Acts 23
1 Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.”
sabhāsadlokān prati paulo'nanyadṛṣṭyā paśyan akathayat, he bhrātṛgaṇā adya yāvat saralena sarvvāntaḥkaraṇeneśvarasya sākṣād ācarāmi|
2 At this, the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
anena hanānīyanāmā mahāyājakastaṁ kapole capeṭenāhantuṁ samīpasthalokān ādiṣṭavān|
3 Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit here to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck.”
tadā paulastamavadat, he bahiṣpariṣkṛta, īśvarastvāṁ praharttum udyatosti, yato vyavasthānusāreṇa vicārayitum upaviśya vyavasthāṁ laṅghitvā māṁ praharttum ājñāpayasi|
4 But those standing nearby said, “How dare you insult the high priest of God!”
tato nikaṭasthā lokā akathayan, tvaṁ kim īśvarasya mahāyājakaṁ nindasi?
5 “Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”
tataḥ paulaḥ pratibhāṣitavān he bhrātṛgaṇa mahāyājaka eṣa iti na buddhaṁ mayā tadanyacca svalokānām adhipatiṁ prati durvvākyaṁ mā kathaya, etādṛśī lipirasti|
6 Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”
anantaraṁ paulasteṣām arddhaṁ sidūkilokā arddhaṁ phirūśilokā iti dṛṣṭvā proccaiḥ sabhāsthalokān avadat he bhrātṛgaṇa ahaṁ phirūśimatāvalambī phirūśinaḥ satnānaśca, mṛtalokānām utthāne pratyāśākaraṇād ahamapavāditosmi|
7 As soon as he had said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
iti kathāyāṁ kathitāyāṁ phirūśisidūkinoḥ parasparaṁ bhinnavākyatvāt sabhāyā madhye dvau saṁghau jātau|
8 For the Sadducees say that there is neither a resurrection, nor angels, nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.
yataḥ sidūkilokā utthānaṁ svargīyadūtā ātmānaśca sarvveṣām eteṣāṁ kamapi na manyante, kintu phirūśinaḥ sarvvam aṅgīkurvvanti|
9 A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
tataḥ parasparam atiśayakolāhale samupasthite phirūśināṁ pakṣīyāḥ sabhāsthā adhyāpakāḥ pratipakṣā uttiṣṭhanto 'kathayan, etasya mānavasya kamapi doṣaṁ na paśyāmaḥ; yadi kaścid ātmā vā kaścid dūta enaṁ pratyādiśat tarhi vayam īśvarasya prātikūlyena na yotsyāmaḥ|
10 The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.
tasmād atīva bhinnavākyatve sati te paulaṁ khaṇḍaṁ khaṇḍaṁ kariṣyantītyāśaṅkayā sahasrasenāpatiḥ senāgaṇaṁ tatsthānaṁ yātuṁ sabhāto balāt paulaṁ dhṛtvā durgaṁ netañcājñāpayat|
11 The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”
rātro prabhustasya samīpe tiṣṭhan kathitavān he paula nirbhayo bhava yathā yirūśālamnagare mayi sākṣyaṁ dattavān tathā romānagarepi tvayā dātavyam|
12 When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
dine samupasthite sati kiyanto yihūdīyalokā ekamantraṇāḥ santaḥ paulaṁ na hatvā bhojanapāne kariṣyāma iti śapathena svān abadhnan|
13 More than forty of them were involved in this plot.
catvāriṁśajjanebhyo'dhikā lokā iti paṇam akurvvan|
14 They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.
te mahāyājakānāṁ prācīnalokānāñca samīpaṁ gatvā kathayan, vayaṁ paulaṁ na hatvā kimapi na bhokṣyāmahe dṛḍhenānena śapathena baddhvā abhavāma|
15 Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”
ataeva sāmprataṁ sabhāsadlokaiḥ saha vayaṁ tasmin kañcid viśeṣavicāraṁ kariṣyāmastadarthaṁ bhavān śvo 'smākaṁ samīpaṁ tam ānayatviti sahasrasenāpataye nivedanaṁ kuruta tena yuṣmākaṁ samīpaṁ upasthiteḥ pūrvvaṁ vayaṁ taṁ hantu sajjiṣyāma|
16 But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.
tadā paulasya bhāgineyasteṣāmiti mantraṇāṁ vijñāya durgaṁ gatvā tāṁ vārttāṁ paulam uktavān|
17 Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”
tasmāt paula ekaṁ śatasenāpatim āhūya vākyamidam bhāṣitavān sahasrasenāpateḥ samīpe'sya yuvamanuṣyasya kiñcinnivedanam āste, tasmāt tatsavidham enaṁ naya|
18 So the centurion took him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”
tataḥ sa tamādāya sahasrasenāpateḥ samīpam upasthāya kathitavān, bhavataḥ samīpe'sya kimapi nivedanamāste tasmāt bandiḥ paulo māmāhūya bhavataḥ samīpam enam ānetuṁ prārthitavān|
19 The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked, “What do you need to tell me?”
tadā sahasrasenāpatistasya hastaṁ dhṛtvā nirjanasthānaṁ nītvā pṛṣṭhavān tava kiṁ nivedanaṁ? tat kathaya|
20 He answered, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul to the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of acquiring more information about him.
