Acts 23
1 Paul looked straight at the Jewish council members and said: “My fellow Jews, all my life I have lived respecting our God, and I do not know of anything that I have done that I knew was wrong/evil.”
Då feste Paulus augo på rådet og sagde: «Brør! Eg hev med alt godt samvit fare mi ferd for Gud til denne dag.»
2 When Ananias the supreme priest [heard what Paul said], he commanded the men who were standing near Paul to hit him on the mouth.
Øvstepresten Ananias baud deim som stod der, å slå honom på munnen.
3 Then Paul said to Ananias, “God will punish you [(sg) for that], you hypocrite [MET]! You sit there and judge me, using the laws that [God gave Moses]. But you [yourself] disobey those laws, because you commanded me to be struck {[these men] to strike me} [without having proved that I have done anything that is wrong!]”
Då sagde Paulus til honom: «Gud skal slå deg, du kalka vegg! Og du sit her og skal døma meg etter lovi, og imot lovi byd du at dei skal slå meg!»
4 The men who were standing near Paul [rebuked him. They] said, “Are not you [(sg)] afraid to insult God’s [servant, our] supreme priest?”
Dei som stod der, sagde: «Skjeller du ut Guds øvsteprest?»
5 Paul replied, “My fellow Jews, I [am sorry that I said that]. I did not know that the man [who told one of you to hit me] is the high priest. [If I had known that, I would not have insulted our supreme priest], because I [know that] it is written {[that Moses] wrote} [in our Jewish law], ‘Do not speak evil of any of your rulers!’”
Og Paulus sagde: «Eg visste ikkje, brør, at det var øvstepresten; for det stend skrive: «Ein hovding for ditt folk skal du ikkje skjella!»»
6 Paul realized that some of the [Council members] were Sadducees and others were Pharisees. So, [in order to cause the Pharisees and Sadducees to argue among themselves instead of accusing him], he called out loudly in the Council [hall], “My fellow Jews, I am a Pharisee, like my father was. I have been put {[You] have put me} on trial [here] because I confidently expect that [some day God] will (cause people who have died to become alive again/raise people from the dead).”
Då no Paulus visste at den eine parten av deim var sadducæarar, og den andre farisæarar, ropa han i rådet: «Brør! Eg er ein farisæar, son åt farisæarar; det er for von og for uppstoda av daude at eg stend her for retten.»
7 When he said that, the Pharisees and Sadducees started to argue with one another [about whether people who have died will become alive again or not].
Då han hadde sagt dette, vart det strid millom farisæarane og sadducæarane, og flokken vart usamd.
8 The Sadducees believe that after people die, they will not become alive again. They also believe that there are no angels and no [other kinds of] spirits. But the Pharisees believe [that all people who have died will one day become alive again. They also believe] that there are [angels and other kinds of spirits].
For sadducæarane segjer at det ikkje er nokor uppstoda og ingen engel eller ånd heller. Men farisæarane vedkjenner seg båe dei ting.
9 So the Council members (were divided/did not agree with each other), and they began shouting at one another [as they argued]. Some of the teachers of the laws that [God gave Moses] who were Pharisees stood up. One of them said, “We [(exc)] think that this man has done nothing wrong.” Another said, “Maybe an angel or some [other] spirit [really] spoke to him [and what he says is true].”
No vart det eit stort skrik, og skriftlærde av farisæarflokken stod upp og stridde hardt og sagde: «Me finn inkje vondt hjå dette menneskjet; um det no var ei ånd som tala til honom, eller ein engel?»
10 Then the [Pharisees and Sadducees] argued even more loudly [with one another]. As a result, the commander (was afraid/thought) that they would tear Paul to pieces. So he [commanded] soldiers to go down [from the barracks] and forcefully take Paul away from the Council members and bring him up into the barracks. [So the soldiers did that].
Då det vart stor strid, og den øvste hovudsmannen vart rædd for at dei skulde slita Paulus sund, baud han hermennerne ganga ned og riva honom ifrå deim og føra honom inn i borgi.
