Acts 24
1 And after five days the chief priest Ananias came down, with the elders, and a certain orator—Tertullus, and they disclosed to the governor [the things] against Paul;
And after five days Ananias the high priest came down with the elders, and a certain orator, Tertullus, who appeared to the governor against Paul.
2 and he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse [him], saying, “Enjoying much peace through you, and worthy deeds being done to this nation through your forethought,
And when he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Experiencing much peace because of thee, and worthy deeds happening to this nation because of thy foresight,
3 always, also, and everywhere we receive it, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness;
we welcome, both always and everywhere, eminent Felix, with all thankfulness.
4 and that I may not be further tedious to you, I exhort you to hear us concisely in your gentleness;
But, that I may not detain thee on more, I entreat thee in thy clemency to hear us briefly.
5 for having found this man a pestilence, and moving a dissension to all the Jews through the world—also a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes—
For we have found this man a plague, who even instigates sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
6 who also tried to profane the temple, whom we also took, [[and wished to judge according to our law,
who also attempted to profane the temple, whom also we took,
7 and Lysias the chief captain having come near, took away out of our hands with much violence,
[This verse is not in the majority of the Greek manuscripts.]
8 having commanded his accusers to come to you, ]] from whom you may be able, yourself having examined, to know concerning all these things of which we accuse him”;
from whom thou will be able, having examined him, to learn about all these things of which we accuse him.
9 and the Jews also agreed, professing these things to be so.
And the Jews also agreed, claiming to have these things this way.
10 And Paul—the governor having beckoned to him to speak—answered, “Knowing [that] for many years you have been a judge to this nation, I answer more cheerfully the things concerning myself;
And when the governor gestured to him to speak, Paul answered, Knowing for many years thou being a judge to this nation, I gladly make a defense of these things about myself,
11 you being able to know that it is not more than twelve days to me since I went up to worship in Jerusalem,
thou being able to learn that there are for me not more than twelve days from which I went up to worship in Jerusalem.
12 and neither did they find me reasoning with anyone in the temple, or making a dissension of the multitude, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city;
And they found me neither in the temple disputing against any man, nor making a gang of a group, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city.
13 nor are they able to prove against me the things concerning which they now accuse me.
Neither can they prove against me of which things they now accuse me.
14 And I confess this to you, that, according to The Way that they call a sect, so I serve the God of the fathers, believing all things that have been written in the Law and the Prophets,
But this I confess to thee, that according to the Way that they call a sect, so serve I the paternal God, believing all things written according to the law and the prophets,
15 having hope toward God, which they themselves also wait for, [that] there is about to be a resurrection of the dead, both of righteous and unrighteous;
having hope toward God, which they themselves also await, to come to be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
16 and in this I exercise myself, to always have a conscience void of offense toward God and men.
And in this I fashion myself, having a conscience always non-stumbling before God and men.
17 And after many years I came, about to do kind acts to my nation, and offerings,
Now after more years I came, going to make donations to my nation, and offerings,
18 in which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with multitude, nor with tumult,
during which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with a crowd or with a tumult,
19 whom it is necessary to be present before you, and to accuse, if they had anything against me,
who ought to be here before thee, and to accuse, if they would have anything against me.
20 or let these same say if they found any unrighteousness in me in my standing before the Sanhedrin,
Or let these men themselves say what wrongdoing they found in me, having stood before the council,
21 except concerning this one voice, in which I cried, standing among them—Concerning a resurrection of the dead I am judged by you today.”
or about this one voice that I cried out standing among them: About a resurrection of the dead I am judged by you this day.
22 And having heard these things, Felix delayed them—having known more exactly of the things concerning The Way—saying, “When Lysias the chief captain may come down, I will know fully the things concerning you”;
Now Felix, having heard these things, having known more precisely the things about the Way, he deferred them, having said, When Lysias the chief captain comes down, I will determine the things toward you.
23 having also given a direction to the centurion to keep Paul, to let [him] also have liberty, and to forbid none of his own friends to minister or to come near to him.
He also arranged for the centurion to guard Paul, and to have reduced confinement, and to forbid none of his own men to serve or to come to him.
24 And after certain days, Felix having come with his wife Drusilla, being a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning faith toward Christ,
And after some days, Felix having arrived with Drusilla, his wife being Jewish, he summoned Paul, and heard him about the faith in Christ.
25 and he reasoning concerning righteousness, and self-control, and the judgment that is about to be, Felix, having become afraid, answered, “For the present be going, and having time, I will call for you”;
And as he discoursed about righteousness, and self-control, and the judgment going to be, Felix, having become afraid, answered, Go now, and having a convenient time, I will summon thee.
26 and at the same time also hoping that money will be given to him by Paul, that he may release him, therefore, also sending for him often, he was conversing with him;
He also hoped simultaneously that money would be given him by Paul so that he might free him. And so, summoning him more frequently, he conversed with him.
27 and two years having been fulfilled, Felix received a successor, Porcius Festus; Felix also willing to lay a favor on the Jews, left Paul bound.
But two years having been fulfilled, Felix received a successor, Porcius Festus. And wanting to lay down favors to the Jews, Felix left behind Paul bound.
