Travay 23
1 Pòl fikse je l' sou manm Gran Konsèy yo, li di: Frè m' yo, depi tout tan mwen toujou viv san repwòch devan Bondye jouk jounen jòdi a.
And Paul having earnestly beheld the Sanhedrin, said, “Men, brothers, I have lived to God in all good conscience to this day”;
2 Ananyas, granprèt la, bay moun ki toupre Pòl yo lòd pou yo ba l' yon souflèt.
and the chief priest Ananias commanded those standing by him to strike him on the mouth,
3 Lè sa a Pòl di li: Ou pòtre yon miray blanchi ak lacho! Se Bondye ki va frape ou. Ou chita la pou jije m' dapre Lalwa Bondye a. Men, se ou menm k'ap dezobeyi Lalwa Bondye a lè ou bay lòd frape m' lan.
then Paul said to him, “God is about to strike you, you whitewashed wall, and you sit judging me according to the Law, and violating law, order me to be struck!”
4 Moun ki te toupre Pòl yo di li: Apa w'ap joure granprèt Bondye a?
And those who stood by said, “Do you revile the chief priest of God?”
5 Pòl reponn: Eskize m', frè m'. Mwen pa t' konnen se granprèt msye te ye. Paske, men sa yo di nan Liv la: Piga ou pale chèf pèp ou a mal.
And Paul said, “I did not know, brothers, that he is chief priest, for it has been written: You will not speak evil of the ruler of your people”;
6 Pòl konnen te gen sadiseyen yon bò ak farizyen yon lòt bò nan Gran Konsèy la. Se poutèt sa li pran pale byen fò devan yo, li di: Frè m' yo, se yon farizyen mwen ye, pitit pitit farizyen. Se paske mwen gen espwa mò yo gen pou yo leve vivan ankò ki fè yo rele m' an jijman devan nou.
and Paul having known that one part are Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, cried out in the Sanhedrin, “Men, brothers, I am a Pharisee—son of a Pharisee—concerning [the] hope and resurrection of [the] dead I am judged.”
7 Lè l' di sa, farizyen yo pran diskite ak sadiseyen yo; asanble a fè de kan.
And he having spoken this, there came a dissension of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees, and the crowd was divided,
8 (Sadiseyen yo t'ap di moun mouri pa leve, pa gen zanj, pa gen lespri. Farizyen yo, bò pa yo, te kwè nan tou sa.)
for Sadducees, indeed, say there is no resurrection, nor messenger, nor spirit, but Pharisees confess both.
9 Moun yo t'ap rele pi fò toujou. Kèk dirèktè lalwa, ki te patizan farizyen yo, leve kanpe, yo antre nan yon diskisyon byen cho, yo t'ap di: Nou pa jwenn anyen ki mal nan nonm sa a. Se dwe yon zanj Bondye osinon yon lespri ki pale avè li.
And there came a great cry, and the scribes of the Pharisees’ part having arisen, were striving, saying, “We find no evil in this man; and if a spirit spoke to him, or a messenger, we may not fight against God”;
10 Diskisyon an te vin sitèlman cho kòmandan an te pè pou yo pa t' dechèpiye Pòl. Li bay sòlda yo lòd desann nan asanble a, al wete Pòl nan mitan yo, mennen l' tounen nan kazèn lan.
and a great dissension having come, the chief captain having been afraid lest Paul may be pulled to pieces by them, commanded the army, having gone down, to seize him out of their midst, and to bring [him] into the stronghold.
11 Jou lannwit sa a, Pòl wè Seyè a ki di li: Kouraj! Menm jan ou kanpe bay verite a pou mwen isit la lavil Jerizalèm, se konsa tou ou gen pou ou al kanpe bay verite a pou mwen lavil Wòm.
And on the following night, the LORD having stood by him, said, “Take courage, Paul, for as you fully testified [to] the things concerning Me at Jerusalem, so you must also testify at Rome.”
12 Nan denmen maten, jwif yo fè yon konplo. Yo sèmante sou tèt yo yo p'ap mete anyen nan bouch yo toutotan yo pa touye Pòl.
And day having come, certain of the Jews having made a concourse, cursed themselves, saying neither to eat nor to drink until they may kill Paul;
13 Te gen karant moun pou pi piti nan konplo a.
and they were more than forty who made this conspiracy by oath,
14 Y' al jwenn chèf prèt yo ak chèf fanmi yo, yo di yo: Nou sèmante sou tèt nou, nou p'ap manje anyen toutotan nou pa touye Pòl.
who having come near to the chief priests and to the elders said, “With a curse we accursed ourselves—to taste nothing until we have killed Paul;
15 Koulye a, nou menm ansanm ak tout Gran Konsèy la, mande kòmandan an pou l' mennen Pòl ban nou, tankou si nou ta renmen egzaminen ka li a pi byen. Nou menm, bò pa nou, nou tou pare pou n' touye l' anvan l' gen tan rive isit.
now, therefore, you, signify to the chief captain, with the Sanhedrin, that tomorrow he may bring him down to you, as being about to know more exactly the things concerning him; and we, before his coming near, are ready to put him to death.”
