Apostelenes gerninger 23
1 Da saa Paulus fast paa Raadet og sagde: „I Mænd, Brødre! jeg har med al god Samvittighed vandret for Gud indtil denne Dag.‟
And Paul, looking earnestly upon the Sanhedrim, said: Brethren, I have lived in all good conscience toward God to this day.
2 Men Ypperstepræsten Ananias befalede dem, som stode hos ham, at slaa ham paa Munden.
And the chief priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by to smite him on the mouth.
3 Da sagde Paulus til ham: „Gud skal slaa dig, du kalkede Væg! Og du sidder for at dømme mig efter Loven, og tvært imod Loven befaler du, at jeg skal slaas.‟
Then Paul said to him: God will smite you, you whitened wall! for do you sit to judge me according to the law, and yet violate the law by commanding me to be smitten?
4 Men de, som stode hos, sagde: „Udskælder du Guds Ypperstepræst?‟
And those who stood by said: Do you revile God’s chief priest?
5 Og Paulus sagde: „Brødre! jeg vidste ikke, at han er Ypperstepræst; thi der er skrevet: En Fyrste i dit Folk maa du ikke tale ondt imod.‟
And Paul replied: I did not know, brethren, that he was the chief priest: for it is written, You shall not speak evil of the ruler of your people.
6 Men da Paulus vidste, at den ene Del bestod af Saddukæere, men den anden af Farisæere, raabte han i Raadet: „I Mænd, Brødre! jeg er en Farisæer, Søn af Farisæere, for Haab og for dødes Opstandelse er det, jeg dømmes.‟
But when Paul perceived that one part belonged to the Sadducees, and the other to the Pharisees, he cried out, in the Sanhedrim: Brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee; for the hope of the resurrection of the dead am I judged.
7 Men da han udtalte dette, opkom der Splid imellem Farisæerne og Saddukæerne, og Mængden blev uenig.
And when he had said this, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the multitude was divided.
8 Thi Saddukæerne sige, at der ingen Opstandelse er, ej heller nogen Engel eller Aand; men Farisæerne hævde begge Dele.
For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection; neither angel nor spirit: but the Pharisees acknowledge both. And there arose a great clamor. And the scribes, on the part of the Pharisees, arose and contended, saying:
9 Men der opstod en stærk Raaben; og nogle af de skriftkloge af Farisæernes Parti stode op, strede heftigt og sagde: „Vi finde intet ondt hos dette Menneske; men hvad om en Aand eller en Engel har talt til ham!‟
We find no evil in this man; but if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
10 Men da der blev stærk Splid, frygtede Krigsøversten, at Paulus skulde blive sønderslidt af dem, og befalede Krigsfolket at gaa ned og rive ham ud fra dem og føre ham ind i Borgen.
And when there arose a great dissension, the officer, fearing that Paul would be torn to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the fortress.
11 Men Natten derefter stod Herren for ham og sagde: „Vær frimodig, thi ligesom du har vidnet om mig i Jerusalem, saaledes skal du ogsaa vidne i Rom.‟
And on the following night, the Lord stood by him, and said: Take courage; for as you have testified of me in Jerusalem, so must you testify also in Rome.
12 Men da det var blevet Dag, sloge Jøderne sig sammen og forpligtede sig under Forbandelser til hverken at spise eller drikke, førend de havde slaaet Paulus ihjel.
And when it was day, the Jews combined together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying, that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
13 Og de, som havde indgaaet denne Sammensværgelse, vare flere end fyrretyve i Tal.
And there were more than forty who formed this conspiracy.
14 Disse gik da til Ypperstepræsterne og de Ældste og sagde: „Vi have under Forbandelser forpligtet os til ikke at smage noget, førend vi have slaaet Paulus ihjel.
And they went to the chief priests and elders, and said: We have surely bound ourselves under a curse, that we will taste nothing till we have killed Paul.
15 Saa giver nu I tillige med Raadet Krigsøversten Meddelelse, for at han maa føre ham ned til eder, som om I ville undersøge hans Sag nøjere; men vi ere rede til at slaa ham ihjel, førend han kommer derhen.‟
Now, therefore, do you, together with the Sanhedrim, give notice to the officer, that he bring him down to you to-morrow, as if you intended to inquire more accurately into the matters concerning him: and before he comes near, we are ready to kill him.
16 Men Paulus's Søstersøn, som havde hørt om dette Anslag, kom og gik ind i Borgen og fortalte Paulus det.
But the son of Paul’s sister heard of the plot, and he went and entered the fortress, and told Paul.
17 Men Paulus kaldte en af Høvedsmændene til sig og sagde: „Før denne unge Mand hen til Krigsøversten; thi han har noget at melde ham.‟
And Paul called one of the centurions to him, and said: Conduct this young man to the officer, for he has something to tell him.
