Apostelenes gerninger 23

1 Da så Paulus fast på Rådet og sagde: "I Mænd, Brødre! jeg har med al god Samvittighed vandret for Gud indtil denne Dag."

And Paul, looking fixedly at the Sanhedrin, said, My brothers, my life has been upright before God till this day.

2 Men Ypperstepræsten Ananias befalede dem, som stode hos ham, at slå ham på Munden.

And the high priest, Ananias, gave orders to those who were near him to give him a blow on the mouth.

3 Da sagde Paulus til ham: "Gud skal slå dig, du kalkede Væg! Og du sidder for at dømme mig efter Loven, og tvært imod Loven befaler du, at jeg skal slås."

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?

4 Men de, som stode hos, sagde: "Udskælder du Guds Ypperstepræst?"

And those who were near said, Do you say such words against God's high priest?

5 Og Paulus sagde: "Brødre! jeg vidste ikke, at han er Ypperstepræst; thi der er skrevet: En Fyrste i dit Folk må du ikke tale ondt imod."

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.

6 Men da Paulus vidste, at den ene Del bestod af Saddukæere, men den anden af Farisæere, råbte han i Rådet: "I Mænd, Brødre! jeg er en Farisæer, Søn af Farisæere, for Håb og for dødes Opstandelse er det, jeg dømmes."

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.

7 Men da han udtalte dette, opkom der Splid imellem Farisæerne og Saddukæerne, og Mængden blev uenig.

And when he had said this, there was an argument between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and a division in the meeting.

8 Thi Saddukæerne sige, at der ingen Opstandelse er, ej heller nogen Engel eller Ånd; men Farisæerne hævde begge Dele.

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.

9 Men der opstod en stærk Råben; 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 Ånd eller en Engel har talt til ham!"

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?

10 Men da der blev stærk Splid frygtede Krigsøversten, at Paulus skulde blive sønderslidt af dem, og befalede Krigsfolket at gå ned og rive ham ud fra dem og føre ham ind i Borgen.

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.

11 Men Natten derefter stod Herren for ham og sagde: "Vær frimodig, thi ligesom du har vidnet om mig i Jerusalem, således skal du også vidne i Rom."

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.

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 slået Paulus ihjel.

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.

13 Og de, som havde indgået denne Sammensværgelse, vare flere end fyrretyve i Tal.

And more than forty of them took this oath.

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 slået Paulus ihjel.

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

15 Så giver nu I tillige med Rådet Krigsøversten Meddelelse, for at han må føre ham ned til eder, som om I ville undersøge hans Sag nøjere; men vi ere rede til at slå ham ihjel, førend han kommer derhen."

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.

16 Men Paulus's Søstersøn, som havde hørt om dette Anslag, kom og gik ind i Borgen og fortalte Paulus det.

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.

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 sent for a captain and said, Take this young man to your chief, for he has news for 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 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.

19 Men Krigsøversten tog ham ved Hånden, gik hen til en Side og spurgte: "Hvad er det, som du har at melde mig?"

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?

20 Men han sagde: "Jøderne have aftalt at bede dig om at lade Paulus føre ned for Rådet i Morgen under Foregivende af at ville have nøjere Underretning om ham.

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.

21 Lad du dig nu ikke overtale af dem; thi mere end fyrretyve Mænd af dem lure på ham, og de have under Forbandelser forpligtet sig til hverken at spise eller at drikke, førend de have slået ham ihjel; og nu ere de rede og vente på dit Tilsagn."

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.

22 Da lod Krigsøversten det unge Menneske fare og bød ham: "Du skal ingen sige, at du har givet mig dette til Kende."

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.

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 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:

24 og at de skulde bringe Lastdyr for at kunne lade Paulus ride og føre ham sikkert til Landshøvdingen Feliks.

And get beasts so that they may put Paul on them, and take him safely to Felix, the ruler.

25 Og han skrev et Brev af følgende Indhold:

And he sent a letter in these words:

26 "Klaudius Lysias hilser den mægtigste Landshøvding Feliks.

Claudius Lysias, to the most noble ruler, Felix, peace be with you.

27 Denne Mand havde Jøderne grebet og vilde have slået 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 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.

28 Og da jeg vilde vide Årsagen, hvorfor de anklagede ham, førte jeg ham ned for deres Råd

And, desiring to get at the reason for their attack on him, I took him down to their Sanhedrin:

29 og fandt ham anklaget i Anledning af nogle Stridsspørgsmål i deres Lov, men uden nogen Beskyldning, som fortjente Død eller Fængsel.

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.

30 Men da jeg har fået Underretning om, at der skulde være et hemmeligt Anslag af Jøderne imod Manden, har jeg straks sendt ham til dig efter også at have befalet Anklagerne at fremføre for dig, hvad de have imod ham."

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.

31 Da toge Stridsmændene Paulus, som det var dem befalet, og førte ham om Natten til Antipatris.

So the armed men, as they were ordered, took Paul and came by night to Antipatris.

32 Men næste Dag lode de Rytterne drage videre med ham og vendte selv tilbage til Borgen.

But on the day after, they sent the horsemen on with him, and went back to their place:

33 Da hine nu kom til Kæsarea og havde overgivet Landshøvdingen Brevet, fremstillede de også Paulus for ham.

And they, when they came to Caesarea, gave the letter to the ruler, and took 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 after reading it, he said, What part of the country do you come from? And, hearing that he was from Cilicia,

35 "Jeg vil forhøre dig, når også dine Anklagere komme til Stede." Og han bød, at han skulde holdes bevogtet i Herodes's Borg.

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.