Teot 24
1 Viiden päivän perästä meni Ananias, ylimmäinen pappi, vanhimpain ja selväkielisen Tertulluksen kanssa maanvanhimman tykö Paavalia vastaan.
Five days later Ananias the high priest, [having heard that Paul was now in Caesarea], went down [there from Jerusalem], along with some [other Jewish] elders and a lawyer [whose name was] Tertullus. There they formally told the governor what Paul had done [that they considered] wrong.
2 Ja kuin hän oli eteen kutsuttu, rupesi Tertullus kantamaan, sanoen:
[The governor commanded] Paul to be brought {[a soldier] to bring Paul} in. [When Paul arrived], Tertullus began to accuse him. He said [to the governor], “Honorable Governor Felix, during the many years that you [(sg)] have ruled us, we [(exc)] have lived well/peacefully. By planning wisely, you have improved many things in this province.
3 Me elämme hyvässä rauhassa sinun kauttas, ja ne asiat, jotka tässä kansassa oikein ja hyvin tehnyt ovat sinun toimellas, voimallinen Feliks, me aina ja joka paikassa hyväksi otamme kaikella kiitoksella.
[Therefore], sir, we [(exc)] always gratefully acknowledge everything that [you have done] for all [of us], wherever [you have done those things].
4 Vaan etten minä sinua kauvan viivyttäisi, rukoilen minä sinua, ettäs pikimiltäs meitä kuulisit, sinun vakuutes tähden.
But, so that I will not take up too much of your time, I earnestly request that you kindly listen to me very briefly.
5 Sillä me olemme löytäneet tämän miehen vahingolliseksi, joka nostaa kapinan kaikille Juudalaisille ympäri koko maanpiirin, ja on Natsarealaisten eriseuran päämies.
We [(exc)] have observed that this man, [wherever he goes], causes trouble. [Specifically], he causes all the Jews everywhere [HYP] to riot. [Also], he leads the entire group [whom people call] ‘the followers of the Nazarene’, a [false] sect.
6 Hän on kiusannut templiäkin riivata; jonka tähden me otimme hänen kiinni ja tahdoimme tuomita hänen meidän lakimme jälkeen.
He even tried to do things in the Temple [in Jerusalem] that would (defile it/make it unholy). So we [(exc)] seized him.
7 Mutta sodanpäämies Lysias tuli suurella väellä siihen sekaan ja päästi hänen meidän käsistämme,
But Lysias, the commander at the Roman fort, came with his soldiers and forcefully took him away from us [SYN].
8 Ja käski hänen päällekantajansa tulla sinun tykös; josta sinä taidat itse tutkien ymmärtää kaikista niistä, joita me hänen päällensä kannamme.
Lysias also commanded Paul’s accusers to come here and accuse Paul before you. If you question him yourself, you will be able to learn that all these things about which we are accusing him are true.”
9 Ja Juudalaiset tähän myös mielistyivät, sanoen niin olevan.
When the Jewish [leaders who were listening heard that, they] told [the governor that] what Tertullus had said was true.
10 Niin Paavali vastasi, kuin maanvanhin häntä viittasi puhumaan: että minä tiedän sinun monta ajastaikaa olleen tämän kansan tuomarina, tahdon minä pelkäämättä edestäni vastata.
Then the governor motioned with [his hand to Paul that] he should speak. So Paul replied. He said, “[Governor Felix, I know that you(sg) have judged this Jewish] province for many years. Therefore I gladly defend myself, confident [that you will listen to me and will judge me fairly].
11 Sillä sinä taidat ymmärtää, ettei enempi ole kuin kaksitoistakymmentä päivää, sittekuin minä menin ylös Jerusalemiin rukoilemaan.
You [(sg)] can [easily] ascertain that (it has not been more than twelve days since/only twelve days ago) I went up went up to Jerusalem to worship [God. That is not enough time to cause a lot of trouble].
12 Ja ei he ole minua templissäkään löytäneet kamppailemasta yhdenkään kanssa, ei kapinaa nostamasta kansan seassa, ei synagogissa, eikä kaupungissa.
No one [can claim legitimately that they] saw me arguing with anyone at the Temple courts [because I did not do that. No one can claim legitimately that they saw me] causing people to riot in [any Jewish meeting place], or causing trouble anywhere [else] in [Jerusalem] city, [because I did not do that].
13 Ei he myös taida niitä vahvistaa, mitä he nyt minun päälleni kantavat.
So they cannot prove to you the things about which they are now accusing me.
14 Mutta sen minä sinulle tunnustan, että minä tämän tien kautta, jonka he eriseuraksi kutsuvat, niin palvelen minun isäini Jumalaa, että minä uskon kaikki, mitkä laissa ja prophetaissa kirjoitetut ovat,
But I admit to you [(sg) that this is true]: I do worship the God that our ancestors [worshipped. It is true that] I follow the way that [Jesus taught us]. The Jewish leaders call that a false religion/teaching. I also believe everything that was written [by Moses] {that [Moses wrote]} in the laws that [God gave him], and everything that was written by the [other] prophets {that the [other] prophets wrote} [in their books] [MTY].
