Acts 23
1 And Paul, fixing his eyes on the council, said, Brethren, I have walked in all good conscience with God unto this day.
Da saa Paulus fast paa Raadet og sagde: „I Mænd, Brødre! jeg har med al god Samvittighed vandret for Gud indtil denne Dag.‟
2 But the high priest Ananias ordered those standing by him to smite his mouth.
Men Ypperstepræsten Ananias befalede dem, som stode hos ham, at slaa ham paa Munden.
3 Then Paul said to him, God will smite thee, whited wall. And thou, dost thou sit judging me according to the law, and breaking the law commandest me to be smitten?
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.‟
4 And those that stood by said, Dost thou rail against the high priest of God?
Men de, som stode hos, sagde: „Udskælder du Guds Ypperstepræst?‟
5 And Paul said, I was not conscious, brethren, that he was high priest; for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evilly of the ruler of thy people.
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.‟
6 But Paul, knowing that the one part [of them] were of the Sadducees and the other of the Pharisees, cried out in the council, Brethren, I am a Pharisee, son of Pharisees: I am judged concerning the hope and resurrection of [the] dead.
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.‟
7 And when he had spoken this, there was a tumult of the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the multitude was divided.
Men da han udtalte dette, opkom der Splid imellem Farisæerne og Saddukæerne, og Mængden blev uenig.
8 For Sadducees say there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but Pharisees confess both of them.
Thi Saddukæerne sige, at der ingen Opstandelse er, ej heller nogen Engel eller Aand; men Farisæerne hævde begge Dele.
9 And there was a great clamour, and the scribes of the Pharisees' part rising up contended, saying, We find nothing evil in this man; and if a spirit has spoken to him, or an angel...
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!‟
10 And a great tumult having arisen, the chiliarch, fearing lest Paul should have been torn in pieces by them, commanded the troop to come down and take him by force from the midst of them, and to bring [him] into the fortress.
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.
11 But the following night the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good courage; for as thou hast testified the things concerning me at Jerusalem, so thou must bear witness at Rome also.
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.‟
12 And when it was day, the Jews, having banded together, put themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they should kill Paul.
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.
13 And they were more than forty who had joined together in this oath;
Og de, som havde indgaaet denne Sammensværgelse, vare flere end fyrretyve i Tal.
14 and they went to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have cursed ourselves with a curse to taste nothing until we kill Paul.
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.
15 Now therefore do ye with the council make a representation to the chiliarch so that he may bring him down to you, as about to determine more precisely what concerns him, and we, before he draws near, are ready to kill him.
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.‟
16 But Paul's sister's son, having heard of the lying in wait, came and entered into the fortress and reported [it] to Paul.
Men Paulus's Søstersøn, som havde hørt om dette Anslag, kom og gik ind i Borgen og fortalte Paulus det.
17 And Paul, having called one of the centurions, said, Take this youth to the chiliarch, for he has something to report to him.
Men Paulus kaldte en af Høvedsmændene til sig og sagde: „Før denne unge Mand hen til Krigsøversten; thi han har noget at melde ham.‟
18 He therefore, having taken him with [him], led him to the chiliarch, and says, The prisoner Paul called me to [him] and asked me to lead this youth to thee, who has something to say to thee.
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.‟
19 And the chiliarch having taken him by the hand, and having gone apart in private, inquired, What is it that thou hast to report to me?
Men Krigsøversten tog ham ved Haanden, gik hen til en Side og spurgte: „Hvad er det, som du har at melde mig?‟
20 And he said, The Jews have agreed together to make a request to thee, that thou mayest bring Paul down to-morrow into the council, as about to inquire something more precise concerning him.
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.
21 Do not thou then be persuaded by them, for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who have put themselves under a curse neither to eat nor drink till they kill him; and now they are ready waiting the promise from thee.
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.‟
22 The chiliarch then dismissed the youth, commanding [him], Utter to no one that thou hast represented these things to me.
Da lod Krigsøversten det unge Menneske fare og bød ham: „Du skal ingen sige, at du har givet mig dette til Kende.‟
23 And having called to [him] certain two of the centurions, he said, Prepare two hundred soldiers that they may go as far as Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred light-armed footmen, for the third hour of the night.
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; ‟
24 And [he ordered them] to provide beasts, that they might set Paul on them and carry [him] safe through to Felix the governor,
og at de skulde bringe Lastdyr for at kunne lade Paulus ride og føre ham sikkert til Landshøvdingen Feliks.
25 having written a letter, couched in this form:
Og han skrev et Brev af følgende Indhold:
26 Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix, greeting.
„Klaudius Lysias hilser den mægtigste Landshøvding Feliks.
27 This man, having been taken by the Jews, and being about to be killed by them, I came up with the military and took out [of their hands], having learned that he was a Roman.
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.
28 And desiring to know the charge on which they accused him, I brought him down to their council;
Og da jeg vilde vide Aarsagen, hvorfor de anklagede ham, førte jeg ham ned for deres Raad
29 whom I found to be accused of questions of their law, but to have no charge laid against him [making him] worthy of death or of bonds.
og fandt ham anklaget i Anledning af nogle Stridsspørgsmaal i deres Lov, men uden nogen Beskyldning, som fortjente Død eller Fængsel.
30 But having received information of a plot about to be put in execution against the man [by the Jews], I have immediately sent him to thee, commanding also his accusers to say before thee the things that are against him. [Farewell.]
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.‟
31 The soldiers therefore, according to what was ordered them, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris,
Da toge Stridsmændene Paulus, som det var dem befalet, og førte ham om Natten til Antipatris.
32 and on the morrow, having left the horsemen to go with him, returned to the fortress.
Men næste Dag lode de Rytterne drage videre med ham og vendte selv tilbage til Borgen.
33 And these, having entered into Caesarea, and given up the letter to the governor, presented Paul also to him.
Da hine nu kom til Kæsarea og havde overgivet Landshøvdingen Brevet, fremstillede de ogsaa Paulus for ham.
34 And having read [it], and asked of what eparchy he was, and learned that [he was] of Cilicia,
Men da han havde læst Brevet og spurgt, fra hvilken Provins han var, og havde erfaret, at han var fra Kilikien, sagde han:
35 he said, I will hear thee fully when thine accusers also are arrived. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's praetorium.
„Jeg vil forhøre dig, naar ogsaa dine Anklagere komme til Stede.‟ Og han bød, at han skulde holdes bevogtet i Herodes's Borg.