18 Da tog han ham og førte ham til Krigsøversten og siger: „Den fangne Paulus kaldte mig og bad mig føre denne unge Mand til dig, da han har noget at tale med dig om.‟
So he took him, and led him to the officer, and said: The prisoner Paul called me to him, and requested me to conduct this young man to you; for he has something to tell you.
19 Men Krigsøversten tog ham ved Haanden, gik hen til en Side og spurgte: „Hvad er det, som du har at melde mig?‟
And the officer took him by the hand, and went aside with him privately, and inquired: What is it that you have to tell me?
20 Men han sagde: „Jøderne have aftalt at bede dig om at lade Paulus føre ned for Raadet i Morgen under Foregivende af at ville have nøjere Underretning om ham.
He answered: The Jews have agreed to request you to bring Paul down into the Sanhedrim to-morrow, as if they intended to inquire something more accurately concerning him.
21 Lad du dig nu ikke overtale af dem; thi mere end fyrretyve Mænd af dem lure paa ham, og de have under Forbandelser forpligtet sig til hverken at spise eller at drikke, førend de have slaaet ham ihjel; og nu ere de rede og vente paa dit Tilsagn.‟
Do not, however, be persuaded by them; for more than forty men of them are lying in wait for him; and they have bound themselves under a curse, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him. And now they are ready, waiting for a promise from you.
22 Da lod Krigsøversten det unge Menneske fare og bød ham: „Du skal ingen sige, at du har givet mig dette til Kende.‟
Then the officer sent the young man away, with this charge: Tell no one that you have made these things known to me.
23 Og han kaldte et Par af Høvedsmændene til sig og sagde: „Gører to Hundrede Stridsmænd rede til at drage til Kæsarea og halvfjerdsindstyve Ryttere og to Hundrede Spydkastere fra den tredje Time i Nat; ‟
And he called to him two centurions, and said: Make ready two hundred soldiers, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, that they may depart to Cæsarea at the third hour of the night.
24 og at de skulde bringe Lastdyr for at kunne lade Paulus ride og føre ham sikkert til Landshøvdingen Feliks.
And provide beasts on which they may set Paul, and take him in safety to Felix the governor.
25 Og han skrev et Brev af følgende Indhold:
And he wrote a letter in this form:
26 „Klaudius Lysias hilser den mægtigste Landshøvding Feliks.
Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor, Felix, greeting:
27 Denne Mand havde Jøderne grebet og vilde have slaaet ham ihjel; men jeg kom til med Krigsfolket og udfriede ham, da jeg erfarede, at han var en Romer.
This man was taken by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them. Then I went with soldiers, and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.
28 Og da jeg vilde vide Aarsagen, hvorfor de anklagede ham, førte jeg ham ned for deres Raad
But wishing to know the cause for which they accused him, I brought him down into their Sanhedrim.
29 og fandt ham anklaget i Anledning af nogle Stridsspørgsmaal i deres Lov, men uden nogen Beskyldning, som fortjente Død eller Fængsel.
And I found that he was accused about questions of their law, but had nothing worthy of death or of bonds charged against him.
30 Men da jeg har faaet Underretning om, at der skulde være et hemmeligt Anslag af Jøderne imod Manden, har jeg straks sendt ham til dig efter ogsaa at have befalet Anklagerne at fremføre for dig, hvad de have imod ham.‟
And as I was informed that a plot was about to be laid against the man by the Jews, I immediately sent him to you, and commanded his accusers to say in your presence what they had against him. Farewell.
31 Da toge Stridsmændene Paulus, som det var dem befalet, og førte ham om Natten til Antipatris.
Then the soldiers took Paul, as they were commanded, and brought him by night to Antipatris.
32 Men næste Dag lode de Rytterne drage videre med ham og vendte selv tilbage til Borgen.
And, on the morrow, they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the fortress.
33 Da hine nu kom til Kæsarea og havde overgivet Landshøvdingen Brevet, fremstillede de ogsaa Paulus for ham.
When they came to Cæsarea, and delivered the letter to the governor, they presented Paul also before him.
34 Men da han havde læst Brevet og spurgt, fra hvilken Provins han var, og havde erfaret, at han var fra Kilikien, sagde han:
And when he had read the letter, he inquired to what province he belonged. And learning that he was from Cilicia,
35 „Jeg vil forhøre dig, naar ogsaa dine Anklagere komme til Stede.‟ Og han bød, at han skulde holdes bevogtet i Herodes's Borg.
he said: I will hear you when your accusers also have come. And he ordered him to be kept under guard in Herod’s palace.