15 Ja pidän sen toivon Jumalan puoleen, jota hekin itse odottavat, että kuolleiden ylösnousemus pitää oleman, sekä vanhurskasten että vääräin.
I confidently expect, just like [some of] these men also expect, that [some day God] will cause everyone who has died to become alive again. He will (cause to become alive again/raise from the dead) both those who were righteous and those who were wicked.
16 Ja sentähden minä harjoitan itsiäni aina pitämään pahentamattoman omantunnon Jumalan ja ihmisten edessä.
[Because I am confidently waiting for that day], I always try to do what pleases God and what other people think is right.
17 Mutta kuin minä monen ajastajan perästä tulin almua ja uhria kansalleni tekemään:
After I [had been in other places for] several years, I returned to Jerusalem. I went there to deliver some money to my fellow Jews [who are] poor, and to offer sacrifices [to God].
18 Joissa muutamat Juudalaiset Asiasta löysivät minun puhdistettuna templissä, ilman yhtäkään kapinaa ja meteliä,
Some [Jews] saw me in the temple [courts] after I had completed the ritual by which a person is made {that makes a person} pure. There was no crowd with me, and I was not causing [people] to riot.
19 Joidenka tulis sinun tykönäs läsnä olla ja kantaa, jos heillä jotakin on minua vastaan.
But it was some [other] Jews [who had come] from Asia [province who really caused people to riot. They] should be here in front of you [(sg)] to accuse me, if they thought that I [did] something [wrong].
20 Eli sanokaan nämät itse, jos he jotakin vääryyttä ovat minussa löytäneet, koska minä seisoin raadin edessä.
[But if they] do not [want to do that] (OR, [But because they] are [not] here), these [Jewish] men who are here should tell you [(sg)] what [they think] I did that was wrong, when I [defended myself] before their Council.
21 Mutta tämän yhden sanan tähden, jonka minä heidän seassansa seisoissani, kuolleiden ylösnousemisesta, huusin, minä teiltä tänäpänä tuomitaan.
[They might say that] one thing that I shouted as I stood before them [was wrong. What I said] was, ‘You are judging me today because I believe that [God] will (cause [all people] who have died to become alive again/raise [all people] from the dead).’”
22 Kuin Feliks tämän kuuli, viivytti hän heitä; sillä hän tiesi hyvin tämän tien menon, ja sanoi: kuin Lysias sodanpäämies alas tulee, niin minä tahdon tutkia teidän asianne.
Felix already knew quite a lot about [what people called] ‘the way [of Jesus’]. But he did not let Paul or his accusers continue to speak. [Instead], he said [to them], “[Later], when Commander Lysias comes down here, I will decide these matters that concern you all.”
23 Ja käski sadanpäämiehen kätkeä Paavalin, ja antoi hänen saada levon, ja ettei yhtäkään hänen omistansa kiellettäisi häntä palvelemasta taikka käymästä hänen tykönänsä.
Then he told the officer [who was guarding Paul] to [take Paul back to the prison and] make sure that he was guarded all the time. But he said that Paul was not to be chained {that the officer was not to fasten chains on him}, and if his friends came to visit him, [the officer] should allow them to help Paul [in any way that they wished].
24 Mutta muutamain päiväin perästä tuli Feliks emäntänsä Drusillan kanssa, joka Juudalainen oli, ja kutsutti Paavalin eteensä, ja kuulteli häntä uskosta Kristuksen päälle.
Several days later Felix and his wife Drusilla, who was a Jew, came [back to Caesarea after having been away for a few days]. Felix [commanded] Paul to be brought in {[a soldier to] bring Paul in}. Then Felix listened to what Paul [said to him]. Paul spoke about what [Christians] believe about the Messiah Jesus.
25 Mutta kuin hän puhui vanhurskaudesta ja puhtaasta elämästä ja tulevaisesta tuomiosta, peljästyi Feliks, ja vastasi: mene tällä haavalla matkaas; vaan kuin minä saan tilan, niin minä sinun tyköni kutsutan.
Paul explained [to them about what God requires people] to do in order to please him. [He also explained about God requiring people to] control how they act. [Paul also told him that there will be a time when God] will judge [people]. Felix became alarmed [after hearing those things. So] he said to Paul, “That is all I [want to hear] now. When there is a time that is convenient I will ask you [(sg)] to come [to me again].”
26 Toivoi myös Paavalilta hänellensä rahaa annettavan, että hän olis hänen päästänyt, jonka tähden hän myös usein hänen tykönsä kutsutti ja puheli hänen kanssansa.
[Felix said that because] he hoped that Paul would give him some money [to allow Paul to get out of prison]. So he repeatedly sent for Paul to come, and Paul [repeatedly went and] talked with him. [But he] did not [give Felix any money, and Felix did not command his soldiers to release Paul from prison].
27 Kuin kaksi ajastaikaa kulunut oli, tuli Porkius Festus Feliksen siaan. Mutta Feliks tahtoi Juudalaisten mieltä noutaa ja jätti Paavalin sidottuna.
Felix let Paul remain in prison, because he wanted to please the Jewish [leaders and he knew that they did not want him to release Paul]. But when two years had passed, Porcius Festus became governor in place of Felix.
