Acts 23
1 Paul, looking sraight at the council, said, “Brothers, right up to now I have always conducted myself before God with a clear conscience.”
E, pondo Paulo os olhos no conselho, disse: Varões irmãos, até ao dia de hoje tenho andado diante de Deus com toda a boa consciencia.
2 Ananias the high priest ordered the officers standing beside Paul to hit him on the mouth.
Porém o summo sacerdote, Ananias, mandou então aos que estavam junto d'elle que o ferissem na bocca.
3 Paul said to him, “God will hit you, you whitewashed wall! You're sitting there to judge me according to the law, and you order me to be hit in contravention of the law!”
Então Paulo lhe disse: Deus te ferirá, parede branqueada: tu estás aqui assentado para julgar-me conforme a lei, e contra a lei me mandas ferir?
4 The officers standing beside Paul said, “How dare you insult the high priest!”
E os que ali estavam disseram: Injurias o summo sacerdote de Deus?
5 “Brothers, I didn't know that he was the high priest,” Paul replied. “As Scriptures say, ‘You must not speak evil of any ruler of your people.’”
E Paulo disse: Não sabia, irmãos, que era o summo sacerdote; porque está escripto: Não dirás mal do principe do teu povo
6 When Paul realized that some of the council were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, he shouted out, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee! I'm on trial because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead!”
E Paulo, sabendo que uma parte era de sadduceos e outra de phariseos, clamou no conselho: Varões irmãos, eu sou phariseo, filho de phariseo, no tocante á esperança e resurreição dos mortos sou julgado.
7 When he said this, a tremendous argument broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees that split the council.
E, havendo dito isto, houve dissensão entre os phariseos e sadduceos; e a multidão se dividiu.
8 (The Sadducees say there is no resurrection from the dead, no angels, and no spirits, but Pharisees believe in all of these.)
Porque os sadduceos dizem que não ha resurreição, nem anjo, nem espirito; mas os phariseos confessam ambas as coisas.
9 A great commotion erupted and some of the Pharisee teachers of the law stood up and argued fiercely, saying, “We find this man not guilty! Maybe a spirit spoke to him, or an angel!”
E originou-se um grande clamor; e, levantando-se os escribas da parte dos phariseos, contendiam, dizendo: Nenhum mal achamos n'este homem, e, se algum espirito ou anjo lhe fallou, não resistamos a Deus.
10 The argument was getting out of hand, so the commander, concerned that they would tear Paul to pieces, ordered the soldiers to go and rescue him from them by force, and take him back into the fortress.
E, havendo grande dissensão, o tribuno, temendo que Paulo fosse despedaçado por elles, mandou descer a soldadesca, e arrebatal-o do meio d'elles, e leval-o para a fortaleza.
11 Afterwards, during the night, the Lord stood by Paul, and told him, “Keep up your courage! Just as you have given your testimony about me in Jerusalem, so you must be my witness in Rome as well.”
E na noite seguinte, apresentando-se-lhe o Senhor, disse: Paulo, tem animo: porque, como de mim testificaste em Jerusalem, assim te importa testificar tambem em Roma.
12 Next day some Jews plotted together, and they took an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
E, vindo o dia, alguns dos judeos fizeram uma conspiração, e se conjuraram, dizendo que não comeriam nem beberiam, emquanto não matassem a Paulo.
13 Over forty were part of this conspiracy.
E eram mais de quarenta os que fizeram esta conjuração.
14 They went to the chief priests and leaders and said, “We have taken a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.
Os quaes foram aos principaes dos sacerdotes e aos anciãos, e disseram: Conjurámo-nos, sob pena de maldição, que nada provaremos, até que matemos a Paulo.
15 So you and the council should send word to the commander that he should bring Paul down to meet with you, as if you wanted to examine his case in more detail. We're ready to kill him along the way.”
Agora, pois, vós, com o conselho, fazei saber ao tribuno que vol-o traga ámanhã, como que querendo saber mais alguma coisa de seus negocios, e, antes que chegue, estaremos promptos para o matar.
16 But Paul's nephew (his sister's son) heard about their planned ambush, and he went into the fortress and told Paul about it.
E o filho da irmã de Paulo, ouvindo estas ciladas, foi, e entrou na fortaleza, e o annunciou a Paulo.
17 Paul called over one of the centurions, and told him, “Take this young man to the commander, because he has some information to share with him.”
