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.‟
Then Paul, gazing intently at the council, said, “Noble brothers, I have spoken with all good conscience before God, even to this present day.”
2 Men Ypperstepræsten Ananias befalede dem, som stode hos ham, at slaa ham paa Munden.
And the high priest, Ananias, instructed those who were standing nearby to strike 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 shall strike you, you whitewashed wall! For would you sit and judge me according to the law, when, contrary to the law, you order me to be struck?”
4 Men de, som stode hos, sagde: „Udskælder du Guds Ypperstepræst?‟
And those who were standing nearby said, “Are you speaking evil about the high priest of God?”
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 said: “I did not know, brothers, that he is the high priest. For it is written: ‘You shall not speak evil of the leader 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.‟
Now Paul, knowing that one group were Sadducees and the other were Pharisees, exclaimed in the council: “Noble brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of Pharisees! It is over the hope and resurrection of the dead that I am being judged.”
7 Men da han udtalte dette, opkom der Splid imellem Farisæerne og Saddukæerne, og Mængden blev uenig.
And when he had said this, a dissension occurred 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 claim that there is no resurrection, and neither angels, nor spirits. But the Pharisees confess both of these.
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!‟
Then there occurred a great clamor. And some of the Pharisees, rising up, were fighting, saying: “We find nothing evil in this man. What if a spirit has spoken to him, or an angel?”
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 since a great dissension had been made, the tribune, fearing that Paul might be torn apart by them, ordered the soldiers to descend and to seize him from their midst, 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.‟
Then, on the following night, the Lord stood near him and said: “Be constant. For just as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so also it is necessary for you to testify at 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 daylight arrived, some of the Jews gathered together and bound themselves with an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
13 Og de, som havde indgaaet denne Sammensværgelse, vare flere end fyrretyve i Tal.
Now there were more than forty men who had taken this oath together.
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 approached the leaders of the priests, and the elders, and they said: “We have sworn ourselves by an oath, so that we will taste nothing, until 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.‟
Therefore, with the council, you should now give notice to the tribune, so that he may bring him to you, as if you intended to determine something else about him. But before he approaches, we have made preparations to put him to death.”
16 Men Paulus's Søstersøn, som havde hørt om dette Anslag, kom og gik ind i Borgen og fortalte Paulus det.
But when Paul’s sister’s son had heard of this, about their treachery, he went and entered into the fortress, and he reported it to 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, calling to him one of the centurions, said: “Lead this young man to the tribune. 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.‟
And indeed, he took him and led him to the tribune, and he said, “Paul, the prisoner, asked me to lead this young man to you, since he has something to say to you.”
19 Men Krigsøversten tog ham ved Haanden, gik hen til en Side og spurgte: „Hvad er det, som du har at melde mig?‟
Then the tribune, taking him by the hand, withdrew with him by themselves, and he asked him: “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.
Then he said: “The Jews have met to ask you to bring Paul tomorrow to the council, as if they intended to question him about something else.
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.‟
But truly, you should not believe them, for they would ambush him with more than forty men from among them, who have bound themselves by an oath neither to eat, nor to drink, until they have put him to death. And they are now prepared, hoping for an affirmation 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.‟
And then the tribune dismissed the young man, instructing him not to tell anyone that he had made known these things to him.
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; ‟
Then, having called two centurions, he said to them: “Prepare two hundred soldiers, so that they may go as far as Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, for 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 prepare beasts of burden to carry Paul, so that they may lead him safely to Felix, the governor.”
25 Og han skrev et Brev af følgende Indhold:
For he was afraid, lest perhaps the Jews might seize him and kill him, and that afterwards he would be falsely accused, as if he had accepted a bribe. And so he wrote a letter containing the following:
26 „Klaudius Lysias hilser den mægtigste Landshøvding Feliks.
“Claudius Lysias, to the most excellent governor, Felix: greetings.
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, having been apprehended by the Jews and being about to be put to death by them, I rescued, overwhelming them with soldiers, since I realized that he is a Roman.
28 Og da jeg vilde vide Aarsagen, hvorfor de anklagede ham, førte jeg ham ned for deres Raad
And wanting to know the reason that they objected to him, I brought him into their council.
29 og fandt ham anklaget i Anledning af nogle Stridsspørgsmaal i deres Lov, men uden nogen Beskyldning, som fortjente Død eller Fængsel.
And I discovered him to be accused about questions of their law. Yet truly, nothing deserving of death or imprisonment was within the accusation.
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 when I had been given news of ambushes, which they had prepared against him, I sent him to you, notifying his accusers also, so that they may plead their accusations before you. Farewell.”
31 Da toge Stridsmændene Paulus, som det var dem befalet, og førte ham om Natten til Antipatris.
Therefore the soldiers, taking Paul according to their orders, brought him by night to Antipatris.
32 Men næste Dag lode de Rytterne drage videre med ham og vendte selv tilbage til Borgen.
And the next day, sending the horsemen to go with him, they returned to the fortress.
33 Da hine nu kom til Kæsarea og havde overgivet Landshøvdingen Brevet, fremstillede de ogsaa Paulus for ham.
And when they had arrived at Caesarea and had delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul 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 it and had asked which province he was from, realizing that he was from Cilicia, he said:
35 „Jeg vil forhøre dig, naar ogsaa dine Anklagere komme til Stede.‟ Og han bød, at han skulde holdes bevogtet i Herodes's Borg.
“I will hear you, when your accusers have arrived.” And he ordered him to be kept in the praetorium of Herod.