16 Men, pitit gason sè Pòl la pran nouvèl konplo a. li al nan kazèn lan, li antre, li avèti Pòl.
And the son of Paul’s sister having heard of the lying in wait, having gone and entered into the stronghold, told Paul,
17 Pòl rele yonn nan ofisye yo, li di li: Mennen jenn gason sa a bò kot kòmandan an: li gen kichòy pou l' di li.
and Paul having called near one of the centurions, said, “Lead this young man to the chief captain, for he has something to tell him.”
18 Ofisye a pran jenn gason an avè l', li mennen l' bay kòmandan an, li di: Prizonye yo rele Pòl la rele m', li mande m' pou mennen jenn gason sa a ba ou. Li bezwen di ou kichòy.
He indeed, then, having taken him, brought him to the chief captain and says, “The prisoner Paul, having called me near, asked [me] to bring to you this young man, having something to say to you.”
19 Kòmandan an pran men jenn gason an, li mennen l' sou kote, li mande li: Kisa ou gen pou di mwen?
And the chief captain having taken him by the hand, and having withdrawn by themselves, inquired, “What is that which you have to tell me?”
20 Li reponn: Jwif yo ranje yon konplo. Y'ap mande ou mennen Pòl denmen devan Gran Konsèy la. Y'ap di ou yo ta renmen egzaminen ka msye pi byen.
And he said, “The Jews agreed to request you, that tomorrow you may bring down Paul to the Sanhedrin, as being about to inquire something more exactly concerning him;
21 Pa koute yo. Gen karant moun pou pi piti ki pare pou yo pran li. Yo sèmante sou lavi yo, yo p'ap mete anyen nan bouch yo toutotan yo pa touye li. Koulye a yo fin pare nèt, se respons ou ase y'ap tann.
you, therefore, may you not yield to them, for there more than forty men of them lie in wait for him, who cursed themselves—not to eat nor to drink until they kill him, and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from you.”
22 Kòmandan an di l' konsa: Pa kite pesonn konnen ou te vin di m' sa. Epi li voye jenn gason an al fè wout li.
The chief captain, then, indeed, let the young man go, having charged [him], “Tell no one that you have shown these things to me”;
23 Apre sa, kòmandan an rele de nan ofisye l' yo, li di yo: Sanble desan (200) sòlda, swasanndis kavalye ak desan (200) zòm ame ak pikèt. Se pou nou tout pare pou n' pati pou Sezare aswè a, vè nevè.
and having called a certain two of the centurions near, he said, “Make ready two hundred soldiers, that they may go on to Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, from the third hour of the night;
24 Pare yon chwal pou Pòl tou. Mennen l' ale bay gouvènè Feliks an byen, san okenn danje, san okenn malè.
also provide beasts, that, having set Paul on, they may bring him safe to Felix the governor”;
25 Epi li ekri lèt sa a:
he having written a letter after this description:
26 Klòd Lizyas voye bonjou ak tout respe l' pou chèf li, gouvènè Feliks.
“Claudius Lysias, to the most noble governor Felix, greetings:
27 Jwif yo te mete men sou nonm sa a, yo tapral touye l' lè m' vin konnen se yon sitwayen women li ye. Lè sa a, mwen rive avèk sòlda m' yo, mwen delivre li.
This man having been taken by the Jews, and being about to be killed by them—having come with the army, I rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman;
28 Mwen mennen l' devan Gran Konsèy jwif yo, paske mwen te vle konnen kisa jwif yo t'ap di sou li konsa.
and intending to know the cause for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin,
29 Mwen wè li pa t' fè anyen ki pou ta fè yo touye l' ni pou yo mete l' nan prizon. Yo t'ap akize l' dèske li fè yon bann bagay ki gen rapò ak Lalwa yo a.
whom I found accused concerning questions of their law, and having no accusation worthy of death or bonds;
30 Lè m' vin konnen jwif yo t'ap fè konplo pou touye l', mwen pran desizyon voye l' ba ou. Epi mwen mande moun ki t'ap akize l' yo pou yo vin pote plent pou li devan ou.
and a plot having been intimated to me against this man—about to be of the Jews—I sent to you at once, having also given command to the accusers to say the things against him before you; be strong.”
31 Sòlda yo fè tou sa Lizyas te ba yo lòd fè: yo pran Pòl, yo mennen li jouk Antipatris lannwit la menm.
Then, indeed, the soldiers according to that directed them, having taken up Paul, brought him through the night to Antipatris,
32 Nan denmen, sòlda ki t'ap mache apye yo tounen nan kazèn lan, yo kite kavalye yo fè rès vwayaj la avèk Pòl.
and on the next day, having permitted the horsemen to go on with him, they returned to the stronghold;
33 Rive yo rive Sezare, kavalye yo renmèt gouvènè a lèt la, epi yo renmèt Pòl nan men li.
those having entered into Caesarea, and delivered the letter to the governor, also presented Paul to him.
34 Gouvènè a li lèt la, li mande Pòl moun ki pwovens li ye. Lè l' vin konnen se moun Silisi li ye, li di li:
And the governor having read [it], and inquired of what province he is, and understood that [he is] from Cilicia;
35 Lè moun k'ap akize ou yo va vini, m'a tande sa ou gen pou di. Epi li bay lòd pou yo mete Pòl sou bon gad nan gwo palè Ewòd la.
“I will hear you,” he said, “when your accusers may also have come”; he also commanded him to be kept in the Praetorium of Herod.