tataḥ sokathayat, yihūdīyalākāḥ paule kamapi viśeṣavicāraṁ chalaṁ kṛtvā taṁ sabhāṁ netuṁ bhavataḥ samīpe nivedayituṁ amantrayan|
21 Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.”
kintu mavatā tanna svīkarttavyaṁ yatasteṣāṁ madhyevarttinaścatvāriṁśajjanebhyo 'dhikalokā ekamantraṇā bhūtvā paulaṁ na hatvā bhojanaṁ pānañca na kariṣyāma iti śapathena baddhāḥ santo ghātakā iva sajjitā idānīṁ kevalaṁ bhavato 'numatim apekṣante|
22 So the commander dismissed the young man and instructed him, “Do not tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”
yāmimāṁ kathāṁ tvaṁ niveditavān tāṁ kasmaicidapi mā kathayetyuktvā sahasrasenāpatistaṁ yuvānaṁ visṛṣṭavān|
23 Then he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night.
anantaraṁ sahasrasenāpati rdvau śatasenāpatī āhūyedam ādiśat, yuvāṁ rātrau praharaikāvaśiṣṭāyāṁ satyāṁ kaisariyānagaraṁ yātuṁ padātisainyānāṁ dve śate ghoṭakārohisainyānāṁ saptatiṁ śaktidhārisainyānāṁ dve śate ca janān sajjitān kurutaṁ|
24 Provide mounts for Paul to take him safely to Governor Felix.”
paulam ārohayituṁ phīlikṣādhipateḥ samīpaṁ nirvvighnaṁ netuñca vāhanāni samupasthāpayataṁ|
25 And he wrote the following letter:
aparaṁ sa patraṁ likhitvā dattavān tallikhitametat,
26 Claudius Lysias, To His Excellency, Governor Felix: Greetings.
mahāmahimaśrīyuktaphīlikṣādhipataye klaudiyaluṣiyasya namaskāraḥ|
27 This man was seized by the Jews, and they were about to kill him when I came with my troops to rescue him. For I had learned that he is a Roman citizen,
yihūdīyalokāḥ pūrvvam enaṁ mānavaṁ dhṛtvā svahastai rhantum udyatā etasminnantare sasainyohaṁ tatropasthāya eṣa jano romīya iti vijñāya taṁ rakṣitavān|
28 and since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.
kinnimittaṁ te tamapavadante tajjñātuṁ teṣā sabhāṁ tamānāyitavān|
29 I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment.
tatasteṣāṁ vyavasthāyā viruddhayā kayācana kathayā so'pavādito'bhavat, kintu sa śṛṅkhalabandhanārho vā prāṇanāśārho bhavatīdṛśaḥ kopyaparādho mayāsya na dṛṣṭaḥ|
30 When I was informed that there was a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also instructed his accusers to present their case against him before you.
tathāpi manuṣyasyāsya vadhārthaṁ yihūdīyā ghātakāiva sajjitā etāṁ vārttāṁ śrutvā tatkṣaṇāt tava samīpamenaṁ preṣitavān asyāpavādakāṁśca tava samīpaṁ gatvāpavaditum ājñāpayam| bhavataḥ kuśalaṁ bhūyāt|
31 So the soldiers followed their orders and brought Paul by night to Antipatris.
sainyagaṇa ājñānusāreṇa paulaṁ gṛhītvā tasyāṁ rajanyām āntipātrinagaram ānayat|
32 The next day they returned to the barracks and let the horsemen go on with him.
pare'hani tena saha yātuṁ ghoṭakārūḍhasainyagaṇaṁ sthāpayitvā parāvṛtya durgaṁ gatavān|
33 When the horsemen arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him.
tataḥ pare ghoṭakārohisainyagaṇaḥ kaisariyānagaram upasthāya tatpatram adhipateḥ kare samarpya tasya samīpe paulam upasthāpitavān|
34 The governor read the letter and asked what province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,
tadādhipatistatpatraṁ paṭhitvā pṛṣṭhavān eṣa kimpradeśīyo janaḥ? sa kilikiyāpradeśīya eko jana iti jñātvā kathitavān,
35 he said, “I will hear your case when your accusers arrive.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s Praetorium.
tavāpavādakagaṇa āgate tava kathāṁ śroṣyāmi| herodrājagṛhe taṁ sthāpayitum ādiṣṭavān|
