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, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.

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

And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him 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 said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?

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

And they that stood by said, Revilest thou 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."

Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy 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 perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.

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

And when he had so said, 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 Ånd; men Farisæerne hævde begge Dele.

For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.

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 arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees’ part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath 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 gå ned og rive ham ud fra dem og føre ham ind i Borgen.

And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.

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 following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also 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 slået Paulus ihjel.

And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded 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 indgået denne Sammensværgelse, vare flere end fyrretyve i Tal.

And they were more than forty which had made 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 slået Paulus ihjel.

And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.

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."

Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, 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.

And when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, 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."

Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing 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 brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee.

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

Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell 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 have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly.

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 thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.

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 then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things 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 unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Cæsarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, 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 them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.

25 Og han skrev et Brev af følgende Indhold:

And he wrote a letter after this manner:

26 "Klaudius Lysias hilser den mægtigste Landshøvding Feliks.

Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting.

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 of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.

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

And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:

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

Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.

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 it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee 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, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.

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

On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:

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

Who, when they came to Cæsarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, 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 the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of 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 hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.