Acts 23
1 And Paul behelde earnestly the Councill, and sayde, Men and brethren, I haue in all good conscience serued God vntill this day.
Da så Paulus fast på Rådet og sagde: "I Mænd, Brødre! jeg har med al god Samvittighed vandret for Gud indtil denne Dag."
2 Then the hie Priest Ananias commanded them that stood by, to smite him on the mouth.
Men Ypperstepræsten Ananias befalede dem, som stode hos ham, at slå ham på Munden.
3 Then sayd Paul to him, God will smite thee, thou whited wall: for thou sittest to iudge me according to the Lawe, and transgressing the Lawe, commaundest thou me to be smitten?
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."
4 And they that stood by, sayd, Reuilest thou Gods hie Priest?
Men de, som stode hos, sagde: "Udskælder du Guds Ypperstepræst?"
5 Then sayd Paul, I knewe not, brethren, that he was the hie Priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speake euill 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 må du ikke tale ondt imod."
6 But when Paul perceiued that the one part were of the Sadduces, and the other of the Pharises, hee cried in the Council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharise, the sonne of a Pharise: I am accused of the hope and resurrection of the dead.
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."
7 And when hee had saide this, there was a dissension betweene the Pharises and the Sadduces, so that the multitude was deuided.
Men da han udtalte dette, opkom der Splid imellem Farisæerne og Saddukæerne, og Mængden blev uenig.
8 For the Sadduces say that there is no resurrection, neither Angel, nor spirit: but the Pharises confesse both.
Thi Saddukæerne sige, at der ingen Opstandelse er, ej heller nogen Engel eller Ånd; men Farisæerne hævde begge Dele.
9 Then there was a great crye: and the Scribes of the Pharises part rose vp, and stroue, saying, Wee finde none euill in this man: but if a spirit or an Angel hath spoken to him, let vs not fight against God.
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!"
10 And when there was a great dissension, the chiefe captaine, fearing lest Paul should haue bene pulled in pieces of them, commanded the souldiers to go downe, and take him from among them, and to bring him into the castel.
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.
11 Nowe the night folowing, the Lord stoode by him, and saide, Be of good courage, Paul: for as thou hast testified of mee in Hierusalem, so must thou beare witnesse also at Rome.
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."
12 And when the day was come, certaine of the Iewes made an assemblie, and bounde themselues with a curse, saying, that they woulde neither eate nor drinke, till they had killed 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 slået Paulus ihjel.
13 And they were more then fourtie, which had made this conspiracie.
Og de, som havde indgået denne Sammensværgelse, vare flere end fyrretyve i Tal.
14 And they came to the chiefe Priestes and Elders, and said, We haue bound our selues with a solemne curse, that wee will eate nothing, vntill we haue slaine 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 slået Paulus ihjel.
15 Nowe therefore, ye and the Council signifie to the chiefe captaine, that hee bring him foorth vnto you to morow: as though you would know some thing more perfectly of him, and we, or euer he come neere, will be readie to kill him.
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."
16 But when Pauls sisters sonne heard of their laying awaite, he went, and entred into the castel, and tolde Paul.
Men Paulus's Søstersøn, som havde hørt om dette Anslag, kom og gik ind i Borgen og fortalte Paulus det.
17 And Paul called one of the Centurions vnto him, and said, Take this yong man hence vnto the chiefe captaine: for he hath a certaine thing to shewe 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 So hee tooke him, and brought him to the chiefe captaine, and saide, Paul the prisoner called mee vnto him, and prayed mee to bring this yong man vnto thee, which hath some thing to say vnto 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 Then the chiefe captaine tooke him by the hande, and went apart with him alone, and asked him, What hast thou to shewe me?
Men Krigsøversten tog ham ved Hånden, gik hen til en Side og spurgte: "Hvad er det, som du har at melde mig?"
20 And he saide, The Iewes haue conspired to desire thee, that thou wouldest bring foorth Paul to morow into the Council, as though they would inquire somewhat of him more perfectly:
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.
21 But let them not perswade thee: for there lie in waite for him of them, more then fourtie men, which haue bound themselues with a curse, that they will neither eate nor drinke, till they haue killed him: and nowe are they readie, and waite for thy promise.
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."
22 The chiefe captaine then let the yong man depart, after hee had charged him to vtter it to no man, that he had shewed him these things.
Da lod Krigsøversten det unge Menneske fare og bød ham: "Du skal ingen sige, at du har givet mig dette til Kende."
23 And he called vnto him two certaine Centurions, saying, Make readie two hundred souldiers, that they may go to Cæsarea, and horsemen three score and ten, and two hundred with dartes, at the thirde houre 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 let them make readie an horse, that Paul being set on, may be brought safe vnto Felix the Gouernour.
og at de skulde bringe Lastdyr for at kunne lade Paulus ride og føre ham sikkert til Landshøvdingen Feliks.
25 And he wrote an epistle in this maner:
Og han skrev et Brev af følgende Indhold:
26 Claudius Lysias vnto the most noble Gouernour Felix sendeth greeting.
"Klaudius Lysias hilser den mægtigste Landshøvding Feliks.
27 As this man was taken of the Iewes, and shoulde haue bene killed of them, I came vpon them with the garison, and rescued him, perceiuing that he was a Romane.
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.
28 And when I would haue knowen the cause, wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their Council.
Og da jeg vilde vide Årsagen, hvorfor de anklagede ham, førte jeg ham ned for deres Råd
29 There I perceiued that hee was accused of questions of their Lawe, but had no crime worthy of death, or of bondes.
og fandt ham anklaget i Anledning af nogle Stridsspørgsmål i deres Lov, men uden nogen Beskyldning, som fortjente Død eller Fængsel.
30 And when it was shewed me, how that the Iewes layd waite for the man, I sent him straightway to thee, and commanded his accusers to speake before thee the thinges that they had against him. Farewell.
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."
31 Then the souldiers as it was commanded them, tooke 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 the next day, they left the horsemen to goe with him, and returned vnto the Castel.
Men næste Dag lode de Rytterne drage videre med ham og vendte selv tilbage til Borgen.
33 Now when they came to Cæsarea, they deliuered the epistle to the Gouernour, and presented Paul also vnto him.
Da hine nu kom til Kæsarea og havde overgivet Landshøvdingen Brevet, fremstillede de også Paulus for ham.
34 So when the Gouernour had read it, hee asked of what prouince he was: and when he vnderstoode 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 I will heare thee, said he, when thine accusers also are come, and commanded him to bee kept in Herods iudgement hall.
"Jeg vil forhøre dig, når også dine Anklagere komme til Stede." Og han bød, at han skulde holdes bevogtet i Herodes's Borg.
