde dig for længe, beder jeg, at du efter din Mildhed vil høre os kortelig.
and that I may not be further tedious to you, I exhort you to hear us concisely in your gentleness;
5 Vi have nemlig fundet, at denne Mand er en Pest og en Oprørsstifter iblandt alle Jøderne hele Verden over, samt er Fører for Nazaræernes Parti,
for having found this man a pestilence, and moving a dissension to all the Jews through the world—also a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes—
6 ja, han har endog forsøgt at vanhellige Helligdommen. Vi grebe ham da ogsaa [og vilde have dømt ham efter vor Lov.
who also tried to profane the temple, whom we also took, [[and wished to judge according to our law,
7 Men Krigsøversten Lysias kom til og borttog ham med megen Vold af vore Hænder
and Lysias the chief captain having come near, took away out of our hands with much violence,
8 og bød hans Anklagere komme til dig]. Af ham kan du selv, naar du undersøger det, erfare alt det, hvorfor vi anklage ham.‟
having commanded his accusers to come to you, ]] from whom you may be able, yourself having examined, to know concerning all these things of which we accuse him”;
9 Men ogsaa Jøderne stemmede i med og paastode, at dette forholdt sig saaledes.
and the Jews also agreed, professing these things to be so.
10 Og Paulus svarede, da Landshøvdingen gav ham et Vink, at han skulde tale: „Efterdi jeg ved, at du i mange Aar har været Dommer for dette Folk, vil jeg frimodigt forsvare min Sag,
And Paul—the governor having beckoned to him to speak—answered, “Knowing [that] for many years you have been a judge to this nation, I answer more cheerfully the things concerning myself;
11 da du kan forvisse dig om, at det er ikke mere end tolv Dage, siden jeg kom op for at tilbede i Jerusalem.
you being able to know that it is not more than twelve days to me since I went up to worship in Jerusalem,
12 Og de have ikke fundet mig i Ordveksel med nogen eller i Færd med at vække Folkeopløb, hverken i Helligdommen eller i Synagogerne eller omkring i Staden.
and neither did they find me reasoning with anyone in the temple, or making a dissension of the multitude, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city;
13 Og de kunne ej heller bevise dig det, som de nu anklage mig for.
nor are they able to prove against me the things concerning which they now accuse me.
14 Men dette bekender jeg for dig, at jeg efter den Vej, som de kalde et Parti, tjener vor fædrene Gud saaledes, at jeg tror paa alt det, som staar i Loven, og det, som er skrevet hos Profeterne,
And I confess this to you, that, according to The Way that they call a sect, so I serve the God of the fathers, believing all things that have been written in the Law and the Prophets,
15 og har det Haab til Gud, som ogsaa disse selv forvente, at der skal komme en Opstandelse baade af retfærdige og af uretfærdige.
having hope toward God, which they themselves also wait for, [that] there is about to be a resurrection of the dead, both of righteous and unrighteous;
16 Derfor øver ogsaa jeg mig i altid at have en uskadt Samvittighed for Gud og Menneskene.
and in this I exercise myself, to always have a conscience void of offense toward God and men.
17 Men efter flere Aars Forløb er jeg kommen for at bringe Almisser til mit Folk og Ofre,
And after many years I came, about to do kind acts to my nation, and offerings,
18 hvad de fandt mig i Færd med, da jeg var bleven renset i Helligdommen, og ikke med Opløb og Larm; men det var nogle Jøder fra Asien,
in which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with multitude, nor with tumult,
19 og de burde nu være til Stede hos dig og klage, om de have noget paa mig at sige.
whom it is necessary to be present before you, and to accuse, if they had anything against me,
20 Eller lad disse her selv sige, hvad Uret de have fundet hos mig, da jeg stod for Raadet,
or let these same say if they found any unrighteousness in me in my standing before the Sanhedrin,
21 uden det skulde være dette ene Ord, som jeg raabte, da jeg stod iblandt dem: Jeg dømmes i Dag af eder for dødes Opstandelse.‟
except concerning this one voice, in which I cried, standing among them—Concerning a resurrection of the dead I am judged by you today.”
22 Nu udsatte Feliks Sagen, da han vidste ret god Besked om Vejen, og sagde: „Naar Krigsøversten Lysias kommer herned, vil jeg paakende eders Sag.‟
And having heard these things, Felix delayed them—having known more exactly of the things concerning The Way—saying, “When Lysias the chief captain may come down, I will know fully the things concerning you”;
23 Og han befalede Høvedsmanden, at han skulde holdes bevogtet, men med Lempelse, og at han ikke maatte forbyde nogen af hans egne at gaa ham til Haande.
having also given a direction to the centurion to keep Paul, to let [him] also have liberty, and to forbid none of his own friends to minister or to come near to him.
24 Men nogle Dage efter kom Feliks med sin Hustru Drusilla, som var en Jødinde, og lod Paulus hente og hørte ham om Troen paa Kristus Jesus.
And after certain days, Felix having come with his wife Drusilla, being a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning faith toward Christ,
25 Men da han talte med ham om Retfærdighed og Afholdenhed og den kommende Dom, blev Feliks forfærdet og svarede: „Gaa for denne Gang; men naar jeg faar Tid, vil jeg lade dig kalde til mig.‟
and he reasoning concerning righteousness, and self-control, and the judgment that is about to be, Felix, having become afraid, answered, “For the present be going, and having time, I will call for you”;
26 Tillige haabede han ogsaa, at Paulus skulde give ham Penge; derfor lod han ham ogsaa oftere hente og samtalede med ham.
and at the same time also hoping that money will be given to him by Paul, that he may release him, therefore, also sending for him often, he was conversing with him;
27 Men da to Aar vare forløbne, fik Feliks Porkius Festus til Efterfølger; og da Feliks vilde fortjene sig Tak af Jøderne, lod han Paulus blive tilbage i Lænker.
and two years having been fulfilled, Felix received a successor, Porcius Festus; Felix also willing to lay a favor on the Jews, left Paul bound.