11 That night, [in a vision Paul saw] the Lord [Jesus come and] stand near him. The Lord said [to him], “Be courageous! You [(sg)] have told people [here] in Jerusalem about me, and you must tell people in Rome [about me], too.”
Men natti etter stod Herren framfyre honom og sagde: «Ver hugheil! liksom du vitna um meg i Jerusalem, so skal du og vitna i Rom.»
12 The next morning [some] of the Jews [MTY] [who hated Paul] met secretly and talked [about how they could kill him]. They promised [themselves] that they would not eat or drink anything until they had killed him. They asked God to curse them [if they did not do what they promised].
Men då det vart dag, slo jødarne seg saman og forbanna seg på at dei korkje skulde eta eller drikka fyrr dei hadde drepe Paulus.
13 There were more than 40 men who planned to do that.
Det var meir enn fyrti som soleis hadde samansvore seg;
14 They went to the chief priests and [Jewish] elders and told them, “God has heard us promise/vow that we [(exc)] will not eat [or drink] anything until we [(exc)] have killed Paul.
og dei gjekk til øvsteprestarne og dei eldste og sagde: «Me hev forbanna oss på at me ikkje skal smaka nokon ting fyrr me hev drepe Paulus.
15 So [we request that] you go to the commander and ask him, on behalf of the whole Jewish Council, to bring Paul down to us [from the barracks]. Tell the commander that you want to question Paul some more. But we [(exc)] will be waiting to kill Paul while he is on the way here.”
No må de då saman med rådet lata den øvste hovudsmannen vita, at han skal føra honom ned til dykk, liksom de vilde ransaka grannare um honom. So held me oss ferdige til å drepa honom fyrr han når fram.»
16 But the son of Paul’s sister heard what they were planning to do, so he went into the barracks and told Paul.
Men systerson til Paulus fekk høyra um den løynrådi, og han kom og gjekk inn i borgi og fortalde Paulus det.
17 [When Paul heard that], he called one of the officers and said to him, “[Please] take this young man to the commander, because he needs to tell him something [important].”
Paulus kalla då ein av hovudsmennerne til seg og sagde: «Før denne unge mannen til den øvste hovudsmannen, for han hev noko å melda honom.»
18 So the officer took Paul’s nephew to the commander. The officer said to the commander, “That prisoner, Paul, called me and said, ‘Please take this young man to the commander, because he needs to tell him something [important].’”
Han tok honom då med seg og førde honom til den øvste hovudsmannen og sagde: «Den bundne Paulus kalla på meg og bad meg føra denne unge mannen til deg, då han hadde noko å segja deg.»
19 The commander took the young man by the hand, led him off by himself, and asked him, “What do you [(sg)] need to tell me?”
Den øvste hovdingen tok honom ved handi og gjekk i einrom med honom og spurde: «Kva er det du hev å melda meg?»
20 The young man said, “[There are some] [SYN] Jews who have planned to ask you [(sg)] to bring Paul before their Council tomorrow. They will say that they want to ask him some more questions. [But that is not true].
Han sagde: «Jødarne er samrådde um å beda deg at du i morgon skal føra Paulus ned til rådet, liksom dei vilde spyrja noko grannare um honom.
21 Do not do what they ask you [(sg)] to do, because there are more than 40 [Jewish] men who will be hiding and waiting [to attack Paul when he passes by on the way to the Council]. They even promised/vowed to God that they will not eat or drink anything until they have killed Paul. They are ready [to do it], and right now they are waiting for you [(sg)] to agree [to do what they are asking you to do].”
Du må ikkje gjera deim til viljes, for meir enn fyrti menner av deim lurer i løynd på honom, og dei hev forbanna seg på at dei korkje skal eta eller drikka fyrr dei hev drepe honom; og no er dei ferdige og ventar på ja-minne frå deg.»
22 The commander said to [Paul’s] young nephew, “Do not tell anyone that you [(sg)] have told me [about their plan].” Then he sent the young man away.