E Paulo, chamando a si um dos centuriões, disse: Leva este mancebo ao tribuno, porque tem alguma coisa que lhe communicar.
18 So the centurion took Paul's nephew and brought him to the commander and told him, “The prisoner Paul called me over and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”
Tomando-o elle, pois, o levou ao tribuno, e disse: O preso Paulo, chamando-me a si, me rogou que te trouxesse este mancebo, que tem alguma coisa que dizer-te.
19 The commander took the young man by the hand and drew him aside. “What do you have to tell me?” he asked quietly.
E o tribuno, tomando-o pela mão, e pondo-se á parte perguntou-lhe em particular: Que tens que me denunciar?
20 “The Jews have arranged to ask you to bring Paul to the council tomorrow, as if they wanted to ask more detailed questions about his case,” he explained.
E disse elle: Os judeos se concertaram rogar-te que ámanhã leves Paulo ao conselho, como que tendo a inquirir d'elle mais alguma coisa ao certo:
21 “Please don't listen to them, because they have planned to ambush him with more than forty men who have taken an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him. They're ready right now, waiting for you to agree to the request.”
Porém tu não os creias; porque mais de quarenta homens d'entre elles lhe andam armando ciladas: os quaes se obrigaram, sob pena de maldição, a não comerem nem beberem, até que o tenham morto: e já estão apercebidos, esperando a tua promessa.
22 The commander sent the young man on his way, warning him, “Don't tell anyone that you've told me about this.”
Então o tribuno despediu o mancebo, mandando-lhe que a ninguem dissesse que lhe havia manifestado aquillo.
23 He summoned two centurions and told them, “Get two hundred soldiers ready to go to Caesarea, together with seventy cavalry-men and two hundred spearmen. Be ready to leave at nine p.m. tonight.
E, chamando a si dois centuriões, lhes disse: Apromptae para as tres horas da noite duzentos soldados, e setenta de cavallo, e duzentos archeiros para irem até Cesarea;
24 Provide horses for Paul to ride to make sure he gets to Governor Felix safely.”
E apparelhae cavalgaduras, para que, pondo n'ellas a Paulo, o levem a salvo ao presidente Felix.
25 He also wrote a letter that went like this:
Escreveu uma carta, que continha isto:
26 “From Claudius Lysias to His Excellency Governor Felix, greetings!
Claudio Lysias, a Felix, potentissimo presidente, saude.
27 This man was seized by the Jews and they were about to kill him, when I arrived on the scene with soldiers and rescued him, because I had found out he was a Roman citizen.
Esse homem foi preso pelos judeos; e, estando já a ponto de ser morto por elles, sobrevim eu com a soldadesca, e lh'o tomei, informado de que era romano.
28 I wanted to know the reason for their accusations, so I took him before their council.
E, querendo saber a causa por que o accusavam, o levei ao seu conselho.
29 I found out the charges against him had to do with issues regarding their law, but he was not guilty of anything that merited death or imprisonment.
E achei que o accusavam de algumas questões da sua lei: mas que nenhum crime havia n'elle digno de morte ou de prisão.
30 When I discovered a plot against this man I sent him to you right away, ordering his accusers to make their complaints before you.”
E, sendo-me notificado que os judeos haviam de armar ciladas a esse homem, logo t'o enviei, mandando tambem aos accusadores que perante ti digam o que tiverem contra elle. Passa bem.
31 So the soldiers followed their orders and took Paul overnight to Antipatris.
Tomando pois os soldados a Paulo, como lhe fôra mandado, o trouxeram de noite a Antipatris.
32 The next morning they sent him on with the cavalry, and went back to the fortress.
E no dia seguinte, deixando aos de cavallo irem com elle, tornaram á fortaleza.
33 When the cavalry arrived at Caesarea they delivered the letter to the governor and brought Paul before him.
Os quaes, logo que chegaram a Cesarea, e entregaram a carta ao presidente, lhe apresentaram Paulo.
34 After reading the letter, the governor asked Paul what province he came from. When he learned he was from Cilicia he told Paul,
E o presidente, lida a carta, perguntou de que provincia era; e, entendendo que da Cilicia,
35 “I will investigate your case when your accusers arrive.” He ordered Paul detained in Herod's palace.
Ouvir-te-hei, disse, quando tambem aqui vierem os teus accusadores. E mandou que o guardassem no pretorio de Herodes.