Den øvste hovudsmannen let då den unge mannen ganga og baud honom: «Du må ikkje fortelja nokon at du hev late meg vita dette!»
23 Then the commander called two of his officers and told them, “Get a group of 200 soldiers ready [to travel]. Take along 70 soldiers riding horses, and 200 other soldiers carrying spears. [All of you must be ready] to leave at nine o’clock tonight, to go [down] to Caesarea.
Og han kalla til seg eit par av hovudsmennerne og sagde: «Lat tvo hundrad hermenner helda seg ferdige til å fara til Cæsarea, og sytti hestfolk og tvo hundrad skyttarar, frå den tridje timen på natti!»
24 And take along horses for Paul [and those accompanying him] to ride, and safely escort him to [the palace of] Governor Felix.”
Og han baud at dei skulde halda øyk i stand, so dei kunde lata Paulus rida på deim og føra honom trygt fram til landshovdingen Feliks.
25 Then the commander wrote a letter [to send to the governor]. This is what he wrote:
Og han skreiv eit brev med dette innhaldet:
26 “[I am] Claudius Lysias [writing to you]. You, Felix, are our governor whom we [(exc)] respect, [and I sincerely send you] my greetings.
«Klaudius Lysias helsar den megtige landshovdingen Feliks.
27 I [have sent you(sg)] this man, [Paul, because certain] Jews seized him and were about to kill him. But I heard [someone tell me] that he is a Roman citizen, so I and my soldiers went and rescued him.
Denne mannen, som var gripen av jødarne og so nær hadde vorte drepen av deim, honom kom eg og fria ut med herfolket, då eg fekk vita at han var romersk borgar;
28 I wanted to know what those Jews were saying that he had done wrong, so I took him to their Jewish Council.
og då eg vilde vita kva sak det var dei klaga honom for, førde eg honom ned for rådet deira.
29 I listened [while they asked this man questions and he answered them]. The things [they] accused him about were entirely concerned with their [Jewish] laws. But Paul has not disobeyed any of our [Roman] laws. [So our officials] should not execute him or [even] put him in prison [MTY].
Eg fann honom då klaga for nokre spursmål i deira lov, men utan noko klagemål som gjorde honom skuldig til daude eller lekkjor.
30 [Someone] told me that some [SYN] Jews were secretly planning to kill this man, so I immediately am sending him to you, [so that you(sg) may give him a fair trial there]. I have also [commanded] the Jews who have accused him to [go there to Caesarea and] tell you [(sg) what they are accusing him about].”
Men då det no er meldt meg at ei meinråd mot mannen er i gjerdom, sender eg honom straks til deg, etter at eg hev bode klagarane hans å bera fram for deg det dei hev å segja.»
31 So the soldiers did what [the commander commanded] them, [taking this letter with them]. They [got Paul and] took him with them during the night [down] to Antipatris [city].
So tok då hermennerne Paulus, so som det var deim pålagt, og førde honom um natti til Antipatris,
32 The next day, the foot soldiers returned to the barracks [in Jerusalem], and the soldiers who rode horses went on with Paul.
og dagen etter let dei hestfolket draga med honom og vende so um att til borgi.
33 When the men escorting Paul arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor, and they delivered Paul to the governor. [Then the horsemen returned to Jerusalem].
Hine kom då til Cæsarea og gav landshovdingen brevet, og dei førde og Paulus fram for honom.
34 The governor read the letter, and then he said to Paul, “What province are you [(sg)] from?” [Paul answered], “I am from Cilicia [province].”
Då han hadde lese det og spurt kva land han var ifrå, og hadde fenge vita at han var frå Kilikia, sagde han:
35 Then the governor said, “When the people who have accused you [(sg)] arrive, I will listen [to what each of you says] and then I will judge your case.” Then he [commanded] that Paul be guarded {[soldiers] to guard Paul} in the palace that King Herod [the Great had built].
«Eg skal taka deg i forhøyr når klagarane dine kjem.» Og han baud at han skulde haldast i varetekt i Herodes-borgi.
